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.” 

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

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

been quite popular in the office, but where there were people, there would be gossip and

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 asking for

collected herself regardless and went

Norman, you need me for

forties with a beer belly and his hair thinning out at the top. When he

to the Atherton family, and his status

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

couch and pointed at his side. “Come

simply sit there, or that I’d sit and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with chills running down her spine. She stood still and said, “Please

crossed his legs as his gaze wandered from Catelyn’s face to her body. He swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is

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

 

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

them could not have been clearer, and all the hair on

forced 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

way and was instantly stunned. Ever since then, he had

he could not act too boldly in the office.

the

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

hard

sorry, but I don’t intend on

obey him, rage filled Manager Norman’s mind 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 within management levels, your bonus for this month will be reduced by half!”

cast her a wretched sneer.

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