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After returning the phone to her, he took his phone and tapped it a few times as well.
Not long after, Cate’s phone vibrated. She looked at it and there was a notification: [Shauncierely Yours sent you a message].
Shauncierely Yours…
She burped out of shock.
“Did you receive it? That’s my new Whatsapp name.” Shaun glanced at her.
“What are you trying to pull here?” Cate was in a blur.
“I’m copying you.”
“…”
Cate recalled that when she was trying to flirt with him in the past, she had even set her Whatsapp name as ‘Shaunerine’.
She had been calm about it before but remembering it made her face flush from embarrassment.
Was she insane back then?
“Look at my ‘About’ section,” Shaun reminded her.
Cate tapped it open while trembling. [If a life imprisonment is to love you forever, then I willingly accept the punishment.]
Shaun lowered his head and coughed. “Do you like it?”
As a lawyer, that was the most romantic lawyer-related confession he could think of.
Cate touched his forehead.
“What are you doing?”
“Checking if you have a fever.”
Shaun’s expression darkened. “Enough, I spent the whole night trying to come up with this. For someone like me, one minute is enough to earn me an income of 100,000 dollars.”
Cate snorted in her heart.
Was he saying that he sacrificed billions of dollars for her?
“Forget it. You’re my wife, after all.” Shaun packed the food container. “Come home earlier tonight. I’ll be cooking for you at home.”
“Thanks, but there’s no need. I’ve made an appointment to go to a spa with Charity.”
Shaun frowned and looked back at her. Just as he was about to speak, Cate cut him off, “I know you want to stop me from hanging out with her again and talk bad about her. I’m sorry, but she’s my friend now. To me, she’s righteous, generous, kind, unpretentious, and has plenty of other good points.”
Shaun wanted to split her head open and give it a shake. “I think she’s brainwashed you. That woman isn’t that simple.”
“I willingly let her brainwash me. Do you have a problem with that?” Cate smiled vaguely. “Are you going to get your good brothers to mock me again?”
“What do you mean by that?” Shaun frowned.
“Last time, I did nothing more than just ask Shelley to leave. Your good brother, Rodney, was so eager that he came to my company to scold me.” Cate crossed her arms. Her face was full of sarcasm. “Now that I’m hanging out with Charity, they’ll probably advise you to divorce me.”
Shaun’s gaze darkened.
He did not know about that.
“You should leave. Don’t disturb me anymore. I don’t want to be scolded as a lunatic by your brothers. They might even think that I’m a handful because it’s my honor that you even fell for me. I should be content.”
Cate flipped through her documents as she spoke.
Shaun’s brows were knitted so tightly that they could even squish a mosquito dead. He did not know Chester’s thoughts, but Rodney was indeed what Cate assumed him to be.
He stepped forward and grabbed her wrist.
Cate raised her head. She saw him taking his phone out and dialing Rodney’s number. He even put the call on loudspeaker.
When the call was connected, Rodney’s voice came through. “Shaun, I was just about to call you. Did Cate hack your account? Your name ‘Shauncierely Yours’ made me so disgusted that I vomited out my food from last night.”
“…”
What did it have to do with her? Why was all the blame on her?
She glared at Shaun angrily. When she saw his handsome face all tense and dark, she strangely wanted to laugh.
“I wasn’t hacked. I changed it myself.” Shaun had the urge to punch him to death. “Stop blabbering. Let me ask you, did you come to Hudson Corporation before this and give Cate trouble?”
“That woman tattled on me? Can she just stop—”
Shaun’s gaze turned colder. “What did you say to her?”
“I didn’t say anything. I can’t remember, but I warned her to stop picking on Shelley and that she shouldn’t think she’s invincible just because she became Mrs. Lyons—”
“Rodney Snow…” Shaun clenched his jaw and said word by word, “Cate and me fighting is our own business. You have no right to say anything about it. Besides, if you’re really worried about Shelley, you can pick her up and take care of her however you want.”
“Shaun, this is the second time you’re accusing me because of that woman.” Rodney was angry too. “Shelley is Sarah’s sister. Sarah isn’t here anymore. I’m doing this to protect her family.”
“Yes, I always thought the same too. That’s why I gave up on my principles for the sake of Sarah again and again. All these years, how many evil deeds have Thomas committed?!
“Four years ago, he caused someone’s death. All of the evidence pointed to him, yet I endured the whole of Australia criticizing me and fought the lawsuit for him. After that case, I hated my occupation and withdrew from the lawyer community. All these years, I let Hugh target me all he wanted and you know it.
“…”
Rodney was silent.
Shaun held Cate’s hand tightly. “I defended Thomas for four years, and I even gave the Neeson family a lesson when they were pressuring the Langley family. However, that has caused problems in my marriage. People have to look forward eventually. I can’t be tied to Sarah for the rest of my life. It’s unfair to Cate.”
Rodney gritted his teeth discontentedly. “So this is the love you gave Sarah in the past? It seems like it’s not a big deal after all.”
“She’s already dead. Perhaps… you love her more than I do.”
Rodney’s body jerked. Shaun knew.
“If you’re still my good friend and brother, I hope you’ll treat my wife with more respect in the future.”
Shaun ended the call and stared straight at Cate who was in a daze.
Her brain was in a mess.
She had previously heard that Shaun was Australia’s top lawyer, but he suddenly vanished from the industry one day. It turned out that it was due to Thomas.
Not only that, Rodney liked Sarah?
What cheesy plot twist was that?
“Cate, I will let go of the past for you. Let’s look forward now, okay?” Shaun said seriously.
Cate’s mind wandered off for a moment, but she quickly withdrew her hand. She could not tell which sentence of his was true or false.
“It’s okay. We still have time.” Shaun stood up. “You can continue your work. I won’t disturb you.”
After he spoke, he closed the door and left.
Cate sat there for a long time, but she could not read even a word on the document.
…
After leaving Hudson Corporation, Shaun drove to the hospital for a drip.
The condition of his illness was unstable, so he could only take medicine for it.
Just as the needle was injected, Lea barged in furiously. “Shaun, you actually asked the legal department to demand 80 billion dollars from Campos Corporation?! Are you trying to finish them off? I think you’re going crazy for money now.”
Mason stood behind Lea, grimacing. “I know that you blame me for being together with your mother. It’s normal that you dislike me, but the Campos family is innocent. Shaun, I’m begging you, spare Campos Corporation.”
“Mason, don’t beg him.” Seeing the man she loved looking so inferior, Lea’s heart ached.
Shaun smirked playfully. “Uncle Mason, do you want to talk some more? I’ve seen many b*tches who try to make themselves look pitiable, but this is the first time I’m seeing a man trying to act pitiful. It’s quite amusing.”
Mason’s elegant face stiffened.