Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)
Chapter 381

Patrick was caught off guard by Amelia's accusation. Did he go too far?

She was already so defensive when he hadn't done any practical harm to her friend. If he did hurt Jessica and her family, was Amelia going to blame him for the rest of her life? Patrick's heart tightened.

One was Eve, and the other was Amelia. They should not have been comparable, but now he wavered!

The next second, the phone on the desk vibrated. Patrick let go of Amelia and put it through, "Mom?"

Eve burst into tears as soon as she heard Patrick's voice. "Patrick! Your father somehow found out our plan to act against Jocelyn and her family. He threatened me before he left that if we didn't change our mind, he'll leave with them to a place we would never know."

Patrick's fingers on his phone tensed up.

To avoid alerting them, Patrick started with Jocelyn's daughter. No matter how fast the news spread, Jocelyn should not have realized in the short time that it was him who was manipulating, not to mention that Howard could replace out so quickly...

The only explanation was that Amelia had let the cat out of the bag on purpose!

Eve continued, "Patrick! Howard is the only one I love in my whole life. If he abandons me forthat home wrecker, I will die!"

If Howard was leaving for the sake of that woman, there was no way to hide the news. In that case, it would be a shame for both the Hopper family and the Watson family forever.

Eve started to suggest an extreme approach. "Patrick, how about this... We hire some hitmen to kidnap Jocelyn and kill her where no one is around? As long as she's gone, your father would have no one to go with him!"

Patrick frowned with annoyance and said, "Mom, we'll discuss this later. Don't take action on your own. If anything happens, Dad might run away in a fit of anger!"

After a short moment of surprise, Eve agreed with anxiety, "Well, I'll leave it to you. Do whatever you want to do. It's all up to you whether your dad will change his mind." Up to him?

Even Patrick, who had always been obedient to Eve, felt a little powerless. His mother was weak in some aspects. It was she who wanted to win his father back, but she kept using Patrick as if he were her

tool.

But at the thought of how Eve had given birth to him after the long, torturous pregnancy and how had she spent great efforts to bring him up, what Patrick could do to repay her was to keep her from any harm or worries. This was his duty and responsibility.

Patrick put down his phone and glanced at Amelia coldly. "Did you tell Dad about what happened to Jessica?"

"That's right!" Amelia admitted without hesitation.

"You-" Patrick wished he could strangle her to death.

Amelia raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you angry? Because I inform your father without asking you? Don't doubt it. When I realized that you had hurt my good friend without asking me, my feeling was the same as yours."

Amelia didn't think that she had the strength to fight against Patrick. All she could rely on was Howard. Considering her position, she did not do anything wrong.

Patrick's eyes were disturbingly cold. "I just want my family to return to harmony as soon as possible, yet you are determined to mess things up. Okay, let's see whether your friends will go or stay. And this time, I won't be lenient anymore!"

Amelia suddenly realized how serious the problem was. Disregarding how he would look at her, she grabbed Patrick's arm. "You've robbed Jessica of her home and shut down her shop. What else do you want?"

Patrick wickedly curled his lips and said, "Doesn't she have a daughter? If the kid's real parents came to her, do you think Jessica would return their daughter to them from a moral standpoint?" Fear was evident in Amelia's eyes. If Patrick had been giving Jessica a blow financially at the beginning, now he was going to torment her.

Patrick admitted that he had made those remarks out of anger. In fact, it was Jocelyn he wanted to get rid of, and Jessica was just a victim of the plan. But he was annoyed that Amelia didn't realize which side she was supposed to take!

He was her husband, the closest person to her in the world besides her parents and her children!

But she kept complaining about him. How much did she really like him?

He couldn't help but wonder whether she liked her childhood sweetheart Milton and her friend Jessica more than Patrick...

Amelia had a big heart and cared about so many people. Patrick was afraid that there was only little room in her heart left for him. Since that was the

case, what was he going to do?

What he wanted was a complete her!

The negotiations with Patrick ended without fruit and even got tenser.

When Amelia walked out of the office with her head down, the phone in the handbag vibrated. She took it out and found that Howard had texted her to meet him downstairs at the company building. "Okay," replied Amelia. She took a glance back at the closed office and left with her handbag on her shoulder.

At the president's office, the secretary carefully placed the freshly made coffee on Patrick's table. He lifted his cup and took a sip before commenting with disgust, "Why is it so bitter today?"

The secretary was perplexed. "Is it? But it's the same brand and same amount of ingredients. Mr. Hopper, aren't you used to black coffee?"

Patrick's handsome face was icy. "You're talking too much."

The secretary nodded and bowed. "Sorry... As you say, it must be bitterer. I'm taking that away and making you another cup."

Patrick brushed the secretary's hand away and told her, "Go get Amelia and have her make one for me."

The corner of the secretary's mouth quirked. "But Mr. Hopper, she just walked out of your office. Why didn't you ask her earlier?"

Patrick glanced at the secretary from the corner of his eye. "I've changed my mind. Do you have a problem with that?"

Even if the secretary had, she didn't dare to say it out loud but to run errands for her boss.

After the secretary left, Patrick started to fiddle with the patterned cup on the table with the way he treated Amelia...

Why should he let her go that easily? If she irritated him, she should take the consequences.

After a while, the secretary came back and reported to him. "Mr. Hopper, I called the sales department, and they said that Madam Ramsay is not there." Patrick pondered over the meaning of "not there" and narrowed his eyes. "Do you mean that she's absent from work?"

The secretary touched her nose and said, "Uh... I guess so."

Patrick snorted. "Oh, then take that as her absence from work and cancel her year-end bonus."

The secretary opened her mouth, trying to defend Amelia. But Patrick continued, "If you sympathize with her, how about you give her yours?"

"Oh, no..." The secretary subconsciously held her pocket. "I didn't say anything. I'm going back to work, Mr. Hopper."