Chapter 31
Chapter 31
After breakfast, Christina went back to her bedroom and held her cell phone to browse the gossips
about the hickey of Cecilia.
“Patrick must have had a crazy night with her last night.” As Christina browsed Twitter, she complained
with a complicated expression on her face.
Even she didn’t know why she cared so
much…
It was as if she was jealous.
Jealous? Christina was shocked at the
thought
“How can I be jealous? Patrick had made it clear to me that it was just a
deal…”
Just as she was thinking, suddenly, her phone vibrated and she received a message to add friends on
her WhatsApp
“Who is this?”
Christina frowned and looked at the
screen of her cell phone. A user nicknamed “Brother Charlie” had just sent a request to add her to his
friends.
What Brother Charlie or Brother Sweet? He was such a narcissist.
Christina was speechless and ignored
the request.
The other party might have thought that Christina would not pass his
request and immediately sent a temporary conversation, “I’m Charles.”
“Charles, your nickname sounds like a bitch’s.”
Christina agreed to add him to her friends and she immediately teased
him.
Brother Charlie: “My nickname is better than yours. Tina? Christina, your nickname is dull
Invincible Tina: “Charles, this is why
you want to add me to your friends? Quarreling?”
Christina felt that there was nothing
wrong with his WhatsApp nickname. It
was simple and easy to remember. What was more important was that it
made one feel that she was daunting.
Looking at the nickname of Charles on WhatsApp, she suddenly remembered that Charles had
reminded her to stop being so self-sentimental as Patrick couldn’t possibly like her. She was just a
substitute for Cecilia……
The more Christina thought about it, the more depressed she became.
Invincible Tina: “Charles, I’m busy. Don’t look for me if you have nothing to do. Never look for me if you
have anything to do.” She replied quickly and wanted to log out of WhatsApp.
Brother Charlie: “Wait, Christina, I’m looking for you for something serious!”
Christina hesitated to see what this
unreliable Mr. Shepherd would say.
Brother Charlie: “Patrick has been rather busy lately. He may not have time to accompany you. Well,
you know that Cecilia is his true wife, so……” Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.
Invincible Tina: “I told you, I know. Why are you so annoying? | don’t like Patrick. I know I don’t have
the right to think about that. I won’t forcibly take this position.”
Christina roared angrily as if she had
been provoked. She sent him a voice
message.
Charles raised his eyebrows and could feel the fury of that woman through the phone screen.
This woman lived with Patrick all day
long, so how could she not have any mood swings… Jesus!
Brother Charlie: “Hey, Christina, don’t be angry. I won’t talk about that. Actually. Patrick has been busy
recently, so he doesn’t have time to
accompany you. He asked me to take some time to send you to visit your
aunt.”
Christina looked at the message
Charles had just sent and thought for a while. Patrick was busy staying with his Miss Jones and
probably wouldn’t
accompany her anymore. She was editing the message and was about to reply and agree to go out
together.
At this moment, the maid knocked on the door.
“Ma’am, the Old Master wants you to go to the main hall of the mansa People from the Dickens Family
are here.”
Christina looked up at the door. Her movements stopped abruptly when she heard the people from the
Dickens Family had come
People from the Dickens Family…
The phone vibrated again and Charles sent her a message. “By the way. Christina, did Patrick go back
to the Hopkins Family last night?”
Christina ignored him, tidied up her
clothes, and went downstairs with a
serious expression.
To Christina’s surprise, when she went
to the Main Residence of the Hopkins Family, she saw that Patrick came ba
Not only did Patrick come back, but also those people behind him. Those people were from the
Dickens Family:
“What are you doing here?”
Patrick walked past her. He naturally wrapped his right arm around her waist and led her into the
Hopkins Family hall.
Christina was a little stunned. She
looked at Patrick beside her and
turned to look at Donald behind her. How could they happen to be together…
“It’s an honor for us that Patrick personally picks us up at the airport.”
The beautiful woman standing next to Donald was her stepmother, Connie.
Patrick went to the airport early in the morning to pick up the people from the Dickens Family?
Didn’t he hang out with Cecilia last night? He must have been ordered by Mr. Hopkins as he came back
so early.
The hall of the Hopkins Family was spacious and luxurious with the eight meter luxury crystal
chandelier sparkling above.
Christina sat next to Patrick, and
opposite her were Donald and Connie.
Mr. Hopkins sat on the seat of honor. Everyone did greetings politely, while Christina’s expression was
complicated and she was silent.
“Since the two of them have already got their certificates, we are in-laws. There’s no need to be too
polite” Mr. Hopkins spoke with authority.
“As for the wedding, we’ll wait until Christina gives birth to the baby.”
Donald’s face did not show any joy. He said with a calm face, “Mr. Hopkins, I
have always respected you Hopkins Family very much, but in this matter, I
don’t think my daughter is worthy of Mr. Hopkins. I don’t agree.
Christina
listened
to
her
father
scolding her. She lowered her head and
endured.
Donald continued to speak slowly. “And I heard that she and Mr. Hopkins
have no feelings for each other. It’s just an aocidental pregnancy. They do…. have to get married.”
“You are worried that Christina will be wronged after marrying into Hopkins Family. You are afraid that 1
and Hopkins Family will abuse her!” Mr. Hopkins seemed unhappy and asked in a cold voice.
“Mr. Hopkins, we don’t mean that. Please don’t misunderstand.” Connie quickly smiled and flattered as
she
explained.
