After Amelia finished, Patrick gave a stingy comment on Huxton, "He's a very responsible subordinate."
Amelia was taken aback for a moment before replying with some sense of disagreement, "He may only be a subordinate to you, but to me, he's an exceptional friend."
She left out the part where Huxton even took her to find Patrick in Timothy village himself. And even if the result turned out to be far from what she wanted, he still shouldered the burdens without complaints and accompanied her throughout the journey.
Hearing this, Patrick scowled, wanting to say something to refute Amelia's praise for Huxton.
But after hearing her description of what happened, even he felt grateful for Huxton from the bottom of his heart.
Then, Amelia looked down to glance at her watch as she said anxiously, "Well, I've already told you everything you want to know. Should we go downstairs for breakfast now?"
Patrick did not stop her this time, only responded in
his charming voice, "Let's go."
Amelia nodded, got up from the sofa, and took a few steps to the door.
Right before Amelia grabbed the door handle, Patrick caught up to her and turned her around by her shoulders all of a sudden. With a gloomy voice, he growled, "It was my fault!"
"Huh?" Amelia frowned at this unforeseen commotion. "For what?"
Patrick was struck speechless.
Even he wanted to know when and why did he wrong her.
And this was all because he had never been nice to her from the start...
Before he could figure it out, Amelia realized that he was referring to the accident at Apex Construction Corporation. She flashed him a nonchalant smile, "It's fine now, everything is settled."
Patrick watched her smile and muttered despondently, "It's all settled?"
She gently brushed his hands away from her shoulders, let out a sigh of relief, and said in a relaxed tone, "Yes, and that's also to say, it's all in the past now." 'It's all in the past now...'
Patrick's heart panged when it dawned on him that he would never play a part or know what it was like for her in this chapter of her life, for it was all over. The puzzle of their marriage would lack a missing piece forever, the most crucial piece.
At the sight of his thin lips pursed into a line, she was afraid that she had said the wrong thing and angered him again. So she quickly turned the handle, pushed the door open, and left.
Downstairs.
Huxton had already prepared two vegebowls and some sauces on the table.
Taking the increased frequency of Amelia's recent social engagements into consideration, he thought it would be better for her to eat simpler at home. But with doing that, Patrick who loved to eat meat, had to make some sacrifices.
At the thought of Patrick's palate, it suddenly struck Huxton that he was getting more considerate towards Amelia these days.
He secretly reflected on himself, "Oops, t's sir who pays me salary!"
Speaking of the devil.
Amelia and Patrick showed up one after another. Unlike Huxton's expectation, Amelia was wearing a bright smile on her face, while Patrick looked sullen
and dull.
This should not be it. Didn't sir take madam back to his room and give her their one-on-one teaching?
Why did it seem like sir was the one who suffered a setback?
The next second, Amelia looked at his direction with a smile.
Huxton lowered his gaze towards the floor and greeted respectfully, "Sir, madam, enjoy your meal."
Amelia pulled out the chair in front of her, sat down, and then asked Huxton casually, "Have you eaten yet?"
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