Cedrick's frown deepened.The florist must have made a bad recommendation. Red roses probably were not Catelyn's favorite.…Cedrick took Catelyn to a giant cruise ship for dinner.The luxurious ship with blue-and-white stripes sailed in the sea, rolling up the waves as it moved.Catelyn followed Cedrick to the cruise's deck as her black wide-leg pants flapped in the wind.The moment she set foot on the cruise ship, melodious soothing saxophone music played.The sky had not darkened. Still, the ship was already full of candles and the light illuminated the entire hull.Due to the strong sea breeze, the candles were covered in glasses, which added a bit of fantasticality to the deck.The dim candlelight set off the beautifully furnished deck and the red carpet that extended from the deck to the dining room in the inner cabin. In the dining room, a plain white dining table was decorated with beautiful roses and lilies, overflowing with romance."Master Cedrick, Miss Clark, it's
"Yes!" answered Cedrick, not even second-guessing how quickly he responded."As long as he's willing to leave you, I can give him ten times or even a hundred times the compensation, any time. Do you expect me to watch you marry him and let my children call another man 'father'? Impossible!"It's fine even if you didn't accept my proposal tonight; I'll get rid of all your pursuers no matter what! You said that you never betrayed me, and you aren't under the Ninth Master. I'm willing to believe it now, but how about you? Are you not willing to give me a chance?"Catelyn stared at him in a daze, suddenly not knowing whether to laugh or cry.He was still so shameless after what he had done to George and his parents!"My biggest pursuer is you. Can you get rid of yourself—mmph!"Cedrick suddenly leaned down and forced a kiss on her cherry lips.He wanted to tell her that he was the one who dragged her to the small black room that night more than half a month ago. When he saw her and
Splash!Catelyn and Cedrick fell into the sea.Catelyn was very afraid of water as she struggled to stay afloat."Hold on to me." Cedrick kept his balance and supported her waist with one hand.The fear of drowning was far greater than anything else, so Catelyn desperately pressed into Cedrick's arms and wound hers around his neck. Her long hair was already wet as her body recurred to float and sink due to the buoyancy.She felt extremely embarrassed.Gradually, the two maintained their balance in the water.Cedrick silently held Catelyn's hand as the bright moonlight fell upon them.Seconds later, she realized that he had put on the fireworks ring on her ring finger."I'm holding you." He grabbed her hand, lowered his head, and kissed her ring finger. "Catelyn, you lost the bet."Catelyn was so angry that she burst into tears and bit on his neck, wishing to bleed him blood while cursing vaguely in her mouth. "Cedrick, you lunatic! B*stard!"...Miles and Ollie were taken t
Miles raised his head, glared at Cedrick, and turned to Catelyn sadly. "Why is your resolve so weak? You're too softhearted to ignore Big Demon's sugar-coated words!"It's not too late for you to change your mind. Return the ring to him. I can buy you a hundred-carat ring when I grow up!" persisted Miles, his words evidently conveying how bitter he felt at the moment.The corners of Ollie's mouth twitched slightly as he ruthlessly debunked, "Miles, a hundred-carat diamond ring is heavy.""Anyway, I surely can give Mommy all the treasures Big Demon owns!"Cedrick rolled up his thin lips to make a weird smile. "I can hug her and kiss her. Can you?"Miles felt his mood instantly plummeting. Cedrick always bullied him for being small in size.'Big Kitty won't be mine anymore in the future. I'll have to share her with Big Demon and Ollie,' Miles bemoaned to himself.Catelyn secretly reached out to Cedrick's waist and pinched him for provoking the children.Still, Cedrick took advant
