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 as though they were afraid

there had always been other women 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 now that she had

popular in the office, but where there were people, there would

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

and knocked on Catelyn’s desk. “Catelyn, Manager

herself regardless and went to knock

Norman, you 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 at

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

and closed the door while Manager Norman shut the curtains, turning the

the couch and pointed at his

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

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

sure where the rumors started, but those are all nothing but gossip. Rest assured, Sir, that this won’t

 

opportunity to climb up the ladder. If only

been clearer, and all the

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

on the way and was instantly stunned. Ever since then, he had never ceased dropping creepy hints at her.

could not act too boldly in

from Catelyn at the direct order of Cedrick Mason, so Terry could not possibly overwrite that decision.

decided not to expose him of it and said, “Thank you for believing in me, but I’m far

have to take it the hard way, then you won’t end up

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

yours had brought terrible influence to this company, and in accordance with the discussion within

his expression grew smug and cast her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to dispute,

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