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.

to work with a small company called Imperial

slightly over a hundred square feet. Both their designers took

doing such work. She felt rather self-conscious in the beginning but soon became more

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

she was drenched in sweat and

the

person walked past without acknowledging her. Just then, a black Lamborghini pulled to

by surprise.

why are you handing out leaflets in the streets…” Rebecca stepped out from

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

be? Summit?” Her words reeked

as if she was upset. “I

of the car and slammed the door behind him. “Take a good look at yourself. You’re the young lady of the Jones

disgust on his handsome face. An intense pain filled her heart as if someone was carving a hole out of it with a

be ashamed? I’m working honestly by handing out leaflets instead of stealing from

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. We’re talking about over a thousand suites, so the profit could well be over millions. Come assist me. Shouldn’t us sisters work

from being exposed to the hot sun for an hour, became more irritated. “Don’t you get tired

you a hand out of kindness but you

“Are you too blind to see what kind of woman she is? Would we

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

doesn’t compare to hers. Leave, get out of my sight right now.” Catherine lost all control and threw the stash of leaflets at the two

stepped in front of Rebecca and slightly nudged the other woman away from

and fell to the ground. The leaflets were scattered

time she looked up, Ethan was already leading Rebecca toward the car with their

shoulder to smile smugly

then disappeared into the distance. Catherine was in excruciating pain. It was as

not expect Ethan to stand up for Rebecca like that, even willing to hurt her because of