“That’s right. James Lennon is the one responsible for that.” Shaun threw Catherine a quick glance. “Only a dead person will keep a secret. Do you understand?”She began shaking as her eyes burned with flames. James had surely brought out the worst of humanity. She was his cousin!“Um… Is it possible to change the conditions?”She asked tentatively after regaining her composure.She really did not want to be his sitter again. Besides, there was no expiry date to the contract. It would be a long suffering.“Sure.” A smile spread across his face. “According to the standard price, my legal service cost at least 300 million dollars per case. Your particular case is quite challenging and I risk offending the most powerful Clark family in Melbourne. Well, I’ll give you a 20% discount. That’ll be 400 million dollars.”“400 million dollars?” Her jaw dropped. “You might as well rob the bank.”“You really should be more grateful. Do you know how many people out there offer me more than 40
Shaun acknowledged with a quick nod. He felt slightly pleased upon hearing that.“How’s the preparation going for this case?”“Everything is ready.” Hadley was speechless. The man had secretly gathered the information for the court case but was still pretending to be indifferent. ‘Boss, don’t you know that this attitude of yours isn’t going to get you a wife?’On the other hand, Catherine, who had been hung up on, was at a loss of what to do.She was washed over by regret.Surely being Shaun’s sitter was better than dying in prison. “Right, quickly put this on and go beg for his help.” Freya handed her friend a newly bought white floral dress.Catherine took a closer look at the dress and realized it had a low-cut neckline. “You’re really making me wear this to seduce him on this cold winter day? He hates this. I’ll be drowning in his spiteful insults.”“Judging by the conditions he put on the table, it’s obvious that he’s interested in you that way. Try it anyway. Desperate
“I saw that you were working and didn’t want to disturb you.”A look of embarrassment washed over Catherine’s face upon hearing the angry words. However, she realized this was all her own fault.“Indeed, you’ve disturbed me at work.” Shaun crossed his arms in front of his chest, acting as if he was annoyed and impatient to have been interrupted.Hadley, who was watching this on the side, was undeniably shocked.‘Boss, you’ve been waiting several days for this. Stop acting! Or you’ll get anxious again if she walks away.’In order to ease the tense atmosphere, he smiled. “Miss Jones, is that a gift for Mr. Hill that you’re holding?”“Yes, um, not really. I made him lunch.” She quickly retrieved the lunchbox from its bag.Shaun began fiddling with the ink pen on the table. His eyes shone with ridicule. “But I remember a certain someone saying she’s not trying to please me anymore, hence she’s not obligated to prepare my meals.”She clenched her teeth at the sudden attack. “Mr. Hil
Shaun sneered. “Alright, I’ll give you one last chance. Go in there to heat up the food.”“Sure.” Catherine’s eyes twinkled with brilliance as she darted into the pantry.There was a microwave available. She heated up the food in less than three minutes.She placed it in front of the man. It was his favorite roast pork.He glanced at it and instantly felt his stomach growling. Ever since she left, he had not enjoyed a good home-cooked meal. In a matter of minutes, he devoured the entire dish, leaving nothing behind in the lunchbox.She gasped in amazement on the side. This was the man who said he was no longer interested in her cooking!Men were such liars.“What are you staring at?” Shaun caught a glimpse of her staring and a hint of embarrassment flashed across his handsome face.“No, um… I’m just happy to see you enjoying my food again,” Catherine said half-jokingly. Then, she noticed the man casually picking up the documents on the side as if ready to resume working.She
“It’s a waste to the dress you’re wearing if I let you go right now.” Shaun’s eyes darkened gradually as he placed his right hand behind Catherine’s neck and inched forward to lock lips with her.This was the feeling that he had been reminiscing about after their kiss in the restaurant last time.He wondered what she had applied on her lips because they tasted unusually sweet.She was baffled. If he actually despised her, then why did he keep kissing her?His words and actions contradicted one another.However, Catherine dared not make the assumption that Shaun was romantically interested in her. Perhaps he was just satisfying his desires as a man.In the beginning, she was still able to keep a cool head, but in a matter of seconds, she lost herself in the kiss. Especially due to the fresh scent exuding from his body. She draped her arm around his neck subconsciously.“Rin, it’s been a long while.”The office door was suddenly pushed open and Chase came walking inside in big st
“Stand right there.” Shaun cast a bunch of keys and a card on the desk. “I’ve moved to Riverside Mansion. These are the keys to the villa’s main gate. That’s the same card you used before to spend for household expenses.” This took Catherine by surprise. “Why did you move all of a sudden?”“Fudge has three kittens now and the old place isn’t spacious enough. They need a garden to sunbathe,” he replied flatly.“...”She was speechless. Why was she not a cat instead? It was too tiring to be a human.A cat did not have to cook and enjoyed the privilege of staying in a renovated luxurious villa. “Don’t be jealous. Stay by my side loyally and you can live like that too.” The man twitched his thin lips slightly. As long as she stopped messing with other men and behaved well around him, he could let her be Mrs. Hill forever.Anyhow, he had to remarry again if they ever divorced. That was too troublesome for him.“Oh.” She pouted softly. She did not want to be his personal chef forev
Shaun’s car slowly pulled into the villa around 5 p.m.Aunty Linda was surprised to see him coming home early.Although the man had just moved in not long ago, he had been leaving early and coming back late every day. Plus, he always had his three meals elsewhere. It was as if this house was only a place for him to stay the night. “Young Master Hill, I… I had no idea you’ll be back at this time. I didn’t prepare dinner.”“It’s alright, you don’t have to.” He knew he was home earlier than usual. Well, he had gotten too distracted to work after Catherine left the office.Perhaps he left work earlier because he could not stop thinking about the meals she would prepare for him.However, it had almost been three minutes since he stepped foot into the house but the woman was still not here to welcome him. “Where is she? Out?”He scanned around the place with a deep frown.Aunty Linda appeared slightly shocked. “She hasn’t come downstairs since entering your room. I guess she must
Annoyed, Catherine argued, “I know this is your villa, thus you own all the beds. But since I’ve agreed to move in, you should allow me some personal space too. It’s really rude of you to barge into my bedroom without even knocking.”Shaun looked at her up and down as his lips twitched into a mocking smile. “You’re sleeping in my bed in my bedroom yet you have the cheek to complain that I’m not giving you personal space? You’ve only been away for a short while but your self-confidence has certainly taken a boost.”She was startled upon hearing this and finally came to the realization. “Hang on, you’re saying this is your bedroom?”“Drop it with the pretense.” He inched forward with his tall figure, and she instinctively fell backward onto the bed. He placed both palms on either side of her ears.A smile spread across his face as he looked at her. “You sure have some grand plans. Us living in the same house doesn’t satisfy you enough? So you want to share the same bed too, huh?”Sh