Chapter 389


    When almost everyone was concerned about Eve''s condition, Amelia stood alone in a quiet corner,


    lost in thought.


    Howard nced at her and found that she was in a daze. He could not help bute up to her and


    ask, "Amelia, what are you thinking about?"


    Hearing his voice, Amelia collected her thoughts quickly.


    Looking at Howard''s experienced, calm eyes, she blurted out her worries, "I was wondering if I have


    done the wrong thing."


    Howard was surprised. "Why do you think so?"


    Distressed, Amelia replied, "Because everyone around me told me that I did the wrong things."


    After a moment''s silence, Howard said gently, "Both you and Patrick were right. You were just


    looking at the thing from different perspectives.


    Understandably, he was protecting his mother, and you were concerned about your friends."


    Amelia was suddenly relieved at that. But then she was a little discouraged again at the thought of


    Jessica''s attitude toward her. "But the friend who I''ve tried my best to protect med me for not


    telling her the truth in advance."


    Howard sighed. "This is the first time I''ve seen Jessica. Jocelyn talks about her from time to time.


    ording to Jocelyn, I thought that kid would be very reasonable. I didn''t expect her to say


    something so disappointing today. I can see that she''s very selfish. You''ve done so much for her,


    but she is heartless andys the me on you. Why do you have to punish yourself with others''


    faults?"


    Amelia said sadly, "Jessica has been my friend for many years. I''m sure she is a good person." She


    sighed. "In the end, it''s because I couldn''t help her."


    Just as Howard was about tofort her by saying "you''ve tried", he heard a cold voice behind


    him, "Mom tried to kill herself by taking pills, and you were having a good chat here."


    Amelia and Howard turned to the source of the voice and found Patrick curling his lips sarcastically.


    At the sight of him, Amelia was in a bad mood at once. "Howard and I were going to see Eve. Why


    are you acting so weirdly now?"


    Amelia would have kept her displeasure to herself in the past for all kinds of reasons. But now...


    Well, she didn''t care anymore! Anyway, to Patrick, she had already been the woman who couldn''t


    be worse.


    "Amelia, let''s go in," Howard said to her calmly.


    When Amelia passed by Patrick without looking at him, Patrick turned cold!


    The next second, Amelia felt a squeeze and pain in her wrist before her body was pulled back by


    Patrick.


    "Howard..." She panicked and asked for help from Howard.


    Howard turned around and nced at her. He watched helplessly as she was dragged away by


    Patrick.


    Amelia wanted to cry. Sheined inwardly about Howard''s "betrayal". "Aren''t we on the same


    boat? How could Howard leave me alone to this dangerous man?" she thought.


    Amelia didn''t know how long she had been dragged like a sack. It wasn''t until her hands and brain


    went numb did Patrick push her against the trunk of a tall tree in the garden of the hospital and nt


    a kiss of the punishments on her.


    Amelia let out a cry. It was toote for her to dodge, and her pink, soft lips were devoured by him.


    Patrick always acted as he pleased, so even though there were patients judging him, he didn''t care


    at all.


    He was just dissatisfied by the resistance from the little woman beneath him. She never seemed to


    learn to be obedient!


    While he was in the middle of the kiss, Patrick suddenly frowned and let go of Amelia. He stared at


    her and said grimly, "Amelia, you bit me?"


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    Amelia hurried to wipe her red lips with the back of her hand and scorned, "Don''t you look down on


    me and think that I''m only interested in money? In that case, you still kiss me? It seems that you are


    not a decent person either!"


    Patrick was furious. "You!"


    "You''d better stay one meter away from me, no, at least three meters away. Otherwise, I will yell that


    you''re sexually assaulting me!" Amelia tried to stop him from forcing her.


    The handsome Patrick seemed to find her im ridiculous. What kind of sexually assaulting it was


    for him to kiss his wife!


    "You could give it a try." Instead of stepping back, Patrick put his arms on his chest and looked at


    her as if he knew she wouldn''t call out.


    Seeing that he had nothing to fear, Amelia couldn''t take it anymore. She opened her mouth and


    shouted, "Help— Oh!"


    Patrick had been waiting for the moment when she opened her mouth. He did not miss the


    opportunity to cover his lips with hers.


    Amelia was angry and anxious. In the end, an old man couldn''t bear to see it anymore. He said


    slowly in a voice that sounded like he was going to die at anytime, "Young people... these days...


    are so sexually active... Young man...that youngdy in your arms is almost suffocated."


    A hint of anger appeared in Patrick''s eyes. He let go of Amelia andmented at the same time,


    "You old, licentious man!"


    After that, he looked down at Amelia and ordered, "Go back to thepany with me."


    "I won''t!" Amelia refused without hesitation.


    "Hmm?" Patrick said in a dangerous tone, "You''re going to disobey me again?"


    Sad, Amelia mumbled, "I''m not a ball, which would roll around in your world. Don''t just pick it up to


    y with when you''re intrigued and kick it away when you lose your interest. If you do look down on


    me and think I''m greedy for money, stay away from me. Could we just go our separate ways?"


    Hearing that she was eager to distance herself from him, Patrick was pent-up and spat out


    something hurtful, "You want to draw a line from me, but which thing that has happened to you has


    nothing to do with me?


    Was it with my money that you bought your mom''s cemetery? Were you partly to me for my mom


    taking sleeping pills? Was it up to me whether your friend can stay in Northville?


    Amelia, if you want to be angry with me, you must first have the power to do so. Otherwise,


    whenever I decided to treat you like a ball, you can''t say no!"


    Amelia couldn''t breathe for a moment. The thing she was afraid of the most finally happened.


    When it came to the graveyard, the reason she had refused Patrick''s help at first and would rather


    sell her own shares of the Apex Construction Corporation as the expense was that she had been


    worried that he would suddenly use it against her someday.


    And she had been right. The day finally came, and she would never allow him to look down on her.


    "Okay, from tomorrow on, I will work part-time and return the money I owe you as soon as possible!"


    Patrick''s temple was throbbing violently. She just couldn''t give in, could she?


    "Where would you find a part-time job to scrape up that ten million in a short time? Unless you''re


    going to sell your body!"