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
When Cedrick appeared, every employee in the office stopped what they were doing and held their breaths as they looked over gingerly.Cedrick remained outside and did not step into the office. "I don't think I've heard enough. Why don't you keep the drama going?"Everyone held their breaths as chills ran down their spines.Sensing that something was wrong, Jennifer hurried toward Cedrick in hopes to explain herself. "Master Cedrick, it's not what you think! There's some issue with my subordinate's work, and I just wanted to educate her about it. Mister Graham here might have seen it differently, and that's why we had a little argument. We're usually very close friends!"George froze, intimidated by Cedrick's sudden appearance. Meanwhile, Catelyn frantically pulled her hand away from George's."Master Cedrick, it's my fault for interrupting the others' work." After a brief silence, George bowed and apologized to Cedrick sincerely.However, Cedrick had not spared him a single glanc
Winnie's tone was gentle, but Catelyn could not decide what she meant with her question. "I'm fine. The power just went off, and we got stuck because the electronic lock wouldn't open. I'm alright now.""That's good. Mister Mason seems to trust you, so work hard," remarked Winnie before walking off.Catelyn sighed a long breath of relief after Winnie was gone.Noticing how nervous she had been, George consoled her, "You're new here, but our director has always been like that. She might seem difficult to please, but she's actually very nice. Don't feel pressured, and just focus on your own tasks."Catelyn nodded with a smile. "I will."'Seemingly hard to please? Well, I'm just an employee here. I won't actually have to report directly to the Director, so whatever,' mused Catelyn to herself.Once everyone left, the office returned to silence. Perhaps the punishment Cedrick had given was far too severe, no one else dared to mention the event of the night before again.Catelyn, mean
When Catelyn returned home that night, Joanne comforted her while munching on potato chips. "Don't overthink this; it's not like everyone would return your kindness. Besides, you're both in the same position of the same firm, so there's bound to be a sense of competition!"Catelyn watched as her mouth opened and closed. She reached out to grab the bag of chips before securing it within her arms and starting munching on the chips as well."I knew there would be competition, but we've just entered the company, right? I didn't think I'd come across as a threat to her at present."The two watched television in the living room for a while when Miles suddenly trotted over with Catelyn's phone in his hand to show her something. "Mommy, there is a three-million transaction to your bank.""Three million?" Catelyn studied her son in confusion.Where did that money come from? Granny Atherton had offered her one million as the price of winning the competition organized by Chandier Jewelry, bu