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

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

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

gotten used to hearing malicious comments since the Clark family declined four years ago. What her colleagues were saying could not even begin

“Catelyn, Manager Norman

collected herself regardless and went to knock on Manager

Norman, you need me for something?”

his forties with a beer belly and his hair thinning out at the top. When he looked at Catelyn, his eyes would

to the Atherton family, and his status in the

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

sat on the couch and pointed at

with chills running down

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

Rest assured, Sir, that this won’t affect my work,”

 

excellent at your job, and you just need an opportunity to climb up the ladder. If only you’re

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

her right after she had taken a bath. The client at the time wanted a document, and she was

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

married, he could not act too

was taken from Catelyn at the

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

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

don’t intend on

table before barking, “Those rumors of yours had brought terrible influence to this company, and in accordance

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

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