“Patrick’s dad and Linda’s dad are comrades. After retiring from military service, they set up a business together. Patrick and Linda lived in the same area and grew up together. He just treats Linda as his sister.”“Somehow, I feel that Linda doesn’t just treat him as her brother.” Catherine threw a glance at Freya.Freya remained silent for a moment, then sighed. “You think so too? I used to doubt it as well, but I have no evidence.”“Just keep an eye on her.” Catherine reminded Freya.“Okay.”...A week later.Rebecca and her parents returned to Melbourne after vacation.Shortly after they got back to the Jones family’s villa, Ethan gave Rebecca another call.The moment Rebecca looked at the notification of the incoming call, her eyes flashed with annoyance. Nevertheless, she ended up picking up the call. With a smile, she asked, “What’s the matter, Ethan?” “Can’t I just give you a random call?”At that instant, Ethan was somewhere near the villa’s entrance where he had
Less than ten minutes later, Ethan received a sudden call from Sonya.“What’s going on, Ethan? Rebecca announced publicly on Facebook that she has canceled her wedding with you because you still have feelings for Catherine.”Ethan was dumbfounded as he did not expect Rebecca to act so swiftly.He immediately clicked on Rebecca’s Facebook profile.She had written: [An innocent girl, who had just moved up the ladder, thought that she had met her prince, only to discover that he went after her simply because of her identity as a corporation’s successor.[Recently, many have been criticizing me for being the third party between my sister and her boyfriend. In fact, I was unaware of it.[He said he loved me, and I believed it. Therefore, I got together with him at all costs. I wouldn’t be bothered even if a commotion arose during our wedding. [However, I just found out that he still has feelings for someone else. He pretended to get engaged to me before this and merely treated me as
“...”Catherine was surrounded by a crowd of reporters with microphones in their hands.She wanted to explain, but no one could be bothered about her. They kept shoving her even though she was wearing high heels. In the end, she was shoved to the ground.None of the reporters helped her up. They were just busy taking ugly pictures of her.“What are you guys doing? Get out of the way!”Ethan, who came here just in time, happened to catch sight of the situation. He immediately pushed the reporters away and helped Catherine up. “Are you okay, Cathy?”Catherine had a sinking feeling upon seeing him. Sure enough, the reporters grew enthusiastic.“It’s Ethan! He rushed here promptly!” “Sure enough, the two of you are having an affair.”“How disgusting!”Ethan flew into a rage as more insults were hurled at Catherine and him. “Mind your words. All of it has nothing to do with her. I’m the irresponsible one. The person I hurt is Catherine, not Rebecca.” “Pah, of course, you’re pro
Catherine’s anger simmered down. At the same time, she still found Ethan’s words ridiculous. “How silly of you to say that. Rebecca is smart, diligent, gentle, and generous, whereas I’m evil and brutal.” Upon hearing the sarcastic remark, Ethan was so embarrassed that his handsome face flushed. “Cathy, forgive me for hurting you back then. I’m really sorry. I’ll slowly make it up to you for the rest of my life. Are you willing to come back to me? I promise that I’ll never repeat my mistakes again.“I used to be too naive back then. You were right in saying that I’m still young and can work hard on my own. Everything will be fine as long as you stay by my side.”With that, he gazed at her eagerly.Wesley’s face darkened. Little did he know that his nephew was such a shameless person.What worried Wesley most was that Catherine would be touched by Ethan’s words. After all, Catherine and Ethan had feelings for each other.“Think wisely, Cathy. He has betrayed you once, and it can
“Soon, Catherine won’t be considered my wife anymore.” An air of hostility filled Shaun’s handsome face. “I’ll get a divorce with her as soon as possible.”Chase was astonished. “But you haven’t handled the elders in the old manor…” “I’ll find a way to settle it later.” Shaun lowered his head. He took a cigarette and smoked it. “There are hardly any decent women in Melbourne. Most of them are scummy. You don’t have to tell me things about her anymore.”Relationships were just like dramas. One minute, one could be affectionate, and the next, one could easily change his or her mind. One could even cheat on his or her partner.At the thought of the woman, Shaun felt the urge to strangle her.When the thought that she might be in a relationship with Wesley occurred to him, he sensed a tight feeling in his chest. The woman was f*cking filthy!Chase felt awkward, wondering what was wrong with the women in Melbourne.“Are you sure?”“Yeah. Help me search for another villa right away.
[Hey, are you available? Can you help me design a theater?]“...”Within just a few days, many people had looked for Catherine online to design their houses. However, Catherine did not accept their requests but only posted her company’s address.Talton Design soon turned into a household name on the internet and consequently attracted an endless stream of clients.Joseph grinned from ear to ear. He quickly gestured to Catherine and increased her salary. “Because of you, our company has received a few large projects worth over ten million dollars. It was very brilliant of you to turn things around. You’ve even become a well-known designer now. How awesome! You’re currently the most popular designer in the country.”“Well, thank you for taking me in back then,” Catherine said with a smile. ...The Jones family’s house.At that instant, Rebecca was seething with rage.These days, she had been receiving more than thousands of private messages with criticisms directed at her. Even
Just as Catherine was packing her things to head to the restaurant with her colleagues, a few police officers barged in. “Who’s Catherine Jones?” Her colleagues looked at each other with alarmed faces. Catherine had a sinking feeling, then she stood up and said, “It’s me…”As soon as she responded, both her hands were cuffed. The police said indifferently, “A fire broke out in Lublin Hotel this morning, which has resulted in a loss of over ten million dollars. We’ve received a call from the party involved in the incident, and Summit claims that you were in charge of the hotel back then. You have to go to the police station to be investigated.”Catherine felt as if her head had exploded. “It has nothing to do with me at all. It’s been over two months since I left the hotel. They’re probably trying to make me their scapegoat!”“I’m sorry, but Summit has provided me with evidence regarding your receipt of rebate and use of uncertified cables. Stop denying it.”The police immediate
The police flatly refused Catherine and locked her up once again.The small room was filled with seven to eight people. Each of them was assigned a wide wooden bed. As soon as she sat down, a tall woman walked toward her and splashed a pail of water on her bed.“What are you doing?” Catherine blurted out. A bunch of evil-looking women mobbed her right away.“How dare you shout at me?!” The tall woman rolled up her sleeves, then said fiercely, “You know, I killed the woman who shouted at me before this.”“Sorry... You may splash as you wish.” Catherine was not a fool. She knew full well that it was not easy to deal with the bunch of people who were locked up here, so she tried her best to tolerate them.Nevertheless, they did not seem to plan on letting her go.“Oh well, this won’t work on me. I hate beautiful women like you the most because my husband was snatched by a woman just like you.” The woman ran toward her and subsequently gave her a kick.As much as Catherine wante