Granny Atherton fell deep into a memory lane, struggling to pull herself back out.Knock, knock!Someone knocked at the door, and it brought Granny Atherton back to reality as she blinked away her tears."Come in," she replied.Kelly walked in with what seemed like a secretive folder. "Old Madam, here's the draft by Miss Catelyn that you asked for."Granny Atherton put the photos aside cautiously and accepted the folder. She had only planned on scanning through, but her eyes were glued onto it.It was a dark, edgy design of a ring.With a bright red rose with silver-black skulls as its pistils, the contrast between the red and white was strong and edgy.It brought Granny Atherton back in the day when Summer, her daughter, was in her twenties and how she liked all sorts of jewelry.She even promised herself that she would head toward a different path and design a series of edgy jewelry.The skull signified power as well as war, death, and the devil. A red rose, on the other ha
Catelyn did not expect Cedrick to lash out at her. Looking back at her actions, guilt crept into her as she stared at Cedrick, muttering cautiously, "I didn't expect Granny Atherton to allow Lola…""If you knew that it was going to happen, how did you end up here?" retorted Cedrick with a deep frown.Catelyn looked down and nodded. "I'll be more cautious from now on.""..."'She sure is quick to admit her mistake, but she's still going to repeat it.'Cedrick saw how weak she was and decided to stop lecturing her, keeping his silence with pursed lips.That expression of his was clear to Catelyn—Cedrick was throwing a fit.Catelyn knew he was worried about her safety and felt comforted by his caringness, but she hated seeing him angry.Her tiny, pale hands poked out from under the blanket and tugged gently on the corner of his shirt.Cedrick slapped her hand off of him, not caving in at all.Catelyn did not give up either. Her eyes sparkled as she continued tugging on his shi
"Why are you still scolding me? Look at me now! How do you justify bullying a lady in such a situation? Also, how am I supposed to know that Lola would put laxatives into the water bottle? If I knew I wouldn't even drink it!"Cedrick did not expect her to spew all of that through harshly gritted teeth when she was still physically weak.He was satisfied with her progress in recovery and brushed her hair with his fingers, smirking. "Is that all? Seeing as you're being such a good girl, I have a reward for you."Cedrick placed his forehead on hers and growled endearingly, "A kiss from me. Do you like it?""..."No. Not at all.At that moment, the door was pushed open from outside.Joanne rushed to the hospital with some hot soup in her hands. "Cat, I heard that you got admitted into the hospital because of diarrhea, so I bought—"The moment she pushed the door open, the first thing she saw was a man with his back facing the door and his upper body on top of Catelyn's. His arm cra
Joanne nodded cautiously and wiped her hand before reaching her hand out. "Hello, I'm Joanne. Mister Mason, right? Wait… Cedrick Mason?"Joanne widened her eyes in shock, her gaze drifting between Catelyn and Cedrick.She gulped and asked nervously, "Cedrick Mason? You're that guy, aren't you?"Cedrick's lips curled upward arrogantly as he responded, "Is there another Cedrick Mason in this world?""Oh my god!" Joanna was so shocked that her lower jaw dropped, and her heart thumped against her ribcage."Wow, Cat, what a good friend you are! Why haven't you told me that you've been seeing the great Master Cedrick?! I thought we're besties, and I even take care of Miles for you! No wonder you're always bringing Miles to mine."Catelyn felt embarrassed by her friend during the first half of the sentence, and she almost jumped from the bed to stop her from continuing. She had to gesture with her eyes for Joanne to stop talking.Joanne, though aware of what Catelyn was doing, pretende
"Joanne Winters, our friendship ends now if you don't shut your mouth."Joanne merely grinned impishly in return, and it was evident she would not stop talking."Is your tiny body able to take on Cedrick? Look at the size of his body! Should I buy some medicine that encourages early ejaculation? Better not, though—it's not good for him to take them."Catelyn was mystified by her behavior. She chose to ignore it altogether as she covered her ears and laid back in bed.…The next day, Catelyn received a text from Cedrick the moment the sun rose.He told her that he would be bringing her breakfast and ordered her to not eat anything else before that.Catelyn felt oddly pleased.Cedrick had started treating her better every day.He was thoughtful and took good care of her while she, on the other side, was unable to give back to him.The doorknob twisted open.Catelyn thought it was Cedrick who had come bearing breakfast, but it was actually…An unwelcomed guest, Lola Atherton.
Lola paused for a brief moment before she added, "Or is it because you're still bitter about the fact that I kicked you out of the competition, and you're just doing this now so that my grandmother would hate me?"Catelyn was at a complete loss for words when she heard this. Thankfully, she had swallowed the water in her mouth, or she might have spat it out.Lola was a downright shameless woman. Her sad, innocent demeanor made her look like she was the victim there."Are you brainless or something? Cat's not crazy; she'd never do anything like that!" growled Joanne through gritted teeth, furious on Catelyn's behalf. "Not only did she lose the competition, but she had to be admitted to the hospital, too! What did she gain from any of these?! You're such a heartless woman!"Lola bit her lip down and muttered, "Miss Winters, I know you're close to Miss Catelyn, but sometimes, it's hard to tell what a person's real intentions are."Joanne's eyes reddened as she cursed at Lola.What a
"Oh, dear—I did step on you! So sorry about that."Still, my dear cousin, didn't I tell you before to not touch Catelyn?"Edwin's tone shifted at that point. His usual nonchalant self had vanished, and his eyes were sharp as blades. "Have you forgotten about that?"Lola lost her composure, and her expression shifted as tears welled up in her eyes. "I…I'm sorry, Edwin. Please, just let go of my hand!"Edwin's expression was unforgiving. Not only did he not remove his feet, but he even pressed down on her hand even more harshly. "You're hurt, huh?"Lola sobbed as she nodded aggressively, her eyes red with tears."Now, you'll remember that no matter how lowly someone is to you, you can't just do whatever you want with them," enunciated Edwin as he eventually removed his feet from her hand.With a face scrunched in agony, Lola pulled her hand back without even picking her phone up.The back of her hand was imprinted with Edwin's shoe print, creased with deep and shallow lines. Ther
Kelly fetched a chair and a cushion for Granny Atherton to sit on.The old lady thus sat, her aura impeccable even when she did.Lola balled her small fists tightly as she aired her feelings to Granny Atherton."Grandma, I admit that it's my fault that I allowed the driver to run Catelyn over, but I've apologized for that already. Still, Miss Catelyn insisted that I had spiked her water with laxatives! I swear that I didn't even know what bottle of water she took. How am I supposed to spike her?"Granny Atherton gestured for Kelly to help Lola up from kneeling.Pride swelled within Lola as she glanced at Catelyn. 'I have nothing to be afraid of as long as I have Granny with me!'"Edwin is probably going to hate me for this, but I have to say it."Don't be fooled by Catelyn, Edwin. She's always been wild and uncultured since she was young, and the one thing she does best was seducing men by pretending to be weak. This supposed laxative incident probably is all made up, and she mu