The Second Master, Eugene Atherton.The smile on Cedrick's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a cold look, and he said solemnly, "Let him in."Within two minutes, Charles led Eugene into Cedrick's office.Hearing the gurgling sound of water, Eugene saw Cedrick pouring tea at a coffee table. There was a rockery stone with a fake waterfall on it, rendering a nature and leisure vibe."Master Cedrick, good to see you," Eugene said with a smile.Cedrick motioned for him to sit across from him without looking at him. "Uncle Eugene, I want to thank you for taking care of Cat in the Atherton Manor.""Sigh, speaking of her, I feel sorry for her too. You and she are so in love, but your grandma is so stubborn that she wants to separate her from you." Eugene sighed helplessly, picked the teacup up, and took a sip.Cedrick raised his eyebrows calmly. "What advice does Uncle Eugene have for me today?"Eugene was pleasantly surprised, not knowing Cedrick was baiting him, and said, "
A waiter was waiting for Catelyn in the corridor on the top floor. Seeing her arrive, he warmly welcomed her to the designated private room.An oval dining table was in the middle of the private room. There was no one else in the private room except Cedrick. Under the dazzling chandelier light, the room seemed majestic and fascinating.Catelyn looked around in surprise. "Why isn't there a single customer in the restaurant?""Because..." Cedrick strode to her and paused. "I booked the entire restaurant tonight, just for you and me."Too extravagant, she thought.Catelyn could not accept such extravagant behavior from Cedrick.Cedrick smiled lightly and snapped his fingers. Immediately, several waiters rushed in and began to fill the table with bright red roses and filled the tall glass with high-end champagne.The faint refreshing fragrance of roses and the romantic candlelight dinner made Catelyn fall in love with Cedrick again."Do you like it?" Cedrick picked up a glass of ch
No one answered, and it was eerily quiet.Catelyn held her breath and listened carefully to her surroundings, but she heard no movement at all. She found her purse in the dark, took out her phone, and turned on the flashlight to see what was going on.Sparkles.Unexpectedly, a subtle sound was heard from the door, and a sparkler with glowing light appeared in the dark, illuminating the room and reflecting Cedrick's facial features.Catelyn's racing heartbeat finally slowed down, and she ran over excitedly. "So it wasn't a power outage, but you turned off the lights on purpose?"Cedrick took the opportunity to take her into his arms. "Clever."Catelyn happily took the sparkler, opened the door, and headed toward the balcony. "I've not played this since I left primary school! Come on, let's come to the balcony..."Cedrick followed closely behind her, looking at her smile dotingly.Catelyn held the sparkler and waved it slowly. Soon, the light on the sparkler faded as the fuel on
Old Madam Atherton glanced at the door and hesitated. "Can I get Uncle Edwin to show you how?"Why? Are you giving up on me?" Ollie let go of the old lady's hand and lowered his eyes in disappointment. "I know I'm annoying. It's okay, I'll just do the puzzle myself."Old Madam Atherton's heart immediately softened. She took Ollie's hand and said, "No, no, why would I give up on my own great-grandson? Come, I'll be here with you."The puzzles were large and complicated. Ollie piled them all on the floor of the living room in a continuous line. Old Madam Atherton was dazzled. Such a complicated puzzle; could a three-year-old actually solve this?Ollie's tiny body stood up straight. "Great-grandma, can we start now?" he asked.Old Madam Atherton could not bear to disappoint a child, "Okay, let's start!" she replied to Ollie excitedly.The puzzle pieces slowly converged into a completed image pattern.As Old Madam Atherton looked at the wall clock in the living room, she realized
Cedrick had a very serious expression on his face.The atmosphere around him was instantly chilled.He called the doctor in advance. When he arrived at the gynecological clinic with Catelyn, he saw a male director of the medical department. "Didn't I tell you I needed a female doctor?" He frowned immediately."The female director of our department is on leave today. Don't worry. I'm a skillful doctor as well, rest assured." The male doctor smiled.However, Cedrick's face remained gloomy, and he coldly said, "All the male doctors, get out now! The female doctors, stay."The male director's face froze, and he left with the other male doctors angrily.Cedrick placed Catelyn gently on the bed.The female doctor eyed Cedrick in secret. What a handsome-looking man! She suppressed her excitement and asked carefully, "Master Cedrick, this lady...""My wife was accidentally hurt," said Cedrick, his voice filled with regret.The female doctor was a little heartbroken when she heard the
After the inspection, the female doctor breathed a long sigh of relief."Master Cedrick, your wife will be fine. She needs a few days of rest. I'll prescribe some medicine for her," she said.The air was quiet.If Cedrick had not insisted on taking Catelyn to the hospital, he knew she would never go get herself checked."Get me the ointment," said Cedrick.The female doctor glanced at Catelyn enviously and went out.In the infirmary, Catelyn regretted that she did not wear a mask. She lowered her eyes, feeling ashamed.Feelings of distress, regret, and guilt were intertwined within Catelyn. Before she could say anything, there was a knock on the door.The female doctor came in, handed the ointment to Cedrick, and left the room.…Cedrick stayed the night with Catelyn. The next morning, before the sun rose at dawn, he sent her back to Atherton Manor.
