"Where did you go tonight?" Catelyn questioned sharply.Cedrick ignored her reluctance and her question. He grabbed onto her shoulder and planted a few quick kisses on her lips. His newly grown stubble poked at Catelyn's sensitive skin, and it felt both itchy and slightly painful.Irritated, she made a point by rubbing her lips roughly with a scowl once he backed away. "You're disgusting!"He stared while she wiped her lips with the back of her hand to the point that her lips were pressed to the side.Despite his flirting, she was furious.He did not stop until he was done kissing her and grinned cheekily. "The inside of your mouth is disgusting now. Do you want to wipe that, too?"Catelyn flushed and grabbed onto a pillow to throw at his face. "Where on earth were you tonight?"'If he dares to tell me that he was with Quinn, I'm going to...'Though her tone was confronting, her chest was heaving, and her expression looked as though she was merely pouting, which Cedrick found e
Catelyn twitched and blushed. "She sent me photos saying that you were with her!"Cedrick did not try changing the subject and explained, "We ran into each other in the club, and she asked me to go to a hotel with her.""And you just complied?!" Seeing that Cedrick admitted to it, she immediately elbowed him on the chest.Cedrick acted swiftly and caught her elbow before pushing it back toward her so he could hold her from behind. He chuckled and said, "Why are you so irritated? Since she's been targeting me for a while, I just decided to let her fantasize for a bit. Relax, I'm all yours. No one else can touch me."Catelyn felt much better and reassured after that. She did not actually doubt Cedrick, but she hated the fact that Quinn got to irritate her with what happened; she was also annoyed that Cedrick did not take the initiative to mention that he had met Quinn.'He's such a playboy!' she internally grumbled."Don't you want to know what's the relationship between your mom a
Catelyn knew that Cedrick never touched Quinn, so she did not bother with her. She was overwhelmed by thoughts at the moment, but considering how Stella had taken care of her throughout the years, she did not want Stella to be upset.…When Stella returned to Ocean Path Residence, she noticed that all of Quinn's belongings were gone."Quinn, where are all your things?" Stella asked.Quinn was wondering why Catelyn was not as upset as she anticipated her to be when she heard Stella's question. She glanced sheepishly at Catelyn and forced a smile. "This place is a little too far from Mason Group, so it's hard for me to get to work. I'm moving out.""You're moving out?" Noticing the hesitation in Quinn's eyes, Stella questioned, "If you plan to move out, why didn't you tell me earlier?""I didn't want it to affect your recovery. It's okay, Aunty. Even if I move out, I'll drop by to visit you all the time." Quinn forced a reluctant smile, her eyes glittering with tears.Stella did n
Quinn was clearly implying that if she was to come clean about their relationship, Stella would risk losing everything while Quinn would lose her job at Mason Group!Stella looked at Quinn and turned to Catelyn again. Her silence was taken as an agreement to Quinn's statement.Catelyn's eyes were filled with disappointment."Fine. Since I'm clearly the bad person here, I'll stop interfering. Go ahead and do as you please, but don't come crying to me if anything ever happens in the future!" Catelyn growled and left the scene, enraged.She had been staying at Ocean Path Residence for years and had grown fond of it. On top of that, Joanne had just bought a room there as well, and she was hoping to come visit once in a while.Alas, it seemed to her that she would not be coming back anytime soon.They were right. Quinn was indeed Stella's biological daughter, and Catelyn was just her stepdaughter. It only made sense that Stella would have more trust in Quinn.Even if it was to reserv
Eugene's eyes widened as he looked at Lola.Lola smirked proudly and said, "Now you're interested, aren't you?"Lola then told Eugene that the test was done with Granny Atherton's hair and another girl who happened to possess one of the Athertons' relics. That girl had been confirmed to be Granny Atherton's biological granddaughter.Eugene was thoroughly intrigued.Granny Atherton had been looking for Summer desperately all these years, so if he managed to find out Summer and her daughter's whereabouts…Eugene then asked Lola about the girl's name and found out that her name was Quinn, raised in the countryside.Unfortunately, Summer had long passed.It was fine, however, since being able to locate Summer's daughter was good enough to gain Granny Atherton's trust.Ecstatic, Eugene immediately called his driver and decided to ditch the auction to go looking for his niece.He got up to leave, but before exiting, he went back to Lola to ask, "You knew this was a great opportunity
Inside the Benley, Catelyn tossed her purse onto the backseat and looked at the inside of the car suspiciously. She noticed that it was a different car from that same morning when they had sent Miles and Ollie to school."Why did you change cars?"Cedrick had always favored driving his Benley when he went to work. Of course, there were more luxurious cars in the Mason Estate's garage, he just rarely drove them."There were some issues with the engine, so I sent it to the workshop," explained Cedrick as he put on Catelyn's seatbelt for her.Catelyn hummed in acknowledgment and saw from the reflection of the mirror that Maribel…was staring at them dubiously.She then rolled up the window and ignored her completely.Catelyn wondered when this woman would ever give her a break.At first, Maribel spread rumors about her sleeping with Philip to secure a project. Now, she spread lies about how she had gifted Cedrick to Windy. It seemed to Maribel that she was incapable of anything else
Javier sneaked a glare at Cedrick and ignored his intimidating gaze as he parked his car and hopped into Cedrick's Benley.Javier sat in the backseat, his arm hung over the headrest as he asked, "Catelyn, do you remember when we were on the phone a few days ago, the night when I mentioned going back to Sapphire City? Didn't Cedrick get home a little too late that night?"Cedrick tightened his hand on the steering wheel as he side-eyed Javier. That was the same day when Quinn sent those 'suspicious' photographs to Catelyn."What about it?" asked Catelyn, even when she knew what he wanted to say.Javier looked at Catelyn and raised an eyebrow. "Some people are really greedy, Catelyn. You must learn to be 'juicer' and not let those people take advantage of you!""..." Catelyn almost choked upon hearing his statement.Juicer?Cedrick then shot a cold glare at Javier, one that Javier ignored as he added, "But I trust my cousin to love you wholeheartedly, and that you're the only cous
When Javier and the rest were on the way to Green Islands, Eugene had just picked up Quinn and was heading toward Atherton Manor.Quinn's heart was thumping fast as Eugene looked at her from head to toe.Eugene thought to himself how he would have never believed that the girl in front of him was his niece if it was not for the test report. She looked nothing like Summer, nor did she possess the elegance of an Atherton lady!Her head hung low the moment she got into the car as if she was afraid that he would eat her or something.Eugene then thought of how her genes might have been affected by her biological father, whose identity was unknown, and turned out to be not as beautiful as her mother; just like how he was not as attractive as his brother, Harry.Eugene then struck up a conversation. "Don't be so tense, I'm your uncle! I'll bring you to meet your biological grandmother…""Uncle." Quinn nodded and asked, "Are you truly my family? My mother passed away when she gave birth