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Janet was left behind. She positioned herself next to Shaun with a coquettish smile. “Mr. Lyons, why aren’t you coming with us?”
The man glared at her coldly.
She did not seem to mind. Ever since encountering Shaun for the first time, she had not seen another man more elegant than him. It was a shame that his position was not a good match for her. However, after learning that he was Australia’s best attorney, she really thought they were a perfect match.
“Mr. Lyons, perhaps you don’t know much about the Campbell family.”
Janet continued, smiling. “The Campbell family has over 50 billion dollars in assets and we’re currently investing in F&B, travel, finance, technology, and other industries. Soon, we’ll be cooperating with Hudson Corporation, which is one of the top 500 most successful companies globally. Our future is promising. Perhaps one day we can even surpass Australia’s richest family, the Lyonss.”
“Pfft.” A chuckle escaped Chase’s lips. He really wanted to yell at the uncultured woman who was sitting right next to the richest man in Australia.
The corners of Shaun’s lips twitched as he really wanted to push the woman away. The strong fragrance coming off her was attacking his nostrils. However, upon noticing Cate staring at them from the side, he suppressed the desire and pursed his lips in silence.
Thinking she had a chance, Janet boldly laid her head down on his shoulder. “If you’re willing to be my man, you’ll have more money than what you’ll spend the rest of your life earning working as an attorney.”
His eyes narrowed. She misunderstood this as a sign and whispered into his ear, “Cate is not only poor but also stupid. I’m so much better than her.”
Her hand slowly moved across the man’s chest.
Cate could not watch any longer. An intense feeling of rage surged inside her. She picked up a wine glass and rushed toward Janet before splashing it on her face. Several ice cubes even landed on the latter’s head.
“Ah, Cate Cox! You’re out of your mind!” Janet screamed hysterically and sprung to her feet. Immediately, she grabbed several napkins to dry her face and body.
“I think you’re the one who lost your mind. It’s so obvious that you’re in heat, hence I’m helping to cool you down.”
She positioned herself in front of Shaun before saying coldly, “I’m warning you that this is my man. I’ll chop off your hand if I ever see you touch him again.”
“Your man?” Janet scoffed as if she had been told a joke. “You were sitting so far away from him earlier. Are you sure about this? One-sided love ends up in humiliation most of the time.”
“…”
Cate lacked confidence at the thought of Shaun’s indifference.
However, Janet’s teasing left her with no choice.
At the same time, the man’s cold voice rang behind her. “Get out.”
Janet smiled smugly. “Hear that? He wants you to get out.”
All color drained off Cate’s face within seconds.
“I meant you.”
Shaun rose to his feet slowly, extended his long leg, and kicked Rosabella off the couch.
Everyone was shocked. The woman screamed, “Shaun Lyons, who do you think you are?! How dare you kick me! I’ll not let this go.”
“Oh, really? I shall wait and see, then.” With a disgusted expression on his face, he grabbed a napkin from the table and carefully wiped his shoulder where she rested her head on just now.
The fury inside Cate vanished at the sight of that.
At least he did the right thing. Otherwise, she might just give him the cold shoulder forever.
“Shaun, you’ll regret this. Wait and see. One day, you’ll come begging me to sleep with you.” Janet clenched her teeth and stomped off after being humiliated.
“…”
Chase scolded the woman, “Stupid thing! Does she think she deserves to sleep with our Shaun? Trash! A pile of dog sh*t!”
Mireya and Miles failed to suppress their laughter.
Only Cate and Shaun kept a straight face.
“You have the cheek to say that. Look at the trashy crowd you invited over today.” The corners of Shaun’s lips twitched into a sarcastic smile.
A look of embarrassment washed over Chase’s face. “I don’t care about the Campbell family even if they collaborate with Hudson Corporation. Come on, drink up and continue the fun. Only the real ones stayed behind.”
He took the lead and picked out a song. Mireya tagged along and picked one for herself.
