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She regretted it. Why had she always resisted him before?
It was only now that she could see who it was who treated her well.
“Ms. Cox, let’s go.” Hadley blocked the two’s line of sight.
Cate walked forward, and Wesley kept watching as she left. He dialed a mysterious number in sorrow. “When exactly will you deal with Shaun Lyons? I just want him to die now!”
“What’s the hurry? You’re just growing, but Shaun Lyons is already at his peak. He’s not easy to deal with.” The person on the other end laughed. “But everything has been arranged for. You just have to do as I say.”
…
In the hospital.
Slap!
Old Master Lyons landed a slap on Shaun’s face. “You b*stard! I raised you wholeheartedly for so many years and this is how you repay me?”
“Dad, I’m sure Shaun didn’t mean it. He must’ve been seduced by that vixen.”
Valerie hurriedly came over to mediate and shot a look at Shaun. “Did you hear him? Hurry up and apologize to your grandfather and promise not to contact Cate Cox again.”
“Impossible. I’ve already decided to marry her.” Shaun stood there quietly, his gaze calm and his tone firm.
Everyone sucked in a breath. Old Master Lyons’s face was ashen. “I think you’ve really been caught by her spell. If you want to marry her, you’ll have to walk over my dead body first.”
Lea frowned and said, “You’ve already made your grandmother faint from anger. Are you trying to do the same to your grandfather? Everyone knows that you’re dating Melanie, and Cate attended the event tonight as Liam’s female companion in front of everyone. If word that Cate and you are now together spreads tomorrow, the Lyons family will become a laughing stock.”
Although Lea did have a favorable impression of Cate in the beginning, she found Cate’s two-timing behavior disgusting.
“That’s right.” Shaun’s uncle, Spencer Lyons, also advised, “I just received news that the entire event was ruined. Although no media dares to report it, word has already spread all around. Shaun, this is a heavy blow to your reputation. If you insist on doing this, the negative news on the internet about you will become more intense.”
“If you still want to sit in the position of president, you must marry Melanie Yule immediately and quell the rumors,” Old Master Lyons said angrily.
“I refuse.” Shaun remained unmoved.
“You…” Old Master Lyons was so angry he did not know what to say.
Melanie, who had been listening from the side with a pale face, could not help but cry out, “Eldest Young Master Lyons, what’s so good about Cate? She’s just an illegitimate daughter. Is it because she knows how to flirt—”
“Melanie Yule, you’d better watch your mouth,” Shaun warned expressionlessly.
Nicola’s face twisted in anger as she argued, “Eldest Young Master Lyons, you invited Melanie in full view of everyone to dance at the ball, and the Lyons family said that she would be your girlfriend, but now you’re saying no? Are you just playing around with the Yule family? How is she supposed to marry in the future?”
Old Master Lyons also felt that they were in the wrong. “We’ll give the Yule family an explanation.”
“Good, I believe you, Old Master Lyons. If this matter isn’t resolved, I believe that if such shameful news of the Lyons family spreads, no influential family will dare to marry anyone from the Lyons family in the future. And… if the public learns about this, I’m afraid the entire country will call him a scumbag.”
Nicola finished speaking and pulled her daughter to leave.
“Did you hear what the Yule family said?” Old Master Lyons grimaced and threatened, “If you keep insisting, hand over Lyons Corporation to Liam tomorrow. You’re not the only one in the Lyons family.”
“I won’t break up with her.” Shaun frowned, and there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes. “Grandpa, I’m sorry.”
“Get out.” Old Master Lyons was so angry he did not want to speak to him anymore.
The members of the Lyons family were all looking contemplative. It seemed like there really would be a change in the person in charge of the Lyons family.
…
11:00 p.m.
Shaun walked into the hospital wearing a thin shirt.
The elegant and noble Shaun Lyons had not been this miserable for a long time. His handsome face was marred with a slap print.
Liam came in from outside with a lab sheet. When he saw Shaun, a warm and harmless smile appeared on his face. “Brother, aren’t you going to stay with Grandma?”
“I’ll give you the chance to please the two elderly. Isn’t that what you wanted?” Shaun glanced at him coldly. “Are you satisfied with how tonight turned out after planning everything?”
“What does it have to do with me?” Liam shrugged. “Shaun, it’s not nice of you to say that when you stole my female companion.”
“Liam Lyons, I underestimated you.” Shaun had never looked so carefully at Liam as he was doing now. Perhaps his younger brother had done too good of a job at hiding. “When Cate went to the old residence before, you saw her hiding in my room, didn’t you?”
Liam raised his brows but did not comment.
A touch of rage flashed in Shaun’s eyes. “You shouldn’t have hurt or deceived her.”
Liam’s thin lips were slowly raised into a smile and he said cruelly, “Shaun, the one who hurt her has never been me. It was you. I just helped her walk from the darkness to the light, where she can be seen by everyone else.”
“There are many ways to do that, but you definitely shouldn’t have used your method. Liam Lyons, I won’t forgive you for this.”
Shaun moved his long legs and left without looking back.
Back at home.
He pushed open the door of the bedroom, but the lights were not turned on.
A faint smell of medicine filled the room, and a small figure under the silk blanket had its back to the door.
He went round to the balcony and stood in front of the bed. By the moonlight, he could clearly see that her once beautiful little face was now covered with four pieces of gauze, almost completely covering the sides of her face and revealing only her pointed chin.
In the past, she used to have a little baby fat on her face, and she looked very cute when he pinched her.
Now, she was thin.
Shaun’s hand gently touched the gauze on her face. As a man, this was the first time he felt so defeated and powerless.
Tonight, he saw so many people hurting her, yet he had failed to protect her.
She must hate him a lot.
Her face suddenly avoided his hand, and her quietly closed eyes immediately opened—revealing a dead silence within.
“Did I wake you?” Shaun tucked her under the covers. “Go to sleep, it’s late. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
“How’s your grandmother?” Cate sat straight up, revealing her silk nightgown.
“She’s fine. She just passed out from anger and will be fine after a few days of rest.” Shaun stroked her long hair.
Cate lowered her long eyelashes and spoke in a weak voice, “Shaunny, let me go.”
Shaunny…
She had not called him that for a long time.
When the two were in love in the past, she had always sweetly called him that.
Shaun was lost in thought for a moment, and Cate got up to kneel on the ground. She looked up at him with eyes overflowing with tears.
“Let me go and let yourself go, okay? You saw what happened tonight. Your family won’t allow you to be with me. I really can’t stand this kind of life. So many people rushed in and pointed at me. Shaun, I’m also a human. I’m really tired!”
She burst into tears as she spoke.
Since her childhood, although she could not be compared to him, she was brought up by her grandmother. She had her dignity and pride. She could not be the third party in a relationship. She could not bear the disdain of others.
However, everything was ruined now.
She came to Canberra, but not only did she fail to avenge Sheryl, she even completely humiliated Sheryl’s name.
She just wanted to go back to Melbourne. She did not want to investigate Sheryl’s case anymore.