“Thank you, but I don’t want to be your guinea pig. I’m afraid you’ll poison me.” Catherine had tried his food and it was off-putting.“Let me take you to watch a movie, then.”“No.”Catherine hung up the call straight away. Despite knowing that she should stick to her plan instead of acting this way, she could not help but feel indignant over the incident last night.…Meanwhile, in the president’s office.When he was hung up on, Shaun’s temples twitched. He turned on his laptop but failed to digest any of the words displayed there. When it was 3:00 p.m., he started the car and sped toward the preschool.The security guard at the gate knew him, so he was allowed to go to the door of the class.The kids had just woken up from their nap and were drinking iced pear juice. Suzie was sitting beside a boy in a white shirt. He was reading a book while keeping his head down. She secretly took his juice and sipped on it. The boy raised his head. After that, he furrowed his brows an
Shaun swiftly contacted the principal and asked for Lucas’ information.Lucas’ full name was Lucas Yule. His father was Sheldon Yule, whereas his mother was Sabrina Winton. To Shaun’s distress, Lucas was actually one and a half years younger than Suzie.“Are you sure that Lucas is only two years and two months old?” Shaun frowned deeply, wondering why Lucas looked older than Suzie.“Yes. That kid is quite tall, probably because his parents are tall. This kind of situation is common here.”The principal smiled and said, “Initially, we didn’t want to accept him as he’s too young. But ultimately, we accepted him since his parents are from the Yule family and they pulled some strings with us.”“The Yule family?”Shaun was struck by an idea. After walking out of the principal’s office, he immediately asked a Liona member to investigate the Yule family. Soon, he received some news. “Young Master Hill, someone called Sheldon Yule does exist in the Yule family. He’s Joel’s cousin. Even t
Shaun, who was seated in the driver’s seat, looked somber. To his surprise, Catherine came down straight away without asking any questions when she thought it was Liam here to meet her.He wanted Catherine to break these bad habits one day. He wanted to let her know that she needed to keep a distance from her brother-in-law.Shortly after, Catherine appeared in front of Shaun and Suzie.Suzie rolled down the window and waved at her excitedly.Catherine immediately walked toward the car. Within seconds, Shaun got out and opened the rear door. “We’re going to accompany Suzie to watch a movie.”“I…” Catherine’s lips twitched.Shaun switched on his phone and showed her the tickets. “I’ve bought your ticket, and it’s non-refundable.” Catherine was speechless after darting a glance at it. “You’re bringing me to watch Brother Bear?” “Aunty Cathy, I’m the one who suggested this movie.” Suzie lifted her head sympathetically and gazed at Catherine. “I’ve never stepped into a movie thea
“Aunty Cathy, do you know what’s this sweet stuff? That way, I can feel the sweetness in my heart next time too.” Suzie looked at Catherine in confusion. “I have no idea. I’m not as knowledgeable, sentimental, and unfaithful as Uncle Shaun,” Catherine teased him before she lowered her head and continued eating the steak pizza.Shaun took a glass of water and sipped it sulkily.When was he unfaithful?As the head of the Hill family, apart from Catherine, he had only been in a relationship with Sarah in his life. What was more, he had only ever been intimate with Catherine.…After finishing the meal, the three of them headed to the theater. Shaun was carrying Suzie on his shoulder, while Catherine was holding Suzie’s jacket.To other kids, the three of them looked like a family.When they were waiting outside the theater’s lobby, a lot of kids were standing there. Some came with either their fathers or mothers. They all looked at Suzie admiringly.“Mommy, that little girl is
Suzie nodded, assuming that what Shaun said was true. Catherine was speechless. All of a sudden, she noticed that Shaun’s hand was placed at the back of her seat.She glared at him, yet he said with a straight face, “My shoulder hurts, so I’m stretching my arm.”“...”Catherine turned her eyes to the screen as she could not be bothered about him. However, the animated movies for kids were really very boring. Only Suzie was engrossed in the movie.Catherine lowered her head. She switched on her phone to play some games.After Shaun glanced at her account and region, his hand landed on her shoulder. As she was wearing a thin silk dress, he could feel her delicate and soft shoulder blade.“Shaun…” Catherine looked up and glared at him.Shaun withdrew his touch embarrassedly. Then, he took the cup of grapefruit juice that was placed between them and sipped on it.“That’s mine.” Annoyed, Catherine took a deep breath. “It doesn’t matter,” Shaun moved closer to her and whispered
Catherine rubbed her forehead. “There’s not enough space in my house to put all these clothes…”“Leave them in Zion Residence, then. When you come over to stay, you won’t have to bring your clothes,” Shaun replied in a self-righteous manner as if… the two of them were in an official relationship.Catherine was absolutely speechless at the sight of his shameless expression. “May I know why I should stay there?”“If you don’t come and stay in my place, whose place are you planning to stay in? I won’t allow you to stay in any other men’s houses,” Shaun said in a domineering and provocative way.Nevertheless, Catherine did not have the energy to argue with him anymore.Since he wanted to spend money on her, she would let him be. Anyway, she was the one who would decide whether or not to stay in his place.Just like that, Shaun ended up buying over 100 sets of clothes for Catherine, who initially just wanted to get a pair of jeans.Shaun wrote the address of Zion Residence in the for
Shaun’s expression changed. “Go and call the ambulance to send Sarah to the hospital. I’m coming back now.” Upon ending the call, he pressed on the accelerator as far as it would go and soon arrived at the entrance of Hackett Institute. “I’ll leave Suzie with you here tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll come and pick her up in the morning.”At this point, Suzie had already fallen asleep in Catherine’s arms.Catherine narrowed her eyes. When she gazed at Suzie’s pure and sweet appearance, her heart suddenly ached.Just now, this little kid had actually said that her scummy dad was quite nice, so she wanted Catherine to get back together with him. Nevertheless, he was now abandoning them without hesitation to meet another woman.“Now that she’s so heavy, do you think I can carry her upstairs from the entrance of this neighborhood alone?” Catherine gave a sarcastic laugh.Shaun was stunned and answered without a second thought, “I’ll carry her upstairs, then.” “Shaun, why are you rushing to
Catherine’s words made Shaun feel at ease all of a sudden.Despite knowing that he had a change of heart, he had still felt swamped by guilt all because of his promise from back then. After Sarah returned, she managed to cure his illness, but he could not bring himself to do it with her. Nevertheless, Catherine was right.Shaun and Sarah were merely in a relationship and they had never slept together. Previously, Shaun sincerely wished to marry Sarah. If it were not for Lucifer’s appearance, he would have ended up marrying Sarah. He admitted that Sarah was pitiful, but he was not the one who contributed to her heartbreaking past.Catherine then continued, “I’m not an unreasonable person anyway. If there were no one by Sarah’s side, it’d be fine with me if you wanted to go and help her since you’re her ex-boyfriend. But someone’s with her now and Sarah’s brother is in Canberra. If you plan to go there, I won’t give you a second chance.”With that, she opened the car door and dir