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Taking a deep breath, she lowered her face and pulled her sleeve. “Can’t you trust me a little more? The only man I have is you, and the person I love is also you. You even saved me multiple times as if you’re an angel descending from heaven. How could I have anyone else in my heart?”
After saying that, she really wanted to pat her back in admiration.
She had gone into the wrong profession. She should have become an actress.
“You love me?” Shaun propped up her chin and looked at her.
“Yeah… I love you.” Cate’s lips trembled. She was afraid that she would reveal herself.
Shaun’s heart seemed to explode with fireworks deep inside, but his handsome face remained expressionless.
“I’m not someone you can just fall in love with,” he said arrogantly but still let her go. He was not giving her a hard time anymore.
The conversation ended just like that, and Cate sighed in relief. It seemed that she still had to pretend to be deeply in love in the future.
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9:00 am.
After she arrived at the company, she went directly to the office to find Joseph.
She had been on leave since she was arrested by the police previously and had not been to the company since.
Firstly, she was afraid that her colleagues’ comments would make things hard for Joseph, and she did not want Talton Design’s reputation to be damaged again.
Although the lawsuit was over, she still felt guilty toward Joseph.
“Joseph, I’m really sorry. I haven’t been in the company for long yet I’m always causing trouble for you and the company.”
Cate was very grateful. She knew that Joseph had been under a lot of pressure for not firing her.
“It’s okay, I’ve always believed in your character.” Joseph smiled and poured her a cup of tea. “Besides, we can consider this a blessing in disguise. I finally entered Melbourne and Summit has always been my biggest competitor, but now, Jeffery is planning to sell Summit.”
Cate froze. Although she knew that Summit had encountered a big hurdle this time, with Jeffery’s personality, he was not someone who would give up that easily.
If he sold off Summit, the Cox family would lose their standing in Melbourne. Could they accept that?
“You don’t have to be so surprised. James Lennon’s scandal was too big and Summit has a very bad reputation now. No one will dare to cooperate with them for the next two years at least. Many of the upper management staff and designers have also been poached away. Jeffery Cox won’t be able to achieve anything without support.”
Joseph explained to her, “No one will be stupid enough to inject capital into them. Maybe Summit will be able to rise again once the winds die down, but if a large company like them wants to retain their talents, the huge losses might end up bankrupting the Cox family.”
Cate understood. Jeffery wanted to sell Summit at this time so he could make a profit and also stop his losses in time. Then, he could take the money and use it in other investments.
“You deserve the biggest credit for this.” Joseph raised his teacup and offered her a toast.
Cate drank the tea and said, “Joseph, please arrange more assignments for me. I just finished the lawsuit and owe a large amount in legal fees.”
“That’s true. The cost of hiring that big name, Shaun Lyons, must not be cheap.”
Joseph laughed before taking out a document from the drawer and handing it over. “Do you know the property of Hudson Corporation? It’s located in the prime location of the city and is currently under construction. I asked around and found that there are four apartments and seven residential houses that are to be renovated. If you can take these on, I’ll give you a commission of ten million. The design costs will be calculated separately.”
Cate’s eyes lit up as she said excitedly, “I’ll do my best, Joseph.”
“The manager of Hudson Corporation and I have had dealings before, so you can go to him directly.” Joseph gave her a business card.
Cate was slightly stunned and moved to the point of speechlessness. “Joseph, what if the other designers in the company find out about this…?”
“I simply gave you a phone number. Whether you succeed or fail is all on you.” Joseph winked at her.
Cate caught the hint. She had to take this project and make sure not to let Joseph down.
After going back to her office, she was about to look through the information on Hudson when Nathan suddenly called.
She could not be bothered with him and declined the call.
Nathan called a few more times, making her annoyed, so she blacklisted the number.
In the afternoon, Cate had just stepped out of the elevator when Nathan’s figure appeared and blocked her way.
“Do you know how annoying you are? Didn’t I make things clear to you the last time?”
Cate saw him and took a detour.
“Cate, your grandmother passed away!” Nathan suddenly grabbed her arm. “Don’t you know anything about it?”
Cate’s body shook. She turned around slowly, her eyes filled with disbelief. “You’re lying!”
“I’m not. I kept calling you today because I wanted to comfort you, but it looks like the Cox family really didn’t tell you anything.”
Nathan had just finished speaking when Cate broke away from him and ran to her car.
However, her hands were shaking so much that she could not open the door.
“Come on, you can’t drive like this. I’ll take you there since I know the place.” Nathan took her car keys and opened the door. He helped her in and buckled her seatbelt before speeding to the funeral parlor.
After getting out of the car, Cate stumbled and rushed into the hall.
When the portrait of Granny Cox entered her sight, the truth that she did not want to believe was finally cemented.
Tears fell down her cheeks in large droplets.
She never thought that the engagement party would be the last time she saw her grandmother.
She was too unfilial. She had let her grandmother down.
“Who let you in here?” Dressed in black, Jeffery looked at her with a belly full of anger and dragged her to the door. “Get the hell out!”
“Why can’t I come? I’m Grandma’s granddaughter.” Cate stood up and struggled like a wild beast with red eyes. “Why didn’t you tell me that Granny died? You even deprived me of my right to see her off for the last time! This family is simply deranged!”
“How dare you scold me, you wretch?!”
Jeffery raised his hand to slap her face, but Nathan rushed up to block him, saying angrily, “Did Cate say anything wrong? Granny Cox loved Cate ever since she was a child. If you don’t even let Cate send her off one last time, aren’t you afraid that Granny’s spirit won’t die in peace?”
The words ‘die in peace’ made Jeffery’s pupils shrink fiercely.
Cate did not notice that and simply asked blankly, “Why did Granny suddenly die? Although she was paralyzed the last time I saw her, she could still eat well. She shouldn’t have left so suddenly.”
Jeffery’s thin lips trembled. Surprisingly, it seemed as if he had forgotten how to speak.
At the side, Rosabella sighed sadly and said, “Grandma didn’t eat much after that and her mental condition was a mess. In addition, the incident with James and you caused the company to be in a bad situation, so Mom and Dad have been busy trying to fix the situation and occasionally neglected Granny. Who would’ve thought that… she left just like that.”
Rosabella shed tears as she spoke, “Dad, don’t be so hard on yourself.”
Jeffery was reminded by Rosabella’s words and whirled around to face Cate. “This is all your fault! If you hadn’t messed up Summit, I wouldn’t have been troubled with so many matters and your grandmother wouldn’t have died.”
Nathan could not bear to listen to him anymore. “Uncle, how could you still push the blame onto Cate even at this point? It’s obvious that it’s because you didn’t discipline James well. He did all those things because you indulged him. You reap what you sow.”
“Nathan, I know that you don’t think well of us anymore because we annulled our marriage, but you can’t slander my father like this,” Rosabella accused with red eyes.
Nathan might have been able to bear it in the past, but after he had seen Rosabella’s true colors, he felt sicker the more he saw her.
“Rosabella Cox, I’m very glad I didn’t end up marrying such a two-faced woman like you!” Nathan gritted his teeth and said.
“Can you please not fight about your personal affairs at Granny’s funeral?!”
Cate interrupted them coldly and silently walked over to the coffin.