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However, Nathan’s mother’s surname was Sanderson. In that case, his uncle’s surname was supposed to be Sanderson as well.
In a daze, Cate asked, “Why is your surname Lyons?”
“Uh-huh.”
As Shaun was lowering his head to sign the documents, he did not bother to know what she meant. He casually answered, “I adopted my mom’s surname.”
“Oh.” Cate finally understood. She had been filled with fear earlier, thinking that it was a case of mistaken identity.
She flirted with him for the very reason that he was Nathan’s uncle.
However, she felt that something was somehow not right.
Ten minutes later, the marriage certificates were issued.
Cate felt a twinge of sadness but found this to be incredible at the same time.
Since young, she had always assumed she would marry Nathan. Against her expectations, she married a man whom she had only met once.
“Here’s my contact number. I have something to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first.” Shaun jotted his number on a piece of blank paper for her before he left.
“Wait a minute…” Cate stopped him the moment she came back to her senses. “Now that we’re a married couple, we should live together.”
With a dull expression, he replied, “I don’t enjoy living with someone else.” “I’m your legal wife, not someone else. Even if we’re going to divorce three years later, we should still live together.”
Shaking the marriage certificate in her hand, Cate pouted in an attempt to gain his sympathy. “I’m really miserable. Ever since my long-lost sister returned, my parents have been treating me with contempt. Now that I’ve been kicked out of the house, I don’t have a place to stay.”
“You can go and rent a place.”
Shaun walked away with indifference.
“Don’t abandon me, hubby!” Cate suddenly let out a howl, hooking her arm around his. “I’m left with nothing but you right now.”
Her increasingly loud voice had attracted a lot of sidelong glances in the registry office.
Pulling a long face, Shaun regretted getting married to her at random.
“Fine. I live in Jadeite Bay. Go there on your own.”
Shaun could not help but stomp out of the registry office. He then warned her softly, “You’ll sleep in the guest room. You’re not allowed to step into my room.”
Secretly elated, Cate believed that he would be the one begging her to enter his room in the future.
“By the way, don’t disturb Fudge.”
“Fudge?” Cate gasped. “You already have a son?”
Shaun raised his eyebrows. “Take good care of him.”
Once he finished his sentence, he left straight away.
Cate was so shocked that he forgot to go after Shaun. Although she had braced herself to marry someone she did not love, she was not at all ready to be someone’s stepmother.
She stood at the roadside for half an hour, picturing her conflicting future identities—namely as a stepmother and aunt.
At last, she dashed into the mall to buy children’s toys after glancing at Nathan’s disgusting photo.
A person named Fudge had to be a boy. After selecting several types of tay cars and Lego sets, she drove to Jadeite Bay.
Carrying a variety of things, she took a deep breath in front of the door. She punched in the password and the door was opened.
A friendly smile spread across her face. “Hi, Fudge—”
“Meow!”
A fat cat with a white body and light yellow ears was seen lying on the couch lazily. It produced a cute sound in the quiet living room.
Cate blinked. “Fudge?” “Meowww!”
After the fat cat stretched its body, it jumped down the couch and walked toward her legs to smell the toys that she was carrying.
Uninterested, the cat returned to the couch and lay on itin an arrogant manner.
Cate was speechless.
Shaun should have explained this earlier.
She had spent the past few hours worrying about being a stepmother! A feeling of helplessness washed over her.
Despite that, the chubby cat with clean fur was adorable.
She stepped forward, intending to pinch its fat cheeks, but the cat dashed into the master bedroom at the speed of lightning. The master bedroom was a place she was not yet qualified to step foot in.
Cate let out a sigh at the rejection. Then, she scanned around the house that had three bedrooms and two living areas.
There was a master bedroom, a guest room, and a study.
The interior of the house was decorated in a minimalist, modern style using black, white, and gray as its main color scheme. It was pleasant to the eyes but gave out a cold and cheerless vibe at the same time. The renovation probably did not cost much.
Was this really the residence of Nathan’s uncle?
The man was supposed to be a successful entrepreneur. It was one thing if he chose not to live in a grand villa, but there was no sign of luxury in this place at all.
Not to mention the shelves in the study room were filled with books like The Science of Law, The Law Society Gazette, and Are We Slaves to Our Genes?
Something did not feel right. Could it be possible that this man was not Nathan’s uncle?
No, that would be impossible!
Mireya could be quite careless at times, but for something as serious as this…
She could not possibly have made a mistake, right?
The overthinking was killing Cate. She retrieved her phone to ring her friend. “Are you sure that he’s Nathan’s uncle?”
“Of course, I heard it from my brother. He even had a meal with that man before.”
Relieved, Cate placed a hand on her chest. “I was afraid that I married the wrong man.”
“Oh my God, did you actually marry him?” A shriek of surprise sounded over the phone. “He really showed up?”
“Uh-huh,” she replied. On the other side of the phone, Mireya’s eyes were welled up with tears. “We promised to be each other’s angels. How could you abandon me in the blink of an eye?”
The words were stuck in Cate’s throat.
“Well, the two of you should treat me to dinner at the very least.”
“Um… Nothing has really happened between us yet.” Cate summoned up the courage to explain her exchange with the man.
“You’ve got such a pretty face but love hasn’t been easy for you.” Mireya showed her sympathy. “But don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll surrender to your sugar-coated bullets in no time.”
“I believe so.”
After the phone call ended, Cate dropped by the nearby supermarket. The new house was too cold and empty to be called a home. It definitely needed a new makeover.
4:00 p.m. at Jennings Solicitors.
Shaun had just flipped open the document file when Chase Harrison stepped foot in his office.
“Congratulations! Should we have dinner with your new wife tonight?”
“It’s not like you don’t know the real reason why I got married,” Shaun replied coolly without lifting his head, his eyes glued to the words on the documents.
“You truly are inconstant in love. I heard that Cate Cox is quite a beauty. Aren’t you at least a little bit interested?”
Chase was filled with excitement. He lowered himself on the swivel office chair as he studied his friend’s expression with curious eyes.
Shaun paused what he was doing for a split second. He recalled the woman’s smooth, milky skin and her face that was as beautiful as a blooming flower. However, her shameless behavior…
He replied several seconds later, “I’ve seen countless attractive women.”
“Fair point. An insignificant young lady from Melbourne wouldn’t stand a chance to be your wife if you weren’t trying to avoid an arranged marriage set up by the elders of your family. Indeed, she’s not a good match for your grand status.”