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
Shaun smirked when he noticed how quickly Catherine got jealous. “Chase’s sister.”“Who’s she? Why is she calling you in an intimate manner?” A bitter look crossed Angela’s face. Curling her red lips, Catherine said, “Hi, Miss Harrison. I’m his girlfriend. You might not have seen me before, but you should’ve heard of my name. I’m Catherine Jones, the most beautiful woman among the elites in Melbourne.”Shaun’s mouth twitched at her shameless remark. Angela widened her eyes as she could not believe how shameless the woman was. She then mocked, “Hehe. Sorry, I haven’t heard about you being the most beautiful woman. However, I’ve heard about the foolish behavior of Catherine Jones from the Jones family in Melbourne recently. You lost to your sister, who came from a rural area, for the right to the Jones family’s inheritance, and you subsequently got kicked out of the family. I don’t believe that Shaun would want to have such a dumb*ss as his girlfriend.”Catherine felt as if someth
“Great. Now that you’re aware of it, I’m not going to beat around the bush.” Angela lifted her chin with an arrogant expression. “You’d better stay away from Shaun. He’s not someone you can afford to provoke.”“What if I don’t stay away from him?” Catherine asked out of curiosity. “You’re interested in him, but he only treats you as a little sister.”Angela remained impassive. “So what? For noble families like Shaun’s, they’re concerned about a well-matched marriage in terms of social status. To tell you the truth, you don’t even know him well. His family members won’t accept you because you don’t match him. Currently, he’s just having fun with you. His family is going to suck you dry.”She scoffed in sarcasm and subsequently left in a proud manner.Catherine was somehow upset by her words. Nevertheless, she did not really give it a thought. Anyway, a marriage certificate would be her biggest reliance at present.After Catherine left the main building, she soon met up with Freya.
A moment later, Shaun lowered his head and ate the food in the spoon that Catherine was holding.“Continue feeding me.”Catherine was speechless.Did he not have hands? Why was he ordering her to feed him?However, she continued to feed him all the food on the plate as she felt guilty.Shaun got up as soon as he finished eating. “Let’s go home.”Catherine was at a loss for words. “We’re going home just like this?”It was not even 8:00 p.m. yet. If they were to leave now, she would undoubtedly be the first person he would suspect later. “Uh, don’t leave. You can stay here overnight.” In fact, he was here to make an appearance. At the end of the day, he only showed up for the sake of Old Master Harrison. He found it a waste of time mingling with other people.Considering that he was insistent on leaving, Catherine had no choice but to leave together with him.After they got into the car, she handed him the gift that she received from Old Master Harrison.“Keep it,” Shaun sa
Catherine’s neck hurt so badly that tears rolled down her face. She thought that she was face to face with a devil!She deeply regretted it!“How despicable of you! I trusted you so much!”Anger erupted in Shaun’s chest. Why would she do such a thing? What he hated most in his life was being tricked!He resented her, yet the skin he was touching soon made him lose his senses. Having gone out of control, he flung her down on the bed.Catherine’s clothes were soon torn because of it. He got up and dashed to the bathroom for a shower again. Bang!The slam of the door was heard. It had also slammed against Catherine’s heart.Catherine subconsciously shuddered and stared at the ceiling blankly. She wondered if he resented her so much that he refused to touch her.That was true. He had not fallen for her since the very start.She had been wrong!She had been disastrously wrong. She should not have been persuaded to use this kind of tactic!Catherine dropped her gaze, feeling an
Suddenly, Chase raised his eyebrow and asked curiously, “You’ve stayed with her for a long time now, but do you really not have any feelings for her?”“Feelings?” Shaun mocked. “What about your feelings for the housekeeper who cooks for your family? I probably would’ve tolerated her presence if it was before, but now… I won’t forgive her.” Chase rolled his eyes. “What about… plotting against her as well? Lock her in the room and let her experience your pain.”The corners of Shaun’s mouth froze. He replied sulkily, “She has been eyeing me even from before. If I do that, she’ll surely get mad and might even destroy the door of my house.” “...”Chase shuddered at the thought of the scene.“Shut up. Just leave me alone.” Shaun began to feel thirsty. “Fetch me a glass of water.” ...At 4:00 a.m., Shaun was done with the IV infusion. He returned home only after the heat in his body subsided.Once he entered the house, he saw Catherine sleeping soundly on the couch in the living r
“You’re just overthinking.”With a bitter smile, Catherine described the incident to Freya who was then overwhelmed by a sense of guilt. “Sorry, Cathy. I probably didn’t think things through…”“Since he’s not into me, I shouldn’t have forced it. What’s more, I got together with him for selfish reasons. Freya, do you think that I shouldn’t have gotten married to Shaun just for the sake of taking revenge on Ethan?”Catherine was dazed at that moment.Freya sighed. “You’ve already embarked on this path. What else can you do when you’ve already reached this point? Are you going to stop halfway and get a divorce?”Catherine remained silent.‘Right. I should get a divorce, shouldn’t I?’She got up upon hanging up. With the door of the master bedroom left open, she noticed that Shaun had already left. She let out a sigh. After the incident, he seemed to have changed into a totally different person, which caused her to feel very tense.She casually cooked some noodles. After she fini
After all, Catherine was a young lady. She might give up on designing his villa in the heat of the moment. Sympathetic toward her, Wesley really wanted to help her out.“Oh.” His reply was pretty much the same as what Catherine had expected. “Let me explain the sketch to you in detail, Mr. Lyons.” Wesley nodded. Considering that he was not a professional, he had quite a limited understanding of the detailed sketch.Initially, Catherine stood right in front of the office desk while explaining the sketch. However, it was inconvenient as the sketch was upside down from her angle.Wesley pointed to his right side. “Come and stand here.”Upon obtaining his permission, Catherine walked past the desk and got to his right side. She bent over, then stretched out her finger to point to an area. “I was afraid there wouldn’t be enough space to place the bookshelves, so I arranged one more row here…”Wesley gazed at her long and slim fingers which resembled the tips of bamboo shoots. She was