Joel smiled as he explained, “I’ve already spoken with Isaac’s father to let both our children interact with each other more.”The Hill family members instantly went silent. Although the Stringer family could not compare to the Hill family, they were still a family of scholars. In addition, Catherine’s identity was different now. It was only normal that the Stringer family would want her to marry into their family.Even Valerie remained quiet, but she felt frustrated. She never expected that Catherine would still be so popular even after getting abandoned....On the other hand, although Shaun was having a toast with the guests, he kept looking over to what was happening on Catherine’s side. When Isaac went over, his grip on his wine glass tightened involuntarily.“Shaun, Chester.”Suddenly, Rodney appeared in a hurry. He was still wearing his clothes from yesterday. He reeked of alcohol, and his shirt was crumpled. Chester glanced at him in disdain. “Look at your appearance. Y
“Are you sure you don’t recognize him?” The inspector showed her Lucifer’s picture. “After our investigation, we could confirm that this man had been living in an apartment that’s under your name. Not only that, you were frequently going in and out of that apartment a few days ago. We suspect that you shared an improper relationship with him.”Shaun’s expression was awful.What could be more embarrassing than a group of police accusing his bride of having an affair behind his back during his wedding ceremony?The guests were abuzz too. No one expected that they would witness such a shocking scene when attending a wedding ceremony. “Is it true? Is the police saying that Sarah was having an affair with that foreign man?”“That’s exactly what he meant.”“That’s impossible, right? I heard they’ve been in love for more than ten years. Besides, with Shaun’s condition and physique, does Sarah even need to find another man?”“Haha, maybe he can’t satisfy her.”“...”The guests’ discu
However, the police officer only felt disdain for Sarah from the bottom of his heart.He did not reveal everything out of respect to the Hill family.“Shaun, we should cooperate with the police’s investigation,” Old Master Hill said with a commanding voice, “If she’s innocent, the wedding will be held again a few days later. The Hill family isn’t short of money to hold another wedding. Nevertheless, the Hill family’s future young madam must be a woman with a clean record.”“Shaun, let’s do as your grandpa says.” Old Madam Hill nodded in agreement. They had never liked Sarah anyway. It was Shaun who insisted on marrying her, so they had no choice. Since the police were here and claiming that Sarah had an affair with another man, if it was proven to be true, they would never let Shaun proceed with the marriage.Even if Shaun were to marry Sarah, they had to investigate everything thoroughly.After all, it was Shaun’s second marriage. If he got married and divorced again, the Hill
Joel followed Catherine immediately when he saw that she was about to leave.Many guests gradually left as well after they saw someone take the lead.They could have a meal anywhere, but everyone just wanted to go out and gossip about whether Sarah had cheated on Shaun or not.When Old Master Hill saw the guests leaving one by one, he smashed a glass out of anger. “What a disgrace! This is the woman you insist on marrying!”“Grandpa, Sarah is being framed by someone else in this incident. I believe that she’s innocent.” Shaun tried to defend Sarah with a grim expression. “I knew her from when I was in the mental hospital. I understand Sarah well.”“No one can completely understand another person,” Lea suddenly said after she glanced at Mason as a hint. She had previously thought she knew Mason well, but she realized in recent years that she had never really seen through the person who had been sleeping by her side for more than 20 years.Shaun was her son. He might have followed
The blood flowing throughout Shaun’s body instantly turned cold.The scenes of Sarah waiting at home for him to return from work every day kept flashing in his mind. He recalled her lively, kind, and pure appearance. The police told him that Sarah would spend six to seven hours in the apartment with another man several times a week.Besides, her clothes were different when she came out of the apartment…Sarah said that man was her tenant. However, was it necessary to spend so much time with a tenant?Why would she lie to him?Actually, the reason was simple.If he could, he did not want to believe it at all.It turned out that he did not understand Sarah enough.He recalled himself saying confidently that he believed in her. Suddenly, he found the whole thing hilarious. Just the thought that Sarah had touched such a dirty man before made Shaun feel utterly relieved at that moment. Luckily, he never had sex with Sarah before.Not only him, but Rodney and Chester were both
“What I said is the truth. Otherwise, why would there be women who cheat on their husbands, not only mentally but spiritually as well? Isn’t it because they can’t bear the loneliness?” Chester took a long drag on his cigarette. “As for the 200 million dollars that Sarah gave to Lucifer, I reckon she was threatened.”There was no doubt that Chester was the calmest one among the three men at that moment.Shaun quickly realized it too.If Sarah just wanted to have sex with that man, she would not have given him 200 million dollars.“Let’s talk about this matter again after she comes out.”A moment later, Shaun opened the car door and got in.Too many things had happened today. He just wanted to cool down for a while and think about his and Sarah’s future.A few minutes later, he called Hadley. “I need all the information on Sarah’s case.”...Sarah spent only a day and a half in the police station.However, that day and a half felt like a year. She was interrogated by the police
“Shaunic, I didn’t lie to you on purpose. I was forced to do so. That person was one of the criminals who kidnapped me back in the States. You should know how painful that incident was for me. I’m not clean anymore, yet that person appeared again like a demon. “He said he had indecent pictures and videos of my past. I had no choice. I was afraid that you would be disgusted with me if you found out, so I gave him money. I gave him 200 million dollars but he wasn’t satisfied. He wanted me to have sex with him.”Sarah crouched down and cried bitterly as she spoke, “I felt disgusted. Every time he touched me, it felt so repulsive that I wanted to puke. Shaunic, I made a mistake. I’ve done you wrong, but it wasn’t intentional. I love you. You were already so repulsed by me that you would puke whenever I touched you. I was scared that you'd hate me even more if you saw the pictures.”“Get up.”Shaun extended his hands to help her up.Sarah flung herself into his embrace. She wailed whi
“It’s not both of us, it’s just me.” Shaun rubbed his brows. A deep trace of helplessness flashed across his narrow eyes. “I’m sorry, Sarah. I think we both need some time to cool down.”Sarah was stunned. She could not believe it.Had Shaun not decided to stop pursuing that matter just now? Why was he leaving all of a sudden?!No, she could not let him leave.Sarah grabbed Shaun’s hand. “Shaunic, don’t go. I beg you. What will it take for you to forgive me? As long as you say it, I’m willing to do anything.”“Sarah, don’t do this…” Shaun tried to push her hand away.However, it was as if Sarah had gone crazy. Her face was streaked with tears. “If you want to cool down, you can do it here. I won’t disturb you. Shaunic, everyone in Canberra sees me as a joke now. If you move out so suddenly, what will those people think of me? They’ll think that I’m a seductress. I won’t be able to hold my head high for the rest of my life. If you don’t want me, I’d rather die!”“Sarah, are you t