Let Me Go, Mr. Hill!

Chapter 57
Catherine did not understand Shaun’s intention to keep this a secret from her. Was it to prevent her from stealing his wealth? Was he planning to let Rebecca design his house?

She could accept the first possibility but not the second.

He knew that the Jones family had almost taken her life, as well as her endless grudges against Rebecca.

“It’s fine if you did. I won’t force you to hire me as your designer,” she said half-jokingly.

“I already said no.” His reply was straightforward.

She clasped her fingers around the cutleries and changed the topic of conversation. “Well, then… Do you have any events coming up lately? Perhaps you’ll need a female companion…”

“Nope.” People in Melbourne were too lowly for him. They were not worth his presence.

“Um… Alright, but I do, though.”

He placed the cutleries on the table and looked her straight in the eyes. “What is it you’re trying to say?”

“My grandma will turn 80 at the end of the month. The birthday party is being celebrated along with Ethan and Rebecca’s engagement ceremony. I have no choice but to show up. My grandma has been great to be since I was little. Would you like to go with me?”

courage to say this. She looked at him with

a couple of seconds to see through the Jones

married

going to the engagement ceremony anyway,” she

no sense to him as he did not know that family

you’re Ethan’s uncle!’ She almost

so, he might guess that she had approached with an ulterior motive. “Because… Many other influential people from Melbourne will attend the ceremony too, hence

show up at low-grade events as

“…”

She was speechless.

Low-grade?

his nephew’s engagement ceremony because of that

Was this the arrogant attitude of everyone

blank expression took

be bothered to go rescue you again,” he warned her sternly with