"Catelyn didn't ask anyone to beat me up; it was the man she's cheating on me with who ambushed me," said Jamie with a sunken face as he sat up on the bed, frustrated, and his face covered with injuries was scrunched.That night, he left the clubhouse with two bodyguards. He originally wanted to take care of his head injury, but he was shoved into the bushes the moment he stepped onto the sidewalk.Those men were fearless enough that they did not even bother covering up their faces. They literally went ham on him and beat him up, not forgetting to sneer at him before they left, reminding him to remember his place!Who else could that be? It was Cedrick's doing!"No matter who it was, we should never let it go so easily!" said Queenie.However, Jamie did not wish to pursue it any further. It was humiliating enough that he was punished by Cedrick, and he would never be as powerful as him. Jamie only said that because he wanted to save his dignity in front of his little sister."Thi
Startled, Catelyn quickly retrieved her hand. Albert walked toward them with a bouquet of red roses, his expression stoic as he dragged her away from the boy defensively."This is the young master of the Mason family!"With her wrist starting to hurt, Catelyn freed herself from Albert's grip. Her cheeks flushed red as she sheepishly apologized, "I'm so sorry, I got the wrong person. My apologies."The boy heard the commotion and turned around, his eyes twinkling in anticipation when he noticed that Catelyn had arrived. "Aunty Catelyn!"Catelyn was baffled. That voice sounded just like her son's, but…When she saw his face, her shoulders dropped.The boy in front of her was covered from head to toe.His hoodie covered his forehead and the outline of his face, while his eyes hid behind a pair of sunglasses and the lower half of his face was concealed by a face mask.The only bare skin that was not concealed was the area under his eyes. Even his ears were covered by the hoodie!"
Catelyn sneezed, triggered by her cold and the scent of the roses at hand. She immediately covered her mouth and coughed a few times; the last thing she wanted was to infect the boy with her cold.The concerned Ollie tugged at the hem of Catelyn's shirt and sweetly asked, "Are you unwell, Aunty Catelyn?""I'm okay, just a little cold.""You can call me Ollie or Little Ollie—just not 'Young Master', please" Ollie followed closely behind Catelyn as he then carefully retrieved a paper shaped into a heart and gave it to Catelyn. "I have another gift for you. I hope you like it!"Catelyn looked at the beautiful handmade origami, her heart felt full and warm.How adorable. This was better than the bouquet!Still, this was the first time she met Ollie, was it not?How was he so good at this? Was this hereditary?Cedrick did not look like the type to make his first move when it came to girls. On the contrary, he looked like the type to wait for the woman to strike up an effort first!
Cedrick was just as enthralled as Ollie was as his eyes darkened.He quickly peeled his eyes away from Catelyn the moment he realized that he had been staring, only to learn that his architect, George, had been spellbound by Catelyn as well.It was as if everything had ceased to exist in that instant, that Catelyn was the only thing that existed in George's world.What an accursed yet captivating woman.Cedrick's expression shifted as he changed the topic to work-related matters.George was the youngest architect working under Cedrick. Catelyn had met him a few times before that, but they only had small talks.The three of them headed toward the unfurnished mansion with raincoats as they discussed the progress. George was an architect under Mason Group, so he was naturally well-versed in furnishing houses.Catelyn expressed her opinions every now and then, working alongside George as they both focused on different areas that were correlated to one another. Cedrick felt left out
Ollie, meanwhile, sat inside the resting room. He watched as everything unfolded and felt oddly happy.After all, his father had hugged Aunty Catelyn, which meant he must have liked Aunty Catelyn!If he started dating Aunty Catelyn, Ollie would be able to be with Catelyn forever!…The rain only worsened as time went by, and the windscreen wiper barely had time to wipe away the droplets before more fell and wetted the windows. With that, they were forced to stop driving.Cedrick had no choice but to bring them over to another mansion closest to where they were. Meanwhile, Catelyn called Stella to make sure Miles was taken care of before she followed the rest to the hall.The mansion felt cold and desolate, probably because it had been devoid of people for a long time.The room's temperature went up very slowly, even with the aid of the heater.Catelyn's clothes were slightly damp after walking in the rain, even with the raincoat on. She felt cold even during summer as she coile
Ollie cleared his throat and said, "I think Aunty Catelyn has something to discuss with you about the mansion. She's right next door."Cedrick frowned lightly and said, "I've already given my orders. What else does she want to talk about?"Ollie was not at the scene during their discussion earlier, thus he paused for a moment to think of a comeback before saying, "I'm not too sure about that. You should talk to her yourself."Cedrick rubbed his fingers together and spread his palm open.A small semicircle mark was visible on his palm, caused when Catelyn grabbed his palm when she had tripped and fallen into his embrace.It was obvious how terrified she was at that moment with the way she grabbed him really tightly."I understand. I'll be there in a moment. Albert warmed up some milk for you, so remember to have some before you go to bed.""Alright. Thank you, Father." The boy nodded as he let out a sigh of relief silently. It seemed that Cedrick was not suspicious of him at all.
Cedrick's face darkened in an instant.At that moment, the bathroom door opened, and out came Catelyn in an oversized dress shirt—his, moreover. Her hair was dripping with water as she tilted her head to the right.She had been looking for a pair of pants to wear as she felt uneasy being pantless. Imagine her surprise when she noticed there was a man in the room."Ahh!" she shrieked as she covered her chest with her hands, glaring at the man before him. "C—Cedrick Mason, what are you doing here?!"Cedrick's back was facing her at that moment. He hung up the phone and tossed it on the table when he heard her scream."Weren't you the one who called me over…"The rest of the words were stuck in his throat when he landed his eyes on Catelyn.The dress shirt that fitted him nicely had turned into an oversized dress on her, while the top three buttons were left unbuttoned.Catelyn followed his gaze as her eyes drifted down to her chest, the shirt damp from her wet hair.The brush sh
"Ollie is usually non-expressive. How did you bribe him? How did he get so attached to you, even giving you roses and handmade crafts?"Cedrick inched himself closer to her, and his hand that grabbed her wrist got tighter, too. "You've already borne a son for Jamie, so why are you still messing with my son?"He was starting to wonder if Catelyn was a bad influence on Ollie.At this point, Catelyn had enough. She held his gaze firmly, but all she could feel was herself struggling in anger.What did Cedrick mean, her bribing Ollie?Also, it was none of his business to mind whose baby she had conceived!"What are you trying to say?""I underestimated you. You knew it was useless to approach me, so you wanted to get Ollie to accept you and then use him to make me accept you, too. You wanted to be his stepmother, to leap your way up the societal hierarchy, didn't you?"The veins on Catelyn's forehead throbbed at Cedrick's comment.This man must have lost his mind!Catelyn could fe