Since the bus was filled with people, Catelyn gripped the handle above her head firmly. Her upper body leaned toward the window as she tried to balance herself so she would not fall when the bus pulled the brakes.Her shoulder was moist with the rain from earlier, but she did not bother to wipe it off."Mommy, that car seems to be following us," said a little girl who sat on a seat in front of Catelyn, pointing at a black car outside the window.Her mother smiled and acknowledged her. "Don't put your hand outside of the window. The road is big, and it could just be going in the same direction. Why would it be following us?""That's true," the little girl responded as she pursed her tiny lips and retrieved her hand.Moments later, the girl's mother was heard mumbling to herself, "Hmm. It does look like it's following the bus. Look; it stops every time the bus stops and moves every time the bus moves. That's pretty weird…"Catelyn listened to their conversations and looked out of t
The reason the bus came to a screeching halt was because of the black car.Catelyn's eyes followed the driver's direction, only to find that the black car had slowly left her vision and turned into a small, black dot.However, her mind decided to play tricks on her as a handsome figure flashed through her mind out of nowhere. She shook the image off, however.She must have lost her mind. Why would Cedrick be there? He must have gone home already.…Catelyn arrived at her station after a short while, but the rain was relentless, still. Since she did not have an umbrella with her, she decided to wait it out at the bus stop. No one was in sight as it was already late into the night.The street light shone dimly under the rain, and the sky was darker than usual.Catelyn shuddered under the gust of cold wind.Not long after, the rain slowly dispersed, and just as she was about to walk back home…"Tsk! Look who it is," rang a sinister male voice from behind her.Catelyn turned arou
"I have a hundred thousand in my bank account. I'll give you everything!" yelled Catelyn, suppressing her pain.The man stopped dragging her by the collar and glared at her doubtfully. "You're not lying to me…are you?""There's an automated teller machine just around the corner. W—We can go there right now…"Catelyn felt like something was stabbing her lower abdomen, her head was getting dizzy from the pain as she uttered.The man looked at her from head to toe, hesitating but eventually giving in to the temptation of money. His eyes rolled greedily as he warned, "If you lie to me, I'll give you to the homeless people under the bridge. Get me the money, now!"Catelyn was glad that he took the bait, but she had no energy to smile.Her cramps were getting worse by the second, and she could feel her lips going numb from losing too much blood.It felt like she could pass out anytime soon.She staggered toward the machine across the street as the man followed her closely behind.Ju
The dirty rainwater had wetted Cedrick's clothes. Still, he had enough body warmth that it comforted Catelyn as she nuzzled into his arms.Touched, frustration, regret, and a myriad of other emotions intertwined as Catelyn's eyes reddened from being so overwhelmed.She could burst into tears at any moment.'Why did it have to be you who ruined my life four years ago, Cedrick Mason? And why did it have to be you who came back into my life again four years after?'The rain poured like there was no tomorrow as the trees by the street danced aggressively, concealing the rest of the scenery under the cold, dark sky.Cedrick glanced at Eason before carrying Catelyn into the car. "Deal with that man. I never want to see that troglodyte ever again."Eason nodded in response as he stared coldly at the man on the ground whose face was pale as a sheet of paper.He must have had a death wish to harass the woman who had belonged to Master Cedrick.…Cedrick noticed how cold Catelyn felt wh
Stella had spotted Catelyn wrapped in a blanket, sitting on the passenger seat of a luxurious black car. Her eyes twinkled in anticipation as she strode toward them, gently running her fingers across the car's sleek side."Mom?" Catelyn's eyelids twitched upon seeing her mother as she tightened her grip on the blanket instinctively.Stella peeled her eyes away from the car unwillingly and turned toward Catelyn, whose face seemed deathly pale. "Goodness!" she gasped. "Why do you look so pale?""I have a cold, and Mister Mason here sent me back." Catelyn thought for a moment before deciding to get out of the car as she pulled on the handle.Stella caught her arms as she observed the man behind the wheels.That was the first time Cedrick had seen Stella.He got out of the car and nodded politely at her."Good evening, Missus Clark."Stella gulped in a thirstful manner and smiled brightly as she reached her hands out to him passionately. "Mister Mason? You're the owner of the mansi
Catelyn closed the door promptly behind her and nervously ordered, "Quick, Miles, Cedrick is here! Find a place to hide in quickly. I'll try to get him out of here as soon as I can so you can come out."There was only one thought in her mind at that moment—Cedrick must never see Miles!"What?" Miles shot up on the bed in an instant, his sleepiness completely gone at that point as he puffed his cheeks and complained, "Why is he here?""Your grandma let him in."Miles stared at the blanket on Catelyn. His big and round eyes squinted doubtfully, resembling Cedrick when he was being cold and stern. Catelyn had goosebumps upon seeing that look on Miles.The blanket on her did seem pretty inappropriate.She struggled to carry Miles up from the bed and put a jacket on him before opening the closet and placing him in there."Hide in the closet for now."Miles curled into a ball inside the closet, perfectly concealed behind Catelyn's long dresses.Miles poked his head out from behind t
Catelyn blew on the hot milk in the mug and took small sips from it.Her body temperature slowly went back to normal as she sipped on the hot chocolate, and her cramps were eased as well. She felt full after finishing the hot chocolate, too. It was a huge mug after all.As soon as she set the ceramic mug down in the sink, she was lifted by Cedrick from behind.Catelyn did not expect to be lifted and lost her balance. She hooked her arms behind Cedrick's neck on instinct so as to not fall.'What is he doing?' Catelyn thought to herself as she batted her long lashes at him.Cedrick ignored her questioning gaze and carried her to the sofa in the living room. He lifted her long dress by the hem and grabbed her ankle to place it on top of his knee.There was a fresh wound on her knee, and it was bloody.Catelyn did not expect Cedrick to look at her wound. It was an ugly one, and she did not want him to see it. She wanted to pull back her leg, but Cedrick reached out to the bruises ar
"I'll suffocate you with my weight!"What a boring woman.Cedrick got up from her and stamped down his urges, while Catelyn got up on her feet and patted her dress.The air became still all of a sudden, with only the sounds of Cedrick's ragged breaths and two pairs of heartbeats heard.Thud!The sound of something falling was heard coming from the master bedroom."What's that sound?" asked Cedrick as he looked in the direction of the master bedroom.Catelyn shuddered as she grabbed Cedrick by the wrist to stop him from going into the bedroom. "Are you sure you heard something?" she pretended to ask. "My son's sleeping, so don't wake him up.""My hearing is perfectly fine." Cedrick frowned and looked at her suspiciously. "Are you not worried that your son fell off the bed?"Of course she was worried, but she was even more worried about him going into the room!"Nah, could've just been something else that fell.""Are you sure? Don't you want to go have a look?""I know my so