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“Hey, that’s not nice. You’re so different from First Young Lady Cox although both of you are from the same family.”
“Exactly! First Young Lady Cox even brought us coffee and tea earlier. You’ve been brought up by the Cox couple since birth yet your manners pale in comparison.”
Cate narrowed her eyes.
A handsome young man dressed in a gray suit came to her rescue. The intimidation was evident in his voice.
“Today’s an important day for the Cox and Lowe families. Many honorable guests will show up to this event, including Cindy Turner. Yet the group of you have ambushed a weak girl to embarrass her. Is she an artist or an online influencer? Since you like to interview her so much, why don’t you all work together to make her the next online sensation?”
The tall man’s outfit naturally exuded an imposing manner.
The reporters dispersed gradually, and a bubble of laughter escaped Cate’s lips.
“Not bad, President Jackson. You’ve become different after taking over the president position at your company. No wonder my girl Mireya is falling head over heels for you.”
This man was Mireya’s boyfriend, Patrick Jackson.
“Stop it, you. Mireya has been calling me since last night to make sure I’ll have your back. Let’s go,” he said, smiling.
Cate was about to nod when an elegant woman wearing a bright yellow low-cut dress stepped forward in high heels to grab his arm.
“Patrick, you’re walking too fast and I can’t catch up. I almost fell over just now.”
Cate looked at the woman. “This is Linda Shelby from the Shelby family. She’s also invited to the engagement ceremony tonight,” the man explained.
“Oh,” she mumbled, shifting her gaze to the woman’s hand around his arm. She laughed half-jokingly. “I was really shocked to see her linking arms with you. I thought you were being unfaithful to Mireya.”
Startled, Patrick looked at his arm and freed it from the woman. He said grudgingly to Linda, “Linny, I told you many times that we can’t behave like when we were younger anymore. Other people might misunderstand.”
“I’m used to it. Besides, after coming here, I naturally see you as my companion for the night.” Linda stuck out a tongue playfully before saying to Cate, “Hey there, I’m friends with Mireya too and we hang out all the time. I’ll get upset if you somehow affect their relationship.”
“Alright now, she didn’t even say anything.” Patrick patted her on the head. “Let’s go in together.”
The three of them started walking toward the banquet hall together. Cate stole a quick glance at Linda out of the corner of her eyes.
For some reason, she found the other woman rather pretentious.
What did Linda mean anyway? That Cate was the one stirring trouble if Mireya began to grow suspicious of Linda and Patrick’s relationship?
This woman definitely had an ulterior motive.
Ever since Rosabella stole Nathan from her, Cate felt as if she had developed a special instinct that could accurately analyze a woman’s personality. Besides, how could a man be so intimate with another woman apart from his romantic partner or sisters?
This was undoubtedly not a good sign.
Cate frowned. At the same time, Jeffery and Sally spotted her from afar and gestured her over with a smile.
She did not want to see their faces but walked toward them nonetheless because of Granny Cox.
Unexpectedly, Sally suddenly hugged her close and spoke affectionately.
“Officer Chandler, this is my other darling daughter, Cate. She’s not only courageous but also kind and upright. Not long ago, she even cooperated with the police and went undercover to take down a group that makes illegal videos. Sigh, my eldest is getting married soon but my youngest is still single. I hope she gets married soon as well. Don’t you have a younger son available too…”
A flurry of emotions chased across Officer Chandler’s face in quick succession. Everyone in Melbourne knew Cate had almost gotten raped on the live stream. No family would dare to take her in anymore.
“Oh, right, she sounds like a nice girl. It’s a shame my younger son is already in a relationship. Hey, isn’t that Chairman Wright? It’s been a long time.”
Officer Chandler made an excuse and walked away quickly.
Jeffery said in disappointment, “Don’t worry, Cate. I’ll find you a good husband today.”
Nonchalance was written all over Cate’s face. She had already given up hope on this couple.
“You can stop the pretense now. You were the ones who arranged the reporters by the door and soon, the words will go out that we’re a happy family. There’s no need to keep acting. I’m only here today to celebrate Grandma’s birthday. I’m not interested in anything else.”
