Doted by Many: I became the Top-Tier Celebrity!-Chapter 363 - 362: So, He Knew All Along

This is a humiliation for her.

She clearly just wanted to scare Tiana Thorne, to make her behave.

But she never expected that she would unintentionally complain in front of Aiden Shaw, and Aiden would believe her without even investigating.

This punishment...

Joyce Hughes snapped back to reality, not giving herself time to resent Tiana Thorne, and fearfully called out to him, "Master Shaw, you can’t treat me like this, you can’t, I don’t want to stay one night, I’ll go crazy."

However, Aiden Shaw didn’t even pause, walking even faster.

Uncle Hayes saw this, feeling compassion, "Joyce."

Joyce Hughes cried and turned around, wanting to run, but a servant or two quickly caught her.

Tears rolled down Joyce Hughes’ face as she angrily looked at the two people, "You’re not listening to me anymore?"

One of them replied helplessly, "Sister Joyce, we’re all employed by Master Shaw. We can only listen to him, don’t make things difficult for us."

This sentence made Joyce Hughes wake up as if from a dream.

Yes.

The whole estate belongs to Master Shaw, everyone has to listen to him.

In the absence of his orders, only then do these people listen to her.

How could Master Shaw do this?

For an actress, he threw the daughter of his savior into such a terrifying room.

Has he forgotten why her parents died?!

How can he treat her this way?

Uncle Shaw and Aunt Shaw would never allow it.

The two saw her in a daze and dragged her inside.

Joyce Hughes was in a state of panic, screaming in terror, "Let me go, I don’t want this, I’m not going inside, I’ll go to Master Shaw, he’s just upset for a moment, he won’t really do anything to me, let me go, let go! Uncle Hayes, Uncle Hayes, save me."

Uncle Hayes looked at her current appearance and sighed deeply, "Go inside and reflect well."

With that, he turned around and left, despite the pain.

Joyce Hughes felt utterly hopeless, and after being pushed in, the door to the room was closed behind her.

She could still hear the squeaking of mice and some small footsteps, frightening her so much that her face turned pale, and she desperately pounded on the door, "Let me out, I want to see Master Shaw, open the door!"

However, no one paid her any attention.

A cockroach suddenly crawled past her feet, causing her to scream miserably, not daring to stand on the floor for another second and being forced to run to the bed, trembling violently all over.

At her most vulnerable and scared, she cried and murmured, "Mom, Dad..."

"You sacrificed yourself to save his parents, but he won’t even look at me, all for another woman, to treat me like this..."

The more she spoke, the more wronged she felt, crying even harder, "I am the daughter of Master Shaw’s savior, how can he treat me like this for that witch Tiana Thorne? He said he would take care of me for a lifetime, why did he lie to me, I have only him... why is he so cruel?"

Yet, no one answered her.

Seeing a room full of cockroaches and hearing the sound of mice moving, she had no choice but to cover herself with the quilt, crying inside, when suddenly, a mouse jumped over her.

Joyce Hughes let out a scream and finally fainted from fear.

Aiden Shaw’s bedroom was far from Joyce Hughes’ room and with the door closed, almost no noise could be heard.

Tiana Thorne lay in the bathtub, even though she hadn’t encountered any cockroaches or mice, thinking of sitting in such an environment for a while made her feel uncomfortable, so taking a bath made her feel better.

She played with the bubbles in the bathtub, thinking about Aiden Shaw’s ruthlessness, and indeed, his punishment was a bit too severe.

Joyce Hughes brought it upon herself, not deserving sympathy.

She felt the punishment was too harsh, purely because of her limited understanding of Aiden Shaw.

Having spent time with Aiden Shaw, she discovered that he was someone who extremely loved quietness, and around him, there was only Jesse Rivers, without any exceptional people.

After all, he didn’t even have a woman, and besides her, there was no second person involved in any affairs.

Aiden Shaw was just a clean, aloof man, he would definitely not allow someone like Joyce Hughes to exist around him.

Last time, she thought he would fire this woman, but unexpectedly, she was still there.

For a man like Aiden Shaw, who was detached from worldly desires and pure-hearted, to tolerate Joyce Hughes being domineering in the estate could only mean one thing, this woman had a special significance to him.

Perhaps they were childhood sweethearts, or she had saved his life, or she was the daughter of his savior, but there would absolutely be no romantic feelings.

If there were any romantic feelings, what would it have to do with her, Tiana Thorne?

Since the meaning was extraordinary, the punishment was therefore a bit too heavy.

When she came out of the bathroom, it was already half an hour later.

He sat on the sofa, holding a book in his hands, looking focused as if not really reading, seemingly lost in thought.

Tiana Thorne went over to the bed and sat down, drying her wet hair, her voice still sweet and soft, "This robe is a bit too big, it doesn’t fit well, it’s easy to expose."

Aiden Shaw didn’t speak, turning a page, now he was genuinely reading.

Tiana Thorne looked at him, only feeling that Aiden Shaw was quite manly tonight, bringing her back and then going to the bathroom to fill a tub of hot water for her, not speaking much but being very reliable in his actions.

He didn’t mention a word about what previously happened, nor did he groggily ask if she was frightened or feeling better now.

He exuded a calm disposition, his presence stable and restrained, cold yet gentle.

Not hearing a response from him, Tiana Thorne spoke again, fluttering her fox-like eyes, deliberately softening her voice to praise, "I didn’t expect Master Shaw to be so good at taking care of people."

Aiden Shaw: "The items prepared in that room before can’t be used now, tomorrow I’ll have Jesse Rivers prepare them for you again."

Tiana Thorne didn’t bother being polite with him, "Mm."

Subsequently, Aiden Shaw closed the book, stood up and turned around, "I’ll be next door."

Tiana Thorne was a bit confused, "Huh? I was frightened, as a man, shouldn’t you stay with me?"

Aiden Shaw turned his head to look at her, his long eyebrows slightly raised, his voice as cool as ever, "Do you seem frightened?"

Tiana Thorne: "...?"

How does she not seem frightened?

She was almost impressed by her own acting skills, yet he was unruffled, not believing it at all.

She lightly coughed, "How did you know I’m not afraid of mice and cockroaches?"

Aiden Shaw’s thin lips curled slightly, "You just said it now."

Tiana Thorne: "...??"

What the heck?

That was just to deceive her, to make her confess.

Indeed, Aiden Shaw is Aiden Shaw.

It seems she wasn’t afraid, but pretended to be pitiful, trying to have him seek justice for her, akin to a white lotus flower, something men should despise.

However, his brows didn’t change at all compared to earlier, Tiana Thorne suddenly realized he didn’t provoke her, he knew from the start that she wasn’t afraid, perhaps the moment he stepped into her room.

Tiana Thorne lazily leaned against the headboard, playing with a lock of hair, "Since you know I’m pretending, but it caused substantial harm, just consider it a prank and scold her a few times, why punish her?"