Our Billion-Worth Twins by Velvet Antler

Chapter 19

 
 
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

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

office, but where there were people, there

were saying could not even begin to compare with what those loan sharks said to her before. If she could survive that, she could not possibly allow herself to be defeated

and knocked on Catelyn’s desk. “Catelyn, Manager Norman is

collected herself regardless and went to knock

you need me for something?”

the door, there’s something I need to speak to you about.” Manager 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 always shine with lust.

was a relative to the Atherton family, and his

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

on the couch and pointed at his side. “Come

sit there, or that I’d sit and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with chills running down her spine. She stood still and said,

as his gaze wandered from Catelyn’s face to her body. He swallowed heavily and

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

 

know, 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

could not have been clearer, and all the hair on

was forced to go on a business trip with Manager Norman, and he had accidentally seen her right after she had taken a bath. The client at the time wanted a document, and she was in too much of a hurry to put on any makeup, so she simply headed out in her

into her on the way and was instantly stunned. Ever since then, he had never ceased dropping creepy hints at her.

he was married, he could not

at the direct order of Cedrick Mason, so Terry could not possibly overwrite that decision.

and said, “Thank you for believing in me, but I’m far too unworthy of such an enormous project.”

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

I don’t intend on taking any way at

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, and in accordance with

cast her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to

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