Chapter 666


    "It''s the warm weather..." After processing her words, Patrick questioned her with a faint smile, "I


    think it''s because of the butterflies in your stomach, don''t you think so?"


    "What are you talking about!" Amelia shoved his hands away, agitated, and turned around to go


    downstairs.


    Just as her foot was going to fall on the first step, she was yanked back to Patrick by her wrist


    against her will! Resisting him was useless!


    Amelia was about to erupt from anger when Huxton''s words crossed her mind. She must not fight


    fire with fire because Patrick could not be persuaded by force! He needed to be coaxed!


    Bearing this thought in mind, Amelia turned back around and tried her best to sound as calm as


    possible, "Mr. Hopper, what can I do for you to stop being angry?"


    Her tone sounded to Patrick as if he was coercing her into it.


    Patrick returned coldly, "Aren''t you the best at making men happy? Why do you need to ask me?"


    Amelia''s breath hitched, and she almost broke out into a quarrel with him again!


    Then, a solution came to her. "How about youe with me to the hospital to see how badly


    Brittany fell?"


    "Who is Brittany to me? Why should I care about her?" Patrick spat in arrogance.


    Amelia pursed her lips at his response and could only resort to take out her phone from her pocket,


    showing Patrick the text message from Alice from the night before.


    Patrick looked down. His brows knitted into a scowl when he read the words ''the baby''s gone'' and


    then asked after a moment of hesitation, "You were really doing it for Brittany and her child?"


    "That''s right!" Amelia took her phone back. "I could''ve seen Daniel any time I wanted to, so why


    would I choose to go sote at night when it was the most suspicious to do so? Other than that,


    wouldn''t I use thepany''s official affairs as an excuse instead of using Brittany''s personal


    reason?


    Wouldn''t that be more convincing?" Nearing the end of her statement, Amelia turned her tone into


    one of grievance. "Even if you want to pick a fight with me, don''t bring me up in the same sentence


    as Daniel. It''s degrading me!"


    Amelia''s exnation not only cleared off her rtionship with Daniel but also contained a hint of


    disdain.


    The mostpelling part was the message from Alice, the knot in Patrick''s heart loosened only


    when he saw the message. "Okay, we''re over this."


    Amelia breathed a sigh of relief and hugged his arm. She then said in eagerness, "Then let''s go


    downstairs for breakfast!"


    His gaze swept over her hand that was holding onto his arm, finding it a struggle to suppress the joy


    that was blooming in his chest. He managed to pull a straight face and said, "Now, let''s talk about


    you and Huxton."


    Amelia answered in confusion, "Huh? There''s no problem with Huxton and me."


    "Let''s talk in my room." With that, Patrick turned around cooly and confidently.


    He bet that Amelia would catch up with him since she was in such a hurry to make peace with him.


    As per his expectation, Amelia watched his back as he strode away, then followed him obediently in


    the end.


    Patrick sat on his chair after he entered his room, then spoke his mind about what troubled his


    sleep for the entire night yesterday in a nonchnt tone, "You''ve been... pretty close to Huxton


    recently."


    Amelia paused in midair in the middle of sitting down in her seat. "We live under the same roof. It


    must be difficult not to get close, right?"


    This idiot!


    What he meant by ''close'' was not just limited to its literal meaning!


    Irritated, his index finger began tapping on his knee as Patrick asked tentatively, "How about I


    arrange for him to stay outside?"


    Amelia was finding it curious, why didn''t he make this sort of decision himself? Why was he asking


    her?


    Then, she shook her head as if remembering something, "I don''t think it''s necessary. It''s good to


    have Huxton living here."


    "Why not?" Patrick asked gently, "You can''t bear to part with him?"


    Amelia expressed her honest opinion frankly, "That''s not entirely the reason. The thing is, Huxton is


    very dependable, and I feel safe with him at home. As for those men in ck, you can remove


    them. They take up too much space."


    Leave Huxton behind, and get rid of the men in ck.


    Patrick''s expression twitched slightly. Wasn''t such special treatment enough to prove that Amelia


    and Huxton were getting closer?


    When Patrick was absorbed in his thought, Amelia said, "The most important thing is that I''m doing


    it for him and Dr. Scarlett..."


    "Huxton and Dr. Scarlett?" Patrick was stunned.


    "Yea, didn''t you notice it?"


    "Notice what?"


    "Well! I can''t put my finger on it for the time being, but I have a feeling that something is going on


    between Huxton and Dr. Scarlett! You keep Huxton here, and they can meet each other often when


    Dr. Scarlettes by, can''t they?"


    Patrick became interested at the sound of this gossip. "So, you''re saying Huxton is interested in Dr.


    Scarlett?"


    "If that''s the case, then I don''t have to feel wary of Huxton anymore!" thought Patrick.


    Amelia''s eyes brightened and asked, "Are you also surprised that this poker face can also fall in


    love with a girl?"


    At the thought of his subordinate fancying another woman, a heavy burden lifted off his heart. "It


    seems that he''s not that stupid after all. I thought he would resist his desires and stay single even


    until he''s old."


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    Amelia suddenly red at him and said, "Coming back to it, you''re seriously annoying. You lied to


    me and said that Huxton was impotence. If Dr. Scarlett hadn''t appeared, I would''ve been kept in the


    dark for the rest of my life."


    A trace of unease crossed Patrick''s brows. Didn''t he only do it because he was afraid that Amelia


    would honey trap Huxton to escape from his monitoring?


    Patrick refuted unhappily, "You know more about Huxton than I do now."


    Amelia smiled. "Yes, we have been around each other for a long time, and I''ve already regarded


    him as a friend."


    Patrick scowled. "When did you start treating him as a friend?"


    "When..." She paused for a moment. Amelia''s eyes were filled with sorrow when she nced at


    Patrick.


    Patrick replied, "Tell me. Why don''t you continue?"


    Taking a deep breath, Amelia slowly gave him the answer, "When you left Northville for Timothy


    vige."


    At the sound of this, a sense of emptiness flooded Patrick''s heart. He would probably never find out


    just how much he had missed out on Amelia when he left for Timothy vige.


    "What did he do for you?" Patrick asked in an unreconciled manner, his imposing manner slightly


    faltering.


    Amelia pressed her lips into a thin line, then said,


    "You weren''t there at that time, and then something happened to Apex Construction Corporation. I


    was so scared and helpless."


    "The night when I received news that the building had copsed, I waspletely washed away.


    Fortunately... Huxton stood by me and helped me organize people to the construction site for search


    and rescue."


    "He also sent people to protect Alice and Brittany from being harassed by the media and the family


    members of the victims."


    "Besides, even though I don''t know where did he nt a bug on me, but I know that he only did that


    because he was afraid something would happen to me, or if I was bullied at the board meeting, or if


    someone was trying to get revenge on me. He has been doing everything to help me to the best of


    his abilities..."