When Old Madam Atherton woke up the next day, she realized that she had spent the whole night being entangled with the two boys.Looking at Catelyn's awkward walk, she knew what was going on, and her eyes were full of worry.The deeper Catelyn fell in love with Cedrick, the more Old Madam Atherton got worried about her future relationships…For now, all she could do was pretend that she did not know anything.Catelyn rested for two solid days, and Cedrick did not even bother getting her out of the clinic within her recovery period.The two of them chatted on social media every day. Catelyn would constantly send Cedrick pictures of the two boys and also urged him to update her about the daily life of the puppy.Cedrick's face was so pale as he reluctantly complied with her request and asked Grandpa Albert to record several videos of the puppy and send them to her.When the puppy was first picked up, it looked thin, malnourished, and had dirty fur.After being under the meticulou
"What a coincidence, we met again."The voice sounded familiar…Catelyn turned her head and saw Alfred's handsome face.Her heart sank. "What are you doing here?" she asked.Could he be following her deliberately?Alfred smiled. "I'm a frequent visitor here. I didn't expect you to like it here as well. It seems that we both have the same taste.""Well, it just so happened that there was nothing elsewhere to eat today," replied Catelyn perfunctorily as she continued to bring her client in for dinner.However, her client's phone rang all of a sudden, and he had something to attend to. He apologized to Catelyn and left.Without her client around, Catelyn naturally did not plan to stay any longer at this restaurant.As she tried to leave the place, Alfred took a step and stopped in front of her. "It's noon and you still have to eat something eventually. Let me buy you a meal. Consider it as compensation for all the trouble I caused in that car accident," he said politely."I'm ma
Chapter 1943"Just 999 dollars! It will bring you a long, happy life together."The vendor stared at Catelyn with eager eyes, frantically trying to sell his products.Cedrick looked down at Catelyn tenderly and asked, "Do you like it?"Catelyn picked up a charm to take a look, smiling, "It's not bad, but is it too expensive?"The charm was a good symbol. However, it was just casually made, not worth that much. This vendor was clearly trying to rip them off."As long as you like it, it has value."Cedrick raised his chin. Eason immediately handed over 10 hundred-dollar bills.The vendor gazed at the dollar bills with glowing eyes, took them with trembling hands, and chose a perfect charm for Catelyn and Cedrick.Cedrick took the charm and connected Catelyn's hand and his with it.His long, slender fingers moved. Even the slightest movement was very pleasant. Coupled with the romantic atmosphere, it was so beautiful.Joanne got excited as she watched them, clamoring, "I want o
Chapter 1942"Oh my, Evelyn made the shop assistant kneel to put her shoes on? That was too much! Does she think she's a noble princess?""Check out this video. Evelyn framed Mrs. Mason at the mall with a big belly.""Even a beast won't harm its children. Evelyn risked her child's life! How can she be so cruel?""Bah! Mr. Mason is handsome and rich. Evelyn actually cheated on him!""Her lover is too ugly. Evelyn has terrible taste.""Ahhh, Evelyn moaned so lewdly in the video. How can this man compare to Mr. Mason? I want to vomit..."As people online questioned and criticized Evelyn, her reputation completely collapsed, and she quickly became notorious.Cedrick became the victim of this incident.Cedrick sat in the car, looking at the responses on the Internet. He nodded and said, "You did a good job."To create the illusion that Evelyn cheated on Cedrick, Eason used AI technology to change Ralph's face into a stranger's in the videos of Evelyn and him having sex. "Thank
Chapter 1941Evelyn's voice paused, and her eyes were vicious and angry as she questioned hysterically, "But I did everything out of love for you!"Cedrick wanted to laugh. "Thank you, Ms. Swan. Although your love makes me sick, I have kindly prepared a gift for you."Evelyn looked at him in fear and confusion when she saw a familiar figure walk in through the door.The visitor was just as tall, straight, and handsome as Cedrick. It was amazing to see any difference in their appearance."It's you? You're Ralph?" exclaimed Evelyn, her stomach lurching.For so many nights, she had sex with Ralph, the imposter. No wonder the baby she gave birth to was so disgusting too."Little bitch, long time no see. I missed you so much."Ralph grinned and walked toward Evelyn with lustful eyes."Go away! Go away!"Evelyn frantically waved her pillow, trying to repel Ralph, but these attacks were like a kitten's playing in Ralph's eyes.Ralph smiled evilly, dragged Evelyn down from the hospi
Chapter 1940A few seconds later, she tore up the piece of paper regardless and looked at Cedrick with crazy eyes, "I'm your wife! It's Mrs. Mason in name only! All of this is a lie. My daughter is your child! And could only be your child!"Cedrick sneered, his deep eyes icy, "Think what you want, as long as you're happy."His voice was deep, pleasant, and charming, but what he said sent chills down Evelyn's spine.Evelyn looked at him incredulously. The smile on Cedrick's lips became even more fascinating. "There's something I forgot to mention. Are you sure the person you married is me? My wife is Catelyn from the beginning."Previous images flashed through Evelyn's mind. She thought of Cedrick's different attitudes. His passion, his impatience... Scene by scene, frame by frame, it was like a horrible movie, making her shiver."Cedrick, you indeed lied to me..."Evelyn stared at Cedrick with hatred, her eyes paranoid and mad."Even if my child is not yours and I didn't marry
