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Chapter 918
Chapter 918
Patrick did not like Amelia's admiring tone for Owen. He said angrily, "Owen? He has been on a different path from me since he was young. Well, he may be great at leading troops, but he is no match for me when it comes to doing business."
"Since we're talking about them, why don't we talk about Florence? She is still so naive. If she took over Roxxon Corporation, it would collapse in two years! But I'm different because I have assets in my hand. Even if I was cast out of the Hopper Family, I could start all over again."
Amelia laughed and said, "Since you said it so easily, why don't you just start over again with Sissi? It might be tough for you to endure the pain of separation." This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.
Patrick just took the opportunity to explain, "I've told you that the baby in Sissi's belly was not mine! I have never touched her, so I don't need to be responsible for her, and I don't need to turn against The Hopper Family for her. I am a businessman. Before doing anything, I would weigh the price I'm paying and ensure I'm gaining as such."
Amelia said mockingly, "Oh? In the end, your love for Sissi is not as much as your love for yourself, so you can't sacrifice everything for her!"
Patrick looked at her with fire in his eyes and said, "You seem to be hoping that I will take her far
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Amelia's heart skipped a beat. She knew that the best way to stop talking about it was to change the subject, so she asked, "Then what's your plan now? Although dad misunderstood that the baby was yours and promised not to hurt Sissi and her child, he took her away and locked her up. Don't you want to save her?"
Patrick asked cynically, "Do you want me to save her?"
Amelia touched her earlock and replied, "If it makes you happy."
Did that mean she had no opinion on whether he saved Sissi or not?
Patrick could not help raising his hand and pinched her on her chin. He asked unhappily, "How much do you care? Or you still don't believe my explanation? How about this, after Sissi gives birth to the baby, I will take the baby to have a DNA test to clear my name!
As for checking into the hotel, I can now take you to check the room record and show you that my ID card did check in two rooms!"
"You don't have to do this," Amelia said as she tried to push his hand away from her face. Unfortunately, it would only increase the strength of his hand.
Amelia put her hand down and stared at him. She sighed and said, "I believe what you say, but things aren't gonna work out if we stay the same."
Patrick tightened his grip on her chin and continued saying, "I don't think there's anything wrong with us! As for Sissi, I'll think of a way to handle her. As for you, just be my wife nicely and I won't treat you shabbily."
"You don't understand what I mean." Amelia looked at him coldly. "Even if you didn't touch Sissi, but you are really taking good care of her. Don't you feel that you are willing to be a cuckold for her?"
"Maybe you might say you're used to being nice to her but this sounds even more terrible for me! It was more terrible than you having sex with her!"
"She could always make you work for her without effort. I admit that I don't have her ability. But from what you said just now, you are trying to maintain the balance of the roles of wife and confidante. I could only say this is very risky!"
"Perhaps one day, you will be trapped in the conjugal bed of your confidante. What's more, the confidante has ulterior motives for you."
Patrick said anxiously, "Why are you lacking confidence in yourself?"
Patrick was trying hard to hint her. As long as she strived for it, he might be hers.
Amelia looked him straight in the eye and said, "Only if you don't love Sissi anymore, or faith is just nonexistent in our marriage."
"I..." Patrick choked for a moment.
Amelia questioned him closely, "What do you want to say? Do you love her or not?"
Patrick said slowly after a while, "If I have feelings for you while keeping a place for her, does that make me selfish?"
Amelia replied quickly, "Yes."
Patrick thought so too, but this was his true feelings. He would be a hypocrite if he made up lies such as 'I will ignore Sissi.' and 'I will never see Sissi again.' In this case, he would rather just say it directly.
"Then when facing such a selfish man, what are you going to do?" He asked.
Amelia said bluntly, "I don't know. I haven't thought about it yet."
Patrick inquired, "Haven't thought about it? Didn't you say that you wanted to divorce me?"
Amelia slapped his hand away angrily, rubbed her chin, and said, "It was just a moment ago. Dad didn't give me a problem just now!"
Patrick, "Tell me, what problems did dad give you?"
Amelia smoothed out her thoughts and said, "Dad allowed me to call grandpa. It seemed that he was doing it for my own good apparently, but in fact, he was stuffing a nuclear bomb in my hand!
If I called, the bomb might have blown up the Hopper Family. Firstly, you would be cast out, and secondly, your mother would chase after me indiscriminately!
I am now the acting chairman of the Apex Construction Corporation. She'll get me sooner or later. But if I decide not to call, I have to stay with you and suffer."
Patrick's heart softened when he saw the look of grievance in her eyes. "So?"
Amelia thought for a moment and said, "So, I won't call grandpa first, but you have to be nice to me. If need be, we could go separate."
Patrick's gaze turned cold. "You mean, separation?"
Amelia nodded, which was self-evident.
Patrick objected, "No! After this incident, Dad will definitely keep an eye on us. If we separate now, it will only make him think that we are challenging his authority!"
Amelia shook her index finger. "No, I don't think so.
It's the right time for us to live apart. Dad will only think that I am angry at you and chose to live separately. This will increase the credibility of the whole incident in dad's heart."
Patrick's eyes darkened. He gritted his teeth and asked, "I think you're in a hurry to live apart with me because you've abandoned our marriage, but now you can't divorce me directly!"
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