Female Novel
Chapter 459
When Patrick returned home after a week's business trip abroad, he know that a conflict had happened
at home. The arrogant and domineering Lassie's foot was fractured by a heavy object and she
asserted that Christina had hurt her.
"Why didn't anyone tell me about it?"
Patrick went straight back to the Eastern Garden. Impatient, he took off his coat and asked Nanny
Faang in a cold and reproachful tone.
Nanny Faang had a guilty expression and did not explain.
Nanny Faang had taken care of Patrick since he was a child. Compared to Patrick's biological mother,
Nanny Faang cared more about him. Patrick would show respect to her in everything, but Nanny Faang
had exceeded what was proper this time.
A dozen servants working in the Eastern Garden lowered their heads and did not dare to make a
sound. Patrick sternly glanced at them with grimness in his eyes.
"In the future, there is no need for grandpa and the others to interfere in the affairs of the Eastern
Garden. If you think that grandpa and my mother's decision should be given priority, then pack up and
work in the Northern Garden or the Main Residence. You are not needed here."
The servants panicked. They didn't expect Patrick to get angry as soon as he came back.
There was fixed staff working in all positions in the Hopkins family. If they left the Eastern Garden, the
only result would be that they were fired. None of them wanted to lose their jobs. It was not easy for
them to get the jobs, which needed to beg the Hopkins family.
Nanny Faang took the lead to promise, "Mr. Hopkins, it will never happen again."
Patrick had no intention of punishing the servants. Even if he had always been strict with them, as long
as they could promise not to do it again, he would simply stop pursuing it.
"Did Christina go to the company?"
He went upstairs and didn't see Christina just now. Patrick guessed that she had gone to work again.
Nanny Faang reported truthfully, "Junior Mrs. Hopkins has rarely gone to the company these days. She
went to a friend's home." Christina often visited a friend these days, but Nanny Faang didn't know her
friend's name.
Patrick's first thought was that she went to find Crystal. After all, Christina had rare friends. Her life
circle was very simple, and Patrick had deliberately prevented her from meeting so many messy
people.
But when Patrick called Christina, a low and hoarse male voice came over the line.
Patrick's expression froze instantly.
"Chubby is washing clothes." Derek looked at the caller ID and knew it was Patrick. He pressed the
answer button and spoke bluntly.
Hearing Derek's voice, Patrick didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Christina's complaining voice came over the line. "Derek, how long has it been since you washed your
clothes? You only wear new clothes every day. Look at this shirt. It costs hundreds of dollars but you
threw it into garbage bags after wearing it once. Why not hire an hourly worker..."
"And when did these curtains and sheets become so dirty? Wasn't you a neat freak? Hurry up and help
me clean them up!"
Then Derek raised his head dully and answered, "Okay."
He threw the phone back to the table although it was still on the line. Derek completely ignored the call
and got up to help with the housework.
Patrick tightened his grip on the phone, and his expression gradually became gloomy. However, he
could still hear the voices of Derek and Christina…
"Derek, What do you want now? You don't allow Larry into your apartment yet. Do you want me to deal
with these? You're the most troublesome with so many quirks." Christina said angrily.
"Ask Larry to bring us afternoon tea and snacks. I'm hungry!"
"Okay." Derek was dilatory.
After a long time, Patrick hung up the phone without changing his expression.
Nanny Faang did not understand what had happened, but she noticed that Patrick was in a worse
mood than before.
She asked cautiously, "Shall I ask a driver to pick her up?"
"No."
Patrick spoke in a cold voice.
The servants in the Eastern Garden were in a panic all afternoon. They looked up at the clock on the
wall from time to time, hoping that Christina would come back as soon as possible.
Christina knew the rules of the Hopkins family. No matter how reluctant she was, she would rush back
before 7 pm.
As soon as Nanny Faang saw Christina, she immediately told Christina that Patrick had rushed back
from abroad at noon.
Christina immediately checked her call. Of course, there was a call from Patrick.
"I went to Derek's apartment to help clean up. He's very unreasonable. No outsiders are allowed in. His
room is so messy that he can't clean them up alone."
When Christina went to the study, she saw Patrick. Instead of showing affection to him at the long-
awaited reunion, Christina reported her itinerary to him as a routine.
She felt that there was no affair between her and Derek.
Patrick sat at his desk and continued to flip through the documents.
Seeing that Patrick ignored her, Christina thought for a moment and explained, "Maybe when you
called me this afternoon, I was too busy to hear you. You don't have to be angry."
Christina knew Derek's character. If Derek noticed that there was a call, he would ignore it directly.
"Did I say I was angry?" Patrick stood up from the chair and stared at her.novelbin
Christina did not answer his question because of his depressing tone.
"How dare he say that he is not angry in such an unpleasant tone!" Christina thought.
She had a lot of pent-up depression these days. "I just went out to visit Derek. There is no need for you
to be so unpleasant because we didn't do anything. It is nonsense to talk about married women and
single men. Do you want me to recite the wifely submission and virtue? I'm too bored at home all day
long. I don't want to be called a parasite..."
Patrick's expression was even gloomier. He stepped forward and asked Christina coldly, "Who called
you parasite?"
Christina looked at the man who was so close to her and immediately shut up.
Patrick could tell by Christina's look that she was angry.
"Lassie..." Patrick made a start.
