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.” 

raised their voice on purpose as though they were afraid that

the office who were envious of her looks. They had gotten the information that

quite popular in the office, but where

saying could not even begin to compare with what those loan sharks said to her before.

desk. “Catelyn, Manager Norman

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

you need me

need to speak to you about.” Manager Norman was a man in his forties with a beer

that he was a relative to the Atherton family, and

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

on the couch and pointed at his side. “Come

he mean I should simply sit there, or that I’d sit and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with

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

sure where the rumors started, but those are all nothing but gossip. Rest assured, Sir, that this won’t affect my work,” Catelyn promised. She really

 

smoke without fire, Cat. You 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 give you back the

them could not have been clearer, and all the hair on

The client at the time wanted a document, and she was in too much of a hurry to put on any makeup, so she

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

could not act

mansion was taken from Catelyn at the direct order of Cedrick Mason, so

to expose him of it and said, “Thank you for believing in me,

have to take it the hard way,

I don’t intend on taking any way at

yours had brought terrible influence to this company,

it a point to pause as his expression grew smug and cast her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to

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