Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South] Chapter 1449 â Iâm on the way back to the villa. What about you? Are you with the children?â Shaunâs hoarse voice came through from the other end.
âIâm out eating fondue with a friend. â Catherine rubbed her nose.
âWho?â Shaun asked overbearingly, âFreya?â
âNo, a colleague in the company. You go and accompany the children. Iâll go back once Iâm done.â
Catherine nodded vaguely. She did not mean to lie. Shaunâs jealousy was just too strong.
âWhat colleague? Male or female?â
âShaun Hill, are you done?â Catherine pretended to be angry and said, âWhy are you asking so much?
Donât you trust me?â
âIs it that difficult to answer my question of whether itâs a guy or girl?â Shaun asked coldly.
âSo what if itâs a guy? Itâs none of your business. Iâm just eating with a friend.â Catherine hung up the phone without a second thought.
Opposite her, Matthew looked at her playfully. âIâm your colleague?â
Catherine explained awkwardly, âI canât help it. If my boyfriend finds out that Iâm eating with a handsome hunk whoâs younger than him, heâll definitely get jealous. Heâs a very domineering person.â
âThen⦠Have you eaten with other young and handsome hunks before? â A dim light flashed in Matthewâs deep eyes.
âNo, â Catherine told the truth. âI donât have many guy friends. Youâre the first. I feel⦠a sense of familiarity with you. If I had a younger brother, heâd probably be like you.â
Matthew froze.
Catherine smiled. â I donât have a younger brother, so donât misunderstand. My parents only gave birth to me.â
âYour parents didnât have another child?â Matthew asked deliberately.
Catherine shook her head, not wanting to answer this question. âLetâs order. Youâre the guest, so you go ahead.â
âI donât know much about the food here. Why donât you order instead?â Matthew shook his head.
Catherine did not insist and only ordered a few dishes she thought were delicious.
Unexpectedly, Mathew said that besides the strong taste, it was very delicious. âI didnât expect black pudding and foie gras to be so delicious. We never eat this overseas. You people have very peculiar food.â
âAlthough itâs peculiar, itâs delicious.â
Catherine found that Matthewâs and her preferences in food were very similar.
She liked beef a lot, and so did Matthew. She liked portobello mushrooms, which Matthew also liked.
This resulted in them ordering everything in twos.
âBy the way, Matthew, are you going to settle in Canberra? What are you going to do here?â Catherine asked casually after the meal was almost over.
âI plan to open a bankâ¦â
âAhem. â Catherine almost choked to death from the mutton slices.
When she looked up, her eyes were hazy, and her lips were slightly red and swollen. She looked as cute as she could be.
Matthewâs eyes darkened slightly, and he smiled naturally. âIs it that weird to open a bank? My family has opened many banks overseas.â
âNo wonderâ¦â Catherine murmured. No wonder he could spend several hundreds of thousands without batting an eye. âBut youâre still so young. Opening a bank is tooâ¦â