“Shaun, this is the second time you’re accusing me because of that woman.” Rodney was angry too. “Shelley is Sarah’s sister. Sarah isn’t here anymore. I’m doing this to protect her family.”“Yes, I always thought the same too. That’s why I gave up on my principles for the sake of Sarah again and again. All these years, how many evil deeds have Thomas committed?!“Four years ago, he caused someone’s death. All of the evidence pointed to him, yet I endured the whole of Australia criticizing me and fought the lawsuit for him. After that case, I hated my occupation and withdrew from the lawyer community. All these years, I let Hugh target me all he wanted and you know it.“...”Rodney was silent.Shaun held Catherine’s hand tightly. “I defended Thomas for four years, and I even gave the Neeson family a lesson when they were pressuring the Langley family. However, that has caused problems in my marriage. People have to look forward eventually. I can’t be tied to Sarah for the rest of m
Lea’s expression hardened. “Your grandfather has retired. I’m reminding you not to do things so ruthlessly. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not going easy on you.”“I’m not sure what you mean by those words, but…”Shaun suddenly took a remote control and turned on the big screen on the wall. The faces of a few major shareholders of Hill Corporation appeared clearly on the screen. “Excuse me, Mom. I was having a video call with the shareholders. They’ve heard everything you just said.”Director Kennedy, who was the eldest among the shareholders, said, “Vice Director Hill, if we take back the 80 billion dollars, we could divide it among ourselves and we’d each have a few hundred million. Of course, we know that you’re rich and you don’t care. You can reject the money and just give it to us.”Director Martin said sarcastically, “We understand that the Campos family is your husband’s family, so we turned a blind eye to your underlings in Hill Corporation back then. But we never knew the
“Don’t be stupid. If the Campos family wants to go to court with Shaun, there’s absolutely no chance of winning. He’s an expert on the law. Nobody can outwit him.”Lea pressed the card into his hand. “I run a company too. I know how big is the cash flow of a listed company. You can return the money to me when the Campos family has enough capital.”“Thank you.”Mason hugged her.Lea smiled. At that moment, Old Master Hill called her all of a sudden. “Where are you? I have something to discuss with you. Come back to the manor immediately.”“Okay…”“Just you alone.”Lea was stunned.An hour later, she walked into the living room. “Dad, why did you call me back here?”“Let me ask you, how much cash do you have in hand?” Old Master Hill gazed at her sharply.Lea pressed her lips together inexplicably. “There’s not much left. I invested most of it.”Old Master Hill stood up slowly. “I’m very clear about how much you have and how much you invested. Don’t tell me that you lent the m
When she came back to her senses, she hurriedly called Mason. “Mason, can you return the 60 billion dollars to me? Don’t worry, I’ve already talked about the Campos family’s incident with my dad. He said he’d stop Shaun—”“Sorry, my dear. I’ve already given the money to Charlie,” Mason said helplessly, “Charlie just transferred the money to Hill Corporation.”“...”Lea’s face was as white as a sheet. She felt as if something was blocking her throat.“It’s okay, dear. You can ask Shaun to give you the money,” Mason said happily, “Thank you for being such a great help to the Campos family. I love you.”If it were back then, Lea would have been touched, but now, her whole body felt cold. “Mason, as far as I know, the Campos family’s business has been doing quite well these few years. Does the account not have 80 billion dollars?”“Well, my parents said no. I suppose they won’t lie to me.”Lea was slightly relieved. The Campos family must have lied to Mason as well. It was impossibl
Charity’s expression darkened upon hearing those words. She was about to stand up, but Catherine pressed her shoulders down.“You’re just going to let this slide?” Charity looked at her.“Don’t be hasty. Let’s finish our bath first.” Catherine shook her head and closed her eyes.20 minutes later, Shelley and three other ladies came out of the washroom wearing bathrobes. Suddenly, they saw Catherine and Charity blocking their path.“Young Madam, what are you trying to do? You can’t possibly want to bully us right?” Shelley put on a panicked look on her face.A tall, skinny woman behind her came forward and said, “Young Madam Hill, there’s no need for you to take your anger out on a woman. Sometimes when men cheat on you, you must reflect on yourself. After all, it takes two to tango.”Charity’s gaze turned icy. “No wonder you guys hang out together. Looks like birds of a feather flock together.”Catherine scoffed. “Shelley, I just want to take back the gold card that’s with you
“Charity, I’m not staying here in the spa anymore. I just remembered I have something urgent to attend to. I’ll be leaving first.”Catherine quickly changed her clothes and sped home.She pushed the door of her manor open. Shaun was sitting on the sofa inside, doing his work.“Cathy, didn’t you say you were going to a spa? You came back early.” Shaun put down his laptop and stood up. “Have you eaten—”“Shaun, let me ask you, did you meet Rebecca when you were still in Melbourne after everything happened?” Catherine interrupted him.“Why are you asking about her?” Shaun’s gaze became grim.“After Jeffery and Sally went to jail, Rebecca suddenly disappeared. Did you have anything to do with it?” Catherine stared at him.Shaun frowned. “That’s right. I did give her a lesson. She...”He suddenly felt a familiar, sharp pain in his head. “What did I do to her? Why can’t I remember?”Catherine’s heart sank. She thought Shaun’s memory had been excellent all along. “Call Hadley and ask
“Get lost, Shaun.”Catherine knew he was trying to fool her. She kicked him angrily and went upstairs in a fury.Shaun pressed his legs together and grimaced before following her upstairs.When she reached upstairs, Catherine prepared to bathe. She opened the closet and discovered lots of men’s clothing and even men’s underwear inside.Her head was in pain from anger. “Shaun, who let you put these here?!”“I’ll definitely need a change of clothes since I’ve moved in here.”Shaun stood behind her and said it like a matter of course.Catherine picked his clothes up, wanting to throw them on the floor. Just then, Shaun said without a care, “You can throw them out. I’ll just ask Hadley to send new clothes over tomorrow.”“...”She could only surrender to his shameless behavior. “Fine, I agree to let you move in. But can you please stay in the room next door?”“No.” Shaun blinked his black eyes. “The reason I moved here is to sleep in the same room as you. Move to the other room?
Shaun did not feel any pain and looked down at her. “Go ahead and bite. Didn’t you tell me about a certain someone who would bite another person because she loved him too much? Bite me as hard as you love me.”“...”Catherine almost gagged. That was so long ago, yet he still remembered it. It was just moments ago when she thought that he had a bad memory.“Why aren’t you biting anymore? Are you afraid of hurting me?” Shaun touched her ears like she was a little kitten, his soft voice magnetic and electric. “It’s okay, I’m not afraid of pain.”Catherine was completely depressed now.If she bit him, it was a sign of affection, but if she did not bite him, then it meant she could not bear to hurt him.There was no way she could win against him.“Go to sleep.” Shaun hugged her and turned off the lights before lying down.He soon fell asleep while taking in her scent.However, Catherine could not sleep.She was getting hungry.She ate a lot during dinner with Charity, but she was