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They were all stunned when they saw her. Their eyes were fixed on her in a strange manner.
Cate’s face flushed. She assumed that the interns had found out from Dr. Kane about what he had seen last night.
Fortunately, Shaun was already up at that moment. Dr. Kane immediately gave him a check-up. Ten minutes after the check-up, Dr. Kane was ready to leave. He clenched his fist and coughed lightly. “Although you’re making quite a fast recovery, you still have to take care.”
Cate was speechless.
She was so devastated that she did not feel like saying anything else.
Only after washing up did she notice her swollen lips in the mirror. She was so shocked that she almost fell into the toilet bowl.
Cate finally figured out why everyone had looked at her in a strange manner just now.
A moment later, she walked out sulkily with the water she used to wash up. “It’s all your fault. Look at how my lips are after you kissed me. How am I going to live this down?”
After glancing at her, Shaun was inwardly satisfied with what he had done. With a pale face, he moaned weakly. “Sorry. That was very careless of me. My body hurt too badly last night, and it was my fault. Tonight, I’ll try to endure the pain and not trouble you.”
Considering how feeble the handsome man looked, Cate could not bring herself to criticize him at that moment.
Fine. She had no choice since it was painful for him.
When Hadley and Chase came at 9:00 a.m., they were shocked to see Cate wearing a mask. “Cate, why are you wearing a mask?”
“The hospital is crowded, so I think it’s safer to wear a mask,” Cate replied with a stern look. “I heard quite a lot of people have been infected with the flu recently.”
“Oh. Give me a mask then, Sister-in-law. I want to wear it to avoid being infected too.” Chase immediately put on a mask as well.
Shaun, who was lying on the bed, was speechless.
…
Hudson Corporation’s office.
When Jeffery received the attorney’s letter, he asked Rosabella to come over and subsequently gave her a piece of his mind.
“What on earth have you done? I struggled so hard to obtain the new property development project from them so that we could rake in the money yet you caused such a terrible mess shortly after you were elected. I’m vying for the chairman’s position at the end of the year. Can you not disrupt my plans?”
“Sorry, Dad. The sight of Cate just made my blood boil, and I wanted to teach her a lesson.”
Feeling aggrieved, Rosabella pouted. “But I didn’t expect that Shaun would make it in time to save her.”
“Shaun again!” Jeffery gritted his teeth. “How did Cate get to know this kind of person?”
“She must have slept with him.”
Rosabella sighed. “I’ve investigated Shaun and realized that even those who are willing to spend a few hundreds of millions of dollars might not get to hire him, much less Cate who’s powerless.”
Upon hearing that, Jeffery showed a look of disgust. “How despicable of her.”
“Dad, Shaun keeps ruining our plans and is now even asking for a sky-high compensation fee from us. Let’s teach him a lesson.” Rosabella gnashed her teeth. “Anyway, he’s just a lawyer. What’s more, he’s a foreigner too.”
“Don’t act rashly.” Jeffery stared at her. “Shaun is too mysterious.”
Rosabella responded with dissatisfaction, “Mysterious, so what? As a lawyer, he must have offended quite a lot of people over the years. It wouldn’t be a surprise if there are people who want to seek revenge on him…”
Jeffery was convinced by the idea. After a while, he shot a complicated gaze at his daughter. “Go and investigate all the cases he previously dealt with. By the way, have you settled the issue with the property management project?”
“Don’t worry. I’ve bribed the salesperson and worker with money. What happened at the construction site was merely an accident, but the compensation…”
“Just pay. We have to pay. We must not let Shaun make a big deal out of it.”
Jeffery added discontentedly, “You should stop dwelling on the issue with Cate. Now that you’ve broken up with Nathan, you should keep an eye out for other wealthy and reputable families.”
“Okay.” Rosabella dropped her gaze shyly, then said, “Recently, I’ve been mingling with Janet at night, and her brother, Stephen, always comes over. He seems to be interested in me.”
Jeffery’s eyes lit up. Stephen Cambell was the Campbell family’s heir, which was an undisputed fact. Even Nathan was incomparable to him.
In addition, the Campbell family had been riding high over the past few years. It would be great if the Cox family could be connected with them by marriage.
“Alright. You’re still a virgin in our family. You must capture Stephen’s heart.” Jefferey burst out laughing.
…
The next day.
In the ward.
The deputy general manager of Hudson came over in person with two checks.
“I’m really sorry, Mr. Lyons. It was our worker’s mistake. Here’s the compensation for Miss Cox and you.”
Cate blinked at the sight of the check worth 300,000 dollars in her hand. Then she glanced at the check worth 100 million dollars that was with Shaun.
Damn, what a huge gap in treatment between them both.
Although she was not hurt, she experienced severe trauma and nearly lost her life. She was utterly dejected.
What dejected her further was that Shaun simply tossed the check on the bedside table. “Okay. You guys may leave now.”
“…”
“Mr. Lyons, do you mind exchanging business cards with me?” The deputy general manager attempted to seize the opportunity to get acquainted with the big lawyer.
“I’m tired. See him off, Cate.”
Shaun closed his eyes impatiently.
The deputy general manager, who was hardly treated with disrespect elsewhere, felt rather bitter. He instantly walked out with a long face.
Cate embarrassedly saw him off at the door. “I’m sorry. Mr. Lyons’s injuries have been hurting badly these few days. May I know about the project regarding the design of the houses…”
“I’m not in charge of that. You can contact someone in the relevant department.”
The deputy general manager left as soon as he finished speaking. He could not be bothered to communicate with a poor designer.
Cate was glum. If it had not been for the purpose of making more money, she would not have gone the extra mile to ingratiate herself with him.
She used to have a great impression on Hudson. However, she currently had an inexplicable view of the corporation.
When she returned to the ward, Shaun’s eyes were opened and his brows were furrowed. “Are you out of your mind? Why would you still think of taking on that project under Hudson?”
“If I take on the project, I’ll receive a commission worth ten million dollars from Hudson. I can earn at least 20 million dollars from the renovation later.”
Cate took a glimpse at his check and said gloomily, “20 million dollars might seem nothing to you, but it’s something an ordinary person might not be able to make in their lifetime.”
“Are you strapped for cash?” Shaun asked coldly. He casually handed her the check worth 100 million dollars from the table. “You can spend it.”
Cate’s legs almost turned to jelly.
It had been a while since she last saw such a large sum of money.
Nevertheless, she could not take it.
She shook her head. “It’s your money. I can’t have it.”
“Cate.” Shaun’s eyes darkened. He looked upset. “You’re my woman, and I allow you to spend my money.”
“I want to make money with my ability. I don’t want to be a woman who’s reliant on my partner.” Cate persisted with her principles. “If I wanted to make money through an easy path, I could’ve effortlessly gotten a man richer than you with my beauty, but I’m not this sort of person. Women will look old sooner or later. Only true abilities remain.”
After she finished speaking, she was touched by her own words.
No doubt, Shaun would view her as a sensible woman of great dignity who was not motivated by personal gains.
This kind of woman rarely existed. It was indeed rare to find any woman with such character.
She lifted her head, only to realize that Shaun’s sarcastic gaze was on her.
“Are you able to find a man who’s richer than me?”