That was too coincidental.After hanging up, Catherine still could not get through to Shaun, so she finally called Hadley.Hadley finally picked up after it rang for a long time. “Young Madam, is something wrong?”“Why isn’t Shaun picking up my calls?”“Eldest Young Master Hill is… in a meeting.”“Then what about yesterday, and the day before yesterday? He hasn’t been answering my calls,” Catherine said in annoyance, “I don’t care. Tell him to come back to the manor by evening, or… Or I’ll go to him instead.”“Young Madam, please don’t force me. Eldest Young Master Hill is busy…”“What is he so busy with that he hasn’t been home for days and doesn’t pick up my calls? Or maybe he has another woman by his side now?” Catherine laughed coldly. “Did a person who looks like Sarah Langley appear again?”“... No, I’ll inform Eldest Young Master Hill,” Hadley, feeling a headache coming on.At 2:00 p.m., Catherine received a call from Freya again. “It’s over. Something really did happen
“See it for yourself.” Shaun stuffed two reports into her hands. “One of them is hair identification, whereas the other one is Shelley’s corpse identification. All these prove that she’s a member of the Langley family. The forensic doctor has examined her face and found that she has never undergone plastic surgery. She’s the real Shelley. Charity has been lying to you.”Catherine immediately flipped through the reports. The second she caught sight of the words written above, her head nearly exploded.“This is impossible. Charity couldn’t have lied to me.” She shook her head in disbelief.“I think you’ve been brainwashed by her. How long have you known her? And how long have you known me? Why would you rather believe in Charity than me? I’ve long since told you that the woman is not a good person.”Her stubborn character began to make Shaun seethe with anger. “I listened to you and locked Shelley up, but Charity later instructed someone to set fire to the house and burn Shelley to d
“I hate you, Shaun.” Catherine burst into tears.“Have a good rest. Don’t return to the office for now. I’ll handle everything related to Hudson Corporation on your behalf until you give birth to the two children.” Shaun had no choice but to say that reluctantly as he could not bear seeing her weep.With that, he turned on his heel and walked toward the gates.“Stop…”Catherine wanted to go after him, yet Hadley blocked her helplessly. “Young Madam Hill, you’d better stop arguing with Eldest Young Master Hill. Because of you, his relationship with Young Master Snow has turned sour lately. Shelley’s parents even came to criticize Eldest Young Master Hill for their daughter’s death, which has caused him distress.”Catherine stopped walking and asked incredulously, “Hadley, is the dead body really Shelley’s?”“Yeah. The doctors who conducted the forensic examination and DNA test work for us, so the results can’t possibly be wrong. You were indeed mistaken, Young Madam Hill.”Mist
The call lasted a few minutes.Anyway, everything was in line with Catherine’s expectations.It was Linda who had told Rebecca about the matter.It was Linda who let Rebecca go and jailed Charity.Standing at the airport, Freya felt dizzy.She directly headed to Patrick’s company without even knowing how she hailed the taxi.Linda had been working in his company during this time.Freya immediately dashed upstairs after she arrived. Linda, who was dressed elegantly, was stunned the minute she caught sight of her. “Freya, what brings you here? Are you looking for Pat—”“I’m looking for you.” Freya slapped both sides of Linda’s face right away.She had long since wanted to do so, but she had told herself that Patrick, that b*stard, was not worth the effort.However, now...Because of Linda, Charity went to jail.Because of Linda, Shaun misunderstood Catherine.Because of Linda, Rodney blacklisted her.“Linda, I can tolerate you doing anything else, but you shouldn’t have bee
“That’s possible. I see them together a lot.”“Does this mean that Miss Lynch has been betrayed?”Once Patrick heard those remarks, his handsome face began to express fury. “Get this clear, she was the one who rushed in and slapped Linda. I’ve long since broken up with her.”“Do you know what prompted her to slap Linda, then?”Upon hearing Forrest’s sharp question, Patrick was stunned. “No matter what reason it is, it’s just not right to slap someone.”Freya gave a smile, which looked more hideous than her teary face.She actually fell for such a man back then. Had she been blind?Forrest tapped Freya on the shoulder pitifully. “It’s not right to slap someone, but as her ex-boyfriend, don’t you understand her character? Well, you probably couldn’t have been bothered to understand her. To you, even a strand of this woman’s hair matters more than Freya. Perhaps, in your eyes, Freya is altogether wicked.”Patrick froze for a moment. “Forrest, we’re talking about the slapping incid
“Brother.” Freya wept bitterly. “How silly of me! I can’t even handle little things like this and ended up putting my friends into trouble.”“Don’t overthink it. You were merely playing a minor role. You’re not that powerful.”Freya was at a loss for words.Were those words a form of consolation or a blow to her?“I’m serious,” Forrest added nonchalantly, “The other party is so formidable that he could even trick several wealthy families in Australia. Obviously, women like you are far from powerful.”“What can I do, then?” Freya was incredibly upset.“You can either go back to Melbourne and manage our family’s company or study abroad.” Forrest stared into her eyes. “When you become the top cosmetic chemist in the world, the Snow family won’t be able to continue blacklisting you by then. Moreover, Osher Corporation will beg you to work with them.”As Freya was picturing the scene, a wave of emotions overwhelmed her. A moment later, however, she wore a long face. “No way. How can
Chester threw a glance at Catherine and asked Shaun, “Are you attending Shelley’s funeral this Sunday?”Shaun was at a loss for words.“You’d better attend, or Rodney will keep finding fault with you.” With that, Chester rose to his feet. “I’m leaving now.”“Hold on.” Catherine stood up. “I have something to show you guys.”She clicked on Linda’s phone record and showed it to them. “This happened when Freya went to the hospital in Melbourne to get Shelley and Jeffrey’s DNA test report. A woman called Linda stumbled into Freya, and Rebecca knew her too. When Freya took the report, Linda received a call from Canberra—”“What do you mean?” Chester interrupted her sentence with a sullen look.“I mean Rebecca was possibly the one who called Linda. She suspected that I would use her hair to do a DNA test with Jeffery. She was aware that I had already begun suspecting that she’s not the real Shelley, so when Shaun went to catch her, she had already made a cunning getaway and brought the
In front of the funeral parlor.A funeral was being held in a low-profile manner.Dressed in black suits, Shaun and Chester came out of the car and walked into the parlor.They did not notice that someone was watching them with a triumphant look in a black car a short distance away. It was Rebecca, who had managed to run away.‘Hehe. Luckily, I secretly brought Shelley back in advance. You guys would never have thought that I’ve been impersonating Shelley, right?’Rebecca grinned from ear to ear. ‘Shaun, Catherine, think about all the harm you guys have caused me. I’ll put you through hell.’“You did a great job,” the man in the passenger seat said nonchalantly, “Shelley is dead, whereas Charity is in jail. Furthermore, Shaun, Catherine, and the Snow family are in conflict. Everything has turned out much better than what I imagined.”Rebecca touched her face. “Having said that, this face can’t be used for the time being…”“Go overseas for now. You’ll still be of some use.” The