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
Freya’s heart sank. Indeed, the Clark family was one of the very few powerful families in Melbourne, but they had offended the Clark family this time.“So… So what can we do?”“I’ve… informed my uncle to come here.” A look of distress and helplessness crossed Ethan’s face. Although Wesley was currently his love rival, he had no choice but to ask him for help in order to save Catherine.“My uncle has a wide network. He might have a way out.”“Oh, okay.” Freya had heard from Catherine that Wesley was interested in her. Sure enough, Ethan had to rely on his uncle at crucial moments like this.As Freya gazed at Ethan, her eyes were increasingly filled with disgust. She could not help but mock him. “After being dumped by your fiancée, you finally know who treats you the best. You don’t find Catherine shameful anymore, huh?”“Back then, it was my fault. I was blind.”Freya snorted. “The environment in the detention center is really awful. Ever since Cathy was locked in the old manor,
Wesley said, “Before this, he had been living in seclusion for years. He suddenly came to Melbourne a while ago, but it’s way too difficult to get him to help. Previously, I asked him to settle a business lawsuit for me by offering him a pay of 300 million dollars, yet he declined.“Of course, he has declined many offers, including those from the business and political powerhouses. In his eyes, money and power are nothing.”Freya was at a loss for words.In a daze, she wondered if Wesley was referring to that Shaun Hill.Cathy’s husband was also Shaun Hill, and he was a lawyer. Cathy said that her husband’s income was pretty much the same as hers, though.She also said that her husband behaved arrogantly and cruelly only because he was Chase’s friend.My God. What kind of a f*cking powerhouse had her best friend offended?Not only had she offended him, but she was also unaware of his identity despite staying with him for over two months.“Don’t worry. I’ll beg him,” Wesley sa
Staring at the man’s chest, Freya was stunned. The man caressed her chin, his bewitching eyes displaying a captivating smile. “Tsk, you guys actually asked a woman to come over. She looks great, though.”Freya’s face darkened. She seriously wondered if she came to the wrong place.However, she heard the sound of people playing cards inside the room. She then asked, “I’m looking for Shaun. Is he here?”In a daze, the man turned his head and looked into the room, “Someone’s looking for you, Shaun. That’s strange. When did you get into a relationship with someone in Perth?”“I’m a friend of his wife.” Freya pushed away his hand that was blocking the door and entered the room in a huff.There were three men in the living room, and all of them had an impressive aura. One of the men with a cigarette dangling out of his mouth said, “Rodney, I just asked you to open the door. Why did you let her in?”“You can’t blame me.” Rodney Snow sat on an empty seat. He took a cigarette and lit it u
‘Boo-hoo. Sorry, Cathy. I’m doing this for the sake of saving you. Please forgive me for talking nonsense.‘You’ll have to fend for yourself after you get out of jail.’At that instant, the boisterous private room became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Shaun kept his face impassive when he knocked on the cards on the table with his fingers. It was hard to decipher the look on his face, and only he would realize the surge of emotions within him.It could be true that Catherine had not gotten over him. Considering that she loved him so much that she could disregard her dignity previously, she could not possibly have moved on.In fact, Catherine was mentally weak.They said the deeper one loved, the more one suffered.Nevertheless, he was very upset at that woman’s capability to lure men.“I’ll sleep on it. You may leave now.”After what seemed like an eternity, Shaun finally opened his mouth to speak.“How long do you need to think about it? Cathy has been locked for
After carrying her to the backseat of the car, Shaun stretched out his hands to remove Catherine’s drenched shirt.Catherine subconsciously stopped him, her eyes expressing embarrassment.“Stop moving around and shut up. Let me take a look.” Shaun used one hand to press on her arm and the other hand to undo her shirt forcefully. Her originally snowy skin was filled with bruises at that point, which made her look miserable.Shaun somehow felt a tight sensation deep down, and his face looked extremely grim. Catherine could not be bothered about him. She only felt embarrassed about her unsightly bruises at that point.“Are you done looking?” She struggled in shame. Upon moving slightly, she felt so much pain that her face turned pale. “You’d better be obedient.” Shaun directly threw her drenched clothes to one side. He swiftly took off his sweater and windbreaker, then put them on for her.The moment he touched the wounds on her body, she gasped in pain.“Does it hurt badly?” Wi
Would this mean that Shaun inwardly viewed Catherine as a woman who cried for him every day? Was she so madly in love with him that she just wanted to cook for him forever and be his wife?Catherine, who was already in shock, became even more bewildered. She seriously wondered if Freya was harboring a grudge against her. If that was not the case, why had Freya tricked her into getting together with Shaun in the first place? Now that Catherine could almost get rid of him, Freya made her out to be an infatuated woman in his eyes.Considering that Shaun had just saved her, she could not possibly expose Freya’s lies.In this case, would she have to embark on an arduous journey of acting again?“Don’t blame me. I did all this for the sake of saving you. If you were to be saved anytime later, you could’ve been tortured to death there.”Leaning on her pitifully, Freya whispered in her ear, “Don’t ever expose me in front of Shaun, or he’ll kill us. He’s a big lawyer, so we can’t affor