"How fun do you think it is to be locked in this bird cage?" Miles pouted."'Bird cage'?" sputtered Uncle Ford in shock."Wait, no. A bird cage has a round dome. This place is rectangular, so it's more like a coffin."The corner of Grandpa Mason's mouth twitched when he heard Miles' words.Mason Chateau was designed by multiple world-famous architects, yet to Miles, it was a coffin! He once again came to the conclusion that Catelyn was not suitable to be trusted with the twins' education.Ollie noticed that Grandpa Mason was about to explode and set his spoon down elegantly before saying in all seriousness, "Grandpa Mason, Father is back now, and we miss him. If you enjoy our company so much, we can come to visit from time to time."Grandpa Mason slammed his spoon onto the table, and the wrinkles on his face deepened in fury. "Who'd enjoy your company? That antique vase in my study room cost me three billion, and you just broke it into pieces! Without you two, I might just be abl
Miles was too prideful to cry in front of Cedrick."Don't cry, Young Master." Unable to bear seeing Miles cry, Alex immediately crouched down and helped to wipe away his tears. "If Miss Clark finds out that you cried, she'll be heartbroken. Master Cedrick isn't going to leave you here. Why don't you compromise a bit and acknowledge him as your dad?"Miles pouted and propped his hand on his hip as he stared at Cedrick. "What do you want me to say?""Dad, or Father. Take your pick," said Cedrick.If he truly went home with Ollie alone, Catelyn would be furious.Miles grinned before drawling with his hands on his hips. "Good boy. Daddy forgives you.""..." Cedrick's eyebrows twitched in rage.Ollie, too, was frightened. He had never seen anyone making a fool out of Cedrick before, and the air seemed to have frozen over.Alex could sense that Cedrick was on the brink of exploding, but luckily, Cedrick's phone rang.It was a call from Catelyn.Alex internally thanked the gods; the
All the while, the doctor ran a full-body checkup on Grandpa Mason, and throughout the entire 20 minutes, Cedrick remained by the door with the twins while chatting with Catelyn on the phone.Toward the end, Catelyn asked the twins to send her regards.She knew that Grandpa Mason disliked her, but since they were already on a call, she could not pretend like she did not notice Grandpa Mason's existence."Grandpa Mason, Mommy told us to send her regards to you. Sorry for the trouble we've caused you in the past few days. Please forgive us." Ollie picked an orange from the fruit basket, peeled it, and handed it to Grandpa Mason sincerely.Grandpa Mason sneered. 'Send her regards? Is she trying to pick a fight with me?'However, he decided to remain calm as he faced his adorable great-grandsons. He munched on the orange, but before he could say anything, he heard Cedrick's threatening tone as he said, "No matter what you think of Catelyn, she's still the mother of the twins. So long
Grandpa Mason was threatening Cedrick with his inheritance. If he was to hand everything to David, it would mean that he was giving up all his power that he had cultivated throughout the years.Everyone in the room seemed to have a hard time believing this was happening.Cedrick lifted an eyebrow and studied Grandpa Mason steadily.Grandpa Mason snorted. "If you've come to regret what you did, go tell that woman to never show up in front of the twins, and I'll overlook the fact that she's hidden Miles Clark from us."'Miles Clark,' Grandpa Mason repeated in his mind. 'How can a child of the Masons have the Clark surname instead?'He scowled and silently decided to change Miles' name as soon as they won custody over him."Haha." Cedrick simply snorted in contempt."What are you laughing about?" Grandpa Mason glared at him. "Don't tell me that you have no desire in becoming the elder of the Mason family. Countless people out there would die for a chance to even be included in our
Stella quickly snapped out of her daze and hurried over to Catelyn, grinning from ear to ear."Cat? Oh, my stars! When did you come back? Why didn't you tell me? Joanne told me that you were on a business trip and took the kids with you..."Catelyn had told Joanne to say this, but she did not expect that Stella would believe it.Stella's eyes reddened as she spoke. All those years since the Clark family went bankrupt, Stella had gotten used to living with Catelyn and Miles. She could not help but feel empty to be apart from them for so long."I'm back now, Mom. Don't cry!" Catelyn frantically wiped Stella's tears away. "I'm sorry. I was in a hurry, so I didn't have the time to say goodbye..."Stella wiped away her tears and stared at her. "Are you staying? If you're leaving again, take me with you. I feel so lonely when you're gone.""We won't leave again. Never again!" Catelyn ran into Stella's arms, her heart filled with warmth as she realized that Stella was not as infuriating
Both Miles and Ollie were crying.Catelyn let go of them frantically."We're just too happy," muttered Ollie, his lips pursed into a pout.Meanwhile, Miles moved swiftly to wipe away his tears.Catelyn planted gentle kisses on their foreheads. "I promise you that I'll never part with you again."She then proceeded to check them for wounds and sighed a breath of relief when she saw no signs of 'torture' Miles had mentioned the night before.The three of them clung to one another in the living room while Cedrick remained on the second floor to watch over them. Though it was a heartwarming sight, his expression was chillingly dark.Catelyn had never kissed him when they met again, and she was treating the twins differently simply because they were younger—even when they were about to turn four....The twins wanted to follow Catelyn back to Ocean Path Residence, but the apartment was too small for them. Moreover, as they grew, they would need to go to school and would soon acquir
Cedrick's expression darkened at her silence. "I'll have my men prepare a public statement so that everyone knows you're the mother of my children...""No!" She tightened her arms around his waist. "Ced."The dark expression on his face was instantly replaced by a beaming smile as he felt as though a hole in his chest had been filled. Clasping his hand at the back of her head, he took her lips forcefully.Catelyn whimpered and widened her eyes, but she could not push him away.Her lips were swollen by the time they parted, and Cedrick let go of her reluctantly. "If you really don't want others to know, we can elope," he whispered.Her head snapped up. "E—Elope?""It's decided then. Go have your passport ready. We're going to get our marriage certificate once the lawyer has everything set up."Her lips felt numb as she felt light-headed. "Hang on. We don't have to hurry!""You don't want to?" He glared at her darkly.Catelyn twitched at his intimidating presence and smiled shee
Jamie was the one who pushed Louella off the building, and with the Atherton family's intervention, all news of the incident was suppressed to the minimum. Maia had heard that Jamie was having the time of his life.She sneered coldly and contacted Jamie, asking to meet with him.In the middle of the night, Maia appeared in a private room in a bar with sunglasses and a thick trench coat, her face as pale as a ghost.She was weak from all that she had been through in the past few days, and the doctor had informed her that she was at high risk of losing her child. Though she was put on bed rest, she could not sit on her thumbs while Catelyn thrived.In the room filled with the scent of cigarettes and alcohol, Jamie was holding a beautiful woman in his arms. Sitting across him was his childhood friend, Fred Grant, who had his arms around two other women.Ever since what happened to Louella, Jamie had started working with Fred, and the two had recently invested in a project. They profi
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