Meanwhile, Catelyn brought Miles back to the kindergarten and fretted he would try to provoke the teacher on purpose. To her surprise, however, Miles’s performance was perfect. 

He addressed all the teachers as ‘pretty ladies’ with a smile, his behavior as elegant as a high-born gentleman. Because of that, he enslaved the hearts of many easily, leaving all the teachers with nothing to say but praise him for how adorable he was. 

Miles sneakily winked at Catelyn with a smug look on his face, as though trying to tell her that he was fully capable of making people like him as long as he wanted to. 

Catelyn remained quiet with resignation. 

As soon as she settled the admission procedures, she hurried back to the office. She had only been out for an hour, and she might still be able to convince Anne to consider her working for a full day. 

With that thought in mind, Catelyn sped up, only to run into someone’s warm, strong chest around the corner at the end of the street. 

Thump! 

She lost balance and stumbled to the side as her bag fell to the ground. She held onto the handrail to steady herself before she turned to look. 

It was a tall man with an athletic build. He strode away without stopping and even seemed to be moving faster. 

It was not that big of an issue to begin with, but the fact that he ignored her had provoked Catelyn. Her body acted before her brain, and she grabbed onto his wrist before he left. 

You’re just going to leave?”

least needed to

turned and caught a whiff of

department in his company manufacture a perfume with gardenia scent four years ago, countless

on the woman before him was not as intense and smelled more like shampoo. It was faint, but it was still pleasant.

resembled Maia in some ways. Instinctively, and not liking to be touched by random women, he spoke, “Let go.”

blank. The features and especially the lips of the

over 60 percent of this man’s features. Countless thoughts raced through Catelyn’s mind as she stared dazedly at that face before muttering, “You

going to say that it’s your ex-boyfriend now?” Cedrick

do you know?”

had asked the question

of flirting with

It’s the truth, but don’t take this

moved to leave when the man reached out his long fingers toward her and lifted her chin. With a smirk on his face, he bent down, and

against his chest nervously to put some distance between them. “What are you doing? I’m warning you,

one another that they could feel each other’s breaths.

quivered even

devilish, mocking voice from above, “If you want to seduce me,

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