“...”Catherine’s question was met with silence.“Well, I can finally speak now. Regarding Shaun’s illness, it’s true, but he didn’t hurt his nanny for no reason. This is the medical report regarding Shaun’s treatment when he was eight. He was diagnosed with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder because he had been suffering from abuse for a long time. It’s a fact that he had long been abused by his nanny.”Catherine glanced backstage, and an old video appeared on the monitor.In the scene, a police officer was seen interrogating a middle-aged woman with unkempt hair and wrinkles on her face. “What would you do when he cried?”“I’d take off his clothes and lock him in the closet.”“How long would you lock him?”“Normally one to two days. The Hill family couldn’t be bothered about him, so no one knew. He wouldn’t die after not eating for two days.”The police officer was enraged. “Did you do that in winter too?” “Yes. When I noticed that he would faint at times due to
“...”Amid the increasingly heated discussion, the reporter from Joyfolk Financial Times hurriedly answered, “The Campos family? I don’t have the faintest idea what you’re saying.”“It’s fine. You’ll understand shortly after. As a representative of the media outlet, you rashly spread Shaun’s private photos online and caused him mental harm. I’ve reported the matter to the police, so you might have to go to jail.”Catherine said in a light-hearted manner, “Please take him away, security guards. The police are waiting outside.”Her words scared the reporter out of his wits. The security guards took him away without giving him the chance to speak.With Catherine’s ruthless way of tackling the issue, all the reporters at the venue were not bold enough to speak recklessly anymore. Everyone gazed at the woman in a black dress on the stage. She kept an impassive face and exuded a unique aura of arrogance, which left everyone in terror.Nevertheless, Catherine still smiled faintly at the
Shaun gave a disapproving look. “You’ve already been working for me for a long time. If you couldn’t even get this settled, you shouldn’t even work for me anymore.”“...”Hadley and Chester kept their mouths shut now. It seemed that his wife was the most f*cking awesome person to him. She was the biggest contributor and whom no one could be compared to.…The press conference lasted for three hours.After it ended, Catherine returned to the seaside villa. When the driver opened the car door, she got out and spotted Shaun standing on the lawn by the pool. He wore a pair of soft casual pants and a shirt that was not tucked into his pants like how it usually would. He seemed relaxed like this.A sea breeze blew past his shirt and the black hair on his forehead At first glance, he looked ten years younger than he was. He seemed like a university student, looking pure and clean. However, his skin was too pale.At that moment, Catherine became soft-hearted amid her confusion.She
Shaun headed to the kitchen to get the rice. With a smile, Catherine whispered to Aunty Yasmine, “I know about his condition, but I think it’s better to treat him as a normal person in our daily life. The more cautious we are, the more sensitive and concerned he would feel.”Aunty Yasmine finally understood. “You’re awesome, Young Madam. By the way, Eldest Young Master Hill hasn’t eaten. You have to make him eat later.”Soon, Shaun took a bowl of rice.“Why aren’t you eating?”“I’ve eaten a little. I’m not hungry.” Shaun placed the rice in front of her.“You’re lying. Aunty Yasmine told me that you have a poor stomach, so you need to eat something.” Catherine forced him to sit down. “You must eat something.”“I don’t feel like eating…”“Let me feed you.” Catherine took a shrimp and stuffed it into his mouth.“...”Damn. He used to find the taste of shrimps awful, yet why did this taste so good all of a sudden?“Feed me one more shrimp,” he continued to order her after swallow
Shaun was actually doing it even though he said otherwise. Nevertheless, Catherine was not as shameless as he was back then.“Fine. I’ll do it on my own.” She walked toward him and shoved him away.“No way. I want to experience the struggles my wife previously went through,” Shaun responded teasingly upon noticing her flushed face.“You don’t know how to wash it.” Catherine was overcome with shame and annoyance. “You can’t scrub it this way. Don’t destroy it.”“Teach me, then.” Shaun raised his brows and acted as if he was a good child who was ready to learn.For the first time, Catherine knew what it was like to shoot herself in the foot. “Hurry up.” Shaun urged her.Helpless, Catherine sat beside him and guided him. “Scrub it inside out…”After Catherine watched the man washing her underwear cautiously under her guidance, all sorts of emotions flooded her mind.After drying the clothes, Shaun turned around and caught sight of the woman’s eyes that conveyed complicated and s
Shaun smiled. “Great job. You’ve learned quite a lot of quotes from romance movies, huh? When we first met, you flirted with me with the quote ‘I can’t help feeling happy now that I’ve met the love of my life’. Tell me what else you know. Try and apply it now.”“...”His mocking words left Catherine speechless.At last, she felt helpless and wrapped her arms around his neck coquettishly. “Sorry, hubby. Anyway, I’m not lying at the moment. Now that you want me to tell you when I started falling for you, I really can’t pinpoint it to a specific moment. It was probably during one of those days when we spent time together. It could also be when you heroically saved me again and again. By the time I came to my senses, I'd already fallen in love with you.”Her words melted Shaun’s heart. “Really?”“Yeah. In fact, when I first met you, I thought that you were the handsomest man I’ve ever met in my life, but you didn’t have a great personality. You always treated me with indifference and
“Top three? That’s very unlikely.” Old Master Hill was taken aback.“You can check the Campos family’s financial statement for this year. The Campos family usually keeps a low profile and behaves modestly. After Liam started managing the company, he signed an agreement with the Campos family that provides five benefits to them. As if the Campos family isn’t powerful enough.”The news came as a blow to Old Master Hill.“Once the Hill family gets into deep waters, the Campos family is sure to be the first one who can’t wait to take charge of the company. If I own Hill Corporation, the Hill family’s status will never change. Anyway, it’s up to you. Even if you don’t plan to let me take over the company, I can still retain my status in Australia. In that case, the Hill family’s situation will have nothing to do with me…”“But your illness…”“If you don’t believe me, it’s fine. I’m busy, and I have to hang up now…”With that, Shaun was about to hang up the call. Just then, Old Master
“Shaun told me that the Campos family has made it into the top three wealthiest families in Australia with their property,” Old Master Hill said all of a sudden.Old Madam Hill was taken aback. “How’s that possible?”“Do you still remember what the Campos family was like 20 years ago? I despised Mason back then. Although he’s musically talented, he couldn’t even fork out ten million dollars. Later, Lea insisted on lending a hand to the Campos family, and I turned a blind eye to it. If this is true, don’t you think that the Campos family has been hiding it really well?” “Yeah. During the wedding the other day, Old Madam Campos kept grumbling to me about how badly their business was doing. She hoped that we could help her family out.” Old Madam Hill was filled with grimness.“I used to hate Shaun for being incapable and ruining my dignity, which was why I let Liam manage Hill Corporation. But if I continue to let him help the Campos family, the Hill family will lose its status as th