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[I heard of this illness before. In our area, there was a mental patient who murdered someone. These kinds of people are truly scary.]
[Oh my gosh, that’s so terrifying. He even wanted to kill his nanny who took care of him. He’s a lunatic.]
[Why was he discharged from the mental hospital? What if he hurts someone else again? I heard this illness needs prolonged medication. If not, it’ll recur.]
[I heard that he’s the founder of Shaunarah Corporation. Can someone with an illness like this still run the company?]
[Do you guys think his wife knows about his illness? Won’t she wet her pants if she sees this news?]
[Of course, she didn’t know. Who would want to marry a man with homicidal tendencies? Does she not want to live anymore?]
“…”
Cate saw there were more than 10,000 comments online. Her head was about to explode.
She remembered the scene when Shaun had hurt her last time. After that, sometimes when she angered him, his gaze would become very scary.
There was the time when his arm had gotten mysteriously hurt too.
Thinking back, she felt goosebumps.
How could that be?
Although she also thought that Shaun was bad-tempered and very moody, she had never once thought that he would be a mentally ill patient. After all, he looked pretty normal.
Right, the medications.
Cate rushed upstairs and discovered a few bottles of medications from the drawer in the study.
She searched the names up on the phone, and two of the medications were mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.
That news… It was true?
He previously wanted to kill the nanny who took care of him, and now, he had even hurt her. Later on, would he be thinking of…
She felt chills going down her spine and did not dare to go downstairs.
“Young Madam, Eldest Young Master Lyons hasn’t returned. Do you want to call him?” Aunty Yasmine appeared at the door. She saw the medications Cate was holding, and her expression froze. “These medications…”
“Aunty Yasmine, you said you watched Shaun grow up. Then you should know… that he’s mentally ill, right?” Cate’s face was pale, and her lips were trembling.
Aunty Yasmine was at a loss. She wiped her hands on her apron. “Where did you hear it? This is impossible…”
“It’s all over the internet.” Cate showed her the pictures. “Aunty Yasmine, is all of this real?”
Aunty Yasmine was in shock upon seeing the pictures. “Who published those things? This is too much… Young Madam, you must trust Eldest Young Master Lyons. He’s a good person.”
“But his usual personality is indeed aggressive, irritable, and extreme. These medications are proof of that too.” Cate held the bottles of medications tightly and murmured, “Aunty Yasmine, I’m usually scared of him too. I was hurt by him before, and it was a scary experience. I just want to know the truth.”
“Okay, I’ll tell you. I just hope you won’t misunderstand him like the outsiders.”
Aunty Yasmine let out a long sigh. “Eldest Young Master Lyons had this illness when he was eight. At that time, his parents were already divorced and Lea did not care about him at all. In the Lyons family, Old Master Lyons was a cold person who only concentrated on his career. Old Madam Lyons loved Eldest Young Master, but she had many children and grandchildren. She needed to socialize as well, so she simply did not have the time to care for him. No one noticed that the nanny was abusing Eldest Young Master because they were indifferent toward him.”
“Abused?” Cate was shocked.
“Yes. When Eldest Young Master Lyons was young, he felt insecure and cried very often. Of course, that was just a child’s tactic to get their parents’ attention. But the nanny thought that he was annoying, so she often secretly locked him inside the closet and starved him. During winter, she would even remove his clothes and leave him cold and hungry.”
Cate felt her chest ache with bitterness. She had experienced that feeling of cold and hunger before, but Shaun was just a kid at that time.
How could someone be so cruel to a child?
“Eldest Young Master Lyons complained about it before, but he had no wounds on his body. Therefore, everybody thought he was just wrongfully accusing the nanny.”
