Patrick left helplessly.
The family and friends standing nearby looked at Jane in confusion, some even started to blame her.
“Do you know that if it weren’t for Patrick, could you have endured these days on your own? Who else would be here with you if not him?”
Some of Patrick’s friends also remained silent, neither speaking nor expressing any opinions.
Only Finley couldn’t help but speak up after seeing the situation.
“Don’t be so stubborn!”
Jane laughed coldly. Did all her years of hard work appear to others as her being too stubborn?
“All of you, leave. I don’t need you here anymore. I can handle it on my own.”
Since these people had no fate with her, she decided to drive them away directly.
The relatives and friends all left, carrying a sense of helplessness and sighs as they walked out.
The assistant hurriedly approached and helped Jane up. “Boss, what should we do now?”
Faced with this sudden major change, they were all experiencing it for the first time and were thrown into disarray. Not to mention Jane, even the other employees were grieving alongside her.
“I’ve already made arrangements for the burial site. Tomorrow, my parents will be cremated together. As for their funeral, I don’t plan to make a big fuss, just keep it simple.”
Jane had already arranged everything. Today was just a formality.
The assistant looked at Jane, who was struggling to hold herself up, feeling a pang of heartache. “Boss, why don’t you rest for a while? I’m here for you! The doctor will come soon, and then we can take your mother to the mortuary.”
Jane shook her head. “I want to stay with my mother a little longer, even if it’s just for a while.”
Her voice carried a hint of pleading, which tugged at people’s hearts.
The assistant didn’t dare to say more and silently left the room.
Now, in the room, only Jane and her lifeless mother remained. This was the first time Jane had experienced such a scene and faced such a major upheaval.
She admitted that her inner strength had long reached its limit. She was exerting all her energy to hold herself together.
But every time she closed her eyes, all she could think about was Patrick and Melissa. She couldn’t understand how her life had turned out like this!
The more Jane thought, the more tears streamed down uncontrollably, refusing to be suppressed.
After Patrick left the hospital, he received a call from Melissa and went straight to her apartment.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw Melissa sitting on the couch in a tank top, leisurely watching TV with a large pile of snacks on the coffee table.
She acted as if she were a lover, dressed like that.
Melissa joyfully jumped up and ran towards Patrick when she saw him, pulling him to sit on the couch. “You finally came! I’ve been waiting for you for so long. I picked a good movie, let’s watch it together.”
Her words were spoken as if to her boyfriend.
Unfortunately, they were cousins.
Patrick impatiently shook off her hand. “What are you trying to do? Are those two children really yours?”
Patrick questioned her again.
“Why do you care so much? Do you hope those two children aren’t mine?” Melissa casually grabbed a bag of chips and tore it open, putting some in her mouth.
“You know that’s not what I mean. I just want to know everything about those two children!” Patrick had managed to control his temper at the hospital, but he couldn’t control it in Melissa’s presence.
“What if I don’t tell you?” Melissa deliberately challenged his patience.
Without warning, Patrick grabbed her, restraining her on the couch, while his other hand tightly gripped her throat. His tone turned icy. “Tell me!”
Melissa forcefully shook off his hand, but she had no strength left. In this way, she was tightly controlled by Patrick.
Finally, Melissa gave up struggling. She spread her hands and stared at him with her eyes fixed on him. “Do you think you’ll know the truth if you kill me now?”
Hearing this, Patrick impatiently let her go.
Melissa rubbed her neck in pain. She couldn’t believe that Patrick could be so ruthless and would resort to such methods against her.
“How could someone like you, who stands above everyone else, be threatened by others? Maybe in your eyes, I’m not your cousin at all, just an enemy.”
Patrick found her words laughable. “I advise you to tell me everything you know. Otherwise, when I find out on my own one day, you won’t be as carefree as you are now.”
“You don’t need to threaten me. I know what I’m doing, and I know that none of my words will have your approval!” Melissa seemed to have made up her mind, which was why she held on to Patrick.
“Will you stay with me today?” Melissa looked at him expectantly.
“No! Don’t speak to me in that tone again.” Patrick firmly refused.
Melissa had already anticipated this outcome.
“Don’t you want to know the truth about the children?” Melissa once again used those two children to threaten him, knowing that it was what Patrick cared about the most.
As expected, Patrick took the bait.
“You better not play any tricks, or I won’t spare you!”
Melissa took out two tall glasses from the liquor cabinet and poured the prepared red wine into them. She shook the glasses slightly and handed one to Patrick.
“I quite like what’s in here. Do you like it?” Melissa said as she offered the wine to Patrick.
Patrick didn’t even look at it and slammed it heavily on the table.
“Speak up. These two children can’t be yours! I remember when you went abroad, you didn’t have a boyfriend. So, based on the children’s birth dates, they have no relation to you! Beatrice must have taught you this.”
Patrick knew that Melissa alone wouldn’t have come up with so many schemes. Only Beatrice could have helped him from behind the scenes.
Melissa smirked. “It has nothing to do with Beatrice. You can go for a paternity test to see if these two children are mine! When I left with them, I thought you would at least care about money a little, but your heart is colder than anyone’s. So, I worked hard to bring these two orphans back to your side, and yet you choose not to accept them!”
Listening to Melissa’s nonsense made Patrick even more annoyed.
“You’re a master of lies, truly skilled! No one taught you, yet you’re a natural!”
Melissa leaned closer to him, lovingly clinging to him, while Patrick instinctively kept his distance.