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
Since both Lola and Jamie were on the same side, Catelyn did not need to please her.However, Lola sweetened her expression and smiled at Catelyn. "I can make you the champion of the Chandier Jewelry Competition."Catelyn was about to take a taxi home when she heard Lola's words.She turned and looked at her with a slight smile on her face. "I’ve heard the winner of this competition is determined by Granny Atherton. How can you make me the champion?""The old lady is old and frail. Do you really think she can read all the manuscripts for the finals?" said Lola. "As long as I screen out the top selections, your design will be the best among all, and you'll be the winner."Catelyn suddenly felt a little sick.She knew that there would be shady tactics behind the scenes in this competition, but Lola did not seem to take the other contestants seriously, too."You have an agenda to have offered me this," Catelyn pointed out."Exactly. I like Master Cedrick, and I want you to invite
"By the way, Master Cedrick, I forgot to mention one more thing," said Charles all of a sudden. "Miss Clark had submitted a resume to our company ten days ago, intending to apply for the position of an architectural designer."Mason Group comprised a number of industries and branches.The company that Catelyn was applying for was, to be precise, Mason International Construction Co. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mason Group."Applying?" asked Cedrick with raised eyebrows."Yes. Normally, our group's architects must have at least a master's degree, and Miss Clark hasn't even graduated from university, so she'd surely be rejected. However, the human resources department saw that she was involved in the design of the Bubsville Villa and gave her a pass."Cedrick pondered for a while. "Let her pass the preliminary test together as well."Charles understood that this meant that Catelyn's application would be successful."Yes, but... Are you planning to hire Miss Clark as a constru
Moments later, a beautiful, fashionable-looking woman walked out of the airport. With a black face mask on her face and her brown curly cascading down her shoulders, she pulled along a suitcase with one hand."Ah, my dear Miles! I've missed you so much!"Joanne happily ran toward Catelyn and Miles as she took off her mask, revealing her baby face.She threw her bag aside and picked up Miles, rubbing his face excitedly. "Why are you so cute?!" she squealed as she kissed him.Miles was wearing a mask, thus Joanne's kisses landed on the cloth instead of his cheek. As the boy returned Joanne's hug, he silently thanked his luck that he was wearing his mask, as his godmother would always kiss him incessantly every time she returned from movie shootings."Godmother, you're so noisy," said Miles as he rolled his eyes cooly.Joanne was not angry at all. Instead, she thought his remarks were very cute. "I brought you a gift. Do you like it?" she asked.Miles disagreed. "Is it a pacifier,
Was Cedrick alright at the club?Catelyn shook her head.Even if Lola wanted to harm Cedrick, knowing his ability, she could not even do anything to him.…Night fell, and it was misty and drizzling.Catelyn, upon taking her son home from school, went next door to check up on Joanne.She was not home.Looking at the time, it was almost 8 p.m.Catelyn decided to call Joanne, yet no one answered.Worried that something might have happened to Joanne, Catelyn called a car-hailing service and went to the Barricade Club.There were not many people around the clubhouse, probably due to the rainy weather.Catelyn somehow got the number of the private room where Joanne was, which happened to be on the top floor and was next to Cedrick's private room at 6809.The people in the entertainment industry were pretty extravagant, and it was normal for the likes of them to book such a private room.Catelyn felt her heart sinking in worry for Joanne, thus without hesitation, she hurriedly l
"She's…with you?" muttered Alice in shock. She could feel chills down her spine when she saw Cedrick staring at her, so she hurriedly smiled, stood up, and greeted Catelyn, "I'm sorry, Miss! That was very rude of me. Please, have a seat."That explained why Cedrick did not care about Alice when she presented herself to him; he already had someone else in mind!Cedrick looked at Catelyn and patted the empty seat beside him.The meaning was obvious—he was asking her to sit with him.Catelyn was in a dilemma.However, looking at Alice's aggrieved appearance, she smiled brightly and walked toward Cedrick, sitting next to him.Cedrick put his arms around her and could smell the faint scent of gardenias on her body. It was intoxicating, much unlike any other woman."Why are you here? You missed me?" teased Cedrick, thinking that Catelyn was here for him, and he held her closer to his body.Catelyn, however, was more concerned about finding Joanne as soon as possible.She exerted a b