Seeing that Patrick was lost in thought, Huxton spoke in a softer tone and asked, "Sir, is there something bothering you?"
Patrick glanced at him and answered bluntly, "I don't like it when she shows herself in public."
Huxton frowned as his mind churned and blurted out all of a sudden, "Since you are worried about madam going out to social meetings alone, why don't you accompany her?"
Patrick raised his eyebrow. "Accompany her?"
Huxton nodded. "Yes, you can go with madam whenever you're free. She's not as skilled as you are in business, so, with you around, I believe every transaction will be a piece of cake. There are also a couple of advantages in doing so. One is that no one will dare to take advantage of her, and you also won't have to worry about her safety."
Huxton's suggestion completely hit home for Patrick. However, he was not sure if Amelia was willing to accept such a proposal.
Patrick's deep voice reverberated, "We're in the middle of a conflict now, it won't work." "How can you know it's useless before giving it a try?" "She mentioned that even if Apex Construction Corporation closes down, she won't ask me for help."
"It was just her emotion speaking. Sir, you really don't have to take it too seriously." After a pause, Huxton continued, "Madam has always needed you, it's just that when she needed you most, you happened to be away from Northville. She took on a lot by herself in times of desperation. Maybe it's also because of this that made her believe that she can do everything on her own."
Patrick panicked at the sound of this. He hated that Apex Construction Corporation had an accident during this period of time. If it had happened earlier or later, he and Amelia would have probably cooperated instead of going against each other.
However, Patrick could not wrap his head around the reason why Amelia was acting especially irrationally this time. No matter how independent Amelia was, she should not refuse Roxxon Corporation's investment at such a critical moment.
Watching Patrick as his mind wandered away, Huxton asked in confusion, "Sir, what are you thinking about?"
"I've always felt that... she has changed," muttered Patrick, the last three words almost inaudible.
Huxton sighed in his heart. "You're the one who's changed, sir..."
The next day, early morning.
Amelia was stirred awake by the sound of an unfamiliar alarm. Her phone was shattered by Patrick, so she had borrowed a phone from Huxton for the time being and inserted her old SIM card.
Tracing over the new phone with her finger, a deep sense of despair and pity flashed across her eyes. How great would it be if Pinky was still here.
Amelia comforted herself with a bitter smile. "Let's make do with this for now. I finally can get a new phone now, since the old one is gone. I'll go get it when I have time," thought Amelia.
Amelia adjusted her mood and got up from the bed. After walking around for a while, she noticed that the pain between her legs had subsided.
She knew that it was the result of the medicine Dr. Scarlett specially bought for her.
After taking a set of a women's suit from the cabinet, Amelia walked into the bathroom, brushed her teeth, washed up, and changed out of her pyjamas. She emerged from the bathroom in neat clothes and turned the door handle.
Standing outside the door was Patrick. When he saw her opening the door, he slowly lowered his
hand that was about to knock on the door.
The moment when she saw Patrick, all colour on Amelia's face faded instantly.
Looking behind Patrick, Amelia found that Huxton was not with him, neither was Dr. Scarlett. The sense of fear buried deep down in her heart rose to her throat at the notice of their absence.
Understanding the cause of the panic and resistance in her eyes, Patrick suddenly lost confidence in what he was about to say.
They looked at each other, at a loss of what to say. In the end, it was Amelia who broke the silence.
"What... what's the matter?"
She stuttered out of nerves.
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