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.

chose to work with a small company called

slightly over a hundred square feet. Both their designers took care

rather self-conscious in

passersby would accept her leaflets but more often than not, people

drenched in sweat and her cheeks

was fall, the weather was unusually

a black Lamborghini pulled to a stop in front of

took her by surprise. It was

leaflets in the streets…” Rebecca stepped out from the passenger

in the center of her chest. Ethan once said the passenger seat of his car only

would I be? Summit?” Her

she was upset. “I

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

An intense pain filled her heart as if someone was carving a

working honestly by handing out leaflets instead

back to Summit,” Rebecca said immediately, “Look, we’ve just secured a renovation deal with the developer of Mandarin Garden regarding their luxurious studios. We’re talking about over a thousand suites, so the profit could well be over

hot sun for an hour, became more irritated. “Don’t you get tired from being a hypocrite every minute? Can you stay away from me? I don’t have the energy

“Rebecca is offering you a hand out of kindness but you simply assume

not believe her ears. “Are you too blind to see what kind of woman

two of us for the way things have turned out but you

get out of my sight right now.” Catherine lost all control and threw the stash of leaflets at the two

woman!” Ethan stepped in front of Rebecca and slightly nudged

fell to the ground. The leaflets were

looked up, Ethan was already

her shoulder to smile smugly

in excruciating pain. It was as if

expect Ethan to stand up for Rebecca like that, even