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.” 

the office were gossiping, and someone even raised their voice on purpose as though they were afraid that

removed from the position of head designer, after all, and there had always been other women in the office who were envious of her looks. They had gotten the information that she used to be a lady of the Clark family from certain sources and naturally felt like teasing Catelyn about it now that

been quite popular in the office, but where there

Clark family declined four years ago. What her colleagues were saying could not even begin to compare with what

Manager Norman is

in disgust but collected herself regardless and went to

need me for something?”

forties with a beer belly and his hair thinning out at the top. When he looked at Catelyn, his

relative to the Atherton family, and his status in the company was

turning

pointed at his side. “Come take a

I should simply sit there, or that I’d sit and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with chills running down her spine. She stood still and said, “Please say what you need to say, Sir.”

He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping about you today

but gossip. Rest assured, Sir, that this

 

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 for Young Master

could not have been clearer, and all the hair on

her right after she had taken a bath. The client at the time wanted a document, and

Norman ran into her on the way and was instantly stunned. Ever since then, he had

he was married, he could not act too boldly in the

taken from Catelyn at the direct order of Cedrick Mason,

not to expose him of it and said, “Thank you for believing in me, but I’m far too unworthy of

hard way, then you won’t end

sorry, but I don’t intend on taking any way

to obey him, rage filled Manager Norman’s mind and he slammed his palm against the table before barking, “Those rumors of yours had brought terrible influence to this company,

pause as his expression grew smug and cast her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to dispute, you’ll do well to consider my

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