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.” 

someone even raised their voice on

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 now that she had to

but where there were people, there

What her colleagues were saying could not even begin to compare with what those loan sharks said to her

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

but collected herself regardless and went

you need

I need to speak to you about.” Manager Norman was a man in his forties with a beer belly and his hair thinning

Atherton family, and

while Manager Norman shut the curtains, turning the spacious office into

at his side. “Come

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,

Norman crossed his legs as his gaze wandered from Catelyn’s face to her body. He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping about you today in the office. I suppose you’ve heard?”

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

 

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

words and the meaning behind them could not have been clearer, and all the hair

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,

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

not act too boldly in

taken from Catelyn at the direct

“Thank you for believing in me, but I’m far too unworthy of such

hard way, then you

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

rumors of yours had brought terrible influence to this company, and

point to pause as his expression grew smug and cast her a wretched sneer.

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