Tears welled up in Miles’s beautiful, dark eyes. He pursed his lips as despair filled his innocent-looking face. 

 

Had Catelyn truly abandoned him? She even stopped answering the calls… 

At that moment, he looked around the house he was in. It was a cage with guards, everything felt cold, and he was suddenly overwhelmed by fear. 

He desperately wanted to see Catelyn again and was far from wanting to remain cooped up in his place. He had to get out. 

He sniffled and quickly wiped away his tears. 

Crying was for the weak, and he had to be strong enough to protect his mother. 

… 

Catelyn had prepared breakfast and called Ollie out for the meal. 

The boy did so with composure, and no one could tell that he was not Miles at all. Catelyn did not think much of it and simply sent him off to the kindergarten like usual. Before leaving, she even gave him a peck, to which the boy blushed shyly. 

… 

The moment she arrived at BrightGene, she could distinctly sense that everyone was staring at her oddly. 

“So she’s the daughter of a murderer?” 

“We never heard anything about it before, but I guess the Mason family ran some checks on her background for trying to get closer to the young master, and she ended up being put back to her place.” 

“Isn’t that right? The Masons are now saying that they don’t want her designing the young master’s birthday mansion…” 

“Heh! Don’t run your mouths like that, look at how upset she’s getting.” 

voice on purpose as though they were afraid that Catelyn might not

her looks. They had gotten the information that she used to be a lady of the Clark family from certain sources and

in the office, but where there were people, there would

saying could not even begin to compare with what those loan sharks said to her before. If she

Manager Norman is asking for

regardless and

you need me

Norman was a man in his forties with a beer belly and his hair thinning out at the top. When he looked at Catelyn, his eyes would

he was a relative to the Atherton family, and

and closed the door while Manager Norman shut the curtains, turning the spacious office into a closed quarter with only the two of them in it.

and pointed at his side.

I’d sit and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with chills running down her spine.

from Catelyn’s face to her body. He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping

rumors started, but those are all nothing but gossip. Rest assured, Sir, that this

 

you’ve always been excellent at your job, and you just need an opportunity to climb up the ladder. If only you’re willing to make some sacrifices, I’ll make sure that I give you back the project

have been clearer, and

she had taken a bath. The client at the time wanted a document, and she was in too much

on the way and was instantly stunned. Ever since then, he had never

he could not act too boldly in

Master Mason’s birthday mansion was taken from Catelyn at the direct order of Cedrick Mason, so

him of it and said, “Thank you for believing in me, but I’m far

to take it the hard way, then you won’t

but I don’t intend on taking any way

slammed his palm against the table before barking, “Those rumors of yours had brought terrible influence to this company,

his expression grew smug and cast her a wretched sneer.

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