The long couch suddenly felt empty. Coincidentally, Cate was sitting between Miles and Shaun.
Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. Well, she had just arrogantly claimed Shaun was her man just now. Oh no…
“Come closer.” Shaun patted the space next to him out of the blue.
She had no choice but to brace herself to scoot over. He draped one arm over her and grabbed her chin with another. “You declared earlier that… I’m your man?” he said, raising his brows.
“…”
She could feel her cheeks burning. Looking straight into the depths of his darkened eyes, she could not figure out what was on the man’s mind.
However, he simply stared at her without saying anything else. Enraged, she said, “That’s right, you’re my man. Correct me anytime if you think this isn’t right. I promise not to pester you again.”
A complicated emotion flashed across his eyes. He did not know whether to feel angry or delighted.
How had he not realized the woman’s domineering side before this? Anyway, it sounded like her feelings for him were not solid. Could it still be true love if she could just switch off and stop pestering him whenever she wanted to?
“Very well, I’m glad you still remember your position. But why do you always forget what I said?”
The indifference was evident in his voice. “Having fun chatting with other men?”
Startled, she thought he was just talking about Miles. “Young Master Clark was just thanking me for last time. I was going to sit next to you but you… You haven’t been home for the past few days and kept ignoring me… You even pretended not to know me earlier…”
Her voice lowered toward the end. It was evident she was embarrassed and felt like she had been wronged.
Something materialized in his heart. At the sight of her puppy eyes that seemed about to overflow with tears at any second, he could not bring himself to vent out the rage that he had been suppressing deep inside him for the past days.
“You have the cheek to say that. I hate it when women lie to me,” he said with a snort, “I told you not to stay in touch with Wesley but you didn’t listen to me. Do you think I can tolerate and forgive you every single time?”
It finally became clear to her. “You mean the encounter at the hospital a few days ago… How did you know?”
He kept on a straight face though his eyes evidently revealed displeasure.
“I was at Green Mountain at that time when I received the phone call about Aunty Wendy. Wesley was coincidentally at the site to check the work progress. He heard me on the phone and told me that he knew someone from the hospital. That’s it,” she explained.
Shaun did not feel relieved upon hearing that but became more disappointed. “You didn’t come to me immediately when you needed help. Instead, you turned to the man who’s interested in you. Cate Cox, have I been too nice to you lately?”
“No, I talked it out with Wesley and he understands too—”
“Don’t you dare tell me that he only sees you as a friend now.” He smiled sarcastically. “So you’ll be alright with me being friends with the women who tried wooing me before?”
“…”
This took her by surprise. After placing herself in his shoes, she finally realized the mistake she had made.
“I’m sorry.” A long time later, she lowered her head. “I’ll call you immediately if I need help in the future and I’ll not accept help from him again. I really only care about you.”
He let go of her and lit a cigarette. As he inhaled and exhaled, the smoke puffed up in silence.
She studied his profile closely. It rendered her helpless when he remained unperturbed like this.
Coincidentally, she noticed the love song Mireya was singing was coming to an end.
An idea popped into her mind. She rushed forward to pick out a song and dragged it to the top of the upcoming songs list.
In a matter of seconds, a familiar classic melody filled the room.
Everyone knew which song this was and instantly turned to look at Cate in surprise.
Her cheeks blushed as it was her first time trying something like this in public. However, at the sight of Shaun’s handsome silhouette, she took a deep inhale before muttering softly. “I’d like to dedicate the song ‘The Moon Represents My Heart’ to the person I love.”
She glanced at Shaun quickly after saying that.
The man raised his gaze to look at her. The bright downlight hanging from the ceiling flashed across her face. He caught a glimpse of those red cheeks and eyes that sparkled like twinkling stars in the night sky.
He felt something materialize in his heart.
Chase whistled and started clapping. “Oh, bravo Rin! Shaun, did you hear that? She’s confessing her love for you.”