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
Catelyn was lying on the hospital bed in the middle of the night. She fell into a restless sleep. She felt herself traveling back to four years ago when she was called to the hotel by Jamie.She pleaded in the pitch dark room, "Please don't…"Her struggles and attempt to resist were in vain.Pain, anger, contempt, and many different feelings drowned her. However, right at that moment, the door that was shut was banged open by someone. A tall silhouette appeared at the doorway, like a knight in shining armor. The man's features became clearer as he came closer. Finally, Catelyn could see his face clearly. He was—Cedrick Mason!Catelyn gasped and opened her eyes wide as she looked right into a pair of bottomless black eyes that were about to suck everything in like two blackholes.Cedrick was not all too happy when he heard Catelyn calling Jamie's name in her dream."You're awake.""I…" Catelyn moved slightly and felt her body limp and weak. Her head felt heavy, and there
"Maybe I had not seen clearly and had mistaken him for Miles… Where is Ollie now?""He had been watching you for hours, so I asked Edwin to send him back home to rest," Cedrick explained while rubbing his temples.Ollie worried him too much…However, he is too young to be going through his 'rebellious phase'.Cedrick's gaze subconsciously landed on Catelyn's pale face. Even though she was sick and pale, she still looked so demure.Catelyn nodded. She was touched. She felt her nose stuffy and said, "Remember to thank him for me. I did not expect him to come to rescue me at the police station…""I gotta give you credit for being able to turn him into a reckless kid."Catelyn did not really understand him and looked at him, confused. "What did you say?"Cedrick shrugged it off. "I asked what you would like to have for supper."Catelyn just realized she was hungry.Before she could answer it, she could hear her stomach grumbling. She laughed, pinched her belly, and licked her lips.