"During the days after giving birth, Derek helped me apply ointment every day.." Christina said it as it
should be.
She stared at her flat and tight abdomen.
There were no marks of pregnancy or the cut left by a c-section.It was as if she had never been
pregnant.
It was just like a dream that she married into the Hopkins family, and there was not even a trace of it.
"I don't know what kind of ointment Derek applied to me.It worked really well."
She muttered as she looked at the twins sleeping soundly on the small bed.
Patrick was standing right behind her.He looked at her side face.
The reason why she married him in the first place was so absurd that she felt like a dream and unreal.
When she suffered from a c-section, confinement, and postpartum depression, he wasn't there.He had
always played the role of a bad person who forced her, and Derek was her guardian angel.
Patrick pursed his thin lips and his expression was complicated.
Christina had been staring at the twins on the small bed in the quiet nursery.
Neither of them spoke and they did not know what to say.
When Nanny Faang entered the nursery, she saw they were in silence and she sighed in her heart.
They did not dare to talk anything about Young Master Hopkins' private affairs.
Standing outside the door, she knocked on the door.
"Young Master Hopkins, Junior Mrs.Hopkins." Christina turned first.
Nanny Faang held a cell phone in her hand and said, "Junior Mrs.Hopkins, it's your father..."
Christina's cell phone was broken on the snowy mountain.
Her father, Donald, probably knew that she had come back, so he called the Hopkins family directly
when he couldn't get through.
Christina knew her father's bad temper and did not dare to delay.
She took the phone and said guiltily, "Dad."
"What are you doing in the Hopkins family?"
Unexpectedly, Donald was furious.
"I just came back..."
She was telling the truth.She just flew back from Switzerland less than an hour ago.
Donald ignored her explanation and shouted angrily, "What did I tell you before...I told you not to
wander around.Go back home now!"
Then, her father angrily hung up the phone.
There's her father's angry roar echoing in Christina Dickens’ ears.
It seemed obvious that her father did not want her going back to the Hopkins family.He thought that
was just wandering around.
Even Nanny Faang clearly heard the scolding on the other end of the phone.She was hesitant for
seconds.She looked at Christina and then at Patrick, who had been silent with his eyes full of mixed
feelings.
"Young Master Hopkins, dinner is ready.Do you want to have it now?" Nanny Faang asked hesitantly.
This was the Hopkins family.
If Patrick refused to let her go, Christina would not be able to leave.
"Yes." He ordered calmly.
It meant right away.
"I'm going back now’' Christina said firmly.
She turned around and strode towards the door.
"Dinner first."
"I'm not hungry"
He looked at her back, and his tone was more forceful.
"Then don't think about going back to the Dickens family"
Christina stopped, turned around, and looked at him angrily.
Nanny Faang tried to smooth things over and said, "Junior Mrs.Hopkins, you must be tired coming
back from Switzerland.If you don't hungry, it's better to have a bowl of soup to refresh yourself..."
Christina's face darkened and she went to the dining room unhappily.
She was very grateful to Nanny Faang for preparing dinner for her and she knew that Hopkins family
was not as difficult to get along with as rumored, but Patrick Hopkins always ordered her in a
commanding tone.She was very upset.
"What are you doing!"
She was already in a bad mood.
As soon as she put down the bowl, she saw that Patrick Hopkins was telling Nanny Faang to take care
of the twins.He was going to C City.
Christina said hesitantly, "Are you going to my home?"
Patrick's handsome face was expressionless.He looked at her calmly and deeply.
The look in his eyes was asking, why couldn't he? Christina turned her head and didn't want to look at
him.He would go if he wanted to.
Anyway, her father would definitely not welcome him.
Probably when Patrick went to the Dickens family, her father would shut him out and embarrass him.
Nanny Faang prepared some gifts.
"Although Junior Mrs.Hopkins is going back to your parents’ house, you still have to bring gifts.I don't
know what your father likes.These cordyceps and blood swallows are just a gesture"
Go back to your parents’ house? Christina was a little confused when she heard the sentence.
After they got married, they hadn't officially returned to the Dickens family as husband and wife.
They had gone to C City together before, but she didn't have a good relationship with the Dickens
family at that time, and Patrick had other things to do.She suddenly felt a little weird when she brought
her husband home with her like an ordinary couple.She couldn't imagine Patrick to be a good son- in-
law like others.
