Before Amelia went upstairs, she did not forget to ask about Brittany situation for Alice. "Qian Qian, where is Brittany?"
Kiara said, "Oh, Ms. Brittany is already asleep."
"Okay, its fine then. You should get some rest too."
As soon as her voice fell, Amelia took Patrick upstairs.
On the second floor.
As they passed Daniel's bedroom, Amelia slightly tilted her head and gave it a glance.
Seeing that the door was closed and that there was no light seeping out of it, it was obvious that Brittany was really asleep.
Unexpectedly, her action made Patrick's expression darken and he unconsciously tightens his grip on Amelia's shoulder.
Seeing her knitting her brows, he immediately let go of her as his heart ached for her as well
"This is my room."
As Amelia pushed open the door, Patrick saw
Amelia's boudoir in The Ramsay Mansion for the
first time.
Her room's temperament was very much like hers. It was clean and simple and it was not as pinkish and sweetish as he had imagined.
"You grew up here?"
"I lived here before I graduated from high school. Back then, I wasn't financially independent. So, I had nowhere else to go except staying here."
Patrick could easily sense the helplessness in her words. "What happened after that?"
"Later, after four years of college, I returned to Northville with my roommate Jessica and we rented a house outside. I passed the interview and entered Roxxon Corporation as a clerk while she chose to run a cafe."
A dark light flashed through Patrick's eyes.
"Wow, Jessica started running a cafe as soon as she returned to the Northville? Well, she is quite capable... Is it the one she's in now?"
Amelia nodded. "Yes, what's wrong?"
Patrick guided her. "As far as I know, Jessica doesn't have a strong family background but her cafe is in the commercial street of Northville. Don't you think it's strange?"
Amelia shrugged. "I've thought of it before. And I tried to ask Jessica about it after that, but she said that most of the capital used in opening the cafe was by taking a loan from the bank."
Patrick sneered, "According to her, the bank that provided her with her capital wasn't a financial bank, was it? It was more likely a welfare agency."
The fact was, it was impossible to run a cafe in Northville without at least a few millions capital.
As for Jessica's social qualifications and her house when she just graduated, it was really difficult for her to persuade the bank to allocate so much money for her to start a business.
Amelia frowned and felt that there was something in Patrick's words. "What do you mean?"
Patrick smiled intriguingly. "I once investigated her family thoroughly in order to deal with Jocelyn. I found that Jocelyn's daughter has a complicated background. But I didn't have time to investigate more. After all, all I wanted to deal with was Jocelyn. But if you are interested in Jessica's past, I can...you know."
If Amelia could not deal with them, she could still deceive.
At the thought of this, Amelia calmed herself down.
In fact, she had no idea about Jessica's past but she was shocked by Patrick deliberately mystifying her past.
She pursed her lips and thought. "Don't think I don't know what he's trying to do. Isn't he trying to sow discord between me and Jesicca?"
But Patrick was too naive. How could the friendship between her and Jessica be shaken by just a few sentences from him?
What a wishful thinking!
Mr. Patrick did not know that his plan had been exposed. Seeing that Amelia had an ugly expression on her face, he thought his plan was succeeding. When he thought of it, he had the urge to push down on her and celebrate.
At this time, Amelia was somewhat disgusted at Patrick who was a scheming person. He immediately pushed Patrick's hand away from her shoulder, she then straightened up and said, "I'll give you this room tonight. I'll go somewhere else!"
"What do you mean? Stop right there!" Patrick's temper was like a pile of dry firewood, which could be easily startled by Amelia.
He stood up from the bed, and his eyes were staring at the back of her head. "If you aren't sleeping in your own room, where would you be sleeping then?"
"There are plenty of guest rooms in the house," said Amelia in a hushed tone.
In fact, she was not really angry with Patrick. The most important thing was Amelia found that her single bed was too small for Patrick which was taller than 1.8 meters. If he completely stretched his hands and feet, only a few corners would be left for her.
The reason why her bed was so small was not that The Ramsay Family did not provide her with a bigger one. It all happened after her mother had committed suicide. After that incident, Amelia would always feel insecure. As she was still a kid by that time, she would easily be scared and would always cower up at night when she was sleeping alone. When George knew about this, he was heartbroken and thus, he bought a smaller bed for Amelia to improve her sleeping quality.
Also, her height had not changed much since Amelia graduated from high school and she rarely went back to The Ramsay Mansion to spend the night. Therefore, the bed was not changed.
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