Our Billion-Worth Twins by Velvet Antler novel Chapter 149

Chapter 149 Lori never expected her son, Jamie would shun her, too.

“Hang on,” came a cold voice that pierced the silence. It was Cedrick, and he was not about to let Lori go that easily. The organizer, Jones turned to look at him in fright. “M–Master Cedrick, do you need anything else?” Cedrick’s eagle-like eyes pierced through the air and scanned past Catelyn, landing on Lori.

One look from him was all it took for Lori to feel as though someone had grabbed her by the throat; her blood ran cold as it became increasingly difficult to breathe. She shivered and was instantly overwhelmed by the urge to leave as soon as possible. However, what Cedrick said next shattered her completely.

“Missus Mason has disrupted the order of the ball and assaulted a person in public. Isn’t it far too casual for you to leave just like this?”

Lori turned to face Cedrick without a trace of her earlier smugness, and she had nothing but fear left.

Cedrick was the eldest son of the Mason family. Lori, too, could not afford to cross him when even her father-in-law had to obey him.

Edwin’s lips curled into a faint smile as he said to Catelyn, “Kitty, since Ced has spoken out, why don’t you do the honor?” Catelyn was surprised to be mentioned suddenly and asked shyly, “What would you like me to do, Mister Atherton?”

In the corner, Queenie stared daggers at Catelyn, who was standing in the center of the hall. Louella came over to apologize, saying that she had not known that it was fake and that she would hold the auction organizer responsible for it. Queenie did not blame her for it and, instead, resented Catelyn. Lola’s face remained pale as she clenched her fists. Her eyes lit up when she suddenly came up with an evil plan. Pretending to feel guilty, she looked over at Queenie and said, “I’m sorry, Queenie. It’s not that we don’t want to help your mother, but it’s just that we couldn’t.”

“I know. This is all Catelyn’s fault,” Queenie said in frustration.

At this moment, Lola lowered her voice as she leaned toward Queenie’s ear, whispering,” What if I tell you that I have a way to destroy her reputation?” Queenie instantly stopped sobbing, and her expression slowly brightened. “Really? How?”