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As he approached her, he could sense the smell emanating from her body. However, he could not be bothered about it.
He dashed toward her and shook her forcefully, but she showed no reaction. Her body was as cold as ice, while her face was as white as a sheet.
Luckily, he found out from the tip of her nose that she was still breathing faintly, or he would have nearly thought she was dead.
He carried her and rushed to the main door. The old lady who was hiding behind the door panicked upon realizing Cate’s situation. Afraid to stay any longer, she immediately fled using the back door.
Shaun did not have the time to seize her. If he did not send Cate to the hospital right now, she would be dead for sure.
On their way to the hospital, the woman remained motionless in his arms.
Shaun lowered his head, gazing at her face. Her originally chubby cheeks had become slim, while her jelly-like lips were dry and chapped.
He found the incident incredulous. Cate was the Cox family’s biological daughter, after all. How inhuman they were! Deep inside, Cate must be consumed by frustration and torment.
Shaun was sympathetic toward the woman. At the same time, he kicked himself for not looking for her earlier.
Shaun sent Cate to the nearest hospital.
He clenched his fists while waiting for her outside the emergency room. Around half an hour later, the doctor came out of the emergency room and said, “Was she kidnapped? If she was sent here an hour later, even God wouldn’t have been able to rescue her.”
“She has been rescued?” Shaun sighed deeply with relief. A weight had finally been lifted off his heart.
“Yes, but her bodily functions have declined. Also, she’s having a persistent fever.” With furrowed brows, the doctor added, “She hasn’t had any water to drink for at least three days, and she probably didn’t eat much rice as well. What’s worse, the rice she had was mostly stale. It’ll likely take her half a month to recover.”
Not only was Shaun shocked, but Hadley was also dumbfounded. “Are the Coxes even human?” Shaun’s handsome face fell. “Tell the reporters what happened today so that the world knows the Cox family’s true colors.”
“Alright.”
Cate had a dream where she was almost dead. However, she received a warm hug from someone reluctant to let her go.
It was because of the warmth that she felt as if she had met a knight in shining armor.
It dawned on her that she was actually… still alive.
This was the thought that first struck Cate when she opened her eyes.
At that moment, her body was covered with a warm blanket. There was a small lamp lighting up the ward, and the air conditioner was on. She was not in the old dark house.
“Cate, you’re finally awake, you damned woman!” Mireya leaped up to her with red eyes and said in a sobbing voice, “You keep being admitted to the hospital, and it’s always more serious than the previous admission. You really scared the hell out of
me.
“Was it you who found me?”
All Cate could recall was that she felt dizzy and seemed to be burning. Her stomach had also been hurting very badly. She really thought that she would die.
At that time, she thought she might as well die since she was greatly tormented by hunger, coldness, and thirst.
“No, it was Shaun who saved you. I had gone to the Cox family’s house to look for you, but you weren’t there. I immediately contacted Shaun, and he saved you that night. Previously, you had been staying in Adelaide for treatment. You’ve been in a
stable condition since yesterday, so Shaun transferred you to Melbourne Hospital. He hasn’t been sleeping well in the past few days as he was taking care of you all the time. I’ve just asked him to go home and rest.”
“It was him…” Cate muttered, her eyes turning red.
Against her expectations, he had saved her from trouble again and again. In fact, she had not done anything else for him aside from cooking for him and Fudge a few times.
She owed him quite a lot.
“Back then, you always claimed that he’s cold-blooded. I think he’s quite nice, though.” Mireya added, “He even told the media the news about you being imprisoned and abused by the Cox family. Summit’s shares have been dropping since yesterday, and many are criticizing your dad and mom online. You won’t be at odds with his idea, right?”
“I won’t!” At the mention of the Cox family, Cate’s eyes expressed a deep sense of hatred. “Since they planned to kill me, I
won’t let them get away with it. I’ll take revenge on them sooner or later!”
Mireya sighed. “Don’t worry, Summit has been hurt badly this time. Its market value has dropped by at least several billion dollars.”
Unaffected by Summit’s situation, Cate said indifferently, “Mireya, I’ll make those who bullied me pay the price someday.” Mireya was stunned as she sensed the change in Cate’s attitude.
“Actually, you can ask Shaun to help you. Don’t you think… he has fallen for you?”
Shaun and Chase came over in the evening.
Chase placed the fruit basket on the coffee table, then greeted Cate with a smile. “Sister-in-law, are you feeling better?”
“Much better.” Cate secretly glanced sideways at Shaun who was dressed in a black windbreaker. Paired with the dark colors of the windbreaker, his extraordinary features seemed like an ice sculpture. Even his eyes were filled with grimness.
Cate dropped her gaze obediently. “Sorry for causing you trouble again.”
‘It’s good that you know that. I thought you’re just foolish.”
Shaun felt unreasonably irritated to see Cate skinny like a bag of bones. Harsh words spat out of his mouth. “I’ve not had a day of peace since marrying you. I don’t want to be questioned by the police when you’re dead one day. Do you understand?”
“There will be no next time.” She bit her pale lip to stop tears from rolling down her cheeks.
A surge of frustration rocked through him. He did not want to keep lecturing her, but she needed to stop making foolish mistakes like this.
“Where’s the phone I bought for you? Why was it left behind at the Cox family’s house?” “My mom tricked me into giving it to her.” “You really are a pig.”
“You’re right. Please call me Piggy Cox from now on.”
The bubble of suppressed laughter escaped from Chase’s lips, softening the tense atmosphere in the hospital ward.
“Alright, Shaun, stop crushing her. No one would expect such cruelty from their birth parents.”
Cate shuddered.
Upon seeing that, Shaun twitched his eyebrows into a deep frown. “Keep your distance with that family if you want to stay alive.”
“That’s right.” Chase nodded. “Just focus on preparing meals for my friend. Look how bad-tempered he has become after not being able to enjoy your home-cooked meals in the past few days…”
“Chase Harrison.” Shaun threw a dangerous glance in his direction.
Chase stopped speaking immediately. Cate could not resist smiling. ‘I’ll get better soon and start cooking for you again.” “Keep quiet and focus on recovering.”
The man’s tone was harsh as usual, but his words brought warmth to her heart.
‘Shaun, thank you, truly.’
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Two days later, Nathan came across the news online which was shared along with the medical certificate issued by Dr. Johnson.
He was greatly shocked by the knowledge.