Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

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.

As I followed Shelton, I pondered on Ryan's words just now.

"Between Shelton and Patrick, which side am I on?"

I didn't know the answer either.

That evening, I went home with Shelton.

As soon as we entered the room, Emily stood there and said respectfully, "Master, Madam, you are back."

I looked up at the watch in the living room and saw that it was almost midnight. This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

If it were someone else who was waiting for us at this time, I wouldn't be surprised. However, why was Emily waiting here? I could guess her purpose easily.

During the New Year Holiday, Shelton had been with me, neglecting her.

With Shelton standing behind me, I couldn't see his expression. But I didn't care. Instead, I changed my shoes and went inside.

Before I could walk faraway, I saw that Shelton didn't catch up with me. Without saying anything, I went upstairs.

At a corner of the stairs, I glanced sideways slightly and saw that Emily stood sideways and touched Shelton's part below his waist with her hands and an ambiguous look in her eyes. Shelton didn't refuse her.

I turned a blind eye to what I saw, turned around, and went upstairs.

Glenn had fallen asleep. I went to check his situation and made sure that he was in good

condition. Then I took a shower first. After I got dressed and came out, Shelton happened to come over and said with a somewhat cold look in his eyes, "I have some work to do. You should go to bed first."

"Noted." Knowing what he was going to do, I forced a smile and said, "Go ahead. Don't be too exhausted."

I was implying something.

Shelton, who was smart, surely knew what I was implying. However, without any reaction, he nodded and left.

I lay on my bed, tossing and turning. In the end, I directly got up.

Outside the window, the moonlight was as cold as frost. I stared at the night and thought that Shelton and Emily surely were having a good time downstairs.

Thinking of what he had promised me a few days ago and how I had been swayed in my heart, I found myself ridiculous at this moment.

However, it seemed that I could only get along with him in this way.

I didn't love him. And I couldn't have sex with him. In that case, treating each other politely was a good choice for both of us.

After all, men had different needs from women.

They could make love with a woman whom they didn't love.

I stood in front of the window for a while and heard the sounds of footsteps behind me. I could tell that it wasn't Shelton. Instead, they were the sounds of the cloth soles of a maid rubbing against the

floor.

I turned around and saw that the one standing behind me wasn't Lacy but Janice.

Seeing that I didn't fall asleep, Janice walked in and greeted me respectfully, "Madam."

I asked with concern, "Why haven't you slept yet? Did they disturb you?"

Hearing this, Janice looked even sadder. "Madam, are you going to allow Emily and Master to do so unscrupulously..."

I turned around and patted Janice's shoulder, "Thank you for your concern. You can't blame him for this. It's my fault. I can't give myself to him. Naturally, I can't stop others from sleeping with him."

After all, Shelton had physiological needs.

Janice sighed, "However, with you doing so, Emily probably can gain great advantages."

"Really? Then let it be. I can move out and vacate a place for her." After I finished my words, I asked Janice, "What makes you think that she will gain advantages?"

Logically speaking, Janice was an experienced servant of the Cowell Family. She should have seen this kind of thing many times.

The reason why a master had a stealthy affair with a maid was all for fun.

How could anyone take it seriously?