When Patrick returned home that night, Jane was already there. They cuddled on the couch, with Patrick resting his head on Jane’s lap. After a while, he told her, “Michelle came to Guavo. Did you know?”
“Yeah, she came to Guavo?” Jane lowered her head instinctively when she heard Michelle’s name. She knew that Michelle liked Patrick. “I didn’t know about this. Maybe she came for you.”
The words sounded a bit sour.
Patrick also realized that Jane might not be happy about it and tried to tease her intentionally but spoke the truth as well.
“Yes, she did come for me today and found me at work,” he said with a smile. “She told me that she likes me and wants to be with me.”
Jane’s hands clenched unconsciously as she grabbed onto Patrick’s sleeve and asked anxiously, “What did you say? How did you respond?”
Patrick looked into Jane’s eyes seriously and smiled gently before answering, “I told her I already have you in my life and asked her not to joke around like this anymore. But after all, she is just a young girl who may act impulsively.”
Jane breathed a sigh of relief but still felt sour inside; deliberately turning away from him while pouting, “That may not necessarily be true though! I know her well enough; whoever catches her eye will become hers eventually! Who would have thought you have such charm? You can even make the little princess come all the way from France!”
The jealousy in Patrick’s words was already unmistakable. Patrick sat up, looked at Jane for a while, and finally smiled. He jokingly said, “Well, it’s tit for tat between us. After all, didn’t Joseph also come all this way for you? He even arrived earlier than Michelle.”
“You-” Jane choked for a moment. She hadn’t expected Patrick, the king of jealousy, to bring up such matters at this moment. She felt a mixture of anger and amusement, pretending to lightly pinch his arm.
“You, I won’t talk to you anymore.”
Patrick laughed and embraced Jane. He cherished these moments, enjoying Jane’s laughter and watching her playfully act up. As long as it was her, everything was fine.
“Alright, alright, don’t be angry. I was just teasing you. Now, I just want to hurry up and get to the day of the engagement ceremony, so you can become my fiancée for real. I want all the obstacles between us to disappear completely.”
However, little did they know that more troubles were waiting for them ahead.
Patrick had initially thought that Michelle was just a passing fancy, but for the next five or six days, Michelle would show up at Pansy Group’s CEO office just like Joseph did back then.
“Michelle, what do you want?” Patrick would get a headache every time he saw her, but he didn’t lose his temper. He simply looked at the young girl in front of him with some helplessness.
Michelle giggled and said, “I don’t want anything. I just want to pursue you. Seeing someone I like every day makes me happy. And as I’ve said before, only I am the most suitable for you.”
As she spoke, she took a few quick steps forward and circled around behind the desk. Her hand casually rested on the armrest of Patrick’s chair as she leaned in close to him and pretended to accidentally wrap her arm around his.
“Oh by the way,” she continued with a smile on her face. “I heard there’s this really good movie out lately. Why don’t you come watch it with me? Jane won’t mind.”
Patrick instinctively moved away from Michelle’s touch and glanced down at her hand before slowly pulling his arm away from hers.
“But I think she will mind,” he replied seriously while looking directly into her eyes. “And as you can see, there is still much work left for me to do here today so why don’t you go back first… and also… I think we should keep our distance.”
“It’s just watching a movie~ I won’t tell her anything.”
Patrick thought for a moment, then turned around and earnestly told her, “But I mind a lot. I don’t want Jane to be upset, and besides, we’re not compatible. Do you understand?”
Michelle had long anticipated that Patrick would respond this way. To be honest, she might not care either. There was an old saying in Cofraitho: a strong-willed woman fears a persistent man. Even if the roles were reversed, the situation would likely be the same.
“You don’t need to repeat it so many times. But my pursuit of you is my own business. Over time, you may come to like me.”
“… Suit yourself.”
Patrick was somewhat helpless with Michelle. He didn’t know what obsession she had with him. He chose to go along with her, answering her questions only when she asked, and most of the time, he ignored her.
As time went on, a considerable number of employees in Pansy Group knew that their boss had attracted an admirer, and they would often gather in the office to gossip. One day, two employees were discovered by Morton as they were gossiping, and as a result, a gossip group was created that evening in most employees’ communication apps, dedicated to discussing whether Patrick could be swayed.
Patrick remained oblivious to all of this. His only desire was to quickly rid himself of Michelle’s entanglements or make her realize that they were not suitable for each other, and she should let go.
As for Jane, well, jealousy was part of the charm of a relationship. Patrick didn’t mind; in fact, it made him like her even more.
But people would eventually tire.
Michelle, persisting in her approach, gradually lost patience. For three consecutive days, she sought Patrick out, but no matter how she tried to soften him or exert pressure, Patrick seemed to have automatically set up a blockade against her. He either turned a blind eye or flat-out refused, leaving her with no face.
The more Michelle thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She didn’t know how to truly win Patrick’s heart, and the constant pursuit was starting to lose its appeal.
Since this approach wasn’t working, she decided to try a different method.
One day, Michelle gathered her several bodyguards who had come with her to Cofraitho into her room. With her arms crossed over her chest, she asked seriously, “I have a question for you all. How can one win over a person like Patrick?”
The four or five bodyguards exchanged glances, all aware of Michelle’s infatuation with a man. However, they didn’t expect the young mistress to ask this question, and for a moment, they didn’t know how to answer.
Among these bodyguards were also Cofraitho personnel who had been with Duckstein’s family for a long time. Seeing the situation, one of them thought for a moment and tentatively suggested, “Princess, when I used to watch TV dramas, those who couldn’t win over their loved ones simply tied them up and stayed together. Mr. Pansy seems unyielding. Why not… try this method? Tie him up and bring him back to France. They say that familiarity breeds fondness. Perhaps it might work.”