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The entire office was only slightly over a hundred square feet. Both their designers took care of everything including designing the plans and giving out advertising leaflets outside the office.
This was her first time doing such work. She felt rather self-conscious in the beginning but soon became more natural at the task.
Some passersby would accept her leaflets but more often than not, people would just walk past as if she was non-existent.
About an hour later, she was drenched in sweat and her cheeks were reddened by the heat.
Although it was fall, the weather was unusually hot today.
Another person walked past without acknowledging her. Just then, a black Lamborghini pulled to a stop in front of her.
This took her by surprise. It was Nathan’s car.
“Cate, why are you handing out leaflets in the streets…” Rosabella stepped out from the passenger seat.
Cate felt a knot in the center of her chest. Nathan once said the passenger seat of his car only belonged to her. The irony! “Where else would I be? Summit?” Her words reeked of indifference.
Rosabella pursed her lips as if she was upset. “I didn’t mean that…”
“What’s with that tone? Your sister is being kind toward you.” Nathan suddenly got out of the car and slammed the door behind him. “Take a good look at yourself. You’re the young lady of the Cox family. Don’t you feel ashamed of yourself?”
Cate lifted her gaze, only to see the disgust on his handsome face. An intense pain filled her heart as if someone was carving a hole out of it with a chisel.
“Why should I be ashamed? I’m working honestly by handing out leaflets instead of stealing from others.”
“Nathan didn’t mean it like that. He thinks you shouldn’t be doing something like this. Cate, come back to Summit,” Rosabella said immediately, “Look, we’ve just secured a renovation deal with the developer of Mandarin Garden regarding their luxurious
studios. We’re talking about over a thousand suites, so the profit could well be over millions. Come assist me. Shouldn’t us sisters work together to make Summit better?”
Cate, who was already feeling agitated from being exposed to the hot sun for an hour, became more irritated. “Don’t you get tired from being a hypocrite every minute? Can you stay away from me? I don’t have the energy to entertain you.”
“That’s enough,” Nathan shouted at her, annoyed. “Rosabella is offering you a hand out of kindness but you simply assume the worst of her. You’re unbelievable.”
“Me?” Cate could not believe her ears. “Are you too blind to see what kind of woman she is? Would we have separated if not because of her?”
“Rosabella loves me too much, but you? You reprimand the two of us for the way things have turned out but you don’t even love me like she does.”
“Fine, my love doesn’t compare to hers. Leave, get out of my sight right now.” Cate lost all control and threw the stash of leaflets at the two of them.
“Mad woman!” Nathan stepped in front of Rosabella and slightly nudged the other woman away from them.
Cate lost her balance and fell to the ground. The leaflets were scattered all across the floor.
By the time she looked up, Nathan was already leading Rosabella toward the car with their fingers interlocked.
Rosabella looked over her shoulder to smile smugly at her sister.
The Lamborghini then disappeared into the distance. Cate was in excruciating pain. It was as if someone had skinned her alive.
She did not expect Nathan to stand up for Rosabella like that, even willing to hurt her because of the latter.
It seemed obvious that the distance between them was growing further.
Cate had not felt defeated before this, but right at this moment, she felt like she had lost everything.
Shaun had just driven out from the court. While waiting for the traffic light to turn green, he noticed that the side of the road was covered in leaflets. A woman dressed in a white shirt bent down from the waist to pick up the leaflets one by one.
He frowned slightly as he recalled Cate wearing that same outfit before he left the house this morning.
The light turned green. He made a U-turn and parked his car by the roadside. He walked toward the woman, bent over to pick up a leaflet, and handed it over.
“Leave me alone,” she said in a choked-up voice, thinking it was Nathan who had returned. “I don’t want to see your face…”
She lifted her gaze. Though her vision was blurred by the tears that were welled up in her eyes, a genuine look of surprise washed over her face when she recognized the delicate features.
“Shaun… Lyons.”
He twitched his brows into a frown. She had been addressing him as ‘Shaunny’ lately and it felt strange hearing her calling him by his full name.
“Who upset you?” He noticed the tear stains around her red puffy eyes. It was evident that she had been crying.
The woman had always acted cheekily in front of him. This was the first time that he saw her cry.
Frustrated, Cate bit her lip as she secretly insulted the man. ‘It’s all because of your stupid nephew. Did they not teach you manners in the family? He’s selfish, unfaithful, and has a head full of sh*t’
However, she knew better than to tell the truth. “I… Someone threw my stash of leaflets to the ground,” she replied, looking aggrieved.
Shock washed over his face as he looked at the leaflet in his hand.
He did not expect her new role would have her handing out leaflets on the streets. He learned from his investigation that this woman grew up in a pampered and spoiled environment.
“You claim to have graduated from the University of New South Wales but this is the kind of work you do?”
Cate blushed in embarrassment.
“I was involved in the designing of Melbourne theater and airport. Besides, I also have experience in project management, but people don’t believe me because of my age. I can’t possibly reveal my identity as the young lady of the Cox family as well because people might form their own opinions on my motive. That’s why I can only choose from being an assistant in a big company or being a designer in a small business,” she explained while quickly gathering the leaflets.
“I don’t want to be an assistant because that’s basically doing odd administrative jobs. Someone higher up will undoubtedly take advantage of me and claim my design concepts as their own. I’d rather start building my profile in a small company. Not only can I share a percentage of profit when closing deals, but managing a project also gives out a handsome paycheck. After a year of doing this, I can probably save enough money, build a team, and start my own business. This hardship is only temporary.”
“Don’t you want to return to Summit Group?” Shaun asked.
She shook her head quietly. “One shouldn’t depend on handouts from others. It’s more practical to be self-reliant.”
The man was genuinely astonished. Due to the environment he grew up in, he had seen many people constantly fighting over fame and wealth. Not many people shared the same view on life as her.
He looked at the woman who had bent over to pick up the leaflets. For the first time, he had a whole new level of respect for this person.
“Leave them.”
“I can’t.” She shook her head from left to right without a moment of hesitation. “I’ll be in trouble if the boss finds out the stash of leaflets is scattered across the floor. The office is not doing particularly well and I shouldn’t goof off. Besides, leaving them on the floor makes it difficult for the janitor too.”