Chapter 316

Maxwell stood in the cold wind, stunned by the disconnected tone from the phone. He hadn't expected that both Kathryn and Jessica would reject him.

Patrick noticed that the phone call had ended. He asked anxiously, "How did it go? Will Jessica help? We don't have any money left."

Maxwell's fury prevented him from replying. His anger only intensified when he heard Patrick telling him they had no money left. He glared at him fiercely.

"Money, money, money. As a man, you should have tried to work hard and earn some money. Look at what our family has become now," Maxwell growled. He was venting all his anger on Patrick.

Patrick was momentarily stunned by Maxwell's outburst. He responded unhappily, "Why are you shouting at me? Do you think I didn't want to earn money on purpose?"

"You wanted to? If you did, you wouldn't have been gambling all these years!"

Even though Patrick lived with them, Maxwell could rarely find him around. Patrick would leave after breakfast and only return at