Chapter 68 – Revenge Marriage Sweet Love Novel Free Online (Cate & Shaun)

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“What did you say?” Jeffery pointed at him while trembling. “Where did you get the cables from?”

“It was President Meyer who recommended them to me. He offered me a rebate of a few million dollars back then. Do you remember that I gave you a coffee maker set worth over two million dollars? That’s the money…”

Jeffery raised his hand and slapped James on the face violently. “You’ve been earning a lot in recent years, haven’t you? Why would you think of taking bribes through the purchase of cables? You’re blinded by money, huh?”

“You need to save me, Uncle Jeffery.” James kept tugging his shirt firmly. “I did this with the intention of honoring Aunt Sally and you.”

“How can I save you? The Clark family is the second most powerful family in Melbourne after the Harrison family. Once the matter is investigated, the consequences are going to be disastrous.” Jeffery shook off his grip.

Rosabella sighed. “Why were you so careless, James? I remember that it was Cate who took charge of the construction site earlier. Why didn’t she stop you at all?”

Struck by a thought, Sally quickly said, “I was just brooding over how to give Cate a lesson. Now is the chance. We can shift the blame to her. We won’t be able to live peacefully until she’s sent to jail. Once this issue is made public, everyone will know that she’s the sort who’ll do anything for the sake of money. In this case, no one will criticize us regarding the recent incident.”

Jeffrey was momentarily stunned. At that instant, he was convinced by the idea. He deemed it to be a feasible solution since he did not know how to distract the public from the issue. “Alright then. The fire that broke out in the hotel has nothing to do with you. Cate was the one in charge of it previously, and the incident happened due to her taking bribes.”

Rosabella was still worried. “Dad, I hear that Wesley has been treating Cate quite well nowadays. He might lend her a helping hand.”

“Don’t worry, the Clark family isn’t like any other families. Once they decide to give someone a lesson, no one will be able to stop them from doing it.” Jeffery scoffed.

…

At night, Joseph treated his employees to a meal and a karaoke session in celebration of the company’s success.

Just as Cate was packing her things to head to the restaurant with her colleagues, a few police officers barged in. “Who’s Cate Cox?”

Her colleagues looked at each other with alarmed faces. Cate had a sinking feeling, then she stood up and said, “It’s me…”

As soon as she responded, both her hands were cuffed.

The police said indifferently, “A fire broke out in Lublin Hotel this morning, which has resulted in a loss of over ten million dollars. We’ve received a call from the party involved in the incident, and Summit claims that you were in charge of the hotel back then. You have to go to the police station to be investigated.”

Cate felt as if her head had exploded. “It has nothing to do with me at all. It’s been over two months since I left the hotel. They’re probably trying to make me their scapegoat!”

“I’m sorry, but Summit has provided me with evidence regarding your receipt of rebate and use of uncertified cables. Stop denying it.”

The police immediately seized her and walked out.

Meanwhile, many reporters were already waiting downstairs.

“What kind of popular designer is she? She actually offered clients substandard cables that would cause a fire.”

“Gosh. I just paid Talton Design for the renovation cost. I’m going to cancel it and ask for a refund.”

“Same here. Who knows, my house might even end up in flames?”

“…”

In just a moment, all the clients who had initially made payments to Talton Design came to ask for a refund. Some clients were worried about the renovation work that was underway and came to hold the company accountable.

Talton Design’s impressive reputation earlier was totally ruined overnight.

…

In the police station.

Cate felt dizzy with the dazzling light shining on her in the interrogation room. However, she continued to speak in an agitated manner, “I’ve said that this has nothing to do with me. I was just a designer for the hotel back then, but James is the project manager. He’s in charge of materials.”

“Enough, stop denying it already. President Meyer, whom you laundered the money with, said that you’ve been in contact with him. You earned more than six million dollars from the laundering, then you paid 500,000 dollars to your superior so that he wouldn’t expose the matter. Two months ago, James finally revealed this to President Cox as he could no longer stand your behavior. With that, President Cox decided to fire you. How smart of you to attempt to accuse him!”

