Having noticed Catherine earlier, Willie stared at her passionately. He never knew that a woman with such dazzling good looks existed in Melbourne. Her beauty was considered outstanding even if she were in Canberra. “Hi, Miss Jones.”Willie stretched out his hand light-heartedly. Catherine was also astonished that Rebecca had managed to take advantage of Willie from the Hill family.Catherine had no choice but to extend her hand reluctantly, knowing that she could not afford to provoke him.Who knew after Willie held her hand, he flirtatiously drew circles on her palm using his little finger.A slight change was visible in Catherine’s expression. She attempted to shrink away from his touch, yet he deliberately tightened his grip on her hand.“Miss Jones, how long are you planning to hold my hand?” Willie smiled discreetly.Rebecca immediately pursed her lips and exclaimed, “What are you doing, Catherine?”The reporters who stood at the edge of the red carpet took photos of the
8:00 p.m.The grand anniversary celebration officially began.Catherine was supposed to be the focus of the event. However, all the guests surrounded Willie, Jeffery, and Rebecca instead.In the magnates’ eyes, the Hill family was regarded as legendary.Although Willie was not a direct descendant of the Hill family, his presence in Melbourne was powerful enough to draw considerable attention. Chris walked toward Catherine. “How did Jeffery manage to worm a connection with Willie?”“I presume that Rebecca slept with him.” Catherine made a reasonable guess. She could already see Willie’s nasty character through the brief encounter she had with him at the entrance just now. A look of contempt washed over Chris’ face. “Your grandparents have a reputation of nobility and integrity, yet a shameless descendant like her is a disgrace.” Catherine’s head hurt. Originally, she was more than likely to succeed, but Willie’s appearance had captured the attention of the company’s directors
This was too infuriating.“Let me go.” Catherine bit Willie violently.Willie released his grip in pain and then laughed. “Sure enough, you’re feisty. That’s interesting. I like feisty women.” “Are you crazy? After all, the Hill family is the most brilliant family in Melbourne. Why would a disgusting, scummy man like you exist in their family?” Catherine criticized.“Go on criticizing me. The more severely you criticize me, the more misery I’ll inflict upon you.” Willie scoffed. “The directors of your company all treat me as a legend. Jeffery has requested me to assist him in gaining the chairman’s position tomorrow. I can easily say something and make you get lost. Having said that, I’ll reconsider it if you serve me well tonight.” Struck by a thought, Catherine feigned panic and said, “Is this for real?”“Of course.” Willie smirked, knowing that women were just scummy.“You must help me, Young Master Hill,” Catherine pouted and said as she feigned weakness, “I can do anythin
In the villa.Shaun, who was having a video meeting in the study, heard the sound of a car from downstairs. He rose to his feet with his slender figure. “This plan isn’t feasible. Come up with another one.”As soon as he finished speaking, he disconnected from the meeting and headed downstairs.Muddle-headed, Catherine walked in through the door. She even forgot to change her shoes.Shaun narrowed his eyes and gazed at her long black dress. Her snowy arms and half of her calves were revealed. With a frown, he swiftly took off his coat and put it on her body. As he shifted his eyes downward, he suddenly noticed a snag on the hem.“Why is your dress snagged?” His black eyes were fixed on her.Only when she looked down did she notice it. Perhaps the dress had caught on something sharp when she crawled out of the window from the restroom just now.“I accidentally snagged it.” Catherine averted her eyes, not wanting him to know that she had provoked Willie.Shaun was just a lawyer
Catherine was speechless.She lowered her head without uttering a word.“Go upstairs and sleep. Don’t overthink things since you’ve already taken such photos of him. The Hill family is most concerned about their dignity,” Shaun said what he did not actually mean to comfort her.“Really?” Catherine was doubtful about it. “But I don’t think Willie is the sort who accepts unfavorable treatment just like that. I hit him so badly.”“You don’t know how much more men care about their dignity as compared to women. You’re not a man, so you won’t understand. I bet he won’t have the audacity to look for you. You handled this matter very well,” Shaun bit the bullet and continued to explain perfunctorily. He rarely complimented Catherine. Therefore, she was slightly dazed upon hearing his compliment.Perhaps Shaun was right. She might not really understand men.“Having said that, don’t strip off a man’s clothes anymore.” After a pause, Shaun warned her grimly, “Of course, except for me.”
With a somber expression, Shaun trampled Willie’s chest. “Recently, you seem quite awe-inspiring in Melbourne, huh? With your peculiar hobby, how dare you kick up a fuss in Melbourne? You might not care about losing your reputation, but the Hill family does. You actually treat yourself as the boss of the Hill family, huh?” “Brother Shaun, I know it’s my fault. I won’t do it again,” Willie kept begging him in fear.“No. I do think that you’re pretty bold. You even dare to attempt getting a piece of my woman’s affection.” Shaun scoffed grimly.Willie was stunned. “Rebecca is your woman?”“I wouldn’t be interested in that kind of woman.” Shaun slowly bent over and squatted. His eyes suddenly turned frosty.Struck by a thought, Willie asked incredulously, “Are you referring to… Catherine...?”“It’s good that you remember her. I don’t wish to find out that I wronged an innocent person only after dealing with you.” Shaun straightened up. Willie was aware of the tactic Shaun was goin
...8:30 a.m.In the meeting room, all the directors were ashen-faced and furious. At the mention of Catherine, they wished they could eat her up. “Chris is to blame for this matter. If he hadn’t taken Catherine in, Hudson wouldn’t have offended the Hill family.”“Is she out of her mind? How dare she beat Willie? The Hills are a prominent family, and we clearly can’t afford to provoke them.” “I heard the person who offended Willie before this was a billionaire from Gold Coast. His family was bankrupt overnight.”“Yeah. Willie is terrifying.”“...”Amid the directors’ discussion, Jeffery let out a long sigh. “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have allowed Rebecca to bring Willie along yesterday. But I heard Willie came here for an inspection, and I was hoping that Hudson could work with Hill Corporation.”“True. If we could collaborate with Hill Corporation, it’d greatly benefit Hudson.” “We were wrong. We should’ve made Jeffery the chairman.”“I regret my decision too. I sho
“I knew Young Master Hill would do something about it.” Jeffery pointed at Catherine and told her off, “Look, Young Master is here now. You’d better settle it on your own.” “Don’t ever go against him.” Rebecca tried to kick her when she was down. “If you offend Young Master Hill again, even I won’t be able to calm him down on your behalf.” “Let’s just seize her and bring her downstairs.” Jeffery’s suggestion was instantly approved by many.Four to five security officers immediately walked toward Catherine. With a frown, Elle blocked them in front of Catherine. “If you guys dare touch her, don’t blame me for being rude.”“What are you guys waiting for? Seize the two of them right now.” Jeffery still resented Elle for kicking him the other day. Now came the chance to take revenge on her.When Catherine realized that they were going to get into a fight, she dragged Elle away. “It’s fine. You don’t have to seize me. I’ll go there on my own.”As soon as she finished speaking, she wa