Catelyn wanted to focus on the voice, but her eyelids felt heavy, and she eventually closed her eyes.Still, the voice lingered in her heart.Cedrick carried Catelyn all the way to safety. They ran into another group of assassins along the way, and the two worked together to defeat them using the swamps around them. However, Cedrick's wound reopened once again because of the fight, and his face, especially his lips, was as pale as a ghost due to blood loss.She had never seen him in such a vulnerable state before, and it was hard not to worry about him.She trembled as she removed the bullet from his back and sighed in relief the moment the bullet dropped to the ground, despite still feeling worried.She reached up to wipe her forehead and realized her entire face was covered in sweat.The sky turned dark and Cedrick was resting against a tree, shivering in the cold.Catelyn gritted her teeth and crawled up to run into a bush nearby before returning with some herbs and twigs. Th
"Don't move," warned Cedrick in a hoarse voice.Catelyn listened to his heartbeat and felt the sudden urge to cry as she recalled all the sweet moments they shared in the past.Cedrick held onto her tight and refused to let go, and she picked up how his breaths grew deeper.The temporary truce between them only existed because they were on the run, and they had no energy to consider the past. Once they were safe again, the burden of the past would haunt them once more.Her eyes reddened as a lone teardrop fell. She frantically tried to dry her eyes by blinking rapidly and forcing a teasing tone, saying, "You sure seem relaxed considering the fact that we're being chased. I feel like those people are aiming at you."Cedrick did not respond.The assassins were, indeed, sent after him, and Catelyn was merely bait to lure him here so they could kill him. Cedrick noticed that the people who kidnapped Catelyn and the assassins that came after them were at completely different levels.
The bumpy hill road was made for accidents to happen!From the front mirror, Catelyn could see two cars chasing after them. The cars seemed to have been modified before as their car plate numbers were not visible. The faces of the drivers were twisted maliciously, and she was so afraid that she felt her heart jump up to her throat.Cedrick was unfamiliar with the map, and with the cars chasing them picking up the pace dangerously fast, the situation was escalating fast.Catelyn felt the air in the car shift.She quickly took out Cedrick's phone and connected it to the charging cable and launched the GPS."I'll guide you. Turn left in a quarter of a mile!""Turn right at forty-eight meters. Steep road ahead!"…It was quiet in the car, save only the sound of Catelyn guiding the direction, though not without a quiver in her voice.Her eyes sparkled as she stared at the GPS."There's a crossroad in about eight hundred meters. Turn right into the narrow road, and go straight for
"Good." Cedrick's eyes landed on the grassy ground to their right. "When I count to three, jump out of the car. Try landing on the grass; it'll minimize the impact."Catelyn nodded obediently, knowing that Cedrick's instructions were out of desperation and concern.As the car continued moving forward and the time for Catelyn to jump got closer, she froze as if she realized something."What about you?""I'll be okay." Cedrick's jaw tightened, his expression cold. "Remember what I said: timing is key. Cover your head with your hands when you jump, and run to the town immediately. They won't be able to do much at a crowded place."Catelyn, however, ignored his words as her eyes reddened with tears."Aren't you jumping with me?!""They're looking for me. If I jump with you, they'll catch up to us right away. If I stay in the car, they might not notice you, and you'll be safe."In other words, Cedrick planned to stay in the car to buy her more time."No!" Catelyn burst out in tears
Cedrick's words sounded like a final farewell.Catelyn felt like her heart was cut open slowly with a rusted knife as she listened to his goodbye. The pain she felt was excruciating, and it left her breathless."I don't want any of that; all I want is for you to live! What do I do if you're gone? What about our children?!""Catelyn…"Catelyn was desperate for him to change his mind. She leaned in as he planted a kiss on her lips, her fingers brushing his hair as she cradled the back of his head. She whispered his name over and over again in her heart.Cedrick Mason…Cedrick Mason…She loved him and hated him at the same time, so much so that she could not get enough of him.To Cedrick, on the other hand, she was the only woman that he would do anything to get.Both his parents died when he was young, and he was the only child, so Grandpa Mason had always been strict with him when it came to education.He was raised in a twisted family as there were people from both his inner
Catelyn's hands shivered as she desperately looked for the ring from her bag, her tears blurring her vision. She eventually found the ring that Cedrick had proposed to her with.She stretched out her right hand and placed the ring on her ring finger.She was so rushed, however, that the ring got stuck on her finger joint. Her eyes reddened as she forced it in, and a layer of skin on her ring finger was scraped open, yet she felt nothing.She raised her hand."Are you seeing this, Cedrick Mason? I put the ring on! I want a traditional wedding, a white wedding gown and all! How could you break your promise?"Nothing but the wind responded to her.She looked around frantically, hoping that he would show up in front of her anytime and told her that he heard everything she said.What she got in response was the sound of the engine shutting off.Turning around, she instantly spotted their pursuers finally arriving, and one of them got out of the car.It was the man whom Cedrick had
The nurse looked at Catelyn with sympathy and regret. Her gaze sent a sharp blade through Catelyn's heart, and her grip on the nurse's collar tightened."There was a man who was sent here along with you…but he had unfortunately died during the journey to the hospital."Catelyn's heart pounded excruciatingly.Pushing the nurse away, she quickly ran toward the morgue as far as her legs could bring her. She wanted to see Cedrick for the last time.Unfortunately, the viewing period was over.She stared blankly at the patients passing by, and in just seconds, she broke down in tears as she slid onto the ground. She buried her head between her knees as she bawled in despair.She cried and wept for many minutes to the point her knees turned numb.All of a sudden, a pair of leather shoes appeared in front of her."What are you doing here, Miss Catelyn?" rang Eason's voice from above her.Catelyn looked up at him blankly, her face glossed with tears. However, Eason did not seem to be g
To Catelyn, Maia had always been a manipulative woman.Catelyn slowly straightened herself as she looked at the old man and smiled. "Yes. It's hard for a single mother to raise children, so please bear with me."The old man was irritated by her emotionless reply as his face sank."You know how these two children were conceived. The Mason family didn't know the baby's existence before, but now we do. You're no longer qualified to raise them!"Still, Catelyn was not infuriated by his scornful speech."You can't just use blood ties as an excuse to take them away from me. I can go to any law firm for notarization if you don't believe me. No matter what happens in the future, I won't take the assets of the Mason family.""But Mai is pregnant! Who knows if you won't encourage your son to snatch the wealth that belongs to Mai's child? I won't allow my great-grandson, the descendant of the Mason family, to become a puppet at your disposal!"Draco's voice intensified darkly over time.F