The doctor thus said to Catelyn, "Mister Mason had called to see you, not only to inspect the wound on your foot but also to see if there are any other injuries on your body. If you don't mind, please take off your clothes, and I'll give you a thorough checkup."Listening to the doctor's words, Catelyn remembered that her back felt rather sore. "Do you want to take off your clothes?" asked Ollie. "I'll help you!"Catelyn was wearing a simple nightdress, which was light and flirtatious. Just as Ollie reached out his hands, about to undo Catelyn's belt, a tall figure suddenly appeared at the door."Ollie Mason."Ollie's hands froze mid-air when he heard his father calling his name. He looked back and saw Cedrick walking in.The man pursed his lips tightly. Without saying a word, he leaned forward and hoisted Ollie into his arms, and walked out.Ollie was stunned for a moment. "Father, Aunt Catelyn is injured. I want to stay and help her.""Really? What's the use of calling a doc
In the end, Cedrick yanked Ollie's hands off and walked away without glancing back.Ollie's eyes instantly reddened as he began sobbing, biting his lower lip. Indescribable grief loomed over him.'Father, did you know that Aunt Catelyn and Miles have decided to leave forever?'…Catelyn was granted a half-day rest at the Mason Estate, which she used as paid leave from her job.When she returned to work later in the afternoon, the atmosphere seemed suspiciously ominous.The police were there early in the morning to obtain the company entrance's surveillance footage from last night.It was rumored that Javier had called the police, accusing someone of attacking him and Catelyn. Everyone knew that she was kidnapped by a group of racers last night.Catelyn had just reached the company's doorstep for a minute before she was bombarded with questions from other employees."I heard that those outlaws were secretly hired by business rivals! Since they released Catelyn, they probably go
As Catelyn watched Sheryl scurry away in horror, she silently took the cutting knife and put it away.Sheryl, running toward the door like a headless chicken, rammed into Winnie who had just walked in. Winnie nearly tripped by the sudden bump, but her assistant was fortunately there to prevent her from falling."Why are you running around in the office?" Winnie frowned.Sheryl gulped and pointed at Catelyn. "She… She's crazy! She took a knife and said that she wanted to cut my throat!"Winnie looked at Catelyn dubiously."Director, this is all a misunderstanding," said Catelyn, losing the coldness from just moments ago. "I was just wiping my cutting knife clean."Sheryl pointed at Catelyn angrily. "Bitch, you—""That's enough!" snapped Winnie. "Get back to work! I don't want to hear any more of this."Sheryl stopped yelling, but she did not return to her cubicle.It was not until Winnie gave her another cold look that she reluctantly walked up to her seat.Catelyn sneered. Sh
Samantha looked around anxiously before she nudged Catelyn to the corner beside a potted plant in the corridor.She whispered to Catelyn, "Whatever you do, don't offend Winnie. I have a senior who used to work here. He told me that she won't take this kind of thing lightly."Catelyn asked, "What do you mean?""There was once a female employee in the finance department who accidentally offended Winnie and slandered her to open a company of her own in private. She also used the Mason family name to buy back her materials at a high price so as to obtain big profits from it. As a result, Winnie spent less than three days and got rid of her through a bank run."This stunned Catelyn for a good few seconds before she asked, "Do you remember the name of that female employee?""Well...I don't know about that," replied Samantha. She seemed to be at a loss before something occurred to her. "But I remember that this incident was very sensational at the time. This senior of mine told me that t
[Where did the bankrupt lady go in the end? Answer: Continue to leech off and cling to her wealthy cousins!]Seeing the title of the post, Catelyn knew something was off. She quickly clicked on it and scrolled down the page. The post had just been posted for less than two hours, but the number of views on it had already exceeded 10,000. There were also even more comments on it, and the amount kept increasing when the page was refreshed.Everything about the posts revealed Catelyn's past, from when she was the daughter of the Clark family to when her father went bankrupt and got sent to jail.According to the post, Catelyn devoted herself to her fiance to save her dignity. The post also mentioned how she, upon being fed up with him, secretly gave birth to his child as leverage, but her fiance did not care about her illegitimate child at all.In the end, she got angry and hooked up with her ex fiance's uncle, who was the president of Mason Group, Cedrick Mason.Photos were added to
Despite showing Winnie a brave front, Catelyn was, in fact, seething.The post's influence would only grow until it was deleted. Eventually, it would affect her life…and Cedrick’s as well.Catelyn mustered her courage and, with Charles' help, went to the top floor to find Cedrick.It was summer, but the air conditioner on the top floor was downright cold."Miss Clark, I think I have to remind you that Master Cedrick's mood…isn't at its best right now," said Charles. Usually, he would be more cheerful when Catelyn was here to look for Cedrick. Today, however, was different.Ever since Cedrick saw Catelyn get into The Ninth Master's car, he seemed to have changed as a person.Catelyn took a deep breath. "Alright. I understand.""Alright, let's go in," said Charles as he made a fist-bump gesture toward Catelyn and pushed the door open.The moment Catelyn entered the room, she felt a strong cold breeze blowing toward her face.Cedrick was buried in a pile of documents, seemingly v
"So what?" sneered Cedrick.In just a span of a few days, he became his old self when Catelyn had first met him…perhaps an even colder version of that.Her heart tightened instantly at the change.Catelyn took a deep breath and earnestly persisted, "I want you to ask the administrator to delete this post."Such a simple sentence, but it took Catelyn all the bravery she could muster just to say it. Every word was overdrawing her dignity in front of him.However, Cedrick did not buy it and even smiled sarcastically. "Delete the post? The employee’s forum of Mason Group had never had a post deleted in its history, so why should you get special treatment?"Catelyn froze in embarrassment as inexplicable coldness took place in her heart and quickly spread throughout her body."It's not entirely for me. After all, many things were fabricated in this post. If you don't delete it, I’m afraid it'll affect your reputation, too.""Really? But I don't think there is any fabrication," said C
"This is between her and me," said Catelyn indifferently. "I won't blame you for that.""The director has to fire you now. Did you see Cedrick earlier? What did he say? Will he bail you out on this one? If that's the case, you won't have to be scared of the director!"Catelyn felt rather…uncomfortable to hear this."This isn't finished."With that, she dragged her suitcase and, along with her belongings, left the office.Catelyn took a shower as soon as she got back home. She kept her mind blank, not wanting to think of anything as she did. She then took a long nap in her bed, and only got up when it was nearing the end of school for Miles.She tried to smile to herself in the mirror, only to find herself looking awkward.She patted her cheeks harshly until a bit of color returned to her face. With that, she went out to fetch Miles.Miles was a sharp kid, and he could tell something was wrong when Catelyn came to pick him up. His chubby fingers grabbed onto Catelyn's palm tight