Chapter 676
Their hands were soon covered in dirt. Once they were done, Catelyn said to the twins, "The florist didn't give us enough fertilizer, so I’ll get some more tomorrow. I’ll buy a video recorder, too, for your short videos."
Catelyn and the twins were all excited, and even though Cedrick did not participate, he was proud of them.
Just then, Maribel called again.
Catelyn came in from the balcony and was about to wash her hands, she silently decided that she might need to change her number if it was yet another prank call.
Cedrick glanced at the screen and purposefully waited a while, before telling Catelyn that it was from Maribel.
Catelyn wiped some of the dirt off her hands and walked over to answer the call, but Cedrick simply signaled her to stay quiet, before answering the call on speaker.
"Director Clark, good for you! Why didn't you tell me that you know Miss Kingsley? She is canceling the cooperation with US because of your absence! Hurry up and figure something out!" Furious, Maribel roared, but there was no response.
It was until after a while when Cedrick finally said," who is this?"
'A man's voice?!' Maribel thought. She choked on her voice and carefully asked, "I am Catelyn’s colleague, Maribel. Are you... her husband?"
"Catelyn's mother is sick now so she has no time for work at the moment."
Naturally, Maribel did not accept his explanation; even if Catelyn's mother was indeed ill, that was no reason to abandon work.
"Hand the phone to Catelyn. This has nothing to do with you."
Snap!
Cedrick simply ended the call without hesitation and instantly blacklisted Maribel's contact, his composure unwavering.
Reminded of the times Cedrick had hung up on her, Catelyn realized that perhaps he was trying to give her the cold shoulder. She went over to pinch his cheek without going back to washing her hands. "Cedrick Mason, it's rude to hang up on people like that! What will happen if Ollie and Miles imitate you?"
Cedrick caught onto the faint scent of dirt; his expression darkened as he immediately pulled her
hands off. "Hey! Have you washed your hands?"
"No!" admitted Catelyn as she puffed her chest, her hands still wandering around on his face. "You're a naughty boy, I tell you. I'm gonna punish you..."
Cedrick narrowed his eyes and lowered his head to rub his cheek against hers until the dirt on his face was transferred onto hers.
She hastily tried to push him away, her hands wrinkling his shirt. He scowled and wrapped his arms around her waist before rubbing his newly grown beard against her. "How dare you fool around with me? Try again...”
"Stop! It's tickly... Hahaha! Okay, okay, I won’t do it again! IF
Both Miles and Ollie had gotten used to the sight before them. They gave one another a look before sighing gloomily while running off to wash their hands. Their parents had foregone all shame and would flirt in front of their eyes every single day.
By the time Maribel tried to call again, the call would not go through. Realizing that they had blocked her number, she paced back and forth in the office furiously.
One of the managers who was crushing on her came over and said, "Calm down, Maribel..."
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