Miles and Ollie were excitedly unboxing their newly bought toys."Would you like to change into your new outfit? You'll be very handsome." Catelyn, having brought two sets of small red coats, gazed at the boys' innocent expression with a frail heart."Okay!" answered the boys in unison as they got into the fitting room.The mirror in the fitting room reflected Catelyn's pale face. She thus took out her lipstick from her purse and put on makeup for herself. She then gently patted her cheeks, making herself look livelier, as she sported a grin.The boys then came out of the fitting room. Miles would probably make a gifted athlete as he suddenly jumped over, hugged Catelyn's legs, and hung on her to act like a spoiled child. "Mommy is the best in the world! I love the new clothes you bought for us today. Are we celebrating something?"Ollie pursed his lips shyly. Both sets of new clothes were red with green stripes, which were festive colors only worn during Christmas. The shop assis
Catelyn took Miles and Ollie to eat their favorite dishes. Miles liked spicy food, and Ollie liked light food. Catelyn had been driving tirelessly from one place to another to take the two little guys to have the most fun. Shortly afterward, the two little kids were so tired that they leaned against her arms and fell asleep.They were carefree, like angels sent by God."Miles? Ollie?" Catelyn whispered softly in their ears. Miles was too tired to play anymore and slept very deeply. Catelyn did not want to wake them up, so she took out a blanket to cover them. Ollie was awakened by the slight movement, so he looked at Catelyn in a daze. "Huh?""Tell Mummy, do you have any wish? Mummy will help you make it come true," said Catelyn with her head bowed, and tears fell out again in disobedience.Fortunately, Ollie squinted his eyes coincidently and did not catch that. He muttered, "I want Daddy, Mummy, Miles, and me, the four of us, to be together forever." After saying that, the little
Catelyn sent a message to Joanne in advance, telling her that she would make a visit to her house for a while.For two reasons Catelyn made the visit. Joanne had a good relationship with her, so she was the best candidate when she needed someone to confide in. Besides, Joanne was now living in Shoal Villa, which was owned by Edwin. For the sake of Cedrick's relationship with Edwin, he would not do anything silly or irrational.Knowing that Catelyn was coming, Joanne deliberately waited for her outside the villa. When she saw her getting off the taxi with luggage, she was flabbergasted. "Cat, did you quarrel with Master Cedrick? Why are you here alone?" She hurried to take over the luggage. Fortunately, it was not heavy.Catelyn smiled bitterly and said, "It's a long story. I might divorce Cedrick…" "Divorce?!" Joanne's pitch suddenly rose several degrees and she laughed. "Haha, today isn't April Fool's Day, so stop teasing me! You and Master Cedrick are such a lovely couple, plu
Charles still wanted to persuade him, but Cedrick had already disappeared from sight. Helplessly he sighed and notified the Deputy CEO to preside over the meeting on Cedrick's behalf. Every time something related to Catelyn happened, Cedrick would stay calm. Even if the young masters made a fuss, he would never be that anxious.… Shoal Villa, as Joanne said, was huge, and there were a lot of rooms.Edwin seldom came home, and when he did, the purpose was to have sex with Joanne. That was why Edwin never came back once during Joanne's period.Although Joanne did not know what happened between Cedrick and Catelyn, she still cared for her in every possible way, took her to the bedroom, and prepared daily washing supplies for her.There was the sound of a car's engine being turned off downstairs. Joanne pricked up her ears. "Hey, is that Bad Guy Edwin?" Catelyn heard how Joanne made fun of Edwin by giving him such a funny nickname. Still, she could not find it funny as she just sat o
"She's a close friend of my wife. I have to care about my wife." In the guest bedroom upstairs, Catelyn overheard them arguing about her. She knew no matter how hard she tried to hide. They would still eventually meet one day. She needed to make him give up. So, she pushed open the door and went downstairs, standing at the entrance of the stairs, and stopped the two people who were arguing. "Stop it. I'm here." Following the source of the sound, Cedrick saw Catelyn. ...Under a plum tree whose branches were covered with pink buds in the courtyard of the Shoal Villa, there were withered leaves scattered on the ground. Cedrick grabbed her wrist and asked forcefully, "Why did you leave without saying goodbye? Take your things and come back with me!""Cedrick Mason, let's divorce." Catelyn tried very hard to pretend to be calm.There was a silence of a few seconds before Cedrick's eyes suddenly became gloomy. "Take your words back immediately. I can treat that as a joke!""I'm afraid
Hit-and-run, justice, and morality…That sentence provoked an outburst of anger from Cedrick instantly. His tone became aggressive, and he almost yelled at her, "You think I am the murderer before the police have concluded the case, don't you? Even if I may be the murderer, I didn't mean it. Do you want to divorce me just because of that?! Have you ever believed me?" It was ridiculous that he used to think they would be able to live happily ever after.Catelyn was so distressed that it felt like someone had stuck a needle in her heart. Her doubt about him was the result of the accumulation of countless coincidences and evidence, yet, she was still willing to believe him that it was an accident even if he was the driver.However, she could not explain to him, so making him misunderstand was the best solution of all. She choked up and nodded with tears in her eyes. "Yes! She's too old to suffer. I would rather be the one who's lying on the bed. You can blame me, hate me, or do whateve
Especially when Cedrick was backing down for her just now…"Kitty, don't cry," comforted Joanne. She gave Catelyn a napkin and said, "Your eyes are all red. You know you can tell me anything, I will be here to listen, and I promise not to tell anyone."Catelyn took the napkin and wiped her tears. Before she could finish, her eyes were wet, and tears started flowing out again."Is there any wine?" mumbled Catelyn. She really wanted to cry, but she was really fed up with feeling this weak. She just wanted to get drunk at the moment. "Can you accompany me for a few drinks?""Yes, there's nothing but a lot of alcohol here. You can drink as much as you want!" said Joanne excitedly. She immediately ran to the wine cellar downstairs and took out a bottle of good wine that Edwin had kept.Catelyn popped open the cork and poured the wine into a transparent goblet.The scarlet liquid slid down her throat and into her stomach. She drank too quickly and ended up choking, feeling a burning se
Joanne knew Catelyn was just saying it to make herself feel better. Catelyn was drunk at the moment, but when she woke up sober the next day, she continued to think of a plan.She did not believe it was a dead end.Surely, there must be other ways.Before Catelyn was completely drunk, she reminded Joanne not to tell Cedrick, to which she agreed. Soon after, Catelyn fell into a deep sleep.Joanne shook her head and called her servant to help Catelyn to her bed to rest.After everything was settled, Joanne took off her shoes and crawled into her bed. At this moment, the room door was opened, and in came Edwin with his eyebrows raised.He could smell the strong, pungent smell of alcohol in the room and frown in disgust. Joanne turned her head and stared at him. "You… You! Who gave you permission to come in? This is the girl's room! Get out!"Edwin ordered his servant to take care of Catelyn. He then proceeded to drag Joanne and threw her back on the bed of the master bedroom."Ouc