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“He doesn’t know where you live, does he?” Cate was worried about her.
“He does. I have no idea how he got my address. He has been outside my house as soon as I get home from work for the last two days.”
The more Mireya thought about it, the more frightened she was. “I don’t think a previous offender like him would barge in just like that, would he? Is there something wrong with Shaun? Why did he dispute a lawsuit for that evil man?”
“…”
Cate kept quiet, wondering about the same thing as Mireya was.
In fact, she felt that she might be getting closer to the truth, but she refused to find out about it.
“I don’t think you should go home in the next few days. Stay in the hotel for the time being,” Cate reminded her concernedly. “Call me right away if anything happens.”
“Okay. I hope he’ll forget about me in the next few days. F*ck, he’s really annoying.”
…
Harvey came with the news of the investigation in the afternoon.
“President Cox, Neeson Corporation mainly produces computers, servers, printers, and other electronic products. They had been working together with either Lyons Corporation or Shaunarah Corporation on microchips. However, Neeson Corporation has somehow offended Shaunarah Corporation lately, causing both Shaunarah and Lyons Corporations to cancel their collaboration. So now other small companies dare not work with Neeson Corporation for fear that they will offend Shaunarah.”
“It means that Neeson Corporation has only offended Shaun recently,” Cate said thoughtfully.
Harvey nodded. “Actually, Charity has been managing Neeson Corporation quite well for the past few years, but unfortunately…”
“I know.” Cate nodded. “Can you get Charity’s number for me? I’d like to meet her.”
There were too many doubts in her mind that she wanted to clarify.
Thomas Neeson, Charity Neeson, Shaun Lyons, Rodney Snow, Chester Jewell, Shelley Langley…
What connections did these people have?
It took Harvey some time to get Charity’s business card.
Then, Cate personally gave Charity a call.
“This is Charity Neeson from Neeson Corporation. How may I help you?” The woman coughed in between her words.
“I’m Cate Cox. Are you having a cold, Miss Neeson?” Cate was stunned.
“Yeah, I’m having a slight cold.”
“Are you free for dinner tonight?”
Cate was certain that Charity would not reject her since Charity was now desperate for help. Yet against all her expectations, Charity rejected her. “I don’t think I can make it, Miss Cox. I know you have a lot of doubts in your mind, but Neeson Corporation is now in a tight corner. If I meet you, Neeson Corporation will end in a worse state. You can’t protect me.”
‘You can’t protect me…’
It was because Cate could not stop her husband.
She suddenly found it very funny. “It’s fine, then. Considering that I came to your assistance yesterday, could you tell me whether you know who Shelley Langley is?”
“…”
“It seems like you do know her.” Cate held her phone tightly. “Yesterday, were you referring to me when you mentioned they were tricking and cheating someone? I think you took pity on me.”
“As long as you’re courageous, you don’t need to care about what others think about you,” Charity replied in a low voice.
Cate smiled bitterly. “Fine, I’m not going to force you. By the way, there’s one more thing. You have a brother called Thomas Neeson, right? Can you please ask him to stop pestering my friend, Mireya? Tell him that I won’t let him off the hook if anything happens to her.”
“Thomas Neeson…” Charity’s voice was filled with impatience. “Alright, I will. Let me remind you something as well, Miss Cox. You’d better ask Shelley to stay away from Shaun as soon as possible.”
Cate’s heart skipped a beat. “I’ve already kicked her out last night.”
“I’m worried that some people won’t take it lying down…”
The minute Charity bit her tongue, a commotion suddenly arose outside the office. Subsequently, Rodney barged in while he dragged Elle behind.
“I have something to deal with, so I’ll hang up now.”
After she hung up the phone, Cate turned her gaze to Rodney, who looked exasperated. Suddenly, something clicked in her. Was this what Charity meant by some people would not take it lying down?
Cate was getting more confused.
“Young Master Snow, what brings you here to my office?” Cate lifted her head and asked nonchalantly.
“Stop pretending, Cate. Did you force Shaun to kick Shelley out?” Rodney slammed his hands on the table with rage in his eyes. “How can you be so petty-minded? I was just starting to see you in a more positive light.”
Cate stared at him without blinking at all. “I’m not in a relationship with you, so I don’t care how you perceive me.”
“I’m Shaun’s friend, and I understand him. Do you think Shaun will be fond of a disgusting person like you who always puts him out?”
Rodney scoffed, “Shelley was cautious in front of you, yet you act like you’re all high and mighty. Do you really think you can look down on other people because of your status as Mrs. Lyons? Well, with your personality, no man would love you for long.”
His words pierced through Cate’s heart. “So, are you standing up for Shelley now? You’re into her, huh? Or are you hoping that she’ll replace me and become your new sister-in-law?”
Rodney lost his temper. “You’re out of your mind. I treat Shelly as my sister, and I just can’t tolerate the way you bullied her.”
“Did I bully her?”
Cate felt very helpless. “Did Shelley say this?”
“Of course Shelley didn’t say it. She’s so kind, but I’m not a fool.” Rodney warned her fiercely, “Cate, if you dare to bully her in the future, I won’t let you go even if Shaun defends you.”
When Rodney reached the door, he looked back. “I’ve known Shaun for over 20 years. How long have you known him? Think about it.”
Cate remained seated.
When it was at night, Shaun did not give her a call at all. Since Elle was here, Cate believed that Shaun was aware of what happened today. She wondered if it was Shaun who approved of Rodney behaving that way.
Cate did not return to the seaside villa after work.
She ate something and strolled along the streets alone.
It had been a long while since she felt this relaxed.
She entered a KFC outlet and ordered ice cream. All of a sudden, a gentle, familiar voice of a man sounded behind her. “Is the ice cream good? I’d like to have one too.”
Cate turned her head back only to see Wesley standing behind her in a gray suit. With his slender figure and his mature and noble aura, all the women around him shifted their gazes to him.
However, Wesley lowered his head and stared into Cate’s eyes. His gaze was filled with affection. “It’s been a while since we met.”
“Yup. I caught sight of you when I got off from work just now, so I couldn’t help but follow you here,” Wesley responded sadly. “How have you been? I noticed you didn’t look too happy just now…”
“No. I was just thinking about something,” Cate denied categorically.
“Right. Now that you’re with the man you love, you should be pleased.” Wesley laughed in a self-deprecating manner.
“Sorry, Wesley…” Cate was overwhelmed with guilt.
“But that’s not what I’m here for this time, to say that it doesn’t matter.” A bitter smile spread across Wesley’s face. He took the ice cream from the server and then handed one to her.
“S-something came up. Goodbye.” Cate made an embarrassing excuse as she did not dare to face him.
“You don’t even want to sit with me for a moment? Cate, don’t be so cruel to me.” An imploring look washed over Wesley’s face.
Cate could not bring herself to be cruel toward him.
After the two of them were seated, she listened to Wesley talk about his life and matters related to his company.
Little did they realize that someone opposite was secretly taking photos of them.
Half an hour later, Cate made an excuse to leave.