"If two million dollars were not enough, I could give you a billion. If a billion is not enough, I could give you a blank check. You could fill in any number you like! George Graham, as long as she aborts the child, I could fulfill any one wish of yours. This is your last chance!" Cedrick said before the two left. However, as soon as he finished saying it, he realized he had lost control of his emotions again. That was even more hurtful than what he said earlier, and he was even trying to break the two up…George could no longer hold it in and was about to punch Cedrick right into his face. Catelyn tugged on his clothes. Then…Smack.A loud slap landed on Cedrick's cheek. Catelyn's hand dropped, and her palm was numbed. Cedrick could taste iron in his mouth from the slap. His eyes were looking straight into Catelyn's. The streetlight was dim, but he could see her red eyes. He then heard Catelyn saying word by word, "You humiliated a woman, and you even insulted George's char
George was shocked and looked at her in disbelief."I mean, I am not pregnant. He just misunderstood. I did not bother explaining it to him. Just let him believe what he liked," Catelyn said, but at the same time, a little sad and concerned about it. George could now see a silver lining. He was holding her arm a little too tightly because of the excitement. "Catelyn, what about we run away together with your sons? We could go to the countryside, somewhere far away. Cedrick would not be able to find us! We could change our names and start all over again…"Catelyn was a little taken aback by his sudden excitement. "George, you know you could not run away from this. Even if you can, should the two babies live such a life forever?"Catelyn felt helpless.She peeled away George's fingers, one by one, and frowned. "That is impossible, plus… We are really not suitable for each other. Don't you waste time on me anymore. I am grateful for what you have done for me, but we are only f
There was no doubt that both Miles and Ollie were the centers of attention wherever they went.As the boys were playing with a brown-colored ball, a few of the girls in kindergarten could not help but glance at them from time to time unblinkingly.Cedrick's eyes followed the two boys the entire time.Miles and Ollie were running around in the playground, but both instantly sensed that someone was looking at them. They gave each other a look before whipping their heads to look at the car parked outside the fence.The windows were up, but they were certain that someone was staring at them from inside the car."Is it Big Demon?" Miles batted his doe-like eyes.Ollie had received Catelyn's call before this and pursed his lips. "Probably.""If you want to go back to Big Demon, you can go. I'm not leaving Mommy no matter what."Ollie scowled. "I didn't say anything about leaving with him.""Hm..." Miles set the ball down, pinned it to the ground with one leg, and stuck his fingers o
Catelyn briefly explained what actually went down to Jolene.Jolene slammed her palms against the table. "I thought so; you wouldn't do such a thing just to stand out. That b*tch pushed you!""Shh! Not so loud." Catelyn tugged at her clothes."What are you worried about? She thinks too highly of herself to learn our language, so she doesn't understand a word we're saying."Indeed, since Amy made a fool out of herself because of Catelyn the day before, she started spreading rumors of Catelyn trying to seduce Cedrick and kneeled before him in an attempt to do so as soon as she arrived at the office. She had been quietly waiting for Catelyn to confront her so that she would have an excuse to cause a scene.However, Catelyn did not seem to care at all and was chatting with Jolene casually. Amy tried to eavesdrop on them but realized that they were speaking their native language, and she could not understand a thing.Amy snorted and glanced at Ivan's office.Ivan was just as humiliat
Miles was about to tease Grandma May, but to his bewilderment, a towering figure appeared before him instead. As his eyes traveled up the trousers, he saw a face that was extremely similar to his own.The smile on his face collapsed as he exclaimed, "Big Demon?!"Miles immediately tried to close the door, but Cedrick beat him to it and propped his arm against the door, overpowering Miles' effort.Ollie instinctively went to help, but as he raised his arms and was about to touch the door, Cedrick glared at him coldly, warning him to stay out of it.Ollie pursed his chapped lips and went to help Miles with holding the door without hesitation.…Noticing that she did not hear Grandma May's voice after the boys went to the door, Catelyn dried her hands and went out, only to find her sons desperately trying to shut the door. Their faces were a shade of crimson, and the veins on the back of their hands protruded.Through the open gap of the door, Cedrick stood outside and stared down
The slippers were dusty and had clearly been worn by someone else. Cedrick realized who it was who wore them, and the look in his eyes darkened. "How hideous."Catelyn choked at his tone and retorted, "If you're only here to tell me how hideous my slippers look, you sure have a lot of free time at hand."Cedrick snarled as he glanced at the shoe cabinet. Noticing that these were the only slippers for men, he decided against changing his shoes altogether and walked into the living room in his polished leather shoes.Catelyn scowled at the black footprint on the floor.Before she could get angry, Alex hurriedly pushed the luggage he had brought along. "Miss Clark, this is Master Ollie's trunk."It was an enormous piece of luggage that was half the height of a normal person."Master Ollie left in a hurry and left a lot of his belongings behind. These are his favorite books and toys, along with some of his clothes," Alex explained.Ollie did not approach the luggage when he heard th
"What do you think?""The boys are mine!" stressed Catelyn, raising her voice without even knowing it.Cedrick seemed to enjoy her panicked state. The more anxious she became, the more leverage he had."Without me, would you be able to give birth to them? Catelyn, I didn't realize that you were a single-celled organism." He steadily moved to pour himself a cup of tea and sipped on it. It was simply one of the common brands that one would find in local markets, so the taste was rough and odd, but he found it acceptable given his good mood. He even took a few sips of it.Despite the complicated look on Catelyn's face, her tone remained determined, "This is Franche, not Sapphire City. If you try to take my children away, I'll call the cops! Cedrick Mason, don't push me into a dire situation! I have nothing but them, and those kids are the one thing that I'm not willing to compromise.""Are you scared?" Cedrick lifted an eyebrow as he studied the determination in her eyes.Catelyn st
He narrowed his eyes dangerously when she failed to respond right away. "You don't agree?""No, it's just that—""Make the call, then!" interjected Cedrick as he handed her a black phone. "George's number is here. Call him, explain, and I'll forget that this has ever happened. I won't fight you for custody over the children."Catelyn's mind was tangled in a mess. After all, she was neither engaged to George nor pregnant, but she was not sure how she could explain it to him. At the same time, she was furious at Cedrick's tone as he sounded as though he was being generous.The situation escalated, and Catelyn did not accept the phone. "Cedrick, I—""Mom, I'm hungry," Miles' sweet voice suddenly rang from the children's room.Catelyn stilled.Both Miles and Ollie ran out of their bedroom cheerfully with a book they liked in hand.Seeing as the books they were holding were brought from Mason Estate, it was clear that the two had been unpacking.The two noticed that Catelyn and Ced