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.” 

their voice on purpose as though they were afraid that Catelyn might

was happening. She had been removed from the position of head designer, after all, and 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 to work for

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

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

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

disgust but collected herself regardless and went to knock on

you need me for something?”

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

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

Norman shut the curtains, turning the spacious office

the couch and pointed at his

there, or that I’d sit and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with chills running down her

her body. He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping about you

started, but those are all nothing but gossip. Rest assured, Sir, that this

 

climb up the ladder. If only you’re willing to make some sacrifices, I’ll make

have been clearer, and all the hair on Catelyn’s skin stood

she had taken a bath. The client at the time wanted a document, and she was in too much

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

he was married, he could not act too boldly in

the direct order of Cedrick Mason, so

said, “Thank you for believing in me, but I’m far too unworthy of such an enormous project.”

have to take it the hard

on taking any way at all.”

and he slammed his palm against the table before barking, “Those rumors of yours had brought terrible influence to this company, and in accordance with the discussion

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

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