"Why are you here?" David was displeased that Windy had entered his office unannounced.Windy locked the door behind her and strolled toward his desk. She leaned back against the edge of the desk with her legs crossed, her upper body leaning forward as her long fingers captured his navy blue tie. "You're so boring. How on earth did I end up falling for such a boring man?" Her red lips curled into a seductive smile. "Your cousin's girlfriend, Catelyn Clark, has access to a piece of land and wants to work with Deluxe. Should I agree?"David remained composed. "Whatever the great Lady Atherton wishes.""Well, Cedrick has been working against you this whole time, so maybe I shouldn't.""Whatever pleases you."Windy felt defeated. So many men had fallen for her, yet David would never waver. She was on the brink of doubting her own charm."If you give me a kiss, I'll make it so that VSA Group can't survive in Sapphire City, and Cedrick will be making a fool out of himself. How does tha
The office was spacious and empty. Cedrick was having a meeting in the conference room.Spotting his suit jacket laying at the back of an office chair, Quinn walked toward it and sniffed the jacket shamelessly. The scent of gardenia filled her nostrils, however, and it disgusted her.She then thought of something and took a tube of lipstick out of her purse and stuffed it into the pocket of Cedrick's suit jacket.The moment she heard footsteps coming from outside the room, Quinn immediately unbuttoned the top few buttons of her blouse and laid on her side on the couch, pretending to be asleep.Cedrick walked into the office and instantly caught a whiff of an unfamiliar scent.Quinn used to not be able to afford to buy perfumes, thus the things she used were mostly from Catelyn, including the jasmine-scented perfume and the lipstick that had a faint smell of bergamot.Cedrick was able to see the figure laying on the couch immediately, and his eyebrows twisted.…Quinn, lying on
Catelyn picked up the lipstick instantly, noticed that the condition was brand new, and asked, "Did you buy this for me?"She twisted the lipstick open with a click and found the tip of the lipstick to be flattened, which meant that it had been used.Catelyn stared blankly at Cedrick, who was at a loss for words.Miles saw everything that happened and tossed the puzzle pieces on the ground, running toward Cedrick with puffed cheeks."Which evil woman have you been seeing?" The boy shot Cedrick a glare as if interrogating a man who had cheated.Ollie's eyes darkened as he uttered coldly, "Father, why do you have someone else's lipstick in your pocket? You better give us a reasonable explanation."The three of them watched Cedrick closely and quietly.Cedrick took his eyes off the lipstick and announced calmly, "It was an accident."Miles' eyes widened as he rambled on, "What kind of accident caused a lipstick to slip into your pocket? Did you hug her? Did she sit on your lap? Yo
Catelyn's heart raced dangerously fast.She refused to kiss Cedrick. They would have to skip dinner and have supper instead if she were to kiss him!"Why would Quinn do that? Why would she give up on her bright future and choose to be a mistress?"Cedrick tapped the tip of her nose and bragged, "Because your hubby is wealthy and handsome. She just can't help it.""Aren't you a little tempted? She threw herself onto you!"…Miles and Ollie's faces were glued to the door as they tried to eavesdrop on their parents.They exchanged gazes."Big Demon won't bully Mommy, right?""No, he won't. Father spoils Mommy to bits now, and Mommy is the head of the house. He won't bully her anymore," Ollie defended Cedrick."Why is it so quiet then?" Miles scratched the back of his head, worried.Ollie's black eyes sparkled. "Mommy has a spare key in her purse.""Right…" Miles' eyes twinkled in anticipation as he hopped toward the living room to look for the key in Catelyn's purse.Sure eno
Miles gave Catelyn a thumbs up and said, "That's right, Mommy! You have to play hard to get; easy women tend to be disposable."Catelyn turned and flicked the boy's forehead. "You, on the other hand, are only allowed to consume children's entertainment shows and cartoons from now on.""Uncle Edwin was the one who taught me about this, not the TV."Catelyn was at a loss for words. From then on, she decided that Edwin should stay away from the kids.…A few days later, Quinn invited Catelyn out for a coffee and shopping. Catelyn went as usual and bought whatever Quinn had laid eyes on without her asking.Quinn observed Catelyn quietly and was unable to sense anything odd about her. Did Catelyn not notice the lipstick she had left in Cedrick's pocket?"Catelyn, how have you been lately?" asked Quinn."I'm pretty good." Catelyn nodded and smiled, seemingly in bliss and in love.Quinn's smile froze as she continued, "Has Cedrick been good to you?""He's always been good to me." Ca
Quinn nodded shyly and sneaked a look at Cedrick. "I was worried that you might misunderstand me, so I didn't know how to tell you the truth.""So, what made you decide to come clean now?"Quinn was speechless."Ceddy, did you see Quinny's lipstick?" Catelyn asked."You should ask the janitor, you might even find it in the trash bin," said Cedrick without a moment of hesitation.Quinn bit her lip as tears sprang to her eyes in embarrassment and upset. Why would her lipstick end up in the trash when she was the one who put it in Cedrick's pocket in the first place?"Don't be sad, Quinny! It's just lipstick. I'll get you a new one," Catelyn consoled Quinn wholeheartedly.Quinn felt like she was being ridiculed as droplets of tears rolled down her cheeks.Cedrick completely ignored her cries and told her that her house was out of the way and drove home with Catelyn without her.Catelyn felt bad as she thought back on the guilt that Stella had felt for Quinn and decided to give he
It was a photo of Cedrick thoughtfully helping with the dishes while Catelyn took care of the kids. He softly stared at her as he stood beside her.Apart from the public display of affection, Lola found nothing valuable.She primarily wanted to ignite strife between the Mason and Clark family by using a photo of Cedrick having a quarrel of some sort with Catelyn. However, she had nothing to bring to Grandpa Mason!Looking at Lola's face, Quinn Weir knew she had failed and thus lowered her head in a grievance. She wanted to vent her anger and take revenge on the Clark family for her father, but she had failed."Wait..." Just when she was about to cry, Lola suddenly grabbed her wrist agitatedly. "Where did you get this photo from?"This puzzled Quinn. "I took the photo secretly."Lola zoomed in on the photo on the phone, swiped to a corner, and rephrased her question, "I'm asking where this thing in the photo comes from."Quinn followed the direction of Lola's finger and stared at where
Lola could not help shivering when she realized that her theory might be true. Her phone fell to the ground with a clatter as she shook her head in disbelief. "Impossible! The whole city knows that Catelyn is Ezekiel's daughter!"Back then, Summer fell in love with a foreigner and wanted to follow him back to his country, yet Old Lady Atherton was against it and forced Summer to cut him off and stay in Sapphire City.That man could not possibly be Ezekiel!…Catelyn was unaware of Lola's conspiracy as she was instead worried about the cooperation between her company and Deluxe International.The fact that the deadline Hunter set for her was around the corner while she had not received any news from Phillip was driving her crazy.'Is that piece of land not tempting enough?' she contemplated.Cedrick was helping the two little guys to take a shower in the bathroom. He had already been soaking wet when he wrapped the two children in bathrobes before putting them to sleep.Miles stuck his