Another female police officer added, “You come from a wealthy family as well, but why do you act as if you’re desperate for money at such a young age? You’re such a morally corrupt person.”

A shiver ran down Cate’s spine. “This isn’t the truth. I’m the one who reported James, yet somehow…”

“Enough. Stop explaining. Even your dad has admitted that it’s your doing. You’re his biological daughter, whereas James is just his nephew. You have the greatest control over the construction site,” the police interrupted her speech.

“That’s impossible.”

Cate shook her head, looking pale. She then stood up with agitation. “I’m his biological daughter, but why is he accusing me? Am I not as important as his wife’s nephew?”

“Stop acting crazy. Take her out and lock her up.” The police waved.

“I want to make a call. I want to get someone to bail me out,” Cate yelled.

“Sorry. Given that your case is quite severe, you’re not allowed to meet or contact anyone else before the case is closed.”

The police flatly refused Cate and locked her up once again.

The small room was filled with seven to eight people. Each of them was assigned a wide wooden bed.

As soon as she sat down, a tall woman walked toward her and splashed a pail of water on her bed.

“What are you doing?” Cate blurted out. A bunch of evil-looking women mobbed her right away.

“How dare you shout at me?!” The tall woman rolled up her sleeves, then said fiercely, “You know, I killed the woman who shouted at me before this.”

“Sorry… You may splash as you wish.” Cate was not a fool. She knew full well that it was not easy to deal with the bunch of people who were locked up here, so she tried her best to tolerate them.

Nevertheless, they did not seem to plan on letting her go.

“Oh well, this won’t work on me. I hate beautiful women like you the most because my husband was snatched by a woman just like you.”

The woman ran toward her and subsequently gave her a kick.

As much as Cate wanted to shout for help, someone covered her mouth.

Shortly afterward, she felt dizzy upon being beaten. In a daze, she seemed to hear someone say, “Go ahead and kill her. Nobody’s going to blame us for killing her anyway.”

“She deserves it since she offended someone she shouldn’t have.”

“…”

Who had she offended this time?

Rosabella? Jeffery?

Hah. She would have felt heartbroken if this had happened back then. However, she was already used to it now.

Who could rescue her this time? Her relationship with Shaun was over, whereas Mireya… Mireya was not a worthy opponent for the Clark family either.

…

As soon as Mireya learned from the news that the police had arrested Cate, she hurried to the police station.

Just as she arrived at the entrance, she bumped into Nathan who was walking out with a lawyer.

“Why are you here?” Mireya began simmering with rage at the sight of the scumbag. “You came at the right time. Go and explain to the police that Cate’s not that sort of person. Considering that she’s strapped lately, she couldn’t have taken bribes. Clearly, Summit’s trying to frame her.”

“I tried, but I don’t work under Summit. In this case, my claims are of no use. What’s more, the police have obtained evidence from Summit… The evidence all leads to Cate.” Nathan showed a grim expression while clenching his fists.

The outsiders might not understand what was going on, but Nathan was under no illusions about it. Before this, Cate left Summit all because James handled the project unreasonably. In this sense, how could she possibly have received bribes?

“Oh no!” Mireya felt a sense of incredulity. “Cate is his biological daughter, and he’s hoping for her to end up in jail?”

Nathan was indignant as well. Little did he expect that Jeffery would agree with Summit’s decision to shift the blame to Cate.

Those who were unaware of the truth would assume that Jeffery acted righteously. When in fact, he sacrificed Cate for the sake of protecting James.

Of course, Rosabella had probably interfered in the matter as well.

At that moment, Nathan deeply regretted his decisions.

If he had not been deceived by Rosabella before this, he would have been able to keep an eye on her. That way, Cate would not have ended up in this state.

“I’m going to call my brother right now. I’ll ask him to get the best lawyer out there.”

“Don’t bother calling. I brought a lawyer here just now, and there’s nothing he could do.” Nathan stopped her. “This matter has to do with the Clark family, so no one can do anything about it.”

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