Chapter 251
Janice had not seen Ollie for a long time, so she brought him to Nandose Villa for a two days trip.
It was about seven to eight in the evening, which were peak hours for traffic and pedestrians in the fast-paced Sapphire City.
Catelyn and Cedrick were sitting at a restaurant.
"What were you doing in the washroom with the boy?" Cedrick asked in a serious tone.
Catelyn felt her nerve ticking upon hearing that question. She planned to have a quick meal and send Miles home, but he was smart enough to get a cab by himself. He should be arriving at home already.
Catelyn felt empty without her two sons with her.
"What else could we be doing? I was sad to have said goodbye to Master Ollie after spending a whole weekend with him," answered Catelyn, faking casualness.
Cedrick did not buy her answer. He squinted at her dubiously and said, "Do you want to tell me the truth, or should I look for the truth myself?"
"No!" Catelyn cut him off.
"If you don't want me to look for the truth, be honest with me."
Catelyn bit her lip and paused for a brief moment before asking, " Master Ollie told me, in his words, that he's a motherless b*stard child, and my heart ached for all the pain he's endured all these years. Cedrick, can you please tell me why Ollie doesn't have a mother?"
The air was still for a few seconds. Cedrick's lips pursed into a thin, straight line. His tenderness from earlier had vanished.
was allowed to talk about that woman,
home." Cedrick did not answer. He
heart quivered as she did not expect him to
her question and gave
his mother is?" Cedrick cut her off immediately, emitting
want to talk about it. Why would she insist on
but—" "Then stop being a
though Cedrick did not want to talk about it, the topic had been opened up, and giving up did not feel like an
refused to just forget about
wants me to be his mother, I should know about these things! Why do you hate her so much, and how did Ollie end
on Cedrick's forehead protruded as he lost his composure. "Never, everbring up anything about that woman ever again. Just behave and remember your place, Catelyn. Don't
quaked in disbelief.
for her to stop asking questions. After all, the answers
"Think whatever you want."
a loss
have asked.
of an expectation before. Maybe things were not what she thought to be, that Cedrick did not steal
was, he did not want to talk about it. It must have been so complicated that he just did not want to be reminded of
about how he ruined her life four years ago and was the reason she got separated from her son. She got upset
The last thing he wanted was to
had been on the hunt for Ollie's mother for so many years to no avail.
the theme
and attractions had closed at this hour, thus many parents were waiting outside by the bus
but it was way too crowded. On top of that, it was during peak hours. The e-hailing service
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