Chapter 361

A pitiful smile crept up on Catherine’s face. “So that’s what you think of me. Dad, have you ever loved me and tried to understand me? To be frank, I’ve long since known Shaun. He’s the one who forced me to be with him. Recently, he’s been suppressing my company and Wesley. It’s all his doing. Do you think I enjoy living a life without dignity? Do you think I enjoy being pointed at and criticized as a b*stard?!”

As she went on, she eventually choked with tears.

Joel was dazed. “What? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“Would it make any difference if I told you?” Catherine gave him a mocking look. “You couldn’t even protect me in your own house, much less in front of Shaun.”

An awkward expression crept up Joel’s face. All of a sudden, he seemed like he had grown a few years older.

“I’m useless. I brought you to Canberra but left you to be bullied by others. I’m going to look for Shaun now. He has gone too far.”

“You don’t have to look for me. I’m here.”

The door of the private ro