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In the hospital.
With red eyes, Rosabella ordered the doctor, “Give me the best medicine. I need to recover within the next three days and get back to the office.”
“Sorry, we don’t have such medicine.” The doctor rejected her.
“What the hell do you guys do here then? Such a bunch of useless people. Mom, I want to transfer to another hospital. I want to recover as soon as possible and return to the office to deal with Cate.”
With a swollen face, Rosabella looked even more hideous when she was exasperated.
Suppressing his disgust for Rosabella, Stephen said, “You can’t return to the office anymore. You’ve been fired.”
“What?” Rosabella widened her eyes as she found it unbelievable. “Is Cate out of her mind? How dare she fire me?! Did General Manager Chaplin give his approval for this?”
Jeffery frowned and replied in annoyance, “Larry is crippled and is now in the ward located below. He can’t be discharged in the next ten days or even half a month. Currently, Freddie Wolfe is in charge of the whole organization. Cate promoted him to the general manager position.”
Rosabella was dumbfounded to learn how drastically things had changed when she was only in the detention center for a few days. “This is impossible. Was she the one who got someone to beat up General Manager Chaplin? Have you called the police?”
“No.” While gnashing his teeth, Jeffery added, “It was a bunch of women who were abandoned by their husbands who beat up Larry. I heard that it was because they were infuriated to know that Larry betrayed his wife. Larry is now in deep waters, while those from the top management whom we bribed are all too afraid to offend Cate. ”
Rosabella went mad. “Is there no justice?”
“Cate has totally changed. We spent years raising her for nothing,” Sally said resentfully, “Jeffery, you must take revenge on behalf of Rosabella and regain power in Hudson.”
Over the past few days, Sally enjoyed being fawned over by many rich women. She did not want to go back to those days when she was not.
“It’s quite easy to regain power,” Stephen said all of a sudden.
Struck by the comment, Jeffery and his family stared at him intently.
“Stephen, tell us quickly. We’re family,” Rosabella immediately said, “Once Cate steps down, I’ll marry you.”
Stephen narrowed his eyes. “Willie Lyons from the Lyons family is coming to Melbourne for inspection. As long as you can please him, Hudson’s top management and directors will take your side.”
All of their eyes sparkled.
Jeffery shuddered in agitation. “The Lyons family is the most brilliant family in the whole of Melbourne. Even though Willie isn’t a direct descendant of the Lyons family, we’ll be able to increase our status as long as we become acquainted with the Lyonss. In that case, we won’t be troubled by Cate anymore.”
“Sounds good.” Stephen nodded. “Since Willie’s assistant is related to my family, I’ll serve him during the occasion and introduce you guys to him. Having said that, you guys need to prepare a gift to ingratiate with the Lyons family. Willie is obsessed with jade.”
“Thank you, Stephen. I regretted not having met you earlier. You’re the one I can actually rely on.” Rosabella gazed at him, feeling touched.
Stephen tried to conceal his disgust for her. “It’s my duty.”
…
Hudson.
6:30 p.m.
Just as Cate turned off the lights and walked out of the office, Director Irvine’s son greeted her enthusiastically.
“Cate, you’re getting off work. I’d like to treat you to a meal. I know a western restaurant that serves great food…”
Cate was at her wits’ end. Ever since she began to regain power in the company, all the directors attempted to flatter her by introducing their grandsons and sons to her as her potential partners.
“That’s okay. I’m planning to have dinner at home…”
“Let me send you home, then.” Young Master Levy offered eagerly. “Your handbag seems heavy. Let me carry it for you.”
Before he could touch it, Elle clutched his hand. The woman’s eyes swept over him coldly, which made him shudder. Young Master Irvine had heard that Cate’s bodyguard was ferocious and particularly skilled at slapping people.
“If you do it one more time, I won’t hesitate to break your hand,” Elle warned him icily.
Young Master Levy shrank back embarrassedly. “Do you know who I am? Fine. I’m not going to lower myself to your level.”
At that moment, the elevator happened to arrive. He then quickly went after her. “Cate, have you heard of the Queen’s necklace? Rumor has it that five to six decades ago, a king gave his beloved queen a necklace in Country F. Anyone who wears the necklace will achieve happiness in their relationship. The necklace will soon be up for auction in Melbourne. I’m going to buy it for you, okay?”
“No, thank you. I’m not interested.”
Young Master Irvine resembled a sticky candy that was hard to get rid of.
As soon as Cate walked out of the building, she spotted a familiar figure standing in the square. She was filled with a mixture of surprise and delight.
The neon lights gradually lit up at night. Shaun, who stood beside the fountain, was dressed in a black suit and an apricot-colored overcoat as if he had just participated in Paris Fashion Week. He looked elegant, and his features were indeed attractive.
However, his dark eyes flashed with grimness the minute he caught sight of the man who went after Cate.
“Shaunny, why are you here?” Cate did not notice Shaun’s expression. She ran toward him and wrapped her hands around his arm pleasantly.
The grimness within his eyes slowly faded. He gave Young Master Irvine an impassive stare. “It looks like I came at the wrong time.”
“Who is he, Cate?” Young Master Irvine was annoyed at Shaun. While both of them wore overcoats, the way Shaun was dressed made him seem like a countryman.
Shaun remained silent. He raised his brows while looking at Cate, wondering how she was going to introduce him to the man.
“He’s my boyfriend,” Cate answered directly.
“I’m aware of your grandpa’s intention, Young Master Irvine, but I’m already in love with someone else. Please also tell the directors that I’m very busy. I hardly have time to spend with young masters like you guys.”
Unwilling to give up, Young Master Irvine said, “You’re a smart person. You’d better think wisely. If you marry into the family of a director in the company, it’ll do both of us good. In my opinion, your boyfriend has nothing else except for looks. He’s not a good match for you.”
Shaun’s face darkened while the corners of Elle’s mouth twitched violently. Elle looked at Young Master Irvine as if he was a really strange man.
“Thank you for your advice, but I’m in love with him. I’ve fallen hopelessly in love with him, and he’s the one worthy of my love. Please leave now.” Cate drove him away in an abrasive manner.
“You really don’t know what’s good for you.” Young Master Irvine glared at Cate before he left.
Cate let out a sigh. She turned her head around, only to notice Shaun’s flirtatious gaze. She blushed at the thought of the cheesy words she had just said. “I just wanted him to get over me. Don’t misunderstand…”
“What did I misunderstand?” Shaun suddenly turned somber. He narrowed his eyes, giving a discreet smile. “Does it mean that you don’t love me hopelessly?”
“…”
Well, her feelings for him were not as far as hopeless love, actually.
However, Cate could not bring herself to say that to him when looking at his grim expression.
Her silence caused Shaun to smirk. “Get into the car.”
The car traveled to the main road.
Cate attempted to start a conversation. “Have you eaten?”
His stomach growled even before he could answer.
“…”
After two seconds of silence, Cate chuckled. “It’s only 6-ish. Why are you already hungry? Didn’t you have lunch?”
“The food in the office didn’t taste good,” Shaun said in a huff, “It’s been a long while since you cooked for me. Are you under the impression that you can act unscrupulously without the agreement?”
“I have a lot on my plate recently.” Cate felt quite apologetic. “I’ll prepare breakfast for you to bring to the office every morning, okay?”
“Are you treating me as a student?” Shaun stared at her. A few seconds later, he added, “Alright then.”
Cate was speechless.
What a rapid change in his attitude.
Shaun missed her cooking terribly. Ever since she started working in Hudson, she had never prepared a proper meal for him. “Cook for me when you get home tonight. I want to eat roast pork, Caesar salad…”