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.” 

voice on purpose as though they were afraid

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

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

and went on with her day, having gotten used to hearing malicious comments since the Clark family declined four years ago. What her colleagues 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

came over and knocked on Catelyn’s desk. “Catelyn, Manager Norman is asking for you in his office.”

scowled in disgust but collected herself regardless and went to knock on Manager

you need me for something?”

a beer belly and his hair thinning

Atherton family, and his

told and closed the door while Manager Norman shut the curtains, turning the spacious office into a closed quarter with

sat on the couch and pointed at his side. “Come take

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.”

face to her body. He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping about you today in the

but gossip. Rest assured, Sir, that this won’t affect my work,” Catelyn promised. She really

 

you’ve always been excellent at your job, and you just need an opportunity to climb up the ladder. If only you’re willing

and the meaning behind them could not have been clearer, and

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

Ever since then, he had never ceased dropping creepy hints at her.

he could not act too boldly in

from Catelyn at the direct order of Cedrick Mason, so Terry

for believing in me, but I’m far

you have to take it the hard way, then you

on taking any way at

“Those rumors of yours had brought terrible influence to this company, and in accordance with the discussion within management levels, your bonus for this

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

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