Catherine Jones and Shaun Hill novel Chapter 122

Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South] Chapter 122
‘Boo-hoo. Sorry, Cathy. I’m doing this for the sake of saving you. Please forgive me for talking nonsense.

‘You’ll have to fend for yourself after you get out of jail.’

At that instant, the boisterous private room became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Shaun kept his face impassive when he knocked on the cards on the table with his fingers.

It was hard to decipher the look on his face, and only he would realize the surge of emotions within him.

It could be true that Catherine had not gotten over him. Considering that she loved him so much that she could disregard her dignity previously, she could not possibly have moved on.

In fact, Catherine was mentally weak.

They said the deeper one loved, the more one suffered.

Nevertheless, he was very upset at that woman’s capability to lure men.

“I’ll sleep on it. You may leave now.”

After what seemed like an eternity, Shaun finally opened his mouth to speak.

“How long do you need to think about it? Cathy has been locked for eight hours.”

“Is eight hours very long just because she’s precious?” Shaun took his cards again. “If you continue staying here, she might be locked until she’s 80 years old.”

Freya’s eyes glowed as she detected a glimmer of hope in his words.

With that, she readily left the room.

Once the door was closed, Chester Jewell shuffled the cards in his hands with a fancy technique and asked curiously, “Are you really going to save her?”

Shaun took his cup and sipped some coffee without saying a word.

Rodney could not help but say, “Well, the woman looks crafty. I don’t think what she said is true.”

“Which sentence do you think is fake, then?” Shaun squinted his eyes which revealed annoyance.

Inexplicably chilled to the bone, Rodney was a little speechless. Was he supposed to comment that Catherine could not possibly have fallen for Shaun or that Shaun’s wife had probably fallen for someone else?

If Rodney did so, he would basically be digging a hole for himself.

“You’re offended, huh?” Chester asked with a laugh.

“You’re overthinking.” Shaun calmly took a sip of coffee while holding the cup. “After all, she’s technically my wife, and her involvement in such a serious issue will bring shame on me.”

“Well, you can still spend two more days in Perth before you return to save her. It’s not a matter of life and death anyway. It’s been a long while since we met up together.” Rodney sat on an empty seat. “Deal the cards, Chester.”

“Okay.” Chester glanced at Shaun impassively.

About half an hour later, Shaun threw the cards and yawned. “I’m tired. I’m going to stop here.”

“Didn’t we promise to play until late at night?” Rodney was stunned.

“I just remembered that I haven’t dealt with an urgent lawsuit in Melbourne. Let’s meet again next time.”

The corners of Rodney’s mouth twitched violently, expressing incredulity. “Brother, we put our work on the back burner and came to meet you in Perth all because of a call from you. Now you’re planning to leave when we haven’t even gotten to spend a day together? Are you fooling us?”

“He says that he has something urgent to deal with. I understand.” Chester leaped to his feet and patted Rodney on the shoulder with a smile. He said to Shaun, “We’ll visit your wife in Melbourne when we’re free.”

“Hah. Let’s see.” Shaun curled his lips and left straight away.

Rodney rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had mistaken something. He somehow sensed a sugar-and-ice personality in him. “Has he really fallen for that woman?”

“Come to think of it, has Shaun even defeated us in any rounds since the woman left?” Chester asked.