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Chapter 376
“This is between her and me,” said Catelyn indifferently. “I won’t blame you for that.”
“The director has to fire you now. Did you see Cedrick earlier? What did he say? Will he bail you out on
this one? If that’s the case, you won’t have to be scared of the director!”
Catelyn felt rather…uncomfortable to hear this.
“This isn’t finished.”
With that, she dragged her suitcase and, along with her belongings, left the office.
Catelyn took a shower as soon as she got back home. She kept her mind blank, not wanting to think of
anything as she did. She then took a long nap in her bed, and only got up when it was nearing the end of
school for Miles. She tried to smile to herself in the mirror, only to find herself looking awkward. She
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtpatted her cheeks harshly until a bit of color returned to her face. With that, she went out to fetch Miles.
Miles was a sharp kid, and he could tell something was wrong when Catelyn came to pick him up. His
chubby fingers grabbed onto Catelyn’s palm tightly, and they both went home together, feeling equally
wary. “Big Kitty, Miss Jane praised me at school today,” Miles piped up, trying to initiate a conversation.
However, Catelyn was a little absent-minded at the moment. “Why?”
“Miss Jane said that I’m diligent and have shown improvement. She awarded me with two little flowers,”
replied Miles as he took out a crayon painting from his bag. On the painting was a big scorching red sun,
with green grass underneath it. On the field was a pair of mother and son, holding hands as they ran to
the end of the field. The golden rays from the sun shone on the mother and son, and it made a lovely
painting. Catelyn flipped the painting over and noticed that there were a few words on it, written by Miss
Jane.
(Even better if you could paint your father in as well! It would be beautiful.]
His father…
Catelyn’s eyes brimmed with tears as she read this, but she blinked them away and wiped off any
remaining wetness in her eyes.
She held her son in her arms and planted a gentle kiss on his head. “Well done. I’ll buy a frame
tomorrow and frame your painting, okay?”
“No,” Miles declined firmly.
Catelyn was stunned. “Why?”
“Because I only got second place for this. Miss Jane said there is something lacking in my painting, and
that’s why I lost first place. Why would you want to frame my second-place
painting? Are you trying to remind me about my failure?” Miles pouted defiantly, regretting having shown
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhis painting to Catelyn. He only got second place when all this while, he thought he was exceptional!
There was green grass, the sun, the river, and the hills in his painting. He even drew a doting mother and
a son hugging each other as though they were the happiest in the world!
Catelyn smiled. She hugged her son tighter and said gently, “No matter what your teacher said, this is
the best painting for Mommy, and it’s number one to me.” “Really?” Miles pursed his lips, then said shyly,
“I’ll reward you with making pasta for me because you praised me!”
That night, Catelyn, all smiles, was preparing pasta for Miles when she suddenly received a call from
Winnie.
She thought Winnie was calling her to parade her victory over her, but never did she expect to hear
hysterical barks instead as though she went through something traumatic. “You thought you could topple
me like that, Catelyn?! I am Cedrick’s cousin, and he’ll always side with me!” she roared.
Catelyn was completely out of the loop of what had happened, yet she replied intuitively,” Since you think
Cedrick would protect you, then why are you still ringing me up?”
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