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After a moment of silence, Cate shifted her gaze to Damien. “Second Uncle, I’m addressing you this way because I’m a cultured person. If I were you, I would be ashamed to show up here. If my dad died of poisoning, Yule Corporation would go to you and Melanie. Both of you would benefit the most, and Nicola would be in jail on your behalf.”
Damien’s handsome face twitched before he responded, “I’ve always treated my brother as my father, so how could I possibly attempt to kill my brother? Brother, I’m going to drop on my knees and apologize to you now. Over these years, I was bewitched by Nicola and had done a lot of bad deeds.”
As Damien was speaking, he forced himself out of the wheelchair and kneeled on the floor. However, his legs were too weak to stand. Once his arms turned to jelly, he fell to the floor miserably.
“Dad.” Melanie wept and hurriedly went to hold him.
“Melanie, hold me and kneel.” Damien persisted.
Since Damien was her biological son, Old Madam Yule could not bear to see him kneel. “Your legs are crippled. How are you going to kneel? Hurry up and stand.”
“Yes, my legs are crippled.” Damien lowered his head and burst into tears. “Ever since I was born, a lot of people have looked down on me just because of my disability. I’m grateful to Brother, but at the same time, I envy him. I like Nicola, but she’s not interested in me. Over the last decade or so, I’ve never loved anyone else except for her. I do everything for her without complaining. I thought she would fall for me after she got hold of Yule Corporation, but I was wrong. Only now have I come to understand her personality. Dad, Mom, Brother, it’s my fault.”
Old Madam Yule was on the verge of crying. She could not resist saying, “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have given birth to you and make you suffer so much with low self-esteem.”
“Dad, Mom, you guys can blame me. It’s fine. I just hope you guys won’t hate Melanie.” Damien raised his head and begged. “Melanie is innocent. I’ve never gotten married, and she’s my only daughter. She’s your biological granddaughter as well.”
“Grandpa, Granny, I’m sorry. I’ve been distant with you both recently, and it really upsets me. Do you still remember how much you used to care for me?” Melanie immediately kneeled beside Damien. She looked up and flipped her hair toward the back, revealing a beaten and swollen face.
“What happened to your face?” Old Master Yule asked in a deep voice.
Melanie choked and bit her lip. Then, Damien said dejectedly, “It was Charlie who beat her.”
“What a b*stard.” Old Master Yule flew into a rage. “The Campos family is too arrogant. I’m going to meet Charlie’s grandpa. When our family performed really well in Canberra, they were nothing.”
“It’s fine, Grandpa. You’re already old. There’s no need to stand up for me, and I don’t want you to be upset because of me. The Campos family is no longer the same as they were before. Charlie said that he married me just because he thought I was… Uncle Joel’s daughter. He chose to be with me because of the Yule family.” A bitter smile crossed Melanie’s face.
“How useless of me. It’s my fault, not yours. He looks down on me because I’m disabled and can’t back you up,” Damien said in agony as he patted the back of her hand.
“Enough. Drop it.” Old Madam Yule could not bring herself to hear it anymore. “Now that Nicola is in jail, let bygones be bygones. Damien, you’d better not live on your own out there. Come back to the old residence. Be a decent person and bring glory to the Yule family with your brother.”
“Can I really do that?” Damien cautiously shifted his gaze to Joel, who was lying on the bed. “Dad, it’s fine. I don’t want Brother to misunderstand me.”
Joel’s thin lips moved, but before he could speak, Melanie said, “Dad, just listen to Grandpa. I’m always in the Campos family’s house. I’m worried about you being alone in your condition. What if you fall? No matter what, the servant is never part of our family.”
“Just come back.” Melanie’s words made Old Madam Yule more uneasy. “Move to the old residence today.”
Joel closed his eyes.
Soon, Old Master Yule and Old Madam Yule left with Damien and Melanie.
Cate had watched the entire scene. Never had she thought that Damien and Melanie would still receive such favorable treatment after Nicola was put in jail. Casting Melanie aside, Damien was indeed shameless as a man.
