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She almost lost her mind upon learning that. Immediately, she called the number saved on her phone. “Joel is going to regain consciousness in one month.”
“Calm down. This might be Cate’s trap.”
“But Doctor Angelo is really capable. He has helped several patients come out of coma,” she said, flustered. “Joel is definitely going to suspect me once he wakes up, and he’ll divorce me. I might not get a single cent if that happens.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll try my best to take over the Yule Corporation within this month.”
“So what if you do? I wouldn’t be given a single share of the company.” Nicola clenched her teeth. “Why didn’t you kill him?”
“Don’t worry… He’ll die.”
“I can only put my faith in you. All this is for our darling girl, Mel.”
Nicola suddenly choked between words.
As soon as she ended the call, the door was barged open. Melanie was standing by the door, her face as pale as a ghost. “Mom, who was on the phone? Who are you trying to kill? Dad?”
Nicola’s expression shifted. “Don’t stick your nose into this. What time is it now? Why aren’t you at the office yet?”
“Mom, stop trying to change the topic. I heard it all.” Melanie stared at her mother in terror. “It’s really you who hired someone to cause dad’s accident. Mom, how could you do that? He’s your husband. Also, what do you mean by ‘our darling girl Mel’? Am I not dad’s daughter…”
“Shut up. He’s not my husband.” Nicola knew there was no point keeping this a secret any longer. “That’s right. He’s not your father.”
Melanie was shaken to her core. “That’s impossible. No way. Joel Yule is my dad!”
“Melanie, listen. Your dad wanted to divorce me not long ago. He was only going to give you 5% of Yule Corporation’s shares, but 35% to Cate. I did all these for you,” Nicola shouted with teary eyes and grabbed her daughter by the shoulders.
Melanie’s eyes were filled with hatred. “My dad… Why? Why would he do that to me?”
“Exactly,” Nicola said grudgingly. “The both of us wouldn’t have a place in Canberra’s elite community with just 5% of the shares. Even Charlie would change his mind about being with you.”
Melanie bit her lips. She did not want to experience the pain of being abandoned again. “Mom, why is everyone biased toward Cate? Am I really not dad’s daughter? Then who is my father?”
“Stop crying. Your dad will give you the Yule Corporation.” Nicola hugged her daughter close. “You’ll know the truth soon.”
…
Hadley handed over the information he had gathered on Yule Corporation to Cate.
Lately, Damien had been spending time winning over the shareholders’ votes. He even dismissed Joel’s trusted aide with a random excuse.
In less than half a month, he had pretty much taken full control over the Yule Corporation.
“Young Madam, this is just as you predicted. The entire business industry is shocked that they were tricked by Damien, the crippled man.” Hadley was genuinely impressed by Cate. A woman’s instinct could be really terrifying sometimes.
“What about Melanie?” she suddenly asked.
“She’s currently the Vice Director. She didn’t take the position seriously until about half a month ago. Apparently, during the last few shareholders meetings, she always sided with Damien.”
Cate fell into deep thought. “How does Damien treat her?”
“Quite well. He even assigned her to take over a huge project a few days ago. Besides, the Yule family and Campos family are planning a collaboration…”
She lifted her head. “Hadley, do me a favor. Can you get your hands on Damien and Melanie’s hairs for a DNA test?”
This took him by surprise. “Are you suspecting that… It can’t be.”
“Don’t you find it strange? If Damien worked with Nicola simply to acquire the Yule Corporation, then shouldn’t he be trying his hardest to get rid of the mother and daughter duo now? But he’s helping Melanie to grow instead. He can hurt his own brother, but why care so much about his niece?”
Her words had convinced Hadley. “Sure, I’ll sort this out right away.”
…
It was already noon when Cate completed the task at hand.
She spoke sweetly to Shaun over the phone. “Hubby, have you had lunch?”
“Not yet. I was just about to call you. Rodney invited me to hang out at his new manor,” he said softly. “I might spend the night there too.”
“I’m worried about you spending the night away from home alone.” She was genuinely concerned.
“I’m not going to be alone. Rodney, Chester, and Shelley will be there to look after me.” He chuckled. “Have Elle drop you off here in the afternoon if you miss me.”
“Sure,” she agreed without hesitation.
He appeared startled but quickly replaced the surprise with a flirtatious comment. “You really can’t bear being apart from me for even a second.”
“That’s right. I miss you so much, but it seems like the feeling is not mutual. Have your feelings for me lessened, huh?” Her words rendered him speechless.
“Okay, I can’t bear being away from you too. Come over after work, alright?”
Cate felt extremely frustrated after he hung up. In fact, it was not that she could not bear being away from him, but rather, she was jealous. Every day after she left for work, Shelley would accompany him all day. Now, he was even bringing the woman along to hang out with his friends. Although it was reasonable, Cate could not help but feel uneasy about that.
At 12:30 p.m., a luxury car drove past the gate into the manor.
Rodney and Chester had been waiting by the door for a long time. However, when Shelley stepped out of the backseat of the vehicle, both of them were astonished. Rodney, especially, narrowed his eyes to look at the woman.
“Sarah… No, Sarah’s way prettier.” He regained his composure after the initial excitement.
“Do you know my cousin too? I’m a relative of Sarah.” Shelley smiled and revealed the dimples on her cheeks.
Tears welled up in Rodney’s eyes, but he quickly averted his gaze. “Sarah’s cousin is my cousin too.”
“What’s going on?” Chester turned to Shaun.
“She’s the nurse that the mental hospital assigned to look after me,” the man explained flatly.
“I see.” Chester nodded. “Is she good? Have you been feeling better?”
At that, Shelley darted her eyes to look at Shaun nervously.
“Don’t worry,” Rodney said as he patted her on the head. “I won’t let him replace you.”
She lifted her head to smile helplessly at the man. “Someone has to be replaced if I’m not good at my job. There’s no excuse to disrupt the treatment.”
“Not bad.” Shaun glanced at her quickly before taking the lead to go inside.
Chester questioned him in a low voice, “Hey, did you keep her around because you haven’t forgotten about Sarah?”
“You’re overthinking. Do you remember how I recovered from my illness last time?” A helpless look washed over Shaun’s face. “The doctor said my illness came from childhood trauma, and Sarah was my only source of happiness during that period of time. Perhaps looking at this familiar face would help me recover sooner. In fact, I’ve been feeling pretty good lately.”
“But aren’t you worried that Cate would find out…”
“She won’t if the two of you don’t tell.” He glared at his friend as a warning. “Remind Rodney to keep quiet about this.”
Chester frowned but did not comment further since Sarah had already passed away. “Oh, I heard that you’ve been targeting the Neeson family lately?”
“Not really. I just want to teach them a lesson. What’s the matter? Are you feeling bad for Charity?” Shaun threw him a playful glance.
“Why would I feel bad for her?” Chester scoffed as if he had been told a joke. “Come on, being with a treacherous woman like her is my biggest regret in life.”
“Good.”
……
4:30 p.m.
Cate was on the way to the manor.
Halfway through the journey, she noticed that a white Lamborghini had half of its wheel stuck in the mud. A young woman was standing by the roadside. She was wearing a long red dress beneath a black jacket., which complimented her tall and curvy figure.
“Pull aside,” she said.
Elle frowned after throwing a glance at that woman. “Miss Cox, we shouldn’t meddle in others’ affairs.”
“The sun is setting soon. It’s not safe to leave a beautiful woman by the road alone.” Cate then pushed the door open and stepped out of the vehicle. “Do you need help?”
The young woman turned around, and she was surprised when their eyes met.