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Shaun peeled off the shells of the flavorful fresh prawn and fed it to Cate occasionally.
Matthew sat opposite them and suddenly felt like he was a third-wheel.
At home, he had to watch as Sheryl and Titus shower each other with affection. When he was out, he had to watch Cate and Shaun do the same thing.
Really. Was Shaun not supposed to be the richest man in the country?
It was said that he fell from grace a few months ago, but these days, he rose to power again along with Lyons Corporation. Unexpectedly, he was so childish when interacting with women.
After eating, Matthew was ready to pay the bill, but Shaun was a step quicker. “My woman invited you to the meal. Of course I can’t let the guest pay the bill.”
Matthew smiled and let him do as he pleased.
After paying the bill, Shaun grabbed Cate and said, “Babe, let’s go shopping. It’s been a long time since I accompanied you shopping.”
Cate knew what he was thinking and could only say to Matthew helplessly, “Sorry. We’ll go now.”
Shaun looked at his back and frowned gloomily.
“Alright, stop being jealous, ” Cate turned his face over. “How immature are you? Don’ t bother with a little child.”
“Can you call a man who can impregnate a woman, a little child?” Shaun snorted coldly. He did not hide the jealousy in his eyes. “Cate, you lied to me again. When I was in Melbourne, I told you not to contact him anymore. You promised, but then you lied to me because of him, and you even secretly ate hot pot with him.”
“We didn’t eat secretly. We ate openly, ” Cate pouted. ” I bumped into him by accident when I was shopping. He said that he just came to Canberra and was unfamiliar with the place…”
“There are plenty of people who are unfamiliar with Canberra after just coming here. Why did you eat with him out of all the people?” Shaun retorted. ” Since when were you such a saint? Is it because he’s handsome?”
“No…” Cate lowered her head. “I just felt close to him when I saw him. It’s as if I knew him before. After speaking, she was afraid that Shaun would get angry and hurriedly explained, “In short, don’t misunderstand. I don’t like him. I just think of him as a younger brother. The person I love is you.”
“Love?” Shaun stopped and looked at her deeply. ” Prove it. Make me believe you.”
“Shaun Lyons, that’s enough. You’ve done so many things to hurt me. If I didn’t love you, would I have gotten back together with you?” Cate was a little angry at his inopportune actions and flung his hand away, ignoring him.
“Cate, half the reason you got back together with me is because of the children. ” Shaun chased after her and grabbed her, and said with a sour tone, “If i t weren’t for the children, you wouldn’t have gotten back together with me, right?”
Cate froze and fell silent for a while.
No matter what, the harm Shaun caused her was an indelible scar, especially Charity’s death which constantly made her feel guilty.
However, she still got back together with him.
Even if she could not live with her conscience, she still chose to do so for the sake of her children.
“Forget it, you don’t have to say it. I understand.” Shaun wrapped his arms around her. “I shouldn’t have asked for so much.”
“Shaun, you should know me. Since I agreed to get back together with you, I won’t do anything to let you down.”
Cate pushed his chest away and said seriously, “I admit that the biggest reason why I got back with you is because of the children, but another reason is also… because I like you. Even if the day comes when I no longer like you and don’t want to be with you anymore, I’ll say it to your face. I’ve been betrayed before, so I know very well how much it hurts to be betrayed. Don’t do unto others what you don’t want others to do unto you.”
“Cate…” Shaun looked at her with eyes filled with surprise, at a loss. “Thank you for liking me. I’ll work hard so that you’ll like me for the rest of your life. Don’t leave me, okay?”
“Sorry, Shaun, but a lifetime is very long. You once told me that we would never be separated, but we were still separated. I don’t want to think about the future. I just want to cherish the present.”
Cate shook her head seriously. “You know, if you keep trying to believe in forever, and that forever shatters, the amount of pain you’ll feel is unimaginable. Your memory is blurred so you haven’t experienced what it’s like, but I’ll always remember it.”
“…I understand.”
Shaun lowered his eyes full of guilt. To put it bluntly, the scars he inflicted on her would always be there. “Cate, I was angry today because I was afraid of losing you. Think about it. If one day, I lied to you and said that I was eating with a colleague, but you found out that I was actually eating with a young girl you don’t know, would you feel uncomfortable?”
Cate bit her lips. If she were in his shoes, she would indeed feel uncomfortable.
“Sorry. I… won’t meet him in the future.”
“There’s no need for that,” Shaun rubbed her head and suddenly smiled. “Didn’t you say it yourself? You think of him as a younger brother. I should trust you more. Just don’t lie to me next time.”
