?<strong>Chapter 476:</strong>


    Just as Katherine was about to set the tent down, Shawn remarked coldly, “Those who shirk responsibility shouldn’t partake in the meal.”


    Bobby knew Shawn was referring to him. Reluctantly, he followed Lily outside.


    Before long, Shawn and Katherine finished setting up two tents. The moonlight streamed in, and Shawn produced amp, transforming the cave into a cozy refuge from the elements.


    Bobby and Lily were outside, diligently preparing dinner. Katherine wanted to help but was unexpectedly yanked into the tent by Shawn.


    Though something was spread out on the ground, it remained ufortably hard.


    Shawn cradled Katherine’s head, using his arm as a makeshift pillow.


    “What are you doing, Shawn?”


    “What do you think?”


    Katherine shoved him away, sitting up with visible awkwardness. The longer she thought about the situation, the more irritated she became. “Shawn, don’t you darey a finger on me again!”


    “I want to talk to you.”


    “I have absolutely nothing to discuss with you!”


    The atmosphere grew heavy, both sitting in silence, weighed down by the ufortable tension between them.


    “What is it about me that you despise? I’m not asking you to love me; I just want a chance. You even dated Bobby back then.”


    “Shut up!”


    Mentioning that humiliating past stirred up deep shame in Katherine.


    Her rtionship with Bobby had been a fleeting episode of adolescent recklessness.


    But she wasn’t young anymore.


    In a rtionship, she wanted someone who could bring herfort, someone who could offer more than just fleeting emotions.


    “I’m drawn to men who surpass me, those who can generate ie and support me in my career.”


    Shawn looked at her, unblinking. “Are you dating, or doing business?”


    “I’m simply being realistic. Emotions are fickle, but the knowledge you gain from someone stays with you forever. I want the person I’m with to help me grow, to help me be better.”


    “So, you just want someone more sessful than you, and that’s enough?”


    Katherine scoffed. “Shawn, you’re so full of yourself. To be honest, haven’t you always relied on Joelle and Adrian’s help?”


    “Yeah.” Shawn reclined, propping his head up with his hand. “I’m the kind of guy who enjoys depending on others. I may not be able to give you much money, but I can offer you an abundance of love.”


    His words were undeniably tempting.


    Katherine’s heart fluttered for a brief moment, and she asked cautiously, “Do you really feel that strongly about me?”


    “Do you really dislike me that much?”


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