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Cate knew that Sheryl was not okay.
However, the wound in her heart could not be erased.
“Mom…” Matthew was shocked. He did not expect his parents to come.
He did not know how much of their conversation his mom had heard. Would it not trigger her illness?
“Matt, I’m okay.”
Sheryl shook her head. Her heart was in pain, so much pain that she was about to faint. She wanted to throw a tantrum and smash things. However, she was conscious of her illness. She could not let the drug control her anymore. She had made a mistake once, and she could not repeat it.
She looked at Cate, who was in front of her, attentively.
As a mother, it was the first time she was looking at her daughter so closely.
Cate really looked like her when she was young—charming and bright.
Why was she so blind and muddle-headed back then?
Cate was her biological daughter, yet she hurt and humiliated her time and again. She even suspected that Cate was having an affair with her husband.
It was utterly ridiculous.
It was as if Sheryl was the only crazy one while everyone else was wide awake.
“Cate, I’m sorry… ” After Sheryl said that with much struggle, her eyes reddened. “I did you wrong. I’m a failure of a mother. I’m an evil grandmother.”
Cate looked at Sheryl’s reddened eyes. Her throat felt bitter all of a sudden.
She thought she could be indifferent. It turned out that she was not that strong.
It took her some time to calm her emotions. Sheryl then said with a hoarse throat, “You’re right. I can’t push away all the responsibilities just because I was drugged. The things I did were indeed very evil.
However, when I agreed to let Rosabella kidnap Suzie, I reminded her not to hurt Suzie and just put on an act to threaten you. I didn’t think she would Sheryl had an expression of deep regret. To be honest, she was really too stupid at that time.
Luckily, Titus rescued Suzie. If not, she could only atone for her sins with death.
Cate’s eyebrows twitched, but it was only for a moment. She became indifferent again. ” So what? Can the trauma in Suzie’s heart be erased? Do you know that the first time I saw you in the restaurant, I had already guessed that you’re my mother?
However, you didn’t recognize me. The despair I felt was as much as the expectations I had for a mother.”
“I’m sorry.” Tears streamed down Sheryl’s face.
She really did not want to recall what she had done to her own daughter in the restaurant back then.
Cate let out a long breath. “There’s nothing to be sorry about. If you hadn’t mistaken someone else to be your daughter, you probably would’ve treated me very well. It was all a mistake. A lot of hurt has been caused, so all of you should stop saying that she only did those things because of the drug. I used to console myself with that reason as well.”
She started sniffling. She thought she would not feel sad anymore, but her throat still felt bitter when she said it all out loud.
“All of you will never understand how I was driven into a corner by Jeffery and his wife back then. I was locked in a dark house and only fed stale rice. I didn’t have a blanket when it was cold at night, and I didn’t even have water. I almost died. I’ll also never forget how much anger and despair I felt when they killed Granny. I finally managed to send them to jail, yet you all… What did you all do?”
Her fury—filled eyes swept across Sheryl, Matthew, and the others.
Although she had let go of some things, they would forever be a lump in her heart.
Matthew was utterly ashamed. “I… I’m sorry. I thought they were innocent back then…”
“Innocent?”
Cate laughed. “Are the judges of Australia fools? If there was no concrete evidence, would they have sent Jeffery and Sally to jail? Yes, all of you were manipulated, but did I ever do anything wrong? I just wanted to have a peaceful life. Ever since you showed up, I’ve been treading on thin ice.
“Rosabella and her family have become a trauma that I can’t shake off my entire life. It’s as if there’s a huge rock pressing down on me. I didn’t even dare to fall into a deep sleep before this. I was living in fear every moment. I was afraid my children would be harmed by you people. I was so scared that I kept thinking about bringing my children and my dad to a new country to start over.
” It’s because Wesley and Rosabella are the scariest demons in my life. They killed my granny and my friend, yet my mom spared no effort to help them. How can I forgive all of this?”
Her hoarse roar resounded in the ward. Everyone went silent.
Sheryl closed her eyes and simply let her tears flow.