Sally suppressed her anger and said through gritted teeth, “Cate Cox, what happened to you that made you so heartless? No matter what, we’ve raised you since young and spent a lot of time and effort educating you. It’s one thing that you don’t realize your mistakes but you even slander us to the public. Have you any conscience left? Apart from the matters related to Rosabella, have we wronged you otherwise? We put you in the old manor also purely for your own good.”
“You’re right, that’s why I don’t hate you. You two brought me into this world, but that doesn’t mean you can take my life too!” Cate scoffed out of anger.
Jefferey shouted, “Since when did we want to take your life? Was the environment over at the old manor really that bad? It’s not like I had banned you from eating or keeping warm.”
This took Cate by surprise. Did it mean the old lady was not part of their plan?
It seemed possible on second thought. “But that old lady—”
“Cate, you actually came!” Rosabella’s shriek of surprise filled the room.
Before Cate could react, Rosabella grabbed her with her left arm and linked her right arm with their mother’s.
“How great! Our family is finally complete.”
Cate lifted her arm that the woman was holding and said coldly, “Please move your hand away. I don’t want to be accused of pushing you to the ground again when I take my hand away later.”
“Cate, what do you mean?” A look of embarrassment washed over Rosabella’s pretty face. She quickly held Nathan’s hand and pleaded softly. “Nathan, talk to Cate. We’ve invited many guests today and it’s important that our family is friendly with one another.”
Naturally, he thought Cate meant to stir up trouble again and instinctively glared at the woman. However, he was completely taken aback in the next second.
Cate was wearing a long white dress today. Her beautiful hair was in a casual yet delicate updo. She looked uniquely attractive.
Rosabella appeared pretty today as well, but it was mainly because of her makeup. She could not compare to Cate’s natural beauty even with the thick layers of makeup on.
If not for everything that had happened in the past, Cate would be the person he was getting engaged to today…
A surge of annoyance rocked through Rosabella upon seeing him staring at Cate in a daze. She simply said in a neutral tone, “Cate, you look gorgeous today. I bet you spent hours getting ready for tonight. Look, everyone can’t take their eyes off you.”
Embarrassment flashed across Nathan’s handsome face as he immediately retrieved his gaze.
Sally became displeased at the sound of that. “Cate, I invited you here today to give your blessings, not become the center of attention. Today’s a big day for your sister.”
Speechless, Cate replied grudgingly, “Well, sorry to disappoint but it only took me ten minutes to get ready. It all comes down to my natural beauty. I shouldn’t be blamed for having been born prettier than her. I wasn’t the one who gave birth to her anyway.”
“You…” Sally found no words to retaliate.
Cate turned to look at Rosabella before chuckling again.
“You’re secretly jealous that I’m prettier than you, right? Say it outright instead of trying to throw subtle hints left and right all the time. After all, you only have to say it and someone else will do the dirty work for you, isn’t it? Then you can go off pretending to be weak and innocent again.”
“Cate, that’s not what I mean. I’m genuinely complimenting you.” Tears of grievance were slowly welling up in Rosabella’s eyes.
Nathan could not watch this any longer. “Cate, haven’t you had enough? You’re the only one being harsh to Rosabella since the beginning.”
“There, someone is stepping up to protect you now.” The corners of Cate’s lips twitched into a meaningful smile.
Nathan widened his eyes in rage. Jeffery finally spoke up, “Alright, we still have guests around. Cate, go to the private room to keep your Grandma company. Come out again when the ceremony starts.”
“I’ll leave after seeing Grandma…”
“You’ll have to feed her later,” Jeffery interrupted impatiently, “Your grandma became paralyzed after she fell not long ago. She can’t even feed herself now.”
This news hit Cate like a bombshell. She could not believe what she had just heard. It had only been a month since she last visited her grandma. How could this happen?
“Why are you only telling me this now?!”
“What good would it have done? What else can you do apart from infuriating us?”
Cate walked away coldly toward the private room. A gray-haired old lady was sitting in the wheelchair, staring aimlessly at the window. Another woman next to her was feeding her water.
Tears rolled down her cheeks. “Sorry, Grandma, that I only came to see you now.”
She had not visited recently to avoid making the old woman worry.