Cedrick moved smoothly without a pause, and Miles rolled his eyes at him.'Is Big Demon really doing that? How childish!' he scoffed internally.Catelyn, still holding a spatula in her hand, went back into the kitchen when she confirmed that nothing bad had happened.Ollie studied Cedrick intently and remarked, "Father, that's rude.""If you still remember that I'm your senior, you should shut up." Cedrick moved to sit on Catelyn's seat. There was a soft, pink cushion on the chair as it was almost winter, so he could tell it was hers right away.Ollie frowned, doubting if the man was truly the Cedrick Mason he knew.After dinner, Cedrick showed no intention of leaving.Miles struggled to stay awake, hoping to chase Cedrick out, but Catelyn coaxed them into sleeping out of fear of a ticking time bomb like Cedrick.Soon, the two fell asleep on the couch. Catelyn gently lifted Miles and headed into the bedroom. Cedrick glanced at Ollie and picked him up as well, before following C
There was a smirk in Cedrick's tone, and it sounded as though the devil himself was whispering into her ear.Catelyn tensed, but she then thought of the lawyer's letter she received from him. Slowly, the anger in her eyes faded.She was not afraid of a lawsuit, but it would be traumatizing for her sons to endure court trials.She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. By the time she opened them again, her emotions were already at bay. "There are new towels and toothbrushes. Let me go, and I'll grab them for you."Cedrick followed her closely into the bathroom.The bathroom in Catelyn's apartment was small with bottles and items piling up on the counter next to the sink. There was no partition between the shower and the toilet, while the shower head was just across the sink.The look in Cedrick's eyes darkened.Ollie had been raised in a wealthy household, and it was difficult to picture that he would enjoy himself while living in such an environment.He turned to look at the
"No..." muttered Catelyn stubbornly, feeling pathetic that she had to endure the pain and his intrusion.She stared at the floor and prayed that the pain would subside, but a lump formed in her throat, and a sob escaped her.Tears scrolled down her cheeks, and it took Cedrick by surprise.She had responded with indifference, even when he pushed her up against the rockery stone, and she knew exactly what to say to provoke him. At this moment, however, her face was pale as a ghost as she curled up and panted from either pain or sobbing."Let me see where you are hurt," he spoke, softening his tone as his heart sank at the sight of her tears.However, as soon as he touched her, Catelyn slapped his hand away. "Don't touch me!"Cedrick's voice grew cold at the rejection, hissing, "Will you listen if I go and wake up Miles and Ollie?"Catelyn bit the inside of her cheek at the threat. She bit on her lower lip to the brink of drawing blood without another word while Cedrick turned her
They had arrived at the hospital by the time Catelyn woke up.Cedrick did not carry her, of course, out of concern that he would tear her wound on the back. Instead, he woke her up so she could walk into the hospital on her own.It was late into the night, and Cedrick stormed into the doctor's office.As not many doctors were on the night shift, there were long lines outside every office with nurses monitoring the patients, so Cedrick's action triggered a wave of complaints, especially with his drenched appearance as water was dripping off the tips of his hair.The nurse beamed at Cedrick's handsome features but stopped them dutifully. "Sir, please line up. We have a lot of patients waiting here."The patients in line muttered their disapproval."Move," he uttered coldly."Cedrick..." Catelyn noticed the other patients staring daggers at them and pulled at his clothes, despite the pain. "Don't. Let's just line up.""You don't get to speak," he said before turning back to the nu
Cedrick turned toward Catelyn and asked her to go see the doctor.Catelyn thus walked into the doctor's room, all while many pairs of eyes were on her. Without much of a choice, she steeled herself and ignored the gazes.…It was a male doctor.Catelyn lay on her stomach on top of the emergency room's bed while the doctor asked the routine questions. The doctor was about to check Catelyn's wound, reaching for her shirt, but Cedrick grabbed his wrist with a frown."What are you doing?""I…I'm checking her wound." The doctor froze at how suddenly he was halted and said in frustration, "How am I supposed to look at it without taking her shirt off?"Catelyn turned her head and said to Cedrick softly, "Just lift the shirt and show the doctor the wound.""I'm requesting a female doctor!" demanded Cedrick.He would never allow another man to take her shirt off."Are you crazy? It's in the middle of the night, and there are only two doctors on call at the moment. You either let me do
Catelyn's wound looked gnarly, but it had been taken care of and was recovering speedily. With that, she was able to move around freely the next morning. However, she still could not perform rigorous movements as overly stretching the wound was bad for recovery.Cedrick drove her and sent the boys to kindergarten.Miles swung his legs around in the car, his eyes traveling around casually. Ollie, on the other hand, sat still.Catelyn sat in between two boys, her hands holding theirs.Cedrick looked at Miles' cautious gaze toward him from the front mirror and stretched his lips into a cold smirk. "You're the one who stole my belongings, no?"Miles lifted his chin haughtily. "And what about it?""Pretty ballsy of you. As expected of my child." Cedrick chuckled coldly."I haven't acknowledged you as part of my family yet, so don't just assume things," Miles shot back with a frown and buried his head in Catelyn's arms.He shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep. It was clear that h
Catelyn suppressed the urge to punch Amy.Was that how Amy decided whether or not she would look down on a foreigner—based on how long they lasted?"I'm at my office. I have to work.""Catelyn…" Seeing as Catelyn refused to say anything to her at all, Amy finally flipped. "Who do you think you are? I only ask favors from people I acknowledge! You better not piss me off."Catelyn turned and walked into her office, not bothering to respond.Amy stomped as she watched Catelyn leave. "How dare you ignore me, you disgusting foreigner?!"Catelyn froze and turned around slowly.She shot a cold glare at Amy and said, "We're all born equals. I wonder where you got that sense of superiority from? This is my last warning; stop discriminating against us foreigners. I'm too lazy to waste my effort in responding to you, but you better watch out if you intend on keeping up with that behavior of yours!""You—""A person's worth is defined by their abilities and talents, not the color of their
"Uncle Ivan, didn't you promise that you'd guide me through building the base for this? Why did you give it to Catelyn?""Catelyn has better knowledge in this, so she's more fit to do this. I'll arrange other tasks for you.""But you promised me first!" Amy stomped and pointed at Catelyn. "What did this woman say or do to you? Don't let her fool you, Uncle Ivan! She's a foreigner, and she's probably dirty and has some sort of weird disease!"Burning with rage, Amy raised her hand and was ready to strike Catelyn across the face.Catelyn's gaze dulled coldly as she grabbed Amy by the wrist and swung her arm away."The manager gave us the task some time ago, and you're the one who hasn't been taking it seriously. Now that I've been chosen to be in charge of it, you're throwing a fit? Is this what you Franch people are like? How noble of you!"Catelyn had no intention of arguing with Amy, but her continuous verbal assault and discrimination had triggered Catelyn to a point of no retu