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“It’s just a matter of rolling the dice. What’s so great about it?” Rodney could not help but mumble.
“Can you roll six sixes or stack the dice with a six on top?” Mireya asked.
Rodney was speechless.
Soon, Cate’s phone rang, and it was a call from Shaun.
As it was too noisy here, she took her phone to the other side.
Matthew glanced at her silhouette. Then, Rodney asked with a grin, “Dude, do you know who’s calling her?”
Matthew lifted his long eyelashes, his eyes flashing with a dark glint.
“It’s her husband and children.” As soon as Rodney finished his sentence, Mireya rolled her eyes.
However, he did not mind and continued, “Her children are quite old now.”
Matthew clenched the fork in his hand.
Amid his exhilaration, he suddenly felt as though a bucket of cold water was poured over him.
A bitter smile flashed across his face. He never thought he would fall for this woman, only to find that she had a husband and children.
How could this be? She was still so young.
Matthew shifted his gaze to Cate, not knowing what she was saying. Nevertheless, her lips curled into a sweet smile, and there was a hint of flirtation on her face.
He lowered his eyes. Suddenly, he took a glass of beer and drank it in one gulp.
Rodney smirked. ¡®Shaun oh Shaun, I wonder how you’re going to thank me later for helping you get rid of a love rival indirectly.’
Well, where could Shaun find a buddy like him who valued their relationship so much?
After Cate returned, Matthew probed. “Are you married?”
Cate was stunned. At that point, she reckoned that Rodney might have told him something.
However, her situation was a little complicated as she had a boyfriend when she had yet to divorce Wesley.
“Mm.” After a moment of thought, she nodded. “I have fraternal twins too.”
Matthew felt as if a knife had pierced through his chest. “You got married at such a young age, huh?”
“Not really. I’m not that young anyway,” Cate responded.
Matthew downed another glass of beer gloomily. He felt like pouring his heart out to Titus, telling him that he was jilted.
The supper lasted until 11:00 p.m., and Cate had Rodney drop Matthew off at the hotel entrance before she waved goodbye to Matthew.
At the sight of the tall figure in the beautiful night, Cate could not resist turning around to look at him.
“What’s the matter? You can’t bear to part with him, huh? Do you regret promising to get back together with Shaun so early?” Mireya teased while laughing. “I feel you. What a handsome young guy he is. Alas, I finally understand why men enjoy being with young ladies. Women like being with younger men too.”
“Mireya Lynch, please be reminded that you’re married.” Rodney reminded her as he could not tolerate Mireya’s behavior anymore.
“Our marriage is just for show.” Mireya interrupted him. “Enough. Keep your eyes on the road when you’re driving, and stop giving me that look. I was fine with it back then, but after meeting the handsome young guy, I realized that you’re really old.”
Rodney was at a loss for words. Did she call him old? With his smooth face, many in public thought that he was only 24 or 25 years old.
Was Mireya blind?
“Mireya Lynch, why do you have to be so mean with your words?” Rodney nearly lost his temper.
“Uncle Rodney, you need to accept reality sometimes. That’s your age, ” Mireya added grimly.
“Enough. Stop provoking him. We’re still in the car. I don’t want to be involved in an accident.” Cate reminded Mireya helplessly after casting a look at a fuming Rodney.
At last, Mireya let out a sigh and kept quiet. That sigh made Rodney’s heart clench.
He was not sure whether Mireya sighed because Cate already had a boyfriend or she herself could not be with a handsome young guy since she was already married.
Soon after arriving at the Lynch household, the two women headed upstairs to rest.
Rodney tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
After some time, he sat up and looked into the mirror. He first looked at his eyebrows and then his thin lips.
In the end, he could not help but send a WhatsApp message to his buddies in the group chat. [Don’ t you agree that my brows are charming and my pursed lips look like a heart shape? I’m very handsome, right? I think the four of us are the most handsome men in Australia. We’re handsome in different ways.]
Chester: [Take some medicine if you’re sick.]
Shaun: [Your brain could have become heart- shaped.]
Rodney was speechless. [F*ck off. I met a mixed- race brat who has charming brows and heart- shaped pursed lips. He has had Mireya and Cate bewitched.]
Shaun: [What? I’ll make you pay if you’re lying.] Chase: [How bratty is he? Is he a grown-up?]
Rodney: [He’s a 21-year-old handsome young guy. Mireya kept drooling over him just now, and Cate taught him how to peel a crayfish. By the way, Cate even peeled a crayfish for him and made me send the guy home after supper.]
After sending the message, he somehow felt better. Since he was in a bad mood, he wanted to drag Shaun down as well.
Shaun: [Are you kidding?]
Chester: [Are you trying to provoke Shaun and make him lose sleep at such a late hour?]
Chase: [D*mn. Don’t tell me that I have to go to Melbourne Airport to pick Shaun up in the middle o f the night.]
Rodney: [Why would I be lying to you guys? But you have to thank me, Shaun. When Cate was away, I told the guy that Cate is already married and has children. The guy looked heartbroken.]
Shaun: [I’m sure Cate isn’t interested in that guy. What’s more, is there any man in Australia who’s more handsome than me?]
Chase: […]
Chester: […]
Unable to stomach Shaun’s narcissistic behavior, Rodney replied mercilessly. [To be frank, you’re quite handsome. Mireya said the guy looks like Legolas, while Cate said the sight of him gave her a sense of familiarity and affability. By the way, after Mireya met the handsome young guy, she suddenly felt I’m too old.]
Chester: [Ahem. After Cate met the handsome young guy, would she also think that Shaun is too old?]
Chase: [Shaun, Rodney, don’t worry. We may be old, but we’re charming.]
Shaun: [Buzz off. Chase, come and pick me up at Melbourne Airport three hours later.]
Chase: [F*ck you, Rodney Snow. Can’t you talk about it only after you return to Canberra?]
Rodney: [I suddenly feel a little better. I think I can go to bed now.]
The next morning.
7: 00 a.m.
Cate woke up. After all, it was not her room, and she had trouble sleeping on a strange bed.
Afraid that she would wake Mireya, she stealthily put on her clothes and crept downstairs.
Nevertheless, she was dazed at the sight of a tall figure seated in the living room. She was under the impression that she was not fully awake and her eyes were betraying her, to think that Shaun was in the Lynch household.
“Cate…”
Amid Cate’s confusion, Shaun walked up to her and wrapped her around his arms. He then stretched out this hand to press her long, frizzy hair.
Only when she caught a whiff of his uniquely crisp scent did it dawn on her that Shaun had actually come to Melbourne.
