Chapter 366
His facial features were already well-defined, but his face looked even sharper with him being tense.
Cedrick might look composed from the outside, but Catelyn could feel that he was not all that calm at the moment.
“Cedrick, I didn’t betray you…” Catelyn spoke up after having mustered her courage.
“Mhm,” Cedrick replied loosely.
Catelyn quickly stretched out her slender fingers and held his hand, her eyes focused on his. “I know that I slip up sometimes, but I’m serious this time-please believe me!” cried Catelyn.” No matter what happened, I didn’t reveal any of that information to the outside world!”
Catelyn was so anxious that her explanations were a little incoherent. She used to not care about what Cedrick thought of her, but things have changed. “Think about it: when Javier and I came out of the company, those motorcyclists were waiting for us since morning! Also, they were just trying to intimidate me into confessing, but I wasn’t hurt by them. It was obvious they were trying to divide us.” Catelyn tried her best to explain to Cedrick, and her voice became high-pitched as she spoke. However, Cedrick never answered her.
“What do I have to do to convince you to believe me?” asked Catelyn worriedly. She reached out and grabbed his wrist. “Do you want me to be tortured by those people? Is that what you
The next moment, Cedrick suddenly gripped her jaw.
Cedrick’s eyes lit up with anger in an instance as he looked into her eyes demeaningly. “I can believe that you didn’t say anything. Tell me: what did you and the Ninth Master talk about in the car yesterday afternoon?” For a split second, Catelyn’s face turned pale, and there was panic in her eyes. He saw her being dragged into the car by David?
Cedrick looked at her quietly, and there was a small spark of hope that she would tell him everything. Even if there was any questionable deal between her and The Ninth Master, he was willing to listen.
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