The future of the Mason family, the Clark family, Catelyn, and the two children were unknown.Soon, a conversation from the bathroom interrupted Catelyn's contemplation."Cool it, Miles! You dare sprinkle the water you used to wash your butt on my face?""My butt is very fragrant and soft. Mommy often praises me for that.""Hurry and finish your bath! The water will soon be cold, and you'll catch a cold at this rate!"Catelyn knew Miles did that on purpose as she pictured Cedrick bathing the two kids. 'Hmm… The image of it seems somewhat pleasant, I'll admit.'About 20 minutes later, Cedrick and the boys finished bathing.Miles, wearing nothing but wrapped in a small blue towel, ran out of the bathroom barefooted. "Mommy, I'm clean!"He jumped onto the sofa and nestled himself in Catelyn's arms like a puppy. Ollie, on the other hand, sat next to them obediently.Catelyn ruffled the boys' wet hair and frowned. "Why didn't you dry your hair?"Cedrick, is this how you bathe yo
Ollie wanted a set of Spyderman toys, but he would rather choose sleeping next to Catelyn instead.Unless Catelyn was at work, she and the boys were always together ever since they came to Franche. Obviously, she was not busy with work tonight.Miles raised his eyebrows and turned against Cedrick as he complained to Catelyn, "Mommy, Bid Demon is trying to bribe us."Catelyn was left puzzled. "What?""Father said that as long as we listen to him, he'd give us Spyderman toys, and we could ask the actor to play with us," Ollie answered honestly.Catelyn immediately became angry as she glared at Cedrick. "How can you teach your sons to bribe?""Well, I'm just fulfilling my responsibility as a dad. Besides, isn't rewarding your children when they're obedient a normal thing in most families?" Cedrick's expression stayed the same. He was extremely calm as if Catelyn were the one making a fuss.Catelyn was even angrier that Cedrick was justifying his behavior.She attempted to push Ced
'Does Cedrick consider himself a child?' Catelyn rolled her eyes.Since the glass door of the balcony was not shut, the cold breeze blew into the room.Catelyn wanted to get off his lap. "Stop it! We'll catch a cold at this rate!"…The next day, Cedrick had left early for a meeting before Eason came to help Catelyn and the two twins to move.The two-bedroom housing would be too crowded to fit two adults and two children. Not to mention that although Cedrick might not seem to have exquisite taste on the outside, he often paid great attention to the details in life. He only used branded daily necessities, which meant she had to change everything in the house if he were moving in.It was too much trouble, so Catelyn tacitly agreed to move to Mason Estate.She did not have that many belongings at home since she felt insecure about her position in Franche, so it took no longer than an hour for them to pack their bags and leave.Eason soon sent Catelyn and the sons to Mason Estate,
"Aunt Jessie, you should know who I am. How dare you stop me?""Miss Clark, it's not that I want to stop you, but Master Cedrick isn't in the estate right now. If you're in a hurry, I suggest you go to his company to find him," replied Aunt Jessie, the housekeeper of the castle, humbly.Catelyn put on a coat and sneaked to the corner of the wooden stairs.The female voice that confronted Aunt Jessie sounded familiar.'Maia? Did she come to Franche?' wondered Catelyn.Maia was two months pregnant, and she flew to Franche from Sapphire City. That was a long flight, so she could not help vomiting so much that her face turned pale when she arrived. She did not dare come to see Cedrick right off the bat.It was not until today that she felt much better and came to the estate. However, she never expected that she would be stopped in the hall by a housekeeper."Alright! If you insist on being responsible, I'll wait in the living room for Ceddy to come back. Are you happy now?" Maia the
