The warmth in Cedrick's eyes dissipated at that very moment. They turned cold and deadly like the water in an abyss. "Is that what you want to hear?""No lies In front of the dead. Yes, that's what I want.""Hah! Very well, then!" Cedrick guffawed in anger, no longer bargaining with Catelyn. "If this is what you want, then I'll do as you wish."Catelyn felt a chill and forced herself to stand firm. "Thank you."Cedrick was dying to know what she was thinking as he warned furiously, "Don't ever appear in front of me again, or you won't be able to bear the consequences!"With that, Cedrick left without looking back. He swore that he would never take the initiative to find and please her like a simp anymore.To be more precise, it was futile to ask her anything until the truth was made known.As she watched Cedrick walking away, Catelyn clasped a hand over her mouth as she cried in agony, no longer able to hold back the sadness in her heart anymore. She could only bite the back of
Stella was Quinn's biological mother!'Why would she do that? Was it because she was worried that Stella would reveal that she was not the granddaughter of the Atherton family?!' Catelyn pondered in fright.She never wanted to expose Quinn. All she asked for was just for her father to return safely to her!Quinn could have enjoyed a happy life with that fake identity she declared to own. Catelyn could not comprehend why she attempted to kill Stella even with all this.If Quinn were the murderer, she would never spare her!Catelyn resisted the urge to find Quinn for a showdown in the end because there were still too many doubts to be sorted out. Even if she went to confront Quinn, she would not admit anything; it would only alert her.After receiving the report, the two went to Stella's ward to make a visit.The doctor told them that he could not foresee Stella waking up.Catelyn was afraid that Quinn would secretly come to the ward and poison Stella again, so she asked Edwin to
Quinn subconsciously glanced at the maids behind her.Seeing their expressions were calm as usual, she continued, "I admit that you helped me when I was living in Sapphire City, but it doesn't mean that I can't live my life. Are you jealous that I've finally met my grandmother and become the most respected daughter of Miss Atherton? If you don't want to come, you can just be honest."Catelyn did not care whether or not she was truly grateful to her.Just as Quinn was about to place the invitation back into her purse, Catelyn quickly snatched it. She started to read the words written on the card.[With the joy we share in finding my granddaughter, the Atherton family has specially organized a dinner party and sincerely requests the pleasure of your company.]The signee was Granny Atherton."Yes, why would I not want it?" Catelyn closed the invitation slowly and looked at Quinn with cold eyes. "You said that you're sincerely inviting me, so how rude would I be to reject it? You may
Edwin went to the hospital to fetch Catelyn and Joanne, telling them what he found. "I checked the doors and windows, and they were all perfectly locked without signs of forced entry."This puzzled Joanne. "How did the thief get in?"Catelyn and Edwin looked at each other, and they both saw something unusual in each other's eyes.The doors and windows were all in good condition, indicating that it was not a break-in but a legal entry with the key instead.'If the bracelet in that photo was similar to the phoenix bracelet, who'd deal with the painting?' Catelyn and Edwin pondered at the same time.The only reasonable explanation was that the bracelet in the portrait was the one that Quinn gave to the Atherton family, so Quinn was the one who wanted to get rid of the portrait.It was precisely because of that that she seemed guilty on the night that accident happened.Edwin asked Catelyn, "Do you still remember the origin of that bracelet?""It's been too long. I can't remember c
'Could it be that the man betrayed her, so my aunt was too ashamed to come back to the family?'It was all a mystery, and it seemed like Edwin needed to dig into his family's history of the past 20 years to unearth everything.All the while, Catelyn had only been thinking about calling Elder Mason to inquire about her father's whereabouts. She did not notice that Edwin was staring at her.As soon as she returned to Shoal Villa, Miles sprinted toward her with his tiny legs. His short hands tightly wrapped around her legs, and he rubbed his chubby face against her knees."Mommy, Mommy!"Catelyn was taken aback as she never expected to see Miles.Feeling as though something was lodged in her throat, she squatted and hugged the boy tightly."How could you leave me like that? That's unforgivable! If you do that again, I'll find a new mother!" Miles, despite obviously grieving and sobbing, sounded endearing all the same.Catelyn felt upset, but she did not cry. "How did you get here?
"We're living in the twenty-first century. No one should talk about marrying a person from a similar societal status family anymore."Just when Joanne scrolled through her contact, she suddenly remembered that she did not have a phone number from Elder Mason, so she turned to look at Edwin.Edwin asked slowly, "How do I help you if you don't tell me what Elder Mason has?"As soon as he finished, he saw Catelyn suddenly grab Joanne's mobile phone, and with the number in her memory, she called Elder Mason.Joanne was right. She should always try to fight for what she wanted.While waiting for the call to get through, Catelyn passed Miles, who was about to faint from crying, to Joanne before she headed to a quiet place with no one around.…Uncle Ford had been in charge of Elder Mason's phone. Whenever there was a call, he would screen out the unimportant ones before passing the phone to Elder Mason.When Uncle Ford heard Catelyn's voice, he asked politely, "Miss Clark, what are y
Meanwhile…Elder Mason was in a hospital bed, having been admitted after falling into a short-lived coma.He did not plan to go back to Mason Chateau for those few days, and he was planning to use his health to blackmail Cedrick. Although Cedrick looked cold and fierce on the outside, Elder Mason knew he was soft-hearted and caring.However, he did not expect that Cedrick would not even visit him once during the time he stayed in the hospital. The hospital became his one-man show in the end."Master, do you want to send the young master to Miss Clark?" Uncle Ford asked worriedly. Although Elder Mason said that he hated Miles, Uncle Ford had been with him for so many years, so he knew whether or not he was honest.Elder Mason genuinely liked Miles, or he would not have given Miles so many nicknames in secret.Deep in his heart, he had long wanted to include Miles as part of the family.Draco sarcastically said, "So you want me to have the annoying brat to piss me off every day?"
Catelyn walked in with an elated smile on her face.Miles immediately jumped up and ran to her, clinging to her index finger and clenching it tightly. "Mommy, please don't send me back.""We're not going anywhere." Catelyn leaned forward and kissed her son's cheek. "Why would Mommy be willing to send you away?""Really?" hesitated Miles. "Will you wait until I fall asleep and secretly send me back to Big Demon?""Let's have a scoop of ice cream, shall we?"Miles's eyes immediately lit up, and he rubbed his cheek against Catelyn's.Edwin's eyebrows raised as he asked, "Is there a story about a scoop of ice cream?"When Joanne heard that Catelyn was not going to send Miles back, she sighed relievedly and explained delightfully, "Miles loves ice cream, but having too much of it is not good for his health. So, Cat promised him that she'll take him to have ice cream twice a month if he behaves well, and the phrase gradually became a secret password between the two.""Is it that fun