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Cate laughed as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Shaun, in the end, you’re still worried about her. You feel that you have a responsibility toward her. You still have feelings for her, regardless of whether you treat her as a family member, lover, or someone you feel sorry for.
You’ve naturally and subconsciously made her your top priority.”
“Don’t get me wrong, Cate. ” Shaun’s hands that were holding the steering wheel froze.
“There’s someone by her side now, and what’s more, you told me it’s impossible for you guys to get married. So why do you have to hurry there?” Cate forced a smile. “Shaun, if you insist on behaving this way, I’d advise you to stop looking for me. It’s better for you to be with Sarah. You really don’t have to make me suffer and treat me unfairly.”
“I’m just going to visit her for a short while. You’re overstating things. ” Shaun’s brows furrowed. “I’m very sure that you’re the one I like.”
“You like me, but you’ll immediately go to Sarah once something happens to her. So if she falls sick and catches a cold, or if something happens to her family, are you going to worry about it and take responsibility for those things as well?”
Cate knew that Sarah would do such things.
She also knew that Sarah would get herself hurt just to win Shaun’s sympathy.
Clearly, Sarah had fallen from the stairs during a blackout with the sole intention of having Shaun go over there.
Nevertheless, Cate would not let her have things her own way.
She would not let Shaun head there tonight.
“Shaun, if you still feel guilty for what happened to her, then continue taking responsibility for her.
Even though she has done something wrong, you still put up with her. You can’t possibly be in a relationship with me and take care of Sarah at the same time. If you continue acting this way, I’ll start looking down on you.”
Cate lifted her head like an arrogant white swan, her eyes heavy with determination. “I want you to know that if you don’t let Sarah go and continue to look after her secretly, she’ll think that she stands a chance at getting back together with you. If this is the case, any man who’s interested in her won’t be able to approach and pursue her. You can’t stop her from marrying another man when you don’t want to marry her, right?”
Shaun’s thin lips twitched. “Of course not. I… hope that she’ll be happy as well.” “Exactly. You don’t have to feel so guilty, actually. After all, you were only in a relationship with Sarah. You didn’t make her go through an abortion or suffer a miscarriage for your sake either. You’ve even helped Thomas by preventing him from being sent to jail several times, and you’ve also always defended Neeson Corporation. As for why you guys didn’t end up getting married to each other, I think you know the answer better than anyone else.”
Cate’s words made Shaun feel at ease all of a sudden.
Despite knowing that he had a change of heart, he had still felt swamped by guilt all because of his promise from back then. After Sarah returned, she managed to cure his illness, but he could not bring himself to do it with her.
Nevertheless, Cate was right.
Shaun and Sarah were merely in a relationship and they had never slept together. Previously, Shaun sincerely wished to marry Sarah. If it were not for Lucifer’s appearance, he would have ended up marrying Sarah.
He admitted that Sarah was pitiful, but he was not the one who contributed to her heartbreaking past.
Cate then continued, “I’m not an unreasonable person anyway. If there were no one by Sarah’s side, it’d be fine with me if you wanted to go and help her since you’re her ex-boyfriend. But someone’s with her now and Sarah’s brother is in Canberra. If you plan to go there, I won’t give you a second chance.”
With that, she opened the car door and directly got out while carrying Suzie.
“Fine, I’m not going there.”
Upon noticing that she was leaving, Shaun quickly undid his seat belt and went after her. He took Suzie from her arms with a sparkle in his eyes. “So can you give me another chance tonight?”
Shaun began to push his luck. “After all, you were trying to control me just now.”
“When did I control you? I was just telling the truth.” Cate started to lose her temper. If she had not spent a long time lecturing Shaun, he would have gone to look for Sarah. How dare he ask such a question.
“Are you mad? Are you jealous?”
Shaun’s mouth curved into a mischievous smile.
Even though she maintained an impassive face, he knew that she was concerned about him deep down.
“You’re overthinking it. I just don’t want things to b e like before when you kicked me to the curb and divorced me immediately after we slept together. Shaun, all I want is a sense of security. I don’t want t o always be the one who will be dumped at any moment.”
As soon as Cate finished speaking, she walked forward without looking back.
At the sight of her black hair being blown by the night breeze and her fine curves, Shaun’s heart somehow ached.
Shaun went after her and entered the house. Then, h e placed Suzie on the bed in her bedroom.
“Tomorrow, I’ll send Suzie to preschool. You don’t have to come and pick her up. ” Cate tucked Suzie in bed.
“Oh. ” Shaun’s eyes swept over the house. He raised his brows with a sense of wickedness. “I think I might as well sleep here tonight. I can just sleep on the couch.”
“Are you dreaming?” After rolling her eyes, Cate pushed him out of the bedroom harshly. “ Mireya will be back tonight. It’ll be awkward if you sleep here.”
“In that case, I… I can sleep on the couch in your bedroom.” Shaun threatened her with a low voice, “
Aren’t you afraid that I’ll go to the hospital and look for Sarah if you let me go?”
He did not expect this sentence to offend Cate.
“If you want to look for her, that’s your business. It’s not like I’ve tied your legs together anyway.”
This time, she directly pushed him out of the main door and slammed it.
Shaun ruffled his short black hair in annoyance.
He blamed himself for offending her with his stupid remark.
As soon as he turned around, he saw Mireya walking out of the elevator while humming a tune.
When their eyes met, Mireya was taken aback. “ S- Shaun, why are you here again?”
What did she mean by ‘again’?
Shaun disliked the sight of Mireya as she had ruined his opportunity to stay with Cate.
“Isn’t your office in the States? When are you leaving?” Shaun asked nonchalantly.
“Leave?” Mireya was stunned. “I’m not planning to leave. I’ll be staying in Canberra to work.”
Shaun’s head hurt at the thought of this third wheel who would continue to stay here.
He pulled a long face and asked, “Are you going to keep staying with Cate?”
”Of course. We’re best friends, and we depend on each other…”
Shaun suddenly took out a bunch of keys from his pocket. “These are the keys to a duplex apartment on the top floor of Brighton Gardens. This furnished apartment is › 4o square meters. Move there and it’s yours from today onward.”
Mireya was dumbfounded.
Although she had not returned to Canberra for years, she knew that Brighton Gardens was one of the most expensive apartments in Canberra.
Considering that it was situated downtown, every inch of land was worth a fortune.
Shaun actually offered her an apartment just like that?
“Do you want it?” Shaun asked her.
“Yes!”