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
Catherine was momentarily stunned. With a smile, she said, “Madam, I think you’re mistaken. My cat’s just a little too fat.” “I don’t think so. I bumped into your husband earlier and even asked him about it. Your husband admitted that the cat is pregnant.”“My husband?”Was the lady referring to Shaun?Indeed, Shaun would walk the cat occasionally. However, Fudge was not pregnant.“Madam, I’m sure you’ve mistaken someone else for Shaun.”“That’s unlikely. I might be a bit far-sighted, but your husband’s appearance is one of a kind. No one else in the neighborhood resembles him. Even those celebrities on TV aren’t as good-looking as him. What’s more, my cat is quite familiar with your cat as they’ve played together several times.” As the lady was speaking, her cat came over. Fudge immediately meowed to greet the cat. They seemed close as if they were old acquaintances.Catherine was completely disheartened. Was Fudge pregnant?Hang on, Fudge was actually a female cat?God, s
“Stop pretending! You told your neighbor that Fudge is pregnant. When I went to the vet to ask about it, I was told that she’s going to give birth soon. She vomited only because she’s pregnant and not because of the food I prepared.”Catherine became even more pissed as she spoke. She then flew into a fit of rage. “Shaun, do you think it’s fun to trick me by treating me as a fool?”Shaun’s expression turned somber. He was slightly embarrassed.“Catherine, you’d better get this clear. You were the one who wanted to move in before this, and I just fulfilled your wish by offering you the chance to please me.”“So am I supposed to thank you for lying to me…” Catherine gnashed her teeth.“Weren’t you glad to be able to move into this place back then? Moreover, I even saved you twice later. If it hadn’t been for me, do you think you could still be here talking to me in one piece?”Shaun frowned as this woman did not know her place. When she had no money and nowhere to stay back then, h
Catherine insisted on walking back to Wesley’s villa to supervise the renovation progress.She stayed on-site the entire day. Wesley dropped by in the afternoon to hand out gifts as a token of appreciation for the staff’s effort.She was overwhelmed by the thick envelope placed in her hands. “President Lyons, this gift is probably more than I deserve.”“It’s simply a small token of appreciation.” He studied her face briefly. “You look unwell. Are you ill?”“Probably just a common cold.”“Take the day off and get some rest. I believe the renovation will progress on schedule. I’m not a mean boss.” His voice was soft and gentle. She nodded. An outsider was more thoughtful than Shaun who lived together with her.Shaun had not enquired how she was feeling at all.He probably hated her to the core now, so why would he be bothered?A woman could not possibly live happily with an inconsiderate man, right?“Thanks, President Lyons.”She nodded again and began to take her leave.She
It had been one hour since Shaun returned home from work yet there were still no signs of Catherine. She did not even care about Fudge anymore. It appeared she was really pushing the limit.“Come on, Fudge. Come shopping for fruits with me.”He carried the cat into his arms.Fudge meowed a couple of times to object. The pregnant cat refused to go out, but he brought her along anyway.There were several stores located by the main entrance of the neighborhood. Shaun walked into a fruit store absent-mindedly. He looked and inspected the fruits for some time but was unsure of what to buy.Why was Catherine not home yet?The lady boss of the fruit store standing by the door was secretly admiring the exceptionally handsome young man.What was going on here? He had been circling the store more times than she could count but had not bought anything. She also noticed he kept throwing glances toward the door. Could it be possible that he was interested in her but was shy to ask her out?