Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

Chapter 304

I felt that my heart skipped a beat.

After Patrick finished speaking, he leaned over and took over my mouth with the strong alcohol smell in his mouth.

Little by little, he kissed me.

Although it was a small amount of alcohol, for a moment, I felt dizzy. After he pressed me against the sofa, I subjected myself to his kissing bit by bit.

He ignited something dormant in my heart bit by bit.

Placing his hand on my chest, Patrick wanted to unbutton my top.

All of a sudden, I was sobered up.

And I pinched my clothes tightly in a hurry.

Seeing this, Patrick was stunned. And he looked at me with a bit of surprise in his eyes.

I blushed and said, "No. As long as you are married, I... I won't sleep with you."

It was my bottom line.

I surely wouldn't abandon it.

Hearing my words, Patrick was stunned. After a long while, curling up the corner of his mouth and revealing a beautiful arc, he withdrew his hand, held my waist, and kissed my lips gently, saying, "Okay, I'll get divorced when I go back. If I have nothing, are you willing to wander around the world with me?"

"I'd like to."

I agreed without any deliberation.

Hearing this, Patrick put on a beautiful smile at the corner of his mouth. Pressing upon me, he said and looked at, "Even so, I won't bear to see you wander around the world with me."

"Then... what do you plan to do with Towering High? You can't always hide here, can you? Grandpa Cowell is worried about you so much."

Hearing my words, Patrick looked hesitant.

He sat up and picked me up, making me sit on his lap. Smoothing away my hair with one hand, he let out a sigh, "Did my grandfather propose that you should be engaged to Uncle Shelton?"

"Yes."

I nodded.

It was indeed Ned who had proposed so.

"At that time, my grandfather knew that Uncle Shelton was the one orchestrating the incident happening in the Al laboratory room. Back then, Uncle Shelton made a condition, that was, he would like to be engaged to you, saying that as long as you got engaged to him, he would give me the things I wanted."

Hearing Patrick's words, I was stunned in my heart.

I never thought that the truth would turn out like this!

I looked at him nervously and said with some guilt, "Does this mean that Shelton...Shelton Cowell threatened Grandpa Ned well?"

Originally, I was used to calling Shelton by his first name.

In the middle of my words, I changed how I addressed him.

Patrick nodded slightly, "Sort of. After all, Uncle Shelton is just his illegitimate son who has been living outside for more than two decades. My grandfather only feels a little guilty about him. It's not like he has strong feelings for him."

"Then I'd better go back. As long as I am engaged to him, he'll give you the things, won't he?"

I thought so in my heart.

As long as Shelton and I were engaged, he would return Al documents to Patrick.

In that case, Towering High would be in a better situation, right?

Thinking so, I wanted to stand up.

However, as soon as I stepped on the ground, Patrick pressed me back to his lap with more strength in his hands. Looking at me with resentment in his eyes, he asked me, "Are you really going to marry him?"

Patrick's words stunned me.

"Yes, after I go back, I'll have to marry Shelton for real."

"If I were alone, I indeed didn't care about it. But Glenn was with me..."

For a moment, I was confused.

I looked at Patrick, "What should we do then? Without those things, your company..."NôvelDrama.Org content rights.

"In the past few days, I have been thinking about this. But I can't ask the Kelsi family for help. Because once I did, it would be difficult for me to divorce Kelsi in the future." Patrick paused and continued, "However, I indeed can't continue this project on my own. If this project fails, Towering High will be in a more difficult position..."

Facing two ways out, an outsider surely would choose to ask for the Kelsi family for help.

But Patrick didn't do so. And it was solely because of me.

Without any hesitation, I broke free from his arms directly, took two steps back, and summoned up the courage, saying, "Patrick Cowell, ask the Kelsi family for help. I... I'm not getting engaged to Shelton anymore. I'm leaving City Y. As long as you're well, I'm fine with anything."

For no reason, I felt that my heart ached so much while saying these words.

It was like my heart was being pinched by an invisible hand.

And I had to use all of my strength for every word I uttered.

But I managed to finish my words.

And in the end, I used up all my courage.

Patrick frowned slightly and stretched out his hand to hold me in his arms, "Fool, there is a third way."

"What's that?"

"Next Friday, the national television station will hold an auction for the advertisements next year in Noah's Center. If I can get a chance to advertise my project at the prime time, within a year, I surely can resume the Al project," Patrick said.

I looked at him and asked him, "But?"

I knew that if it were so simple, he wouldn't have stayed here for so long and been decadent for so

long.

"However, I can only succeed and that I can't fail. If I fail in this gamble, I won't have another chance."

Patrick said flatly.

But I knew it was going to be a tough battle.

Like him, I felt gloomy in my heart. After a moment of silence, I asked, "Are you confident about it?"

Patrick looked at me without any light in his black eyes, nodding, "Yes, I'm sure."

I knew that he was trying to be brave.

In fact, he wasn't confident.

I used to think that Patrick was omnipotent and that nothing could overwhelm him.

Patrick possessed a lot of glorious titles. He was an investment genius, a crazy businessman, and a leading boss-to-be in City Y.

However, at this moment, he had nothing to do with all these glorious titles at all.

Seeing this, I realized that he, a mortal and an ordinary person, couldn't get everything done.

I let him hold my hand, saying with a smile, "You go for it. I believe that you can do it."

I didn't finish my words.

And even if Patrick failed, it would be okay. In that case, I would marry Shelton and ask him to give those things back to Patrick.

I knew that I couldn't voice my plan now.

"Yes, I can do it. After the tumult this time is over, I will divorce Kelsi." Patrick pulled me to his side, put his arm around my waist, and buried his head in my chest, saying, "When you belong to me once again, even if the whole world is turned upside down, I will be there for you and our child rather than push you away."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

I hugged Patrick.

Hearing such sweet love words from Patrick, I didn't feel at ease at all. Instead, I was upset.

That day, after I parted with Patrick, I went straight to the kindergarten where Glenn was. At the gate of the kindergarten, I saw Shelton.

Everything Patrick had said was in my mind.

For a time, I actually thought that Shelton was someone ambitious, calculative, and selfish.

However, I didn't understand why Shelton would use me as a bargaining chip.

"Could it be that..." "Could it be that he loves me sincerely?" "I thought you would be too busy to pick up Glenn today." Looking at me, Shelton was as gentle as ever.

In fact, upon seeing him, I couldn't put on any smile anymore.

But, in order not to arouse his suspicion, I curled up the corner of my mouth and said, "I am done with the design competition recently. On usual days, I will help Nancy a bit. So I am not that busy."

"That's good." Shelton approached me, "Follow me. Even if you don't go to work, it will be fine. I will support you."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, intending to pull me into his arms.

Sensing that my heart tightened, I couldn't help but feel repulsive to him in my heart. Taking a step back involuntarily, I kept a distance from him.