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
Catelyn was anxious that her cooperation with Deluxe would go wrong.Realizing her worry, Cedrick lightly knocked on the table to get the bee out of her bonnet. "Don't worry. Even I'm persuaded by your plan, so Windy has no excuse to not let you pass."...Catelyn finally received a call from Phillip the next day on her way to VSA's building, and she could eventually ease her mind.When she stepped into her office in VSA Group, Maribel came to tease her along with a group of staff who were close to her."Miss Clark, it's about time. Have you reached a deal with Mister Kingsley from Deluxe International?""If you can't make it, you better not play the heroine here.""Our company is facing huge losses now, and there's not much time left for us to think of other ways. If you keep wasting our time, we all will lose our jobs. You'd probably just walk off when our company disbanded, but have you ever thought about us?""That's right! Dear CEO, it seems we have overestimated Miss Clar
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