"Looks nice. It looks like a high-end custom-made desk. I guess it costs a lot of money, doesn't it?""I had someone customize this desk to my liking, and the shipping fee cost me hundreds of thousands of pounds."Catelyn noticed how Ivan wore shorts that dragged up to reveal his thighs when he crossed his legs. The sight appalled her.To her, Cedrick's body hair was more pleasing than his.Her eyes sank. She had no idea why she had thought of Cedrick all of a sudden, but she quickly detached herself from the feeling.Shortly afterward, Ivan piped up once more, asking, "Do you know the exchange rate between pounds and your country? In other words, this desk is worth a sports car in your country."Yep, he was a jerk, alright.Did he, like Amy, think she came from a rural village and had never seen the world?"Is that so? I'm surprised! You can buy an expensive sports car with the amount used to have this small desk?" Catelyn exaggerated her doubtful expression.Ivan failed to s
The overwhelming smell of cheap perfume wafted in through the door as Catelyn spotted Amy walking in. She wore a sexy camisole with a low neckline and a long coat.Catelyn stopped her hand that held a glass of juice when she saw the smiling Amy."Cat, how could you not include me? Seriously, you're dating a gorgeous man without telling me about it?"Amy sat next to Catelyn and stretched her hand toward Edwin with her pinkie finger raised. "Hello, handsome! I'm Amy, Cat's colleague. You sent her to the company last time, didn't you?"'She's calling me Cat? Since when were we close?' Catelyn satirized.Edwin could already tell their relationship just by paying attention to Catelyn's expression.He placed down the cutlery in his hand gracefully and clasped his fingers with Amy's.When he released his hand, his fingertips seemed to slip through her palm inadvertently. The action made her skin tingle as her cheeks turned red and her beautiful eyes glowed shyly.This was the first ti
"Catelyn, for the sake of your sense of humor yesterday, I kindly remind you..." said Amy as she haughtily walked up to Catelyn, "that it's too late for you to resign now.""That shouldn't be something that bothers you.""Hmph. You'll regret that you've taken my kindness as malice today. If it weren't for Mister Atherton, I wouldn't even care to tell you this."Amy hummed a little tune and walked away with a grin.The suspicion in Catelyn's heart reached its peak at that moment.She could not help but secretly phoned Edwin and got straight to the point, "Did you really…with Amy?""What?" Edwin teased.Catelyn gritted her teeth and spoke in a deep tone, "Get in bed!""She dared to bluff about that, huh?" Edwin sneered in disdain. "Do you think I like that kind of chick?""So you didn't even touch her?"'Why was she so haughty, then?' wondered Catelyn to herself.Edwin did not explain the matter as he playfully responded, "You sound like you want me to bed her or something."
What shocked Catelyn was that in just a few seconds, the lady had disappeared. Even as she looked around, the Franch lady was nowhere in sight.In the end, she handed the bag to the lost-and-found counter in the restaurant.Little did she know that her kind act would bring her big trouble in the future.…Somewhere in Italey, Cedrick had just finished his work. He habitually opened his mailbox and saw an email from Eason.He had instructed Eason to report Catelyn's daily routine to him every day, after all.There were a few photos attached to the email, which were photos of Catelyn eating with Edwin the two little children.One caught Cedrick's attention the most. It was a photo of Edwin putting his hand on Catelyn's head, and he even stared at Catelyn so fondly.Cedrick's gaze sharpened.George was irritating enough, but at this point, he might also have to deal with Edwin.Catelyn had a gentle smile in the photo, while the two kids ate happily. Their eyes were narrowed into
Although he did not make it clear that he wanted the children's custody, Cedrick had always been unpredictable, so he might change his mind at any point.Hearing Catelyn's breaths, he realized how the pent-up anger and sadness he felt before inexplicably dissipated."Are you still here?" Catelyn was baffled as to why Cedrick did not even say a thing. "Did you make the wrong call? I'll hang up—""No, I didn't," came Cedrick's response before she could hang up the phone.His deep voice sounded vague in the dawn.Even so, Catelyn tensed when she heard his voice. "What's the matter? Why are you calling this early in the morning?""Can't I call you even if I have nothing to say?" He sounded rather stiff and somewhat angry altogether."I thought you'd be quite busy."Catelyn was guessing that he was too bored and had spare time that he called her to talk about such a boring topic. The atmosphere turned awkward all of a sudden.Cedrick was sitting in front of his desk with the black
Catelyn came up with the overall idea of the model, from the general setting to those details.However, Ivan added some features to her slightly imperfect design, and it instantly became unique.The model had been sent to the investing company.Catelyn was initially happy to hear the news, but her mood was ruined when she found out that Ivan had signed to be the beneficiary.That was her design, yet Ivan would be taking the money!William, the director, even publicly praised Ivan for his bold design, saying that was out of the box.Catelyn found Ivan in the office, sipping coffee in his iconic shorts and slippers. He looked into the distance as he held his cup of coffee.He was not surprised when he saw Catelyn come in angrily."Manager, shouldn't you give me an explanation for this?"Ivan was not even fazed when he was caught. He took out a check from the drawer and said, "Is this money enough? I've bought your design."She glanced at the check. It was not signed, and there
"Director, she's making it up." Amy raised her head proudly, glanced at Catelyn, and said, "I secretly recorded this! I saw it with my own eyes! That woman filled her purse with money and gave it to Catelyn!"At that very moment, the onlookers burst into an uproar and discussion."My, my! Is Catelyn a mole in the company?""That purse does seem loaded with money…""I didn't know that Catelyn would be such a person. They trade in the bathroom to avoid being photographed, right?"Hearing her colleagues discussing her, Catelyn felt a chill running through her body, and her limbs stiffened.Catelyn realized, at that moment, that the lady had deliberately left the purse that day.She had tricked Catelyn to notice her purse by taking the initiative to talk to her.Amy had tricked her.Jolene quickly stepped forward to support Catelyn when she saw her about to faint. She tried to defend her, "Director, I believe in Catelyn. She's nothing like the person they're cursing. I've witnesse
Catelyn could not do anything…unless she gathered evidence that Amy and Ivan were in cahoots on this mess.It was ridiculous. She knew that they had been setting her up for this, but she did not even notice it.Looking at Ivan's level of proficiency, who knew how many rookie designers had fallen prey to this trick of his. They could either take the money or be framed by him to be banished from the company!Catelyn silently packed her things and left the VSA Company building in despair, all while Amy viciously stared at her.Meanwhile, Eason has been following Catelyn from a distance.Before Cedrick left, he instructed Eason to pick up Catelyn and the two boys, and Catelyn would usually not turn him down.Additionally, Eason would take a few photos and send them to Cedrick.Today, however, something seemed off with Catelyn.Something was wrong.Eason quickly took a few more photos and sent them to Cedrick's mailbox before he got out of the car and walked toward Catelyn."Miss