Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South] Chapter 1447 âYeah. I didnât buy any clothes when I came to Canberra, so I thought about buying a few.â Matthewâs blue eyes exuded a charming smile. âWe met just in time. Would you mind if I consult you?â
Catherine was just about to speak when the clerk came over with a brown suit. âMiss Jones, is this the suit you were talking about?â
âUh⦠Yes. â Catherine nodded. â Can you help me get one with a bigger size?â
âOf course.â The clerk turned and went to change it. Before she left, she secretly sized Matthew up.
âWhy did she call you Miss Jones?â Matthew blinked in confusion. âIsnât your last name Yule?â
âSorry, my last name is actually Jones. â Catherine smiled helplessly. âMy name is Catherine Jones. â
âCarrie⦠No, Catherine. Youâve gone too far. I told you my real name and thought of you as a friend, but you gave me a fake name.â Matthew had a bitter look on his handsome face.
If it were anyone else, Catherine would not bother to explain herself. However, Matthew was different.
The familiar and amiable feeling she got from him made her not want to see him angry. â Iâm sorry. Itâs because Iâm somewhat considered a public figure, and my reputation isnât that good. When we met in Melbourne, I thought our paths crossed coincidentally and that we wouldnât meet again.
That was why I made up a fake name.â
âA public figure?â Matthew blinked. âAre you a celebrity? An artiste?â
âNo.â Catherine shook her head. âItâs more like⦠somewhat of an online celebrity.â
âOh.â A vague look of understanding flashed in Mathewâs eyes. âIn any case, I guess this can be considered as us getting reacquainted. You live in Canberra, right? Iâll also settle down here in the future. This is great. Youâre my first friend in Canberra. Iâm very glad to meet you again.â
He extended his right hand like a gentleman. Catherine shook his hand.
The shop attendant came over with a new suit, and Catherine said, âHelp me wrap this up. Also, give me a set of the same size for the army green suit over there.â
âAre you buying clothes for your husband?â
Matthew hid the sourness in his heart and asked her.
Catherine pursed her lips and said honestly, â Strictly speaking, heâs my ex-husband and my current boyfriend.â
âBut didnât your friend back then say that you were married?â
âI am, but my husband and I share no feelings. Also, he deceived me into marrying him. Weâve been living separately for a long time and want to get divorced. Weâll have to go through the legal process soon. â Catherine smiled helplessly when she saw the stunned look in his eyes. â Sorry, I may have scared you. My love life is actually very messy. Iâve gotten back together with my ex-husband, and we have two children together.â
âI didnât expect⦠youâd have two marriages at such a young age.â Matthew said emotionally, âSince youâre divorced, it must be because you donât get along well. Yet, why did you get back together with him? Is it because of the children?â
âThatâs half-right. The children are one of the reasons, but another reason is that I still love him.â
Catherine admitted it openly.
Matthew froze for a moment, a complicated feeling spreading in the depths of his heart.
After a pause, he said, â Itâs a little unexpected, but itâs fine. I grew up abroad, so Iâm relatively open-
minded. As long as you like him, itâs fine.â
âThank you. â Catherine was a little surprised. The average person would not be able to accept it.
In any case, Matthewâs words made her very happy.
âYou have a good eye. Why donât you⦠help me pick out some clothes?â Matthewâs long and slender fingers traced on the brand-new clothes.
âYouâre handsome. Youâll look good in anything.â Catherine sized him up and finally picked out a few brightly colored clothes.
âYou want me to wear this kind of⦠orange clothes?â The corners of Matthewâs mouth twitched. He had never worn such brightly colored clothes before.