With a light heart, Catherine left the office and started driving to Green Mountain.This was the most expensive luxury villa neighborhood in Melbourne. Only the really rich people could afford the property over here.Her car was stopped by the security guard at the neighborhood entrance, thus she had to walk to the house.A man who looked about 30 years old was standing by the swimming pool. The tall man had long and gentle eyebrows. The tailor-made black business suit looked especially elegant on him.Startled, she asked tentatively, “Mr. Lyons?” “Yes. Are you the designer from Joseph’s company? You’re way younger than I expected.” A look of genuine surprise flashed across Wesley’s eyes. This woman in front of him right now was probably the most beautiful woman he had seen since returning to Melbourne. Others might have thought Joseph had sent this woman over to seduce him.However, the unswerving determination in her eyes revealed that she was a serious professional. “I w
Catherine claimed she had worked hard to build her career. Ethan planned to boast that he could pamper his other half.As expected, he smiled smugly as he noticed the colors changing on her face. “What? Regretting your choices now? If you were still like before, perhaps I could provide you some resources too.”Exasperated by his comment, she almost spat out blood.She must have been blind in the past to think he was a cultured man. It was the thought of Shaun that made her uncomfortable earlier.As it turned out, he did have a property in this area. It was his decision to pick any design company, but she would undoubtedly be furious if he handed over the renovation project to Rebecca.“Alright, your uncle has the final say on who he picks for the renovation, not you. Perhaps he’s easily convinced by his wife. Your words are worth sh*t in comparison.”Haha, indeed, she had to convince the man later tonight.Ethan frowned upon hearing that. “Your manners are not well bred. My uncl
“No.”Wesley waved his hand dismissively in the air. “I can agree to anything but I have high standards for my living quarters so I’ll not settle for anything less. I’ve met Rebecca before. Honestly, she doesn’t have the experience and knows nothing about the latest materials and high-tech appliances. She’ll ruin my house.”Ethan felt slightly embarrassed. It was his fiancée they were discussing, after all.“But she did pretty well in the Culture and Technology Center project…”“Don’t forget that she successfully won the bid only because I pulled some strings.” A look of displeasure washed over Wesley’s face as he talked about this. “Besides, you should be grateful that President Sawyer didn’t expose us or we would have been in big trouble.”Ethan felt his heart sink. “Fine, it’s no big deal if you disagree. Oh right, is that a sketch you’re holding? Which designer are you going for? I’m just asking out of curiosity and nothing else.”“Joseph Talton, he’s a friend of mine from Pe
Catherine did not understand Shaun’s intention to keep this a secret from her. Was it to prevent her from stealing his wealth? Was he planning to let Rebecca design his house? She could accept the first possibility but not the second. He knew that the Jones family had almost taken her life, as well as her endless grudges against Rebecca. “It’s fine if you did. I won’t force you to hire me as your designer,” she said half-jokingly.“I already said no.” His reply was straightforward.She clasped her fingers around the cutleries and changed the topic of conversation. “Well, then… Do you have any events coming up lately? Perhaps you’ll need a female companion…”“Nope.” People in Melbourne were too lowly for him. They were not worth his presence. “Um… Alright, but I do, though.”He placed the cutleries on the table and looked her straight in the eyes. “What is it you’re trying to say?”“My grandma will turn 80 at the end of the month. The birthday party is being celebrated alon
“Where to?” Shaun’s gaze was filled with annoyance. “Are you going out drinking or to the Jones family? Or are you going on a date with your senior? Don’t forget you still have to walk Fudge to facilitate her digestion.”“...”Catherine lost the courage to speak the truth.“I’m going shopping with Freya. The weather is turning chilly and I need new clothes.”He sized her up and down before commenting, “Hmm, you do need some warmer clothes. Stop wearing so few clothes in front of me all day.”“...”She was speechless.Well, she would not be wearing thin loungewear when it was almost winter if not to seduce him. Besides, he was the one enjoying the feast of eye from this anyway.“Alright, I need some new clothes too, so get me a few as well. Just use the card I gave you last time,” he said lazily.She was at a loss for words. In actuality, she was planning to enjoy supper with Freya.Ever since getting married to him, she had not eaten delicious barbeque. Moreover, it was now t
“He might kick me out of the bed at once.”“You can make him helpless drunk. Men lose their self-control once they’re drunk. Things will become even better if you’re pregnant with his child. Your position as the queen of the household will be secured without you having to keep fighting. Oh right, you must plan this around the days after your menstruation as you’ll be at your most fertile then.”Catherine’s mind was tangled with a whole lot of different thoughts. She was already planning to conceive before going into a relationship.“But he doesn’t love me. A family like that isn’t the best environment for the child…”“You must’ve prepared yourself for this when you decided to marry him spontaneously,” Freya cut her off, “Besides, you want to seek revenge, don’t you? This is the best way to integrate into the Lowe family and create trouble for them using your position as Shaun Hill’s wife. Imagine how satisfying that would be! And they can’t insult you back because you’ll be ranked
Janet ridiculed, “Cindy, it’s a good thing that you’ve stopped hanging out with them. Friends like that will only bring you down.”“Exactly, she has to borrow money from friends to buy clothes.”Catherine, who was normally incredibly tolerable, could not give in to the mocking anymore. “I can definitely afford this. It’s just a basic limited edition.”She pulled out the card given by Shaun and handed it over to the salesperson. “Didn’t you say you have two sets of that? I want them both. I’ll not allow anyone else to wear the same clothes as my man.”This took the salesperson by surprise, but who would turn down money? “Sure, two sets of this will come to the total of one million dollars.”“...”Catherine felt her legs going weak. She felt like slapping herself hard across the face for saying stupid things like that.Oh no, what if it exceeded the card limit?She stole a glance at Janet and Cindy’s look of disbelief before forcing herself to hand over the card. ‘Let there be
Catherine ate the much anticipated spicy crabs with Freya until ten at night. Then, she headed home while feeling scared.Afraid that she would disturb the man inside the house, she did not dare to switch on the lights. “You came back early.”Shaun’s tall and stalwart figure suddenly appeared at the door of the bedroom, and there was a definite edge in his voice.Catherine got a shock and felt very guilty.She wondered if he had spent a long time waiting for her to return home in order to ask about the one million dollars.“When it comes to shopping, women tend to forget the time.”Shaun switched on the lights in the living room, then glanced at Catherine for two seconds. He walked toward her and extended his hand.“What do you want?”Holding her breath, Catherine did not move at all. His body cast a shadow on her under the light, and the situation somehow seemed dull. However, after his burning index finger touched her lips, the atmosphere became romantic instead.Well, wha