Chapter 439


    After the scandal between her and Shawn, another round of heated discussion of her started again


    on all kinds of social media.


    "Well, although I''m not in the entertainment business, I caught everyone''s attention..." Amelia


    sighed.


    Augh sounded, "Don''t you think they''re talking about you because of me?"


    Amelia felt a thrill at the back of her head. She looked over her shoulders and found Patrick


    watching her coldly.


    Her face turned pale. "How long have you been standing behind me?"


    Patrick added, "Since you started to tter yourself."


    Amelia blushed. "I know they talk about me because of you, but can''t you just let me tter myself a


    little?"


    Patrick grabbed a chair and sat next to her. "Sure, my woman is qualified enough to tter herself."


    Amelia was caught off guard. She thought that Patrick was a reserved man and had never expected


    him to be so natural when flirting with her.


    Patrick nced at the small square box under theputer screen. "Are you checking the condition


    of Mount Logan?"


    "Yep," Amelia replied, "I didn''t make it therest time, so I want to go again."


    Patrick gave her a faint smile. "Not going with that Quartley guy this time?"


    Knowing that he was testing her, Amelia yed dumb. "I haven''t asked him yet. Mr. Hopper, if you


    like, I can call him and ask him out with us."


    Patrick couldn''t sit tight now. "Mrs. Hopper, how dare you im to invite Ryan in front of me!"


    Amelia pretended to be surprised. "Eh? Did I say I''m inviting Uncle Quartley? I was talking about a


    colleague of our department named Quartley."


    Realizing that he had been teased by the little woman, Patrick felt annoyed and amused at the


    same time. He reached out to pinch her pretty nose.


    Two dayster. It was Christmas. The snow that had continued for three months stopped today,


    which brought great convenience for those traveling.


    Patrick, Amelia, Owen, and Nora, along with the two kids all came to the Hopper''s today to visit


    Howard and Eve.


    "Uncle Patrick! Amelia!"


    Before they could see each other, the children''s clear voice reached their ears.


    Amelia looked over and found two little kids jumping from each side of Owen''s car and rushing


    towards her and Patrick.


    As usual, Ashley hurried to Patrick while Andrew stood two steps away from Amelia and gave her a


    shy, adorable smile.


    "Hello, Andrew." Amelia reached out to touch his head and found that his hair was a little shorter


    and neater, which made him look more like a little man.


    "Auntie, I miss you so much." It was unclear whether it was because of the timidity or the cold, his


    red, round cheeks looked like little apples. He was so lovable that Amelia almost wanted to take


    Patrick home and get herself pregnant.


    "Well, I miss you too." Amelia smiled.


    Andrew looked up at her with his sparkling eyes and said politely, "Amelia, merry Christmas!"


    Amelia gently rubbed his eye that was bruised by the fighting. After making sure that he''s fine, she


    breathed a sigh of relief. "Merry Christmas, Andrew. Long time no see, and you''re handsome


    again."


    The boy chuckled. In an instant, he turned from a little man to a shy little boy.


    As for Patrick, the moment he caught the


    enthusiastic, cheerful girl, he was kissed on both sides of his cheeks by her. Then he found Ashley


    spread her little hands to him with a smile and said sweetly, "Uncle Patrick, Merry Christmas. Gift...


    My gift."


    So thetter half of her words was the key. Patrick asked, "What do you want for your gift?"


    Peach counted on her fingers, trying to recall what gift she had received the year before. When


    realizing that she couldn''t remember, she said directly, "I''m one year older, so I want a bigger one


    thanst year!"


    Patrick raised his eyebrows. "But I''m also one year older, don''t you think you should give me a gift


    as well?"


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    Ashley pursed her lips as if she was hurt by Patrick''s words. After that, she studied his forehead and


    the corners of his eyes carefully and said, "Uncle, you are talking nonsense! There is no trace of


    time in your forehead and corners of your eyes!"


    Trace of time...


    Since when did this little girl start to learn literature?


    Then Patrick heard Ashley reminded him seriously, "Uncle, what I can''t bear the most is to hear you


    saying yourself old. In my heart, you are a legend who never grows old."


    Patrick was at a loss for words. He hadn''t died yet, and here he was, a legend?


    That was when Amelia said gently, "Andrew, Ashley, look at what we have brought to you."


    Ashley looked around automatically and asked, "Amelia, what is it?"


    With that, she saw a ck bulldog with thick limbs and a big head in a coat that kept it warm. It


    jumped out of the car graciously and almost hit its round belly to the ground. It quickly changed its


    sitting position and nced at Andrew and Ashley with a condescending look, as if it had learned it


    from Patrick.


    Ashley was not impressed by its awesome appearance. Instead, she gave a disgusted look and


    said, "Why did you bring a pig to your car? Doesn''t it stink when it poops?"


    Hearing her, Rick jumped up angrily and barked at Ashley! "D*mned brat, don''t stay in the big bad


    guy''s arms ande down to have a duel with me!" Rick yelled inwardly.


    Andrew had long since recognized that it was the little dog that Ashley had brought home. He


    couldn''t help but squat down and touch its fur before saying to his sister, "Ashley, you are stupid. It''s


    not a pig. It''s Rick!"


    Ashley rolled her eyes at her truly stupid brother and said, "I knew it''s Rick. Butpared to when I


    first took it home, it''s now really... ugly and fat. If it had been human, it must be a short, poor, and


    ugly man.


    I regret taking it home."


    Rick, who felt so good under Andrew''s touching that it almosty down and showed its belly,


    couldn''t help but grit its teeth again at Ashley''s remark.


    "Huh!" Andrew noticed a wooden dog tag on Rick''s neck and looked up. "Amelia, did you and Uncle


    Patrick got it on Rick''s neck?"


    Amelia nodded with a smile.


    Ashley craned her neck. "Andrew, what''s written on it?"


    He spat out the words clearly, "Rick of the Hopper Family!"


    "Not bad..." Ashley pped her hands like a little adult. "With that tag, this pig will be invincible in


    the world of dog!"


    Rick was wordless.