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For the first time, Cate knew what it was like to shoot herself in the foot.
“Hurry up.” Shaun urged her.
Helpless, Cate sat beside him and guided him. “Scrub it inside out…”
After Cate watched the man washing her underwear cautiously under her guidance, all sorts of emotions flooded her mind.
After drying the clothes, Shaun turned around and caught sight of the woman’s eyes that conveyed complicated and sentimental feelings. He found it amusing and annoying at the same time. “Seriously?”
“Of course. It’s because someone washed my clothes for me for the first time.” Cate’s mouth twitched. Although she had been in a relationship with Nathan for several years back then, the two of them had never been this intimate.
Before this, Cate had only heard women on the internet bragging about their boyfriends washing their underwear.
When she got together with Shaun, she never actually expected that an arrogant man like him would wash her underwear.
“How many more men are you planning to get to wash your underwear?” Shaun carried her horizontally and placed her on the bed. He then warned, “You should feel lucky that you didn’t let Nathan and Wesley wash your underwear. Otherwise, I’d chop off their hands.”
“I surely wouldn’t let them wash my underwear for me. I’m only in love with you.” Cate wrapped her hand around his neck and took the initiative to kiss him on the lips. “I love you, Shaunny.”
Faced with her flirting, a wave of emotions swept over Shaun deep down.
He extended his hand and pinched her nose. “Are you serious?”
“When was I not serious?” Cate turned glum. In fact, she was seriously confessing her love to him.
“In the past?” Shaun’s eyes darkened. “You always told me how much you loved me before this. It turned out that it was all lies.”
“…” Cate felt awkward.
“I still can’t figure out when you’re telling the truth and when you’re not. You’d better be frank with me. When on earth did you start falling in love with me?” Shaun gave her an indignant look. “You’d better tell me the truth.”
Cate touched her nose embarrassedly. “You can’t be mad after I tell you, okay?”
“Yeah. I’ve mentally prepared myself.” Shaun looked nonchalant.
“Probably… the time you saved me when I was nearly injured at the construction site…”
“So all the things you said to me earlier were fake?” Shaun lost his temper. She had actually lied to him for such a long time and treated him as a fool.
“Uh… No. Let me think for a second. It was probably when you saved me out of the old residence…” Cate panicked at the sight of his pale face. “Oh, no. Perhaps it was when you barged into the hotel to save me after I was drugged…”
“When was it actually?” Shaun could hardly tolerate her now. He began to sound angry. “You’d better not trigger my illness.”
Cate wrapped her arms around his body right away. “I’m not sure either. Perhaps my love for you is just like this quote from a movie. ‘When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible’.”
Shaun smiled. “Great job. You’ve learned quite a lot of quotes from romance movies, huh? When we first met, you flirted with me with the quote ‘I can’t help feeling happy now that I’ve met the love of my life’. Tell me what else you know. Try and apply it now.”
“…”
His mocking words left Cate speechless.
At last, she felt helpless and wrapped her arms around his neck coquettishly. “Sorry, hubby. Anyway, I’m not lying at the moment. Now that you want me to tell you when I started falling for you, I really can’t pinpoint it to a specific moment. It was probably during one of those days when we spent time together. It could also be when you heroically saved me again and again. By the time I came to my senses, I’d already fallen in love with you.”
Her words melted Shaun’s heart. “Really?”
“Yeah. In fact, when I first met you, I thought that you were the handsomest man I’ve ever met in my life, but you didn’t have a great personality. You always treated me with indifference and even made me cry with rage several times. Otherwise, I would’ve fallen for you much earlier. Actually, it was easy to fall for you.”
Cate cupped his strikingly handsome cheeks. His face was reflected in her eyes.
Shaun kissed her passionately on the lips. “How great you are at flirting with men. How many men have you previously flirted with?”
“Only you. You’ll be the only one as well.” Cate hugged him tightly.
Shaun’s Adam’s apple moved, and his voice turned hoarse. “Good. You make me feel like having a child with you.”
Cate’s face went scarlet. As she was hesitating whether to nod, Shaun’s phone rang all of a sudden.
After glancing at his phone, he frowned and held it beside his ear.
Old Master Lyons’s furious voice sounded. “B*stard, keep an eye on your woman! She’s actually asking for a return on the copyright for Lyons Corporation’s microchip. It looks like she’s overconfident of her abilities.”
Cate raised her brows.
Shaun glanced at her with a smile, yet his voice was icy. “I agree with my wife.”
“Shaun, are you trying to make my blood boil?” Old Master Lyons’s voice quaked.
