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She frowned. Liam came all the way out here to tell her that?
He was the second person today who reminded her to watch out.
Charity had said the same too, but who was she supposed to be careful of?
“What did he say to you?” Shaun noticed Liam’s receding silhouette when he walked over with a scarf. His brows furrowed.
“Nothing.” She looked the other way.
“Don’t trust a word he says. I bet he’s still not happy about losing the position of president. He knows you’re my weakness so he’ll try to sow discord between us.”
Then, he carried her into his arms. “You’ve been here long enough. Let’s go back inside to watch a movie.”
“No.” She lowered her head, feeling torn. She did not want to stay in the bedroom all alone yet she also could not forgive him for treating her with indifference lately.
“Women always say the opposite of what they want.”
He carried her into the theater room.
She had stayed here for a while now but this was the first time they were watching a movie here together. Thinking about this made her sad. “Eldest Young Master Lyons, you must’ve watched many movies here with your blind dates or girlfriends.”
“I haven’t…” He was about to deny it but remembered that he had watched a movie with Melanie the first time Cate visited the villa.
The woman was jealous.
The corners of his lips twitched into a cheeky smile before he leaned in to give her a peck on the lips. “Silly, I didn’t watch a movie with Melanie here last time. I was on my phone throughout and had no idea what the movie was about.”
“I wasn’t being jealous. Leave me alone.” She suddenly felt embarrassed at the sight of his smug smile.
“I’m not going anywhere. Pick a film you like. I’ve prepared some walnuts for you. They’re good for the children’s brain development.” So they would not be as gullible as their mother.
He did not say the last sentence out loud.
She looked at him and then the walnuts before nodding in agreement. “I think so too.”
It would be a disaster if the babies were as slow-witted as their father.
In the end, she chose a sci-fi film, which turned out to be pretty good.
Shaun fed her the tasty walnuts occasionally throughout the film. Cate did not have an appetite earlier but ended up consuming about eight of them.
Half an hour into the film, Shaun’s phone rang out of the blue.
He retrieved it from the pocket. Cate stole a glance at it and noticed someone named Nyasia was calling him.
“I’ll take this outside.”
He walked out of the room and answered the call in a low voice. “Is something wrong?”
“Can I not call you just because?” Sarah’s disappointed voice sounded from the speaker.
“It’s not that… I…”
The woman on the other end chuckled. “I was messing with you. I did some research into your case during the day and came up with a treatment plan. Let’s start the treatment tonight.”
“Tonight?” He was surprised.
“Uh-huh. I came up with 30 treatment plans for now and they’re to be carried out at different times of the day. The condition gets more repressed at night and I think the human body is the most relaxed at this time, so it’d be easier for you to connect with your true feelings. Besides, it’s harder to treat your condition the longer we drag it on. Tonight’s the best time.”
He frowned and said after a brief hesitation, “Sorry but I’m occupied at the moment…”
“I see. Are you accompanying your wife? Sorry about that…” Sarah sounded flustered. “I almost forgot that you’re a married man now.”
“It’s fine. What about tomorrow night?” he replied.
“Sure.” She smiled bitterly. “I’m quite jealous of your wife.”
This took him by surprise. A complicated emotion materialized in his heart. If things had gone according to plans, Sarah would be his wife now.
Just as he was thinking about what to say to that, the person on the other end of the phone had already said goodbye and hung up.
He stood there for a few seconds before reentering the theater room.
Cate lifted her eyes to look at him. “You guys found the psychologist Nyasia?”
“Yup. It seems like there’s a chance I can recover fully.” He hugged the woman.
“Is it a man or woman?” she questioned after a brief hesitation.
“You’re jealous again?” He raised his brows. “Babe, you must trust that I only care about you and the children now.”
Without giving her a chance to reply, he pressed his lips against hers.
She wanted to refuse but it had been too long since they kissed passionately. For a few seconds, her mind went completely blank.
Finally, he pulled her into his arms when she was almost out of breath.
When the film ended, he carried her upstairs to the bedroom. He sat on the bed as he read children’s books to the babies in her belly.
His magnetic voice was soothing to the ears. Eventually, she fell asleep listening to it.
She had been suffering from insomnia lately. It had been a long time since she had a good sleep.
The following morning.
Shaun received a phone call from Rodney after he woke up. “Shaun, Sarah got drunk last night and I sent her home.”
“Okay…”
“I think she went out drinking because of you,” the other man said in frustration, “She kept mumbling about missing the chance and even cried.”
Shaun rubbed his temples. He had sensed her unusual tone during their conversation last night. “Rodney, I’m married. Actually… If you like her, you should be with her instead of giving her up to someone else.”
This took Rodney by surprise. He could taste the bitterness in his mouth. “She has always treated me like a friend.”
“How would you know if you don’t give it a try? I’m going to be a father soon. This is not fair to her too,” Shaun advised.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.
Shaun got dressed before going to check on Cate.
Morning.
He accompanied her throughout breakfast before leaving the villa for work.
Aunty Yasmine teased Cate after seeing the glow on her face. “It seems like Eldest Young Master Lyons is the cure.”
Cate blushed and bit her lip.
She hated that their stupidity had brought harm to Charity and Mireya. However, she could not resist yearning for Shaun’s affection now that she was pregnant.
Shaun called that night. “I’m working overtime tonight, so I’ll not be home for dinner. I also have a social meeting later and I don’t know when that’ll end. I’ll spend the night at the city house.”
“Okay.”
She suddenly remembered Liam’s reminder after the phone call.
Frustrated, she held her head in both her hands. How could she honestly believe Liam’s words?