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Cate was flattered. She was not sure whether to accept it. It would not seem good if she rejected it.
“Just accept it since it’s Old Master Harrison’s gesture for you.” Shaun nodded at her.
As soon as Cate accepted the gift, Shaun patted her on the back. “Wait for me in the lobby.”
He was probably done taking advantage of her, so she nodded knowingly. When she went downstairs, she bumped into Angela again.
“Were you intentionally waiting for me here, Miss Harrison?”
Unsurprisingly, a smirk spread across Angela’s face.
“Great. Now that you’re aware of it, I’m not going to beat around the bush.” Angela lifted her chin with an arrogant expression. “You’d better stay away from Shaun. He’s not someone you can afford to provoke.”
“What if I don’t stay away from him?” Cate asked out of curiosity. “You’re interested in him, but he only treats you as a little sister.”
Angela remained impassive. “So what? For noble families like Shaun’s, they’re concerned about a well-matched marriage in terms of social status. To tell you the truth, you don’t even know him well. His family members won’t accept you because you don’t match him. Currently, he’s just having fun with you. His family is going to suck you dry.”
She scoffed in sarcasm and subsequently left in a proud manner.
Cate was somehow upset by her words. Nevertheless, she did not really give it a thought. Anyway, a marriage certificate would be her biggest reliance at present.
After Cate left the main building, she soon met up with Mireya.
“Look, this is the alcohol I prepared. I’ll get someone to make him drunk later. If he’s not drunk, you have to adopt an aggressive tactic by making him eat this. Remember, this will take effect two hours after he consumes it.”
Mireya stuffed the items into her hands.
Cate felt terrible. “Will this cause any side effects?”
“Why are you still worried about the way I handle things? It definitely won’t affect his health.” It would simply make his body f*cking strong.
However, Mireya just kept the last sentence to herself without uttering it.
“If he finds out about it, he’ll certainly be mad.” Cate was intimidated.
“Why would he be mad? If I were a man who woke up to a beautiful lady lying beside me early in the morning, I’d surely feel at ease. Shaun is an ordinary man too.”
Cate was swayed by her words.
Shortly afterward, Shaun returned.
Just as Shaun reached the entrance, a strange man kept pestering him. “Mr. Lyons, your reputation precedes you. Actually, I’ve long since wanted to get to know you. Let me give you a toast.”
“Just drink it on your own. I’m not interested.” Having met people like him very often since young, Shaun steered clear of him and walked away.
“Ughhh, you’re not showing respect to me!”
“Beat it!” Shaun gave him a cold stare.
Shaun then bumped into a few people to whom he remained cruel. Mireya sighed, watching the scene secretly.
“Damn. In terms of business, your husband is such an eccentric person who doesn’t show respect to others at all. He still hasn’t had one alcoholic drink up until now. How arrogant. People who don’t know him would assume that he comes from the most powerful Lyons family in Australia.
Cate felt the same as well. With his character, she wondered how he managed to support an international corporation.
By looks or by talent?
How she admired him.
“Well… you can only rely on yourself.” Mireya encouraged Cate and subsequently gave her a push.
Shaun soon caught sight of Cate, who then approached him silently.
She was under the impression that Shaun would be busy mingling with others and talking business like anyone else. After all, they were attending a birthday banquet filled with the upper class where it was typical for people to expand their network. However, Shaun brought her to the back of the divider screen where they sat down and had coffee.
“Aren’t you going out to socialize? I see a few tycoons from the financial industry.” She tried persuading him to go out. She panicked as she could not do anything if he continued to stay here.
“I’m not interested.” Crossing his legs, Shaun sipped his coffee in a carefree manner. He was contemptuous of those tycoons who had just served as his assistants back then.
Cate blinked her eyes. “Do you want me to pour some alcohol for you? The alcohol here seems to taste good.”
“If you want to drink it, go ahead. But you’ll walk home on your own if you get drunk and act crazy.”
After sitting down in silence, Cate soon stood up again. “Let me get you some food, okay? You haven’t had anything tonight.”
“No need.” He was not interested in any other food apart from the food she cooked.
“No way. Food is fuel to humans. You have to eat something even if you don’t feel like doing it. What if you starve? It’s going to break my heart.” With that, Cate went out to get some fruits and other food.
She secretly spiked the food. Once she returned, she placed the food in front of Shaun. Then, she brought a piece of seared lamb near his mouth.
As it was her first time doing such an evil deed, she felt uneasy. Her hands shivered especially when Shaun’s dark eyes fixed on her face.
She swore that she would give up if Shaun refused to eat.
A moment later, Shaun lowered his head and ate the food in the spoon that Cate was holding.
“Continue feeding me.”
Cate was speechless.
Did he not have hands? Why was he ordering her to feed him?
However, she continued to feed him all the food on the plate as she felt guilty.
Shaun got up as soon as he finished eating. “Let’s go home.”
Cate was at a loss for words. “We’re going home just like this?”
It was not even 8:00 p.m. yet. If they were to leave now, she would undoubtedly be the first person he would suspect later.
“Uh, don’t leave. You can stay here overnight.”
In fact, he was here to make an appearance. At the end of the day, he only showed up for the sake of Old Master Harrison. He found it a waste of time mingling with other people.
Considering that he was insistent on leaving, Cate had no choice but to leave together with him.
After they got into the car, she handed him the gift that she received from Old Master Harrison.
“Keep it,” Shaun said lightly.
“But it’s expensive. I don’t think I should have it…”
“This is just expensive to you.” Shaun smiled thoughtfully.
Apparently, she was being ridiculed for being poor.
Cate looked down. She panicked, knowing that a storm would befall next.
When they arrived at Jadeite Bay, she secretly watched Shaun’s back with guilt and unease.
‘Sorry, Shaun. I’ll definitely treat you well in the future. Just obey me tonight.’
…
After they got home, Shaun took a shower. He then headed to the study to have a video meeting.
Halfway through the meeting, he suddenly felt that his body was burning. It did not make him feel any better even after he took off his coat.
“Are you okay, Young Master Lyons? Your face is flushed,” his subordinate on the other end asked in bewilderment.”
“I’m not feeling well. Let’s continue tomorrow. Keep a watchful eye on Paxton Lyons over there.”
Shaun turned off his computer and returned straight to the bathroom for a cold shower. No matter how slow-witted he was, he still knew that something was wrong with him.