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When he saw that her tender fair face was not only swollen but also had a handprint on it, his eyes instantly flooded with a burst of hostility.
“Was it really your mom who hit you?”
He still could not believe that her mother was alive.
“… Yeah.” Although Cate did not want to admit it, she nodded painfully. “I didn’t expect it either. I always thought my mom had died, but she greeted me by slapping me twice on our first meeting.”
Cate was controlling her emotions, but maybe it was because she was talking about someone she loved so as she spoke, her eyes could not help but get red.
Shaun hugged her, feeling distressed. “Cate, you don’t need a mother like that.”
“That’s not it. I thought the same thing as you at first. But after talking to my dad on the phone, I calmed down and thought about it. Rosabella probably did something. Rosabella’s reaction was very strange just now. I don’t know what she did, but it seems like she’s fearless.” Cate was at a loss.
She had wanted to meet Sheryl and explain to her about Grandma’s death and the evil deeds Jeffery, Sally, and Rosabella did. However, Rosabella’s attitude made her start to doubt herself. Would Sheryl believe her?
Shaun snorted coldly. “No matter what Rosabella did to sow dissension, as your biological mother, she believed what others said so casually. She’s not worthy of being your mother at all.”
He did not care about Sheryl’s status. He hated anyone who dared to hurt his woman.
Cate was dumbfounded. Shaun’s words touched her heart.
Yes, someone else could incite Sheryl, but did she not have her own ability to distinguish right from wrong? Besides, Sheryl was her mother, but she indiscriminately hit her own daughter and even hated her so much.
How could Cate not be disappointed in her?
“Shaunny, there are some things we have to get to the bottom of,” Cate said with a bitter face. “My mom has been helping Rosabella to suppress us. If we don’t expose Rosabella’s true face, we’ll forever be suppressed by them. Even Wesley and Rosabella have joined hands. After what Wesley said just now, I’m afraid that he’ll do something to the children. “
“That’s why I want you to take the children and leave first,” Shaun said without thinking.
Cate parted her red lips. In the end, she lowered her eyes and said guiltily, “There’s one thing I forgot to tell you. I just learned about this. Matthew is actually my half-brother.”
Shaun froze. Cate had mentioned the Costner family, but he did not expect her to bring up Matthew.
“Matthew deliberately approached me in Melbourne.”
Cate bit her lip. “He already knew my true identity. Later, when Lyons Corporation was being investigated, I went to him for help. He said he couldn’t do it, but he could ask his father, Titus, for help. Titus refused back then, but during the banquet held by Nathan, you were called away and I saw Titus on the top floor. He was playing chess and I helped him reverse the game, so he said that he would help me once.
“Today, I went to see him in hopes that he would help you after I leave, but I didn’t expect my mom to suddenly appear. Now I know that this was all orchestrated by the Costner family. I was so stupid.”
Shaun understood. His expression sank. “So… Titus knows about your plan?”
“… Yeah.” Cate admitted with difficulty. “But he doesn’t know about your relationship with Uncle Brennan. I didn’t tell him that we’re leaving on Uncle Brennan’s private plate because I was afraid that they would take precautions. I’m sorry, I— “
“Don’t apologize. It’s not your fault.” Shaun stroked her dark hair. “We didn’t expect the Costner family to be so shameless.”
After all, they let Matthew deliberately approach them and the same happened with Titus.
Wait, Titus’ name sounded familiar. It seemed Brennan had mentioned him before.
Brennan said that he had seen a woman in Neah Bay who looked very much like Cate.
However, he did not have any evidence, so he did not mention it to Cate because he did not want her to be disappointed.
In that case, the wife of the head of the Costner family in Neah Bay was really Sheryl Cox.
Rosabella had gone over in advance to meet Sheryl first. However, how did Rosabella know that Sheryl was still alive?
According to Brennan, the Costner family was extremely powerful and they could be said to be the richest family in the world. It was no wonder that Nathan did not dare to offend them.
