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Chase, the boss of the firm, grumbled, “Mr. Lyons, you’re early today.”
Shaun walked toward the leather seat and mumbled softly, “Hmm.”
“…”
Chase was speechless.
Did the man fail to discern the sarcasm in his tone? Could Shaun at least show him some respect in front of all these attorneys?
“Don’t mind me,” Shaun said, raising his chin elegantly. At the same time, his phone vibrated.
He reached for his phone to find a WhatsApp text from Cate. [Have you arrived?]
The corners of his lips curled upward. [Yup.]
Everyone in the meeting room dropped their jaws upon seeing the smile on his face.
What?!
They wondered who was texting with the usually indifferent man. To see a grin on his face was an unbelievable sight.
Chase, especially, had his curiosity piqued. He waved his hand dismissively in the air. “Alright then, that’s it for today. Continue working hard next week.”
“…”
The other attorneys were speechless.
He was still talking about improving work performance not long ago. What an irresponsible boss!
Since the meeting had ended, the rest of them gradually filed out of the room.
Shaun rose to his feet lazily, and Chase dashed toward him within seconds. “Who are you texting? What’s with that coquettish grin?”
Coquettish???
A frown formed between his eyebrows. That was impossible.
“Could it possibly be Rin?” Chase teased. “It seems that something has happened between you two.”
Shaun threw him a sideways glance. He was rarely in a good mood, hence he was not going to let this ruin it. “Yup, she confessed to me yesterday.”
“Doesn’t she confess to you every day?” Chase was really jealous about that. He would like a girlfriend like that as well.
The corners of Shaun’s lips curled faintly but he repressed it immediately. “Hmm, she keeps pestering me to be with her and wouldn’t rest her case unless I agreed. I really don’t know what to do with her.”
Chase’s eyes almost popped out of his head. ‘Hey, my old friend, that coquettish look on your face says it all.’
“Congratulations! You should thank me for inviting you to Melbourne or you wouldn’t have met Rin otherwise.”
“Thank you?” A look of indifference washed over Shaun’s face. “It’s exactly because of you that I’m constantly being pestered by that woman. And I can’t even get rid of her now.”
“…”
Chase was at a loss for words.
‘Sure.
‘Keep pretending. I’ll just quietly watch without exposing you.’
“Oh right, what do you normally do after work?” Shaun questioned without warning. “Cate said her life now is not any different from that of an old woman’s.”
Chase felt sorry for the poor girl.
“Exactly, she’s still young and in her prime. It’s really boring to head home and cook dinner after work every evening. Take me, for example. Every day after work, I either go to the pub, go for karaoke, play pool, go fishing on my yacht, or enjoy supper late at night. It’s an interesting life.”
Shaun frowned upon hearing that. Chase pulled a face before saying again. “Should we bring Rin for a karaoke session tonight? I’ll make all the arrangements.”
“Not tonight. But let’s do it some other day.”
Shaun hesitated briefly before agreeing. He should say yes since Cate liked it.
…
5:00 p.m.
Cate went downstairs and got into a white car.
Shaun was reading work documents inside. His profile clearly showed his long and curly eyelashes. Even his fingers that held the papers were slender and clean. He was impeccable like a statue no matter from which angle one looked at.
She had always been shallow, in the sense that she cared significantly about a person’s appearance.
Otherwise, she would not have gotten together with Nathan in the past. He was among the most attractive-looking men in Melbourne. However, he was incomparable when put next to Shaun.
No wonder she no longer found Nathan interesting. She also could not be bothered with Wesley.
“Shaunny, why aren’t you looking at me? Don’t you miss me?” She leaned into him and hugged his arm.
“I’m looking at a case.” He threw her a quick glance. The woman took off her coat upon entering the car, revealing the tight-fitting shirt she was wearing underneath that accentuated her curvy figure. His eyes darkened. He was too distracted at the moment to continue working.
“Oh, sorry to disturb you. Go on then.” She sat up straight all of a sudden.
“…”
How could he go on working after what she did?
He put the documents away and lifted her up to his lap. However, she was a tall woman at 167cm, thus her head hit the roof of the car right away.
The car was too small.
He narrowed his eyes and said, “It’s time for a new car.”
Hadley enquired almost immediately, “Young Master Lyons, what type of car are you thinking of?”
“Anything with a spacious and tall backseat. Get it done tomorrow.”
“…”
Cate had no idea what to make of this conversation. She could not fathom the life of the super-rich. The man immediately decided to change his car because the current one was inconvenient when he hugged his girlfriend in the backseat. She was falling more deeply for him.
“What do you want to eat tonight?” he asked.
“It’s getting cold lately. I want to eat hotpot, and I know a good place nearby.” She added upon seeing the displeasure that flashed across his face, “We can try ordering the couple hotpot.”
He raised an eyebrow and gently pinched her nose. “You naughty woman.”
Baffled, she blinked back blankly. Perhaps he had misunderstood something. “Every hotpot restaurant provides a double-flavor hotpot broth option, with both spicy and non-spicy broth base. Don’t you know that?”
“…”
“Of course I do.” He threw her a sideways glance before answering diffidently.
“Oh.” She believed him and nodded.
Hadley, who was in the front seat, was speechless. ‘Young Master Lyons, you’re surely getting better at lying.”
Upon arriving at the hotpot restaurant, Cate invited Hadley to tag along but Shaun rejected right away. “He can eat somewhere else.”
He finally had time for a date, so he surely would not allow a third party to interrupt.
Hadley nodded quickly. “It’s alright. I don’t like hotpot anyway. I’ll find something else in the restaurant next door. Take your time and enjoy the food.”
Immediately, he walked out of the restaurant. Cate threw him a pitiful glance.
Shaun took a seat first. She thought of sitting opposite him but he quickly said with displeasure, “Come and sit right next to me. I don’t know how to do this.”
This took her by surprise. “But you had it with me the last time?”
“You have the cheek to mention that?” His handsome face fell. “Did you know my stomach hurt for three days after that? Tell me, why didn’t you ask me how I was doing then? You cared about me a lot, huh?”