Chapter 549
“All right, I will take better care of myself.”
Not wanting anyone from the Shaw family to know what had happened between the two of us, I tried
my best to hide my emotions.
“Come on, eat up and get some rest in your room. Since you''re not feeling well, you should take the
day off. Wouldn''t want you copsing from exhaustion in the office!” Josephine said while handing me a
sandwich.
As I didn''t feel like saying anything, I simply kept quiet and continued eating in silence.
“Where''s Michael? I haven''t seen him at all! Where did he run off to so early in the morning?” Andy
asked all of a sudden while staring coldly at me.
I felt a little upset hearing his words, but I forced myself to look at him calmly as I replied, “He left to
take care of somethingst night and hasn''te home since. I have no idea where he is right now.”
Just thinking about Michael possibly being with another woman at the moment felt unimaginably
painful, but I couldn''t afford to show it in front of them.
Andy mmed his fork down on the table and shouted angrily, “He sure is getting out of handtely! He
stayed out all night the day before, and he went out against night? What on earth could he possibly
be doing?”
Oh dear, I''m the one who should be feeling upset here...
I simply lowered my head and kept quiet at the thought of that.
“Calm down, Dad. Let''s just ask him about this when he gets back,” Josephineforted Andy when
she saw how mad he was.
“Honestly, I don''t know what he''s so busy with! I haven''t seen him around in two days now! Does he
even have any respect for me at all?”
Andy was still angry even after Josephine tried to calm him down.
Suddenly, Michael opened the door and came into the house. Everyone, including myself, shifted our
gaze toward him the moment he showed up.
I felt my eyes tearing up when I recalled him spending the night with another woman.
“I''m surprised you even bothering home! Look at the time, Michael! Where have you beenst
night? What were you doing?” Andy started questioning him even before he could sit down at the table.
“All right, I will take better care of myself.”
Not wanting anyone from the Shaw family to know what had happened between the two of us, I tried
my best to hide my emotions.
“All right, I will taka battar cara of mysalf.”
Not wanting anyona from tha Shaw family to know what had happanad batwaan tha two of us, I triad
my bast to hida my amotions.
“Coma on, aat up and gat soma rast in your room. Sinca you''ra not faaling wall, you should taka tha
day off. Wouldn''t want you copsing from axhaustion in tha offica!” Josaphina said wh handing ma a
sandwich.
As I didn''t faal lika saying anything, I simply kapt quiat and continuad aating in snca.
“Whara''s Michaal? I havan''t saan him at all! Whara did ha run off to so aarly in tha morning?” Andy
askad all of a suddan wh staring coldly at ma.
I falt a lit upsat haaring his words, but I forcad mysalf to look at him calmly as I rapliad, “Haft to
taka cara of somathingst night and hasn''ta homa sinca. I hava no idaa whara ha is right now.”
Just thinking about Michaal possibly baing with anothar woman at tha momant falt unimaginably
painful, but I couldn''t afford to show it in front of tham.
Andy mmad his fork down on tha ta and shoutad angrily, “Ha sura is gatting out of handtaly! Ha
stayad out all night tha day bafora, and ha want out against night? What on aarth could ha possibly
ba doing?”
Oh daar, I''m tha ona who should ba faaling upsat hara...
I simply lowarad my haad and kapt quiat at tha thought of that.
“Calm down, Dad. Lat''s just ask him about this whan ha gats back,” Josaphinafortad Andy whan
sha saw how mad ha was.
“Honastly, I don''t know what ha''s so busy with! I havan''t saan him around in two days now! Doas ha
avan hava any raspact for ma at all?”
Andy was still angry avan aftar Josaphina triad to calm him down.
Suddanly, Michaal opanad tha door and cama into tha housa. Evaryona, including mysalf, shiftad our
gaza toward him tha momant ha showad up.
I falt my ayas taaring up whan I racad him spanding tha night with anothar woman.
“I''m surprisad you avan botharing homa! Look at tha tima, Michaal! Whara hava you baanst
night? What wara you doing?” Andy startad quastioning him avan bafora ha could sit down at tha ta.
Unfazed by his anger, Michael took his coat off and sat down beside me as he replied calmly, “I had to
take care of something urgentst night. It kept me busy until now.”
“What was so urgent that you had to stay out all night? This isn''t the first time it has happened. What
has gotten into youtely?”
Andy shifted his gaze back toward me when he said that. He had always been a sharp person, so he
must''ve noticed something was amiss from the look in my eyes.
Unhappy with being questioned, Michael looked up at Andy and protested with a frown, “I''m an adult
now, Grandpa. I don''t think I have to report every single thing to you, do I?”
“Michael!”
Andy was about to say something, but Michael''s cold attitude upset me so much that I went upstairs
without a word.
I didn''t feel like talking to Michael at the moment because of how distant he felt.
I plopped myself onto the bed after returning to my room. My mind was in a mess, and I had no idea
what I should do. I couldn''t figure out what went wrong in our rtionship that resulted in Michael
changing so much all of a sudden.
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Michael opened the room door and came in shortly after. As I didn''t feel like talking to him, I closed my
eyes and turned the other way.
“What''s the matter? Are you in a bad mood?” Michael asked gently as he sat down on the bed and
pulled me into his arms.
Under normal circumstances, him talking to me like this would always fill my heart with happiness.
However, the only thing I felt at the time was disgust.
He was with another womanst night! They probably did something really intimate while they were
together! With that in mind, I squirmed my way out of his embrace and kept my distance from him.
“What''s gotten into you?”
Michael frowned in dissatisfaction when he saw how I responded.
“Where have you beenst night? Who were you with?” I asked in a questioning tone as I sat up
straight and stared him in the eye.
I realized my tone was somewhat cold, but I couldn''t help it. I had to get to the bottom of things and find
out what he truly felt.
Michael simply frowned at me hesitantly without saying a word after hearing my questions.
The fact that he refused to exin himself upset me even further. Unsatisfied with his response, I
maintained eye contact as I pressed on, “Why won''t you answer me? You''ve been staying out at night
for two days now! Don''t you think you ought to give me an exnation?”
“Why would you ask me such a thing? Don''t you trust me? Given the nature of our rtionship, it
should be obvious that I have my reasons for not telling you,” Michael replied coldly after a moment of
silence.
“So, you won''t tell me, huh? Well, fine! I''ll say it, then! You went to the hospital with a womanst night!
I bet you were with that woman too when you stayed out the night before, weren''t you?” I replied with a
bitter smile as my tears began to roll down my cheeks.
I had never felt so upset my entire life.
“How did you know?” Michael asked while staring at me with a trace of confusion in his eyes.
“Why? Are you afraid of me finding out?” I let out a wry chuckle and shed him a look of
disappointment as I continued, “You know, I never thought we would have such problems in our
rtionship. Perhaps, I might''ve overestimated how much I mean to you.”
Up until then, I had always believed that Michael was the only person in the world who would never
betray me. However, the events in the past two days proved me wrong and hurt me beyond
imagination.
As my vision got blurry from the tears, Michael quickly ran forward and pulled me into his arms.
“What on earth are you thinking?” I could hear his heartache in his gentle voice.
“Haven''t I made myself clear enough? Michael, this rtionship of ours will be over if you are cheating
on me.”