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.” 

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

They had gotten the information that she used to be a lady

popular in the office, but where there were people, there would be gossip and

bother herself over it 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

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

but collected herself regardless and went to knock on Manager Norman’s door.

you need me for something?”

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

it that he was a relative to the Atherton family, and his status in the company was

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

on the couch and pointed at his side.

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.”

Norman crossed his legs as his gaze wandered from Catelyn’s face to her body. He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone

but those are all nothing but gossip. Rest assured, Sir,

 

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

have been clearer, and all the hair on Catelyn’s skin

bath. The client at the time

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

married, he could not

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

for believing in me, but I’m far too

it the hard way, then you

I don’t intend on taking any way

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

smug and cast her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to dispute, you’ll do

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