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Rosabella and Jeffery rubbed their eyes hard. They seriously doubted if their eyes were deceiving them.
“Young Master Lyons, I think you’re mistaken.” Rosabella summoned up her courage again and tugged the hem of Willie’s shirt. “Did you forget that last night—”
“Just zip it!”
Feeling impatient, Willie gave Rosabella a kick. “I accidentally offended you after getting drunk last night, Miss Cox. I’m sorry for behaving abruptly and presumptuously. I’m a scumbag who doesn’t deserve to be a human. Luckily, you woke me up by beating me, or I would’ve ruined the Lyons family’s reputation and felt sorry to my ancestors.”
“…”
The crowd gasped and felt that the world had turned into a fantasy.
Cate blinked and stared at Willie intently. Was it the stun gun from last night that had damaged Young Master Lyons’s brain?
She vividly remembered that he was not drunk last night.
Even though she had the photos to threaten him, he did not need to behave so submissively.
Director Irvine was at his wits’ end. “But we…”
“By the way, how dare you guys dismiss her from the chairwoman position and kick her out of the board of directors?!”
Willie’s eyes hardened as he glared at the directors. “Are you guys under the impression that you’re too old and can’t wait to retire? Or are you guys hoping for Hudson to close down?”
The directors trembled and did not feel that they were old enough to retire yet. They still planned on working for another ten to 20 years in the industry.
“Young Master Lyons, it was very immature of us,” Director Irvine immediately said with a quivering voice, “She didn’t get dismissed from her position. She’s still the chairwoman, and this will never change.”
Jeffery’s body quaked. Overwhelmed by a sense of incredulity, he roared in agitation. “What are you bullsh*tting, Seth Irvine? You guys chose me as the chairman this morning!”
Director Levy glanced at him exasperatedly. “You and your daughter were the ones who claimed that Miss Cox offended Young Master Lyons. We can’t do anything now.”
“Exactly.”
“Everyone knows that you’re dying to become the chairman, but you shouldn’t have taken things too far while disregarding your dignity.”
“After all, Cate is part of the Cox family. You shouldn’t have acted so cruelly.”
The shareholders began to tell Jeffery off.
Jeffery and Rosabella appeared to have fallen from heaven to hell. In a fit of rage, Jeffery screamed at Rosabella, “What on earth is going on?!”
Rosabella was the one who said that she had Willie eating out of her hand. She was the one who said that Willie would assist them. She was the one who said that Willie hated Cate so much that he could not wait to kill her.
“I don’t know.” Rosabella was dazed, wondering why everything had completely changed overnight.
With an imploring look, her eyes settled on Willie. “Young Master Lyons, did Cate bewitch you or something? Didn’t you say that… you’re quite fond of me?”
“Fond of you?” Willie’s reaction was as though he heard a joke. “You got into bed with me despite having a boyfriend. Do you think I’d give a damn about you? You’re no different from the whores out there.”
A slap landed on her cheek, but this time, it seemed to have landed on her heart as well.
Rosabella nearly missed her footing.
There were quite a number of people around her, including employees and shareholders of Hudson. The situation had caused an uproar among them, and they looked at her with contempt.
“I didn’t expect her to be this kind of person. Before this, she gave me the impression of being pure and noble.”
“Yeah. A lot of men in the company treated her as a goddess.”
“Luckily, I didn’t introduce her to my son. She’s indeed shameless.”
“…”
Amid the constant humiliation, Rosabella’s face turned pale. She had put so much effort into building an enviable reputation before this, yet it was all destroyed at this point.
As her father, Jeffery shook with embarrassment. “You’ve gone too far, Young Master Lyons. Rosabella is truly in love with you. She fell for you at first sight.”
Unexpectedly, Willie burst out laughing as if Jeffery’s remark was a joke. “What does she like about me? To be frank, having been with many women, I realize that she’s the loosest woman. Mr. Cox, I admire the way you treat your daughter as an object for the sake of wealth and power.”
With that, the remark changed the public’s perception of Rosabella and Jeffery once again. Cate, who was just watching the incident unfold, was also astounded.
Little did she expect that Willie was a pervert. What shocked her most was that Rosabella could actually accept it.
Cate gave a light cough and then smiled at Rosabella. “Sister, I can’t help but look at you in a different light now. Did you snatch Nathan away back then using the same kind of tactic?”
The question immediately reminded the public of Rosabella’s previous relationship with Nathan.
Everyone looked at Rosabella in utter disgust.
They even kept a distance from her, afraid that she would contaminate them.
A shiver ran the length of Rosabella’s whole body. She rolled her eyes straight away, pretending to faint in a fit of fury.
“Rosabella!” Jeffery promptly carried her and left the lounge room embarrassedly.
Willie frowned. He then turned his head around and looked at Cate. “She had a boyfriend previously?”
“Yeah. They even got engaged. However, she immediately targeted someone else because her ex-boyfriend was poor.” Cate cast a strange glance at him. “Were you assuming that you were the first man she slept with?”
Willie was at a loss for words.
Indeed, that was what he had assumed but he could not bring himself to reveal it.
Considering that he had helped her deal with Jeffery and Rosabella, Cate kindly reminded him, “Some things can be altered in this world.”
“…Of course, I know this, hehe. Thank you for reminding me.”
With an embarrassed expression, Willie smiled reluctantly. “Have you stopped being mad at me, Miss Cox?”
“…”
In fact, Cate was not clear about what was going on in his mind. She then said, “Can I have a few words with you, Young Master Lyons?”
“Sure. No problem.”
Cate walked out of the office with Willie going after her. His legs trembled after glancing at Elle who was beside him.
Elle looked at him with a smile. “Are you okay, Young Master Lyons?”
“I… I’m okay. Well, you’re quite skilled.” Willie felt an atomic bomb going off in his head. Cate was actually protected by the nimble Elle, who came from Liona.
Liona was the most mysterious underground organization under the Lyons family. It included veterans from all over the world as well as members from martial arts families. At present, it was solely managed by Shaun.
How on earth did Cate bewitch Shaun? The way Willie looked at Cate now was totally different.
“Yeah, Elle is brilliant.” Cate stopped walking.
Elle intentionally walked farther away to give the two of them some space.
Cate remained silent while waiting for Willie to ask about the photos. However, after a long wait, he did not utter a word. He even looked at her with a mixture of admiration, fear, and helplessness.
“…”
Cate was completely speechless. “Well… Young Master Lyons, are you experiencing any side effects as a result of being electrocuted last night?”
“Absolutely not. I became clear-headed instead.” Willie grinned. “Miss Cox, it’s my greatest honor to be able to meet you in Melbourne. Can we be friends?”
“But the photos…”
Willie waved his hand. “You can keep the photos if you like.”
The corners of Cate’s mouth twitched. Why would she like his indecent photos? “Don’t you blame me for stripping off your clothes and even humiliating you last night…”
Willie froze and said reluctantly, “You were just telling the truth. How could I blame you… Ah-choo!”