Chapter 1943"Just 999 dollars! It will bring you a long, happy life together."The vendor stared at Catelyn with eager eyes, frantically trying to sell his products.Cedrick looked down at Catelyn tenderly and asked, "Do you like it?"Catelyn picked up a charm to take a look, smiling, "It's not bad, but is it too expensive?"The charm was a good symbol. However, it was just casually made, not worth that much. This vendor was clearly trying to rip them off."As long as you like it, it has value."Cedrick raised his chin. Eason immediately handed over 10 hundred-dollar bills.The vendor gazed at the dollar bills with glowing eyes, took them with trembling hands, and chose a perfect charm for Catelyn and Cedrick.Cedrick took the charm and connected Catelyn's hand and his with it.His long, slender fingers moved. Even the slightest movement was very pleasant. Coupled with the romantic atmosphere, it was so beautiful.Joanne got excited as she watched them, clamoring, "I want o
Chapter 1942"Oh my, Evelyn made the shop assistant kneel to put her shoes on? That was too much! Does she think she's a noble princess?""Check out this video. Evelyn framed Mrs. Mason at the mall with a big belly.""Even a beast won't harm its children. Evelyn risked her child's life! How can she be so cruel?""Bah! Mr. Mason is handsome and rich. Evelyn actually cheated on him!""Her lover is too ugly. Evelyn has terrible taste.""Ahhh, Evelyn moaned so lewdly in the video. How can this man compare to Mr. Mason? I want to vomit..."As people online questioned and criticized Evelyn, her reputation completely collapsed, and she quickly became notorious.Cedrick became the victim of this incident.Cedrick sat in the car, looking at the responses on the Internet. He nodded and said, "You did a good job."To create the illusion that Evelyn cheated on Cedrick, Eason used AI technology to change Ralph's face into a stranger's in the videos of Evelyn and him having sex. "Thank
Chapter 1941Evelyn's voice paused, and her eyes were vicious and angry as she questioned hysterically, "But I did everything out of love for you!"Cedrick wanted to laugh. "Thank you, Ms. Swan. Although your love makes me sick, I have kindly prepared a gift for you."Evelyn looked at him in fear and confusion when she saw a familiar figure walk in through the door.The visitor was just as tall, straight, and handsome as Cedrick. It was amazing to see any difference in their appearance."It's you? You're Ralph?" exclaimed Evelyn, her stomach lurching.For so many nights, she had sex with Ralph, the imposter. No wonder the baby she gave birth to was so disgusting too."Little bitch, long time no see. I missed you so much."Ralph grinned and walked toward Evelyn with lustful eyes."Go away! Go away!"Evelyn frantically waved her pillow, trying to repel Ralph, but these attacks were like a kitten's playing in Ralph's eyes.Ralph smiled evilly, dragged Evelyn down from the hospi
Chapter 1940A few seconds later, she tore up the piece of paper regardless and looked at Cedrick with crazy eyes, "I'm your wife! It's Mrs. Mason in name only! All of this is a lie. My daughter is your child! And could only be your child!"Cedrick sneered, his deep eyes icy, "Think what you want, as long as you're happy."His voice was deep, pleasant, and charming, but what he said sent chills down Evelyn's spine.Evelyn looked at him incredulously. The smile on Cedrick's lips became even more fascinating. "There's something I forgot to mention. Are you sure the person you married is me? My wife is Catelyn from the beginning."Previous images flashed through Evelyn's mind. She thought of Cedrick's different attitudes. His passion, his impatience... Scene by scene, frame by frame, it was like a horrible movie, making her shiver."Cedrick, you indeed lied to me..."Evelyn stared at Cedrick with hatred, her eyes paranoid and mad."Even if my child is not yours and I didn't marry
Chapter 1939"I'm satisfied," Cedrick smiled dangerously, his eyes emotional.It was a smile that made Evelyn feel extremely alarmed."Then ... show me the baby."Cedrick looked at Evelyn condescendingly, his deep eyes full of coldness. "Eason."Eason respectfully carried the baby over to the hospital bed. "Mrs. Mason, please."Evelyn took the child in surprise and lifted the swaddling blanket on the baby.Although it was a girl, Evelyn gave birth to her. Naturally, Evelyn loved her.Yet the moment she saw the baby's face, Evelyn's face suddenly changed, and she quickly threw the baby away, leaning down and vomiting."No, it's not my baby! It's not my baby!"'How can she possibly be my child?' The baby was deformed. Her little face was bruised. Her eyes, nose, and mouth were all tightly grown together. She looked extraordinarily horrible..."Mrs. Mason, this is your baby!"Eason nimbly caught the baby that almost fell to the floor and brought it back to Evelyn."Take her a
