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

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

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

came over and knocked on Catelyn’s desk. “Catelyn, Manager Norman is asking for you in his office.”

herself regardless and went

need me for something?”

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

Atherton family, and his status in the company was unmoveable.

Norman shut the curtains, turning the spacious office into a closed quarter with only the two of them in

pointed at his side.

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

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

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

 

need an opportunity to climb up the ladder. If only you’re willing to make

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

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

stunned. Ever since

he could not

mansion was taken from Catelyn at the direct

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

take it the hard way, then you

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

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

a point to pause as his expression grew smug and cast her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to

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