Our Billion-Worth Twins by Velvet Antler novel Chapter 143

Chapter 143 “I’m positive!”

Catelyn froze. She had been offended by Maia and words just came flying out right after. If the order she was given were to cause conflicts between two families, she would rather quit.

She could always find another job anyway, and she would not starve so long as she had all her limbs.

Just as she was about to interfere, Cedrick said, “As you wish. Let’s call off the engagement.”

Silence instantly loomed over them.

Maia’s smug smile froze at this, her eyes widening in disbelief as she gaped at Cedrick, wondering if she had heard him wrong.

‘Did he just say…he’d call off the engagement?!’

Catelyn, too, glanced at Cedrick and thought to herself, ‘H-He’s calling off the engagement?’ She then gingerly tried to smoothen out the situation but stopped when Cedrick shot her a stern stare.

His piercing stare was locked onto Maia as he continued, “You can announce this, and I’ll take the blame. You can come up with whatever reason to explain this away, and I’ll talk to the members of the Clark family. Once you’ve decided about compensation, speak up when I come to visit, and I’ll double whatever you ask for.”

Maia felt bewildered at the sudden turn of events. She never truly wanted to end the engagement; she simply thought that Cedrick would not end it for Catelyn’s sake and wanted to threaten him with it.

“Let go,” enunciated Cedrick coldly, and because he was trying to suppress his anger, his expression appeared rather vicious. Maia pulled him back to her hysterically and tip-toed to present him with her lips. “Catelyn must’ve bewitched you somehow!

“Take me. Take me, and you’ll know that I’m better than her. I’ll serve you better than she does!”

The scent of gardenia wafted into Cedrick’s nostrils as her lips approached, but instead of appreciating it, Cedrick was deeply disgusted by it and shoved her aside.

“Don’t bring shame to your family,” he spoke before leaving, not once sparing her a glance. Without his body to support her, Maia fell to the ground, sobbing. All of a sudden, a pair of polished leather shoes appeared before her sight.