Chapter 916
Chapter 916
Catelyn almost burst withughter at Edwin''s reply.
She was amused that Edwin managed to put murder into such a sublime act.
She signaled him to look at the cross and said smilingly, "You might want to be mindful of what you say in front of
Him. God bless you."
Edwin nced at the crucifix enshrined in the middle of the chapel. After Eugene''s death, Sylvie woulde to
recite the prayer for the dead whenever she was free. At the end of the day, it was an ordeal for a mother to lose a
son.
’I don''t believe in gods or ghosts. I only believe in myself."
Catelyn seemed to have seen Cedrick in Edwin when he said that. Cedrick, too, never believed in
those. As an atheist, he felt that religion was just a form of psychologicalfort.
"Forget it. Let''s talk about your Christmas n with Joanne. Christmas ising soon, and no matter
how much she tries to hide, she''ll need to go back to Atherton Manor. You know Grandma has been
thinking about her grandchild in Joanne''s womb."
"Uncle Eugene has just passed away. It isn''t bad after all to let Grandma have high hopes and look
forward to something."
"So you''re still going to keep her in the dark?"
Catelyn frowned. The longer Edwin kept it a secret, the greater the impact Joanne would face when he
debunked it in the future. It was undeniably a snowball effect that would lead to an adverse oue.
''What, then? Do you want Grandma to suffer another bereavement? Kitty, as Joanne''s best friend, you
should understand that she came from an ordinary family with an upsetting growing environment. She
won''t be looked down upon only if she moves into Atherton Manor when she''s pregnant."
Of course, Catelyn knew Joanne''s growing background very well. She lost her biological mother when
she was a child, and her father married her stepmother. She was not treated well by her parents as
they were extremely biased toward her step-sister. It was because of that that she entered the
entertainment industry to make money while still in college.
In fact, their family was fairly well-off as her father owned a medium-sizedpany with a constant
annual ie of around several million dors. He also had a vi in a good location in the city center.
It was just that thepany was far from beingparable to the Atherton family''spanies, hence
Joanne was most likely nothing different from an ordinary person in the eyes of the Atherton family
members.
Catelyn stubbornly stared at Edwin and asked him for a cast-iron guarantee, "Promise me that no
matter what happens, you''ll protect her well. If you hurt her in the long run, you''ll find that she''s a very
distressed girl. I don''t want to see her hurt in the slightest."
Edwin smiled yfully but did not take it to heart. "You know I''m always protective of prettydies."
Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!
''She''s not that kind of mistress you''ll find out there!" Catelyn stressed angrily.
"Okay. Chill!" Edwin waved his hand. "I have an agreement with her that I''ll make her the brightest star in the circle
of celebrities. She''s my money maker now, so why would I hurt her?"
Catelyn felt annoyed and restless for Joanne. "You''ve been hurting her since the night you spent with her in the
Barricade Club. I apanied her to the hospital for a body check that day, and you''ll never know how much she
suffered. When she was taking the contraceptive pill, she felt wronged as if she asked for the suffering, yet she
was tough and didn''t me anyone, not even you! I don''t think I''ll ever forget that day for the rest of my life.
"Cousin, if you don''t love her, just let her go. Spare her, leave her, and be a f* ckboy if you wish!"
If it were not for the fact that Joanne had married Edwin, she would never forgive Edwin. She would even file a
However, Edwin took a deep breath and said with a faint voice, intending to show dominance, "She''s not only your
friend but also your sister-inw now!"
In other words, he would never let Joanne go.