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
Infuriated, Lola pointed at Catelyn exasperatedly and spat, "Shut up! It's all because of you. You're just bitter that I kicked you out of the competition for plagiarism!""You shut your mouth," snarled Cedrick through gritted teeth.Lola shriveled when Cedrick stared at her so viciously. It felt as though someone pulled her by the legs to hell.Granny Atherton was her last hope!"You have to believe me, Grandma. I've been with you for so many years! Why would I do anything despicable?" sobbed Lola as she tugged on Granny Atherton's hand feebly.However, not only did Granny Atherton not console her, but she even shoved her hand away heartlessly and looked at her as if she was a stranger."You truly disappoint me, Lola."Lola collapsed onto the floor as disbelief overtook her face. "What…do you mean?""Miss Lola, you can stop acting now. Granny Atherton had ordered me to track your recent activities, and I've discovered that you've recently stationed a female employee out of the
Lola felt as though her soul had left her body.However, in just two seconds, she gathered her composure and stared at the employee suspiciously."How much did Catelyn pay you to slander me? A hundred thousand? Three hundred thousand? If you tell the truth now, I'll pay you double the amount!"The employee understood what she was implying, but what use did money have at that moment?Both Edwin and Cedrick were glaring at her, and if she teamed up with Lola to attack Catelyn, she would not be able to leave the hospital alive!Thus, she shook her head aggressively and looked at Lola. "I'm not lying. You were the one behind everything, and you were the one who ordered me to do it.""I didn't! This is slander! I—"Granny Atherton, upon noticing how stubborn Lola was, ordered the bodyguard, "Get her out of here now. She's not welcome at the mansion anymore."The bodyguards obeyed as they restrained Lola, who immediately panicked when she heard the last sentence.The only reason she
Before Granny Atherton spoke about this, Catelyn did have some expectations for the Chandier Jewelry Competition. At this point, however, she felt somewhat disgusted about it."Granny Atherton, do I have to accept the championship?" spoke Catelyn in a tone implying that she wanted to reject her victory, much to Granny Atherton's shock.She did not expect Catelyn to say such a thing.Kelly quickly interjected, "Miss Clark, Granny Atherton had personally investigated Miss Lola and apologized to you. Don't be so full of yourself."Full of herself?Catelyn looked Granny Atherton in the eye with no signs of cowardice. "I'm here to win with what I got, not by some sort of compensation. Now that you've made me the champion, what about the other contestants? Was the so-called fairness of your competition just a gimmick from the beginning?"Catelyn knew that the old lady was trying to show her goodwill, and she should stop being difficult. However, for some reason, she just could not help
What kind of question was that? Cedrick clearly did not give Catelyn another choice.She secretly glanced at Eason, still feeling embarrassed.Eason, however, quickly left upon sensing the awkward atmosphere in the room.With that, Catelyn had no more excuses. She opened her mouth obediently and let Cedrick feed her with the spoon.Cedrick's way of feeding was obviously a bit blunt, but he was gentle. When Catelyn had some soup droplets at the corner of her mouth, Cedrick would lovingly wipe it clean with a napkin.Catelyn's initial resistance to the feeding gradually turned into enjoyment. She could feel her stomach warming as the warm soup slid into her esophagus.Catelyn could not help but admire Cedrick's gentle movements. She glanced at his beautiful jaw and realized that she had not seen it up close before.What a perfect-looking jaw… Catelyn wondered what it would feel like to give it a poke.However, she looked at Cedrick's deep, cold eyes, and decided that it was perha
"Mister Atherton, the artist director of Monique Entertainment is here again. He still wishes to talk business with you, saying that he won’t leave until he sees you. What should we do?” said Edwin’s assistant over the phone.Edwin’s beautiful peach eyes narrowed slightly.Monique Entertainment? Was that not the agency of that stupid woman, Joanne Winters?It was said that Monique Entertainment was facing bankruptcy due to poor management. Moreover, most of the artists under its banner were also terrible.“Let him wait," replied Edwin. "Have the secretary prepare some tea for him.”"But if he comes every day—""Let him wait since he likes waiting so much. I have all the time anyway,” said Edwin. He glanced in the direction where Joanne disappeared to and drawled, “Also, spread the words. Whoever dares to lend money to Monique Entertainment will have to deal with me.”The assistant was even more shocked this time.Did Edwin bear some sort of hatred for Monique Entertainment or s
