Chapter 586


    Only then did Amelia''s depressed mood improve a little. She said, "Let''s make it clear. At most, I


    can ept that you had secretly put a listening bug on me. As for the other types of bugs, you''re


    not allowed to install them on me. Understand?"


    Huxton gave her an odd look as if he had not expected her topromise with what he had done.


    Amelia rolled her eyes and exined, "Even if I don''t let you put this type of devices on me, you


    won''t listen to me anyway, right?"


    "That''s right." Huxton nodded without any hint of shame. Hethen reminded Amelia, "Madam, didn''t


    you say you''re going to call sir tonight?"


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    Amelia seemed hesitant. "Do you think I should contact him?"


    Huxton answered without thinking, "You should. Sir is the only one who can help with the three


    billion debt for you."


    Amelia felt drained at the thought of that. She did not want to borrow money from Patrick!


    Huxton added, "You''re sir''s wife. It''s not embarrassing for you to ask him for help when in


    difficulty."


    In the secondary bedroom.


    Recalling what Huxton had said, Amelia''s hands started to tremble.


    She plucked up her courage, grabbed the phone on the bedside table, and dialled Patrick''s phone


    number while holding her breath.


    But his phone was turned off!


    As if she had been thrown a wet nket on her head, Amelia put down the phone stiffly.


    Amelia looked up at the clock. It was not even eight o''clock yet. Even if Patrick was tired and had


    fallen asleep, he did not have the habit of shutting off his phone before going to bed.


    Just in case, Amelia decided and contacted Patrick''s secretary.


    An elegant melody sounded from the other end of the phone, but it did not do anything to relieve her


    anxiety.


    After a while, Amelia heard someone responded, "Hello..." There was quite a hint of panic in her


    voice.


    Though it was strange, Amelia still greeted her back. "Ms. Secretary, I''m Amelia."


    "Oh, Madam Ramsay. What... what''s the matter?"


    Amelia''s eyes froze. She did not mishear, after all.


    The secretary was indeed a little nervous.


    "Nothing. I just called Patrick and found that his phone was turned off. So I wanted to ask you if


    something has gone wrong over there?"


    The secretary''s tongue seemed to have been tied. "Ah... nothing happened! Everything''s fine!"


    Amelia scowled and asked, "Ms. Secretary, what''s wrong with you? Is your throat okay?"


    The secretary faked cough. "Ahem, yea..."


    Amelia shot her a question purely out of instinct, "Are you hiding something from me?"


    The secretary stuttered twice before finally saying, "I''m really not! Mada Ramsay, please don''t think


    too much!"


    Amelia then added half-jokingly, "Then let the truth be told, did Patrick elope with Sissi?"


    Silent fell from the other side of the phone.


    Amelia''s heart skidded a beat. Did she guess it right?


    After a long pause, the secretary replied with a bitterugh, "Madam Ramsay, it''s not what you think


    it is. I''ll just tell you the truth. Yesterday morning, a few kids from the vige went to the mountains


    to y without telling their parents. Sissi got so worried that she ran out to search for them amidst


    the wind and snow."


    "However, the kids in the mountain recognized the road home and came back. As for her, she was


    trapped and could not get out. Mr. Hopper got fidgety and immediately organized people to search


    the mountain. Until now, there''s still no news about the search. I tried to call him, but the signal in


    the mountains is bad. I can''t get in touch with him..."


    Horror-struck, Amelia reached out to grip the edge of the table beside her and asked with a pale


    face, "You''ve been looking for them for almost a whole day now, right? Have you heard from him


    yet?"


    The secretary said helplessly, "Yes, the mountain area isn''t exactly small and manpower is limited.


    The worst thing is that we can''t get in touch with Mr. Hopper himself, so everyone is stuck without


    being able to do anything about it. We can only hope that Mr. Hopper holds it out until we find him!"


    Taking in a deep breath, Amelia analyzed the situation and said, "Under normal circumstances,


    even if a person doesn''t eat or drink for a day, there won''t be any major problems. Not to mention


    that Patrick has been doing exercise all year round."


    The secretary agreed. "Indeed, I''ve been with Mr. Hopper for so long, and I''ve never seen him sick."


    "Yes," Amelia replied softly.


    The secretary then added, "Is there anything else, Madam Ramsay? If there isn''t, I n to go find


    Mr.


    Hopper myself! He hasn''te back for a day and I can''t wait any longer!"


    Amelia had already forgotten why she called her in the first ce. "There''s nothing else. Please be


    careful. If there is any news about Patrick, tell me right away."


    "Okay!" The secretary replied and quickly hung up.


    Hearing the beeping sound in her ear, Amelia became lost in thought.


    For the sake of another woman, her husband had run all over the ce for her... Even risking his


    own life...


    However, her father''spany was facing a disaster. And right this moment, Amelia found herself


    being in a huge debt. Pressure from the public was all on her. Not only that, but there was also the


    ravening looks from the directors from thepany. And she did not even have a person to talk to


    about all of these...


    Her heart swelled with bitterness and sorrow, and amongst was her worry for Patrick''s safety and


    the future of Apex Construction Corporation.


    The next day.


    Amelia got up early from her light sleep that morning. The first thing she did was to make a phone


    call, but it still could not reach Patrick''s


    phone.


    "Still haven''t found him?" Amelia muttered to herself. She called the secretary to ask for


    confirmation, but even she was missing.


    She loosened her hold on the phone and it fell into the nket from her hand. Then, Amelia tugged


    in her knees and hugged herself, looking out of the window at the falling white snow. An urge to cry


    overwhelmed her.


    At Roxxon Corporation, in the sales department.


    "What? Amelia, you want to resign?"


    When hearing Amelia uttered the word ''resign'', everyone in the sales department was startled.


    Amelia''s professional attire masked her dispirit. She brushed her hair and said, "Yes, I''vee here


    today to hand over my work."


    At the sound of this, Doris pouted. "Amelia, aren''t you doing well in Roxxon? Why are you leaving?"


    "Yea, Amelia. Our department can''t be without you." Everyone''s eyes were filled to the brim with


    tears.


    Only the manager, Lily Seth, spoke out about Amelia''s difficulties. "You want to leave because


    something went wrong with the project under Apex Construction Corporation, and you need to go


    back and help, right?"


    Amelia opened her mouth to reply. But before she could answer, somebody in the department


    interrupted, "Lily, I''ve seen the news, but what does that have to do with Amelia?"


    Lily was rendered speechless at their dullness. "Think about it, what''s Amelia''s surname?"


    Everyone answered subconsciously in unison, "Ramsay."


    Lily continued, "Then what''s the surname of the founder of Apex Construction Corporation?"


    "Ramsay! Ah?" Shell-shocked, everyone whipped their heads at her and stared at Amelia in


    disbelief.


    "Amelia, are you... the eldest daughter of The Ramsay Family?"