She outshines 488

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Chapter 488

The night grew late.

The main building of the Donovan family was brightly lit.

Apart from Athena, Josie, and two elderly people, the others gathered in the hall to watch Catherine.

Catherine was wearing slippers and a loose casual dress. Her long burgundy curly hair fell around her waist. Her face without makeup had a hyaluronic luster.

Although there were signs of surgery and injections on her face, overall, her medical treatment was very successful. She was in her early fifties and looked to be only about forty years old. She still had her charm. Coupled with her lazy and leisurely noblewoman posture, she still had people looking back when she walked on the streets.

The Donovan family’s people looked at her with mixed feelings.

Catherine held a glass of red wine in a very standard posture. As she slowly sipped it, she said sincerely to Claire, “Claire, my husband died a few years ago. I’ve been living alone and don’t have any other children. I’m getting old and want to return.

“My husband left me a rich inheritance to ensure I’m well provided for, but what I miss the most is the time when we lived together.

“For me, the Donovan family is my only home.

“With Maria here, this is where I belong.”

Catherine put down her glass and grabbed Claire’s hand. “Claire, I want to move back to the Donovan family and live with

you.

“The house is so big. There will be a place for me, right?”

Claire was excited and happy to see her sister whom she had not seen for more than ten years. However, she could tell that Maria was very afraid of Catherine.

In fact, Maria had been nervous and frightened ever since she saw Catherine in the morning. She was like a frightened little rabbit who had no choice but to obey a wolf’s request and could only nod no matter what the wolf said.

Even though a day had passed, Maria felt like she was sleepwalking in a nightmare. With a pale face, she sat motionless in the corner of the sofa area. Her knees were pressed together, and her lips were pursed tightly. She tightly gripped her knees, too afraid to look up,

In this way, she became the introverted, sensitive, and terrified girl like when she was young.

The Donovan family’s people could tell her change.

However, they didn’t ask her in front of Catherine.

Claire thought for a moment and looked at Maria. “Maria, your mother wants to live with you. What do you think?” After saying that, Claire explained, “Catherine, it’s like this. A few people are living in the building where Maria is living. They’re all young people. It might be a little crowded if you live there…”

Before Maria spoke, Catherine interrupted Claire. “Claire, Maria won’t have any objections. It’s up to you.”

The Donovan family’s people looked at each other with a slight frown.

Their impression of Catherine was not bad. After all, 22 years ago, Catherine was the one who took care of Zilvia when

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Claire was caught in a hospital fire and lost a child.

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Catherine was very good to the Donovan family when she was in the family. From this perspective, the Donovan family owed Catherine a favor.

Just now, Catherine had implicitly “reminded” the Donovan family that.

The Donovan’s villa was big enough and there was plenty of room for another person. However, Catherine changed so much and they hadn’t seen her for a few years. They found her very strange and could not feel close to her, let alone Maria, who was so afraid of her.

But now they couldn’t bring themselves to reject Catherine.

How could they turn her down?

And who would be the one to reject her?

Claire was a bit displeased when Catherine said that about Maria Claire said tactfully, “Catherine, Maria is already 24. She is a famous jewelry designer and is no longer a child. We will ask her opinion on anything related to her.”

“In my eyes, Maria’s always a child no matter how old she is. I can make the decisions.” Catherine glanced at Maria and said disapprovingly, “Besides, I’m her mother. I came all the way back to her hometown. How can she refuse to live with her

mother?”

Everyone looked at Maria.

Maria quickly raised her head and glanced at everyone. She lowered her head and mumbled, “I, it’s up to you guys…” Catherine smiled. “Claire, look, Maria is okay with this. You’re my sister. You won’t shut me out, right?

“I brought my luggage. I’ll leave it in the car and move into the room I chose later. From now on, I’ll live with you guys.” Everyone looked at each other with a hesitant look on their faces.

After all, other than Wesley and his wife, the others present had been taken care of by Catherine. They could not bring themselves to chase her away.

Claire had no contact with the Stevens family. She hoped to be close to Catherine, her only family and only sister.

As no one stood up to say something, Catherine took the opportunity to say, “That’s good…”

“I think we should wait for Athena to come back.” At this moment, Jaden spoke, “Athena bought the mountain and built these houses. It should be up to Athena to decide.”

Hearing this, the others were relieved and nodded. “That’s right. Athena hasn’t seen Catherine yet. At least we should wait for her to see her.”

“Athena is supposed to have a say on this matter…”

Catherine frowned. “Claire, Wesley, Athena is your daughter. She’s a junior. It’s not up to her to make the decisions in the family, right?”

Without waiting for Claire to speak, Jaden said, “Catherine, my parents are getting old. They don’t care about family matters. Athena is the smartest, most capable, and most amazing person in our family. She makes the decisions in this family. We have no objections.”

The others nodded repeatedly. “That’s right. All of us together can’t compare to Athena. She is our queen…”

After a few seconds of silence, Catherine looked at Claire with red eyes. “Claire, we meet again after 16 years. I’m rich and

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won’t implicate you. I just want to live with you. Can’t I do that?

“Maria told me that she lives here with Arthur and Alaric’s friends. Why can’t I live here? I’m your sister.

When Claire saw Catherine was about to cry, her heart softened. She immediately said, “Of course you can stay…”

At this moment, a polite but unquestionable voice sounded. “I’m sorry, I heard part of your conversation. I can’t let Catherine stay here.”

Upon hearing this voice, everyone was so touched that they almost cried as if they had seen the light of God descend on the ground.

As expected, Athena appeared at the critical moment.

She was always so reliable.

This was the first time Catherine had seen Athena.

While she was stunned, Catherine was sensitive to the change in the atmosphere in the entire living room. Athena’s aura was overwhelming.

Catherine stood up and said with a kind smile. “Athena, you’re back. You’re indeed as beautiful and elegant as on television. Even I’m attractive by you…”

Athena stood more than 3 feet away from her and smiled. “Thank you for your compliment, Catherine.

“You’re welcome to come to our house as a guest, but you can’t stay here. If it’s too late and it’s not convenient for you to go back to the hotel, we have a villa in this neighborhood. It’s not far from here. You can stay there.”

Athena’s words were very blunt and made the Donovan family’s people very comfortable.

The corners of Catherine’s mouth twitched slightly. She suppressed her displeasure and asked gently, “Athena, can you tell me why I can’t live here since we’re all family?”

“Because I don’t trust you. I can’t treat you as a relative or friend Athena said very politely. “It’s eleven o’clock in the evening now. We need to rest. You should go back too,” said Athena.

“Athena, this is the first time we’ve met. It’s understanding that you don’t know me,” Catherine said. “That’s why we need to interact more and get to know each other, right?

“I promise, if you know what kind of person I am, you will trust me…”

“No, I know what kind of person you are,” Athena said without caring about Catherine’s feelings. She said politely and gently, “It’s because I know you that I don’t trust you. That’s why I can’t let you stay here.”

Catherine had never heard such words from the Donovan family.

Moreover, Athena was a junior.

Catherine couldn’t bear it anymore and said, her tone tinged with anger, “Athena, this is the first time we’ve met. Isn’t it too soon for you to say you know me?