"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
The officer leaned against his chair, opened his notebook, and looked at Catelyn. He did not look too genial for a peaceful 'questioning'.Catelyn felt extremely uneasy being interrogated like this."He was my fiance four years ago. We're not related in any way.""According to the victim's family, the night when Jamie Mason was assaulted, you were at Barricade Club, too. You couldn't afford to be a patron of the place based on your current level of income, so why were you there? Were you trying to get back with Jamie Mason, and he rejected you because he had a girlfriend? You lost your temper and had a group of people beat him up, correct?""No! It is not!"Catelyn realized that he was trying to lead her, triggering her in the process."Jamie was the one who set me up and tricked me into going to that place that night. He got me drunk and even attempted to assault me. Thankfully, a friend of mine came to my rescue, or Jamie Mason would've been the one sitting here right now!"Th
Catelyn felt dizzy at this moment, and her body was warm. She could not even lift her hand.Everything felt surreal; she felt herself drifting into hallucination.She was even seeing Lola right in front of her.Splash!Lola emptied the glass of water onto Catelyn. Pleased with herself, she looked at Catelyn and sneered, "Look at your pathetic sleepy face. Let me splash you awake. How's it sound?"Catelyn's eyes widened. "It's you?"With a click of the switch, Lola turned the light off.Catelyn's irises abruptly constricted at this, her eyes too used to the bright light and could not adapt to the sudden change. She had to close her eyes for a while before getting used to the dim ambiance of the room.At this point, she was on the verge of a meltdown, having been splashed with a glass of cold water to solidify losing her sanity.Her eyes had reddened, and her voice was hoarse."You and your sisters framed me—I should've known. Where is Louella? Did she chicken out?"Lola wore
"Where is your superior?" Miles had to look up to meet the man's gaze.On the bridge his tiny yet pointy nose sat a pair of impressive-looking sunglasses, contrasting his fair skin very well. However, his appearance, coupled with his height, made an adorable sight, much to the officer's amusement."You're looking for our superior, huh? Who are you?"Miles raised his chin and puffed his cheeks, saying, "I'm Ollie Mason, Cedrick Mason's son. Have your superior come and see me."The man fell silent for a second.He looked at the boy before him, and his lower jaw fell unhinged. "Cedrick Mason's…son?"Was this the renowned Young Master Ollie?Well, rumors had it that the boy was barely four years old this year. He should look similar to the boy before him at this moment.Miles pursed his lips and looked crossed. "Get him to see me, now!"The man, though not believing Miles entirely, brought him to the lobby.Miles ran around as soon as he was in the lobby, searching high and low f
Without much of a choice, Simon opened the door to the fourth room.As expected, Catelyn was inside.…Catelyn wanted to open her eyes to look at the person at the door. At this point, however, she seemed to have caught a cold and was feverish. Her body was weak.She kept seeing the same scenes replaying before her eyes. One moment was about her falling from the stone steps, and another was about a child dying in front of her.She wanted nothing more than to pass out at this moment.Miles looked past Simon and could see Catelyn being cuffed to the cold stainless steel chair.No longer were her eyes crystal clear; they were agonizingly red with veins branching toward her pupils. Not only was her hair tousled, but her lips were awfully chapped, and she was barely conscious. Her head was dangling from her neck, swaying side to side, looking like she could faint."Big Kitty!" exclaimed Miles, worried and furious altogether. His little heart almost shattered into pieces.He release
Two handsome yet cold strode across the lobby and approached him from behind. It was Cedrick and Edwin.Eason withdrew his gun. His presence screamed bloodlust.As they got closer, Cedrick's slender figure became clearer. His face was stern as he looked down at Warren and Simon. "You were saying? Who did you want to kill?"The lobby was pin drop silent.Simon felt suffocated. He did not know Cedrick but was already stunned by his aura. He could feel his tongue stiffen and could not say a word.Cedrick smirked. He walked past the two losers and saw Miles lying next to Catelyn. He was just a child, trying to wipe the dirt off Catelyn's face using his tiny fingers.His gesture was gentle, he was scared of hurting Catelyn.He was bawling his eyes out. Cedrick frowned. Since when did he change his clothes? After all, it was his own son. Although Cedrick was a little disgusted, he bent over and lifted him up with one arm.Miles did not want to be separated from Catelyn. Suddenl