Ollie cleared his throat and said, "I think Aunty Catelyn has something to discuss with you about the mansion. She's right next door."Cedrick frowned lightly and said, "I've already given my orders. What else does she want to talk about?"Ollie was not at the scene during their discussion earlier, thus he paused for a moment to think of a comeback before saying, "I'm not too sure about that. You should talk to her yourself."Cedrick rubbed his fingers together and spread his palm open.A small semicircle mark was visible on his palm, caused when Catelyn grabbed his palm when she had tripped and fallen into his embrace.It was obvious how terrified she was at that moment with the way she grabbed him really tightly."I understand. I'll be there in a moment. Albert warmed up some milk for you, so remember to have some before you go to bed.""Alright. Thank you, Father." The boy nodded as he let out a sigh of relief silently. It seemed that Cedrick was not suspicious of him at all.
Cedrick's face darkened in an instant.At that moment, the bathroom door opened, and out came Catelyn in an oversized dress shirt—his, moreover. Her hair was dripping with water as she tilted her head to the right.She had been looking for a pair of pants to wear as she felt uneasy being pantless. Imagine her surprise when she noticed there was a man in the room."Ahh!" she shrieked as she covered her chest with her hands, glaring at the man before him. "C—Cedrick Mason, what are you doing here?!"Cedrick's back was facing her at that moment. He hung up the phone and tossed it on the table when he heard her scream."Weren't you the one who called me over…"The rest of the words were stuck in his throat when he landed his eyes on Catelyn.The dress shirt that fitted him nicely had turned into an oversized dress on her, while the top three buttons were left unbuttoned.Catelyn followed his gaze as her eyes drifted down to her chest, the shirt damp from her wet hair.The brush sh
"Ollie is usually non-expressive. How did you bribe him? How did he get so attached to you, even giving you roses and handmade crafts?"Cedrick inched himself closer to her, and his hand that grabbed her wrist got tighter, too. "You've already borne a son for Jamie, so why are you still messing with my son?"He was starting to wonder if Catelyn was a bad influence on Ollie.At this point, Catelyn had enough. She held his gaze firmly, but all she could feel was herself struggling in anger.What did Cedrick mean, her bribing Ollie?Also, it was none of his business to mind whose baby she had conceived!"What are you trying to say?""I underestimated you. You knew it was useless to approach me, so you wanted to get Ollie to accept you and then use him to make me accept you, too. You wanted to be his stepmother, to leap your way up the societal hierarchy, didn't you?"The veins on Catelyn's forehead throbbed at Cedrick's comment.This man must have lost his mind!Catelyn could fe
George saw Cedrick pinning Catelyn against the wall, her wrists firmly held in his hands.Catelyn's eyes were red and seemed glossed with tears…as though she had wept.Cedrick was harassing her!George automatically sprung forward and attempted to pull Cedrick away from her, but Cedrick just would not budge."Master Cedrick! You're already engaged; you can't do this! Let her go!"Fiance?Catelyn's eyes widened upon hearing that, and her expression became unpleasant. Cedrick had a fiance?That meant whatever happened that night at the hotel was…Cedrick composed himself and flung Catelyn's hands away. Without hesitation, he turned around and was about to leave. He saw George serving the hot soup to Catelyn through the corner of his eyes, his lips curling upward in an unreadable emotion."Oh, I forgot to tell you—your son called. He asked for you to return his call, or he'll be calling the police soon.""Son?" George looked at Catelyn in disbelief. "Catelyn, did Master Cedric
Cedrick eyed Ollie dangerously. "What did you say?""I said that I don't like Aunty Maia. I like Aunty Catelyn! I know you won't ever take that into consideration; I'm just saying my piece. You can pretend that you never heard this."What happened tonight was my fault, so please don't blame Aunty Catelyn anymore…and please don't fire her. I won't mess around next time."Ollie bowed to Cedrick before he dejectedly left the room.Cedrick looked at the boy's tiny silhouette walking away in dismal silence. His chest was tight, his facial muscles stiff, and his eyes were dim. Nobody could read what was on his mind.…Ollie left the study and wanted to apologize to Catelyn, but he found himself only able to stand before the door, not knowing what to say,Could he confess that he lied to her and caused this misunderstanding?Would she be angry?…Catelyn woke up early in the morning. The thunderstorm had stopped, and it felt extra refreshing after the rain.Catelyn did not want to
"Yes, I saw it, too! There were even photos of them.""Men are all the same; they like to cheat.""I heard that Cedrick Mason is very handsome, almost idol-like. If only he had eyes for me, I'd probably have no regrets in this life!"Catelyn, already unwell at that moment, ignored the gossip.However, Anne saw Catelyn arriving and teased, "Catelyn, you're here. You were at the Masons' mansion yesterday, no? Did you see the new girl there?"'New…girl'?Catelyn looked at the newspaper Anne showed her, and she felt her entire body freeze.The photo was taken when Catelyn went back to her room. She had tripped and fallen into Cedrick's arms. The angle and weather conditions made the photo rather blurry, so their faces could not be seen clearly.The paparazzi made a plausibly convincing story about the 'affair'."Why are you silent? Come to think of it, the girl looks almost your size!" Anne laughed.Catelyn immediately shook her head and commented, "You're just exaggerating thing
After Catelyn was taken away by the police, Anne spotted her phone on the cafe table. Wanting to keep it safe, she tossed the phone into her bag and brought it back to the company.Meanwhile, on the top floor of Mason Group's building…"The reporters are so good at coming up with clickbait headlines now, huh? 'Affair with the new lover'!" remarked Edwin while laying on the sofa lazily, one of his legs resting on the tea table and a glass of wine in one hand. He did not even bother hiding the disdain in his voice when he spoke.Cedrick threw him a cold look. "I asked to purchase the media company. Have you done it?""Of course! Who do you think I am?" Edwin grinned. "However, as soon as I bought the paper company, your fiance had sent someone over to investigate Catelyn's identity. She's fast, alright."Cedrick did not expect to have paparazzi stalking him. Perhaps it was deliberate stalking, or perhaps it was a coincidence. Whatever it was, he did not like having his photo exposed
Edwin quickly grabbed his belt the moment he felt his pants nearly slipping past his waist due to Ollie tugging at him.He could joke around with Cedrick, but he could never lie to a kid."I'm not sure what happened too, Little Ollie. Your father isn't even bothered by it, so why would you care?"Ollie removed his hands from the adult's pants instantly when he knew that Edwin did not have much detail about it. He turned and sprinted into Cedrick's room, dialing Catelyn's number."Hello?" came a woman's voice after the call was answered, but it was apparent she was not Catelyn.Ollie's lashes fluttered at this, and his facial muscles tensed. Balling his fists tightly, he greeted, "Hello. May I please speak to Miss Catelyn Clark?""I'm sorry, but Catelyn left her phone in the office. She's not available to answer your call now," Anne patiently explained, her voice sounding somewhat concerned.Noticing by the voice that it was a little boy calling her, and most likely an adorable o