Just as Connie’s words fell, two men Strode in the hall.
“Dad, it’s so busy today. Who pays you
a New Year call?”
Laurie smiled demurely and walked in with bags of tonics, and Cory S walking in next to her.
Donald looked up and happened to see Cory. Both of them had mixed expressions of surprise and
complexity. Cory had gone to the Dickens Family as Carrie’s boyfriend, and now…
Donald turned his head and looked at Mr. Hopkins with complicated expressions in his eyes.
“My daughter has married someone before, and I’m afraid she doesn’t deserve Mr. Hopkins. And her
ex husband happens to be the Young Master of Hopkins Family. That’s ridiculous. She will bring shame
to Hopkins Family
Donald was unusually insistent as if he was very resistant to being the in-! of the Hopkins Family
Mr. Hopkins’s expression became sullen. He shouted coldly, “Who dares ridicule Hopkins Family -”
The whole hall went quiet and the people present did not dare to speak Even Donald looked a little
embarrassed. He knew he could not offend the old man.
The atmosphere was suddenly solemn
and strange.
Laurie’s eyes were filled with ambiguous emotions. She found out
that the Dickens Family would be here today, so she specifically asked her son to come to Hopkins
Family with her
because she also strongly disagreed with Patrick and Christina’s marriage
“Serve the dishes” Patrick suddenly ordered the butler beside him.
His words ended the serious silence.
The rest of them didn’t dare to talk nonsense. Mr. Hopkins glanced at Patrick as he pulled a long face.
Mr. Hopkins took the lead in walking towards the restaurant with the help of his walking stick.
The servants in Hopkins Family served the dishes in an orderly manner. It was
obvious that Mr. Hopkins had already
asked people to prepare a variety of dishes for the Dickens Family today. Originally, the Mr. Hopkins
thought it was a happy thing to meet with the
Dickens Family, but he did not expect that the Dickens Family woul. not agree to the marriage.
Everyone sat straight and ate, the atmosphere was a little serious. Occasionally. Laurie smiled and said
a few words about the company, and Connie also smiled and talked about the trivial matters of the
Dickens Family
Cory, as a junior, did not dare to say anything. He ate in a well-mannered way, but his eyes always fell
on
Christina from time to time.
Christina was not hungry, but she felt
awkward as she was being stared at by
Cory.
She lowered her head. It looked like
that she lost her head. She could not
emain relaxed when people from the Dickens Family were present.
“Christina, are you feeling sick as you’re pregnant?” Connie pretended to care about Christina as
always.
Christina glanced at her stepmother opposite her, her eyes filled with anger. Pretending! This woman
was indeed an actress. She really knew how to act!
“Not feeling well?”
Patrick immediately thought of the morning sickness reaction and stared
at her thoughtfully.
“No. I didn’t.”
Patrick’s cold face made her even more
upset.
Christina picked up a large shrimp on the table, peeled its shell in boredom, and naturally raised her
head to send it to the lips of Patrick. “Do you want to
eat it?”
Patrick’s eyes widened as he looked at the shrimp in front of him…
“Hey, you…”
The next second, however, Christina’s ears turned red.
Patrick lowered his head and ate
Christina’s shrimp as if it was a matter of course, but..
“Don’t keep my finger in your mouth Christina lowered her voice and
complained coquettishly.
There was warmth coming around her fingers. So many people were looking at her, and she was so
shy that she wanted to dig a hole and jump into it.
“Mmm.” On the other hand, Patrick said calmly. It was as if he was accustomed to the small ambiguous
interactions between the two of them.
Why was this man so thick-skinned?
Christina was so angry that her face turned red and she quickly withdrew her hand,
When she looked up, she saw that Laurie. Donald and the others looked at her thoughtfully. She felt
extremely complicated and said softly to the Old
Master, I’m full. Help yourself.”
She quickly left the dining table and walked towards the back garden of the Hopkins Family
When she left, she vaguely heard Mr. Hopkins’s aged voice, “Don’t worry so much about young
people.”
Christina dipped her hand in the white porcelain stone pillar basin and rubbed her fingers. Patrick’s
behavior was really strange just now.
She walked alone to the pavilion in the
back garden of the Hopkins Family and looked around at the precious flowers. Her thoughts were a
little messy.
Did he and Cecilia last night… She suddenly cared about that much.
Donald and Cory were in the IL. Christina didn’t want to see them at all. Instead, she sat on a stone
chair in the pavilion and took out her phone to browse some entertainment news to see if she could find
Patrick’s whereabouts last night…
“What are you looking at?”
Suddenly, a familiar low voice came from above. Christina raised her head in shock and saw Patrick’s
deep eyes.
While Patrick clearly saw that she was searching for Cecilia’s latest hickey scandal.
He asked out of no reason, “Jealous?”
Patrick’s voice was faint. It was as if he
asked casually, but his right hand was slightly clenched.
“No!”
Christina did not know why, but she just immediately raised her voice to
refute.
“I, I was just thinking that you were with Miss Jones last night, and then you came back early in the
morning
and had to go to the airport to pick up
my father and the others. It’s really
troublesome.”
Patrick looked at her condescendingly. He gazed at her with sharp eyes.
“I really don’t care.” Christina wanted
to say.
But could she really didn’t care about it
all even if he intentionally left hickey on Cecilia’s body?