Aunty Yasmine said, “Eldest Young Master’s father did not care about him either. He was drunk every day. Then, when Eldest Young Master was eight, Brennan went overseas with a woman. When he left, he cut all ties with Eldest Young Master and told him not to look for him anymore because looking at him reminded Brennan of his unhappy past. His leaving was the final straw that crushed Eldest Young Master…”
Cate found it difficult to speak. “So…”
“Yes, Eldest Young Master went into depression. He neither talked nor ate. He even stabbed the nanny when he couldn’t stand her abusing him anymore. When Old Madam Lyons checked the security cameras, we found out that the nanny had indeed abused Eldest Young Master, but it was too late. Eldest Young Master was already sent to the mental hospital where he received treatment for three years. After he returned, he regained the Lyons family’s attention through his hard work and became what he is today.”
Aunty Yasmine’s eyes reddened. “Young Madam, it’s normal to be afraid of Eldest Young Master Lyons. But I hope you won’t despise him or leave him. He’s really pitiful. If he loses you, he’ll lose everything and won’t be able to take it.”
“…Okay, I won’t.” Cate nodded. Her heart still felt traces of pain.
Who could imagine that a prideful and distinguished man such as him was hiding a sad, painful childhood?
She suddenly felt like hugging him tightly. She wanted to tell him that she would give him the happiness of a family that he had lost for the rest of her life.
Even if other people feared him, she would no longer be frightened.
She remembered something in a flash. Would Shaun’s condition be aggravated if he saw those pictures?
She called Shaun, but no one answered.
She could only call Hadley. “Hadley, where’s Shaun? I saw the news. Where is he now?”
“Young Madam, Eldest Young Master…” Hadley sounded anxious, but he did not know where to start.
“I’ve heard everything from Aunty Yasmine. I don’t mind his illness.” Cate knew what he was thinking.
“After Eldest Young Master Lyons saw the news, he drove away alone. We don’t know where he went and are searching everywhere for him. I think that something’s not right with his emotions. His illness might’ve recurred, and I suspect that he’ll go look for Vice Director Lyons.”
“Lea?”
“Yes. When he saw the news just now, I heard him mutter something like ‘This must be Lea’s doing’ with a scary expression. As long as Lea is involved, he will lose control of his emotions,” Hadley said impatiently, “I’m on my way to find Vice Director Lyons now.”
“Send me the address too. I’ll go over now.”
Cate took the car keys and went out hurriedly.
…
In the private manor.
When Lea saw the news regarding Shaun’s mental illness all over the internet, she called Valerie immediately. “Were you the one who leaked the pictures?”
“Big Sis, are you suspecting me right now?”
“Only members of the Lyons family have these pictures. Besides you, who in the Lyons family…”
Lea had not finished speaking when fighting sounds came from the outside. She opened the door and all the bodyguards were lying on the floor. Shaun stood at the door with a grim expression.
“You…”
“Follow me.” Shaun yanked her roughly and walked toward the rooftop.
Her phone dropped to the ground. Valerie’s worried voice came from the phone, but no one cared about it.
On the rooftop, Lea looked disheveled as she was being dragged around. “Shaun, what are you trying to do…. Ah!”
Half of her body was pushed off the edge of the rooftop.
“I warned you before not to force me using my past illness but what did you do? Why do I have a mother like you?”
Shaun gripped her neck tightly while he yelled. He had completely broken down.
Lea widened her eyes in shock as her face paled. “It wasn’t me…”
“You blackmailed me using this matter last time. Who else could it be besides you?”
Shaun’s eyes were bloodshot. “You’ve only cared about Liam since before. What will you not do for him?
“This whole time, you’ve been helping Liam because you wanted to kick me out of my position in Lyons Corporation. You despised giving birth to me the most. Never mind these, but you should never have spread the pictures.
“I told you that I’d make you pay for this.”
Ever since young, he was the eldest young master of Australia’s Lyons Corporation.
However, he never once felt familial love and warmth from the Lyons family.
Now, he finally once again found a woman who he cared for.
He just wanted to have a simple, normal life with her.
Nevertheless, his closest family members had used the cruelest way to rip his shameful past open.
The internet was full of harsh, vicious comments about him.
Everyone was scared of him and wanted to lock him up.
Cate might have been frightened too.