"What's up?"
Sitting in the middle of the living room in the Hopkins family, Senior Mr.Hopkins asked Betty coldly.And
his face darkened.
After all, Betty made a scene in the Hopkins family a few days ago.
How dare she? But Betty didn't mind, and she wasn't scared at all by Senior Mr.Hopkins' stern voice.
Betty was very calm and her voice was very clear.
"Senior Mr.Hopkins, I want to talk about your deceased son, Victor..."
Betty's voice was gentle but indifferent.
She said slowly.She was not as angry or resistant as she had been a few days ago.She was calm.
However, in the Main Residence of the Hopkins family, the expression on Senior Mr.Hopkins' face, who
had experienced ups and downs in his life, suddenly changed.
His wrinkled hand was holding the phone tightly, and his body trembled as if he lost control of his
emotions.
"It's you?"
After a long silence, Senior Mr.Hopkins asked in a low and hoarse voice, suppressing emotions that
welled up.
"I also know that Patrick is also short-lived..."
Betty's tone was flat but aggressive, "I know my place.Our ordinary people don't deserve your
attention.And I've already seen your abilities.Now I just want you to promise me one condition”
Betty's voice was not loud, but the living room of the Main Residence in the Hopkins family was too
spacious and empty, so Paul, who stood nervously at the side, could vaguely hear their conversation.
Paul immediately approached anxiously.
"Senior Mr.Hopkins, we can't do this.Young Master Hopkins will be angry"
Senior Mr.Hopkins' face was stiff, and he froze.
Paul was really anxious and kept persuading, "Senior Mr.Hopkins, Christina is pregnant.The baby is
your grandson."
Senior Mr.Hopkins hesitated.But Betty's voice rose.It was even sharp.She shouted.
"When the children are born, I will immediately give them to you.And then, we have nothing to do with
each other."
"Don't forget those promises.Don't forget that Victor owes us all this!"
With a beep, the phone was hung up by Betty.
There was a deafening silence.
The living room was decorated magnificently with high-class furniture and sparkling crystal chandeliers.
But now, everything froze.
"Senior Mr.Hopkins."
Paul looked at Senior Mr.Hopkins for a long time before he called out to him cautiously.
Senior Mr.Hopkins came back to his senses, but his wrinkled face was still full of confusion.
"Get Christina out of my family"
Paul's mind went blank after he heard it and he muttered dully, "This...This is not appropriate..."
Senior Mr.Hopkins had regained his usual cold and stern authority.
He snapped his phone on the table.
"Do as I say.Christina leaves voluntarily!" The sky went dark.
Thick clouds brought a depressive atmosphere.
The dark clouds surged like waves.The thunder seemed to blank out other thoughts.
Christina suddenly had a bad feeling.She was sitting in the dining room in the Eastern Garden, and
stood up almost subconsciously.She immediately walked out to the living room to find Patrick.
However, Patrick and Chandler seemed to have gone to the study on the second floor.
"Christina, you have a big belly now.Please don't be rash.Could you be gentle?"
Charles was not ina hurry to meet Patrick and Chandler, so he didn't go upstairs but boil water and
enjoy a cup of tea in the living room.
Seeing that Christina was in a daze, Charles teased her.
Christina ignored him and asked, "Why are you and Chandler here so early today? Has something
happened?"
"You can't help me."
Charles gave no reaction.
He poured a cup of black tea, took a sip, and smelled the tea aroma.
He turned to look out the window at the dark clouds and muttered, "The weather forecast says there
will be a heavy rain today.It seems that we have to stay in the Hopkins family all day..."
So took your time.
Anyway, there were too many things to finish.
Christina sat next to him and glared at him.
"Charles, you are really good at enjoying your life"
Christina gritted her teeth and mocked him angrily.
She was thinking that if Patrick could be like Charles, Patrick would not have migraines.
Charles answered proudly, "Of course."
"That's because you don't understand the environment we have grown up in.How stressful it is.I always
work so hard, so I must treat myself better when I'm free"
Suddenly, Charles changed the subject, as if he had thought of something.
"By the way, Christina, who do you think is better between Patrick and Derek?"
She felt a little strange and did not answer.
Perhaps it was because it was too dark and thunder crashed in the sky.
Charles's mood became gloomy, and he had an urge to speak out.
He continued, "Patrick is Senior Mr.Hopkins' only grandchild, even Brianna are unrelated.The Hopkins
family has adopted her so that she can accompany Patrick.Cory and the others can't be heirs.Patrick is
destined to be the heir of the Hopkins family.He was born with these."
"Chandler and I, as well as a large group of rich children, have been taught by our elders since we
were young to please and flatter Patrick.The adults try their best to get close to Patrick with a false
smile.We can be Patrick's friend because of their deliberate arrangement.Since Patrick was a child, his
life has been like this.He has always been praised, but he knows very well that no one treats him
sincerely.In this hypocritical, dark and filthy world, even his biological mother's concern for him is fake."
"Judy?"
Christina didn't know why Charles mentioned Patrick's mother, but she really didn't like this dignified
lady at all.Christina even hated Judy who was selfish.
"Judy is a hypocritical and selfish woman."Charles didn't like Judy either.
If Judy hadn't restrained herself a lot over the years, Charles wouldn't have shown any mercy to such a
woman.
Charles continued and what he said shocked Christina.
"Judy once kidnapped Patrick with her lover.Patrick was about 5 years old that year.Judy wanted more
money so that she could run away with her lover."
"You know it?!" Christina looked straight at him in shock.
Christina knew it because of Brianna, but how could Charles know? Brianna told Christina that Patrick
was kidnapped when he was a child, and Brianna also mentioned some details that Charles and the
others didn't know.
Christina knew about autistic patients, and was sure that Brianna wouldn't lie.
Charles originally thought Christina would be surprised or confused, but Christina's expression was
strange now.Charles raised his eyebrows suspiciously and asked, "Christina, you also know about it?"
Christina didn't answer him, and her voice was a little deep.
"Charles, who told you about this?"
Charles' suspicious gaze roamed over her for a long time.
Charles first thought that it was Patrick who told Christina about it since Patrick always treated her
specially.
But Charles was still a little surprised that Christina knew about this.
Putting down the teacup, Charles shrugged casually and said aname, "Derek."
"We went to the Hopkins family's dinner party together.Derek found it."
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