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Her beautiful face had become swollen and badly scarred. A lot of fingernail scratches were visible on her skin.
Shaun stood at one side, his dark eyes conveying an overwhelming sense of hostility.
Why would this damned silly woman fail to protect herself every time? She would always end up badly injured when he was not around.
“My God. What happened to her? Did you guys punish her illegally?” Mireya screamed and immediately held her. Cate was much weaker than she imagined. Mireya could barely support her.
A pair of large hands was stretched out and subsequently carried Cate horizontally.
The familiar coldness exuded by the man made Cate struggle to open her swollen eyes. Staring at Shaun’s handsome face under the hazy lights, Cate was not at all intimidated. In fact, she felt an inexplicable sense of warmth.
In particular, his chest that felt like charcoal appeared to serve as a haven for her.
Why was he the one who came to save her every time without fail?
She really did not want to owe him anymore.
However, she was exhausted and in terrible pain at that point. All she wanted to do was to lean on him in silence.
Frozen, the woman curled up in his arms like a cat. It had been ages since Shaun last saw such a scene where she was so feeble.
Someone actually trampled on his wife and hurt her this way.
“Who did it?” His grim gaze was fixed on a female officer.
The female officer gave a shudder. “It was the prisoners’ doing. It has nothing to do with us.”
Shaun scoffed upon hearing that. “Looks like you guys aren’t clear about things. She’s a litigant whose only subject to the investigation here. She hasn’t been proven guilty, so she’s not a convict.
“You guys should’ve taken care of her safety during this period, but clearly, you didn’t. You’d better give me an explanation. Otherwise, as her lawyer, I’ll sue all of you who are in charge of this place.”
The female officer was frightened. She had heard that he was a legendary lawyer in Melbourne who was bold enough to sue anyone.
“Don’t… Don’t worry. I’ll inform my superior about it. Those who beat Miss Cox will be heavily punished.”
“I must see the outcome of the punishment.”
Once Shaun finished speaking, he turned around and left while carrying Cate. After that, they got into the car.
After carrying her to the backseat of the car, Shaun stretched out his hands to remove Cate’s drenched shirt.
Cate subconsciously stopped him, her eyes expressing embarrassment.
“Stop moving around and shut up. Let me take a look.” Shaun used one hand to press on her arm and the other hand to undo her shirt forcefully. Her originally snowy skin was filled with bruises at that point, which made her look miserable.
Shaun somehow felt a tight sensation deep down, and his face looked extremely grim.
Cate could not be bothered about him. She only felt embarrassed about her unsightly bruises at that point.
“Are you done looking?” She struggled in shame. Upon moving slightly, she felt so much pain that her face turned pale.
“You’d better be obedient.” Shaun directly threw her drenched clothes to one side. He swiftly took off his sweater and windbreaker, then put them on for her.
The moment he touched the wounds on her body, she gasped in pain.
“Does it hurt badly?” With this tragic outcome, Shaun then added, “Remember the pain and learn your lesson.”
He warned her so that she would not leave him just like that again. He felt the need to make her understand that she would be safest only when she stayed by his side.
Nevertheless, Cate was under the impression that Shaun wanted her to bear in mind not to get tricked anymore. She gnashed her teeth obediently and remained still while suppressing the pain.
Shaun was quite satisfied that she was listening to his advice.
He opened the car door and got out, saying to Mireya, “Sit in the back of the car and take care of her. I’ll drive.”
…
The car traveled on a busy city street in the wee hours.
Cate gazed at Mireya in puzzlement and summoned up the strength to whisper, “Why did he come to save me?”
Mireya rolled her eyes with annoyance. “Hey, do you know that you’ve offended the Clark family this time so nobody else in Melbourne could bail you out? Even Wesley and Nathan could not find a way, so I had no choice but to ask Shaun for help.”
“Is that why he asked Chase for help?” Cate realized the situation.
“Chase won’t set himself against the Clark family because of you, okay. You’re not even his wife.” Mireya felt like knocking her head.
“Do you know that you’re married to a f*cking powerful husband? Shaun’s the most powerful lawyer in Melbourne. He’s the legend numerous wealthy families and magnates have spent a fortune on to get him to dispute lawsuits. However, he’s never bothered about them. That’s how cocky and presumptuous he is.”
Cate was at a loss for words.
What?
After some hesitation, Cate asked weakly, “Am I still in jail? I must be too keen on having someone save me. This is an illusion, isn’t it?”
Mireya pressed lightly on her wound in an abrasive manner, which was painful enough to make Cate come to her senses.
Apparently, everything was real. It seemed like a dream, though.
A couple of days ago, however, Cate had firmly stated in front of him that he was merely a lawyer whose income was pretty much the same as hers.
It was no wonder he had shown a sarcastic look then.
Now that she thought about it, she was thoroughly embarrassed. How dare she make such a shameless remark?
“But why would he agree to save me?” Cate regained her senses. Judging from his typical manner, he surely would not have come since she had seriously offended him.
Feeling guilty, Mireya gave a light cough. “He didn’t plan on saving you at first. I was the one who told him how deeply you were in love with him. I also told him that you left him just because you love him very much and that you couldn’t stand his indifference…”
Mireya subsequently repeated what she had said earlier.
Would this mean that Shaun inwardly viewed Cate as a woman who cried for him every day?
Was she so madly in love with him that she just wanted to cook for him forever and be his wife?
Cate, who was already in shock, became even more bewildered. She seriously wondered if Mireya was harboring a grudge against her.
If that was not the case, why had Mireya tricked her into getting together with Shaun in the first place? Now that Cate could almost get rid of him, Mireya made her out to be an infatuated woman in his eyes.
Considering that Shaun had just saved her, she could not possibly expose Mireya’s lies.
In this case, would she have to embark on an arduous journey of acting again?
“Don’t blame me. I did all this for the sake of saving you. If you were to be saved anytime later, you could’ve been tortured to death there.”
Leaning on her pitifully, Mireya whispered in her ear, “Don’t ever expose me in front of Shaun, or he’ll kill us. He’s a big lawyer, so we can’t afford to provoke him. What’s more, although you’ve been bailed out, it doesn’t mean that the Clark family won’t file a lawsuit against you. If you want to get off the hook, you have only Shaun to rely on.”
Cate was about to faint upon hearing that.
At the end of the day, she still needed to ingratiate herself with Shaun?
She subconsciously did not wish to approach him with an ulterior motive.
Mireya said, “Well, no one in Melbourne except Shaun will be able to help you. Without him, you’ll be sentenced to more than a few years. You’ll be fined as much as tens of millions of dollars and more than ten years. Worse still, you might even receive a sentence of 20 to 30 years. After all, you won’t want to have a poor reputation, right?”
Cate’s spirits sank. She clenched her fist with dissatisfaction.
Indeed, she did not deserve to suffer the vilification. She felt the need to prove her innocence.