“I know I’ve been wrong these past few days, but it’s because work has been too busy. I didn’t mean to ignore you, my dear CEO,” Jane pinched Patrick’s face, causing his delicate features to scrunch up and lose their usual seriousness.
“It’s okay,” Patrick pried Jane’s hand off his face and still maintained a cold demeanor, though he was secretly amused.
“How can that be? You’re such a forgiving CEO. Please spare me this time,” Jane’s sweet voice sounded through Patrick’s ears, calming him down.
Patrick cleared his throat and raised his hand as if to say something when suddenly the office door burst open.
Jane quickly shut her mouth; if anyone saw them like this it would be embarrassing.
Patrick was clearly displeased, but with other people present, he couldn’t continue behaving the way he did earlier.
“Jane!”
The person who arrived was Maria. She had rushed in and upon seeing Patrick, she forced herself to compose her body.
“Mr. Pansy is here too.”
She swallowed nervously. She had heard about Patrick’s temper and personality, and now that she saw him, she couldn’t even dare to look into his eyes.
Seeing Maria, Patrick’s face darkened once again.
These past few days, it was all because of Maria that Jane had neglected him for so long.
Maria felt the increasingly heavy hostility from Patrick and trembled in fear. Her eyes remained fixed on Jane, hoping to be rescued.
“Alright, calm down.”
Jane was about to approach and console him, but Patrick turned around and left.
She watched as Patrick’s figure gradually receded, feeling somewhat puzzled.
She never expected a man to be so jealous. Jane shook her head helplessly.
“Jane, what’s wrong with Mr. Pansy?”
Maria felt like crying. She had just felt Patrick’s impatience in his gaze. He couldn’t be angry because she had disrupted their private time, could he?
Thinking about this, Maria became even more afraid. What if she became the target of his resentment? What would she do in the future?
“It’s nothing, don’t worry about it.” Jane sighed and then looked up at Maria. “Is there something specific for coming here so suddenly?”
“Well, it’s just that Kim’s parents found out about us being at the company and came looking for us here.”
Jane raised an eyebrow. She didn’t expect them to be discovered so quickly.
“It seems like staying at the company is not an option now. How about this, I’ll find you another place.”
Saying that, Jane took Maria’s hand and left the office. As Maria was leaving, she sent a quick message to Kim, asking him to come and find her.
Jane and Maria got into a taxi, and eventually, the taxi stopped at the apartment where Jane and Patrick lived.
Maria looked at the magnificent apartment in front of her, feeling somewhat incredulous. “Jane, is this your home?”
“Well, where else?” Jane replied and then led Maria inside.
“These days, we have to avoid the reporters and both of your parents. The company is no longer a safe place, so you’ll have to stay at my place for a few days.”
Jane analyzed the situation, but Maria couldn’t focus on her words at all.
“No way, does that mean I’ll be running into Mr. Pansy all the time?”
Jane smiled and told her not to worry. She would handle things with Patrick.
Just then, the doorbell of the apartment rang.
It was likely Patrick returning, so Jane went to open the door. True enough, as soon as she opened it, she saw Patrick with a dark expression on his face.
Patrick had been waiting for Jane downstairs at the company for a long time, but he couldn’t see any sign of her. Eventually, he saw Jane leading Maria into their apartment.
Patrick tilted his head and noticed Maria standing meekly behind Jane.
Maria kept her eyes tightly shut, afraid to make a move. Her only thought was that Patrick was terrifying!
“Maria had nowhere to stay these past few days, so I brought her here, and you…”
Jane tried to explain to Patrick, but as soon as Patrick heard her words, his face filled with frustration, and he walked straight into the room.
Jane’s pupils contracted, wondering what this man was going to do now.
Patrick entered the room, grabbed a few suits he usually wore, packed them into a suitcase for a business trip, and then left without looking back.
“Hey, where are you going?”
Jane tried to call out to Patrick, but he simply walked past her and left the apartment.
Maria was dumbfounded. She had never seen Patrick, a man of his stature, behave like this before.
“What’s… this?” Maria stammered, “Jane, did Mr. Pansy just run away from home?”
Jane was also troubled and didn’t know what to do.
After Patrick left with the suitcase, he found a nearby hotel and checked in.
Throughout the entire time, his expression never improved, and the hotel receptionist was quite timid, not daring to say more than necessary.
After settling into the room with his suitcase, the doorbell rang.
Patrick raised an eyebrow. Was it Jane coming to find him?
Patrick quickly walked to the door. The person outside kept knocking, and he deliberately stood at the door for a while before opening it.
To his surprise, the person standing before him was not Jane as he had hoped, but Florence.
Patrick’s face instantly darkened. “What are you doing here?”
Florence had previously sent someone to quietly observe Patrick and Jane’s actions. When she learned that Patrick had left with a suitcase, she hurriedly rushed over.
Seeing Patrick alone in the room, Florence couldn’t help but laugh.
“Patrick, all by yourself?”
Florence threw a seductive glance at Patrick, but he turned his face away.
Florence paused for a moment, but she should have expected Patrick’s reaction. So, she arrogantly walked into the room.
Patrick was staying in the presidential suite, which was much larger than the other ordinary rooms.
Florence admired the room for a while and then turned back with a smile. “Someone like you deserve a room like this.”
Patrick was displeased, furrowing his brows. “What are you here for?”
Then Florence approached, gently holding Patrick’s hand. “Jane made you angry, so I came to comfort you, Patrick.”
Patrick felt a wave of disgust in his stomach and immediately pulled his hand away. “Miss Doyle, please have some self-respect.”
Florence had no idea about his feelings. She tried to sway her body seductively, occasionally rubbing against Patrick and exhaling hot breath slowly.
Patrick was repulsed by her actions, his brows furrowing, and he pushed Florence away. “Back off.”