Catelyn woke up with a hangover and a headache so bad that she felt her head splitting. Her body was also aching, with an indescribable sore spreading from her head. Catelyn supported her head with one hand and sat up from the bed. Something felt heavy in her hand. She opened her palm and saw a pendant. It was made of a thick clear piece of crystal. The sunlight refracted through it, causing beautiful shimmers as though glittery stars were contained within. On the flat side of it, an initial 'CM' was engraved on it. It was one rare piece of clear opal crystal. Catelyn was a little surprised. Where did this come from?A few forgotten scenes flashed back in her mind. Catelyn stared at the big bed in front of her, and her body suddenly froze.Was she… too drunk yesterday and did something out of the line?On this very same bed, her soul went back to the night before, watching herself like a bystander. …Catelyn felt the chills down her spine.She recalled it. This pendant bel
She squeezed the toothpaste onto her toothbrush and was about to put it into her mouth when she noticed the hickeys on her neck. There were a lot of them, in different shades of red. The clothes that Cedrick bought for her that she had just changed had a low-cut front, revealing the hickeys on her neck. Catelyn was feeling embarrassed and troubled about it. There was no scarf for her to match the dress. How should she hide the hickeys?She had to go to the office shortly, and it would be awkward for her to go in with a neck full of marks.She would become the hottest topic for gossip.Cedrick noticed that she had been in the bathroom for a long time, so he knocked on the door and reminded her, "Your breakfast is turning cold soon, don't take too long."Catelyn felt exasperated. If it were not for these hickeys that he planted on her, would she need to take this long in the bathroom?Finally, she decided to put on her clothes from yesterday.Cedrick was still standing by the doo
It was the task that Samantha did not manage to finish, and she asked Catelyn for her help."It should be completed. Hold on, let me search for it…" Catelyn pretended not to have seen Jennifer's dissatisfaction and searched around Samantha's table. Soon, she found the data tables for Jennifer.Jennifer took the documents from her but did not leave immediately. She glanced at Catelyn's arm. "Some people dream of getting to the top, but they forgot to do a reality check on their background and education."Catelyn felt strange, hearing that. What did she even mean? When did she want to 'get to the top'? Could it be… Jennifer saw Cedrick sending her to the company?Catelyn decided to ignore what she said and continued to work.Samantha came in half an hour late. She peeked at Jennifer's office and was relieved. She winked at Catelyn and said, "Thank God she is not in. I thought I was going to be reprimanded…""She asked for your report, and I had given her the one that you did
"Also, did you see what she is wearing today? I saw it in the magazine before. It costs ten thousand dollars. It is the latest season design. It must have been gifted by Mister Graham. Otherwise, how could she possibly afford that with her wages?"Catelyn was gripping hard on her mug.She felt that the pantry suddenly became an unpleasant place. She turned and returned to her seat quietly.Samantha saw that she looked a little off after returning from the pantry.Samantha approached and asked caringly, "Catelyn, you don't look too good. Are you okay?" Catelyn smiled and answered, "I'm fine.""I'm getting off work soon. I have a date with my boyfriend tonight. If Miss Monroe asks, just say I went to the bathroom…"Catelyn showed her an 'Ok' sign with her fingers. Samantha then quietly packed her bag and snuck out. As soon as Samantha stepped out of the office, Jennifer came by her seat. However, judging by how outraged she was, she did not look like she was there to check on
Catelyn continued working until midnight. Everyone in the office had left except her, and even the janitor left too. Catelyn was still comparing her data, she was about to finish when her stomach started rumbling. She thought she could finish before midnight, but it seemed that she might need another half an hour for it…In the quiet office, the windows were left ajar. Wind gushed through, smacking the glass panes of the window, and the curtains were whistling in the wind. It was a breezy night.Catelyn could literally feel the chills down her spine, so she rose from her seat to close the windows.When she returned to her seat, she was shocked to see a tall silhouette standing by the door!All the lights in the corridor were turned off. His shadow was cast onto the glass door, which looked a little eerie in the quiet night. Catelyn's heart skipped a beat as well, as though her soul had left her body for one second and returned.The shadow moved, and Catelyn took a few steps ba
His words brought her back to the night before.She pretended not to have heard it, but the man watched her intensely."Not saying anything?" Cedrick observed her reactions and deliberately said very slowly. She did not want to say anything because she did not want to think about it. Why was this man so shamelessly bugging her about that?"No!" Catelyn's ears were red, and she finally spitted out one word."If it is no longer hurting, why were your legs shaking when you got out of the car this morning?" Cedrick enjoyed teasing her, hunched forward, and planted a gentle kiss on her soft lips.The familiar scent of after-shave filled her nostrils again, and Catelyn took one step back. However, the desk was behind her, and she had nowhere to hide. She could only lean backward.Catelyn's body was flexible. Her body was half bent, and her hands were on his chest, resisting him."I just slipped this morning! Let me go. This is the office, and there are surveillance cameras around…"
Why else would Catelyn remain in the office to work overtime?Even if she did not have enough time to compare the data, she could have taken them home to analyze. The only thing she could take away from the situation was that the data analysis had been saved and that she would not have to start over again the next day.Cedrick looked at her intently before calling Charles. Though the power went out, Cedrick's phone was fully charged, and he managed to reach Charles shortly after.It was late at night, and Charles had not been expecting a phone call from Cedrick, so there was a drawl to his voice. "Hello? Master Cedrick?"Cedrick cut to the chase and asked, "Who was the one who notified everyone about the upgrade in the office's security system?""It may have been the admin department. I haven't paid much attention to that." Charles slowly began to snap out from his drowsy state. It was a quiet night, and even though Cedrick's phone was not on speaker, Catelyn could hear faint shuf
Charles arrived shortly within half an hour after his phone call with Cedrick, followed by the staff in the security department.When the security department employees saw Catelyn with Cedrick and noticed that she had Cedrick's jacket, everyone gaped at the sight.Since the entire building was still in progress with a security upgrade, they could not open the electronic lock until the upgrade was completed.Cedrick glanced at Catelyn before he gave them the order to destroy the lock on the door. The process of breaking the lock was quick and only took a few minutes, but the entire door would need to be reinstalled the next day.When Catelyn heard the sound of the lock being disassembled outside, she was overcome by a bad premonition that this would trigger waves of gossip in the office tomorrow.However, as Cedrick had already given the order, she could not stop them in any way.Once they exited the building, Cedrick took Catelyn to a restaurant right away. He had noticed her sto