Let Me Go, Mr. Hill!

Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South] Chapter 21
By the time Shaun returned home from his morning run, he was startled to discover the grand feast spread out across the table.

“You…”

“Shaunny, I felt bad that you ate the cat pudding last night so I’m making it up to you with this breakfast spread,” Catherine said thoughtfully as she served him a bowl of oat porridge.

There was a strange expression on his face. “It’s alright. You’ve already been punished last night.”

She stood there with a tight feeling in her throat. “I was truly grossed out after having the cat’s food last night,” she replied slowly a couple of seconds later.

He lowered his gaze to the ground without commenting further.

“Are you going to work? Should I drop you off at the subway station?” he asked before heading to the door once he finished his breakfast.

Catherine was startled but soon shook her head from side to side. “I was fired.” The desolation was audible in her voice.

It was obvious from his forehead that he was frowning. He was told that she was working at her family company. The relationship between her and the Jones family seemed pretty tense. “Alright, you can focus on looking after Fudge at home.”

Pfft, she was not going to spend her time cat sitting.

“I’m planning to look for another job. But don’t worry, I’ll not let it get in the way of looking after Fudge.”

“Whatever,” he muttered and left the house.

…

For the next couple of days, Catherine kept herself occupied looking for a job.

There were plenty of openings for interior design or architecture-related roles. However, in order to disguise her background as the young lady of the Jones family, she had to keep her previous professional experience a secret.

Besides, other big-scale companies were only willing to hire her as an assistant, given her young age.

with no better alternative, she chose to work with a small

office was only slightly over a hundred square feet. Both their designers took care of everything including designing

self-conscious in the beginning but soon became more natural

accept her leaflets but more often than not, people would just walk past as if she was

an hour later, she was drenched in sweat and

it was fall, the weather was unusually hot

without acknowledging her. Just then, a black Lamborghini

took her by surprise. It

are you handing out leaflets in the streets…” Rebecca

said the passenger seat of his car only belonged

else would I be? Summit?”

lips as if she was upset.

got out of the car and slammed the door behind him. “Take a good look at yourself. You’re the young lady of the Jones family. Don’t you feel ashamed

his handsome face. An intense pain filled

I’m working honestly by handing

didn’t mean it like that. He thinks you shouldn’t be doing something like this. Cathy, come back to Summit,” Rebecca said immediately, “Look, we’ve just secured a renovation deal with the developer of Mandarin Garden regarding their luxurious studios.

more irritated. “Don’t you get tired from being a

is offering you a hand out of kindness

see what kind of woman she is? Would we have separated if not because

loves me too much, but you? You reprimand the two of us for the way things

hers. Leave, get out of my sight right now.” Catherine lost

front of Rebecca and slightly nudged the other woman

her balance and fell to the ground. The leaflets were scattered all across the

Ethan was already leading Rebecca toward the

looked over her shoulder to smile smugly

excruciating pain. It was as if someone had skinned her

did not expect Ethan to stand up for Rebecca like