“You aren’t even four yet. What do you know about how horrible human hearts could be?” Cedrick glanced over at Ollie coldly as he began to ooze an intimidating aura. 

 

Usually, Ollie would have stopped arguing with his father, but for some reason, he was upset that Cedrick had belittled Catelyn. His expression darkened as he raised his innocent voice in a challenging manner, “Father, you can’t simply reject that lady because of a few words some outsider says.” 

“Outsider?” Maia’s hands that held her cutlery froze as she thought, ‘Did Ollie just refer to her as an outsider? Does he know that I’m going to be his future stepmother?’ 

Cedrick, not expecting Ollie would talk to him like that for a strange woman, interrogated, “Who’s that woman to you?” 

Ollie shook his head and said sincerely, “She’s the designer I chose to design my birthday mansion.” 

“And you are arguing with me over a mere designer?” 

In Mason Estate, Cedrick held absolute power, and no one, not even Ollie, could challenge him. 

lower lip and noticed from the corner of his eyes that Catelyn and Miles had stopped talking to Jamie and were about to leave. He set down his cutleries elegantly with stubborn eyes and said, “I’m sorry, Father, I shouldn’t have argued with you. I’m full; may I be

his eyes as

the kitchen, and the boy had only cut a small piece out of the beautifully heart-shaped steak, yet he

are you trying to protest by refusing to eat?” Cedrick questioned coldly, and his voice pierced through the air in a horrifying

already moving toward the exit.

his arms by the sides of his body and clenched his fists

and son had a standoff, Maia smiled and tried to ease the tension. “Master Cedrick, kids don’t develop much of an

actions for him?” Cedrick interrupted her with

turned red in embarrassment.

Maia. I won’t interrupt your date any longer and will be taking my

She had been engaged to Cedrick for years and watched as Ollie grew up, but never had she ever seen the child standing up against his father…not to mention

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