She had not had any food in a long time and was famished. Catelyn took out the porridge that she had prepared earlier and fed her one scoop by another. Stella looked at Catelyn with her teary eyes. Her eyeballs were rolling from side to side as though she was looking for someone. "Don't look anymore. Quinn was nowhere to be found when you were having the surgery last night." Catelyn saw through her. Stella's tears looked even more glittery now. When she was sent to the hospital, she could still briefly feel the movements around her even though she had passed out. She just could not say anything. Quinn knew that she had to go through the surgery. Could she not have waited and stayed with her longer?Stella was disappointed.Catelyn found the way Stella treated Quinn was really strange, "Mom, now that Quinn is not here, be honest with me. What is your relationship with Quinn? Did you get injured because of her?"Stella's head was shaved. Her head was still wrapped in bandages,
Perhaps Ezekiel had hidden it somewhere or that it was with Catelyn.The bracelet had to be the key to some sort of secret for Lola to place such importance on it....Cedrick returned to Mason Group, just in time for Alex to complete the research on Quinn's background."Master Cedrick, I've looked into Quinn's background." Alex stood before Cedrick's office desk with a serious expression. "While I was at it, I noticed that someone was trying to erase her history."Cedrick scowled. "Do you know who it was?"Alex shook his head. "I beat them to it. That person dropped everything when they noticed they were set for failure."Cedrick took the report and glanced through it.There was nothing much worth hiding in Quinn's past. Just like how she introduced herself, she grew up with her father. They were poor and lived in a small remote village. She was not a particularly bright person, but her father had insisted on sending her to school. She failed the exam for university, however,
There were many in Deluxe International that shared the last name Kingsley, so the employees there addressed Philip as 'Mister Philip' instead.Philip's frown deepened.When Maribel heard that she was meeting Windy instead, she extended her hand at the secretary before Philip could explain, saying "Hi, I represent VSA Group.""Sure. Please follow me." The secretary shook her hand and led her into the elevator.Philip darted forward as the elevator door started to close and yelled, "Wait, no! That's not the woman Miss Kingsley wants to meet..."Maribel followed the secretary to the top floor of the building.The top floor was renovated into a sky garden with a private pool and library; the interior was elegant and sophisticated.She could not help but gulp at the fact that she was about to meet the legendary Miss Kingsley.While she was deep in her thoughts, the secretary opened the door to the only office on the floor and announced respectfully, "Miss Kingsley, Director Clark i
"Come in."Philip stepped into the office and instantly started to panic when he saw Maribel standing before Windy. "Miss Kingsley, I didn't get the chance to clarify, but Director Clark is on sick leave today. This is Maribel Lionel, the Associate Director."Windy had not noticed that difference as she had only heard the word 'Director'. The faint smile on her lips dropped as she said coldly, "So you're telling me that I've wasted my time talking to a fake?"Philip held his breath nervously. "I'll take her outside right away! I'm sorry for wasting your time, Miss Kingsley.""Miss Kingsley, Clark isn't here, but I'm authorized to represent VSA Group as well. I—""Go back and tell Catelyn Clark that her absence has upset me. Our companies will not be cooperating this time. That land means nothing to me," declared Windy.A few bodyguards came in to take Maribel out. Not knowing how the situation had escalated to this point, Maribel frantically tried to explain, but the bodyguard co
"But..." Stella was conflicted."I can understand if you don't want to give me that bracelet. That belongs to cousin Catelyn, after all." Quinn sniffled sorrowfully. "Just remember to hold a funeral for me if I die...""Don't say that, you silly girl! It's not that I don't want to give you the bracelet. It's just that...I sold it."Quinn stood up abruptly in disbelief. "You sold it?!"Stella lowered her gaze in embarrassment and stuttered, "That bracelet was meant for Cat, and because she was too young then, I locked it in a safe with the bank out of fear that we'd lose it. After that, Ezekiel needed money, and I was worried that the bank would confiscate all our money, so I sold everything...""Does Catelyn not know about this?""That bracelet was kept in the safe for over a decade. How could she possibly remember?""Where did you sell it to? Can we buy it back?" Quinn asked anxiously....Catelyn brought the twins to the hospital to visit Stella and noticed that Stella's eye
Catelyn considered Cedrick's suggestion. Cactus had natural resistance toward the cold, after all, and it was a fool-proof plant to keep and could absorb radiation, which made it a perfect plant for the twins who never kept a plant before. Her only concern was that the plant was covered in pricks and that the twins might hurt themselves.Cedrick, on the other hand, did not think that his children would be foolish enough to hurt themselves with a cactus, but Catelyn had clearly moved on to other options.In the end, they picked out flowers that bloomed in winter, which included a narcissus, bluebell, aloe, and money plant.She had only wanted to purchase one type, but Cedrick had his doubts about whether the plants could survive in the twins' hands. When they crammed all the plants into the back trunk of the car, one out of ten plants had already died.Both Miles and Ollie were furious that Cedrick was looking down on them and vowed to keep the plants alive....While the family o
Their hands were soon covered in dirt. Once they were done, Catelyn said to the twins, "The florist didn't give us enough fertilizer, so I'll get some more tomorrow. I'll buy a video recorder, too, for your short videos."Catelyn and the twins were all excited, and even though Cedrick did not participate, he was proud of them.Just then, Maribel called again.Catelyn came in from the balcony and was about to wash her hands; she silently decided that she might need to change her number if it was yet another prank call.Cedrick glanced at the screen and purposefully waited a while, before telling Catelyn that it was from Maribel.Catelyn wiped some of the dirt off her hands and walked over to answer the call, but Cedrick simply signaled her to stay quiet, before answering the call on speaker."Director Clark, good for you! Why didn't you tell me that you know Miss Kingsley? She is canceling the cooperation with us because of your absence! Hurry up and figure something out!" Furious
When she saw how rudely Maribel was knocking on the door, Quinn questioned sharply, "Who are you looking for?""Where's Catelyn Clark?" Maribel tried to look inside. "I work with her. Tell her to come out.""Catelyn doesn't live here anymore. You have the wrong place!" snapped Quinn before trying to shut the door.Maribel swiftly held the door to prevent Quinn from shutting it and changed her tone. "Miss, here's the thing—I need to talk to Catelyn. Do you know where she's moved to?"Quinn scanned the woman before her up and down and noticed that this felt somewhat like a confrontation. If Maribel was friends with Catelyn, she could not possibly be unaware of her new address. If they were enemies...Quinn's eyes lit up. She was still frustrated that Catelyn had chased her out, so she exchanged numbers with Maribel and provided her with Catelyn's new address. She would be more than happy to participate in anything that could cause trouble for Catelyn....When Maribel arrived at G