This was weird..She didn't ask why Patrick wanted to go to the Dickens family.She couldn't stop him
anyway.
But why didn’t they take a plane?
"It only takes half an hour to get there by plane!"
Christina was sitting in a luxury car.She stared impatiently at the scenery speeding back outside the
window.
The car was steady and fast, but it was still not as fast as the plane.
Usually, they flew from A City to C City by plane.
The Hopkins family had a private plane, which was very convenient.But Patrick chose to take a car this
time.
"It takes at least four hours by car." She glared angrily at the man sitting next to her.
Patrick looked normal.
"I'm not in a hurry"
Christina tensed her face, turned around, and ignored him.
In any case, he was in charge of everything.
The driver of the Hopkins family, who was driving, was very nervous.
He did not understand why they had to drive to C City.
Their master always asked for efficiency when he traveled.
Glancing at the rearview mirror, he sensed the atmosphere of the two masters in the back seat was a
little depressing.
He wanted to speed up, but Young Master Hopkins asked for a speed limit.
Alas, the master of the Hopkins family was really unpredictable.
It was a long drive, and Christina was leaning against the luxurious and comfortable back of the car,
and then she was little sleepy.
She had been in a hurry all these days.
Yesterday, she had experienced an avalanche in Switzerland.She was frightened and exhausted after
being rescued.She only rested for a few hours and rushed back home.
As soon as she arrived at the Hopkins family in A City, she had to rush back to the Dickens family in C
City.
Suddenly, she remembered that Patrick's back was still injured.She turned her head and met a pair of
deep eyes.
Patrick seemed to have been staring at her.
Christina did not know how to react.
Her face looked a little awkward.
Although Patrick was dressed in an expensive suit, tall and slender, and had an extraordinary
temperament, his cold face was obviously sleepy, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Why are you coming to the Dickens family with me..." She lowered her eyes and complained in a low
voice.
Patrick couldn't hear what she was muttering and suddenly said, "Christina"
His voice was a little hoarse as if he was not feeling well.
Christina Dickens was a little concerned when she heard his low and soft voice.
"What?"
She tightened her face, remained expressionless, and squeezed out one word.
"Sit here"
He ordered her directly.
Christina's eyes widened slightly.
She wanted to refuse him directly, but perhaps because his tone sounded a little weak, she hesitated
for three seconds and moved awkwardly to his side.
Patrick put his arms around her, and the unique cool masculinity wrapped around her.
Christina was embarrassed and looked at the driver's seat awkwardly.
"Hey"
She pushed him.She was never used to love affairs, especially when there was someone else present.
But Patrick's big head leaned against her left shoulder without any hesitation.
He took a deep breath as if he was very tired.His warm breath gently brushed past her ear, and
Christina Dickens stiffened.He leaned on her like this.
The driver was shocked when he saw the rearview mirror from the corner of his eyes, but he remained
calm and drove steadily.
Christina's right hand reached out to his back.She had thought that Patrick was trying to push her
away, but he frowned.
Then she remembered that his back was injured.He couldn't lean on the back of the car, that's why he
had to hug her like this.
She was relieved to know this.She was as straightforward as a boy.
Since she was a child, she had more boyfriends than girls.
It was normal for her to support and help each other with men.
She and Charles were this close to each other.
Patrick tilted his head, and when he saw her relaxed, he felt a little depressed.
He deliberately pressed his heavy body over and Christina leaned back.
She said righteously, "If you're tired, get some sleep.I'll support you."
Just like in the snow mountain, even if Barbara, who usually had troubles with her, was in trouble, she
would try her best to help.
In fact, what she wanted was very simple.
She wanted Patrick to sleep.
He didn't need to worry about the unnecessary hurt when turning.
She would support him steadily.
How well her grandfather taught her.
However, Patrick's chest was even more blocked, his brows were furrowed, and he was so angry that
he didn't know what he was angry about.
He put his arms around her slender shoulders even tighter, raised his head slightly, and his wet thin lips
slightly kissed her sensitive earlobe.
He kissed passionately, bit her gently, and rolled and sucked...
Christina felt numb all over, and she couldn't be calm anymore.
"Patrick Hopkins, behave yourself!"
She blushed with anger and almost wanted to punch him in his head.
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