Catherine's Pov
"Who the heck is home?" I yelled as I banged the gate of the huge villa right in front of me.I frowned as I didn't hear any response. What the heck was happening? Was anyone truly not at home?No, that better not be the case, even if there was no one at the villa, there had to be some guards right? Then why the hell aren't they responding? Was it because I didn't bang it hard enough?"Who the hell is home?" I yelled at the top of my voice as I put more strength into banging the gate."What the heck is wrong with you lassie?" A hoarse voice came almost immediately and two men walked out of the gate with a frown on their faces as they glared at me."What took you both so long to respond, I've been banging the gate for over the past ten minutes." I frowned, staring at them, fuming in anger.The two security men frowned as they stared at me in shock and their mouth was twitching in anger. But then I couldn't care less about that, they had made me wait for too long and I wasn't going to accept that."Say, lady, what are you looking for?" One of the security men frowned as he looked at me after some time."Let me in, I came to see someone," I replied feeling rather annoyed with their questions."Who are you looking for?" The other security guard asked."Your boss, Lauren," I replied feeling rather impatient."Are you one of his flings?" The security man smiled as he looked at me."Flings?" I froze as I couldn't believe my ears.Next, my anger rose as I didn't believe these men were taking me for Lauren's fling. Who the hell did they think they were?"I'm not one of his flings, rather I'm his girlfriend." I frowned as I managed to suppress my anger."Huh?" Much to my shock, the two security men froze hearing what I said."Excuse me, ma'am, can you repeat what you just said?" One of them asked."Are you fucking deaf or didn't you hear what I just said." I fumed in anger."I said I'm his girlfriend."Immediately, the two security men burst out laughing loudly which made me frown. Were these two imbeciles, didn't they know the meaning of girlfriend, or did I have to explain it to them?"Excuse me," I frowned, calling their attention."Why the heck are you two assholes laughing?" I couldn't help but curse as I asked."Well then, we'd say you made a rather funny joke." One of the security men chuckled as he replied."Funny joke?" I frowned, feeling confused."What the heck is funny in what I just said?" I frowned as I just couldn't understand what was happening.I said I was Lauren's girlfriend and yet, these two thought it was all funny and they began to laugh. Seems like they needed immediate medical attention."Would you two assholes stop laughing and tell me what's funny?" I yelled as I cursed when I couldn't take it anymore."Woman, we'd advise you to watch your tongue." One of the security men stopped laughing as he looked at me."Besides, our boss doesn't have someone like you as his girlfriend." The guard continued as he stared at me."We know all of his girlfriends and flings, so you are just an imposter and can't be allowed in." The guard concluded."Huh?"I froze as I couldn't believe my ears, what the hell did I just hear? Didn't Lauren tell the guards about my existence and what was I hearing, he had other girlfriends and flings?I took a deep breath and looked at the guards who were staring at me with a smile on their faces."You should let me in right away." I frowned as I looked at them."Woman, there's no way you're going in through this gate, get the hell outta here. You're an imposter as our boss doesn't have someone like you as his girlfriend." The security men sneered."No, I'm his girlfriend, you have to allow me in." I frowned as I argued."Woman, your vision is far off. It's clear that you're an imposter and yet you want to claim to be our boss's girlfriend." The guard sneered."I'm not lying, I'm his girlfriend." I frowned, feeling exasperated at the same time, annoyed."We don't care if you are lying or telling the truth, that's none of our business. All we know is that you're not our boss's girlfriend." The security men replied."Besides, there's no way you'll be his girlfriend. Our boss will never fancy someone like you, not in a million years."I frowned as my expression turned ashen. What the hell did they think they were saying?"You'd better allow me in there right now or else." I frowned."Or else what, woman?" The security men sneered."You'll regret it when Lauren comes back later," I replied."Even if the boss comes back, there's nothing you'll be able to do as you're not his girlfriend. We are very sure you're just an imposter." The guards replied."Besides, you're probably just his ex, as he came home with his girlfriend yesterday and the day before. We've never seen you, so you're just spouting nonsense."My heart sank hearing what the men said. No, that couldn't be true. It was all a lie and I was sure about it. It was just that these men were all blockheads and were trying to stop me from entering.I believed that was the case as I was sure Lauren would never betray me as he loved me very much. I was sure he would be very happy to see me.Vroom!Just as I was about to say something, a car pulled up in the vicinity right in front of the gate.Immediately, my heart almost leaped out of my mouth as I was sure it was Lauren who had just returned. He has to punish these imbeciles that were disrespecting his womanCatherine's PovI watched rather impatiently as the driver of the car came down and hurriedly went to the passenger's door and opened the door.Next, a man dressed in a tuxedo suit with a rather muscular body descended from the car slowly. From my guess he should be in his mid-forties, even at that, he had an unexplainable charm and didn't look old in any way.The man looked at me, then suddenly, his smile changed into a frown. Next, the frown on his face changed to shock.Next, it changed into confusion as he stared at me. For a moment, I could feel that he was not staring at me, but something else."What's happening here?" The man frowned as he spoke up after a while."Sir, she came and claimed to be Mr. Lauren's girlfriend." The guards spoke up quickly as though they were afraid of the man."Then if she's Lauren's girlfriend, then why not allow her in?" The man asked with a frown."Sir, it's a lie, she's not....""No sir, I'm not lying, I'm Lauren's girlfriend," I spoke up hurriedl
