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“Find a way to bail him out.”
“Well… ’’m afraid that’s not possible. Young Master Harrison pulled some strings and requested us to put Zayn in jail forever. We can’t afford to provoke the Harrison family.”
Janet’s heart sank. “Try to tell Zayn to shut his mouth for the sake of his family.”
“Alright.”
In the hospital.
Cate woke up because of the pain on her face.
She opened her eyes, only to find herself in the hospital. She wondered who sent her here.
While she was in a daze, Shaun’s handsome face flashed across her mind.
“You’ve woken up,” the man beside her spoke.
When she turned her head, she saw Shaun rising to his feet from the couch with a reproachful look. “As a married woman, you actually went to the pub alone for a drink. Cate, you’re brainless.”
At first, she was slightly touched. Before she could even speak, it felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured on her. She felt deeply ashamed.
“You’re right. I almost forgot that I’m married.”
Shaun’s eyes expressed fury. Back then, she was the one who had confessed to him on her own accord and kept pestering him.
Now, she claimed to have forgotten that she was married. She simply wanted to deny everything.
“You still haven’t learned your mistake. If it weren’t for me who managed to come in time, you would’ve been ruined forever. I do care about my dignity even if you don’t.”
“Don’t worry. No one knows I’m married to you.”
Cate was bitterly disappointed. When he showed up at the last minute, she initially saw a ray of hope, thinking that he cared about her. It turned out that he only cared about his dignity.
Shaun was offended by her attitude. “Well, it seems that I acted superfluously. I shouldn’t have saved you, is that right?”
As she was exhausted, Cate did not feel like arguing with him anymore.
She dropped her gaze silently. Clutching the blanket, she pulled it closer to her body and snuggled in it like a helpless quail.
Looking at her wounded face, Shaun got restless.
He was not sure what was wrong with himself. When Cate was unconscious earlier, he had felt like killing Zayn. Now that she was awake, he could not help but target her for failing to protect herself.
Seeing her not uttering a word at that point made Shaun sullen.
The ward remained silent for a while before Chase dashed in. “Zayn has confessed everything… Eh, what happened to the both of you?”
One was sitting on the sofa quietly, while the other was snuggling under the blanket. The atmosphere was bizarre.
“What did he say?” Shaun asked icily.
“He claims that he’s Sister-in-law’s high school friend. He had fallen for Sister-in-law since then, but she wasn’t interested in him because of his ugliness and poor background. As such, he began to hold a grudge against her. Then, he happened to see Sister-in-law drinking alone in the pub. He also heard that she has been kicked out of the Cox family’s house and that she has no one to rely on, so he made her unconscious to ruin her…”
Shaun frowned, then turned his gaze to Cate. “Is that true?”
Cate nodded with a pale face. “He has had a bad reputation since our school days as he always dallied with the girls in our class and even frequently peeped into the female restroom. I’m disgusted by this kind of person. It has nothing to do with his money or appearance. I didn’t know that things have become so distorted to him deep down.”
Chase sighed. “This is what happens when one is unlucky. You’ll easily meet a crazy person. Don’t worry, he’ll stay in jail forever.”
Cate moved her dry lips but did not say anything.
Shaun cast a glance at her and said, “During the live video, many people were watching it. Was her face visible?”
Chase nodded bashfully. “However, whatever that has to be removed from the video has been removed. The video won’t be circulated online, but… quite a number of people from Melbourne’s entertainment industry were watching it at that time. Many must already know about it.”
Cate clutched the blanket. Considering that the Cox family already disliked her, she could no longer return to their house for sure.
She laughed while feeling inwardly upset. “It’s okay. I’m not bothered.” Anyway, no one really cared about her.
After not speaking for two seconds, Shaun turned around and said to Chase, “Go and pull some strings to get the police to praise Cate on their public platform for being an undercover agent. If it hadn’t been for her who cooperated with the police, the police wouldn’t have been able to seize those people who broadcast illegal live videos such as Zayn Larson.”
Cate was momentarily stunned. She gazed at him with a puzzled look.
Was he afraid that she would destroy his reputation or did he really care about her? She could not seem to figure him out.
Chase raised his thumb. “Awesome. That way, I believe people won’t gossip about Sister-in-law but praise her instead. I’m going to settle it now.”
After Chase walked away, Cate was suddenly left at her wits’ end in the face of the man. “Thank you… for today.”
Shaun bent over calmly and snorted. “You’re finally talking like a human being.”
Cate was speechless.
Given that so much had happened these few days, she did not have the strength to talk to him at that point already.
“Do you want to eat something?” Shaun asked.
Now that he mentioned it, it occurred to Cate that she had not taken her lunch and dinner. She would not feel good if she were to receive an infusion on an empty stomach. Nevertheless, she did not want to trouble Shaun. “I’ll just order takeaway using my phone…”
“Fine. If you don’t know what to say, you’d better shut up.”
Shaun was really pissed. Despite his presence, she would rather get something to eat using her phone than seek help from him.
In her eyes, was he actually a cruel person?
“Just lie down and rest. I’m going to get you something.” After he left, Cate gave a bitter laugh.
It was not because she did not want to rely on him. In fact, she did not have the audacity to do so.
After all, he was Nathan’s uncle—someone who could abandon her at any time.
20 minutes later, Shaun came in with a food container.
Cate attempted to get up arduously, yet she failed to support her body after a long while.
“Stop struggling. The doctor mentioned that you need at least two days to recover.”
While speaking, Shaun helped her to sit up by hugging her. His chest stuck to her back through his thin shirt, which passed on some warmth to her. Cate then began to blush.
Luckily, he was quick enough to stuff a pillow behind her back and let go of her afterward.
When she opened the food container, there were three dishes and some soup.
She stretched out her hand, only to discover that she could not lift the spoon.
“Sit still. Stop moving.” Upon ordering her, Shaun scooped a spoonful of soup to feed her.
Cate was astonished as he usually gave her the cold shoulder.
However, she was having an upset stomach. Without bothering about it, she lowered her head and sipped the soup. She assumed that the food sold in front of the hospital’s gate would taste bad, yet it turned out to be tasty.
Fearing that he would grow impatient, she quickened her eating pace. After having half the bowl of rice, she said, “Okay. I’m done.”
“No. Eat a bit more.” Shaun frowned and continued to feed her.
Cate had no choice but to continue eating with her head lowered.
She secretly lifted her eyes to glance at him from time to time.
The man’s exquisite face was well-defined, yet not a sense of impatience was visible in his attractive eyes. His dark gaze was fixed intently on her while she was eating.
As she was eating, her face turned even warmer.
Her face was originally swollen, which Shaun did not notice. Later, when he caught sight of the redness at the tips of her ears, he found it amusing deep down.
Normally, her skin was as thick as the defensive wall. He did not expect her to flush when she was being fed. How interesting.
After finishing a bowl of rice, Cate lay down with Shaun’s help. “That… Have you seen my phone?”
“No, I haven’t. Someone probably threw it away after you fainted. I’ll buy you one afterward.” Once Shaun was done speaking, his phone rang.
He walked out with his phone and saw Hadley waiting outside.