Christina did not speak.She stared at the man in front of her.
He had changed a lot.
Christina, people always change...
He raised the corner of his mouth, a little self-deprecating.
"If Patrick and I were just strangers, maybe I would admire him, but we were cousins, The two of us
had been compared by others all the time since we were children because we were at the same age.I
hate it the most because I always have worse performance than him.Defeating him has been my
dream since I was young"
"Then reality told me that I could never do that...He was the only grandson in the Hopkins family.The
IP&G group was in the charge of him.No one could shake his position.No matter how hard others tried,
it was a waste of effort"
Cory seemed to be in high spirits and told her the truth.
"In fact, my mother and I used to work together with three aunts to win over the shareholders of the
company and use a loophole in the project to exclude Patrick.At that time, we all felt that we would
succeed because he had just returned from the United States and had never handled the group's
affairs"
As he recalled, he laughed.
"Do you know the funniest thing is?"
"In the end, we found out that Patrick's power abroad was much more terrifying than the Hopkins
family's...He was a shareholder of 18 major companies and the president of all regions.No one dared to
disrespect him.Christina listened quietly.
She looked at his smile, which seemed very calm, but Christina saw jealousy in his eyes.
"I knew then that I would never defeat my cousin in my life."
Cory paused, looked at her face with crazy, and said in a low voice, "But things are unpredictable.Who
knew that he would be unlucky one day..."
Being stared at by him, Christina felt a little uncomfortable.
"What the hell are you trying to say to me?"
Christina, I want to say that I regret it.I regret it very much.I married you first.I could have beaten him
once, but in the end, he schemed against me.
Cory suddenly became agitated and raised his voice.
"He conspired with Carrie to deceive me.He schemed against me!"
The anger and jealousy spread through his chest, and he slammed against the table with his right fist.
"I already married you, but he sent Carrie back to lie to me!"
With a bang, the waiter in the hallway carrying their drinks was terrified, and the plate in his hands fell
to the ground.
The sudden noise brought him back to his senses.
The waiter quickly tidied up and timidly said that he would prepare new drinks for them.
As an outsider, Crystal was frightened by Cory's behavior just now.She secretly grabbed Christina with
her right hand.
If anything happened, she would immediately pull Christina and run away with her.
Christina was calm.
Probably because of her indifference, Cory felt that he was a joke and quickly calmed down.
"Christina, I was the one who wronged you in the past.Will you forgive me?"
"I've forgotten them." Her voice was calm.
Cory also replied calmly, "Your words are really hurtful"
No matter how calm he pretended to be, his jealousy could not be calmed down.
However, he suddenly laughed again.
This time, he smiled sincerely.
"To be honest, Patrick was blind.He chose you among so many women.Hahaha..."
"You didn’t marry me because you loved me.After you didn't marry him because you loved him, either ."
Christina was a little uneasy when she heard this.
Cory seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief and was in a good mood.
He looked at her face and asked her inexplicably.
"Christina, would you forgive Patrick if he did something wrong to you like me?"
Christina pursed her lips, not speaking.
The waiter carefully brought them hot cocoa and coffee.
Christina picked up the hot cocoa expressionlessly and took a sip, feeling a little more troubled.
Cory thought it was easy to guess her emotions.
He could tell from her eyes that she cared about the other man.
"Christina, have you ever thought that actually, you don't care about him as much as you think?"
He seemed to be sowing discord, "You said you hated the Dickens family, Connie, and Carrie, but I
Know you don't hold grudges.Your way of thinking doesn't allow you to hate and love crazily like other
women"
"If a man wants to make your stay, he must have something that binds you.For example, you think I
have saved your life.An arranged marriage by an elder, or a child can also make your stay.If you don't
have these bindings at the beginning, you can easily forget about the man.You're just yourself"
Christina did not have many friends.
In fact, it was not that people didn't want to make friends with her.She did not care about them at all
and habitually ignored them.
"Your grandfather doted on you.He only taught you how to live for yourself, but he didn't teach you how
to live for others""
Christina's expression changed suddenly.She wanted to refute, but she could not.
The bell at the entrance of the restaurant jingled and a guest came in.
"Mr.Cory, Don't talk too much to her.She probably can't understand since she is so stupid."
Charles, dressed in a custom-made expensive gray suit, walked towards them step by step, looking
very handsome.
Christina and Crystal were surprised to see him suddenly appear and they look at each other in
surprise.
Why did this guy come here? Cory, on the other hand, nodded politely at Charles with a calm
expression.
The Shepherd family was also powerful.
They had known each other since they were young.
Charles was more easy-going and managed things tactfully.
In fact, Cory liked to play with him at first.
But later, Charles always hung out with Patrick, and everyone said behind Charles's back that he was
fawning on the Hopkins family.
There were all kinds of rumors.
But Charles didn't change at all.
Cory looked down on him for being willing to do things for Patrick, thinking that he was doing it for his
own benefit.
Charles didn't hate Cory, because they were different people.
Cory liked to show off and compete with others.
Poor for him to have such a powerful cousin.
Charles sympathized with Cory.
Cory seemed to have matured a lot, but unfortunately, he was still short- sighted and his nature was
hard to change.
In Charles's eyes, Cory was now like a trapped beast being driven to a corner, a little self-defeating.It
was not maturing.
Charles had nothing to say to Cory and left with Christina.
Christina also consciously followed him up and left.
She politely said to Cory, "Goodbye." and didn't even look back.
Cory was calm and his eyes were burning as he watched them leave.He wanted to say something to
stop them, but he had no excuse or chance.He was full of resentment and jealousy.
"Cory seemed to be jealous of Patrick.."
After they walked out of the restaurant, Crystal, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.
Charles teased casually, "Whoever has such a cousin will go crazy!"
"Patrick's aunts must want their children to perform well in front of their grandpa very much.So the
children at the similar age were under a lot of pressure.Besides, the Hampton family gained its
prosperity because of the assistance of the Hopkins family..."
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