“Shaun, I’ve been tolerating you for a long time as well. Cathy is pregnant with your children. Can’t you treat her better? Must you simply abandon her in the manor alone every day? She needs someone she can depend on,” Freya shouted angrily, “Can you stop being so moody and petulant? She’s a person with limits too.”“Shut up! You have no right to meddle in our affairs.” Shaun pushed her away and lifted Catherine up into the car.Catherine closed her eyes.Honestly, she was furious at how rude he was being to her friend.Of course, perhaps he had always thought they were too inferior to be on his level.“What’s the matter? You can’t even be bothered to look at me now?”He pinched her chin as a shadow veiled over his features. “Open your eyes.”Catherine felt lethargy spread across her body. His elegant face appeared the second she opened her eyes again. It was still that same face, but her heart ached at the unfamiliarity. “Shaun, Freya is right. Can you stop being so moody and
After the doctor left, Shaun dragged a chair next to the bed, feeling exhausted.When was the last time he had looked at Catherine so closely?Recently, they would always end up in an argument every time they met.He suddenly noticed she had lost some weight and looked frailer than before.She should have put on weight during the pregnancy.After a brief hesitation, Elle, who had been standing nearby, could not resist saying, “Eldest Young Master Hill, actually, I think you’ve been quite strict with Young Madam lately—”He threw her a cold glance before she could finish her sentence.“Um… I understand your reason for not wanting Young Madam to meet her friends to prevent her from overthinking. But she’s been bored and lonely staying in the manor all the time. You haven’t been coming home nor do you ask about her. She looks so pitiful standing by the window every day to look at the outside world…”Pitiful?Shaun felt bad upon hearing that. People thought being his wife was piti
“She didn’t show up,” Shaun replied.Old Master Hill snorted at the sound of that. “Is she still supporting Mason? I’m really upset with her.”Shaun refused to comment.Lea was not stupid, she just loved and trusted Mason too much.“Wow, you’re having dinner. Grandpa, Grandma, guess who I met in the pub last night?” Both Willie and Liam suddenly walked in through the door. “I bumped into Sa—”He suddenly froze the second he saw Catherine and Shaun at the dining table. All color drained from his face instantly. When did this man start coming to the villa? Liam, on the other hand, glanced calmly at the man before positioning himself next to Old Master Hill.“Who did you bump into?” Old Madam Hill asked.Willie inhaled deeply before replying, “Um… no one. I’m starving. Aunty Yasmine, can you please pass me a bowl?”Old Master Hill glared at him and gave a snort of disdain. “You only know how to hang out in pubs. Haven't you seen that the subsidiary companies’ performance is decl
Catherine was resting in the garden. Aunty Yasmine had left to get a blanket for her.The place she was sitting gave her the perfect view of Sherman Mountain.The faint fragrance of summer engulfed her as the night breeze blew.“Congratulations on your pregnancy.” Liam slowly approached her.She did not even look at him.“Hey, are you still mad at me? You’re the wife of Australia’s richest man.” He sat down next to her. “You should be grateful to me. You would still be an underground lover if not for me.”She glared at him, speechless. She had never met anyone more shameless than him.Actually, she was no longer upset at him for setting her up last time. Too many things had happened lately and there were too many people she was infuriated with.He felt sorry upon seeing the scars on her face. “Um… I came to remind you to keep an eye out.”“Huh?”“On Shaun. I heard that men are easily seduced by other women when their wife is pregnant so you have to keep an eye on him, haha,”
Half an hour into the film, Shaun’s phone rang out of the blue.He retrieved it from the pocket. Catherine stole a glance at it and noticed someone named Nyasia was calling him.“I’ll take this outside.”He walked out of the room and answered the call in a low voice. “Is something wrong?”“Can I not call you just because?” Sarah’s disappointed voice sounded from the speaker.“It’s not that… I…”The woman on the other end chuckled. “I was messing with you. I did some research into your case during the day and came up with a treatment plan. Let’s start the treatment tonight.”“Tonight?” He was surprised.“Uh-huh. I came up with 30 treatment plans for now and they’re to be carried out at different times of the day. The condition gets more repressed at night and I think the human body is the most relaxed at this time, so it’d be easier for you to connect with your true feelings. Besides, it’s harder to treat your condition the longer we drag it on. Tonight’s the best time.”He fro
Aunty Yasmine teased Catherine after seeing the glow on her face. “It seems like Eldest Young Master Hill is the cure.”Catherine blushed and bit her lip.She hated that their stupidity had brought harm to Charity and Freya. However, she could not resist yearning for Shaun’s affection now that she was pregnant.Shaun called that night. “I’m working overtime tonight, so I’ll not be home for dinner. I also have a social meeting later and I don’t know when that’ll end. I’ll spend the night at the city house.”“Okay.”She suddenly remembered Liam’s reminder after the phone call.Frustrated, she held her head in both her hands. How could she honestly believe Liam’s words?Shelley was dead. Unless, he had met another Sarah lookalike.8:00 p.m. Her phone’s notification rang when she was about to shower. She received a photo sent by an unknown number from Canberra.She clicked into the photo. Shaun was walking along a hotel corridor with a woman dressed in a long linen dress. The woma
That was the woman Shaun thought about even in his dreams.Charity had warned her before that Sarah was not an innocent woman. Catherine would not be the latter’s opponent if she was still alive.Oh right, Charity had also said to watch out for ‘carer eaton’ yesterday.Carer eaton.Sarah Neeson?Catherine trembled.She was in complete shock.That was it. Charity was warning her to watch out for Sarah Neeson.Therefore, she already knew that Sarah was still alive.What else did she know?Besides, Liam had also reminded Catherine last night.Everyone knew about this apart from herself.Would Shaun get back together with Sarah?Her heart clenched as she touched her belly subconsciously.No way! She did not care what he was like in the past, but he was the children’s father now. They needed a complete family.Immediately, she grabbed her phone to call Shaun.“Sorry, the number you’re calling is unavailable.”What was he doing that he could not pick up her call?Could it b
Sarah stared at Shaun’s profile. Although he was sitting in a dim area, his exquisite features remained attractive. She felt the need to win his heart. “Shaunny, can you do me a favor? Can you let go of Neeson Corporation?”“You want to take it over, huh?”“No. I’m busy enough with work so I don’t have the time to manage the company.” Sarah gave a bitter laugh. “My dad has relapsed while Charity is in jail. What my dad cares about most is his company. I’m afraid he won’t be able to hold on without his company.” A trace of gentleness flashed across Shaun’s eyes. “You’re still the same. Anyway, don’t forget how he treated you when you were wandering out there over these years.”“That’s another story. I’m just doing what I should as a daughter. At least I have a clear conscience.” Sarah sighed. “What’s more, my brother is unemployed despite the fact that he’s already an adult. I should assist him in turning over a new leaf so that he won’t behave like before.”At the mention of Thom