“...”Shaun’s handsome face froze imperceptibly for a moment.“By the way, what were you going to say?” Catherine asked when she remembered.Shaun snorted in a teasing manner. “I wanted to ask why you weren’t choked to death.”Catherine was at a loss for words, wondering why the man was speaking so cruelly. What piqued her curiosity more was what happened last night. Since the villa belonged to him, he was sure to know. “Last night… Do you know who entered the study and used my laptop? Someone finished my sketches for me.”“Oh. I found a friend to complete them for you last night so that you wouldn’t die of cardiac arrest. Otherwise, I’d need to get a new chef.” Shaun sipped on the glass of milk he was holding. He replied so calmly that he appeared to be talking about the weather. “Well, this is an exception. No more next time.”Catherine was absolutely stunned. She remembered that it was almost 12:00 a.m. when she went to bed last night.He actually managed to call someone to h
The initially strange act of kissing had now become familiar to Catherine.Even her body seemed to have adapted to the kiss.However, she felt her heart race even more madly than before. The kiss came with a hint of sweetness as well.Back then, she was often annoyed at how harshly Shaun spoke. Even so, he had actually helped her a lot. The kiss ended with the growling of her stomach.After running out of his arms, Catherine embarrassedly headed to the kitchen to get some food.Looking at her back, Shaun gave a smile....After breakfast, Catherine contacted Mr. Frank to inform him that she was done with the sketches.Mr. Frank replied that he had gone out for work during the day and asked her to come to Linden Clubhouse at night. His leader happened to be there, so they could discuss the designs together. Catherine used to attend these kinds of social activities quite often when she met her clients.Although she did not feel like going, she eventually agreed to do it. A
Those words seemed like a bomb that sounded beside Catherine’s ears. Even so, Catherine found herself unexpectedly calm.The truth finally hit her. It was no wonder Sally treated her more icily and strictly since she was young. Catherine had always assumed that Sally was an inherently unfriendly mother, but when Rebecca returned, she saw the other side of Sally.She had long since suspected that she was an orphan without parents, yet she refused to believe it.The truth turned out to be nastier than she had imagined.Her family actually hated her and had the thought of abandoning her.Hah.“Do you know that you’ve always disgusted me?”Rebecca tapped her pretty little face. “I suffered so much during the abduction, but what about you? You took my place and lived in luxury. Even handsome men like Ethan chased after you…“But now, I’m left with nothing, and I won’t snatch things that belong to you.” It dawned on Catherine that Rebecca was not just a hypocrite and an angelic b
Rebecca was such an evil person. She would probably target Catherine, especially after Summit fell from power. Without much hesitation, Wesley headed to the private room that Rebecca left from. He turned the doorknob, only to realize that the room had been locked. Standing close to the door, he heard a woman’s screams.It was Catherine.Damn it!He lifted a chair in the corridor and slammed the door open. The minute he barged in, he saw two men pressing Catherine against the floor on each side. Her shirt was ripped into shreds. With a flushed face, she continued to struggle violently.“Who are you?”The two security guards’ expressions changed. Wesley ran toward them and beat them to the ground. Upon realizing that things were not right, the men grabbed the opportunity to flee.Wesley did not have the time to seize them. He immediately raced to Catherine and carried her.With a manly scent emanating from him, Catherine threw herself into his arms uncontrollably. Wesley
When Wesley went out and picked up the phone from the carpet, the notification showed an incoming call from Shaun.Shaun?Why was he calling Catherine?At that moment, a lot of thoughts and doubts flashed past Wesley’s head. At last, he picked up the phone and passed it to her while suppressing his distress.Catherine pressed the answer button and placed the phone by her ear. Shaun’s voice that carried a trace of annoyance immediately sounded. “I’ve called you three times, Catherine. If you didn’t answer my call this time, I was already planning to call the police.”Soaked in the water, Catherine pinched her thigh forcefully to keep herself clear-headed. “That’s going a bit too far.”“I know full well how vulnerable you are,” Shaun said in a huff, “You can be easily trapped once you let your guard down.”Tears welled up in Catherine’s eyes. Indeed, she had been caught in a trap and was nearly ruined, but she did not want to let him know this. Firstly, it was because she did not
“There’s no need for that as I’m not interested in knowing. Since they’ve dumped me, it means that I’m not needed. There’s no point in exploring the painful experience.” Catherine shook her head and said with discontent, “I just feel that life is unfair. Why are people like the Jones family able to turn things around and achieve great success so easily? With that, they get to continue doing evil things.” In the face of a big enterprise like Hudson, she clearly knew that she was incapable of opposing them.Wesley hesitated for a moment, then said all of a sudden, “I can help you if you agree—”“No need,” Catherine interrupted his sentence.“Cathy, everything I said last night is true. I want to marry you,” Wesley sincerely added, “I treat your enemy as my enemy.” Catherine shook her head straight away.She got married for the sake of revenge, and she regretted it. She did not want to repeat the mistake.Gripping the steering wheel, Wesley said weakly, “If it was Shaun who sai
“...”Catherine initially felt a little drowsy. Upon hearing Aunty Linda’s words, however, she got goosebumps. She just could not bring herself to believe that she was Shaun’s darling.Nevertheless, she believed that he was concerned about her.Knowing that someone was concerned about her made her feel a little warm.Aunty Linda reminded, “Next time, you’d better let Mr. Hill know if you’re not coming back. Men tend to overthink.”“Okay.” Catherine nodded with mixed feelings.Given that she had nearly walked into Rebecca’s trap yesterday, she needed to stay alert at all times. She would not always be so fortunate to have someone save her.It was really a pity that she lost the sketches. Shaun had even found someone to help her finish them in the middle of the night. That person was indeed brilliant.“By the way, Aunty Linda, did you see that person who came out of the study last morning? Was that person a man or a woman? How old did he or she appear to be?”Catherine assumed
“I want to know where you went last night,” Shaun repeated himself in a low voice. “Catherine, how dare you? I was only away for one night and you had already spent the night elsewhere.”Looking at the flurry of emotions that moved across the man’s handsome face like a storm, Catherine shrunk back out of instinct. “Are you making assumptions about me again?”His body tensed up before he replied impatiently, “If it hadn’t been for the previous misunderstanding, do you think you can still lay here in bed in one piece?”She lowered her head. “I went out shopping with Freya last night. After that, we had supper and went for karaoke. As we were exhausted, we fell asleep there and only went home after we woke up.”“Are you sure you’re not lying?” He narrowed his eyes dangerously.“I didn’t do anything wrong.” She pouted to look more pitiable. “I’m just really stressed out lately. Look, I’m only 22 years old but ever since marrying you, I’ve not been out for karaoke or even supper. I com