Chapter 1939"I'm satisfied," Cedrick smiled dangerously, his eyes emotional.It was a smile that made Evelyn feel extremely alarmed."Then ... show me the baby."Cedrick looked at Evelyn condescendingly, his deep eyes full of coldness. "Eason."Eason respectfully carried the baby over to the hospital bed. "Mrs. Mason, please."Evelyn took the child in surprise and lifted the swaddling blanket on the baby.Although it was a girl, Evelyn gave birth to her. Naturally, Evelyn loved her.Yet the moment she saw the baby's face, Evelyn's face suddenly changed, and she quickly threw the baby away, leaning down and vomiting."No, it's not my baby! It's not my baby!"'How can she possibly be my child?' The baby was deformed. Her little face was bruised. Her eyes, nose, and mouth were all tightly grown together. She looked extraordinarily horrible..."Mrs. Mason, this is your baby!"Eason nimbly caught the baby that almost fell to the floor and brought it back to Evelyn."Take her a
Chapter 1938"Now, all of you, stop talking nonsense and do your job. We'll have an easy time when she has given birth."The doctor reprimanded and turned to go back to his office.Inside the room, Evelyn scrolled through the videos and news with a bitter smile.These days after she came back, Cedrick visited her every day and was photographed by many reporters and media. Now the news was all about her and Cedrick being in love.Yet only she knew that Cedrick always left soon after he came, never staying longer than fifteen minutes.'Is it really because he's too busy working?'When she thought of Summer and Braylon, who came in and out together affectionately, a glint of jealousy flashed in Evelyn's eyes.If only Cedrick could always stay by her side as Braylon did to Summer.Soon, it was Evelyn's due date."Cedrick, I'm so scared..."Evelyn grabbed Cedrick's sleeve, sweating in pain. "I can't take it anymore. I want a C-section with general anesthesia..."With a cold ligh
Chapter 1937The nurse rushed to support Evelyn.Evelyn looked flustered and headed back to the ward."Has anyone touched my things?"Evelyn came back like a different person. The condescension she had when she first arrived disappeared.'Braylon is no ordinary man. What if he really wants to help Summer get back at me?'Evelyn subconsciously rubbed her belly. She mustn't let anything happen to her child. She called the nurse and said coldly, "Ask the doctor to come here! I suspect someone has poisoned me."The nurse gave her a frightened look and murmured, "Mrs. Mason, how is this possible?""I don't care! Go get the doctor to check everything in the room. I will not allow anyone to hurt my child!" Evelyn yelled in a stern voice as her eyes went crazy.The nurse called the doctor in fear, and the doctor came, checked everything, and said resignedly, "Mrs. Mason, we assure you that everything here is qualified and absolutely free of any harmful substances. You can relax."Eve
Chapter 1936Evelyn nodded with satisfaction and asked with a smile, "Did Cedrick arrange this for me?"Eason thought to himself, 'Mr. Mason has no time for her.' Yet he smiled, "Of course, Mrs. Mason. If there's nothing else, I'll go back now."Evelyn smiled and nodded, "Go ahead. There are so many nurses here. They can take care of me."Cedrick had arranged the best labor and delivery room for Evelyn. Three nurses worked 24-hour shifts, so she would have someone to serve her at any time.Evelyn walked into the glass corridor, looking out at the sunshine and green grass. Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure."Who's that woman on the bench?"Evelyn's eyes went cold as she frowned and asked the young nurse next to her.The young nurse came over and asked with a puzzled look, "Mrs. Mason, which one do you mean?" "The old woman on the bench."A sneer appeared on Evelyn's lips, and her tone was acerbic.The nurse gave Evelyn a surprised look. "This lady is Mrs. Hensley, who live
Chapter 1935Cedrick was silent for a moment, counting the time. Indeed, Evelyn's due date was approaching.The smile on his mouth grew colder as he thought about what was going to happen."I'll have Eason pick you up.""I know you're busy. It's okay to have Eason pick me up, but I want to see you as soon as I get back."Evelyn smiled sweetly, not bothering with these details.As long as Cedrick cared about her, it was the same whoever came to pick her up.Evelyn touched her round belly, and her expectant face gradually became worried.'It's said that a sharp belly predicts a son and that a round belly predicts a daughter. My belly is so round. Will I have a daughter?'Meanwhile, Cedrick hung up the phone, casually threw it to the bedside, lay back down, and pulled the soft Catelyn into his arms.Half asleep, Catelyn heard Evelyn speaking arrogantly on the phone and slumped against Cedrick's chest."Evelyn's coming back?"Cedrick nodded slightly, a little impatient. "She's