Chapter 448


    Patrick who was pushed aside again was very angry. It seemed that his wife was adored by


    everyone wherever she went! Except for his mother.


    Patrick wanted to interrupt but he was stopped by a man about the same age as him. The man


    advised him sincerely, "Patrick, it''s fine. She belongs to everyone now. We''re discussing about the


    game right now, just stay aside."


    "I need to calm down! These people were my rtives. I couldn''t scold or beat them!" Patrick kept


    convincing himself.


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    "Dear cousins, I''ming!" The next second, Leah, who had finished her lunch, reappeared in


    everyone''s eyes.


    "Oh, no! It''s the fangirl of the Dor Family! She''sing, everyone, run!"


    Suddenly, the men from The Hopper Family who were surrounding Amelia dispersed like birds


    fleeing fortheir life.


    "Hey, why are you all running away?" Seeing that everyone had left the scene, Leah dropped her


    hand with a sense of disappointment. She then ced her hands on her hips and looked down at


    Amelia from above. "Can I take a sit here?" "Sure." Amelia had been sitting on the carpet for a while


    to make it easier to chat with others. After hearing Leah''s words, she picked the pillow on the


    ground and hugged it in her arms, an empty space was created after the pillow was taken away.


    Leah tidied her skirt with her hand and sat down in adylike position.


    Amelia handed the fruit tray to her and said, "Here, have some."


    Leah looked at the fruit tray, then she fixed her eyes at Amelia. She let out a strange smile and said,


    "You sure are big-hearted."


    Amelia looked as calm as usual. "You''re wrong. I''m actually very narrow-minded."


    Leah lifted her eyebrows and said, "Then why did you pass me the tray? Don''t you know that I


    came to Northville to snatch Patrick away from you?"


    "What I know was I can only shut you off by stuffing your mouth with foods." Amelia was nibbling on


    sunflower seeds as she replied Leah.


    Leah was stunned for a moment but then she quickly came back to her sense and said, "Oh, you


    are interesting."


    Leah thought that Amelia would suffer or seek protection from Patrick when she ran into people like


    her. Little did she know, Amelia was actually good at ying games with her too.


    Leah blinked her eyes to hide her interest. She then turned to watch the Christmas G that was


    being rebroadcast on TV.


    After the host finished announcing the agenda of the next show, a figure showed up in the


    audience''s eyes along with the stage elevator. A popr love song was then sung emotionally.


    Leah''s eyes lit up and Amelia''s gaze froze. They stared at the television and called out the name of


    the singer at the same time, "Shawn?"


    "Do you know him?" Immediately after that, they asked in unison.


    Amelia and Leah looked at each other. Leah pouted unhappily and said, "Why are you mimicking


    me?"


    It was Christmas and Amelia swore that she really did not want to quarrel with anyone.


    Suddenly Leah asked in a mysterious way, "By the way, I heard you calling Shawn''s name and from


    your expression, you seem to know him in person?"


    "As a matter of fact, I do know him."


    Amelia was surprised that Shawn had been so sessful that he would be invited to participate in


    one of the top shows on the TV station.


    "Are you his fan?" Leah asked in a hurry.


    Amelia looked at her silently for a few seconds. She then pointed to herself and said, "I have


    cooperated with him in the advertisement of ''The water of Life''... Don''t you recognize me?"


    "Oh! So it''s you!" Leah said with an amazed expression. "I''m sorry! No wonder you look familiar but


    I''m not sure if that''s you or not. After all, how would Patrick''s wife be in such a small


    advertisement?"


    The endorsement fee was tens of millions of dors. Was it a small advertisement? She must be


    kidding.


    While Amelia remained speechless, Leah said in a low voice, "Since you have cooperated with him,


    then...can you ask him out for me? I wanted to buy him a cup of coffee."


    "This..." Amelia''s expressions changed. She had clearly remembered what happened after she met


    Shawn thest time.


    Just as she was in a dilemma, she heard Leah''s mother who was sitting on the sofa not far away


    shouting, "Leah! Eve had agreed to let you stay in The Hopper Family for the time being so that you


    could bond with Patrick anytime you want!"


    Upon hearing this, Amelia''s eyes were full of cautious, However, Leah snickered in her ear, "Can''t


    you even contact Shawn and ask him to meet me? It seems... I''d better listen to my mother and


    strengthen my bonds with Patrick."


    Amelia red at Leah and said, "Isn''t it just a meetup. It''s no big deal!"


    Leah patted Amelia on the shoulder with satisfaction. "I''ll thank you in advance, Mrs. Hopper."


    Amelia was stunned. What did Leah just call her? Mrs. Hopper?


    "Weren''t you in love with Patrick and regarded me as your rival moments ago?" She could not help


    but ask.


    Leah raised her finger as she shook it and said, "It''s true that I''ve loved Patrick but after I received


    the news of his marriage, I felt happy for him and for myself sincerely."


    "What do you mean?" Amelia looked puzzled.


    "Don''t you know that our Dor family has tried everything to win over The Hopper Family''s


    ''Evergreen Tree''? They''re trying to marry me off to my cousin. Although I''m unwilling to do so, I''m


    weak on my own. I could only go against their orders to turn the tables on them."


    "For example, if they say that Patrick likes those who are thin, then I would grow fatter. If they say


    that Patrick likes those who are shy and reserved then I would act recklessly."


    "As time passed, those cousins would no longer want to be friends with me. I think that''s quite an


    achievement for me to withstand their orders until Patrick got married."


    Upon hearing this, Amelia could not calm herself down. After a while, she said, "If what you said is


    true... Then aren''t you really in a difficult situation?"


    Leah let out a wry smile. "How many daughters of the aristocratic families can live a carefree life?


    Isn''t she going to be manipted by her parents for power and benefits?"


    She added, "The only difference is some chose to resign to their fate and drift along with the tide,


    while others would fight fortheir own happiness as they wouldn''t ept what was arranged for


    them."


    "So you chose thetter?" An idea shed through Amelia''s mind. "So, Shawn is the happiness that


    you want to strive for?"


    There was a hint of recollection in Leah''s eyes. "Yep!" she said softly.


    Amelia could not help but gossip more. "Tell me more, how did you fell in love with him?"


    Leah put away her shyness and nced at Amelia. "I''m not telling you."


    Amelia felt helpless. "Alright, but your family... They wouldn''t give up trying to pair you with Patrick,


    wouldn''t they?"


    "That''s why I have to get in touch with Shawn as soon as possible so that the things after that can


    go along with the flow," Leah answered seriously.