"I remember you just started your business yesterday." Amelia exposed the other's bad lie ruthlessly.
"The chihuahua is a stray dog. I saw this poor soul on the street, so I brought it home for treatment."
The young doctor was afraid that Amelia would refuse to believe it, he immediately took out his phone from his white coat, clicked on one of the galleries and shown her, "Look at this photo. Don't you think that it looks better now?"
Sorry, please forgive her that she was not able to differentiate if a dog was looking well.
But anyway, Amelia had half-believed his words as this person must have some capabilities in order to open a pet store. "Well, you see. How about I just stay here? Don't get me wrong. It's not that I don't believe in your medical skills, it's just that I don't want to leave the dog alone, seeing that it had been hurt so badly."
"It seems like you are a dog lover too." The young doctor took off his white gloves and solemnly held out his hand to Amelia. "Let me introduce myself. I am Fabian Lawson. Before I became a veterinarian, I have been a volunteer from a pet association."
Now, Amelia was certain that he was not a liar. She politely raised her hand and shook his hand. "My last name is Ramsay. Nice to meet you."
"Humph." In the next second, a strange nasal sound could be heard but Amelia did not react at all.
Patrick, who was unwilling to be ignored by Amelia, glared at Fabian with full of anger. Fabian immediately let go of Amelia's hand with an innocent expression shown on his face as soon as he felt the fierce and intense stare from him.
"Mrs. Hopper, come home with me." Patrick turned to grab Amelia's wrist and forcefully took her out from the veterinary clinic.
When they were about to reach their car, Amelia noticed there was no one around them and quickly said, "Patrick, let go of my hand. Let's talk!"
Patrick turned back to look at her. He did not let go of her hand despite stopping to walk. "What do you want to talk?"
Amelia said slowly, "I said I wanted to stay here to treat Rick. It's not a joke. I hope you will respect my thought."
Patrick said angrily, "Do you know what day today is?"
"I know. It's one of a few days in a year when people would be joyful but I didn't feel the slightest joy.
Instead, I felt that my heart was always on tenterhooks."
Pursing her lips, Amelia felt a subconscious fear, and then she blurted out towards this man who she trusted the most. "Rick's internal organs are injured, and if this happened on a human, it would similarly be seriously injured! I might lose him any time, and only by looking at him here can my heart feels peace."
Patrick admitted that what she said was reasonable, but he was also worried about leaving her here. But since he was not at home On Christmas day, he felt something was missing.
Moreover, he had announced the relationship between them to the public. Maybe his relatives were all on their way here. If they went to the Hopper Family only to find out that Amelia and he was not there, and the reason was to send a dog to the hospital for treatment, what would they think?
Patrick decided to focus on the overall situation and said, "Amelia, I told you to go home first!"
Amelia was caught in a dilemma.
Knowing that she was feeling bad, Patrick tried to persuade her to go home in a gentle way, "Are you still mad with me?"
Amelia took a look at him and softened her attitude. "I'm not angry with you. I'm angry with myself! If I weren't so weak, I could have asked your mother for an explanation. But I didn't. I could only be like a poor worm and come to the veterinarian with the dying Rick!"
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