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
Edwin raised his eyelids, returning to his usual impish self. "The internet has shown Joanne’s true colors. That woman has a messy life, and she often sells her privacy for money to gain fame and popularity. I don’t want the Barricade Club’s reputation and, more importantly, our customer’s privacy to be compromised just because of her."Catelyn instinctively shot up from her seat upon hearing Edwin's response. "Those comments about Joanne aren't true at all; they’re all biased!"Since Catelyn knew that Joanne had been kicked out, she was concerned about her whereabouts.Feeling worried, Catelyn pushed Cedrick away and was about to leave the place to continue looking for Joanne when someone grabbed her wrist. She turned and noticed that it was Cedrick."Where are you going?" he asked, staring at her."Joanne is my friend. I’m going to find her," replied Catelyn.Catelyn removed Cedrick’s hand away from her and left without looking back.Cedrick remained seated. He thought that sh
There was a built-in wardrobe in the suite where Cedrick would usually hang a few of his coats in the closet.On the occasions when Cedrick got drunk with his friends, he would spend the night sleeping in this room.As he opened the door, Cedrick took off his jacket and frowned when he noticed the wine stain from earlier.He stripped his clothes as he walked inside the suite and eventually reached the wardrobe naked.Just as he was about to open the wardrobe door, his sharp eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a small bag arched under the quilt on the bed, as if a person was lying there.He sniffed around a little, but instead of smelling the familiar gardenia fragrance, it was a strong and pungent jasmine scent.Cedrick raised his eyebrows coldly and took out his mobile phone to make a call."There's a woman in my room. Call security," said Cedrick as he continued to dress calmly.Lola, who was under the quilt, quickly shouted to him anxiously, “Master Cedrick, it's me!”Cedrick
“Send her to the police station," demanded Cedrick. "I’m accusing her of sexual harassment!”Lola froze upon hearing this, and even the head security guard gaped in shock.Ever since the guard had been in charge of security at the Barricade Club for so many years, he has seen many female clients complaining about harassment issues from men. Never had he seen any men complaining about a woman who sexually harassed him, though.“Understood,” said the head guard. Two of his men came forward and pulled Lola up from the ground.Knowing that her actions were irreversible, Lola burst into tears while she internally raged against Catelyn, wanting to drag that woman deeper into the waters. “Wake up, Master Cedrick! Catelyn doesn't truly love you; she’s only using you as a stepping stone to climb up her career ladder!"She also offered that if she handed you to me, I'll then make her the winner of the Chandier Jewelry Competition. Your love means nothing to her!"Lola’s pleading voice e