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The man who used to be a billionaire in Australia was now a target of criticism.
Cate cast a complicated glance at Shaun, who was reading the newspaper across from her. He was dressed in a dark green robe with a belt hung loosely in front of his chest. His pale muscular chest, which was occasionally visible, exuded an aura of mature masculinity.
By the look of things, he was not going to work again today.
In fact, this issue would not have happened if he had agreed to marry Melanie and break up with Cate.
Cate still found it hard to believe that Shaun would give up on the most privileged status and reputation all for her.
“Why are you staring at me so seductively early in the morning?” Shaun lifted his head from the newspaper, and his lips curled into a smile.
Cate widened her eyes. Had she stared at him for a long time? She was not aware of it.
“Please. I was just thinking about something.” Cate looked away in a twinge of embarrassment.
Shaun closed the newspaper before he rose to his feet and walked to her back. He pressed his hands on the chair. “What were you thinking about?”
“None of your business.” Cate sipped on the glass of milk in her hands.
“Something related to me?” Shaun bent over and leaned his handsome face toward hers. The suffocating fragrance of his aftershave wafted into her nose.
Cate nearly loosened her grip on the glass of milk. The man was actually in the mood for teasing her. Was he crazy?
She secretly gritted her teeth and said directly, “Shaun, I have no idea what your intention is. Just let go of me. You can still save everything.”
“What do you mean by everything? Reputation? Status?” Shaun asked with a faint smile.
“Don’t you know it?”
“I do, but you’re the one who doesn’t.” Shaun wiped off the milk on the edge of her mouth with his finger. “Cate, don’t you understand that everything’s worth sacrificing for you?”
‘Everything’s worth sacrificing for you.’
That simple sentence broke down the wall that Cate had spent quite some time building to protect herself from him recently.
All of a sudden, her heart began to race.
She did not understand. She had long since stopped loving him, right?
She felt nothing but hatred toward him. She wished that he was dead. She wished that he could stay as far away from her as possible. To her, he was a terrifying devil.
However, why was she touched by him?
“Ha. Don’t tell me that you’re in love with me.” Holding back her anger, she tightened her grip on the glass and giggled. “You show your love to me by force. You hurt my body, threatened me, and forced me to listen to you. Are you any different from a criminal?”
“I won’t use that kind of tactic anymore. How could I possibly see you with Wesley?” Shaun said in a self-righteous manner, “I’m sorry for hurting you earlier. I won’t do it again, and I will definitely make it up to you.”
“I don’t need you to make it up to me. I just want you to leave me alone.” Cate did not want him to flirt with her anymore. She was worried that she would forget her resentment toward him and the pain he had caused her.
Shaun’s eyes darkened. “You’re just desperate to be with Wesley again, aren’t you?”
“No…” Fearing that Shaun would hurt Wesley again, Cate immediately replied, “I decided to marry him only because I owe him. I just… don’t love you anymore.”
‘Don’t love you anymore…’
Shaun was so shocked that he clutched her shoulder violently.
Cate turned her head and looked at him, only to find grimness in his eyes, like when he forced himself on her that night.
It was this expression again.
She was frightened to the core. How could she live with him forever?
“So this is what you meant by not hurting me anymore.” In pain, Cate broke out in a cold sweat.
Shaun was taken aback. He let go of Cate and took two steps back. His hands were trembling, and it did not seem like it was about to stop.
Cate looked back and looked at him in fear. “Shaun, you might not be aware of it, but I always have to be cautious when I’m with you. You’re pompous, intimidating, and unreasonable. I’m constantly worried that I’ll hit a nerve in you. To me, you’re a devil. Have you seen anyone falling for a devil?!”
“Enough. Stop it!”
With bloodshot eyes, Shaun swept all the breakfast on the table to the floor.
He did not intend to hurt her, but why did she have to provoke him this way?
As a human, his heart would ache too.
When he was about to lose control of himself, he opened the door violently and left.
He hurriedly tottered into the car and took the medicine from the bottle right away. Nevertheless, that was not enough for him. Fearing that he would hurt others, he forcefully took out a blade and cut his arm.
The pain woke him up.
…
In the dining room.
Cate stared at the mess on the floor, and a bead of sweat ran down her forehead.
Shaun’s gaze was extremely horrifying. She felt as if she had a close shave with death.
How could one be so temperamental? He was flirting with her gently one minute, and he was horrifyingly scary the next.
How did she not realize the horrifying side of Shaun back then?
No, she had to leave. She could not marry him again for sure!
When Cate turned around, she suddenly spotted Aunty Yasmine standing at the kitchen door, watching the scene anxiously.
She wanted to turn a blind eye to her and head upstairs instead, but Aunty Yasmine suddenly called her. “Miss Cox, please don’t provoke Eldest Young Master anymore.”
“I know. I won’t dare to do it again.” Cate forced a self-deprecating smile on her pale face.
Aunty Yasmine’s lips twitched. She wanted to explain that Eldest Young Master did not mean to lose control of his emotions, and it was probably due to the attack of his illness.
However, if Aunty Yasmie told her the truth, would she become more frightened of Eldest Young Master…
…
In the hospital.
While bandaging Shaun’s arm, Chester looked at his pale, handsome face and sighed. “Did Cate put you in this state?”
“I don’t want to lose control and hurt her anymore.” Shaun gazed out of the window. As he recalled the hurtful remarks that Cate made, he began to boil with anger again.
Why did the woman claim she had no feelings for him anymore after he went all out to flirt with her?
They had parted for just a short while. Was she heartless?
“Hey, enough. Calm down. I’ve just bandaged your arm, and the blood is seeping again.” Chester had to rebandage his arm.
“Can you increase the dosage for me?” A look of annoyance washed over Shaun’s face.
“It’ll damage your stomach further,” Chester replied in a huff. “By the way, how many days have you not had a proper meal?”
Shaun pursed his lips and said miserably, “I don’t want to be admitted to the mental hospital again.”
Stunned, Chester answered helplessly, “Or… you can inform Cate about your illness and that you didn’t mean to hurt her…”
“Are you trying to make her more frightened of me?” As if Shaun was provoked, he added grumpily, “Have you forgotten how everyone treated me as a psycho when I lost control back then? All of them wished that I was locked up, and she… would be no exception. No one will like me with my illness.”
Listening to Shaun, Chester felt upset.