“How is the investigation going? Why haven’t I received any results yet?”
Upon hearing this, the secretary stood up nervously and replied, “The investigation is truly difficult to proceed with. The surveillance cameras on that road were not functioning, and it’s not easy for our people to access the information from her company. Even the people who cared too much about this matter have been sent back.”
Whenever they encountered such a situation, the secretary suspected that the two of them must have had a fight.
Patrick lowered his head and cursed, “You can’t find any information? Tell me, what’s the reason? Is it because you are too incompetent, or is it that you lack the ability to get results?”
Patrick unleashed a torrent of criticism, the first time he scolded the secretary in front of so many people.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, I didn’t handle this matter properly, and I didn’t complete it well. The fault lies with me. Please forgive me!” The secretary quickly bowed and apologized.
Even the other secretaries lowered their heads, ready to accept punishment.
“Do any of you have hacking skills?” Patrick remembered that Jane’s hacking skills were top-notch, without many rivals in this city or even the whole country.
If Jane relied on this, even if they had ten people, they wouldn’t be her match.
The secretaries shook their heads in response.
It seemed that the most important task now was to start from Melissa.
Just thinking about it, Patrick couldn’t hesitate any longer. He couldn’t care about Melissa’s condition and immediately rushed to the hospital.
Melissa had just woken up, and Issac and Beatrice had already visited her. They were waiting outside the room, allowing Melissa to rest alone for a while.
Patrick hurriedly arrived, piquing Issac’s curiosity. “Didn’t you leave? Why did you come back? How is the investigation going? Do you have any results?”
Issac only wanted to see Jane punished and imprisoned.
Unfortunately, that idea was simply wishful thinking.
“I’ll go in and see Melissa first.”
Fortunately, his wife didn’t have the habit of watching the news, especially entertainment news. She had already instructed the company’s public relations department to block the news, hoping for some results.
In the hospital room, Melissa had already regained consciousness. When she saw Patrick, tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.
“Patrick, you finally came to see me. I thought you were blaming me and didn’t want to see me again,” Melissa said with a grievance, her voice choked with emotion.
Hearing her words, Patrick felt a pang of guilt and sat down beside her. “Rest well, I have a question for you.”
Melissa nodded heavily.
“Did you have the car accident as an accident, or was it planned in advance?” Patrick asked directly.
This question caught Melissa off guard, and she avoided eye contact. “Patrick, what are you talking about? After everything that has happened to me, do you think I would stage a car accident?”
“You better tell me the truth with every word you say, or you know what my temper is like.”
Melissa nodded nervously once again. “I swear to you, every word I say is true. I don’t want anything else to happen, and I don’t want to falsely accuse my sister-in-law. But ever since I joined her company, I haven’t been treated like a normal person. I’ve been constantly abused, and I can’t take it anymore!”
As Melissa spoke, her nervousness increased, and even her speech speed quickened.
She was breathing heavily, looking extremely uncomfortable.
Patrick quickly pressed the ventilator on the wall, and soon the nurse came over and promptly pushed Patrick outside.
They waited outside while the doctors were trying to save Melissa inside.
Half an hour later, a doctor came out, removed their mask, and spoke slowly, “The patient is quite agitated. I hope next time when you ask her questions, you can be more gentle. After all, her condition is still unstable, and she could slip into a coma at any time.”
Upon hearing this, Issac was even more astonished. “What did you ask her that made her like this?”
Patrick didn’t answer.
Beatrice was looking at the news notifications on her phone, and they were all about Melissa.
“This is all nonsense! Can you allow Jane to say such things about your cousin?” Beatrice stomped her foot in anger.
Issac also came over and looked at the news on the phone screen. Jane’s press conference had also been recorded and posted online, including the two audio recordings.
“This is all nonsense! How did it turn out like this? Who allowed Jane to spout such nonsense here?”
Issac grew angrier as he read on, directing all his anger towards Patrick.
“All of this was done with your permission, right? I saw your figure in the videos they shot. Do you all not believe in your cousin?”
Patrick reverted to his usual indifference. “Actions speak louder than words.”
He simply said these words, and Issac kept pounding on Patrick.
“I don’t believe it! You orchestrated the whole thing and pushed all the blame onto someone who just underwent surgery. Do you think this is a wise choice?”
At this moment, Issac was acting very irrationally, and Beatrice chimed in, “Patrick, don’t be swayed by that woman. She is not a good person.”
“I know exactly what kind of person my woman is. I don’t need you to remind me.”
Patrick threw down those words and turned to leave. Just as he reached the door, he received a call from the police station. The police chief had learned about the incident and specifically contacted him.
“I have a pretty good understanding of the whole situation. If you have time, come to my office.”
Upon hearing this, Patrick put down what he was holding and drove directly to the police station.
He found the police chief waiting for him at the entrance, with Jane standing beside him.
As soon as he saw Jane’s figure, a barely noticeable smile appeared on his lips, a smile that couldn’t be concealed any longer.
“If I hadn’t come in person, I probably wouldn’t have known what happened here!” The police chief seemed to have a good relationship with Patrick.
Jane never liked to trouble others, so she followed the legal procedures throughout the process.
“It’s alright. I already know everything about the situation. Is there anything that can be resolved?”
The police chief led the two of them into his office. “This is the first time both of you have come to see me together.