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.” 

raised their voice on purpose as though they were

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

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

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

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

Norman, you need me for something?”

man in his forties with a beer belly

he was a relative to the Atherton family, and

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

and pointed at his side. “Come take a seat.”

he mean 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

swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping

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

 

and you just need an opportunity to climb up the ladder. If only you’re willing to

clearer, and all the hair

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

Norman ran into her on the way and was instantly stunned. Ever since

he was married, he could not

Master Mason’s birthday mansion was taken from Catelyn at the direct order

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

it the hard way,

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

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

her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to

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