Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)
Chapter 444

Seeing that Fabian had entered the last digit in his phone and was looking at him with a face of inquiry, Patrick said casually, "My last name is Hopper."

"Hopper!" Fabian entered the customer's last name above the string of numbers.

"If anything happens to my dog, you can call me anytime. By the way, Dr. Lawson, I hope that you will bring me good news. Otherwise, your store, which has just opened for two days, might be closed soon." Patrick nodded and walked away.

Fabian's forehead was covered in sweat, was he being threatened? He definitely was!

On the other side...

Amelia got angry as soon as she saw Patrick coming back. She patted on the window and said, "Patrick! Open the door, open the door now!"

Patrick did open the door, but only at the driver's seat. Before Amelia could go on a spree, he buckled up and stepped on the gas pedal. The car flew out in an instant and it frightened Amelia.

After a while, they returned to the outer yard of The Hopper Family. Amelia felt uncomfortable when she thought about paying New Year's respect to someone like Eve.

Seeing her moving back and forth with an uneasy look, Patrick said, "I have already taken care of Rick's matter. Dr. Lawson has used his store as a vouch that he would give you a healthy dog two days later." If Fabian could hear what Patrick said, he would probably want to die.

However, Amelia had mistaken it as Fabian had the ability to cure Rick. The sadness on her pretty face dissipated and the way she looked at Patrick was no longer as hostile as before.

The two of them passed through the outer yard one behind the other and entered the inner yard. They then entered The Hopper Family's main gate. After that, Amelia was shocked by the scene in front of her. She saw lots of unfamiliar faces and they were either playing or chatting with each other. Howard was sitting together with Eve on the main seat. Both of them were enthusiastically entertaining every guest in the house.

Occasionally, Howard would turn back and say something to Eve. Eve would then answer with a smile. Their actions had caused everyone to praise them as the perfect role model for how a couple should be. Suddenly, someone's gaze fell on Amelia. The girl uttered a cry of surprise before turning to Patrick and asked, "Howard, is this the one you've chosen for Patrick's marriage?"

"Yes, Second Aunt." Howard nodded to the person who asked the question.

Aunt Ella narrowed her eyes into slits. After examining Amelia for a while, she said, "She looks pretty but she's too thin. From afar, she looks like a bamboo pole..."

Before Howard could say anything, he heard a middle-aged woman beside him interrupting the conversation, "Mom! Nowadays, girls wouldn't dare to come out if they weren't as thin as lightning." Aunt Ella pursed her lips and whispered to her daughter, "Really? But I still think it's much luckier for her to be a little chubbier, just like my granddaughter."

The middle-aged woman was stunned for a while and then she let out a sigh.

The relationships between big families were complicated. In order to consolidate their interests, some families would even allow marriage among close relatives.

And her daughter, Leah Dollar, was thought highly by The Dollar Family. Since she was young, she had been carefully trained so that she could attract The Hopper Family's young master with her beauty and talent.

The Dollar family, on the other hand, could take advantage of their daughter's to form a close bond with The Hopper Family. So that they could bear the same load and share the same honour. Unfortunately, their plans did not keep up with the changes. Howard had found Patrick a wife and it crushed the dreams of the Dollar family.

Under the gazes of the Dollar Family, more and more people noticed Amelia. Most of them were probing or sizing her with curiosity. They were looking at her as if she was not worthy of being by Patrick's side. Amelia felt stressful when they stared at her. She could not help but wonder, "Did Nora experience this before?"

But, that was not the case.

Although Nora was the eldest daughter-in-law of The Hopper Family, she was not like Amelia. She had only married into The Hopper Family after passing through many trials and tests given by The Hopper Family.

On the contrary, Amelia was like an intruder who was not recognized by others.

There was another crucial difference between them. The Hopper Family's had already tacitly agreed on

Patrick being the future master instead of Owen. Thus, the test for Patrick's wife would naturally be much stricter than Nora's.

But the relatives in the family was not given the time to be fuzzy. The position of the future mistress was easily taken away by this little girl. They would really want to look at this little girl's capability.

Seeing that Amelia was standing stiffly in the same position, Patrick resisted the urge to laugh. He secretly touched the back of her hand which is hanging by his side and said, "Why are you still standing there?"

Amelia asked symbolically, "They are..."

"Relatives," Patrick replied.

So they were all the uncles and aunties...

Amelia was speechless for a while and then asked, "You knew they would come today?"

"If not, why would I take you home?" Patrick asked.

Amelia was scared by his flat tone and said, "Who was here? And how many of them? Which one has a much higher role? Is there anything that I should avoid... You should have told me earlier! I didn't prepare any extra red packet! Don't blame me if I embarrass later."

Patrick raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to explain how many people would be here, a sweet smile appeared on Amelia's face. She took the initiative to hold his arm and said to him with a fake smile, "Mr. Hopper, quickly bring me over for introduction!"

Patrick looked deeply at her and thought, "Her ability to adapt was really outstanding."

After standing in front of a man, Patrick turned his handsome face slightly and introduced him to Amelia. "This is my granduncle."

"Granduncle? So he would be Master Hopper's brother, wouldn't he?"

Amelia thought about it and greeted, "Granduncle, Merry Christmas!"

"Mm..." the old-fashioned granduncle said in a deep voice. His wrinkled took over a gift box as he stared into Amelia's eyes...

What was the meaning of this? Amelia looked puzzled.

Shouldn't it be her who bought them gifts as she was the one paying visit?

Patrick smiled and reminded her, "Mrs. Hopper, it's just a gift from my granduncle. Please don't be shy, just take it."

"Oh, okay." Amelia immediately followed Patrick's instructions.