“You really… won’t mind?” Cate was stunned.
“Only him. It doesn’t apply for others, ” Shaun said faintly. “Don’t worry, although I agree for you to continue meeting him, I’ll never eat or go out with other young girls alone.”
Cate’s heart softened at his words. She stood on her tiptoes and took the initiative to hook her arms around his neck, and kissed him on the lips. ” Thank you, Shaunny. Don’t worry. At most, I’ll help Matthew have a look when he wants to buy a house. He really doesn’t know much about the capital. If he invites me for dinner, I’ll call you too. If you don’t go, I won’t eat alone with him either.”
“Okay.” Shaun felt his mouth taste as sweet as honey from her kiss.
If they were not in a public area, he wanted nothing more than to pull her into his arms and give her a long and hot kiss. “Cate, did you say that he wanted to buy a house in Canberra?”
“Yeah, he said his parents would come back and settle down for a while,” Cate said.
“Do you know what his family does?” Shaun asked.
“He said he owns banks, but I’ m not sure either. After all, he’s still so young.” Cate thought about it. “By the way, I saw that he has the same black card as you. His status must be pretty extraordinary.”
Shaun’s eyebrows raised. ” Cate, you might not know this, but my black card was issued in Country L, and there are only fifty cards in the world. The only people who can get the black card are old families standing on the top of the pyramid in various countries around the world. The Campos family was the number one family in the country before, but Mason was not qualified to apply for one because the Campos family only rose to the top for a short amount of time.”
Cate was stunned for a long time. “You mean that Matthew was born in a family that’s on the top of the pyramid in another country, and his family has stood at the top for hundreds of years?”
“Maybe it’s more than that,” Shaun shook his head and frowned. “If his parents want to come here, then their status is probably higher than mine. I wonder why such powerful people are suddenly coming here. I’m afraid Canberra’s business world won’t be peaceful for long.”
Cate’s eyes flashed. “By the way, you asked him if he was from the Costner family in Neah Bay. Have you heard of that last name before?”
“Yeah, ” Shaun nodded. He lowered his eyes and thought deeply, suddenly remembering the familiarity Cate felt towards Matthew. Would a person suddenly feel that way for another person?
Could Matthew Costner really be from that Costner family?
Why did he suddenly appear here?
Furthermore, why did he meet Cate multiple times coincidentally?
“Shaunny, stop thinking about it, ” Cate pulled his hand. “I think that Matthew is a good person. Even if his family wants to develop here, at most, you’ll be healthy business competitors. Or are you worried that your position as the richest man in the country would be taken away?”
“I don’t care about that. I just want you and the children to be by my side.”
Shaun smiled. “Forget it, let’s not think about this. I’ll go with you to the shop in front.”
Cate looked at the shop and immediately blushed. It was a shop selling lingerie. “It’s not good for you to follow me there. I don’t lack…”
“You can buy fancier ones even if you don’t lack any. I like to see you wear them,” Shaun said ambiguously in her ear. The unhappiness from before was all gone.
However, they did not know that somewhere on the fourth floor, Matthew held a cup of tea and watched this scene quietly.
Today, he deliberately pretended to bump into Cate by coincidence, deliberately took out his black card, and deliberately acted like he was very rich. He was sure that a woman like Cate would try to flirt with him.
However, she did not.
She did not even give him the chance to flirt.
After Shaun came, she openly got close to Shaun.
“Young Master… ” A subordinate appeared behind him.
“Shaun Lyons might be suspicious about my identity, ” Matthew sighed softly.
The subordinate was surprised. “How could that be? Shaun Lyons has never been involved with us, and with the Lyons family’s status, he’s not qualified enough to contact the Costner family.”
“He also asked if I was from the Costner family in Neah Bay. That’s strange. How did he hear about the Costner family?” Matthew wondered.
“What now?” The subordinate added, “Right, the madam said that Shaun Lyons and Cate Cox are both evil villains and want us to end the Lyons family.”
“Shaun recently managed to rise up again, so it won’t be easy to end him. The plan will have to be rearranged,” Matthew stroked his chin. ” Say, what part of Shaun is attractive to women? Isn’t he just a scumbag?”
“Yes, everyone on the Internet says that he’s the worst scumbag there is. Maybe… women like him because he’s rich.” The subordinate said, “Shaun made a comeback just after Cate got back together with him. Maybe Cate knew that he was going to become the richest man again and got back together with him in advance?”
“Is that so?” Matthew did not comment further.
