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
"Jennifer, I took Catelyn out for dinner the day before yesterday, and I can stand witness to prove that she didn't see any notice. I've been working with her for some time now, so I believe that she's not the social-climbing woman you painted her to be."Catelyn and Jennifer looked over and saw George walking toward them.After readjusting himself yesterday, he appeared slightly more energized than before, but the complicated look in his eyes remained when he looked at Catelyn.Catelyn had not expected George to be in their office. Though they belonged to the same department, not everyone shared the same office.George's office was two doors next to Catelyn's office, which meant that there was a distance in between.He quickly made his way when he overheard someone saying that Jennifer was arguing with Catelyn, and true enough, he immediately heard Jennifer accusing Catelyn of scheming as soon as he arrived.Jennifer had been secretly in love with George and beamed when she saw
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