It felt as though the air had frozen over that evening.Back when she was the princess of the Clark Family, Catelyn had once invited all her classmates to a private room on the top floor, and she could still remember the time they partied deep into the night.Because of her experience, she managed to get her wits together and fooled the employees with an arrogant tone. She then strode toward VIP room number 6808 in her high heels.The door plate was coated in gold to emphasize how luxurious it was.Knock, knock!Catelyn summoned up her courage and knocked on the door. She held in her hand a yellow envelope that held a check worth 300000 that she gathered so far, hoping to resolve the pressing issue with the loan sharks.Following a squeaking sound, the door slowly opened.Realizing the door was not locked, Catelyn called out cautiously, "Mister Reed?"There was no response from the empty room, so she probably had arrived early. She tip-toed into the glorious entertainment room
It was a strange yet familiar scent to Cedrick, and he had only ever caught a whiff of it on one person.He narrowed his eyes and scanned the room before locking onto a certain spot. He thought back to the unlocked door and smirked in realization.The conservation ceased, and Catelyn's heart throbbed with anxiety. She contemplated whether she should lift the tablecloth to check on the situation outside when suddenly, a pair of shiny black leather shoes appeared right before her eyes as the man sat down on the chair near her.The strong presence of the man overwhelmed her. Startled, she immediately moved deeper inside to avoid Cedrick's long legs. However, two pairs of feet appeared behind her as Charles and Eason took their seats as well.Catelyn was left with no other way but to move toward another corner desperately, hoping that they would not discover her."Master Cedrick, if we manage to buy Millions Pharmaceutical out, it'll provide us with tremendous aid in entering the phar
"Master Cedrick, your car… Some lunatic crushed the window of your car."More often than not, the first reaction when people saw a luxury car would be to stay away as they could not afford to damage it in any way, but it appeared that they had encountered an odd individual who simply resented rich people.Cedrick's lips curled into a mysterious sneer. He quickly glanced below the table before tossing the cards in his hands away and spoke, "You two will head down to see what's going on.""I can handle this on my own," Eason said.Charles was far more sensitive in comparison to Eason and had realized someone else was inside the room long ago. Seeing how Cedrick appeared to be in a good mood, he figured that perhaps it was someone Cedrick knew.He tugged at Eason's clothes with a playful expression and said, "I'll just tag along, anyway.""Hey, it's just one lunatic… Why are you dragging me? I—""Have a great evening, Mister Cedrick," bade Charles with a sly smile before dragging E
The crimson red liquid slowly filled the wine glass. Cedrick gently twirled and tasted the wine as his eyes locked on Catelyn.The refreshing scent of gardenia in the air had become more distinct once she revealed herself.Catelyn knew that explaining herself would only further the misunderstanding and decided to not even try. She grabbed onto the envelope with the check inside and headed straight for the door. However, her legs had been numb and she did not last a few steps before losing balance.She stumbled and fell toward the ground while Cedrick happened to be standing by the wine cabinet next to the door.Her heart raced from fear and she could not help but reach out frantically in an attempt to grab onto someone.Thud!Her knees landed on the mat, sending sharp pain from her knees, and the numbness went away with it.The air froze around them as the tension rose.Catelyn did not dare look at Cedrick; how she desperately wished she could just die on the spot. "I…"Before
Catelyn thought back to the awkward state she was in earlier, and her face flushed a bright red. "I didn't know that you were the one who booked this room…""So you're here to meet another man?" If Catelyn did not know it would be him, then who else was she expecting?Cedrick tightened his grip on her chin and noticed how his anger flared even worse than before.Due to the stronger force exerted, Catelyn's chin began to turn red. Frustrated, she explained, "I'm waiting for someone else, but not because of what you think. I'm here to pay my debt."Scared that Cedrick would not believe her, she frantically took out the check from inside the envelope. "See for yourself, this is the proof! I didn't even think that you'd show up here, and when I heard that you were discussing business, I panicked and hid under the table to avoid any further misunderstanding."Cedrick stared at her suspiciously. Was it possible that he misunderstood?Seeing that he had quieted down, Catelyn thought tha
Catelyn practiced the gentlest smile she could muster in front of the mirror before she headed toward Room 6806."Hello, Mister Reed. I'm Catelyn Clark," she announced herself with a soft, innocent tone."Come in," the husky voice of a man responded.Catelyn's heart leaped at the fact that she finally got the right room and pushed the door open into the room.Unlike Room 6808, the decorations inside this room were slightly less exquisite, though it was still more classy than normal rooms.The moment she entered the room, she was overwhelmed by the heavy scent of cigarettes and liquor, but before her lips could curl into a smile, her eyes widened in surprise at the sight of the handsome man sitting on the leather couch obviously made in a foreign country.It was Jamie!The first thought that came to Catelyn's mind was that she had entered the wrong room…again."I'm sorry, I had the wrong room. My bad." She bowed and turned to leave.Jamie slowly set down the wine glass in his h
The tray was placed on the black coffee table. Jamie skimmed his fingers past the bottles and waved his hand in a challenging manner at Catelyn."I'll consider your offer if you can drink all these."There were over a dozen bottles on the tray, and Catelyn had never been one to handle alcohol well. Even though she had improved slightly from all the company gatherings she had to attend, she still would not be able to finish one-fourth of them.Catelyn scowled. "You know I can't drink. You're being unreasonable."Jamie simply gave a look as though everything was in his hands to control. "You can just leave if you don't like it, so long as you're okay with watching Stella getting chopped into pieces by John Reed's men."'Jerk,' she thought. 'How can I leave now when you put it that way?'Catelyn bit the inside of her cheek and summoned the courage to start pouring the content of the bottles down her throat, one bottle after another. As she mixed the different kinds of alcohol in her
It became apparent that the guests in Room 6806 were up to no good."Tsk, tsk! Looks like Master Jamie got his hands full with a difficult one now, huh?""As difficult as she might be, she had given birth to his child, hadn't she? Maybe it's their way of having fun!" Cue a cackle from the guard. "Still, that Catelyn sure is a pretty one.""Yeah…"The bodyguards at the door heard the noises as well and automatically chuckled.Ding!The elevator arrived and the door opened, but instead of walking in, Cedrick turned and started walking toward Room 6806.Eason had been following closely behind Cedrick and was stunned when he noticed Cedrick turning around.'Wasn't Master Cedrick going to leave?' he thought to himself.When Cedrick was about a meter away from the door to Room 6806, the two bodyguards held out their hands, their expressions hardening as they did. "Stop right there! Who are you? Our boss is inside. What are you trying to do?"Cedrick's expression darkened.Before h