Kelly was not too happy to see this and was about to reprimand her, but Granny Atherton stopped her. The old lady's gaze fell upon Catelyn's pretty face. If she smiled, she would probably resemble Summer."I have no bad intentions. I just heard that your mother is injured and that you are a close friend to Eddy. So I am just here for a casual visit. Don't you be too tense about it."Mentioning Edwin helped to shorten the distance between Granny Atherton and Catelyn. Catelyn indeed received a lot of help from Edwin before.The lady before her was, after all, his grandmother. She was visiting Stella out of care…"I was just worried that the bad weather would be a little inconvenient for you to be out and about." Catelyn poured a glass of water and bowed slightly at Granny Atherton. Granny Atherton received the glass. Her gaze moved away from Catelyn's beautiful face to Kelly. Kelly immediately understood her and took out an elegant little black box from among the pile of pr
"I heard that you are good friends with Joanne?" Granny Atherton asked. Catelyn suddenly recalled that Joanne and Edwin were getting married, then nodded. "Joanne is a nice girl. She is nothing near bad, as everyone said about her. You will find her to be very compassionate if you spend more time with her.""I know. Edwin and her love each other very much. She is now conceiving my little great-grandchild. I am beyond delighted."Granny Atherton was pleased. Kelly was waiting quietly by the lift lobby. She glanced over and realized that both of them looked somewhat similar. She could not help but say, "Miss Clark, you look quite like Granny Atherton when she was younger."Catelyn was just wondering since when did Edwin and Joanne 'love each other very much' and was suddenly stunned to hear Kelly's remarks. She smiled and shrugged it off. "Perhaps I have very common facial features."Granny Atherton did not continue the conversation. Ever since Summer passed away, she had c
Granny Atherton locked her eyes on the gold bangle. She had the bangle for over twenty years and passed it on to Summer after becoming an adult. She vividly remembered the engraving on the bangle, and it looked exactly the same as the one she gave Summer. Even though she was not sure if this was the Atherton family's heirloom, she was certain that the ancestors of the Atherton family specially designed the engraving, and there could definitely not be a replica in the market!Even if there was, the Atherton family should have gotten rid of all of them over the years. Therefore, Granny Atherton was agitated to see the bangle. Her pupils dilated exaggeratedly in reflex.Her sharp gaze moved slowly from the bangle to the girl's face. It was an ordinary face. Even though not exactly dainty, she was still decent looking.Perhaps she was not skilled enough in make-up. Her eyeshadows were a little overlapping, making her eyes look a little puffier than they were supposed to be. This
"Granny Atherton, please calm down… Perhaps that Summer is not Miss Summer Atherton." Kelly quickly helped Granny Atherton up and said gently. Her gaze simultaneously fell upon Quinn.This girl looked nothing like Miss Summer Atherton. Quinn seemed to have been taken aback by Granny Atherton. She held her by her arm and explained desperately, "Why do I need to lie to you? My mother had indeed passed away! She died when giving birth to me! Granny, what is your relationship with my mother?"Granny Atherton was about to blurt out the truth. However, her blood flowed, and then she composed herself. Everyone knew that she was searching high and low for her daughter. This bangle had disappeared from the public's eyes ages ago, and now it just surfaced suddenly…Could it be someone's conspiracy?However, if what this girl said was true, she was her granddaughter then! Granny Atherton then resumed her usual calmness and stood straight with Kelly's help. She looked at Quinn and said
Quinn felt slightly reassured after hearing Lola's words—only slightly, though. "I'm just so scared that she'll find out about Catelyn..." she muttered hesitantly.Lola had thought of that as well and sneered. "Which is why we need to hurry and make that old hag believe that you're her granddaughter before she suspects anything!""I... Of course I believe you, Miss Atherton. If I can become a lady of the Atherton family, I'll repay you! Be it Catelyn or anyone who has ever crossed you, I'll make sure they all pay dearly!"Quinn remained dazed and stood still before the window of the hospital corridor for quite a while after ending the call.Though Lola had agreed to help her, she...Lola was right; there had to be a risk in seeking to better one's position. Quinn had nothing else to lose, so she was not afraid to gamble. She wanted to be the most respected daughter of Miss Atherton, and that position belonged to her.She grabbed onto the phoenix bracelet and put it on. The golden
Cedrick lifted his gaze lazily.Quinn was wearing a seductive black dress with a navy coat on the outside, but because she was far too thin for the coat, she appeared hideous even if she tried to look fashionable.Before Cedrick said anything, Javier intervened, "Who are you?"Javier had not reported back to the headquarters, so he did not know that Quinn was the new secretary hired by Mason Group.Quinn's heart raced as she was not used to this sort of environment. Determined to become better in the future, she forced a smile and said, "I'm Master Cedrick's...cousin."She was almost whispering toward the end of the sentence and even made a point to shyly glance at Cedrick."Wow!" The group instantly rioted. One of them winked at Cedrick and said, "Cousin, why don't we know that there's another cousin in our family? Did you adopt her?"Another person agreed and added a few snarky remarks.Javier roared and stopped them.Catelyn was his cousin's girlfriend, and he would only ac
Cedrick ended his call and looked up to meet Quinn's eyes.Quinn's heart threatened to jump out of her throat at the fact that Cedrick had not left."Cedrick, were you waiting for me?" She trotted over and stared boldly at Cedrick as she continued sheepishly, "Interested in going for a second round? I know a new place around this area that has opened recently!"Cedrick stared down at the calculative look in Quinn's eyes and smiled. "Sure."...Half an hour later, in a suite on the top floor of Emerald Hotel.The seductive scent of red wine filled the air as Cedrick opened two bottles of red wine and placed them on the black coffee table.Quinn had been nervous from the beginning, so she immediately grabbed onto one of the bottles and poured herself a glass before gulping down on it. Her eyes darted at Cedrick seductively and said, "Cheers, Master Cedrick."They were alone in a hotel room late into the night. It was obvious that something was going to happen between them, and Qu
Catelyn suppressed the nausea she felt and opened the photos she received from Quinn again. There were no signs of Cedrick in any of the photos, and apart from the mess inside the room, she could only see the reflection of Quinn from the window.'Did she really think I'd believe her based on a few photos?' scoffed Catelyn internally, but her eyes were fixated on the photos unblinkingly.[I'm sorry, cousin, I forgot that you might be sleeping.]Another message came from Quinn.[Did I wake you? I'll delete the photos right away. Rest well!]Catelyn felt offended at her pretenses and immediately dialed Quinn's number.Quinn was probably holding onto her phone at the time as well, so it took merely a few seconds for her to pick up."Cousin, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have sent those to you. Don't get too upset," Quinn drawled in an apologetic tone.Catelyn felt even more offended by her explanation. "I won't get upset, of course. I'm just curious that if you are with my husband, why no