Chapter 45- business gala
"Come on, honey, can you even drive with your skills?" Shaun immediately blocked her path. She hadn’t even gotten her driver’s license yet, and he’d only taught her a bit. When it came to real situations, of course, he wouldn’t let her take the risk.
"Shaun, move out of my way and go find your pretty teacher!" Angela stomped on his shoe, her tone stubborn and defiant. Shaun didn’t get angry—he just smiled and wrapped his arms around her. "No teacher is as pretty as my wife. I only want you!"
"Daddy, all the kids in my class say the teacher is pretty!" Little Callum cut in at just the right moment, throwing cold water on Shaun’s smugness. Shaun was angry but didn’t dare show it in front of Angela. Instead, he scolded Callum sharply, "You little brat, always snitching on me! Why did I have to raise such an ungrateful kid?"
"Mommy, look! Daddy’s bullying me again!" Callum pouted, looking pitifully at Angela.
"Shaun, whose ungrateful kid are you? Get out of my face—I’m still mad, so don’t provoke me!" Angela burst out with a roar. Deep down, she knew Shaun loved her to the bone. She was just upset that he kept things from her and bullied their precious son a bit, so she was throwing a little tantrum.
"Wifey, I’m innocent! That brat’s framing me—I’m completely clean!" Shaun whispered teasingly into Angela’s ear, knowing all her sensitive spots better than she did. As expected, once he whispered, Angela had no defense.
"Mommy, let’s take Janet home. Don’t listen to Daddy—he’s a big bad meanie!" Callum grabbed Angela’s hand and pulled her out of Shaun’s arms. Only then did Shaun notice Janet standing there with them.
"Well, my son really has talent—he snagged such a gorgeous beauty!" Shaun teased with a sly grin, making Janet’s face flush red down to her neck. Angela shot him a sharp side glance, and Shaun sheepishly put away his smile. "Try saying that again. Janet is my sister!"
Angela was a year older than Janet, but hearing Shaun call her "sister" made Janet’s heart ache a little. This kind of care—from Peggy, from Angela—made her feel warm and comforted.
Shaun wasn’t comfortable letting Angela drive, so in the end, he took the wheel himself. At Angela’s insistence, he drove Janet back to her company. When Janet gave him the address, Shaun couldn’t help but blurt out, "No way, it’s that place again?"
When they arrived at the Black Rock Co. headquarters, Shaun jumped out of the car in an instant. His sharp eyes locked onto Janet. "What’s your relationship with Charles?"
"What’s wrong? I’m his... secretary!" Janet replied, surprised herself, carefully keeping their other connection under wraps. Yet, from Shaun’s gaze, she caught a flicker of amusement. She hadn’t expected that Shaun and Charles were actually good friends.