Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick) novel Chapter 367

At that moment, without any hesitation, I went forward and hugged Jessica directly!

At first, she was shocked. Struggling desperately with her hands, she grabbed me desperately and scratched my clothes and my body with her sharp fingernails wildly.

I could feel that she injured the back of my neck. Even so, I had no intention of letting her go.

Hugging Jessica, I whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid. We won't hurt you. And I will protect you. No one will hurt you again. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

I kept whispering in Jessica's ear, telling her not to be afraid.

After a while, she finally quieted down.

Then, she reached out and hugged me.

I could feel that her arms were trembling. It seemed that she had plucked up the courage to hug me.

Hugging her like this, I said, "Let bygones be bygones. No one will hurt you from now on. I will protect you."

At this moment, I realized that the reason why I was alive had to be that Jessica had once done the same as me and fought back with all her might for the sake of her children.

The difference was that my resistance didn't work.

And Jessica succeeded.

"Yes, yes." Jessica hugged me and nodded with all her might.

I whispered in her ear, "Thank you."

I knew that she definitely couldn't accept the reality that I was her daughter now. Even so, I believed that everything would be fine.

In the near future, I surely could call her Mom.

After making sure that she mentally was appeased, I helped her to the sofa, asked her to sit down, and said to her, "I will make more clothes for them in the future."

"Okay, okay." Jessica nodded.

She was as obedient as a child.

I stayed in the Holy Spirit Hospital for a whole day. That evening, Jessica went to bed early. After she fell asleep, Ryan asked me, "How are you and Shelton now?"

I answered a little unnaturally, "We...We are fine."

Seeing me like this, Ryan said with a serious look, "You've been by my side for several years. I know you quite well. You and he don't get along as well as you did in the past. Did something happen between you two?"

Although Ryan looked cynical on usual days, he actually knew a lot of things in his heart.

I sat there and tidied up the clothes for the dolls. With my head lowered, I thought for a moment and said, "Nothing."

"Bullshit. Do you assume that I won't follow the news? I saw Patrick and Kelsi got divorced. Do you and Patrick once again..."

"No, we don't."

I denied it immediately.

My denial made me more like someone with a guilty conscience.

Walking to the side of the desk, Ryan stared at the drawing which he had finished by half during the day, saying, "Whether it's Patrick or Shelton, they both are so powerful and mighty that they have one thing in common, that is, they are self-righteous. People in this kind of position all share this commonness. They assume that as long as they make a move, they can get anything with some means. However, they forget that human beings are not goods. It is the price that is manipulating the goods. However, it is the feelings that control human beings. In terms of feelings, there's no clearly marked price for it."

I looked at Ryan without saying anything.

Ryan put away the painting and continued, "You... Your shortcoming is that you're so nice that you don't want to hurt anybody. In the end, you'll hurt yourself instead. Or you'll hurt everyone, including yourself."

Hearing Ryan's words, I was stunned for a moment. Then I murmured, "I hurt everyone..."

"Was that so?"

"Alas! It's not yout fault. Although Shelton is kind on the surface, in fact, he is quite stubborn. If he wants to get something, he will get it with determination." Ryan looked at me, "Shelton and Patrick are well- matched and yet incompatible. While you...Although you are a petty figure, sometimes, you can play a key role instead."

At this time, the door of the ward opened. Shelton came in. When he saw us, he greeted Ryan politely first and asked me, "Do you want to go home?"

"Yes." I nodded.