Chapter 1943"Just 999 dollars! It will bring you a long, happy life together."The vendor stared at Catelyn with eager eyes, frantically trying to sell his products.Cedrick looked down at Catelyn tenderly and asked, "Do you like it?"Catelyn picked up a charm to take a look, smiling, "It's not bad, but is it too expensive?"The charm was a good symbol. However, it was just casually made, not worth that much. This vendor was clearly trying to rip them off."As long as you like it, it has value."Cedrick raised his chin. Eason immediately handed over 10 hundred-dollar bills.The vendor gazed at the dollar bills with glowing eyes, took them with trembling hands, and chose a perfect charm for Catelyn and Cedrick.Cedrick took the charm and connected Catelyn's hand and his with it.His long, slender fingers moved. Even the slightest movement was very pleasant. Coupled with the romantic atmosphere, it was so beautiful.Joanne got excited as she watched them, clamoring, "I want o
Chapter 1942"Oh my, Evelyn made the shop assistant kneel to put her shoes on? That was too much! Does she think she's a noble princess?""Check out this video. Evelyn framed Mrs. Mason at the mall with a big belly.""Even a beast won't harm its children. Evelyn risked her child's life! How can she be so cruel?""Bah! Mr. Mason is handsome and rich. Evelyn actually cheated on him!""Her lover is too ugly. Evelyn has terrible taste.""Ahhh, Evelyn moaned so lewdly in the video. How can this man compare to Mr. Mason? I want to vomit..."As people online questioned and criticized Evelyn, her reputation completely collapsed, and she quickly became notorious.Cedrick became the victim of this incident.Cedrick sat in the car, looking at the responses on the Internet. He nodded and said, "You did a good job."To create the illusion that Evelyn cheated on Cedrick, Eason used AI technology to change Ralph's face into a stranger's in the videos of Evelyn and him having sex. "Thank
Chapter 1941Evelyn's voice paused, and her eyes were vicious and angry as she questioned hysterically, "But I did everything out of love for you!"Cedrick wanted to laugh. "Thank you, Ms. Swan. Although your love makes me sick, I have kindly prepared a gift for you."Evelyn looked at him in fear and confusion when she saw a familiar figure walk in through the door.The visitor was just as tall, straight, and handsome as Cedrick. It was amazing to see any difference in their appearance."It's you? You're Ralph?" exclaimed Evelyn, her stomach lurching.For so many nights, she had sex with Ralph, the imposter. No wonder the baby she gave birth to was so disgusting too."Little bitch, long time no see. I missed you so much."Ralph grinned and walked toward Evelyn with lustful eyes."Go away! Go away!"Evelyn frantically waved her pillow, trying to repel Ralph, but these attacks were like a kitten's playing in Ralph's eyes.Ralph smiled evilly, dragged Evelyn down from the hospi
Chapter 1940A few seconds later, she tore up the piece of paper regardless and looked at Cedrick with crazy eyes, "I'm your wife! It's Mrs. Mason in name only! All of this is a lie. My daughter is your child! And could only be your child!"Cedrick sneered, his deep eyes icy, "Think what you want, as long as you're happy."His voice was deep, pleasant, and charming, but what he said sent chills down Evelyn's spine.Evelyn looked at him incredulously. The smile on Cedrick's lips became even more fascinating. "There's something I forgot to mention. Are you sure the person you married is me? My wife is Catelyn from the beginning."Previous images flashed through Evelyn's mind. She thought of Cedrick's different attitudes. His passion, his impatience... Scene by scene, frame by frame, it was like a horrible movie, making her shiver."Cedrick, you indeed lied to me..."Evelyn stared at Cedrick with hatred, her eyes paranoid and mad."Even if my child is not yours and I didn't marry
