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“You should leave now to pack up. Charity will be more at ease if you leave soon,” Cate urged.
After Jennifer left, Mireya let out a long sigh. “The Neeson family could be considered as one of wealthier households in Canberra in the past. I didn’t expect they would fall into this state in a couple of days.”
“Exactly,” Cate echoed.
“Look at the poor state you’re in. How am I supposed to leave the country when you’re like this?”
“You’re leaving the country?” Cate was evidently surprised.
“Yup. I’m being targeted by the Snow family at the moment, so my brother suggested that I should leave the country for a while.” She lowered her eyes to the ground sorrowfully. “These days, I’ve truly realized how powerless and weak I am. I can’t help you or Charity by staying here. I want to become stronger. One day, I want to reverse the verdict of her case.”
Cate was startled. “You’re right. We’re too powerless.”
So powerless that she would not have been able to leave the manor today if she had not used the children’s lives as a threat.
She wanted to become more powerful, but right now, she did not even have personal freedom.
“Mireya, you should go.” She shot an intense look at her friend. “I understand your hopes. I’ll work hard to become stronger too after I deliver the babies. We’re still friends even if we’re in different countries. When are you planning to leave?”
“I’ve not thought about it yet. Probably by next month at the latest.”
“Alright, let me know beforehand and I’ll throw you a farewell party.”
Cate hugged her friend tightly. Mireya was the only friend she could depend on in this city yet she was leaving soon. She would really be all alone when that day arrived.
Mireya started crying once more.
At the same time, a black luxurious car pulled over by their side and Shaun stepped out of it in big strides. He looked intimidating, and instinctively, Mireya shielded Cate behind her.
“Move.” His eyes revealed a dangerous intent. “Mireya Lynn, I’ve been tolerating you for a long time now.”
“Shaun, I’ve been tolerating you for a long time as well. Cate is pregnant with your children. Can’t you treat her better? Must you simply abandon her in the manor alone every day? She needs someone she can depend on,” Mireya shouted angrily, “Can you stop being so moody and petulant? She’s a person with limits too.”
“Shut up! You have no right to meddle in our affairs.” Shaun pushed her away and lifted Cate up into the car.
Cate closed her eyes.
Honestly, she was furious at how rude he was being to her friend.
Of course, perhaps he had always thought they were too inferior to be on his level.
“What’s the matter? You can’t even be bothered to look at me now?”
He pinched her chin as a shadow veiled over his features. “Open your eyes.”
Cate felt lethargy spread across her body. His elegant face appeared the second she opened her eyes again. It was still that same face, but her heart ached at the unfamiliarity. “Shaun, Mireya is right. Can you stop being so moody and petulant? It feels like you could give me the stars when you’re in a good mood but you’ll lock me up in the freezer when you’re in a bad temper. I’m tired of living like this.”
“Do you think I want to do that? Why can’t you be a good wife? You know that I hate Charity but you threatened me with the babies just to meet her.”
His eyes were overflowing with rage. “Are our children less important to you than Charity that you’re willing to use them against me?”
She scoffed. “Do you think I had another option? I’m a human being too but you’re locking me up in a cage like a bird. I’ve lost all my freedom. I would rather not have your children if I had known this would be my life after marrying you.”
His body trembled.
A long time later, his hateful eyes were filled with disappointment. “Cate, you don’t deserve to be a mother.” He scoffed.
She felt as if something had snapped inside her and she screamed at him hysterically, “Divorce me if you don’t think I deserve to be a mother! Go get yourself someone who can be a match for you!”
He clenched his fists into balls as he felt his temples throbbing. “Hadley, send her back to the manor.”
“No, I’m not going back to that cage.”
“You don’t have a choice,” he said, glaring at her.
She parted her lips but no words came out. Instead, tears came flowing down her cheeks as she began punching him on the back. “Shaun, why are you doing this to me? Tell me what I did wrong! I’ve lost everything, my face, my freedom…”
Even those two friends who truly cared about her. One was imprisoned and the other one was leaving soon.
The only man she loved was treating her indifferently too.
“You’ve lost your mind…”
The man shouted just as she fell to the ground.
He caught her immediately but she had already passed out.
“To the hospital,” he instructed angrily.
…
In the hospital.
After a series of examinations, the doctor said helplessly, “Eldest Young Master Lyons, I’ve told you before that your wife’s pregnancy is still unstable so she shouldn’t be agitated.”
“What actually happened to her?” Shaun asked in concern.
“I think she’s been suppressing a lot of anger and sorrow lately, not to mention that the hormonal fluctuations in her body are making her emotional. You should be more considerate and thoughtful toward her so that she’s always in a good mood. As her husband, you should try not to agitate her often.”
The doctor heaved a sigh. “I’ve seen many pregnant women falling into depression. They’re the most emotionally vulnerable at this stage. Spend more time with her.”
He frowned. “She doesn’t need my company.”
The doctor smiled. “Of course she does. I’m a woman myself and I’ve given birth before too. Despite what she says, every woman still yearns for her husband’s companionship during and after pregnancy.”
Shaun appeared startled.
After the doctor left, Shaun dragged a chair next to the bed, feeling exhausted.
When was the last time he had looked at Cate so closely?
Recently, they would always end up in an argument every time they met.
He suddenly noticed she had lost some weight and looked frailer than before.
She should have put on weight during the pregnancy.
After a brief hesitation, Elle, who had been standing nearby, could not resist saying, “Eldest Young Master Lyons, actually, I think you’ve been quite strict with Young Madam lately—”
He threw her a cold glance before she could finish her sentence.
“Um… I understand your reason for not wanting Young Madam to meet her friends to prevent her from overthinking. But she’s been bored and lonely staying in the manor all the time. You haven’t been coming home nor do you ask about her. She looks so pitiful standing by the window every day to look at the outside world…”
Pitiful?
Shaun felt bad upon hearing that. People thought being his wife was pitiful?
“I didn’t answer her phone calls because she always wants to argue with me about Charity.”
“But Young Madam doesn’t know that. She would just assume that you’re bored of her,” Elle whispered.
He fell into a deep silence after hearing that.
About 20 minutes later, Cate gradually opened her eyes.
The second she realized where she was, her hands flew to her stomach almost by instinct. Her babies…
“Don’t worry, the babies are safe.”