Catherine's PovAlarmed, I creased my brow and immediately spun around looking at the figure who had just opened the door.Looking at the person who entered, I froze for a moment as I stared at him. I immediately swallowed the curse that was about to erupt out of my mouth. "I'm... I'm sorry, I just wanted to ch...ch..." My stuttering was hushed down when he raised his hand. It was the same sexy man that brought me in, even now... He's looking so hot and so... So, familiar but to who?! ‘Focus Cathy, just focus.’ My good inner voice cautioned. I gulped down an empty air and stood still as he headed towards me with meaningful strides, his eyes were focused on mine and despite the little sanity left in me asking me to lower my gaze, I couldn't. His looks are mesmerizing me. He halted a few feet away from me and asked with a frown, "What are you doing here, young lass?" My heart began to beat violently against my chest and I was sure that if he was listening well, he'd hear it and pr
Catherine's Pov"Ma'am, come... This way." A servant said as she directed me to a room. Immediately she left me alone, I sighed again and again, despite trying to forget everything, I couldn't. What the hell had just happened? The scene ran through my mind once again and I couldn't help but blush.Gosh!I didn't know what to say at the moment, I didn't know why I didn't stop him. It was as if a mysterious force was telling me not to stop him. Besides, I enjoyed every bit of the moment and I didn't even feel any regret.‘Slut!’ Pushing the thoughts away from my mind, I quickly changed and walked out of the room back to the living room.Getting back to the living room, the man was already there and I couldn't help but blush embarrassedly as I sat on the sofa right in front."So mind telling me how you and Lauren met?" He asked with a smile as he looked at me.I was pleased that he was mature enough to forget everything that had happened a few minutes ago. It was just an accident and
Catherine's PovImmediately, I felt a jolt pass through my body cause I couldn't believe my ears, my whole being shivered with pain as his dagger-like words pierced through every part of me. What did Lauren just call me?A slut? No, I had to be the one who had heard him wrongly, there was no way he would have called me a slut."Lauren." Lucas's voice became stern as he called."Yes, Dad," Lauren answered as he looked at his dad."Do you know her?" Lucas frowned as he asked once again."No, I don't know her dad," Lauren replied as he glared at me, disdain evident in those eyes.If glares could kill, I was afraid I would have already died a hundred times over as Lauren seemed to hate me. What the hell had I done to him?He loved me and I loved him too? I was the one who was supposed to be angry as he left me to fend for myself and his babies for more than three years, but yet it was the other way round."Dad, why do you even think I would know someone like her? I mean just look at her,
Catherine's POVI watched the father of my twins walk away, after insulting, denying our kids, and calling me names, my legs wobbled, it suddenly felt like my legs were unable to carry my body weight and without warning, I felt my body give way. However, before I could fall to the floor, I felt someone catch me, taking me gently to a seat. My whole world seemed to have come crashing down without any form of warning... Everything had gone so wrong, so wrong. "Hey..." A distant husky voice called as I sat down in a trance trying to figure out if whatever happened just a few minutes ago was real... No! No!! It can't be, Lauren can't deny me, he loves me so much... Yeah, he loves me dearly."Here, drink this." The distant husky voice muttered again and I felt something in my mouth. I parted my lips lightly to take in whatever he was giving me, maybe that would quench the inferno of pain that was ravaging my inside. The liquid slowly entered my mouth but I couldn't swallow it, my throat
Catherine's POV."Eat all you want and enjoy all this luxury, pig, once the test result is out you'll find yourself within the four walls of the prison cell, you'll regret ever coming here to make useless claims." Anna lambasted as she sat down on the chair, taking her own cup of hot chocolate and spilling some content on the dining table due to a rough pull.I looked at her with a bored expression as I sipped my cup of coffee. I don't know why she'd decided to move into the mansion. From what I heard from the servants, she hasn't stayed here before. She comes to spend weekends but she doesn't stay for long on work days. "Good morning, Anna, it looks like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed considering your foul mood this morning, is there anything I can do to help you?" I asked with a sneer, a playful smirk carving on my face when I noticed her grip on the mug tightened. "Hey, darling, don't be so hard on yourself, I understand how you feel, if you can't find stability within y
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