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.” 

in the office were gossiping, and someone even raised their voice on purpose as though they were

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

but where

family declined four years ago. What her colleagues were saying could not even begin

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

but collected herself regardless and went to knock on Manager Norman’s door.

Norman, you need me for

I need to speak to you about.” Manager Norman was a man in his forties with a beer belly and his hair thinning out at the top.

relative to the Atherton family, and his status in

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

the couch and pointed at his side.

sit and get harassed?’ seethed Catelyn inwardly with chills running down her spine. She stood still

swallowed heavily and drawled, “Everyone is gossiping about you

not sure where the rumors started, but those are all nothing but gossip. Rest assured, Sir, that this won’t affect my work,” Catelyn promised. She really needed

 

always been excellent at your job, and you just need an opportunity to climb up the ladder. If only you’re willing to make some sacrifices, I’ll make sure that I give you back the

the meaning behind them could not have been clearer,

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

ran into her on the way and was instantly stunned. Ever since then,

not act

project for Young Master Mason’s birthday mansion was taken from Catelyn at the direct order of Cedrick Mason, so Terry could not possibly

for believing in me, but

hard way, then you won’t end

on taking any way

the table before barking, “Those rumors of yours had

and cast her a wretched sneer. “If you wish to dispute, you’ll do well to consider

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