Miles and Ollie were also very attentive to Joanne.Catelyn just called the boys to eat, and the two quickly wiped the tables clean and put the chairs together. Ollie also helped Joanne to the dining table in a very considerate manner.Joanne felt flattered as she enjoyed how the boys treated her like royalty. She lowered her head and gave Ollie a quick kiss on his cheek."You're so cute! Why can't I have you as my son!" cooed Joanne, suddenly winking at Catelyn. "Kitty, if I have a daughter in the future, she can be good partners with your sons."Ollie blushed and lowered his head when Joanne gave him a peck.Although he was adored by many elders in the Mason family, he was still the son of Cedrick, and not many people dared to kiss him like this. In fact, Ollie could count how many did with just one hand.Catelyn's eyes swept across Ollie and Miles, and she was, in truth, very curious about what kind of girls they would be into in the future."Sure," said Catelyn. "Let them be
Maia endured the nausea she felt and steeled herself to take a bath.Suddenly, someone came over and slammed her head against the wall."Agh!" cried Maia.The other female prisoners who were nearby were also taking a bath. When they heard the sound, everyone was stunned for a moment.Whoever was holding her against the wall was too strong. The more Maia struggled, the more excited the person became!Maia was thrown to the ground. She struggled and tried to get a hold of herself. She looked around, trying to see if the person was Lace, but she could not make out a face.Maia bit her lip as her face burned in pain. She could barely stand by holding onto the bar handles between the grids.Her eyes watered in anguish. Tears mixed with the stream of water above her head slid down Maia's cheeks.She hated it here!It was all because of Richard, Catelyn, and Cedrick!With that, the most tragic period of Maia's life began.She was harassed very often throughout the day in the detent
Moreover, the Clark family was very proud of Maia for being married to Cedrick.Everyone thought the Clarks' glory days were upon them, but none could foresee how foolish Maia would be.Jason had also received a lot of accusations lately that he disregarded the interests of the family to save his daughter. Some even suggested to him that he should recognize Catelyn as his goddaughter.Catelyn was Ezekiel's bloodline, but nobody paid attention to him anymore ever since he went bankrupt.Since Catelyn had Cedrick backing her up, she was like the center of attention among the Clarks while Maia was slowly fading into irrelevance.Jason was already irked by the entire matter. Seeing Maia's current pathetic state, he thought she was useless as ever. Even if he got Maia out and brought her back, she would not be able to bring honor to the Clark family.Maia, not knowing what her father was thinking, bit her lip in grief, "Dad, I won't misbehave anymore. Please save me! I'm your daughter
Cedrick went straight to Benjamin's office without making an appointment.With more than a dozen lawyers in the office, everyone's heads were raised as they looked at the door in unison the moment they heard footsteps coming their way.Cedrick knocked on the door and swept his gaze over everyone indifferently. "I'm buying the next hour of your boss's work time. Go home, everyone," he said.Everyone subconsciously looked at Benjamin.He knew that Cedrick was impatiently waiting for his contract, so he quickly glanced at the time on his watch. "Fine. Everyone is required to work overtime on the weekends to make up for this hour."The crowd dispersed immediately.Cedrick stared at Benjamin as he finished drawing up the prenuptial contract.The moment Benjamin heard Cedrick's conditions for the contract, he looked up and stared at him like a ghost."Do you really want to write this?" Benjamin asked.Cedrick's tall body sank into the sofa, his legs folded elegantly and idly. "From
The car went around in circles, and Cedrick eventually parked at Ocean Path Residence.He glanced at the time and noted that it was three in the morning.Rolling down the window, the cold wind instantly blew into the car. Oddly, Cedrick did not feel the cold at all; perhaps it was because his heart was burning within.He quietly stared at a dark suite on the fifth floor with tenderness in his eyes.…Catelyn slept soundly and deeply all night. She even dreamed that Cedrick had brought her and the two boys to a horse farm.This was what Cedrick had promised them. However, due to some unforeseen circumstances in Franche, it was not fulfilled.Out of the blue, the phone on the bedside vibrated, waking her up from her dream.Noting that the boys were sound asleep, Catelyn took the phone and went to answer it on the balcony."Hello?" answered Catelyn groggily."Get your account book ready, I'll wait for you downstairs," the deep voice of a man rang through the phone.Catelyn's sl
Sure enough, Cedrick had not left yet. His car was still downstairs.Catelyn looked down from the fifth floor. Although it was vague, Catelyn could see a man's silhouette at the driver's seat, honking irritably.Catelyn's eyes darkened. She quickly took her phone and dialed Cedrick's number. Not only did Cedrick not answer, but he also continued honking.How childish of him![You'll disturb the entire neighborhood like this! Joanne the boys are going to wake up!] texted Catelyn.Only a series of sharper honks responded to her.At this point, more residents were awakened and started protesting with dissatisfaction. Catelyn could even hear Stella yelling from next door. Apparently, she stayed back to take care of Joanne the night before, not going home.Catelyn took a deep breath and sent another text message to Cedrick. [Stop it! I'll come down after I wash my face and change my clothes, okay? It's really disturbing!]With that, the honking stopped abruptly.Catelyn was speechl
Catelyn noticed Cedrick staring at her. Fearing that he might do something to her, she quickly took out a pen from the storage compartment of the car.Instead of signing it right away, she stared suspiciously at Cedrick. "Are you hiding those terms from me?"When a man and a woman in the upper class married, a prenuptial agreement would be drawn. The division of property was the whole purpose.After all, not every marriage would end up blissfully. If there was a divorce in the future, one party would have to share half or even more of their net worth with the other.Therefore, Catelyn did not reject signing a prenuptial agreement. She felt it was necessary, which was a kind of respect for both parties.Cedrick's long, narrow dark eyes narrowed slightly. "Why would I have to hide it?""Because you lied to me a lot," Catelyn answered fearlessly.Cedrick tapped his fingers on the steering wheel impatiently. "So are you going to sign it or not?"Judging by his posture, Catelyn knew
Cedrick and Catelyn handed in each other's documents in front of the window counter and filled out a form. Next, they went to take a photo for their marriage certificate.Catelyn looked at the bright light that was turned on in front of her. Realizing that it would magnify the flaws of her face infinitely, she immediately regretted not wearing makeup.She looked at Cedrick beside her.His suit was perfect and wrinkle-free. His face was flawless, so much so that even the pores on his face were not obvious. He looked, to put it simply, fresh."Mister and Missus Mason, please sit there," the photographer said to Catelyn and Cedrick with a smile.Mister? Missus? Hearing these titles, Catelyn subconsciously glanced at Cedrick.He happened to be looking at her too, and their eyes met for a brief second.Catelyn quickly averted her gaze as she felt her heart racing.She recalled how she had acted silly and procrastinated to get the certificate with Cedrick. Hearing the photographer re