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 purpose

were envious of her looks. They had gotten the information that she used to be

quite popular in the office, but where there

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

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

regardless and went to knock

need

speak to you about.” Manager Norman was a man in his forties with a beer belly and his hair thinning out at the top. When he looked

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

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

the couch and pointed at his

and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with chills

He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping about you today in the office.

Rest assured, Sir, that

 

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 project for

words and the meaning behind them could not have been clearer, and all the hair on Catelyn’s skin

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

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

was married, he could not act too boldly

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

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

you have to take it the hard way, then

but I don’t intend on

mind and he slammed his palm against the table before barking, “Those rumors of yours had brought terrible influence to this

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255