Shaun did not feel relieved upon hearing that but became more disappointed. “You didn’t come to me immediately when you needed help. Instead, you turned to the man who’s interested in you. Catherine Jones, have I been too nice to you lately?”“No, I talked it out with Wesley and he understands too—”“Don’t you dare tell me that he only sees you as a friend now.” He smiled sarcastically. “So you’ll be alright with me being friends with the women who tried wooing me before?”“...”This took her by surprise. After placing herself in his shoes, she finally realized the mistake she had made.“I’m sorry.” A long time later, she lowered her head. “I’ll call you immediately if I need help in the future and I’ll not accept help from him again. I really only care about you.”He let go of her and lit a cigarette. As he inhaled and exhaled, the smoke puffed up in silence.She studied his profile closely. It rendered her helpless when he remained unperturbed like this.Coincidentally, she n
Catherine felt like crying out of embarrassment.She quickly glanced around after the kiss finally ended, only to realize the others had already gone off to one side to play a game of dice.Chase laughed cheekily. “Come on and join us now that you’re done kissing. We’ve already completed a few games since.”She felt her cheeks flushing once more. “No,” Shaun replied lazily and buried his face into her long hair. “We’re heading home.” “Not yet. Freya’s been drinking. I need to give her a ride home.”“Get a taxi.”She hesitated briefly before refusing. “No, she just had a fight with her boyfriend and I promised to send her home. I can’t ignore her because I’ve got you.”A look of displeasure flashed across his face again. “What do you mean? Am I less important than your friend?”“...”‘Of course, friends are important too.’Despite that, she kept the thought to herself and replied in a cutesy voice, “Hey, stop overthinking things. We don’t come out and have fun that often. The
At that moment, Catherine was so shocked that she sobered up. She quickly said, “That’s… Can you even walk? I’ll send you up.”“No, I’m not drunk. I’ll never get drunk.” Freya waved her hand unsteadily and staggered into the neighborhood.“Uncle?” Shaun raised his eyebrows in confusion.Catherine jumped in fright. “It’s because you look a little like her uncle, so she calls you ‘Uncle’ in private.” “Tell her not to call me that. I’m not related to her.”Shaun started the car, and Catherine sighed in relief. Thankfully, he did not suspect anything.On the way back, the alcohol and sleepiness got to Catherine. She blearily fell asleep.After an unknown amount of time, someone picked her up gently.She opened her eyes in a daze and clearly saw a handsome face. Thinking she was dreaming, she pouted her plump lips and draped her hands around his neck. “Shaunny, don’t be angry, okay? I really miss you these days. I’m so tired. So many things happened recently and I really want someo
Shaun pinched her cheeks. “Be good, I’m still waiting for you to raise me after getting Hudson.”The magnetic voice made Catherine completely powerless to say anything.On the other side, Elle gave them a strange look.Catherine noticed it. After Shaun went to work, she asked Elle with a smile, “Do you know Shaunny?”Hearing the name ‘Shaunny’, Elle smiled and replied respectfully, “Yes.”Catherine looked around and asked, “Then you must know if he has had an ex-girlfriend before. How many has he had?”“Ms. Jones, you can ask Mr. Hill about this.” Elle brushed off the topic with a few words.Catherine was very discouraged. This bodyguard was too tight-lipped.Later that day, Catherine resigned from her position in Talton and made her preparations for Hudson.….In the Jones’ residence.Jeffery was in a good mood after receiving a phone call from a shareholder. “Director Irvine finally agreed to support me. The chairman position will be mine tomorrow.”“Honey, congratulation
The meeting began, and Jeffery sat at Director Irvine’s immediate right.Director Irvine took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and asked, “Is everyone here?”“Everyone except Chris Jefferson has arrived,” President Cabel said, “But everyone knows that President Jefferson never attends the shareholders’ meeting. He never participates in the company affairs and only enjoys the dividends.”“In that case, let the board meeting begin.”Director Irvine said, “I’m now 70 years old and my health is not as good as it once was. I want to step down from my position and take care of my health, so the position of chairman must be filled by a capable person. It just so happens that this year, Old Madam Jones passed away and 60% of her shares were passed to her son, Jeffery Jones. In the future, he’ll be the largest shareholder of the company and has absolute authority.”The room of shareholders immediately cast envious glances at Jeffery.Jeffery’s lips curled upward. What was the point of
Jeffery only felt that this person was a little familiar, but he did not recognize him. Director Irvine stood up and said, “President Jefferson, aren’t you living in Brisbane now? Why did you come to the company today?”Rebecca’s expression froze. She immediately understood that he was the person who rarely showed up in the company, Chris Jefferson.However, he only had 10% of the shares and it could not compare to her father’s 60%. Furthermore, Jeffery was already the chairman.She did not show Chris any respect at all and mocked unceremoniously, saying, “Of course, you can join as a shareholder, but you can’t use your position to bring garbage in.”She glanced at Catherine after speaking.Catherine raised her eyebrows and laughed. “Are you talking about yourself?”“Catherine Jones, are you still dreaming?” Rebecca sneered, “My father is now the chairman of Hudson. I can come here whenever I want. Who do you think you are?”“I haven’t even voted. How did he become the new chair
Jeffery clenched his fists and quickly calmed down. “Even if that’s true, all the shares have been transferred to my name. It’s useless to say more. Today’s board meeting can’t change the fact that I’m the largest shareholder.”“Who said that they’re under your name?” Catherine smiled heartily. “Haven’t you checked? 30% of the shares have been transferred to my name in the Department of Commerce.”Jeffery’s expression changed. He could no longer hold back and immediately took out his phone to call the department. Less than a minute later, he turned to her with vicious eyes, wanting nothing more than to skin her alive.Catherine faced the crowd. “It’s such a coincidence. My grandmother passed away very suddenly, and she was paralyzed very suddenly as well. News of her death was told to me by someone else, and it was only a while ago that I learned that I had a connection with Hudson. Otherwise, the shares would really become my uncle’s without a word.”The crowd immediately burst in
Catherine laughed mockingly. “Yeah, I was the one who condoned a certain someone’s nephew’s corruption. He got greedy even when building the exterior wall of a house. You can’t even build a house but now you want to be a developer. Who would dare to buy?”“Yes, that won’t do.” President Reed was the first to speak out against it.“I want to reconsider too. We can’t ruin Hudson’s reputation.”“...”When the shareholders began to backtrack, Catherine said in a gentle tone to everyone, “It’s true that I’m young, but I’m open-minded and serious. If I don’t know anything, I can ask my seniors present here for advice. It wasn’t easy for Hudson to reach the level it’s at. No matter how many benefits Jeffery has promised everyone, our ultimate goal is to see Hudson profit so we get paid better dividends.”“That’s right,” Jeffery finally spoke out. His voice was very authoritative. “The character of a listed company’s boss is very important. I’ll fully support Catherine if she becomes the