Draco stared at the painting in front of him. It was a family of six sitting together for a meal.Sitting at the main seat was him, a white-bearded old man.Although the brushstrokes were obviously not done by a professional artist, they definitely did not look like they came from a three-year-old child.Draco immediately nodded proudly. "As expected of my little great-grandson. Such a genius! What a masterpiece of art!""We still have half of our genes from Mummy." Miles stuck out his head and said boldly, "It's not all from you."Draco raised his jaw arrogantly. "If it weren't for my son, no matter how many great genes your mother has, how could they be passed on to you?"Cough! Cough!Uncle Ford coughed twice suddenly as if to remind Draco of something.He suddenly returned to his senses and glanced at Catelyn awkwardly.Draco cleared his throat and waved at Uncle Ford. "What a lovely painting. I love it! Please take the two young boys to choose a frame for it and hang it u
Catelyn then asked a few more questions, which were all very blunt and straightforward, as if she was pouring everything out after bottling it all for a long time.There was a burning pain on Draco's face.He felt that he had underestimated Catelyn!She was clearly calling him out for all the bad things he did to her and the two kids back then. Draco choked, seemingly unable to find any words to answer her.Cedrick pretended not to hear it. He sat on the sofa and listened with great interest while pouring himself a cup of tea.There were not many other things in the old house, but there was a lot of good quality tea around, which was collected by the old man over the years."Grandpa, is it difficult to answer my questions?" Catelyn continued to ask. She had suffered so much in the past, and her dignity had been trampled repeatedly from time to time. Now, she finally had an opportunity to stand her ground and express herself truthfully.Otherwise, she would still be looked down u
Catelyn had not received any notice in advance, and she only noticed Miles' name change then.She looked at Cedrick and gave him a weird look.Since when did he change Miles' name?Cedrick just smiled back at her calmly. Catelyn could not figure out what he was thinking. Meanwhile, Grandpa Mason's eyes were all excited with Miles' new name because he was the one who actually came up with it!Since knowing that Miles was the son of Cedrick, Grandpa Mason had been working on his new name.Miles just sounded too tacky!Draco had scrambled through countless books and came up with more than twenty names in total. All were sent to Cedrick.Cedrick did not mention anything, and the old man was a little worried that he would dismiss the names he proposed. However, he did not expect Cedrick to actually select the name 'Alvis' in the end.After reciting the prayer session, Catelyn brought the two little boys to pay respect to the ancestors.Cherry looked at Catelyn and the two little gu
After the genealogy, Catelyn was officially part of the Masons.According to the rules, she and the two boys had to spend the night at Draco's house.Uncle Ford had taken the children to their bedroom early.Miles had lived in this house before, so Uncle Ford was very aware of his preferences, bringing him some of his favorite toys.Catelyn followed the servant to the bedroom, which belonged to Cedrick.Since she was now officially Cedrick's wife, it was natural for her to stay together with him.As soon as Catelyn opened the door, she was shocked by the layout of the room.The curtains in the luxurious bedroom have been replaced with white ones, while the king-size bed is covered with fiery red rose petals, which form a peach-colored heart shape.Even the pajamas placed on the sofa at the end of the bed were all eye-catching burgundy.At a glance, everything was all red and fiery.The servant blushed as she picked up a small black box and handed it to Catelyn. "Madam, this i
Draco took a deep breath and suddenly frowned again. "There is one more thing I have always wanted to ask you. Since Catelyn wasn't the one who put Ollie at the entrance of the mansion, have you investigated to find out who actually did it?"Cedrick's cold eyes sank. The culprit did not only know that the woman in the Four Seasons Hotel was Catelyn but also deliberately created the illusion of Catelyn's 'premature birth' to take Ollie away…Cedrick had been investigating this conspiracy for four years. There were not many clues to be traced. Instead, it was this 'fake Cedrick' who appeared recently in Sapphire City that got his attention.Cedrick had an intuition that this impostor was related to the conspiracy.This fake version of himself appeared in Sapphire City and imitated him. In other words, he would likely be replaced by this impostor sometime in the future!There was an opportunity when there was danger. Cedrick was thinking of using himself as bait, eager to find out wh
Catelyn's face immediately turned red as she saw the contents of the box.Cedrick followed her line of sight and saw the items that fell on the ground.Noticing the beautifully furnished bedroom, Cedrick probably knew what was going on. He raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "I haven't seen it yet."Catelyn hurriedly stuffed all the scattered things back into the box. She then threw it on the sofa and covered it with a pillow. She said embarrassingly, "What do you mean? Your grandfather prepared all these. Am I supposed to use them?"No wonder the servant was so awkward earlier.It was Catelyn's first time staying here, and the servant had to prepare everything. How embarrassing!Cedrick grinned as he approached Catelyn, his eyes looking devilish. "Well, since Grandpa had done all this for you. You better do something, or you'll let him down," he taunted her.She could feel his low, hoarse voice and warm breath through her ears.Catelyn blushed. "I'm warning you. Do
Cedrick went to the balcony for a smoke. Ever since the incident where he broke up with Catelyn, he had picked up the habit of smoking again.Catelyn finished drying her hair and came out of the bedroom. She looked around and saw that there was nobody around. She turned her head toward the balcony and saw a glimpse of a tall figure on it.Cedrick took a deep breath as he finished his cigarette. Suddenly, a small hand stretched in and snatched the cigarette butt from his fingers. Catelyn said angrily, "Smoking is not good for your health. You promised me you'd stop doing this. Well, why did you start again?"Just as she was about to crush the cigarette butts and throw them into the trash can, Cedrick's big palm intercepted her small, fragile hand. He stared at her with his dark eyes and slowly exhaled smoke at her face.Catelyn choked and coughed several times and stared back at him furiously....When Catelyn woke up the next day, Cedrick was no longer by her side on the bed.
Catelyn chewed the swordfish rolls. When she heard Draco's words, she quickly swallowed and responded questioningly, "What has he done? Grandpa, don't tell me you're still looking for a mistress for Ceddy.""That's not what I meant." Draco put on a serious look and added, "I mean, if Ceddy has...an underlying illness, but one that won't affect your normal life at the moment, would you still love him the same?""Underlying illness? What do you mean?""It's a long story; blame me for it if you must. It was all because of a lover of mine in the past." Draco sighed faintly.Since Catelyn was officially a member of the family, he decided not to keep secrets. Even if he did not tell her, Syl would sooner or later tell Catelyn before the wedding.He told Catelyn that someone poisoned him decades ago but accidentally harmed his descendants, and as he relayed the story, his eyes seemed to be glossed with tears."Ceddy is the lucky one. When he was born, medicine development flourished glo