Chapter 80 Catherine’s Heart


    E was in the hallway, talking to Eason on the phone.


    "… I''m good… Eason you should work and and make more money. Who knows? If one day I''m running


    low, I''ll need you to get my back! … I was just kidding!" E bowed her head slightly and kicked her


    right foot yfully around in the air.


    Failing to notice a pair of eyes gazing intently at her, E continued talking with Eason. "I''ll definitely


    take Jerry to France when I have the time.. He''s in Chuck''s office. I''m on the road now. OK, bye,


    Eason."


    After she hung up the phone. E stared down at the nk screen. If Samuel ever really did leave her


    one day, at least she could count on her brother. This thought brought her great relief.


    After dazing off for a few minutes. E turned around and headed for the hospital exit. A man, suddenly


    stepped in front of her. He had been leaning against the wall watching her.


    Where did this mane from?


    After looking over each other for a few seconds, E briefly greeted Chuck before walking towards the


    elevator.


    Samuel also followed behind. She felt him closing in as he walked out of the hospital entrance. E


    walked straight out of the hospital and down the road. Watching her carefully, Samuel hopped in his car


    and drove after her.


    Samuel''s Porsche slowly pulled up beside her and the passenger window rolled down. "E, get in the


    car." E felt that she could not defy hismand.


    However, E had no intention of getting in the car. She walked on in silence.


    Just as Samuel voice was beginning to rise, E hailed a cab.


    Watching the cab disappear, Samuel pounded the steering wheel with his fists. How dare you! E Bo.


    You were the one who messed up! Do you feel no shame?


    E told the taxi driver to take her to the old house. She was nning to see Melody and Jerry.


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    Half way to the house, she remembered the cut on her hand. How was she going to exin it to


    grandma?


    Could she tell her the truth? No. She didn''t want to worry her any further.


    E walked up the front door and rang the door bell. Jerry was driving a little toy car, and Melody was


    yfully chasing after him.


    Noticing something off in E, Melody stopped ying at once, and went to her in a hurry.


    "E, what happened to you?" Melody noticed the bandages on E''s hand and wondered what had


    happened to her.


    Sensing the anxiety from Melody, E felt a tightness in her throat. "Don''t worry grandma I just hurt it


    while cleaning up a broken ss." She had told a half truth..


    "You silly girl. What are you doing cleaning up broken ss. That is what servants are for. Why would


    you do that yourself? Or… did Samuel bully you?" Suddenly Melody appeared very grave. E felt


    herself quiver.


    E threw on a pleasant face. "Don''t worry grandma, Samuel is always nice to me. It''s just a little cut."


    She wrapped her arm around Melody''s then walked over towards Jerry and his little car.


    Melody followed and squeezed E''s hand gently. "E, what happened yesterday?"


    E pull her hand free and picked Jerry up. Trying to conceal her nervousness, she began to make up


    an alibi. "I was with a friend all day and my phone was powered off. I''m sorry grandma, but I didn''t have


    the charger." E found it difficult to pick up her son with an inured hand, but seeded and kissed him


    on the cheek.


    Finally, she could see her son again.


    "Mom…" Melody wanted to question E further. However, distracted by Jerry''s sudden calling, she


    dropped the topic.


    She would just ask her another day. "Jerry has been calling for his mom all day, he''s been worried


    about you too…"


    E held the boy tightly, she had missed him so much. Though it had only been a few days. If the


    divorce went through, she really might not see him again for a long time..


    "Jerry, say mom again.." They walked into the living room, teasing the little boy.


    At Samuel''s Law Firm


    After arriving at the office, the first thing Samuel did was ask Anna to call Catherine over.


    Ten minutes passed by.


    Catherine opened the heavy wooden door to Samuel''s office with her heart beating rapidly. Samuel


    was looking out of the French window with his back to her.


    The sun shone through the blinds. Samuel looked glorious in the golden light.


    "Miss Gu, how long have you been at myw firm?" Only a few seconds had passed before Samuel


    had broken the silence.


    Catherine''s face went pale. She didn''t know what he was driving at.


    "About seven years!" One several asions she had had the opportunity to travel back and forth to


    Imperial City, Country A and Country C with Samuel and Harry. Though of course, her chances to talk


    to Samuel had been very few indeed.


    She had watched her cousin and him together from a distance, feeling so envious...


    "I want you to find a better job." He looked at Catherine indifferently. She seemed stunned, unable to


    believe what she had just heard. Samuel though back to when Catherine first came to the firm with


    Emma.


    Catherine had no idea what to say. She suddenly realized, "Are you threatening me for E Bo?"


    Samuel took out a cigarette, stuck it between his lips and lit it slowly. This movement won Catherine''s


    heart again.


    Catherine couldn''t help but admire the coolness of the man.


    "You could think of it that way if you want." He let the smoke slowly rise from his mouth.


    Catherine could no longer restrain herself. "It was E who hired people to beat me. If I hadn''t called


    you, I might have been… raped… How can you cover for her like this? Samuel.. Have you no honor?"


    Catherine felt a tear flow down her cheek.


    She felt amazed and disgusted that Samuel would go to such lengths to protect E.


    "This had nothing to do with covering for E. That is not the point. The point is that she was arrested


    and jailed for two days because of you. Besides, you''re fine. We can settle this privately. You don''t


    need to press charges." Until the ink dried on their divorce contract, Samuel would not allow anyone to


    hurt his wife. Except for himself, that is..


    No matter what kind of person she was, he would teach her a lesson. It was none of other people''s


    business.


    After the divorce he would cease to care about what happened to E Bo.


    "How can you keep protecting her? You know my cousin''s been waiting for you. Aren''t you at least


    worried about what might happen to her?" Catherine couldn''t help mentioning Emma. Samuel could be


    her man or Emma''s man. But E Bo was not an option.


    Samuel flicked the ash, holding the cigarette between his fingers. Catherine''s words made him lost in


    deep thought.


    "I''ve told her that it''s over. You should help persuade her to find a better man." As long as he was still


    married, Samuel didn''t even want to think about other women.


    Catherine felt her knees shaking, but summoned the courage to blurt out, "Mr. Shao, if you ever divorce


    E some day… Would you consider me?"


    Her voice was quiet and timid, but enough for Samuel to hear clearly.


    She was holding out on a prayer that without Emma in the picture, maybe Samuel could fall for her.


    But Samuel had only ever had room for two women in his heart, and Catherine wasn''t one of them.


    Now with Emma no longer inside it, it seemed there was only room for one. E Bo.