My Only Love: The Targeted Heiress

Since Cathy found out that Kinsey was her brother, she was no longer cold or wary when she met Kinsey. Cathy also confirmed this to her uncle. Her uncle showed her the lab test results and told her that she was indeed Chloeny Paxton's real daughter, while Daniel, who had been a father figure for her, was her mother's younger brother.

The name West was not Daniel's real surname but the surname of her adoptive mother. Cathy's three younger sisters were her cousins ​​bear the family name Paxton. Meanwhile, Cathy... Benjamin didn't know who her birth father was, so he decided to use Paxton's name.

Cathy already knew what her father's name was and the surname that follows her. But Kinsey forbade her to tell anyone, including her uncle.

She didn't understand why she should hide her identity, but she just complied. After all, her uncle had also kept his identity hidden for years. So she did not feel guilty about having to hide the identity of her birth father.

Cathy also wanted to work again as Kinsey's assistant as long as her overloving brother assigned a proper task instead of making her lazy. In the end, Kinsey gave her data about the share value of each company that Alvianc owned. Cathy must master it and estimate the change in the value of these shares.

This was very new to Cathy and also a challenging task. But she didn't give up and tried to guess which ninety percent of the answers weren't correct.

Without realizing it, it has been six months since then, and she heard some unpleasant rumors. There were rumors that Cathy was the woman of choice for the only son of Marcel Alvianc and would be holding the biggest, most magnificent wedding in the world.

Why did she have to marry her twin brother? Can't they see their resemblance? No. They were not similar at all. Of course, no one would know if it turned out they were twins who were born to the same mother and father.

Cathy tried to persuade her brother to dismiss the rumors, but her brother acted indifferently and let the rumors spread wide like a wildfire. Her uncle also told her to let the rumors circulate to make her even more frustrated. Kinsey even invited her to have a romantic dinner for giving dog food to the unwanted spectators. And this what made Cathy almost lost her patience.

She didn't mind Kinsey embraced her or hugged her in a public place as she already knew that Kinsey did it out of brotherly love. But the rumors had it say that they were a couple, and this brotherly love act caused every spectator to believe that the Alvianc's heir found the one.

Her friends even asked her about the wedding date, and Kitty asked about Vincent, which made her more gloomy.

No matter how many she tried to deny her relationship with Kinsey, no one believed that Cathy had no feelings toward the man... her brother!

How could she love her own brother as a man? She felt like wanting to scream out loud and tell the world that Kinsey is her twin brother, for god's sake.

But for now, she prayed heartily that Vincent out there would never hear this rumor or believed it. The one thing she did not want to happen was for the man to misunderstand her.

Cathy had no idea... with rumors circulating that she was the fiancé of the Alvianc group's heir, Martin Paxton would rethink kidnapping her. If only there were no rumors regarding the future relationship between Alvianc and Paxton group, Martin would not think twice to abduct the girl and force Cathy to tell him the activation key's whereabouts.

Because of this particular rumor, Martin did not act recklessly because he did not want to make the Alvianc group his enemy. 

Not caring anymore about the rumors, Cathy decided to skip work and head to the gallery. At times like this, she could subdue her longing for Vincent by going there.

Unfortunately, she was instead greeted with a question she wanted to avoid.

"Are you engaged to Kinsey Alvianc?"

Cathy sat on a chair with a sullen face while resting her chin on her hand.

"Has Vincent still not called you?" instead of answering the man, Cathy asked in return.

Vincent also never contacted Frank continuously for seven months after Vincent's departure; none of the news about Vincent or what the man had been doing.

Cathy herself hasn't received any messages since the last one asking how she's doing and telling her to have fun at her reunion.

Cathy's heart shrank even more when she saw Frank shook his head in response.

"Do you think... Vincent already left me? Did he... want to break up with me?"

Frank paused as he couldn't find the answer. If Cathy asked this question at the beginning of Vincent's departure, Frank would have answered it in a confident tone. He believed his best friend would never leave Cathy, and Frank would comfort the girl and convince her that Vincent loved her very much.

Frank knew how much effort Vincent went through to win over the girl's heart, so he knew Vincent truly adored and cherished his beloved girl.

But now... Frank was starting to have doubts. Isn't this way of parting twice as cruel as it was when Benjamin dumped Felicia?

Vincent, Vincent... what's going on inside your head? Why do you make someone you love feel anxious and disappoint like this? Frank could only ask his friend inside his mind.

"Are you okay?" without answering Cathy's previous question, Frank asked back.

This time Cathy shook her head.

"I don't understand. There are a lot of things going on that I couldn't explain. Strangely, I feel like they have something to do with Vincent's missing." not only Vincent but her uncle and also her twin brother, Cathy felt like everything around her had an unknown connection toward those men. "It's weird, right?"

"What happened?"

"It's nothing. Forget what I said." Cathy almost blurted out what should have been a secret. Both Benjamin and Kinsey forbid her to reveal her background to outsiders.

Benjamin forbade her from telling anyone that she was Chloeny Paxton's daughter, while Kinsey did not want anyone to know that she is Marcel Alvianc's daughter. So how could she tell what's going on around her without revealing her true identity?

"By the way, do you also know Benjamin Paxton? At that time, Vincent said they knew each other." Cathy was merely changing the topic, but never did she expect her simple question opened the 'pandora' box that shouldn't be opened.

"Really? Did he say so? Does that mean he told you?"

Cathy was silent, listening to the surprised tone of her lover's friend. What did Vincent tell her? She was very curious and wanted to press for answers. But in the end, she chose to remain silent, waiting for the continuation of Frank's statements.

"I know Benjamin Paxton very well. He and Vincent are cousins. Plus, Benjamin had a relationship with Felis."

Just when she heard the word cousin, Cathy's brain stopped functioning. As if her ears were clogged with something, Cathy couldn't hear Frank's next explanation.

Cousin? Benjamin and Vincent are cousins? Does that mean that Vincent is also cousins ​​with her biological mother? Does that mean... she is related by blood to Vincent? Was she... should have called Vincent 'uncle'??

"Cathy, are you all right? Why is your face pale?"

Cathy didn't answer and immediately stood out, leaving her bag on the chair. She could no longer hear her name being repeatedly called out by Frank. She didn't even care about her surroundings. Her head felt dizzy, and her chest became tight.

Does Vincent already know her identity? That's why he left her? If that was the case, wouldn't it be better for that man to tell her the truth? Why? Why did she have to find out this way? Why did she have to know this fact when she loved and missed him so much? Why?

Now Cathy's tears rolled down her cheeks, and she began to sob. Her knees immediately buckled, and she crouched over her face, crying.

'Vincent, where are you? Is it true that we are blood-related?'

***

When the second miss didn't show up at the promised time, Owen immediately looked for her in the gallery. Again, he found Cathy's bag left behind made him panic.

Luckily this time, Owen immediately found Cathy and invited her to get into the car. Sadly, Cathy didn't want to go home but didn't tell him where she wanted to go. So Owen drove his car and crossed the streets aimlessly. To be precise, he went around the Rosemary estate twice. He hoped the second miss would immediately decide her destination.

However, when he realized that Cathy was feeling down, Owen decided to turn his car towards the highway gate.. He hoped the place he was going to could comfort the second miss's heart a little.