Chase: [She’s definitely on her period.]Rodney: [Women are annoying. They have countless trigger points and reasons to get upset.]Chester: [No worries, just bring her shopping and pay for everything.]Shaun fell into deep thought.Catherine was not bothered about shopping upon arriving at the mall. She picked out a few clothes at random to have a quick look before putting them back on the racks.He turned around to the salesperson. “I’ll buy any outfit that she touches.”This took her by surprise. “What’s that about? I’m just browsing—”“We’ll buy anything that interests you.” He gave her no room for discussion. “My woman can buy anything she wants. I have more than enough money.”The salesperson exclaimed with envy, “Wow, your boyfriend treats you so well! I’ve never seen any man this generous with their girlfriend.”Startled, Catherine studied the man standing tall in front of her. Suddenly, she could hear her heart beating loudly.She even felt guilty about getting upset
Catherine parted her lips to speak but was interrupted by Wesley, “There’s all sort of paperwork needed to be done in the hospital and having a helping hand is better than none. As an elder brother, I can’t stand aside and not help you out. Besides, this is not the time to keep a distance from me.”Overwhelmed by anxiety, she did not insist further.Upon arriving at the hospital, someone was shouting by the door of the emergency room. “Family members of Miss Wendy? Identify yourself and head over to the reception to sort out the bills as soon as possible.”“I’m here.” Catherine ran over. “Doctor, how is she doing?”“Acute cerebral insufficiency. Stent surgery must be performed immediately. Go sort out the payment now.” The doctor pushed an invoice into her hands.She rushed downstairs to handle the payment. The surgery had already commenced by the time she went back upstairs. “I know the hospital director, so I called him earlier to bring forward the surgery,” Wesley explained.
Catherine fell into a chair upon receiving the bombshell news.After Summit went down, it was likely that Jeffery plotted to murder her grandmother in order to inherit the stocks to Hudson Corporation?“No, that’s impossible. She’s his mother, after all.”Wesley heaved a sigh. “Jeffery is accustomed to being in a position of power his whole life. You might not know this but people can do anything in order to maintain a life full of wealth and influence. Since the beginning of time, there have been records of blood brothers attacking each other, fighting to become the successor to an affluent family. Besides, your grandma was paralyzed before this. He probably regarded her as a burden.”Aunty Wendy nodded along. “Also, I never once believed your grandma becoming paralyzed was an accident. Rebecca came to Plum Garden that day and your grandma fell from the second floor not long after she went up. She claimed that Old Madam lost her footing but the latter has always been fit and healt
Shaun reminded himself not to be too upset.Perhaps he had been spoiling Catherine, hence that was why she only pretended to listen to his words but did not actually take them to heart. Did she think she was the only woman he could be with?The call ended abruptly.Catherine stared at the phone blankly for a few seconds until Wesley walked over. “Was it Mr. Hill? Is he coming to see Aunty Wendy? Then I should probably go to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings.”“No, he didn’t say he’s coming.” All of a sudden, a strange feeling materialized in her heart. That was it. Shaun had not said anything about coming to see Aunty Wendy.Wesley appeared startled but soon revealed a smile. “Well, it’s normal. They’re not family, after all. I spoke with the doctor earlier so you don’t have to worry too much.”“Thanks.”She was genuinely grateful for Wesley. She would not have achieved so much today without his help.In actuality, she had thought of asking Shaun for help before but upo
“Shaun, what the hell? You demanded for them to be here but now you’re asking them to leave.” Rodney shrugged.“Shut up. Don’t talk to me.” Shaun lit up a cigarette.“Tsk, seriously? It was you who called us here.” Rodney was frustrated. “You’ve gotten weirder ever since you got together with that Catherine woman. If you’re that unhappy, then just split—”“Say that again.” Shaun threw his friend a dangerous glare.Rodney kept quiet right away.Chester’s eyes darkened as he tapped the end of the cigarette. “Is it serious this time?”“No way.” Rodney frowned instantly. “I thought you only used to care for Sarah Langley…”Shaun’s fingers that were holding the cigarette tensed up. Chester heaved a sigh. “Rodney, Sarah is no longer with us. Shaun can’t possibly live in the past forever.”Rodney looked at the ground and continued drinking.Shaun took another drag from the cigarette with his head lowered....During the following two days.Catherine spent a lot of effort getting h
Catherine nodded weakly.“These are the documents your grandpa handed to me for safekeeping.” Chris sighed as he retrieved the file. “Fortunately, your grandpa had a backup plan against Jeffery although I’m sure he didn’t wish for this day to happen. Ha, Jeffery had nothing to do with Hudson’s success today. He was only allocated 30% of the stocks for raising you yet he’s not grateful.”“That’s right. He could have gotten his hands on it after Grandma died but he didn’t want to wait. Instead, he murdered her mercilessly.” She clasped her fingers around the file. “With these documents, he can forget about becoming the president of Hudson next month.”“Don’t worry, I’ll help you acquire that position.” Chris smiled.“Thanks, Uncle Chris.” She felt touched. “You’ve been working for my mom for a long time. Have you seen my dad before?” she asked hesitantly.The man’s face fell before he finally replied after a long time, “I have. But don’t get too upset. He doesn’t know about your pre
At 8:00 p.m., Catherine and Freya had just arrived at the karaoke bar when they suddenly noticed a couple walking toward them from the other direction. The immaculately dressed man looked handsome and refined. The woman next to him was wearing an almond-color Chanel coat. She looked adorable with her long, wavy curls.Right that instant, Freya felt utterly humiliated.The man who had just told her not long ago that he was too occupied at work was standing in front of her with another woman. Catherine frowned. She pulled her friend to the couple and said with a plastered smile, “President Jackson, what a coincidence! I thought you told Freya you’re working overtime at the office? You said you were too occupied to pick her up later.”Her straightforward remark made the man blush. “I did have to work overtime but Linda called to say Young Master Cook was harassing her, hence why I’m here.”Linda quickly added, “That’s right. Freya, I’m sure you’ve heard of Young Master Cook. He’s su
Angry tears began rolling down Freya’s cheeks as she climbed up the stairs. Fortunately, Catherine was there to hold her up.“Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that.”“I’ve always wanted to say it anyway.” Freya wiped the tears with the back of her hands. “You noticed something was wrong after seeing their interaction twice. But the number of times I’ve seen Linda are almost similar to the times I went out on dates with Patrick.”This came as a shock to Catherine. She had been studying abroad for the past few years, hence she was not too clear about her friend’s love life.A bitter smile spread across Freya’s face. “Seven out of ten times we went out on dates, he would bring Linda along, even to the cinema. The three other times when we got to be alone, he would leave soon after because he got a call from that woman.”“Why didn’t you tell me?” Catherine felt bad but also furious at the same time. “I shouldn’t have been so polite, then. I would’ve yelled at them right away.”“I didn’t