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She was too tired. What happened today had broken through her last line of defense.
Shaun was in a trance. This was the second time today she knelt before him.
How did the woman who once loved him so much become so humble?
His heart felt like it had been stabbed by thorns and was dripping with blood.
“Get up.” He reached out to pull her.
“If you don’t agree, then I won’t get up.” Cate looked up at him, her eyes appearing dark without a trace of light.
“Cate Cox, when did you become like this?!” Shaun shouted angrily at her, “Where’s your confidence? Where’s your pride? Don’t you have any self-respect?”
Cate laughed miserably. “Didn’t you personally break all of that with your own hands? In front of you, I don’t have any of that…”
Shaun’s body swayed. She was right in front of him, but at that moment, they seemed to be separated by a large distance.
“I won’t let you go unless I die!” Shaun turned and left the bedroom.
He stayed up the entire night in the study.
…
At 8:00 a.m., he walked out of the study wearily.
During breakfast, Hadley came over to report to him. “The old master and Deputy Chairman Lyons went to the company this morning and greeted the board of directors as well as the company’s senior executives. Liam Lyons will be taking over the position of president of Lyons Corporation from today onward. The reason being… you’re not worthy of the position.”
Shaun slowly swallowed his breakfast, and his lips curled up sarcastically.
“The old master is really angry this time,” Hadley said hesitatingly.
Even when Shaun went to Melbourne last time, Liam had managed his duties with his position as deputy president, but now it was clear that Old Master Lyons was sending a slap to Shaun’s face.
“He can do as he pleases.” Shaun took a napkin and wiped his hands.
Hadley was unreconciled. “To be honest, Lyons Corporation developed well in your mother’s hands eight years ago, but after you came to power, you went abroad many times and invited top talents, personally set up a laboratory, and expanded the scientific and technological field. It was you who established the Lyons family as the number one family in the country, and you led Lyons Corporation into the top ten global enterprises, but now, all of it is going to Liam?
“What did Liam Lyons do? When you were busy sleeping at 2:00 a.m. and waking at 4:00 a.m., he was abroad indulging himself. He got a high position as soon as he came back.”
“Do I look like someone who would just give others what I worked hard for?” Shaun suddenly raised his brows.
Hadley paused.
“How did the investigation into last night’s incident go?” Shaun threw the napkin away and changed the subject.
“The wine you drank was switched out with a glass of wine that helps to excite…” Hadley said. “Later, someone told Melanie Yule that Ms. Cox was forcibly brought into the room you were in by Director Irvine.”
“So that’s how it is.” Shaun nodded. Last night, he, Melanie, Cate, and Director Irvine had all been pawns in Liam’s hand.
He glanced at the bedroom upstairs and turned to Aunty Yasmine. “Go check up on her.”
Soon, Aunty Yasmine came down from upstairs and said worriedly, “Ms. Cox is lying motionless in bed and refuses to eat or drink. I think her state… is really bad.”
She was like a living person without a soul and no intent of survival.
The words were stuck in Aunty Yasmine’s mouth, unable to be voiced out.
“Does she want to go on a hunger strike?” Shaun’s eyes flashed with a trace of annoyance.
He got up and went upstairs.
As Aunty Yasmine said, Cate’s eyes were shut and her face was pale.
However, Shaun knew that she was awake.
“Do you want to force me by doing this?” Shaun sneered, “Cate Cox, when did you become so weak?”
Cate’s eyelashes trembled. Yes, before, she thought that her biological parents were Jeffery Cox and Sally Lennon. They tried to kill her time and again, setting her up so that she would go to prison and even tortured her till she was almost dead. Later, she learned that her grandmother was killed.
She had been in despair, but at that time, besides hatred, she had him by her side to accompany her.
It was he who had given her warmth and hope.
Now, he was like a giant mountain. There was no way she could climb up. She could not see any hope at all.
“Get up.” Shaun lifted the blanket and pulled her up from the bed. “Don’t you want to investigate the cause of your mother’s death?”
“No…” Cate answered in a low voice. If he was around, she could never take revenge.
Shaun was stunned and said angrily, “If you don’t get your act together, I’ll ruin Hudson and Wesley Sanderson. From today onward, I’ll spare no effort to suppress Joel Yule and even Mireya Lynch. As long as these are people related to you, I won’t let any of them off.”
“Shaun Lyons, why don’t you just kill me?” Cate was at the end of her wits and opened her eyes. She picked up the pillow and threw it at him.
Seeing her like this, Shaun breathed a sigh of relief. He hugged her hard. “Cate, I won’t kill you. I want you to stay by my side forever. I’ll marry you and treat you well. Don’t leave me.”
His affectionate eyes made Cate sink into a daze for a moment, but she soon sneered. “Do you think I’ll believe you? Look at my face. Is this what you mean by treating me well?”
“Yesterday… was an accident,” Shaun explained miserably.
“Do you think I’ll believe you?” Cate’s eyes were full of irony and disgust.
“It’s true. Yesterday, my wine was drugged by a stimulant. I thought I had drunk too much…” Shaun’s lips curled with a hint of self-mockery.
Cate was stunned. When she thought carefully about the way he acted last night, it really did seem to be a little unusual.
However, in the end, it was because others were trying to plot against him. She was just the victim that was exploited.
“Be good. Go wash up and eat some food. I’ll squeeze the toothpaste out for you.” When Shaun saw that she did not speak, he stroked her head dotingly and took the initiative to go to the bathroom to squeeze some toothpaste for her as well as pour a glass of warm water for her to rinse her mouth.
“I’ll do it myself.” Cate was not used to him being like this and took the toothbrush before going to the bathroom.
Looking at her wretched self in the mirror, she suddenly felt strange and fell into a trance.
Now, she could not even control her own life or death.
Was she going to give up on herself completely and live a degenerate life every day?
No, she could not do that.
Since she was not afraid of death anymore, what more was there to care about?
As long as she was still breathing, she would fight against this man.
When she came out again, Shaun looked at her and saw that she seemed to have changed. “I can accompany you to go shopping or go on vacation somewhere.”
“I’m going to the office.” Cate walked into the dressing room and looked for professional attire.
“…”
Shaun looked at the gaze on her face with an odd expression. “You’re going to the company like this?”
“Why, will it scare others?” Cate’s gaze was dark and calm, as though she was not talking about herself.
Shaun frowned but said after a moment, “Do as you please.”
If she could find something to do, it was better than dying at home.