“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
“I’m worried that you’d find it costly because… I noticed that the clothes you usually wear don’t seem costly. Hehe. Actually, there’s nothing wrong with it. I understand that you’re being frugal and low-profile, and that’s what I like about you.”She forced a smile in embarrassment for fear that it would hurt his pride as a man.Shaun was stunned. It then dawned on him that the clothes he normally wore were too cheap for Catherine.His gaze became strange at that moment. “Is this how superficial the elites usually are?” Little did they know a thing called ‘customized brand’.In fact, all his clothes were unique.Catherine was dazed.“It’s okay. You’ll understand it later.” Shaun touched her head sympathetically, then entered the room.Complete bewilderment swept over Catherine. Anyway, why did he pinch her cheeks and touch her head? With this kind of behavior, they looked like a couple which made the situation appear embarrassing.…The next day, Shaun wore the brown single
Could Catherine get drunk before Shaun did?Amid her distress, Shaun gave her a call. “Where are you?”“In the office.”“Send me your address. I’ll pick you up downstairs in 20 minutes. You’ll accompany me to a birthday banquet.”Here came the opportunity.Catherine’s eyes sparkled, but she was subsequently filled with dissatisfaction. “You didn’t want to attend my grandma’s birthday banquet, so why should I accompany you this time?”“If you’re not willing to come with me, that’s fine. I’ll look for someone else…”Just as Shaun was about to hang up, Catherine gave in and saved the situation. “I’m coming, I’m coming. In the love arena, it’s always the person who falls in love first who loses. I’m doomed to completely lose my heart to you. How brilliant you are.”With that, she took the thermos flask and sipped on her coffee. Even she was impressed by her own flirting skills.A few seconds later, Shaun’s voice came from the other end. “My phone is connected to the car via Blueto
Just as Catherine was distressed regarding how she should deal with the situation, a shadow was cast on her all of a sudden.She looked up and caught sight of a familiar man’s features. She was so frightened that she took two steps backward and lost her balance in her high heels. Seeing that she was about to fall, Shaun stretched out his hand to hold her waist and bring her into his arms so that she was able to keep her footing.If this had happened on any other day, Catherine would have only been slightly nervous. However, she had been picturing Shaun shirtless just a moment ago. Now that the tip of her nose was right next to his chest, her pretty face suddenly turned as red as a beet.“Am I that scary?” Shaun raised his eyebrow“No, I was just spacing out earlier.” She quickly moved backward and kept a distance from him.“Get into the car.”Shaun opened the door and sat in the driver’s seat.Catherine realized that someone was in the passenger seat, so she reluctantly went t
Shaun flew into a temper whenever he recalled Catherine staring at a shirtless man. How shameless she was! Chase argued, “To put it another way, it can be considered as a learning resource sometimes. Perhaps Sister-in-law is learning it for your sake.”Catherine nodded deep down, agreeing with Chase’s statement.Shaun spoke in a somber tone, “There’s no need for that. She won’t get to put it to good use.”Even if that happened, he would be the one in control.However, that was not what Catherine thought. Assuming that he was not at all attracted to her in that way, she lowered her head in despair.Chase glanced at her sympathetically. He then sighed after seeing how unromantic Shaun was....After half an hour, the car stopped.Catherine raised her head, only to find that she had arrived at Miracle, a studio that provided personalized styles.Although she had never been here, she heard that Miracle was the most well-known makeup studio in Melbourne. Shaun turned around and
That was actually possible.Catherine’s glumness faded at such a thought.Then, she changed into a long white dress before she went downstairs. Unexpectedly, she saw Shaun smoking.He rarely smoked. Today was probably the first time she had seen him doing so.Nevertheless, he looked handsome and charming when he smoked. Since she was in love with a man, anything he did would surely look great to her. “Shaunny, is this dress okay?”Catherine walked to him and pulled at his sleeve secretly.Shaun cast a glance at her. This time, she was dressed conservatively with an elegant feel. She was sure to become a beautiful sight to behold tonight. Suddenly, he regretted choosing to bring her out. He should have hidden her.“Let’s go.” Shaun put out the cigarette in the ashtray and walked out first.Holding her dress, Catherine walked relatively slowly. When Shaun turned his head around, his brows were furrowed. He walked to her and lifted her by the waist straight away.She subconsc