Spending A Fortune For My Wife’s Substitute - Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Is This How You Thank Me?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After a while, a nurse came over to take care of her. Shannon sat on the bed and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Could Max have picked up on something, and had gone to look for Janice?

“Investigate what happened with Gerald’s case. No matter what, Gerald has to win this lawsuit!” Max had indeed figured out what was going on.

Once he left the hospital, he gave Jake these instructions. He knew very well that if they couldn’t tum the case around, Shannon’s legal career would be over.

“president, something bad has happened. The video of you carrying Miss Zanders has spread online.” Jake held his phone with an anxious expression.

Max snatched the phone away. It was indeed a video of Shannon and him.

“Fortunately, Miss Zanders’ face wasn’t clearly shown. I’ve already arranged for the news to be suppressed,” Jake explained to Max anxiously.

Max walked out, but it was already too late. Janice had already seen the video, and had identified Shannon at a glance.

She had returned to the villa that Max bought for her for a few days, and Max had only visited her once. She thought that everything was fine now.

However, she didn’t expect Max to be with Shannon again in such a short span of time.

How could there be such a coincidence? Shannon had fainted on the streets, and Max was the one who found her?

“Miss Yard, President Wenley is just too kind. Please don’t take it to heart.” The maid saw Janice’s sullen expression and wanted to console her.

Janice sneered. Kind? He had never been so considerate to any woman.

A meeting on the streets? How could this not be an intentional arrangement? She didn’t expect Shannon to become this scheming.

It seemed like the people she arranged to appear at Kevin’s law firm weren’t very useful. She had to add fuel to the fire.

When night fell, Janice looked out of the window with a devious glint in her eyes.

Shannon finally left the hospital. The summer breeze outside made her feel extremely comfortable.

However, Shannon wasn’t in the mood to appreciate the evening scenery. She walked alone on the streets and watched the traffic, not having a single clue about the incidents.

“Shannon! What’s wrong? I’ve been looking for you the entire day. I saw the news. What did Max do to you?” Matthew’s voice suddenly sounded beside her.

Matthew had been looking for Shannon the entire day, and he finally spotted her on the way home.

She turned to look at him and suddenly felt like crying. It turned out that there was someone in this city who still remembered her.

“Tm fine. Max didn’t do anything to me. I just fainted from a heatstroke, and he happened to save me. What were you looking for me for?” A trace of uncertainty suddenly appeared on Shannon’s face.
What type of news did he see? How did he know that she was with Max?

Did someone really spot Max and her together?

“The video of you fainting and being saved by Max has already spread throughout the Internet. I’ve been looking for you because I was worried about you.” Matthew pulled Shannon into the car.
‘When Shannon got into the car, she immediately looked for her phone, but because she had forgotten to charge it, she couldn’t tum it on.

“How unlucky,” Shannon’s eyes were filled with frustration.

She thought that she had already made it clear to Max in the ward, and he would definitely suppress the news, but yet, the video was all over the news.

How was she going to go out tomorrow? She would never be able to go back to the law firm again.

“Shannon, I really don’t want to say this now, but I really can’t continue just watching all these anymore.” Matthew stopped the car abruptly.

Shannon turned to look at him. What was wrong with him?

“After all that has happened, you should know very well that Uncle Max isn’t a good match for you. Everything that you’re going through now is because of him, right? I hope that you can accept me! I like you. I’ve liked you since we were in university!” Matthew suddenly confessed to Shannon.
Shannon was stunned. She didn’t expect him to confess at this moment.

“Matthew, I…”

“Let me finish. You know what kind of person I am. I like you, and I can give you everything you want. You can lead a peaceful and happy life. Although I don’t have a lot of money, I know that you’re not a materialistic woman. If you are with me, I won’t let you suffer. Will you marry me?” Matthew grabbed
Shannon’s shoulder, his gaze deep with affection.

Shannon looked at him in a daze. Could she still lead a stable life?

“Matthew, I’ve already made it clear to you previously. I really won’t love anyone anymore. You should let me go. This way, we’ll both have stable lives.” Shannon broke free from his hold, and walked out of the car.
She tried to hail a taxi, and a huge wave of exhaustion washed over her. She was extremely tired.

After getting off the elevator, Shannon took her keys and went to her door, but she saw a familiar figure there.

Why was he here? Didn’t he need to avoid all the rumors at this moment?

She turned around and walked out. She didn’t want to have anything to do with him.

“Stop right there!” Max’s cold voice sounded behind her.

Shannon could only turn around and walk towards him, but she didn’t open the door.

“Are you going to let us be photographed here?” Shannon looked up at him, her voice defiant.

She really couldn’t afford to be photographed here, or it’ll be even harder for her to explain herself.

“What are you doing here?” Shannon opened the door, her tone extremely cold.

Max threw the item in his hand on the coffee table. Shannon’s eyes widened when she saw the document. It contained information on Gerald’s case.

He actually investigated it on her behalf? Was this true?

It seemed that no matter where they were, as long as they were rich, they could do things more easily!

“Aren’t you going to thank me?” Max sat on the sofa and stared at Shannon.

Shannon was still reading through the documents. With these, she could indeed turn the tide in Gerald’s case.

“[ don’t have any money. All I have is my life.” Shannon didn’t look very happy.

She even felt a little embarrassed. If she hadn’t lost this case, she definitely wouldn’t have accepted the information he gave her.

“Why would I want your life? Go and cook something. I’m very hungry.” Max got up and removed his blazer, then lay down on the sofa to rest.

Shannon stood there at a loss. There were no ingredients in her fridge.

“I don’t have any food here. I…”
“Call Jake and ask him to buy some groceries.” Max threw his phone on the table and turned back to continue napping.

Seeing that he seemed to be exhausted, Shannon picked up her phone and pressed the familiar password. However, she was stunned again. His password hadn’t changed.

Forget it. Even if it was a trap, she was the one who took the initiative to take on Gerald’s case. He had also helped her, so she could just repay the favor by cooking him this meal..