The next day, Catelyn received a call from a private hospital.The DNA paternity test result was out.Catelyn's fingers quivered as she went through the result, yet at the same time, she was oddly calm.The result was just as she had expected.[Probability of Paternity: 99.99%.]Both Miles and Ollie were her biological sons.Albert must have lied to her when he told her that Ollie being at the Masons' was an accident. Someone had taken Ollie and sent him to Mason Estate.Aside from Cedrick, she could not think of anyone else who would do this.The only explanation was that Cedrick had completely forgotten about her within four years, that he had no idea that she gave birth to twins.It was unfortunate that Ollie was taken away the moment he was born.All Catelyn wanted to do at that moment was to fly to Mason Estate and take Ollie back to her.At that very moment, an idea crossed Catelyn's mind. An idea, it was, but was highly risky.She thought of taking Ollie back and fle
Kelly, who was sitting next to Lola, noticed Lola's change of expression and asked in concern, "Miss Lola, is everything alright?""Edwin brought Catelyn here with him in front of a group of employees.""What?" gasped Kelly in shock. "Could Master Edwin have fallen for her?""To tell you the truth, Catelyn stole Maia's fiance from here just a while ago. Her private life is so messy. The fact that Edwin stood up for her got me worried that he might have fallen for her tricks!" Lola spat furiously without hiding the hatred she had for Catelyn.Kelly had watched Edwin grow up to be an adult, and she knew how playful he was."I think Master Edwin is smart enough to not fall for her," muttered Kelly in response, yet her uncertainty could be heard.The meeting room door was pushed open in that instant.Everyone looked up to see Edwin and Catelyn, who followed closely behind.Edwin headed straight to the chairman's seat and nodded politely to the judges in the meeting room. "Everyone
Even though Catelyn did not try to clear her name of plagiarism, she managed to redefine the purpose of a designer. Being slandered for plagiarizing was nothing to her.After a long silence, Edwin, who had been watching Catelyn, stood up with a smile on his face and clapped. "As expected of Miss Catelyn! You've truly opened my eyes. This presentation is definitely worthwhile."Followed by that was a sea of applause by the rest of the judges.Lola, on the other hand, felt her face burn in embarrassment.She had accused Catelyn of plagiarism and revoked her right to enter the competition. However, that new draft she had just presented managed to shock and impress everyone, so much so that even the high and mighty Edwin Atherton was here to support her!Lola bit her lip and stood up with a smile on her face. "I believe that everyone has no objections for Miss Cately to rejoin the competition?""No objections," agreed the judges unanimously.Edwin smiled with his eyes and looked at
Joanne's adorable face filled up Catelyn's entire screen, yet she had no complaints."I'm super-duper touched. Please come home soon."Both of them bantered for a bit and Catelyn subconsciously walked past a Chandier Jewelry outlet.Summer was their peak sales season.The shop was filled with people, but they had implemented a 'one staff, one customer' strategy, so most people in there were just window-shopping.Even though she managed to get into the finals, the winner would still have to be chosen by Granny Atherton, and only with this could an individual win the cash prize.Catelyn thought to herself, 'Go big or go home.' Since Jamie had been giving her trouble while she struggled to get a new job, she decided to put all her effort into studying Chandier Jewelry's best-selling products.The staff were busy with their customers and had no time to serve Catelyn, but she did not mind.Catelyn was impressed by Chandier Jewelry's designers and noticed each of the designs had its
'That face looked so much like her,' thought the old lady wistfully. 'No, it's just her face. It's her smile and her demeanor.'Even the faint dimples on her cheeks are identical to hers.'The old lady stared at Catelyn in disbelief. "What do you recommend?""What about this one?" Catelyn pointed her slender finger from outside of the glass window at a ring that she adored. "I've had my mind on this pink diamond for a while now, and it's fitting for a lady in her twenties. Its design is refined and luxurious, so it should be able to match your title."The staff noticed that the old lady seemed pleased and immediately took the ring out."Ma'am, please have a look."The old lady picked up the pink diamond and thought that the size was just right; it would make a surely well-thought-out gift.She continued staring at Catelyn, her eyes filled with a myriad of emotions. "Miss, do you mind putting this on for me?""Of course not." Catelyn thought nothing of this, assuming it was bec
Cedrick waited for a short while before he spotted Catelyn among the crowd across the street. When he saw her a few days ago, she did not have much makeup on, but she was all dressed up today.A handful of men would turn to get a second look when they walked past her, and Cedrick felt oddly territorial at that moment.Honk, honk!Catelyn saw the high beam from a Bagatti Veiron from across the street and knew that Cedrick was gesturing for her to get in quickly.'The traffic signal is still red! Is he trying to get me to fly there or something? Isn't it a man's job to wait for their woman? Why is he so impatient?!'However, she had just gotten the invitation for the finals and was in a good mood, so she decided to ignore it.Catelyn finally ran over and got into the car, quickly taking a seat as she buckled her seatbelt before turning to look at the backseat excitedly.Ollie was not there. It seemed that Cedrick had planned to spend some alone time with her.She was disappointed
Cedrick opened his mouth and took the watermelon into his mouth, the tip of the fork included.Catelyn tried pulling the fork out of his mouth, thinking that Cedrick would bite the watermelon, but he did not budge.The end of the fork was stained with a bit of lipstick.Cedrick stared at her meaningfully and sucked at the red lipstick mark on the tip of the silver fork cleanly.It felt as though the fork was scalding hot at that moment that channeled its way to Catelyn's chest.Her hand trembled, and she almost dropped the fork.Just as Catelyn was about to excuse herself to the washroom, Cedrick let go of the fork and gracefully picked up the napkin to wipe the corners of his mouth.A smile gradually formed on his face. "The lipstick tasted good. Do use it again next time," said Cedrick.Catelyn wanted to scold him, she truly did, yet all that came out of her was, "This is a very expensive lipstick."She decided to never use this lipstick ever again!However, Cedrick did not
"I'd never allow a woman to pay for me," said Cedrick with a smirk in his eyes before he handed the waiter a black card.Catelyn froze. Did he just toy with her deliberately?This man was downright infuriating!She had told Cedrick that dinner was on her; she could not just let him pay for every date. She did not want to take advantage of him like this.Catelyn took his black card. "It's my treat. You don't have to pay."Cedrick's face sank. "Do you have to be so calculative about this?""But—"Before Catelyn could finish, Cedrick suddenly grabbed her waist and pulled her toward him. She could even smell the scent of the wine he had drunk.Catelyn was stunned.Was he…taking advantage of her?"You're already indebted from the moment you came to me," remarked Cedrick as he pinched her pink-tinted cheeks. His voice was low and mellow, and his eyes darkened. "If you want to be calculative with me, then I'll buy you a kiss."This was madness!Catelyn was so nervous that her hear