Chapter 381


    Patrick was caught off guard by Amelia''s usation. Did he go too far?


    She was already so defensive when he hadn''t done any practical harm to her friend. If he did hurt


    Jessica and her family, was Amelia going to me him for the rest of her life?


    Patrick''s heart tightened.


    One was Eve, and the other was Amelia. They should not have beenparable, but now he


    wavered!


    The next second, the phone on the desk vibrated. Patrick let go of Amelia and put it through,


    "Mom?"


    Eve burst into tears as soon as she heard Patrick''s voice. "Patrick! Your father somehow found out


    our n to act against Jocelyn and her family. He threatened me before he left that if we didn''t


    change our mind, he''ll leave with them to a ce we would never know."


    Patrick''s fingers on his phone tensed up.


    To avoid alerting them, Patrick started with Jocelyn''s daughter. No matter how fast the news spread,


    Jocelyn should not have realized in the short time that it was him who was manipting, not to


    mention that Howard could find out so quickly...


    The only exnation was that Amelia had let the cat out of the bag on purpose!


    Eve continued, "Patrick! Howard is the only one I love in my whole life. If he abandons me forthat


    home wrecker, I will die!"


    If Howard was leaving for the sake of that woman, there was no way to hide the news. In that case,


    it would be a shame for both the Hopper family and the Watson family forever.


    Eve started to suggest an extreme approach. "Patrick, how about this... We hire some hitmen to


    kidnap Jocelyn and kill her where no one is around? As long as she''s gone, your father would have


    no one to go with him!"


    Patrick frowned with annoyance and said, "Mom, we''ll discuss thister. Don''t take action on your


    own. If anything happens, Dad might run away in a fit of anger!"


    After a short moment of surprise, Eve agreed with anxiety, "Well, I''ll leave it to you. Do whatever you


    want to do. It''s all up to you whether your dad will change his mind."


    Up to him?


    Even Patrick, who had always been obedient to Eve, felt a little powerless. His mother was weak in


    some aspects. It was she who wanted to win his father back, but she kept using Patrick as if he


    were her


    tool.


    But at the thought of how Eve had given birth to him after the long, torturous pregnancy and how


    had she spent great efforts to bring him up, what Patrick could do to repay her was to keep her from


    any harm or worries. This was his duty and responsibility.


    Patrick put down his phone and nced at Amelia coldly. "Did you tell Dad about what happened to


    Jessica?"


    "That''s right!" Amelia admitted without hesitation.


    "You-" Patrick wished he could strangle her to death.


    Amelia raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you angry? Because I inform your father without


    asking you? Don''t doubt it. When I realized that you had hurt my good friend without asking me, my


    feeling was the same as yours."


    Amelia didn''t think that she had the strength to fight against Patrick. All she could rely on was


    Howard. Considering her position, she did not do anything wrong.


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    Patrick''s eyes were disturbingly cold. "I just want my family to return to harmony as soon as


    possible, yet you are determined to mess things up. Okay, let''s see whether your friends will go or


    stay. And this time, I won''t be lenient anymore!"


    Amelia suddenly realized how serious the problem was. Disregarding how he would look at her, she


    grabbed Patrick''s arm. "You''ve robbed Jessica of her home and shut down her shop. What else do


    you want?"


    Patrick wickedly curled his lips and said, "Doesn''t she have a daughter? If the kid''s real parents


    came to her, do you think Jessica would return their daughter to them from a moral standpoint?"


    Fear was evident in Amelia''s eyes. If Patrick had been giving Jessica a blow financially at the


    beginning, now he was going to torment her.


    Patrick admitted that he had made those remarks out of anger. In fact, it was Jocelyn he wanted to


    get rid of, and Jessica was just a victim of the n. But he was annoyed that Amelia didn''t realize


    which side she was supposed to take!


    He was her husband, the closest person to her in the world besides her parents and her children!


    But she keptining about him. How much did she really like him?


    He couldn''t help but wonder whether she liked her childhood sweetheart Milton and her friend


    Jessica more than Patrick...


    Amelia had a big heart and cared about so many people. Patrick was afraid that there was only little


    room in her heart left for him. Since that was the


    case, what was he going to do?


    What he wanted was aplete her!


    The negotiations with Patrick ended without fruit and even got tenser.


    When Amelia walked out of the office with her head down, the phone in the handbag vibrated. She


    took it out and found that Howard had texted her to meet him downstairs at thepany building.


    "Okay," replied Amelia. She took a nce back at the closed office and left with her handbag on her


    shoulder.


    At the president''s office, the secretary carefully ced the freshly made coffee on Patrick''s table.


    He lifted his cup and took a sip beforementing with disgust, "Why is it so bitter today?"


    The secretary was perplexed. "Is it? But it''s the same brand and same amount of ingredients. Mr.


    Hopper, aren''t you used to ck coffee?"


    Patrick''s handsome face was icy. "You''re talking too much."


    The secretary nodded and bowed. "Sorry... As you say, it must be bitterer. I''m taking that away and


    making you another cup."


    Patrick brushed the secretary''s hand away and told her, "Go get Amelia and have her make one for


    me."


    The corner of the secretary''s mouth quirked. "But Mr. Hopper, she just walked out of your office.


    Why didn''t you ask her earlier?"


    Patrick nced at the secretary from the corner of his eye. "I''ve changed my mind. Do you have a


    problem with that?"


    Even if the secretary had, she didn''t dare to say it out loud but to run errands for her boss.


    After the secretary left, Patrick started to fiddle with the patterned cup on the table with the way he


    treated Amelia...


    Why should he let her go that easily? If she irritated him, she should take the consequences.


    After a while, the secretary came back and reported to him. "Mr. Hopper, I called the sales


    department, and they said that Madam Ramsay is not there."


    Patrick pondered over the meaning of "not there" and narrowed his eyes. "Do you mean that she''s


    absent from work?"


    The secretary touched her nose and said, "Uh... I guess so."


    Patrick snorted. "Oh, then take that as her absence from work and cancel her year-end bonus."


    The secretary opened her mouth, trying to defend Amelia. But Patrick continued, "If you sympathize


    with her, how about you give her yours?"


    "Oh, no..." The secretary subconsciously held her pocket. "I didn''t say anything. I''m going back to


    work, Mr. Hopper."