Chapter 281


    After a few seconds of stunned silence, Maryanne said sarcastically, "Are you a ghost? Why do you


    always show up?"


    Amelia frowned and said, "This hotel is owned by your family? Can''t Ie?"


    Maryanne tidied her hair on the side of her cheek and said proudly: "I can only say that the timing of


    your appearance is too coincidental, you used to stalk Patrick, but now you even try to get close to


    my own brother. You''re not tired of being yed by Patrick and looking for another sugar daddy, are


    you?"


    Amelia''s cold look turned to one of disgust, "I thought the solitary confinement would at least teach


    you a lesson, but you haven''t changed a bit."


    Maryanne took a few breaths to suppress her anger and deliberately said, "I''m not going to argue


    with you, I''m in a hurry to have dinner with my boyfriend. Oh, right, I''m sure you didn''t know that my


    boyfriend is your best friend, Milton."


    Maryanne said as she came over and took Hobart''s arm affectionately, in fact, her situation was not


    bad at all, Hobart was her big brother and Milton was her registered boyfriend, both men were


    Amelia''s "prey", seeing them with her, Amelia must felt very painful, right?


    While Maryanne was gloating, Amelia simply walked around her with indifference. She knew that


    Maryanne was trying to provoke her, so she didn''t want to step into her "trap" and decided to ask


    Milton face-to-face what he thought.


    "Humph, pretending to be noble! Disgusting!"


    Maryanne made a face at Amelia''s back, but Hobart pped her on the back of the head with his


    hand, "You can stop this now."


    Maryanne grumbled gloomily, "Hobart!"


    Hobart raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "I really don''t know why you''re so proud of yourself in


    front of her."


    Maryanne said childishly, "Of course I am! Now that I''ve stolen Amelia''s man, how wouldn''t I show it


    off?""


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    Hobart snorted and said, "Others may not know what you''re doing with Milton, but I can see it."


    Under the re of Hobart''s sharp eyes, Maryanne avoided his gaze and said, "Hobart, I don''t


    understand what you mean."


    After taking a deep look at Maryanne, Hobart changed the subject and said in a low voice, "Let''s go


    in."


    In Hobart''s opinion, Maryanne and Milton most likely had some kind of secret agreement, because


    Hobart could not see any ambiguity in their rtionship as lovers, but rather they were fighting over


    something from time to time.


    Although Hobart had a problem with Milton because of Amelia, Milton was undeniably a better man


    and had a more stable personality than Patrick, and if Maryanne could get the upper hand in this


    contest and develop chemistry with Milton, he wouldn''t have to worry about his sister any longer.


    When Amelia returned to herpartment, she was confronted by Patrick''sining eyes, and


    she could see that he was getting impatient.


    Florence said directly, "Amelia, what took you so long, Patrick called you so many times."


    "Yes?" Amelia pulled her phone out of her pocket and saw that she had three missed calls from


    Patrick, but she didn''t notice because she had put the phone on silent in her panic.


    There was also one received call from Patrick, and that was the one that led to her being


    discovered by Miss Secretary!


    Putting the phone back, Amelia exined to Patrick, "Sorry, I didn''t hearthat."


    Everyone in the room was waiting for Patrick''s reaction, and Patrick was probably already thinking


    about what to do to Amelia after so many ignored phone calls.


    Even Amelia was at a loss for words as she looked at Patrick, who never sees the asion when


    he loses his temper.


    Patrick was now the subject of much attention, but he pointed his finger to the seat next to him, and


    said to Amelia with a nonchnt look, "Why are you standing there? Come here and have your


    meal."


    "Just... That''s it?"


    Owen was surprised because he had been threatened to break off the rtionship with Patrick after


    he identally hung up on Patrick.


    And Florence grew up with Patrick hanging up on her all the time, thought she should try hanging


    up on Patrick sometime in the future.


    To everyone''s uprehending looks, Amelia sat back down next to Patrick, who quietly said to


    her, "I''ll teach you a lesson when I get home!"


    The smile disappeared from Amelia''s face; she already knew that Patrick was not that generous.


    About an hour after they ate, Howard made a subtlement about wanting to leave first.


    "Howard, don''t you want to eat more?" Amelia and the others tried to persuade him to stay.


    "Howard, it''s not easy for us to get together and have a reunion dinner. Why are you in such a hurry


    to leave?" Granny Hopper said at the same time.


    Howard said with a look of embarrassment, "I''m getting old and really can''t eat more."


    Seeing that he was really ufortable, Owen proposed, "Dad, I''ll take you back."


    Eve put down her fork and knife and said, "All right, I''ll go back with you."


    Howard was sympathetic to his oldest son''s slight limp and went along with Eve''s words, "Well,


    that''s decided."


    After Howard and Eve left together, Granny Hopper asked Florence, "Did your parents quarrel with


    each other often?"


    After swallowing the sd, Florence said, "I don''t know, Nana. I''m busy with work and have no


    chance to go home. You''d better ask Patrick and Amelia."


    Seeing that Granny Hopper was looking at him, Patrick turned his eyes to Amelia and said, "You


    should ask her. She should know more than us."


    This was true. Howard and Eve had argued for her.


    Amelia secretly cursed Patrick in her mind. How could shement on his family affairs? Whether


    to tell the truth or not, it would be weird.


    She answered with hesitation, "Granny Hopper, I didn''t live with them. I''m not clear how they get


    along on a daily basis."


    Patrick gave her a sidelong nce. Well, she was smart.


    Granny Hopper listened to their ambiguity, she understood what happened.


    In fact, it was not difficult for her to see that Howard seemed to be indifferent to Eve today or to say,


    he was absent-minded.


    If it had been a decade or two earlier, she would have been relieved that Howard had a chance to


    start a new marriage.


    But now The Hopper Family had many descendants, and they had be a well- known family in


    Northville. If Howard and Eve made any trouble at this time, Granny Hopper would be worried.


    At this moment, Ashley raised her big shining eyes and said to Patrick, "Uncle Patrick, I''m full."


    In Ashley''s expectant eyes, Patrick calmly said, "Take a napkin and wipe your mouth."


    Ashley asked, "No, I want you to wipe it for me." Patrick remained calm, "If you don''t clean it up on


    your own, I will only bring Andrew home."