Christina overreacted and immediately retorted, "I didn't do it. It wasn't me anyway!"
"If it were me, I wouldn't have pushed her down behind her and hit her with a stone... If I really want to
hit her, I will throw her over the shoulder and throw her into the cold pool." Christina was obviously
aggrieved about others' harsh words these days.
Patrick listened to her speaking confidently. The woman was saying that she wanted to throw Lassie
into the cold pool.
Originally, Patrick was depressed. Looking at Christina's angry expression, he seemed not to be
depressed anymore.
"Why don't you confront Lassie and grandpa with your fierce look?" Looking at her angry face, Patrick
was a little amused. "You suffered a setback at their hands and lose your temper at me now."
"They thought I did it. No matter what I say, it's useless." Christina had been very aggrieved these
days.
"If you encounter a setback, just face it. You won't solve the problem by hiding."
Patrick rarely talked to her about these general principles. He wanted Christina to lose her temper at
him willfully, but he hoped that Christina would grow up.
It was dinner time in the Hopkins family.
Patrick led Christina to the dining hall of the Main Residence. Grandpa, Judy, and Brianna were all
seated.
"Lassie's injury has nothing to do with Christina." As soon as Patrick sat down, he said directly.
As Mrs. Hopkins, Judy was furious. "Patrick, we still have to investigate it. Whether it has anything to
do with her or not, we will find out soon..."
Judy had known that her son would protect Christina when he came back. But Patrick gave them a
verdict as soon as he sat down, which made her feel uncomfortable.
"As I said, it has nothing to do with Christina." Patrick was very tough.
When seeing the stubbornness in Patrick's eyes, Senior Mr. Hopkins was also a little unhappy. "Serve
the dishes. Don't talk about it anymore."
Grandpa's attitude made Christina feel a little disappointed. It was clearly not her fault, but grandpa
avoided talking about it and did not give her a chance to clarify. Such a vague attitude would only lead
the servants to think that Christina had really done it.
"Christina didn't hurt Lassie."
Brianna, who had always been very quiet at the table, raised her head to argue for Christina and
looked at Senior Mr. Hopkins.
Christina looked at her in surprise.
Brianna's eyes were pure, and she repeated in a low voice, "Grandpa, Christina really didn't hurt
Lassie." Her voice was soft and sweet.
Senior Mr. Hopkins had always been patient with his obedient granddaughter, Brianna. Brianna had
rarely spoken for others. Hearing her words, Senior Mr. Hopkins frowned slightly.
Judy was a smart woman. She lived to her middle age and would rely mainly on her children for the
rest of her life. Since Patrick and Brianna were both supporting Christina now, no matter how she
disliked Christina, she would not oppose at this time.
"Dad, I asked Lassie carefully today. She said that someone pushed her down and picked up a stone to
hit her leg... Then she fell to the ground and didn't see that perpetrator's appearance. She just felt that
it was a woman."
When Senior Mr. Hopkins heard it, he became embarrassed. "The perpetrator was not witnessed at
that time. Why did Lassie say it was Christina? What a fool!"
Judy did not forget to intercede for Lassie. "She has never suffered in her life. The fracture really hurts.
She was panicking and didn't explain it clearly."
After all, Lassie was his daughter, and she was lying in the hospital. Senior Mr. Hopkins didn't say
more.
Everyone ate quietly and did not mention it again.
Usually, Brianna was the first to finish eating and whispered to them, "I'll go back to my room." But
tonight, she had her own dinner early, but she still sat upright like a very disciplined primary school
student as if she was waiting for something.
When Christina and Patrick were about to leave the table after dinner, Brianna stepped forward
hesitantly and said, "Ch... Christina."
Christina turned to look at her. "What's the matter?" Subconsciously, Christina was still on guard.
Brianna immediately ran to the window in the living room, took a small paper bag, and handed it to
Christina. "Yes... Mrs. Stephenson made a lot of small cakes for us today. She asked me to bring one
back for you."
Brianna's voice was sweet and lovely. She was like a primary school student reporting to an adult,
trying to make it clear.
But Christina really didn't understand what Brianna was talking about.
"Crystal brought a lot of cakes to the company. She asked Brianna to bring you one." Patrick could
easily understand what his sister wanted to say.
"Don't call her Mrs. Stephenson. Just call her Crystal." Patrick also reminded Brianna to change her
address to Crystal.
Brianna looked at her brother and nodded. "Okay."
Christina listened to their conversation and took the cake. She was a little confused and was taken
back to the Eastern Garden by Patrick.
"Why are you so vigilant against Brianna?" Patrick noticed that Christina seemed not to like Brianna
and was on guard.
"I think she's a little strange."
Christina didn't know what to say. Brianna looked really innocent just now and she seemed not to
pretend at all. She was very different from the image of a villain that Christina had imagined before.
Christina lowered her head. Patrick looked down at Christina's side face. He admitted that he was
selfish. Christina and Brianna had completely different personalities. He sometimes favored Brianna,
his sister. But Christina was different. This woman often drove him crazy.
"Brianna is like Derek. They are simple and introverted..."
Before Patrick's words ended, Christina was a little excited. "No, Derek is completely different from
her."
At this moment, Patrick seemed to realize that he might have overlooked something, or that he had
underestimated Derek's importance in Christina's heart.