Chapter 1938"Now, all of you, stop talking nonsense and do your job. We'll have an easy time when she has given birth."The doctor reprimanded and turned to go back to his office.Inside the room, Evelyn scrolled through the videos and news with a bitter smile.These days after she came back, Cedrick visited her every day and was photographed by many reporters and media. Now the news was all about her and Cedrick being in love.Yet only she knew that Cedrick always left soon after he came, never staying longer than fifteen minutes.'Is it really because he's too busy working?'When she thought of Summer and Braylon, who came in and out together affectionately, a glint of jealousy flashed in Evelyn's eyes.If only Cedrick could always stay by her side as Braylon did to Summer.Soon, it was Evelyn's due date."Cedrick, I'm so scared..."Evelyn grabbed Cedrick's sleeve, sweating in pain. "I can't take it anymore. I want a C-section with general anesthesia..."With a cold ligh
Chapter 1937The nurse rushed to support Evelyn.Evelyn looked flustered and headed back to the ward."Has anyone touched my things?"Evelyn came back like a different person. The condescension she had when she first arrived disappeared.'Braylon is no ordinary man. What if he really wants to help Summer get back at me?'Evelyn subconsciously rubbed her belly. She mustn't let anything happen to her child. She called the nurse and said coldly, "Ask the doctor to come here! I suspect someone has poisoned me."The nurse gave her a frightened look and murmured, "Mrs. Mason, how is this possible?""I don't care! Go get the doctor to check everything in the room. I will not allow anyone to hurt my child!" Evelyn yelled in a stern voice as her eyes went crazy.The nurse called the doctor in fear, and the doctor came, checked everything, and said resignedly, "Mrs. Mason, we assure you that everything here is qualified and absolutely free of any harmful substances. You can relax."Eve
Chapter 1936Evelyn nodded with satisfaction and asked with a smile, "Did Cedrick arrange this for me?"Eason thought to himself, 'Mr. Mason has no time for her.' Yet he smiled, "Of course, Mrs. Mason. If there's nothing else, I'll go back now."Evelyn smiled and nodded, "Go ahead. There are so many nurses here. They can take care of me."Cedrick had arranged the best labor and delivery room for Evelyn. Three nurses worked 24-hour shifts, so she would have someone to serve her at any time.Evelyn walked into the glass corridor, looking out at the sunshine and green grass. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure."Who's that woman on the bench?"Evelyn's eyes went cold as she frowned and asked the young nurse next to her.The young nurse came over and asked with a puzzled look, "Mrs. Mason, which one do you mean?" "The old woman on the bench."A sneer appeared on Evelyn's lips, and her tone was acerbic.The nurse gave Evelyn a surprised look. "This lady is Mrs. Hensley, who live
Chapter 1935Cedrick was silent for a moment, counting the time. Indeed, Evelyn's due date was approaching.The smile on his mouth grew colder as he thought about what was going to happen."I'll have Eason pick you up.""I know you're busy. It's okay to have Eason pick me up, but I want to see you as soon as I get back."Evelyn smiled sweetly, not bothering with these details.As long as Cedrick cared about her, it was the same whoever came to pick her up.Evelyn touched her round belly, and her expectant face gradually became worried.'It's said that a sharp belly predicts a son and that a round belly predicts a daughter. My belly is so round. Will I have a daughter?'Meanwhile, Cedrick hung up the phone, casually threw it to the bedside, lay back down, and pulled the soft Catelyn into his arms.Half asleep, Catelyn heard Evelyn speaking arrogantly on the phone and slumped against Cedrick's chest."Evelyn's coming back?"Cedrick nodded slightly, a little impatient. "She's