Selena could hear the hesitation in his tone and straightened her expression. "What's wrong?"
Patrick stared at her for a moment and spoke gently, "If you feel troubled, don't force yourself. There will always be opportunities in the future."
The air fell silent for a moment.
Oscar withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyelids.
Something flashed in Selena's eyes, and she looked directly at Patrick and smiled. "Patrick, the Turner family cannot retreat."
"Once we take a step back, there will be a second step."
"Those people won't just give up because we've taken one step back."
"They will only become more ruthless, using their chips to threaten us, to force us."
"Until the Turner family has nothing left, and they are completely eradicated..."
Patrick understood this reasoning very well.
But...
He looked at the girl in front of him, her eyes shrouded in mist, with a hint of complexity. "Selena..."
Selena smiled and interrupted him, "I'm not just helping the Turner family regain the research institute, but also seeking revenge for my father and mother."
"Only when we have the ability to make those people fear and admire the Turner family, will they naturally lose their qualifications to threaten the Turner family."
"At that time, whether it's you or me, we will definitely..."
Patrick listened to the girl's cold and pleasant voice, bent down, and gently touched her hair. "Don't think too much. I'm just afraid you'll get hurt."
The coldness in Selena's eyes subsided a bit, and she smiled. "They can't hurt me."
After speaking, she stood up and walked out.
After Selena left, the lounge suddenly fell silent.
Oscar looked up at his son. "Patrick."
Patrick's nerves suddenly tightened as he looked at Oscar, but there was no hint of anything unusual in his tone. "Father..."
Some things, even if both parties understood them, as long as they didn't pierce through that layer of paper, nothing would change.
But once they were exposed, it would be impossible to maintain the status quo.
Oscar looked at his son steadily for a few seconds before saying, "Don't mind what Freddie said. The Shaw family's involvement in the research institute ends here."
Patrick breathed a sigh of relief. "I understand, Father."
...
At the same time, Vivian saw Freddie, who had just returned to the lounge.
She immediately went up to him. "Brother, where did you go?"
As a traitor, it was not honorable to collaborate with Cassius.
Once exposed, the Shaw family would also be disgraced.
Therefore, Freddie did not tell the Shaw family about his plot with Cassius to drive the Turner family out of the research institute.
Moreover, even though he had offered such a big bargaining chip, Patrick's attitude remained unclear, which made Freddie very anxious.
He loosened his tie and Vivian kindly helped him take off his coat and draped it over his arm. Freddie sat down on the sofa and put his hand on his forehead.
The Turner family had no descendants left except for Patrick and Selena. So, Freddie did not believe that Patrick would not care about the fate of the real Selena.
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