Female Novel
Chapter 78 The Return of Mrs. Shaffer
Chapter 78 The Return of Mrs. Shaffer
Catalina walked downstairs.
As expected, there was a luxury black car parked outside the door.
As soon as Catalina showed up, the driver quickly got out of the car and respectfully opened the rear
door for her, saying, "Mrs. Shaffer, please get in the car."
"Thank you."
Catalina nodded, said thanks to him, and got into the car.
The driver took her to the Sophora Villa.
The closer they got to the destination, the more nervous Catalina became.
She felt it was hard for her to breathe.
She didn't understand why she was so nervous.
Didn't she just meet Bennett in the afternoon?
Though their talk broke down in discord.
"Mrs. Shaffer. We have arrived."
Suddenly, the driver reminded Catalina when she was lost in thought.
The driver hurriedly stepped out of the car, opened the door for her, and said with a respectful yet
graceful gesture, "Mrs. Shaffer, please get off the car."
Then she snapped out of her thoughts.
It took Catalina a few seconds to compose herself before she got out of the car.
"Mrs. Shaffer!"
Wendy appeared out of nowhere and excitedly hugged Catalina, saying, "I thought you would never
come back!"
“Wendy, let go. Manners!”
Ralph, who was standing at the gate, tapped his cane on the ground and scolded her.
Wendy looked embarrassed and quickly let go of Catalina, apologizing, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Shaffer. I forgot
myself.""That's alright. I am not obsessed with rules like Bennett."
As she said this, she hugged Wendy and then greeted Ralph politely, "Glad to see you again,
Ralph.""Mrs. Shaffer, welcome home."
Ralph greeted her with a smile.
At this moment, when Catalina saw Ralph's smile again, she felt that he was no longer as simple as he
seemed to be.
This crafty old man!
But that was reasonable, those who could stay by Bennett's side were probably all smart, weren’t
they?
"Mrs. Shaffer, please come in! Mr. Shaffer has been waiting for a long time."
Ralph gave Catalina a welcoming gesture to sign for her to come inside.
Catalina was speechless.
She had just arrived and hadn't even had a sip of water. Why in such a hurry?
Five minutes later, Ralph led Catalina to the Lake Compound.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Ralph stood outside the door and politely knocked three times, saying "Mr. Shaffer, Mrs. Shaffer is
here."
There was no response.
For some reason, Catalina had her heart in her mouth.
She didn't know why she was so nervous.
"Mr. Shaffer?"
Ralph was about to knock on the door again.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his hand, the door was pulled open from inside.
With a grim face, Bennett showed up in front of them.
He was so tall that his presence put an enormous pressure on others.
Although he was dressed in a light gray home wear, he looked as charismatic as when he was wearing
a suit at work.
Standing there, he had a look that made people want to bow their heads.
Moreover, his noble and elegant temperament made him shine brighter than all the stars.
"Mr. Shaffer, good evening."
Ralph hurriedly nodded and greeted him respectfully.
Bennett ignored him directly.
He stared straight at Catalina's face and asked aggressively, "Didn't you leave? Why are you coming
back?"
Ralph was dumbstruck.
Dear God!
How could Mrs. Shaffer stay here after he said those words!
Hearing what Bennett said, Catalina was immediately angry and refuted, "Didn’t you beg me to come
back? Otherwise, I would never be back!"
Bennett raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile, "You came back because I told you to do so.
When did you become so obedient?"
"You..."
Catalina was furious.
Suddenly, she glanced at Bennett's fair-skinned feet.
She frowned and was confused because there was no sign of wound infection at all.
Catalina turned to look at Ralph and asked, "Ralph, didn't you say his wound was festering and he had
a fever? Now, where is the wound? Since he looks so energetic, it's impossible that he has a fever. You
lied to me!"Catalina puffed out her cheeks in anger and turned to leave right away.
Ralph looked embarrassed and didn't know what to do. Meanwhile, Bennett did not expect that she
would actually leave because of what he said.
Seeing that she really wanted to leave, Bennett panicked and wanted to stop her, but he was unwilling
to give up his self-esteem. He could only wink at Ralph.
He could never expect that Ralph ignored his hints and turned his head away.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Bennett was annoyed.
He really wanted to fire Ralph right now.
Catalina stormed out.
Just as she got to the ancient-style bridge, she suddenly heard Ralph yelling behind her, "Mr. Shaffer,
Mr. Shaffer! What happened? Are you alright?"
Catalina stopped walking ahead and turned around immediately.
She saw that Bennett had bent his leg and was sitting on the carpet.
He pinched the eyebrows and covered his face with one arm, so Catalina couldn't see his expression.
But she guessed he must be in pain.
What happened to him?
"Mrs. Shaffer, don’t just stand there. Come and help Mr. Shaffer up! Mr. Shaffer, are you alright?"
At the door, Ralph urged her with a worried look.
Catalina rushed back.
Ralph pretended to help Bennett get up from the ground and said in a low voice, "Mr. Shaffer, you are
so good at acting that you can surely win an Oscar."
"No better than you, old man."
"Thank you, Mr..."
"What's going on?"
Catalina looked anxious and worried, and she was out of breath from rushing back.
She quickly squatted down, put Bennett's arm on her shoulder, and tried to lift him up. She asked,
"Bennett, are you okay?"
Bennett winced as if he was in pain, and his arm rested on Catalina's shoulder. He replied, "I’mnovelbin
dizzy and a little feverish."
"Do you have a fever? But I don't see any signs of infection in your foot injury."
Catalina asked as she stretched her hand to feel his forehead.
Bennett grabbed her hand before she touched his forehead.
His touch on the back of her hand made Catalina's heart skip a beat for no reason.
"Don't make me angry, and I'll feel better."
Bennett said as he secretly gestured to Ralph to leave with the hand over her shoulder.
Ralph understood immediately and said, "Mrs. Shaffer, I'll fetch the doctor for Mr. Shaffer. Please take
care of him for a while."
"OK, be quick!"
Catalina furrowed her brows and looked worried.
Ralph quickly left.
Before leaving, he also closed the door for them.
After walking out of the Lake Compound, Ralph immediately told all the servants, "No one is allowed to
step into the Lake Compound tonight without Mr. Shaffer's orders!"
"Yes!"
Everyone replied.
In the Lake Compound...
Catalina crouched, put Bennett's arm around her shoulder, and said, "Let me help you up first. It's cold
on the ground."
As she said, she tried to help Bennett get up.
To her surprise, Bennett remained still, as if he had taken root in the ground.