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The car arrived at the hospital.
The doctor had long since been waiting at the door of the emergency room. He personally brought Cate to the room to perform a medical check-up on her.
Soon, the result of the check-up was released. The report was in Shaun’s hand.
Cate’s injuries were even worse than he had imagined. The person who gave her the injuries was very brutal. Her wounds might seem minor, but her bones and organs were injured to some extent.
“Mr. Lyons, apart from these wounds, Miss Cox’ internal body parts are seriously injured as well. If she doesn’t start nursing her health, she might have difficulty getting pregnant later.”
Shaun was momentarily stunned. Subsequently, he understood her condition.
Cate had suffered from severe colds twice. Any ordinary man might not be able to endure it, much less a young woman.
“You must nurse her back to health.” Shaun frowned. As his woman, how could she be infertile? She would have to…
Hang on. What was he thinking? No matter how much the woman loved him, he had not actually thought about whether to have children with her.
After the doctor left, Hadley swiftly handed him the information he had collected.
“Young Master Lyons, a fire broke out in the hotel all because the nephew of Jeffery’s wife used substandard cables without Summit’s knowledge. Those in Summit are actually aware of the truth, but James has bribed them. Therefore, everyone is just turning a blind eye. In order to protect James after the incident, the Cox family made Miss Cox a scapegoat.”
Shaun could not believe it. “To them, a nephew is even more important than a biological daughter, huh?”
“Perhaps… They dislike this daughter very much. What’s more, James is good at pleasing people. He has gained quite a lot all these years and offered plenty of valuable gifts to Jeffery and his wife.”
Hadley paused for a moment and continued, “Upon learning that Miss Cox has been bailed out, the Clark family found a lawyer who’s going to file a lawsuit against her.”
“Okay, got it.”
Shaun took the documents and headed to the VIP ward.
As soon as Mireya saw Shaun entering the ward, she immediately got up and said, “I”m going to buy some food for Cate outside the hospital.”
“No need,” Shaun replied coldly, “The food sold there isn’t hygienic. I’ve ordered some food from a seven-star hotel, which will be delivered here.”
Mireya was speechless.
Whoa. Cate would be able to eat food from a seven-star hotel despite being admitted to the hospital. How blessed she was.
Mireya approached the bed and winked at Cate. After that, she immediately ran away.
Cate was flattered as she did not expect Shaun to be treating her so well. Was this an illusion? She seemed to sense a trace of warmth in his eyes.
“Actually, I don’t mind eating anything.”
Feeling tense and intimidated, Cate spoke softly.
“Anything?” Shaun gave out a deep laugh, yet his eyes were icy. “Did you not read the medical certificate issued by the doctor?”
Cate was in a daze. She had not read it.
“Stupid.” With a somber expression, Shaun continued, “Aren’t you aware of how weak your damned body is? The doctor said that you’ll forever be infertile if you don’t take care of it.”
Those words really shocked Cate.
Indeed, she had not been taking care of her body just because she was young. Now that she thought about the matter, it hit her that she had been having irregular and light periods lately.
“Let me warn you that I won’t want to get together with a woman who can’t produce eggs,” Shaun reminded her so that she would become aware. If she still wished to be with him, she had to nurse herself back to health.
Cate’s mouth twitched in annoyance. She refuted discontentedly, “Of course, I can’t produce eggs. I’m not a hen.”
“How dare you talk back?” Shaun walked forward while squinting his eyes.
Cate was so frightened that she curled up in her blanket. Upon accidentally touching her own wounds, she shuddered in pain.
Shaun’s mind flashed with sympathy and helplessness as he thought that she was frightened. He was not even a devil. Why did she have to act in this manner?
“Come out and sign this.”
He tossed the document onto her blanket. The minute Cate saw the words ‘Marriage and Cohabitation Agreement’ written on the document, she was dumbfounded.
She reluctantly opened the document to take a look. Basically, it was stated that she would live with him and take charge of cooking, cleaning, looking after the cat and him, and…
She had to get home by 9:00 p.m. every day. She was also not allowed to go on a date with anyone of the opposite sex alone.
What nonsense were these?
As Shaun gazed at her stunned look, he assumed that she was too excited that she froze.
He curled his lips but soon stifled the smile. He gave a deep cough while clenching his fists. “Don’t overthink. For the last statement, it will depend on your performance. Otherwise, don’t ever think about getting onto my bed. Also, don’t use any underhanded tactics anymore as they really disgust me. Do you understand?”
“…”
Nope. She did not understand it at all.
Cate was completely at a loss.
Who was the one who looked at her with contempt before this?
Shaun lifted his chin arrogantly. “Sign this agreement, and I’ll settle the case regarding the hotel for you. I’ll also make sure the culprit receives the punishment he deserves.”
“Are you referring to James?”
“Yeah.”
Shaun sat on the bed, stretching out his attractive long legs.
“The Clark family has decided to sue you. The case will probably go to court next week. For now, no one in the whole of Melbourne has the audacity to handle the case, except me. I have a rough idea who the Clark family is going to hire as their lawyer. He’s brilliant, and he’s capable of making you face a sentence of over 20 years.”
Cate shuddered. Shaun then curled his thin lips. “But I guess having you serve a one-year jail sentence is good enough. Clearly, someone’s trying to get you into deep trouble.”
“Was that bunch of prisoners bribed to intentionally hurt me yesterday?” Cate raised her head and asked all of a sudden.
“That’s right. James Lennon is the one responsible for that.” Shaun threw Cate a quick glance. “Only a dead person will keep a secret. Do you understand?”
She began shaking as her eyes burned with flames. James had surely brought out the worst of humanity. She was his cousin!
“Um… Is it possible to change the conditions?”
She asked tentatively after regaining her composure.
She really did not want to be his sitter again. Besides, there was no expiry date to the contract. It would be a long suffering.
“Sure.” A smile spread across his face. “According to the standard price, my legal service cost at least 300 million dollars per case. Your particular case is quite challenging and I risk offending the most powerful Clark family in Melbourne. Well, I’ll give you a 20% discount. That’ll be 400 million dollars.”
“400 million dollars?” Her jaw dropped. “You might as well rob the bank.”
“You really should be more grateful. Do you know how many people out there offer me more than 400 million dollars to take on their case?” He rose to his feet. “It’s your choice. But my time is precious.”
He began walking toward the door. It frustrated him greatly that the woman was not calling out for him.
What an idiot. He was giving her the chance to stay with him yet she did not know to appreciate it.
Well, he would just wait for her to come begging then.
Annoyed, he slammed the door behind him as he walked off.
…
Mireya returned 20 minutes later.