Edwin did not return all night.Joanne suffered from a severe lack of sleep and woke up with two big dark circles under her eyes the next morning.Her eyes were closed when she went down for her breakfast."Joanne, I heard from Kelly that Eddy came back angrily last night. Did you both argue? Is that why you couldn't sleep?" asked Old Madam Atherton with concern."Ah?" Joanne's eyes widened in shock. She shook her head repeatedly. "No, no! We didn't quarrel, but I had a nightmare...""Look at your dark circles… Get some more sleep after dinner. Don't tire yourself out," said the old lady."Okay. Thank you, Grandma." Joanne nodded.Old Madam Atherton admired Joanne's simple temperament.She had seen a lot of women with bad intentions in her life. Joanne's character was something very pleasing to her.Catelyn was the calmest among the people present, as she knew what had happened in the room between Edwin and Joanne.From the outside, Joanne was a pregnant woman, and Edwin coul
Edwin smirked. "Every man has their ex-girlfriends. Why are you being so nosy?""I'm just afraid you'll get into trouble and affect Catelyn and me indirectly. The doctor says you should quit drinking and smoking," said Cedrick as he glanced at Edwin indifferently. Edwin had been refraining from smoking and drinking as he yearned to be a father.The fact that he had started picking up the smoking habit again only meant that this Noah lady was someone who was pretty important to him....Cedrick left Edwin's ward and went straight to the elevator.Ding!The elevator door opened. As Cedrick was about to step inside, he was met with a fully coated woman.Catelyn was also stunned for a second, looking back at Cedrick in surprise.What was he doing here?No, she was so heavily clothed and masked. Perhaps he would not recognize her.Catelyn and Joanne ducked back together. At this moment, there was no one else in the elevator. They had nowhere else to hide.Cedrick shifted his ga
Catelyn forced herself to calm down as she met Cedrick's eyes with her own, though brimming with tears.Catelyn stared at Cedrick as she yelled, "If you think my sadness is just to hide my guilt, then tell me: How can I not think about our deceased child whenever I look into your eyes? Even though it was just an embryo that hasn't taken shape, I still have nightmares every day, dreaming that they'd come and ask why I didn't want them!"Cedrick's sharp stare loosened its intensity, and so did his grip on her lower jaw."Have you ever heard of a fetal spirit?" said Catelyn, laughing sardonically. "Rumor has it that every fetus has a fetal spirit, and if their parents cruelly abort them, they'll stalk their parents for the rest of their life!""It's just a rumor, and we chose to abort the child because they weren't cared for in the womb. The fetus would've threatened your life if they stayed! Even with a fetal spirit, they'd understand that you chose to do that to protect yourself."
They were in a hospital after all, so it could not be easier for Cedrick to find an operating room for the abortion."That medical record is mine!" blurted Joanne, quickly whipping up a reason as she pointed at the medical record in his hand. "Master Cedrick, you know that Grandma wants me to give birth to a child for the Atherton family. That…Wild Beast and I have been trying, but I just can’t get pregnant. I’m afraid that I may be unwell somewhere, so I’m here for a check-up."Cedrick stared at her, and the tension in the air seemed to dissipate. "Why did you write Catelyn's name in your registration, then?""I'm afraid that Grandma will find out that I'm not pregnant when she discovers the medical records. If I'm pregnant, there's no need to go through these checks!" replied Joanne confidently, afraid that he would not believe her. "A gynecological examination is very troublesome. Since Cat's child has…left, she can go through that examination as a non-pregnant woman for me."He
Catelyn stared at these paintings, dazed and fascinated.In one of the paintings, a woman was standing in front of an easel—holding a paintbrush in one hand and holding a drawing board in the other—and was painting the man opposite.The man leaned lazily on the chair and tilted his head sideways, looking elegant and extravagant.She never looked at this painting carefully before, and it was only at this moment that she noticed the woman's eyebrows and eyes…"She looks very similar to you, doesn't she?" came the voice of an old yet familiar male voice from behind her.Catelyn turned and saw Ezekiel walking toward her in a suit and leather shoes.Staring at the painting, his eyes sank. "I burned all of Summer's photos and buried them with her. This is the only painting that was left because she drew this. It was found out later that the court auctioned off this painting, and I spent a long time looking for it before I finally retrieved it."Catelyn could not help but want to reach
With a faint smile, Janice took Catelyn's arm and fondly replied, "Yes. I heard that the gallery has a batch of new paintings, so I came to buy a few. You?""Same. Dad said there's a painting on display, which happens to be my mother's last piece of work, so I planned to buy it at the auction later.""Was the man who was with you just now your father?""Yup."Janice could not help but glance in the direction where Ezekiel disappeared. She suddenly became more suspicious, so she suggested that Catelyn take her to see Summer's paintings.Summer and she were of the same generation. Although they never met, Janice had heard of Summer for her good personality and excellent academic performance, and she has a wide range of interests, not only in vocal music but also in painting.It should have been a coincidence that they studied at the same university.However, the Mason family and the Atherton family were always at odds, so Janice used to deliberately avoid meeting Summer. However,
"My painting? I don't even have time to participate in the auction yet.""A gentleman asked me to give it to you. He said that you'll like this painting very much." The man smiled respectfully and gently.Catelyn did not even need to think about it to know that the person who bought the painting was Ezekiel.'But why didn't he give it to me himself?'Catelyn looked around but did not see her father."Where's the gentleman?" Catelyn asked the staff.The staff shook his head. "It looks like he left earlier, and he just told me to hand over the painting as soon as possible."That was her mother's last piece of work. Undoubtedly, Catelyn did not want someone else to have it. She took the painting out and caressed it as if she could still feel her mother's emotions at that time.'She must've felt like she was on cloud nine.'The man she loved acted as a model for her, and she painted a perfect painting with her own hands.It was just a pity that their love was short-lived.Just a
Catelyn instinctively took a step back and shielded her belly with her hands, her terrified eyes visibly hardening in vigilance.The anger in Cedrick's eyes flared. It was as if there was a thin film between them, and he only needed to stretch out his hand to poke for it to burst.The film of their relationship.Anger, annoyance, and various other negative emotions were intertwined and finally turned into helplessness.All of a sudden, Cedrick lowered his head and captured her lips in a kiss.It felt that it had been a century since he last kissed her so deeply. Her sweetness and softness made him so intoxicated that the kiss became delicate and lasted long.It was just that when the kiss got out of control, Catelyn smelled a very faint smell of medicine wine on his body, and nausea suddenly surged in her stomach.Catelyn could not hold it anymore. She pushed Cedrick away, covered her mouth with one hand, and rushed toward the women's bathroom frantically."Blergh!" With one ha