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Cate widened her eyes and stared at the store manager. Her eyes conveyed a sense of incredulity.
“When a man really cares about a woman, he’ll be possessive. He wouldn’t want her to dress provocatively, and only he’s allowed to see you like that.” With a grin, the store manager added, “Having worked here for years, I’ve met countless men. I’m a good judge of character.”
Upon hearing her words, Cate was filled with a flame of hope. Did Shaun not want other people to see her in revealing clothes?
That was actually possible.
Cate’s glumness faded at such a thought.
Then, she changed into a long white dress before she went downstairs. Unexpectedly, she saw Shaun smoking.
He rarely smoked. Today was probably the first time she had seen him doing so.
Nevertheless, he looked handsome and charming when he smoked. Since she was in love with a man, anything he did would surely look great to her.
“Shaunny, is this dress okay?”
Cate walked to him and pulled at his sleeve secretly.
Shaun cast a glance at her. This time, she was dressed conservatively with an elegant feel. She was sure to become a beautiful sight to behold tonight.
Suddenly, he regretted choosing to bring her out. He should have hidden her.
“Let’s go.” Shaun put out the cigarette in the ashtray and walked out first.
Holding her dress, Cate walked relatively slowly. When Shaun turned his head around, his brows were furrowed. He walked to her and lifted her by the waist straight away.
She subconsciously put her hands around his neck, then stared at his exquisite chin. She was carried away by his attractive looks.
She blurted out, “You didn’t let me wear the aqua dress just now because you don’t want me to dress provocatively, right? Is it because you care about me?”
With that, there was an atmosphere of silence.
Shaun lowered his head. He stared at her with dark eyes and a discreet smile. “You’ve gone insane after drinking too much during the day, huh?”
Cate bit her tongue. She had probably gone insane.
After they got downstairs, Shaun directly placed her in the backseat. With a sarcastic tone, he said, “Technically, you’re my wife, after all. I don’t want you to wear indecently and get mocked.”
Cate’s face flushed. She did not feel like talking to him throughout their journey.
The car entered the Harrison family’s manor, which was teeming with guests. A row of luxurious cars was seen at the parking lot outside the manor.
Cate was a little upset as she did not spot the Cox’ and Lowes’ cars. If Nathan was here, he would definitely be astonished to see her holding his uncle’s hand. Hehe.
She walked in with her hands wrapped around Shaun’s arms. Shaun turned his head and gave her a reminder, “Tonight, you can publicly claim that you’re my girlfriend.”
Cate’s eyes sparkled. The next minute, however, Shaun became a wet blanket. “Don’t be overjoyed. I just don’t want Old Master Harrison to introduce me to a potential marriage partner.”
In this case… Was she just a shield?
Cate was speechless. It was no wonder he would bring her here for the first time in his life.
“Fine. I’m willing to shelter you from all sorts of harm and support you regardless…”
Before she could finish her performance, a woman dressed in a champagne-colored gown walked toward Shaun in an elegant manner.
“Shaun, it’s been a long while since we last met.”
Cate could not bring herself to continue with her act. The woman was the little princess of the Harrison family, Angela Harrison, who was also Chase’s younger sister. Cate had seen her once from afar when she attended a dinner back then. From her expression that was filled with tender affection, Cate thought that Angela could be her competitor.
“Shaun, how’s Mrs. Lyons lately? It’s been a long time since I last saw her. I miss her so badly.”
“She’s fine,” Shaun answered laconically.
Angela then pouted. “Shaun, it’s absurd that you’ve been in Melbourne for such a long time, yet you didn’t come and see me. Do you still remember that you promised to watch my violin performance? You haven’t fulfilled the promise.”
With that, she stared at Shaun with indignation.
Cate was gripped by envy. She was standing right there, but Angela seemed to consider her invisible.
“Cough, cough. Shaunny, can you introduce her to me? She’s…?”
Cate clutched Shaun’s arm while showing a lady-like, affectionate look.
Shaun smirked when he noticed how quickly Cate got jealous. “Chase’s sister.”
“Who’s she? Why is she calling you in an intimate manner?” A bitter look crossed Angela’s face.
Curling her red lips, Cate said, “Hi, Miss Harrison. I’m his girlfriend. You might not have seen me before, but you should’ve heard of my name. I’m Cate Cox, the most beautiful woman among the elites in Melbourne.”
Shaun’s mouth twitched at her shameless remark.
Angela widened her eyes as she could not believe how shameless the woman was. She then mocked, “Hehe. Sorry, I haven’t heard about you being the most beautiful woman. However, I’ve heard about the foolish behavior of Cate Cox from the Cox family in Melbourne recently. You lost to your sister, who came from a rural area, for the right to the Cox family’s inheritance, and you subsequently got kicked out of the family. I don’t believe that Shaun would want to have such a dumb*ss as his girlfriend.”
Cate felt as if something had pierced through her heart. She was at a loss for words.
“Angie.” Shaun’s eyes darkened. “Behave yourself. She’s indeed my girlfriend.”
“How’s that possible?” Angela turned pale. “She doesn’t even match your noble status.”
Dissatisfied, Cate replied, “Why don’t I match him? I’m pretty. When we stand together, we match each other well in appearance. Our future child is definitely going to look attractive.”
Angela’s mouth twitched in annoyance. She sarcastically said, “Please. You’ll lower the IQ of your descendants.”
Watching the two women arguing gave Shaun a headache. He then rubbed his forehead. “Okay, Angie. I’m going to send my wishes to your grandpa now. I’ll leave you to it.”
Once he finished speaking, he strode toward the main building with Cate without waiting for Angela to respond.
Puffing out her cheeks, Cate did not say a word throughout the walk there.
As she had been eating well and sleeping well recently, her cheeks were chubby again. She looked very cute.
Shaun could not help but stretch out his hands to pinch her cheeks. “Angie is still young, and she has been pampered since young. Don’t lower yourself to her level.”
Upon hearing that, Cate became so sulky that she almost felt like vomiting blood. The situation would not have been worse if he had not commented further.
‘What does it mean? He’s trying to put in a good word for Angela, huh?’
She chuckled. “Don’t worry, I won’t lower myself to Angie’s level.”
Shaun raised his brow. “Does it mean that you’re not going to lower yourself to her level?”
“Since you’re so close with her, why didn’t you think of making her pretend to be your girlfriend? After all, you call her Angie. I’m just a sitter, someone who’s not even addressed as Cate or Rin.”
Shaun replied, “…So it’s all because I called her Angie and don’t call you Cate?”
“Of course not. Am I the petty sort?” Cate faked a smile.
Shaun felt helpless. “Angela used to play with Chase and me at the back of the manor when we were young. I treat her as a little sister.”
Cate was stunned. Was he trying to explain to her?
At that instant, they arrived at the main building.
Dressed in a suit, Old Master Harrison waved at Shaun energetically.
“Shaunny, you only came to meet me now although you’ve been in Melbourne for quite a long time now. How absurd! Are you holding me in contempt because I’m old?”
“Absolutely not. You’re looking younger than ever, Old Master Harrison.” Shaun handed him a birthday gift.
Old Master Harrison turned his gaze to Cate whom Shaun then introduced. “This is my girlfriend.”
“Ah, you finally got yourself a partner. That’s sad. I initially planned to set you up with someone. There are many wonderful women in Melbourne.” Old Master Harrison handed a gift to Cate. “Here’s a gift for you as we’re meeting for the first time, young lady. Shaunny has suffered a lot in his life. Please take care of him.”