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Chapter 444
The slippers were dusty and had clearly been worn by someone else. Cedrick realized who it was who wore them, and the look in his eyes darkened. “How hideous.”
Catelyn choked at his tone and retorted, “If you’re only here to tell me how hideous my slippers look, you sure have a lot of free time at hand.”
Cedrick snarled as he glanced at the shoe cabinet. Noticing that these were the only slippers for men, he decided against changing his shoes altogether and walked into the living room in his polished leather shoes.
Catelyn scowled at the black footprint on the floor.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBefore she could get angry, Alex hurriedly pushed the luggage he had brought along. “Miss Clark, this is Master Ollie’s trunk.”
It was an enormous piece of luggage that was half the height of a normal person.
“Master Ollie left in a hurry and left a lot of his belongings behind. These are his favorite books and toys, along with some of his clothes,” Alex explained.
Ollie did not approach the luggage when he heard that it belonged to him, glancing at Catelyn instead. It was not until Catelyn nodded that he accepted the luggage and said courteously. “Thank you, Uncle Alex. Have you eaten?”
“Well…” Alex nodded, before shaking his head shortly after. “Not yet. I came here with Master Cedrick immediately after work.”
Ollie was a sweet child, and Catelyn knew Ollie’s intention. If Cedrick was going to stay, it would be best to keep one more person around.
“I was just preparing dinner. Why don’t you stay for dinner as well, Alex?” Catelyn invited him warmly.
“It’s fine. He needs to go back to the hotel,” Cedrick responded in Alex’s place.
The hesitation on Alex’s expression faded, and he immediately agreed. “Yes, Miss. Clark, I need to go back to the hotel.”
Catelyn knew that Cedrick was purposely trying to drive out Alex.
“Uncle Alex, I want you to stay!” Miles ran toward Alex and grabbed onto his arm, before shooting Cedrick a smug smirk. “Don’t listen to Big Demon. Big Kitty is a really good cook, so you’re in for a treat.”
Cedrick glanced at Miles expressionlessly, his lips curling into a faint smile when he turned his attention back to Catelyn. “He’s going to find himself a woman in the hotel later. Are you sure you want to get in the way of that?”
“…” Catelyn blushed.
Alex’s face turned into a bright shade of red. He mumbled something before turning on his heels to run.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmMiles, on the other hand, did not understand what Cedrick meant and turned to stare at Catelyn in confusion. “Mommy, why did Uncle Alex run away after what Big Demon said?”
“It’s because…he has work to do,” Catelyn blurted out before pointing at the luggage. “Go put this into your room and unpack it with your older brother.”
Miles was reluctant to admit that he was the younger one, but Catelyn had proven to him that it was true.
The boys struggled to move the luggage that was taller than either one of them back into the room, while
Cedrick sat on the couch leisurely to scan his environment.
There were a lot of photo frames on the table with photos of the twins and Catelyn. Their smiles were genuine and sweet, but not only was he not included in any of them, but George was even seen in one of the photos. His expression darkened when he heard Catelyn’s wary voice asking, “Why did you come here uninvited?”
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