Chapter 375
Now Patrick was like a wanderer in the desert struggling to find water. Even if it was just an illusion,
he was willing to wallow in it.
The next day, when Amelia woke up, she found Patrick holding her and slept peacefully. His hot
body had returned to normal temperature, but the bloodstains on his hands were still startling to her.
Sighing softly, she picked up the quilt and decided to get up, only to find herself restrained by the
strong and powerful arms on her waist. So she gently removed them, got out of bed, and walked
into the bathroom.
When she emerged again, she heard the phone ringing from the coat that had been thrown to the
ground by Patrick. Amelia bent down and quickly picked it up.
Before she could speak, the voice came from the phone eagerly. "Amelia, your father woke up this
morning!"
After staring nkly for a few seconds, Amelia asked breathlessly, "Really?"
"It''s true, but..."
"I''ll be there right now!" Overjoyed, Amelia cut short what Alice was going to say.
When Alice realized it, there was only the beeping sound from the phone.
This was great! Dad finally woke up!
Amelia put on her clothes happily and tried to ask Patrick to go with her. But he had been worn out
by the effect of the drug, so no matter how loudly Amelia shouted, Patrick didn''t respond.
Helplessly, Amelia had to call the front-desk personnel first and asked them to bring her some band-
aids. Then she opened the package and put them to Patrick''s fists with order.
After that, she bowed her head to kiss him on the back of his hand and said with concern, "Please,
even for the sake of your family, you should take good care of yourself."
Not knowing how much time had passed, when Patrick opened his heavy eyelids, he found himself
in an unfamiliar ce.
His thoughts stopped for a few seconds, and the memories ofst night came back to his mind like
a film...
He still remembered that he had met Cynthia in the F&S Club and identally drank a Bloody Mary.
After that, like a piece of meat on a roasting rack, he had been tortured. But he couldn''t remember
what had happened next...
ncing at the messy quilt and pillow, on which eveny a long hair from a woman, his heart sank.
He hadn''t lost control and slept with Cynthia, had he?
"D*mn it!" He should not have drunk the wine brought by someone elsest night! If he had slept
with Cynthia, he would let both Cynthia and Amelia down!
He pressed his hands on his forehead out of annoyance and saw a few band-aids. Bewildered for a
few moments, he suddenly remembered how he had hit the wall with force to dampen his desire.
The reason he had done so was that he didn''t want to do anything that would hurt Amelia. He had
really... tried his best.
At the hospital.
Approaching her father''s ward delightfully, Amelia looked up and noticed several strangers
gathering at the door. After Alice''s introduction, they turned out to be the senior managers of the
Apex Construction Corporation.
When it came to the interests of her father''spany, Amelia could not help but say sweetly,
"Good morning."
"Who is this?" A middle-aged man with a pointed jaw asked Alice.
Alice smiled and said, "Kaleb, she''s the eldest daughter of Gilbert."
After a pause, Alice said to Amelia, "Amelia, talk to your uncle. I''ll check on your father first."
After Alice left, Amelia nced at Kaleb and asked, feeling strange, "Are you my uncle?"
Kaleb didn''t behave as distant as Amelia. Instead, he came over and said with enthusiasm, "It''s
been so many years since west saw each other. Amelia, you are a mature girl now. I remember
that when you were a kid, I have put you in my arms."
Kaleb was Gilbert''s cousin. He hadn''t had any particr skills since he was a kid. His parents had
pulled strings for him and made him the deputy general manager of Apex Construction Corporation.
Over the years, his performance was ordinary, but the good thing was that he hadn''t made any
serious mistakes. As a result, Gilbert had been able to tolerate him to achieve nothing in the
position.
Kaleb''s mouth smelled like cigarettes. He had just had a nice meal and had no time to brush his
teeth. Exposed to the smell, Amelia wanted to take a step back. She forced a smile, "It seems that
there was such a thing. Uncle, when did you join the Apex
Construction Corporation? Why didn''t I hear Dad mention it?"
Kaleb let out a "well" and said bluntly in front of all his colleagues, "Since you don''t get along well
with your family, maybe your Dad didn''t tell you that. Brittany and Daniel both know that I''m working
in Apex..."
The corner of Amelia''s mouth twitched. "Even if you are telling the truth, don''t say it in front of me,
okay? Your social skills are so poor," Amelia said inwardly.
The truth proved that Kaleb did have terrible social skills. After a hup, he continued as an uncle,
"Luckily, your father still got Brittany and Daniel to help him. Otherwise, he would have long been
drained by such arge family. Even though you are the eldest, you are still a woman. In the end,
you would be more suitable to take care of your husband and children. As for a hugepany like
Apex, it''d be better in Daniel''s hands."
Amelia pursed her lips. To most people, she was a nominal Lady Ramsay, let alone others. Even
Kaleb, who was rted to her, could not
recognize Amelia when he saw her. How could she expect other employees in thepany to
recognize and respect her?
Besides, over the past years, Daniel had built up his reputation and influences in thepany and
had won the support of so many employees.
If Amelia was going topete with Daniel, she would be overreaching herself!
The few sentences Kaleb had said were all about praising Daniel and demeaning Amelia. The real
controller of Apex Construction Corporation had long since been manipted by Daniel without him
realizing it!
Daniel had been carefully working his way up to where he was today. He had made it so smoothly
that Amelia could not help but wonder whether he had something to do with Gilbert''s sudden stroke.
It was a good thing that Gilbert woke up today. Amelia would find out the answer soon after she
asked him!
"Uncle, and sirs, are you going in with me?"
"Okay. Let''s go in quickly. I was so excited when I heard that Gilbert has woken up today." Kaleb
didn''t sound very excited.
The other senior managers expressed their concerns, but only they themselves knew whether that
was their true feelings.
When the group entered the ward, they saw Gilbert being moved to a wheelchair by doctors and
nurses. From Amelia''s point of view, Gilbert was tilting his head with his fingers bent at an unusual
angle.
When she took a closer look at Gilbert''s mouth, she realized that he couldn''t close it at all. Because
of his crooked head, saliva that he was unable to swallow dripped onto his cor. Beside him, Alice
was wiping his saliva with a towel.
And Gilbert''s eyes, which had always been sparkling with energy, seemed so muddy now...Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.