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
Catelyn could not move with Jamie pinning her down, and tears began welling up in her eyes from the pain. Even after all the effort, she still could not break free.Under the hypnotizing beams of light above her, Catelyn's eyes reddened as cold air fanned her skin, making her shiver.'Help…' she internally pleaded. 'Somebody, help me!'Her knees were forced apart as Jamie's devilish face zoomed in before her eyes.'No… No!'Fear took her breath away, and her beautiful face flushed as she came close to passing out.Just then…Crash!A bottle of red wine slammed against Jamie's head, and blood trickled down Jamie's head along with the wine. Startled, the veins on his forehead popped as Jamie got up from Catelyn while covering his wounded head with his hand."How dare you… U—Uncle…?"Jamie immediately stopped.He completely froze when he turned to see the man standing before him so horrifyingly. His pupils contracted as he was taken by surprise that Cedrick was the one who hit
'The designer of a mansion? Catelyn didn't even graduate from college! How can she be a designer?' Jamie thought."What kind of joke is that?" He struggled to believe in Cedrick's words.Without sparing him a second glance, Cedrick coldly commanded, "Eason, call the police. Since someone in the Mason Family doesn't know what it means to be a decent human being, I should teach him a lesson on what is expected of him when he's a Mason."Eason verbally responded to this command as he then reached for his phone.Jamie spat viciously and crawled up from the ground. His wedding with Louella was around the corner, and he could not afford to be seen getting arrested over another woman.He gave Cedrick a bow of respect. "Alright, Uncle, I admit my deplorable behavior, and I am sorry for it."However, don't forget that your fiancee is the lady of the Clark Family, Maia Clark. Catelyn here is not worthy of your attention!"With that, he left frantically with his bodyguards, all of them suf
"Who are you calling Darling?" snapped Cedrick.Catelyn, having lost most of her grip on reality under the influence of alcohol, was baffled at this. 'Is this not my darling Miles?'She grinned in a manner that was both innocent and seductive, before leaning toward him and cupping his cheeks with her hands. "You, of course! Don't move; let me give you a kiss. It's been a whole day since I last saw you. I missed you so much. Mwah!"A kiss was planted on Cedrick's chin, and it was so unexpected that Cedrick glowered."Stop moving, or I'll throw you!"…Cedrick took Catelyn to a hotel across the road and took out his card, placing it over the counter. "One room."Hearing his voice, the receptionist looked up and instantly locked eyes on Cedrick's face longingly.'Goodness…what a handsome man! His mannerism is so elegant, too—even better than popular idols!'Cedrick had shown his face before to the public, and whenever he did, he ended up being the target of all sorts of fantasies