“What do you think, Dad?” Cate’s eyes fell on her father. If he thought the same as her grandparents, she would regret getting herself into this mess.
“What look is that? Are you under the impression that I’m still as naive as before? After I’ve gone through so much?” Joel lamented. “Damien might even be more terrifying than Nicola. He knows full well that your grandpa and granny will take pity on him and feel sorry for him.”
“I know.”
Cate sighed. Her grandparents might seem old, but they owned a lot of property. Even though Old Master Yule had retired, he was still rather powerful in Yule Corporation and Canberra. Once Melanie and Damien got hold of Yule Corporation, they would take advantage of him again.
No wonder it was impossible to defeat the enemies. She could only blame those foolish people around her.
“Cate, since I’m in the hospital, I’ll let you handle some matters for me for the time being.” Joel suddenly patted Cate on the back of her hand. “I’ll ask Assistant Church to report to you in the future.”
Cate’s head started to hurt. “Dad, are you forcing me to manage Yule Corporation?”
“How am I forcing you?” Joel stared at her earnestly. “As my daughter and the young lady of Yule Corporation, you’ll no longer be labeled as the illegitimate daughter. You deserve to be with any man in the whole of Australia. Sarah can’t compare to you either.”
Joel’s intention finally hit her.
A warm feeling grew in her.
Needless to say, Joel must have found out that Shaun was going to get married, so he did want her to compare herself. Considering that Cate was the Eldest Young Lady and soon-to-be successor of Yule Corporation, Sarah could not beat her in terms of honor and status. No matter how great Sarah was, she was just a psychologist. Neeson Corporation would have long collapsed without Shaun’s support, and Thomas would not have seemed presentable.
“Don’t bother with it. You’ll be able to find someone much better soon. My daughter is so pretty, capable, and rich. Hardly anyone in Australia can surpass you,” Joel encouraged her with a smile.
“Thanks, Dad. I’m always confident in myself. For those who didn’t pick me, it’s their loss.”
“That’s great.”
4:00 p.m.
Cate queued in the lobby downstairs to collect the medicine. When she was done, she went back upstairs and saw Yael walking out of the obstetrics and gynecology unit with Sarah.
Dressed in a white dress, Sarah looked so angelic that everyone in the hospital did a double-take on her. On the other hand, Cate had yet to change since she spent the whole of yesterday looking after Joel in the hospital. She had no makeup on, her hair was a little unkempt, and she looked worn out.
Sarah compared her outward appearance to Cate’s. She was very pleased with herself, but she did not betray it on her face. “Hi, Cate. What brings you here? What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”
Cate rolled her eyes and walked forward, ignoring Sarah. She felt burned out after taking care of Joel for a day. She did not have the energy to play along with her.
“Hey, stop. Why are you so impolite?” Yael shouted, “Miss Neeson was speaking to you. Didn’t you hear that?”
“Who is Miss Neeson? Why should I answer her question?” Cate stopped in her steps and stood in the corridor. She threw an annoyed glance at the two of them.
“You…” Yael was fuming with anger.
Sarah stopped Yael and said gently, “Cate, I know you hate me. Believe it or not, I’ve prepared myself to accept you. I’m honestly madly in love with Shaun, so I don’t mind the two of us staying by his side. I can accept that.”
“…”
Cate was disgusted. “Oh, thank you. But I don’t plan on sharing a husband with anyone. I’m afraid I’ll get sick.”
Sarah’s expression changed slightly, and then she lowered her head. “How dare you make such a humiliating remark. Shouldn’t you tolerate him if you sincerely love him?”
She touched her stomach as she said, “Well, I’ve planned on giving birth to many children for Shaunic. I came to the hospital today to look at having twins and triplets through in-vitro fertilization.”
Yael smiled and said, “It was Mr. Lyons who suggested doing in-vitro fertilization when he heard that you wanted to have at least two children. He was afraid that you’d have a hard time being pregnant twice. He has already requested Young Master Jewell to hire the best pregnancy team in the country for you.”