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Senator Mead’s face darkened. He told Hannah off, “
How dare you say that?! Madam Sanderson is a few years older than you and the chairwoman of a listed company. She’s also Miss Lynch’s best friend. It’s your honor that she’s here for your birthday party.”
After pausing for a moment, Hannah said, “I’m sorry, Madam Sanderson.”
“It’s fine. I understand. Previously when I held birthday parties like this, I, too, hoped that only my good friends would come. Sometimes, one tends to feel restrained when there are too many people around.” Cate smiled, her words restoring Hannah’s dignity.
Deep down, Cate knew full well that the Mead family only invited her simply because of her relationship with Mireya.
At the thought of Mireya, she believed that Mireya would probably be here as well.
Immediately after the thought flashed across her mind, she saw Mireya and Heidi walking in together. Behind them was an elegant young man who was probably in his early 20s. He had clear skin and a striking appearance.
Cate vaguely remembered that this person was Nathan’s only son, Ryan Snow. She had seen him from afar in the previous banquet but never talked to him.
“Cate… ” The moment Mireya saw Cate, she immediately went to her enthusiastically. “Why didn’t you tell me that you’d be here?”
” I had a lot of stuff to handle, so I forgot to inform you.” Cate nodded at Heidi politely and shook hands with Ryan after that.
“Hi, Madam Snow, Young Master Snow.” Similarly, Wesley shook hands with Heidi and Ryan with a smile. “Young Master Snow, your reputation precedes you. I’ve long since heard about your capability. You’re just like your dad.”
“President Sanderson, I’m flattered by your compliment. You’re young and promising too.” Although Ryan was younger than Wesley, he had been subtly influenced by his father and uncle whom he had been living with since young. He was a smooth talker but not arrogant.
Cate silently watched the scene from the side. During the banquet previously when Nathan acknowledged Mireya as his goddaughter, Cate had witnessed how Wesley quickly played up to Senator Mead with her own eyes. At that time, she thought it was normal for Wesley to have the intention of getting acquainted with influential figures. Nevertheless, only today did she realize that Wesley was great at buttering them up.
All of a sudden, Heidi looked at Cate and said thoughtfully, “President Sanderson, you have a glib tongue. How blessed Miss Cox is.”
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Cate’s gaze. In her eyes, Heidi meant that Wesley was great at buttering up influential figures.
Luckily, Senator Mead and Madam Mead soon approached them enthusiastically with their daughter.
“Uncle Gavin, this is the gift I prepared for Hannah.” Ryan handed the gift to Hannah chivalrously.
Ryan had known Hannah since he was young. Hannah smiled and said intimately, “Thanks, Ryan.”
Madam Mead suddenly said while grinning, ” Hannah, you should serve Ryan well tonight. Come to think of it, both of you have developed a good relationship since young and are of similar age.
Hey, Madam Snow. Does Ryan have a girlfriend? They look compatible. Perhaps we can be relatives?”
The glint in Ryan’s eyes changed, while Heidi gave a faint smile. “It depends on our children. Marriage concerns their happiness. There must be mutual love between them.”
Hannah said sweetly right away, “Aunty Heidi, that’s very wise of you. Ryan and I are just good friends. What’s more, I’m already interested in someone else.”
“Oh, who’s that?” Heidi asked out of curiosity.
When Hannah was about to answer, she suddenly saw a striking figure walking in from the entrance. She said cheerfully and affectionately, “Look, he’s here.”
When everyone turned their gazes to Shaun, he was walking in with a black suit. The second he strode with his long legs, his tall and attractive figure exuded a sense of nobility.
Despite the Mead family and the Snow family’s outstanding identities, their auras appeared to fade into insignificance when compared to Shaun’s.
Even though this man was currently down and out, many women could not resist his exquisite face and elegance.
When Wesley caught sight of Shaun, the depths of his eyes carried a sense of grimness.
Damn it! Little did he expect that the previous incident with the elevator plunging would end up causing Hannah to fall for Shaun.
