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Walter steeled his nerves and swallowed the drug.
After it was over, Cate accompanied Joel to dinner as if nothing had happened.
“Cate, where did you get a drug like that?” Joel asked, perplexed. “What have you gone through in your years overseas?”
“Dad, I just met a few new friends and learned some new skills.” Cate played it off.
Seeing that his daughter did not want to tell him, he also did not ask much. “Cate, you’re doing a great job with Hudson. Do you want to take over the role of Yule Corporation’s CEO? I think you have the capability.”
“Dad, you’re still young. You’re only in your fifties. It’s better if you manage it. I don’t want to manage too many companies. It’s really tiring.” Cate refused.
“Then, why don’t you move back? Dad is quite… lonely living here alone.” Joel sighed.
“It’s too far here, so it’s not convenient. Why don’t you go back to the old residence to live with Grandma and Grandpa?” Cate reminded him. “They must feel bored for staying in such a large manor too.”
“That’s true.” Joel was persuaded.
After dinner, Joel was not happy when he learned that Cate was about to leave. “You only come once a week, and you leave right after dinner. No, leave tomorrow instead.”
“Dad, I still have something to do later. I’ll come back tomorrow to keep you company.”
Once Cate left the villa, Logan drove her to the hospital.
…
8:30 p.m.
After Shaun’s wounds were dressed, he walked out of the andrology department just in time to see Cate holding a list and coming down from the escalator.
“Cate Cox, stop right there.”
The anger that had been suppressed for a long time welled up in him again. Shaun completely ignored the pain as he strode over to grab her. “You’re just in time. I wanted to see you.”
Cate’s expression darkened. Was this man a ghost haunting her? She saw him everywhere she went. “Are you here for the andrology department again?”
“Shut up.”
The always polite and dignified Shaun was so angry that he cursed. There was no trace of his calm and collected temperament.
He found that since Cate came back, he had been fuming with rage every single day. He doubted if he could live past forty years old. “You hurt me in the afternoon.”
“Is that so?” Cate looked at him as if to say ‘you’re so useless’. “Who would’ve thought? You look so big and tall. I didn’t expect that your certain area to be so weak. It’s just a bump.”
Shaun was furious. “A bump? You clearly want me to die childless.”
Cate furrowed her pretty eyebrows. “Don’t worry. If you do end up childless, I’ll take responsibility.”
Shaun laughed sardonically. “Do I look like I want your responsibility? If I stay with a vicious woman like you, it’ll only turn me off.”
Cate blinked and said with an innocent face, “I think you’ve misunderstood me. When I said I’ll take responsibility, I don’t mean that I’ll take care of your lifelong happiness. What I mean is… I’ll find Sarah a rich and exceptional man to make her happy for the rest of her life. I think if you can’t have children, the person you’ll worry about the most will be her, right?”
“…”
Shaun took a deep breath as his handsome face turned red to black and then black to pale.
Hadley, who was listening at the side, almost kneeled before Cate.
Holy cr*p. He had been with Shaun for so long, but this was the first time he saw Shaun this angry.
“Did I… say anything wrong?” Looking at his dangerous expression, Cate timidly took two steps back. “Oh, that’s right, I forgot. Sarah’s feelings for you are as deep as the ocean. Even if you become impotent, she won’t mind.”
“Shut your mouth,” Shaun yelled at her. He could not hold himself back anymore.
The commotion suddenly attracted a lot of attention at the busy lobby, where people were coming in and out.
“Come with me.” He grabbed her and pushed open the heavy stairwell door before they walked in.
“What are you doing? It’s very late now. I need to get the results.” Cate snapped at him.
“What results? Are you sick?” Only then did Shaun notice the paper in her hands. He snatched it and saw the words ‘HIV Screening Test’ on it, and his ears buzzed.
“Why are you checking for HIV? You… Have you been in contact with HIV patients?” Shaun’s brain was about to explode. “When was this? Don’t tell me it was before today.”
“Yeah, it was before today.” Cate nodded with an annoyed gaze.
“Cate Cox, how could you be so filthy?” Shaun violently flung her hand away and yelled at Hadley outside. “Hurry up and bring me the disinfectant.”
“There’s no need for that,” Cate said with an odd look. “The person I’m talking about is you. You did it with me so many times last night, and I got worried. I was afraid of contracting something, so I came here at night to get a checkup.”
“…”
Shaun’s fingers trembled, and his temples throbbed. He glared at her with frosty eyes and asked word by word, “You mean… You’re afraid that I’ll infect you with a disease?”
“I know… saying this might hurt you, but… It’s just for my peace of mind.” Cate took one step out at a time when she saw that his anger was on the verge of exploding.
“Hah.” Shaun laughed. His handsome face was like a sinister devil.
“Cate Cox, you’ve really pissed me off this time.”
Then, he threw her over his shoulder and strode out of the hospital.
Hadley silently looked at them and then at the disinfectant. He silently prayed for Cate.
“Shaun Lyons, let go of me.”
Cate slapped him hard on the back.
However, Shaun acted as if he did not hear her. He carried her to the parking lot, where he opened the car door and threw her in.
“Shaun, what are you doing?” Cate got up, but Shaun pressed down on her shoulder with one hand and tore open her shirt with the other.
Cate was dumbfounded. “Shaun, you’re insane. Don’t you love Sarah? Are you sure you want to betray her time and time again?”
By then, Shaun was so mad with anger that he did not listen to her at all.
“Didn’t you say you hate me for being filthy? You find me disgusting, don’t you? Then, I’ll disgust you even more.”
“…”
…
11:00 p.m.
The black car stopped at Hacket Institute’s parking lot.
Shaun glanced at the back seat. Cate had fallen asleep against the window.
With her wavy hair draped over her shoulders, the woman squeezed her eyes when he turned on the lights in the car. The dim light on her small face gave off a charm that no man could resist.
His large suit covering her petite body made her look even more lovable.
Shaun’s hand clenched the steering wheel in spite of himself.
If the drugs influenced his decision to come and see her last night, then what about tonight? He was completely sober tonight. At first, he was angry and wanted to teach her a lesson to scare her, but he somehow lost control along the way.
When the two of them came together, everything was so natural that he… wanted to indulge in it.
He had no idea how he became like this.
In the afternoon, he was clearly guilty and heartbroken when he saw Sarah covered in injuries. He even vowed to steer clear of Cate.
However, he felt like he had lost his rationality.
It was as if he was poisoned by this woman.