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Then, a beautiful hand picked up one of the leaflets in front of her with slender fingers.
“Let me help you.” Shaun offered and bent over. A watch peeked from beneath his sleeve as he extended his hand. It was a brand she had not seen before.
The minimally designed watch had a sapphire exhibition case back paired with a brown watch band. It gave out an elegance more sophisticated than the branded watches worn on the wrists of celebrities on the posters.
She took another peek at the man’s long legs. The navy blue casual pants were wrapped tightly against his muscles as he bent over.
Without warning, the image from when he dropped the towel that night popped into her mind. She could feel the warmth as color invaded her cheeks.
Ahhh. What was she thinking? She should be ashamed for having this thought.
“What’s wrong? Your cheeks are burning.” Shaun lifted his eyes to steal a quick glimpse at the woman.
“I… L… It’s too hot. I might be sunburned,” Cate stuttered. She averted her gaze immediately by lowering her head to the
He frowned. “Go rest under the shade.”
‘It’s fine.”
She shook her head violently.
It was out of her expectation that the devil could be gentle too. In fact, apart from having the tendency to speak bluntly and maybe being a little petty, he was not that bad of a person.
It took them around five minutes to gather all the leaflets.
Cate felt her head spinning when she rose to her feet. She could not stop her body from suddenly leaning forward.
She thought she was going to land face down on the floor when a strong hand pulled her up from the back.
She staggered a little before regaining balance. Her eyes were met by his curious gaze.
‘It’s probably the low blood pressure from bending over too long.” She wiped the perspiration off her forehead. “It could also be the heat.”
“Get in the car.” Shaun turned around and opened the car door. ‘I’ll send you home.”
“No, no. I haven’t finished handing out the leaflets. I’ll take a short rest and resume in a bit.” She quickly shook her head.
Frustration filled him as he looked at the silly woman. Was she hoping to be attacked by a heatstroke?
‘It’s almost lunchtime for Fudge. You promised not to let your work get between her meal times.”
“I made her lunch before leaving the house.” Her lips formed a pout grudgingly. She almost thought he had finally found his conscience.
He raised an eyebrow. “How dare you make her eat food that has already cooled down?” She was speechless.
Was it wrong for cats to eat food that had cooled down? Was it his cat or his daughter that they were talking about? Perhaps Fudge did not care as much.
Left with no other choice, she got into the car.
Halfway through the ride, she received a phone call from the boss. “There wasn’t much traffic over there, so I’ve changed to a new location,” she lied.
“Alright Cox, keep up with the good work. Perhaps the traffic will increase after lunch hour. Seize the opportunity to hand out the leaflets as quickly as you can. I agreed to hire you because I think your pretty appearance might attract clients. You must work hard. A great designer is useless if she can’t close deals.”
“I will.” Cate ended the call quietly.
Shaun stole a glimpse of her out of the corners of his eyes. The car was not spacious, thus he overheard the entire conversation with her boss. “You should work somewhere else.”
She twitched her lips into a bitter smile. “It doesn’t matter which company I work for. Everything will be difficult in the beginning.” He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel without commenting further.
Coincidentally, they drove past an unusualooking building with a unique style. “What’s that place?” he asked casually.
“Melbourne Culture and Technology Center.” Something came into her mind out of the blue. “The construction has just recently been completed. Summit wanted to take on the design project but lost the opportunity to another company. Not long ago, I was thinking of taking on the design project myself but there’s no point even thinking about it now.”
“Why?”
“They’re doing an open bidding process. A small company like ours isn’t even qualified to join the bidding process.” “Even so, your company will not be able to secure the bid.”
‘That’s not true.” The confidence was evident in her tone. “I was crowned champion in the AM Award in the United States.
Countless companies offered me a chance to work with them. Back then, as I was certain that I would inherit the family business, I rejected the offers and returned to Summit. I dare say no one else in the whole of Melbourne is better in designing than me.”
Shaun twitched his lips. Unexpectedly, the thick-skinned woman was confident in herself too.
“Alright, I can give you a chance to join the bidding.”
Cate straightened up in the seat, her eyes widening in surprise. Her jelly-like luscious lips parted slightly as if she could not believe her ears. “Are you serious?”
‘It’s up to you if you’ll emerge the winner. Show me if you’re actually as capable as you claim to be.” He raised his eyebrows, still keeping his eyes on the road.
“I’m certainly not boasting. I’m confident I can win this.” She felt her brain bubbling with excitement.
“Shaunny, you’re the best…”
She always called him by that name—sometimes gently, sometimes simply trying to bootlick him. However, this was the first time she sounded genuinely delighted. She did not even realize the flirtatious tone in her voice.
The man could not help turning sideways to catch a glimpse of the woman. Her bright round eyes twinkled above her sun-kissed cheeks. It was difficult to put into words the charm and allure written all over her face.
He averted his gaze immediately. His fingers awkwardly flew to undo the buttons near his neckline as he suddenly felt the heat rising in his body.
‘If you really think so, then make me a delicious meal later.” “No problem at all. I can cook anything you request.”
After living together for quite some time, he already knew that she was great at cooking. Upon thinking of that particular dish she made before, he felt a pang of hunger.
However, he cared too much about saving his own dignity to make the request.
“Stop here for a while. I’ll go buy some streaky pork,” she suddenly said when they drove near the neighborhood.
A light flashed across his dark eyes. She caught that although it happened for less than a second.
She pursed her lips to suppress a smile while getting out of the car. The devil looked like a hungry kitten waiting to be fed.
Hmm, there was even a little resemblance between him and Fudge when it came to their eyes. How adorable!