“Shaun, you’re here.” Hannah approached him with a joyful face. She stretched out her hands to wrap them around him.
Shaun subtly avoided her and walked to Senator Mead, Heidi, and the rest to greet them.
“What brings you here, Shaun?”
“Exactly. With his current identity, why is he at Miss Mead’s birthday party?”
“For your information, Shaun saved Miss Mead last time and took the opportunity to get close to the Mead family.”
“Tsk. The previously arrogant Shaun has become so despicable now.”
“Exactly. Tonight is interesting. Look, his ex-wife, Cate Cox, is here too.”
The guests were discussing it in whispers.
Having heard it all, Shaun looked grim and pursed his thin lips. He pretended as if he did not hear any of it.
Senator Mead and his wife became flushed with embarrassment for a short moment. Senator Mead then said with a smile, “Welcome, Shaun. Well, I have yet to properly thank you for rescuing my daughter the other day.”
Ryan raised his brows and gave an evil smile. ” Brother Shaun, it turns out that you’re the one Eldest Young Miss Mead is interested in. How unlucky of you.”
“Stop talking nonsense.” Hannah glowered at Ryan before she pulled on Shaun’s arm. “Let’s go to the other side. I’ll introduce my friends to you.”
Shaun turned around to look at Cate. Before he could take a good look at her, Hannah dragged him away.
At the sight of the scene, Cate was simmering with rage.
F*ck! This despicable man had just flirted with her yesterday, but here he was attending Hannah’s birthday party. Hannah was even pulling on his arm so intimately.
He even claimed that he was not close to Hannah yesterday.
What a damn liar!
Of course, she did not dare reveal her feelings.
After all, everyone knew that she was Shaun’s ex- wife. Nearly everyone was secretly observing her, so all she could do was remain calm with a smile.
It seemed as if she sincerely wished her ex- husband happiness.
“Cate, let’s go over there.” Mireya came to her and held her hand. “It’s been a few days since we last met. What have you been up to recently?”
Cate took the opportunity to walk some distance away with Mireya. However, she did not walk too far away. She arrived at the garden and watched Wesley through the French window in a low-key manner.
“Hey, why do you keep staring at Wesley? Is it because you’ve fallen for him so you’re afraid that someone will snatch him away?” Mireya made fun of her with a snigger.
“You’re overthinking it.”
After some thought, Cate whispered the truth in Mireya’s ears.
Mireya was shocked upon hearing it. “How could it be? Wes—“
Cate covered her mouth and warned her with a low voice, “You’d better be careful. Don’t ever let the cat out of the bag, especially not in front of him.”
“Oh.” Mireya lowered her voice and said, “But if you’re right and Nathan wanted you to watch out for him, does it mean that Wesley is going to hurt you?”
“I have no idea as well.” A complicated look crossed Cate’s face. “Anyway, no matter how good Wesley is at hiding, I think he’ll probably reveal his true self during such an occasion. With so many influential figures here, I’m sure he’ll take great pains to butter them up.”
“Yeah.” Mireya came to a realization through Cate’s words. “I’ll help you keep an eye on him and also ask Ryan to probe him.”
“Ryan?” Cate smiled discreetly. “Are you close to this little brother who came out of nowhere?”
“Hehe. The Snows are actually quite nice, except for Rodney, that dumb*ss.” Mireya snorted with disgust.
“That sounds like a good plan too. I saw Wesley fawning over Ryan just now. Anyway, don’t let anyone know what I’ve just told you, ” Cate reminded Mireya.
Post navigatio “Duh. I’m not that stupid. Anyway… What’s going on with Shaun and Hannah? Is he really playing up to her?”
Mireya blinked and glanced at the pool.
The group of people at the pool was Hannah’s friends. They were all in their early 20s. They were buzzing with excitement probably because Hannah had brought Shaun over.
“How would I know? It’s none of my business.” Cate looked stunned. Then, she urged, ” Alright. You’d better quickly look for Ryan.”
“Okay, okay.” Mireya soon left.
