"Say it." "For two of us, only one can stay in City Y. The winner will get the company and her. And the loser will get out of here by himself. What do you think?" As Patrick spoke, he had a sharp look on his face. Shelton surely would lose this gamble. Shelton didn't say a word. Staring at him, Patrick said with a smile, "What? Uncle Shelton, are you afraid? Are you afraid of losing money or losing her?" Shelton looked back at me and said, "Okay." "No. I am not yours. On what rights can you make a bet with me?" I was so angry that I stood up from the bed, put on my shoes, and walked out directly. "Janetta." Shelton behind me intended to chase after me, only to be stopped by Patrick. I heard Patrick say, "Uncle Shelton, do you want to bet? It's not too late for you to raise the bet after winning it." I was so angry and anxious. How could there be someone like Patrick? In a fit of rage, I turned around and walk
"Grandpa, I know. I understand now." Patrick grabbed Ned by the hand, "It's just that I..." "Patrick, you can only be responsible for a woman after getting married. And the woman is your wife." Ned looked at Patrick, "You... You can't tread the same path as mine. Otherwise, besides hurting these two women, you will hurt their children and even your family." Everyone in the ambulance got Ned's point quite well. At this time, the ambulance arrived at Holy Spirit Hospital. Ned was immediately sent into the emergency room. I, Shelton, and Patrick were sitting at the door of the emergency room. Shelton and I sat together. Patrick sat across from us. While waiting, Patrick looked up at Shelton, "Uncle Shelton, how about you tell Miss Nolan who the big boss behind this hospital is?" I looked up at Patrick, feeling confused as to what he meant for a moment. However, a moment later, Shelton's voice rang next to me, "It's me." "Yo
I came out of the office. As soon as I closed the door, I heard the Vice Dean begging for mercy inside. "Mr. Shelton, I'm sorry. I was indeed possessed." "Mr. Shelton, please forgive me. I won't do it again." I walked along the corridor step by step. If I hadn't known that it was Shelton inside just now, I would have thought that the Vice Dean was calling Patrick instead. At the door of the emergency room, I saw Patrick smoking beside a trashcan. He was dressed in a thin black suit only. At night, few people could be seen in the hospital. He was the only one standing in such a vast place. I found the moonlight in autumn looked especially chilly. Against the pure white moonlight, the cigarette butt flickering in his hands looked lonely and insignificant. I stood a few meters away from him and looked at him. Thinking of what he said just now, I felt quite complicated in my heart. As I looked at him, Patrick suddenly
I turned around and recognized at a glance that this guest was Jeremy! I hadn't seen him for five years. Jeremy was completely different from what he used to be. He, who was much thinner than before, wore a long-sleeved sweater that had bulging pills on it. There was an ordinary pair of jeans and leather shoes on his lower body. I was somewhat incredulous. Logically, after the Archer Family was in trouble back then, someone acquired it. No matter how poor they were, they had tens of millions of dollars. Although he couldn't enjoy spending as much as he used to do, he surely could enjoy a prosperous life. Seeing I was looking in her direction, the clerk said to me, "Wait a minute, lady." "It's okay." I lowered my voice. Jeremy turned his head to look at me. At first, he was stunned for a moment. Then he looked somewhat frightened. When I assumed in surprise that he had recognized me, he quickly turned his head, took out s
"No, I didn't. How dare I bring the little devil here with me?" I said with a smile. At this time, the manager came to Boris again. It seemed that a guest wanted to see Boris. So I quickly said, "Go and do your work. I'll go upstairs first." After Boris left, I was ready to go upstairs. I looked up, only to find that Patrick was standing at the corner of the stairs. He was wearing a black shirt and black pants. The light in the dining room was of a warm yellow color. Even so, Patrick looked domineering and indifferent. I couldn't help but take a step back. I felt a little nervous. "When did he come here?" "How long had he been eavesdropping on my conversation with Boris?" "What's more, Boris and I both had mentioned Glenn..." Although Shelton had told Patrick that he had a child with me, Patrick didn't even take his words seriously. I thought that he probably was somewhat unconvinced. However, this time, it w
Standing there, I could tell that the man was Jeremy Archer without carefully observing him. He was wearing the same clothes as he had worn in the daytime. As the rain fell on him, he, who was thin, seemed to be on the verge of collapse. I said, "Uncle, I've told you that you got the wrong person. How come you found me here? How did you find this place?" I spoke calmly as if I wasn't connected to him. "No, I indeed have nothing to do with me." Walking up to me step by step, Jeremy grabbed my clothes with his hands, "Charlotte, we did everything wrong in the past. After I went home, I told your mother that I had seen you. She insisted that I should take you home for dinner. She even gets the dishes ready." "Could Gina cook?" I wasn't convinced. Gina claimed herself to be a noble lady. She didn't know how to cook at all. How come she could cook after a few years? I doubted that. Shelton asked me with an umbrella in his hands, "What a
"Darling, did Charlotte come back with you?" Hearing the noise, Gina came out of the kitchen. Seeing her, I was even more stunned. If I met her on the street, I would never recognize that she was Gina! She, who was much thinner, wore a flory shirt and a peach-red thick vest outside. At a glance, I knew she was wearing something off the rack. In the past, she had always been contemptuous of these things. How did she become like this? Soon, Gina saw me behind Jeremy. And her eyes lit up. She came over and grabbed me, "Charlotte!" After finishing her words, she hugged me directly, "It's indeed Charlotte! I'm not blind, am I? It's true that she is my Charlotte!" As I was being hugged in her arms, I could smell a stench coming from her hair. If they were acting, they were super good actors. Based on my understanding of them, never would they act like this. They surely had been used to living like this. After that, Gina looked
The next morning, the rain stopped. I stood in front of the window on the second floor and opened it. The smell of the wet soil came into my nose, and the asphalt street outside was washed clean by the rain. I couldn't help but want to go out for a walk. I cleaned up and got changed. As soon as I opened the door, I saw Gina and Jeremy sitting at the door of my house! When I opened the door, the two of them stood up. Gina even wanted to walk inside without my permission. "What are you doing?" I put both my hands on the door to block them. Gina looked at me and said with a smile, "Charlotte, have you had breakfast? We brought you breakfast. It's cold out there. Let's go in." I saw a plastic bag in her hand. There was a bowl in it. There seemed to be some thin porridge in the bowl, from which a lot had already been spilled out. "I've told you that I'm not your daughter. I'll call the police if you keep acting like this!" I