“Cate, I’ll take you to see my dad. He knows about some things, ” Shaun suddenly grabbed Cate’s hand and said eagerly.
Cate was confused, but seeing Shaun’s handsome and unpredictable face, she nodded.
Just as they left the office, a group of executives came up to meet them and were at a loss.
“Chairman Lyons, Rosabella’s group came over and said that they want us all to get out. Is that true?”
“Chairman Lyons, have you really been ousted as chairman?”
“Chairman Lyons, is it true that we can’t stay in the company anymore?”
The group of executives was worked up. Some of them had worked in Lyons Corporation for two or three decades. They thought of Lyons Corporation as their family, so all of them were reluctant when they were suddenly asked to leave.
If they left, they would definitely not receive such generous treatment outside of Lyons Corporation.
“Everyone, listen to me.”
Shaun raised a hand, and the intimidating force emanating from him made the crowd quiet.
“It’s true that I’m no longer the chairman of the company, and I’m not quite sure what the company will be like in the future. Maybe… it won’t be called Lyons Corporation tomorrow.”
Shaun’s voice revealed some bleakness. When the employees, especially the female executives, remembered how high -spirited and noble Shaun was in the past, they were heartbroken.
“Eldest Young Master Lyons…” someone exclaimed, ” We believe in you. We believe that you’ll revive Lyons Corporation sooner or later. We followed you because you said you wanted to be the best high- end technology company in the country.”
“Thank you all for your trust in me.”
Shaun’s dark eyes flowed with an exquisite ray of light. “If one day I rise again, I hope that I’ll be able to work with you all once more. If I force you to stay now, you’ll only be humiliated because of me. But I’ve seen all your efforts over the years. Later, I’ll ask Hadley to handle the resignation formalities for you. Everyone will get an amount of compensation. I hope that all of you will have a bright future.”
Shaun took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Hadley. “Split it.”
Then, he took Cate and left the office. Along the way, both of them were silent.
Cate’s mind was filled with the scene from earlier.
Shaun had let all his employees go. What did that mean?
Did it mean he was really giving up on Lyons Corporation?
This was all because of her mother.
Cate was filled with chagrin, remorse, and heartache.
Their car arrived at Brennan’s villa. Shaun opened the car door and reached out to her. “Come on.”
” Shaunny, I’ll definitely try my best to solve this misunderstanding and have my mom return the company to you.” Cate looked up with watery eyes.
“Heh.”
Shaun ruffled her bangs as he said in a low and helpless voice, “Silly girl, your thinking is too simple. Lyons Corporation’s shares now belong to Rosabella. In other words, even if Sheryl regrets it in the future, it’ll be hard to take the company back.”
Cate was stunned. “Is my mom out of her mind?”
“You say that about your mom, but a wise man like Titus also indulged in Rosabella and let her run amok with so much money. Even though the money is from the Costner family, the shares are under Rosabella’s name. But Titus didn’t stop it from happening. That’s a little strange.”
Shaun gave her a deep look. “Frankly, I think that Rosabella didn’t just do something as simple as sowing dissension.”
Cate’s pale lips trembled. She did not know what to say.
“Let’s go in and see my dad.” Shaun led her into the villa.
Surprisingly, they found that Lea was also there.
When Lea saw the two of them, an embarrassed look flashed across her face. “I wanted to talk to your father about some things regarding Country Y. I don’t know much about that place, and I don’t know where your grandparents should live after moving there, so I wanted to ask him to help us buy a villa there.”
If it were in the past, Shaun might want to be a little nosy.
He actually wanted his parents to talk privately more often since there was a possibility they would get back together. However, he had something on his mind now and did not have the heart to think about anything else. “Dad, do you remember telling me that you went to Neah Bay and saw a woman who looked a lot like Cate?”
“Yeah.” Brennan nodded. “Why are you suddenly bringing that up?”
Cate was stunned. “So you’ve seen her before.”
