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“You can’t blame me.” Rodney Snow sat on an empty seat. He took a cigarette and lit it up, then gazed at Mireya enthusiastically.
Shaun, sitting on the seat of honor, cast a casual glance at Mireya while holding his cards. He threw a card onto the table.
“Throw her out.”
“Wait a minute.” Mireya rushed toward Shaun without a second thought. “Cate was tricked by her parents and is now in the police station. You’re the only person who can save her now. The police said that the case will be closed in three days, and she’ll be sentenced by then.”
“None of my business,” Shaun blurted out these four words indifferently.
“But she’s your wife.”
Shaun suddenly curled his lips. “You’re mistaken. She’s Wesley’s girlfriend, and her life has nothing to do with me. Get lost.”
The mention of that heartless, scummy woman ruined his mood.
“Enough. Shaun asked you to get lost. Hurry up and leave now.”
Rodney, who let her in just now, dragged her toward the door.
Knowing that this was the only chance, Mireya clutched the threshold, trying her best not to let go.
“No. Cate has never gotten into a relationship with Wesley. Wesley deliberately said that in front of the reporters the other day. You’re the one Cate loves. You’re the only person who has a place in her heart. Ever since she met you, she has fallen head over heels for you. Although she’s been living with me these days, all she thinks about is you. She’s been weeping every day.”
Shaun’s eyes finally twitched. He tossed the cards and subsequently leaned backward. “Let go of her. Carry on with what you were saying.”
Mireya’s eyes sparkled as she saw hope. She quickly added, “Cate told me that ever since you saved her from Zayn, she started being madly in love with you. She just wants to be your woman. However, no matter what she did, you never paid attention to her. She feels worn out and miserable, so she chose to leave you.
“She said that it really hurts her that you don’t love her back. It hurts her even more when you treat her with disdain. She initially planned to go out with me when your cat gave birth to her babies the other day. The moment she learned about it, she ditched me and went to your place instead. She said that Fudge is your sweetheart, so if anything happened to Fudge, you’d be heartbroken.”
Shaun’s attractive brows furrowed in spite of himself. “Really? But that was not how she behaved when she came that day.”
“Of course, she wouldn’t express her feelings directly.” A look of distress crossed Mireya’s face. “She wants to cook for you forever and not just for the time being. She wants to be your wife and not your sitter. You really don’t understand women.”
Mireya waved emotionally with tears rolling down her face.
Shaun was stunned, his heart racing uncontrollably.
Was this really the scummy woman’s thoughts?
Mireya continued to spice up the story. “Mr. Lyons, do you think Wesley is as attractive as you? Has Wesley ever saved her? Think about it. How could she possibly fall for Wesley and not you? Is she blind?
“She said that even though you don’t love her and both of you can’t be together, nothing can ever stop her from loving you.”
‘Boo-hoo. Sorry, Cate. I’m doing this for the sake of saving you. Please forgive me for talking nonsense.
‘You’ll have to fend for yourself after you get out of jail.’
At that instant, the boisterous private room became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Shaun kept his face impassive when he knocked on the cards on the table with his fingers.
It was hard to decipher the look on his face, and only he would realize the surge of emotions within him.
It could be true that Cate had not gotten over him. Considering that she loved him so much that she could disregard her dignity previously, she could not possibly have moved on.
In fact, Cate was mentally weak.
They said the deeper one loved, the more one suffered.
Nevertheless, he was very upset at that woman’s capability to lure men.
“I’ll sleep on it. You may leave now.”
After what seemed like an eternity, Shaun finally opened his mouth to speak.
“How long do you need to think about it? Cate has been locked for eight hours.”
“Is eight hours very long just because she’s precious?” Shaun took his cards again. “If you continue staying here, she might be locked until she’s 80 years old.”
Mireya’s eyes glowed as she detected a glimmer of hope in his words.
With that, she readily left the room.
Once the door was closed, Chester Jewell shuffled the cards in his hands with a fancy technique and asked curiously, “Are you really going to save her?”
Shaun took his cup and sipped some coffee without saying a word.
Rodney could not help but say, “Well, the woman looks crafty. I don’t think what she said is true.”
“Which sentence do you think is fake, then?” Shaun squinted his eyes which revealed annoyance.
Inexplicably chilled to the bone, Rodney was a little speechless. Was he supposed to comment that Cate could not possibly have fallen for Shaun or that Shaun’s wife had probably fallen for someone else?
If Rodney did so, he would basically be digging a hole for himself.
“You’re offended, huh?” Chester asked with a laugh.
“You’re overthinking.” Shaun calmly took a sip of coffee while holding the cup. “After all, she’s technically my wife, and her involvement in such a serious issue will bring shame on me.”
“Well, you can still spend two more days in Perth before you return to save her. It’s not a matter of life and death anyway. It’s been a long while since we met up together.” Rodney sat on an empty seat. “Deal the cards, Chester.”
“Okay.” Chester glanced at Shaun impassively.
About half an hour later, Shaun threw the cards and yawned. “I’m tired. I’m going to stop here.”
“Didn’t we promise to play until late at night?” Rodney was stunned.
“I just remembered that I haven’t dealt with an urgent lawsuit in Melbourne. Let’s meet again next time.”
The corners of Rodney’s mouth twitched violently, expressing incredulity. “Brother, we put our work on the back burner and came to meet you in Perth all because of a call from you. Now you’re planning to leave when we haven’t even gotten to spend a day together? Are you fooling us?”
“He says that he has something urgent to deal with. I understand.” Chester leaped to his feet and patted Rodney on the shoulder with a smile. He said to Shaun, “We’ll visit your wife in Melbourne when we’re free.”
“Hah. Let’s see.” Shaun curled his lips and left straight away.
Rodney rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had mistaken something. He somehow sensed a sugar-and-ice personality in him. “Has he really fallen for that woman?”
“Come to think of it, has Shaun even defeated us in any rounds since the woman left?” Chester asked.
The thought struck Rodney. Normally, it was almost impossible to defeat Shaun considering his intelligence. Nevertheless, he appeared absent-minded just now.
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The main entrance of the hotel.
Mireya was pondering whether to wait there until dawn broke.
Less than half an hour after she sat down, she suddenly saw Shaun walking out of the elevator in a windbreaker. Behind him was his assistant, who was dragging a suitcase.
“Mr. Cox, are you sure about this?” Mireya could not believe what was happening either. She had been under the impression that she would have to wait at least until dawn broke.
“I’d better return to Melbourne since I’ve run out of luck.” Shaun remained emotionless when he got into the car.
Mireya was about to scream with joy. It turned out that the man was just a liar.
She did not believe that Shaun had no feelings for Cate. What a fool Cate was. She actually did not realize it at all!
Upon arriving in Melbourne, Shaun headed straight to the police station.
The procedure of bailing Cate out was done in less than 20 minutes. At that time, Mireya saw a female police officer bringing Cate out.
In just ten hours or so, Cate was completely drenched. She staggered out with unkempt hair.