Chapter 1939"I'm satisfied," Cedrick smiled dangerously, his eyes emotional.It was a smile that made Evelyn feel extremely alarmed."Then ... show me the baby."Cedrick looked at Evelyn condescendingly, his deep eyes full of coldness. "Eason."Eason respectfully carried the baby over to the hospital bed. "Mrs. Mason, please."Evelyn took the child in surprise and lifted the swaddling blanket on the baby.Although it was a girl, Evelyn gave birth to her. Naturally, Evelyn loved her.Yet the moment she saw the baby's face, Evelyn's face suddenly changed, and she quickly threw the baby away, leaning down and vomiting."No, it's not my baby! It's not my baby!"'How can she possibly be my child?' The baby was deformed. Her little face was bruised. Her eyes, nose, and mouth were all tightly grown together. She looked extraordinarily horrible..."Mrs. Mason, this is your baby!"Eason nimbly caught the baby that almost fell to the floor and brought it back to Evelyn."Take her a
Chapter 1938"Now, all of you, stop talking nonsense and do your job. We'll have an easy time when she has given birth."The doctor reprimanded and turned to go back to his office.Inside the room, Evelyn scrolled through the videos and news with a bitter smile.These days after she came back, Cedrick visited her every day and was photographed by many reporters and media. Now the news was all about her and Cedrick being in love.Yet only she knew that Cedrick always left soon after he came, never staying longer than fifteen minutes.'Is it really because he's too busy working?'When she thought of Summer and Braylon, who came in and out together affectionately, a glint of jealousy flashed in Evelyn's eyes.If only Cedrick could always stay by her side as Braylon did to Summer.Soon, it was Evelyn's due date."Cedrick, I'm so scared..."Evelyn grabbed Cedrick's sleeve, sweating in pain. "I can't take it anymore. I want a C-section with general anesthesia..."With a cold ligh
Chapter 1937The nurse rushed to support Evelyn.Evelyn looked flustered and headed back to the ward."Has anyone touched my things?"Evelyn came back like a different person. The condescension she had when she first arrived disappeared.'Braylon is no ordinary man. What if he really wants to help Summer get back at me?'Evelyn subconsciously rubbed her belly. She mustn't let anything happen to her child. She called the nurse and said coldly, "Ask the doctor to come here! I suspect someone has poisoned me."The nurse gave her a frightened look and murmured, "Mrs. Mason, how is this possible?""I don't care! Go get the doctor to check everything in the room. I will not allow anyone to hurt my child!" Evelyn yelled in a stern voice as her eyes went crazy.The nurse called the doctor in fear, and the doctor came, checked everything, and said resignedly, "Mrs. Mason, we assure you that everything here is qualified and absolutely free of any harmful substances. You can relax."Eve
Chapter 1936Evelyn nodded with satisfaction and asked with a smile, "Did Cedrick arrange this for me?"Eason thought to himself, 'Mr. Mason has no time for her.' Yet he smiled, "Of course, Mrs. Mason. If there's nothing else, I'll go back now."Evelyn smiled and nodded, "Go ahead. There are so many nurses here. They can take care of me."Cedrick had arranged the best labor and delivery room for Evelyn. Three nurses worked 24-hour shifts, so she would have someone to serve her at any time.Evelyn walked into the glass corridor, looking out at the sunshine and green grass. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure."Who's that woman on the bench?"Evelyn's eyes went cold as she frowned and asked the young nurse next to her.The young nurse came over and asked with a puzzled look, "Mrs. Mason, which one do you mean?" "The old woman on the bench."A sneer appeared on Evelyn's lips, and her tone was acerbic.The nurse gave Evelyn a surprised look. "This lady is Mrs. Hensley, who live
Chapter 1935Cedrick was silent for a moment, counting the time. Indeed, Evelyn's due date was approaching.The smile on his mouth grew colder as he thought about what was going to happen."I'll have Eason pick you up.""I know you're busy. It's okay to have Eason pick me up, but I want to see you as soon as I get back."Evelyn smiled sweetly, not bothering with these details.As long as Cedrick cared about her, it was the same whoever came to pick her up.Evelyn touched her round belly, and her expectant face gradually became worried.'It's said that a sharp belly predicts a son and that a round belly predicts a daughter. My belly is so round. Will I have a daughter?'Meanwhile, Cedrick hung up the phone, casually threw it to the bedside, lay back down, and pulled the soft Catelyn into his arms.Half asleep, Catelyn heard Evelyn speaking arrogantly on the phone and slumped against Cedrick's chest."Evelyn's coming back?"Cedrick nodded slightly, a little impatient. "She's