"Leave her alone, you'll regret if you touch her.Everyone here knew Charles. Someone asked with a
smile, "Mr.Shepherd, is this your girl?"
Noticing his intense face, he looked at the thin girl suspiciously.
Charles Shepherd was not in the mood and didn't bother to explain.He punched that man in the face
and cause a bruise on it.
Everyone knew who's the boss here, so they left grudgingly without causing too much trouble.
Everyone was out of sorts recently and it seems that violence is the only way to solve problems.
"Christina, why are you here?"
He grabbed the woman in front of him and shouted.
"Don't you know this place is full of chaos and disorder? Aren't you supposed to be at home now?
What are you trying to do here? Can't you just stay at home and not ask for trouble?"
Listening to him grumbling violently, she didn't utter a single word.
Charles Shepherd also quieted down.He felt he talked too much.
Christina was not really an acquaintance to him, but they have known each other for a year.
This woman was never a fair lady to him, for she never talked nicely or friendly, she even talked against
him and put him in embarrassment.
However, compared to those coquettish women he knew, her sincerity and persistence were very rare
and precious.
He did not intend to scold her.
But looking at her thin figure, he just couldn't help.
"Where's Patrick?"
It was quite a while before she spoke.It seemed that Charles Shepherd didn't hear her.
He toned down and said, "Is Derek now taking care of you? How did he agree to let you come here?
You must come here alone secretly.Humph, you've been so stubborn all the time.You'll be wronged,
you fool."
Speaking to her, he grabbed her hand and walked towards the exit.
"There are too many people and the air is stuffy.Where are you living now? I'll send you back"
She didn't move and repeated in a low voice, "I want to see Patrick."
Charles Shepherd heard it, but he continued to play dumb and dragged her away.
The two of them were in a stalemate.
"Charles, take me to him." Her voice was pleading.
This seemed to be the first time she had pleaded with him.
Charles looked very pale and dragged her with both hands.
But she refused to leave.
Looking at the west end of the swimming pool fearfully, he raised his voice and scolded her.
"You wanna see him? Look at yourself first.
'A girl will doll herself up for him who loves her' But you look so ugly now and you don't know it.Look at
these beautiful girls around you.He didn't mind you like this before, but now it is different..."
"Patrick, you have just had your operation last month.You can't drink"
This gentle voice was very familiar.
The huge triangular pool flickering with blue lights on the second floor was filled with the flirtatious
laughter and the sound of water.
It was noisy here, but Christina could tell Barbara's voice.
She instinctively turned back and put her eyes on the west end of the pool.
In the mist, she saw the man who was half- immersed in the bath and revealed his strong chest...
"Patrick, what happened to you? People said that you and Derek had a fight yesterday.Don't soak your
injuries in the water..."
"I'm fine"
It was the same deep and mellow voice as before, suppressing a sense of irritation.
Christina's heart was pounding wildly.She ran over and threw herself at the edge of the pool.She held
the man in front of her tightly with both hands.
"Pa, Patrick..."
"Piss off, don't touch me!"
What she got was a haughty rebuke.He was so strong that Christina fell down with just a sweep of his
hand.
She was in extreme embarrassment.
"Patrick, don't do this to her!" Charles rushed over and tried to help her up.
She ignored Charles.
Lying on the edge of the pool, her clothes were half wet and she did not get up instantly, instead, she
was looking straight at him.
She was so familiar with this cold face, except the look in his eyes.
She knew that he was a difficult person to get familiar with, and she knew that he had always been cold
to others.
But she never experienced his real coldness until now.
"Patrick, don't you recognize me?" She asked in a trembling voice.
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