Catherine's POV. "Where's Laurel?" I asked one of the servants playing with Leo. "Maaa..." Leo called immediately he sighted me and began walking towards me, showing me his baby teeth. I laughed as I took him and showered him with kisses, saying, "My sweet darling, just look how big you have become." Leo let out a childish giggle and my heart warmed up, all the grief I was feeling suddenly disappeared upon hearing his laughter. If not for anything, I'll definitely fight for them, they're my world reborn. Lauren has killed my world but with my kids, I am picking it up and building them up again. "Laurel slept off immediately after taking lunch, ma'am." The older woman replied and I couldn't help but smile. "Thank you so much and you don't have to address me formally, call me Cathy," I said with a smile and took a seat."That's not allowed here ma'am, Master Lucas would not like it if I call you by your name." The older woman said and I sighed, holding my baby firm."I am not comf
Catherine's POV. "You think you can play games with me huh? Do you think you can play a fucking game with me?!" Lauren asked angrily, drawing my hand to get my attention.Instead of focusing my attention on Lauren who was yelling at me, my mind and whole attention was on Lucas who was standing not too far from me, his eyes fixed on me. I tried to decipher his emotions through his eyes but I couldn't read anything, his eyes were blank. God! What has gone wrong? "Look at me when I'm talking to you, slut!" Lauren huffed angrily, shaking me violently.I did as he wanted, I looked him straight in the eyes but his Image was blurred, my inside was raging with confusion. What went wrong? "Look at you..." Lauren began, his hands on my shoulder and his finger digging into my skin in the process but I kept a straight face, "Do you think you can frame another man's children on me, Cathy?" He asked, his hold on my shoulders getting harder. "What are you talking about Lauren, you know those
Catherine's POV. "Dad, you can't do this, I mean why are you giving this slut here a chance to exploit us? Why are you even giving her a benefit of doubt? The test shows that Lauren isn't the father, what's all this?!" Anna asked angrily and I gave her a tired look, I'm just fed up with her drama."Look, beloved Anna, there's nothing bad about this, I'm just trying to do something that would justify everyone's claim. Don't stress yourself, the results will be here soon and everything will be cleared." Lucas said calmly and returned his attention to his phone."Gosh! Dad!! You're so unbelievable!!! You're driving me nuts, what's all this? It's like you're telling the world you don't trust me, you're making it look like you don't trust me in front of this village thing!" Lauren huffed pointing at me.I looked at him and sighed, it still bewildered me how a man who once showed me so much love and care suddenly became a ruthless uncaring man. I thought I found my own fairy tale and happi
Catherine's POV. The car that took us to the hospital drew to a standstill in front of the mansion and I sighed in relief; having him all around me wasn't reasonable at all. He's messing with my sanity and I think he knows, if not..."Do you wanna stay inside the car forever, Red hair?" A deep masculine voice interrupted my thoughts and I immediately veered my head towards it. Oh lord! Why can't he just leave me alone?!‘Cause you are helpless, idiot! You can barely lift your leg.’ The inner voice in my head replied and I rolled my eyes."If you're gonna roll your eyes, you can simply make use of your mouth and tell me you don't want me help, I can always fetch the servants." He inferred, giving me a bored stare. "No, no... I mean the eye-rolling wasn't for you, actually, I have a thing with my...""Keep the justification and come." He cut me short, his eyes narrowing on me before he gently helped me out of the car. I wanted to scream at him, because nobody gets to cut me in when
Catherine's POV. I gave her a suspicious look before asking, "What is that irresistible thing you're talking about, Anna?"She gave me a wide smile, a smile I think was too wide for her small face, "Start talking, Anna, I don't have all day to be with you." I said when she was just staring at me and smiling.Even her smiles look shrewd to me and very suspicious. I know deep within me that nothing good would ever come from her, especially when it has something to do with me."How's your ankle?" She asked, that stupid fake smile still plastered across her face.I sighed, "Look, Anna, you don't have to pretend to care, it doesn't suit the likes of you, so go straight to the point and stop wasting your time and mine too." I muttered, my eyes fixed on her and I could see her smile slowly fading."Great, that expression suits you better when you're with me" I added with a smile as I saw her face taking an ugly form. She took a deep breath, probably to calm her nerves before saying, "You r
Catherine's POV. "How dare you!" She shouted furiously and raised her hand to probably slap me... Before I could react, a cold masculine voice boomed, "DON'T YOU DARE, ANNA!!!"Anna's raised hand hung mid-air as she turned to look at the owner of the voice, I followed suite and creased my brow when I saw Lucas heading towards us, he looked furious but then he looked typical."And what do you think you're doing Anna?" He asked, halting a few feet from us."Dad... I'm... She was insulting me and my personality. She flouted me!" Anna screeched furiously, panting like some athlete who'd just finished a race. "And how did she do that? What led to your conversation? After what happened last time, I don't expect you to talk to her anytime soon." He said, taking a seat."Dad, I… I just came to apologize on behalf of Lauren's behavior and she started spilling rubbish, that had prompted me to raise my hand on her, I just want to slap some senses into her." She lied through her stupid mouth b
Catherine's POV. 'Sleep Catherine, sleep!'I huffed at my restless self as I began to turn around the big bed again. I miss my kids though they're just in the next room sleeping soundly. I turned around again and again. It would be a matter of time before I'll scream my frustration out, this is becoming too much. "Why can't I fucking sleep, why?" I mused to myself as I took a sitting position on my bed, my head resting on the headboard. ‘Cause you're thinking about him again and again, just go to him, all this will be over and maybe you'll get the kiss you couldn't get last time, I know you want that kiss badly, huh?’ "Just shut up!" I huffed at that ridiculous voice in my head and crawled out of bed and took the baby monitor with me.Maybe the monitor is damaged, Leo should have started crying by now, he usually wakes up around two or three in the morning and it's already past three. I opened the door as lightly as I could and stepped outside. There were no shoes on my feet becau
Catherine's POV. "Hey, Bella," I called one of the servants walking hastily towards the kitchen. "Yes miss, do you need anything?" She asked as she separated herself from the rows of servants moving into the kitchen. "No, I don't need anything, I actually want to ask about Master Lucas, do you know where he is? I've been looking for him for a while but I can't find him." I conveyed and she smiled at me."Master is in his study room, just go upstairs, take the left wing, and you'll see a room with the tag of...""Oh, I get it, thank you, I know the place," I said with a knowing smile and Bella returned my smile before she left. I took in a deep breath before I began to head towards the elevator but changed my mind midway. I'll take the stairs. I'll be a little bit calm and composed if I take the stairs. "Stairs it is." I mused to myself, veered around, and began to skip up the long stairs, as I was about to finish climbing up, my steps decreased and my heart began to hammer agains