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He went downstairs to find her with a dark expression on his face. Aunty Linda asked curiously, “It’s almost time for dinner. Why did the madam run out?”
Only then did Shaun realize that Cate’s struggles earlier was because she was unwilling.
Damn it. He kindly gave her the opportunity to legitimize her position, but she refused!
Shaun was so angry he immediately called her. “Cate Cox, get your *ss back here right now! Do you need me to remind you of the contents of the contract? Do you think I run a charity and will work for free just because I see injustice? Or do you think that your cooking skills are worth a couple hundred million dollars?
“Besides, it’s not your first time. Why are you still pretending in front of me?”
Everything he said was like a whip on Cate’s heart as she listened on the other side of the phone.
In the beginning, she had felt very apologetic, but now, she was also angry. “How would you know it’s not my first time?”
“Nathan Lowe and you started dating in high school. How could it be your first time?” Shaun did not believe at all that teenagers nowadays could maintain a pure relationship.
“I’ve never done it with him before.” Cate felt very wronged. “I still have my first time. Whether you believe me or not is up to you.”
Shaun was stunned, his heart a little frustrated. “I’ll give you ten minutes. Get back here now or suffer the consequences.”
On the other end of the phone, Cate stood by the pool for a while before finally returning to the villa.
After all, she did owe him. She did not want to be an ungrateful person.
Shaun stood at the door waiting for her. The dim light fell on his handsome face, flickering.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it. I was just scared…” Cate obediently went to his side and apologized. “If you still want to, I’ll accompany you back to the room.”
Shaun gritted his teeth. “Why didn’t I see you being afraid when you were seducing me before?”
“At that time… It might be because love is reckless, so I pursued you without second thoughts!” Cate lied, wanting to cry but not able to shed tears. “After being rejected, I chickened out and developed a trauma.”
Shaun, “…”
The dignity he lost seemed to be slowly recovered by her again, and his mood was not as irritable as before.
“Fine. I won’t touch you for now. Go in and eat.”
He turned around and went back to the living room with a cold face.
Cate was stunned, in disbelief that he let her go just like that.
…
Summit.
In the chairman’s office, Jeffery was listening to the general manager’s report.
“There are already five senior designers and four first-class constructors in the AB department who submitted their letters of resignation. I looked into it and it seems that other companies are poaching them. The subsidiary companies and the parent company want to withdraw all the projects that they commissioned. At present, the whole network is boycotting Summit.
“Everyone is saying that Summit cuts corners and no one is willing to cooperate with us anymore.
“Our stock price dropped today and I expect it will continue to drop.”
Finally, the general manager handed him a letter of resignation. “Mr. Cox, I also want to resign.”
Jeffery’s eyes widened as his heart condition nearly acted up. “You ungrateful wretch! Summit isn’t over yet!
The general manager said, “A company values reputation. Summit’s reputation has not been good for the past two months. If I may be blunt, all this happened because of Mr. Cox’ family affairs.
“I advise you to sell Summit. Right now, Summit will only be able to survive by changing hands.”
The general manager left after speaking.
Jeffery was so angry he smashed everything in the office before returning to the Cox’ residence.
As soon as he entered the house, he gave Sally a hard slap.
“It’s all your fault for spoiling and protecting James all the time. Now, Summit is ruined!”
Sally was stunned by the slap, but she also took a pillow and smashed it on his face in defiance.
“My fault? I’ve never seen you refuse whenever James offered you benefits. If you ask me, it’s all your fault. If not for Cate, our family would be fine. We would never have ended up like this!”
“That b*tch ruined James. She’s heartless!”
Sally burst into tears.
“Dad, Mom, stop fighting!” Rosabella rushed up to stop the two. “Dad, have you forgotten? Now isn’t the time to despair. We still have Hudson Corporation in our hands. It’s one of the top 500 enterprises in the country. It’s much bigger than Summit!”
“But that’s… the old madam’s…” Jeffery hesitated.
“Dad, if you don’t find a way to get your hands on it, there might be a change,” Rosabella said in a low voice.
“Rosabella is right,” Sally said ruthlessly, “Those madams used to butter me up in groups of three to five, but when Summit encountered trouble, they immediately ran away. Once Summit falls, our family will have no place to stand in Melbourne anymore!”
Jeffery struggled for a while before his eyes flashed with ruthlessness. “You’re right!”
…
Cate had a dream.
In the dream, she seemed to have returned to Plum Garden. When she was a child, her grandparents were there and loved her very much, so she often stayed at Plum Garden.
However, after her grandfather passed away, her grandmother said, “Cate, Granny is tired and wants to go accompany your grandfather.”
“Don’t…”
She cried out and sat up violently.
A trace of coolness washed over her, followed by an arm reaching over to pull her back into a burning embrace.
“Don’t what?”
The man’s magnetic and dark voice rang out in her ears before he kissed her.
“I dreamt that my grandmother was gone,” Cate avoided his kiss and murmured.
Shaun paused and saw that her eyes were still wet. He reached out to rub her head and pressed her face into his chest. “It’s just a dream. It’s okay.”
“Hmm.” It was the first time they were so close to each other. It was as if they were a couple in love. She pushed him away unnaturally. “I’ll go prepare breakfast.”
They had eaten dinner last night, but now that she mentioned it, he felt really hungry.
After eating breakfast, Cate was ready to go to work.
Shaun suddenly reminded, “You aren’t allowed to manage the villa project at Green Mountain anymore, lest you meet with Wesley Sanderson.”
Cate frowned. “Can you keep your business out of my work?”
“Cate Cox, you’re now my woman. All of your business is my business.” Shaun stood up, his tall body backing her to the edge of the dining table. “What I warned you yesterday wasn’t a joke.”
“I can comply with you in private life, but not at work.” Cate refused him.
“What, you’re not listening to me anymore after winning the lawsuit?” A touch of displeasure flashed in Shaun’s eyes. “Or are you using Wesley as your backup plan?”
Cate was speechless and a little angry, but she knew that it was useless to argue with someone like Shaun.