She could not imagine how hard Cate’s life had been.
As a mother, she did not protect Cate and even kept giving her trouble.
After a long time, Sheryl said in a hoarse voice, ” You’re right. I don’t have the right to ask you to forgive me, but can you let me make it up to you?”
She looked at Cate cautiously. “I initially wanted to return Lyons Corporation to Shaun, but he doesn’t want it. I want to give it to you. Moreover, Shaun is your boyfriend. You both can manage it together.”
Cate was taken aback.
If it were any other company, she could choose not to consider it at all. However, Lyons Corporation was Shaun’s efforts.
She looked toward Shaun. “Why don’t you want it?”
“She spent money to acquire Lyons Corporation. Why should I take it? I haven’t even married you yet. ” Shaun gazed at Cate’s reddened eyes dearly.
Cate was speechless. What did he mean by that? Did it mean that he would have taken Lyons Corporation back if they were married?
However, she was furious as well. “Why didn’t you take it? Lyons Corporation is the fruit of your painstaking efforts. It’s the hard work of the Lyons family too.”
She knew how much effort Shaun had contributed to Lyons Corporation.
All of his ambition, vision, and dreams were in Lyons Corporation.
“Cate, my aunt and uncle sold their shares through legal procedures. The same goes for the other shareholders of the company. If I take over Lyons Corporation, isn’t it equivalent to Sheryl giving me hundreds of billions of US dollars for nothing?
After all, she’s not my mom. However, things will be different if I’m her son-in-law.”
Shaun smiled. “I can manage the company for my wife.”
Cate could not take it anymore. This guy kept laying out traps for her. He was just saying that she should become his wife.
The atmosphere was quite serious at first, but it became very weird because of Shaun.
Titus cleared his throat. “You take it then, Cate. We’re based overseas, and we don’t have time to manage Lyons Corporation. Moreover, the Lyons family still holds 3o percent of shares. It’ll be nice to have Shaun as the director.”
“No.” Shaun shook his head. “I’ve already been chased out of Lyons Corporation twice. I really don’t want to go back there anymore. Furthermore, I don’t plan to be busy with work for now. I want to build a family before establishing my career.”
The corners of Titus’ mouth twitched. “Are you sure? I think you won’t be able to settle down in five or six years. Don’t wait until you’re in your middle age to start your career. By that time, the companies outside may not even want you.”
Cate almost burst into laughter. She had to admit that Titus had a sharp mouth.
She raised her head and agreed with Titus. “That’s right. You’re not that young anymore, unlike me. I’m still very young.”
“It’s okay. The person I’m pursuing now is rich. Worse comes to worst, I’ll rely on her to provide for me in the future. ” Shaun smiled ambiguously. ” If she really doesn’t want me, never mind. I still have some savings. I can just keep pursuing her until I get old.”
He looked straight at Cate. Cate was initially quite sad, but her face started heating up under everyone’s gazes.
The atmosphere mellowed all of a sudden. Sheryl had complicated feelings.
Titus circled Sheryl’s shoulder lightly and said, ” Cate, your mom really doesn’t have the time to manage the company. The doctor said she has to focus on recovering from her illness during this period. Why don’t we do it this way? Wasn’t Shaun’s mother the vice president of Lyons Corporation before? I think we can let Lea continue managing the company. As for the company’s shares, they’ll be transferred to Lucas and Suzie’s names. Regardless of whether you agree or not, it’ll be done this way.”
Sheryl’s eyes lit up.
Lucas and Suzie were Shaun and Cate’s children. That was a great idea.
Cate frowned. She really did not want to accept Sheryl’s things.
“You can refuse, but you can’t stop a grandmother from giving her grandchildren assets, ” Titus added.
Cate raised her head and gazed at Titus for a while. She could not help but feel that Sheryl had found a good man in her life. He was intelligent, wise, and big-hearted.
Cate remained silent for a while. Suddenly, she stared at Sheryl with a sharp gaze. “I just want to ask you a question. A fire broke out when my dad went for an inspection. Did you arrange for that?”
