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“You’re so full of yourself. What makes you so confident?”
His words appeared to be a slap in Cate’s face, which made her furious deep down. She had to admit that he was probably the most capable lawyer when it came to earning money. Having said that, there would always be someone better out there. Wesley was likely to have the edge over him in that regard.
“Young Master Lyons, don’t be cocky.”
Shaun snorted. “It’s a great honor for you to have met me.”
“Yeah, I’m fortunate to have met you. You’re my lucky star, my savior.” Cate did not feel like arguing with a patient.
As soon as she finished speaking, Wesley sent her a WhatsApp message. [I heard from Joseph that something happened to you when you were working. Are you okay? Can I come and visit you? I’m quite worried.]
Cate sighed deep down. Indeed, Wesley treated her quite well.
Sadly, there was already no need for her to take revenge on Nathan. There was no need for her to marry Nathan’s uncle as well.
She replied, [Thank you for your concern. I’m fine. The renovation progress of the villa won’t be affected.]
Wesley: [The villa project isn’t urgent. What matters most is that you’re safe.]
“Who are you chatting with?” Shaun asked glumly.
“Mireya.” Cate immediately put down her phone. When she told the lie, she did not blush, nor did her heart race.
“I thought you were chatting with Wesley, Nathan, and that bunch of people. You’d better not let me find out that you’re staying in touch with them through Whatsapp,” Shaun warned.
“…You’re just overthinking.”
Cate got a shock, wondering whether he had X-ray vision.
“Uh, come here. My injuries are starting to hurt again.” Shaun glanced at her resentfully.
Cate was speechless.
Was Shaun planning to ask her to kiss him again?
What a fickle man. When she touched him back then, the way he reacted was as if he was going to lose his life.
…
Shaun was discharged from the hospital after a week.
As Cate had been keeping Shaun company all this while, she had no choice but to take leave.
Joseph did not blame her. After all, she had nearly lost her life because of work. He casually asked, “Are you still planning to take on the project under Hudson? Otherwise, I’ll get another designer to do it.”
“I’d like to try again. If I can’t do it, you can have someone else do it.”
Cate could not bear to let go of the hefty commission. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with the matter, Mr. Frank suddenly gave her a call. “Miss Cox, I’m sorry about what happened earlier. I’ve tried asking the management about it over the last few days and they’re apologetic about it. Therefore, they’ve decided to pass the project regarding the design of the houses to Talton.”
Cate was under the impression that she heard it wrong. Regardless, she felt that she could finally see light at the end of the tunnel.
“But we haven’t really discussed it…”
“Talton Design is always there. Well, I need you to come up with a detailed design plan and it’s quite urgent. The top management would like to take a look at it the day after tomorrow.”
Cate was torn. The project under Hudson required ten different designs for the houses, which she needed to submit the day after tomorrow. It would be a mad rush for her. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded in a forthright manner. “Alright, but we need to sign a contract first.”
“Come to the office in the afternoon and we’ll sign it then.”
That afternoon, Cate headed to the sales center again. She got to sign a contract with Hudson without having to wait for a long time.
When she returned to the villa at night, she prepared dinner for Shaun. After helping him take a bath, she anxiously said, “I need to burn the midnight oil sketching in the study later. Go to bed early and leave me alone.”
Shaun frowned. Even though he grasped the significance of the young woman’s will to push herself, he disliked it. However, he was silent about it.
Even so, when she continued to stay up late and not go to bed again the next day, he flew into a rage. “Cate, are you crazy? You didn’t sleep well when you had to take care of me in the hospital before this. Now that you’re home, you’re not sleeping again. Are you planning to die of cardiac arrest?”
“I’ll be done after tonight. I’m fine.”
Cate sipped on some coffee. Deep down, she was slightly touched. Was he reacting out of concern?
Shaun ordered her in a resolute manner, “I don’t care. Go back to your room and sleep now. It’s not a big deal if you die of cardiac arrest. What matters is that nobody’s going to cook for me. I refuse to have spent my efforts taking on your lawsuit for nothing.”
“…”
His concern for her was just an illusion.
Cate gnashed her teeth, then said in a huff, “Don’t worry. Since I’ve promised to cook for you, I’ll make sure I won’t die.”
“Don’t you get it? I’m in control of your body and life. You have no power over your life anymore.”
Without further hesitation, Shaun used the hand that was not injured to carry her from the chair.
“Shaun…”
“If you’re planning to resist, you’d better shut your mouth,” Shaun warned her with a frown.
“No. I wanted to ask you to put me down. I can walk back to my room. Your injuries will get worse if you use your other hand to carry me this way,” Cate responded. She sighed and surrendered to her fate.
Shaun was satisfied with how obedient and understanding Cate was. After he let go of her, she went to the bedroom with him cooperatively.
She initially planned to continue with her work after Shaun fell asleep. However, once she was in bed, she was so sleepy that she became sound asleep.
The moment Shaun came out of the bathroom after brushing his teeth, he saw the woman sleeping like a log on the bed. She had fallen into such a deep sleep that even the saliva from the corner of her mouth dripped onto the pillow.
The corners of Shaun’s mouth twitched. He then secretly took a photo of her.
Great. He would show her the photo and make her embarrassed.
He kept the photo with satisfaction. After that, he turned around and headed to the study next to the bedroom.
With just one hand, he managed to crack the password to her laptop in no time. He clicked open her design plan and saw a few complicated sketches in it.
He squinted his eyes. She was asked to come up with so many sketches within one and a half days.
Was Hudson trying to give her a hard time?
…
9:00 a.m.
When Cate woke up, she glanced at the time. She was totally stunned.
It was already so late.
She immediately got up and raced to the study. She switched on her laptop to continue with her sketches.
The moment she clicked into the software, she was stupefied. Originally, she still had four more houses to design drafts for. Surprisingly, all of them were finished.
Her sketches had been completed?
Moreover, the sketches were well done. The concepts were wonderful, and they were comparable to hers.
What happened? Did she sleepwalk last night?
Did she finish them but suffered from memory loss?
She tried her best to recall, but she was certain that she did not finish the sketches.
Who did it for her?
She walked downstairs with a dazed look.
In the dining room, Shaun was dressed in gray casual loungewear and speaking on the phone that he held using his left hand. “Yeah. Book the afternoon flight. I’m going to Brisbane…”
By the time the call ended, Cate was already seated on the chair beside him. A look of astonishment crossed her face. “Are you still going on a business trip in this condition?”
“Yeah. Something came up.” There was an issue with a project in Brisbane that he invested in, so he planned to go there to have a look. “I’ll be gone for two days. You’d better behave yourself in the house…”