“Grandpa, I initially didn’t plan to act in such a heartless manner, but you guys are too cruel,” Shaun replied nonchalantly.
“Shaun, I’ve never thought of attacking you with those photos. After all, you’re the grandson of the Lyons family.” Old Master Lyons’s voice was filled with helplessness. “You should know my ways. Even if I were to act despicably, I’d do it above board. I won’t use underhand tactics like this.”
“That doesn’t mean your other children and grandchildren wouldn’t do it,” Shaun responded coldly, “As you know, I’m the most brilliant lawyer in the world and I‘ve never lost any cases. Lyons Corporation isn’t my opponent either.”
“…”
There was a moment of dead silence on the other end of the phone. Old Master Lyons asked weakly, “Under what circumstances will you give up? Tell me your conditions.”
“It’s easy. I just want your authority and shares. I want to call all the shots for Lyons Corporation in the future. Also, don’t bother about my marriage and woman.”
Shaun said dully, “I believe you’re already aware that Shaunarah Corporation’s microchips have generated sales of 500 billion dollars worldwide within only three hours. What’s more, we’ve signed an agreement with a lot of foreign corporations to work together. Without the copyright for Oceanic Microchip, Lyons Corporation will have to cease operating its electronics business worldwide. You guys need to recruit another team to develop the microchip, which is going to take at least two years. Two years later, will Lyons Corporation still hold a place in Canberra?”
For a long time, Old Master Lyons did not utter a word.
Lyons Corporation was involved in various domains, including finance, insurance, and electronics. Due to fierce competition, however, it only occupied 20 percent of the market.
Furthermore, people like Spencer and Valerie had limited capabilities.
Other families would easily surpass the Lyons family in half a year, much less two years.
“If you’re expecting my mom…” Shaun suddenly laughed and said, “Old Master Lyons, to put it negatively, don’t you think that Liam and his mom overly favor the Campos family? 20 years ago, the Campos family’s property was worth only ten million dollars. Now, they have managed to make it into the top three wealthiest families in Australia with their existing property. Even my mom didn’t go as far in promoting her company.”
“Top three? That’s very unlikely.” Old Master Lyons was taken aback.
“You can check the Campos family’s financial statement for this year. The Campos family usually keeps a low profile and behaves modestly. After Liam started managing the company, he signed an agreement with the Campos family that provides five benefits to them. As if the Campos family isn’t powerful enough.”
The news came as a blow to Old Master Lyons.
“Once the Lyons family gets into deep waters, the Campos family is sure to be the first one who can’t wait to take charge of the company. If I own Lyons Corporation, the Lyons family’s status will never change. Anyway, it’s up to you. Even if you don’t plan to let me take over the company, I can still retain my status in Australia. In that case, the Lyons family’s situation will have nothing to do with me…”
“But your illness…”
“If you don’t believe me, it’s fine. I’m busy, and I have to hang up now…”
With that, Shaun was about to hang up the call. Just then, Old Master Lyons immediately answered, “Okay, I’m already old. I can’t beat the youths. I’ll let you take over Lyons Corporation, but I hope that you’ll manage it well. Your aunt… She has offended you, and I’m not expecting you to forgive her either. Having said that, don’t go too far. After all, we’re family.”
“Grandpa, I always adhere to the principle of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
“You…”
“You’re not in a position to bargain with me anymore.”
After Shaun ended the call, his eyes revealed endless indifference.
Cate disliked his stony expression. She fell into his arms and hugged him tightly. Then, she changed the subject. “Did the Campos family really make it into the top three wealthiest families in Australia with their property?”
“What do you think?” The indifference in his eyes slowly faded and was replaced with gentleness.
“That’s quite unbelievable. The Campos family has always kept a low profile. I was under the impression that it would be either the Jewell family or the Snow family that could make it into the top three.”
“Yeah. The Campos family has been hiding very well. If it hadn’t been for Charlie’s grand wedding this time, I wouldn’t have investigated his family’s background,” Shaun said thoughtfully, “The Campos family is complicated. I’m afraid that my stepfather isn’t as simple as he seems.
Cate was dumbfounded. “I’ve seen Mason twice. He gives me the impression that he’s gentle and friendly. Rumor has it that he’s been devoting his attention to art and music and is not at all interested in his family’s property and authority.”
“I used to think so too, but how could the Campos family possibly arrive at this state if he wasn’t interested? I reckon he’s trying to divert our attention away.” Shaun was lost in thought.
Cate was struck by an idea. “Since it was the Campos family who schemed against you with the photos, could this matter be related to Mason?”
“Maybe…”