Cedrick held the ice bag in his palm for a little while to warm it up a little bit. Then, he picked up Catelyn's leg and placed it on his knee. Phillip and Lola were both left with their jaws unhinged.He gently rolled up Catelyn's pants, took off her shoes and socks, and placed the ice bag on her ankle.Catelyn gasped at the sudden cold on her ankle.Cedrick looked at her and said, "Hang in there."Catelyn nodded. Phillip and Lola looked equally shocked. Lola was not pleased and asked rhetorically, "Cedrick is so gentle. Not sure what his relationship with Miss Clark is?"Cedrick did not even look up but was focused on treating Catelyn. He did not answer her but asked, "What do you think our relationship is?"Lola almost choked on this question.Even Phillip could tell that the two of them did not have a simple relationship.He suddenly recalled that Cedrick's wedding was forced to call off before this, and it was all because of one woman. That woman's name happened to b
"That's all for now." Lola faked a smile, and her palm was sweaty. Cedrick took a sip of the red wine with an incomprehensible smile."Miss Atherton seems to know well about Italean cuisine. I saw that you picked two similar dishes. I prefer tuscana seafood a little more. What about you?"Lola nodded hastily in agreement. "I like tuscana seafood too. It is so fresh and tangy while chewy at the same time. Everyone should give it a try later."Cedrick's cold glare shot right through Lola."It's a type of soup. How would it be chewy?"Soup? Lola's face turned red immediately. "Right, it is soup. I'm sorry, I just thought about something else.""Cedrick, perhaps Miss Atherton was describing the seafood in the soup, weren't you, Miss Atherton?" Catelyn placed her wine glass down, and looked at Lola."Yes, that was what I meant. The soup is tangy, and the seafood is chewy."Phillip's face sank as he looked at Lola coldly. "Do you not know that I am allergic to seafood?"Lola smi
"What is it?""The long-time competitor of Deluxe International, Walters Company, knew Deluxe was planning to invest in an international holiday resort. They also invested in a piece of land, intending to compete with you. Coincidentally, right next to the location that Deluxe International Holiday Resort selected is a piece of land that VSA Group invested a few years ago."Phillip's eyeballs rolled. He was intrigued and a little agitated. Even though Deluxe International indeed invested in such a holiday resort, they had kept the information secretive. Where did Catelyn get the information?He then thought perhaps Cedrick had told her about it. He had to admit that he was interested in the piece of land that Catelyn mentioned as well. It was right next to the one belonging to Deluxe, only separated by a street. He had heard about it but had not expected the land to be in VSA Group's possession."You can decide to sell this land?""It depends on Mister Kingsley's decision on
Lola tried to convince herself that the man she was holding was Cedrick. She lifted her red lips and kissed Phillip.…Cedrick half carried Catelyn to the car when they got out of the golf course. His jaw was clenched and he did not look pleased. He placed Catelyn in the car unhappily.The air pressure around this man was low.Catelyn sat in the passenger seat, and before she could fasten her seatbelt, he lifted her chin.Then, without any warning, his big body hovered over her and kissed her lips."Hmmm…" Catelyn was shocked by his sudden action.Cedrick let go of her lips unwillingly when she was running out of breath. Catelyn felt that she was short on oxygen, and she could hear his sexy voice saying, "I regretted."Catelyn was dizzy, and did not understand him.The next second, he came right on again and hugged her tightly. He bit her lips and said in a soft voice, "I should just tell them that you are Missus Mason. Lola would not have had the guts to bully you."Cately
She typically would not watch this sort of thing, but ever since Edwin abandoned the legacy of the Atherton Family and went off to build his entertainment empire, she would spend some time every day on the television when she was bored.Kelly, meanwhile, stood beside her as she served the herbal soup."Master Edwin looks so much better in person than in television," remarked Kelly when the scene where Edwin appeared with a certain actress at a ceremony popped up on the screen.Granny Atherton took a few sips of her herbal soup in irritation. "He's changing girlfriends like he's changing clothes, yet he's still childless."Kelly knew that Granny Atherton had been worried about Edwin's relationships and thus consoled her, "Master Edwin is strong. He'll be giving you a great-grandson before you know it.""I'm not that picky. Even a great-granddaughter would do so." Granny Atherton began to lose her appetite and shoved the bowl of herbal soup aside. "Call Edwin later and tell him that if h
Lola was about to curse at Quinn, but she froze the instant she heard Quinn's question. "You know her?""Her father is Ezekiel Clark, right?" Quinn clenched her fists in frustration.Lola's eyebrows shot up. "What do you have to do with him?""So it's them! Her father stole my mother from me. I hate them both!" Quinn was around the same age as Catelyn, but her eyes were filled with resentment when she spoke of Ezekiel.Lola's interest was instantly piqued....Catelyn still had not received any reply from Deluxe, even after office hours that Friday.When Maribel caught on to it, her whole body quivered from laughing too hard, catching the attention of a few managers who practically idolized her. Upon asking why she was laughing borderline hysterically, Maribel dramatically described the way Catelyn eagerly waited for Deluxe's response.Immediately, the room broke into laughter.They had used every method possible to try and cooperate with Deluxe, while Catelyn only met up with
Catelyn nodded. "Of course! You look more and more handsome with each day.""When I grow up, I'm going to look way better than Big Demon while he'll be an old, toothless grandpa!" Miles danced around Catelyn cheerfully.Cedrick had grown accustomed to Miles' bad-mouthing him and simply gave him an icy glare. "Even when I'm old and gray, you're still going to call me Dad."Miles scratched his head in frustration and decided to ignore Cedrick as he went over to hold Catelyn's hand. "Mom, if Big Demon mistreats you, I'll find you a new husband.""It's hard to find someone better than Father," said Ollie, sighing as he glanced at Cedrick, wondering why he and Miles always had to fight."Uncle Edwin isn't bad!" Miles grinned from ear to ear.Cedrick narrowed his eyes coldly as he captured Miles' grin. "Do you want your butt kicked again?"Miles tilted his head to the side and hid before Catelyn before making a face at Cedrick.Catelyn shielded her son and turned to notice a lot of p
"Cat, is that you?" Stella, hearing the footsteps and voices outside the door, hurried out of the kitchen. She was wearing an apron, and the sweat on her face proved how long she had been working in the kitchen, which surprised Catelyn. After all, Stella was never a housewife that enjoyed doing chores.She glanced back and forth between Stella and the strange woman before her.The woman remained quiet while biting her lip.Stelle smiled sheepishly as she took Quinn's hand and explained, "This is Quinn, and she's my...niece. Her dad just passed away, and since she has no one else in Sapphire City, I want her to stay with me here. You don't mind, do you, Cat?"The apartment was under Catelyn's name and she was the one paying off the loan, so Stella would have to seek her permission.Catelyn did not mind this, though she was nonetheless confused. "Niece? Why haven't I heard of her before?""Auntie was on bad terms with my dad, so there's no point in mentioning me in front of others!