After a while, Patrick hung up the phone with a serious face. Amelia asked him what had happened silently with her eyes.
Patrick said, "It's a call from dad. He wants us to go home immediately and talk about what happened at the birthday party yesterday."
Amelia's heart sank, and she explained subconsciously, "I didn't steal Maryanne's brooch!"
"I know." Patrick answered quickly.
Amelia felt not happy at all. If he really believed her, why didn't he speak for her last night?
She didn't ask him to help her. What she wanted was only his attitude and trust, but he chose to remain silent.
In the Hopper Family.
In the living room, Howard and Eve sat side by side. Amelia and Patrick walked to them and didn't sit down until Howard asked them to do so.
Howard looked at Patrick and said, "Owen told me about what happened last night. Was that how you take care of your wife? You made her disgraced in front of so many strangers!"
Amelia was greatly shocked. She didn't except that Howard would blame Patrick instead of her.
Eve was surprised. Her teasingly expression froze as she said, "Dear, you..."
"I haven't finished my words yet." Howard took a sip of tea, then said to Eve, "How could be as unreasonable as Patrick? Was it you who asked the police to take Amelia to the police station?"
Eve pointed at Amelia, who lowered her head aside, and retorted, "Was it wrong for me to do that? She stole Maryanne's brooch! Dear, you should thank me for sending her to the police station in time. Otherwise, she would have our family disgraced!"
"Dad, Mom." Patrick interrupted their argument calmly, "It is a multi-million dollar brooch. If we didn't send Amelia to the police station, Maryanne wouldn't let her go so easily." After a pause, he said again, "After that, I contacted the police station and they promised not to put it on record. Dad, do you think it's considerate?"
Howard paused for a moment and then nodded. He was angry because he thought that Patrick didn't protect Amelia. However, after hearing Patrick's words, he felt better.
Amelia looked at Patrick in surprise when she heard what he said. It turned out that he had already helped her when she didn't know.
However, why didn't he tell her? Amelia misunderstood him as a heartless person.
Eve was afraid that Howard would scold Patrick again, so she changed the topic quickly, "By the way, dear, don't you have something to tell Patrick?"
Howard knew what Eve was thinking about. Every time he wanted to teach the child a lesson, she would try her best to stop him.
This time, Howard said with a dignified and cold expression, "I don't need you to remind me."
Eve was annoyed. Howard had been getting ruder and ruder to her recently. She thought that it was all Amelia's fault. Since Amelia married into the Hopper Family, their family conflicts had been increasing day by day. Eve made up her mind to teach Amelia a lesson.
Although Eve was angry, she said calmly, "Patrick, grandpa has contacted us more than once. He asked you to take Amelia back to Dallas to visit him. Are you free this weekend?"
Hearing it, Patrick said unhappily, "I don't have time. Maybe next time."
Howard felt that Patrick was so perfunctory. He gave Patrick an ultimatum, "Do you know why grandpa called us? It's because your never answered his phone call! You have been married for several months and he has asked you to visit him many times! If you don't go to Dallas, he will come here personally. Decide yourself."
Eve persuaded Patrick, "Yeah, Patrick, grandpa and grandma are old. Can you bear to see them running back and forth?"
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