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
Catelyn's two sons, one innocent and lively while the other was silent and mature, were godsent.Ollie just so happened to have homework in the afternoon, so Eason quickly picked him up and drove him back to Mason Estate.Catelyn did not want him to stay in the hospital too long, too, so she coaxed him to go home as well.However, the two glasses of water that she drank earlier seemed to be indigestible at the moment.The infusion bottle happened to be bottoming out, so Catelyn simply walked around the room to ease the digestion process in her body. Suddenly, she received a multimedia message from a mysterious person.[I don't want Cedrick to know the truth. Come to the private room V312 of the coffee shop on the top floor of Riverdale Mall at 7 a.m. I'll be there.]Two photos were attached to the text message.One of them was a surveillance screenshot of her accidentally entering the private room 520 of Four Seasons Hotel four years ago.The other one was a comparison of the r
Catelyn looked back at the man in displeasure and flatly spoke, "Mister, what are you doing?""I'm sorry. I just wanted to tell you that you dropped something," replied the man. He quickly realized that his actions were inappropriate and quickly let go of Catelyn's hand before pointing to the ground with a warm smile on his face.Catelyn looked in the direction of his finger and saw a dollar lying on the ground.She withdrew her gaze and looked at the man."Mister, your approach is a little old-fashioned. I was in a rush today, and I didn't bring any money along," said Catelyn before she walked away without giving the man a second look.The man stared in the direction where Catelyn disappeared, and his startled expression suddenly changed as he curled his lips into a sinister smile.He picked up the banknote."Didn't bring any money along, huh?" he murmured in amusement. He had seen the banknote fall out of Catelyn's pocket with his own eyes. Did Cedrick really like silly women
The cafe was full of people when Catelyn arrived at its doorstep.Instead of heading to the meeting point immediately, she secretly observed the private room V312 at a corner of the cafe from afar.She wanted to know who this mysterious person was.Who could be that all-knowing? Not even Cedrick knew that Ollie and Miles were twins, and Catelyn hid that from him all this while!However, she did not expect that someone else would be watching her from the dark.Little did she expect it to be Cedrick.She waited for a while, but the door to the private room remained closed the entire time. Nobody went in or came out of the room—not even any servants.Catelyn could not help but feel suspicious.In the end, she summoned up the courage to walk forward. She barely noticed it, but fine beads of sweat oozed out of her clenched palm.As she walked toward the room, a figure appeared and stood before her abruptly. Catelyn did not manage to stop and almost bumped into the person.She look