Substitute Her to Love You novel Chapter 268

I came out of the office. As soon as I closed the door, I heard the Vice Dean begging for mercy inside.

"Mr. Shelton, I'm sorry. I was indeed possessed."

"Mr. Shelton, please forgive me. I won't do it again."

I walked along the corridor step by step.

If I hadn't known that it was Shelton inside just now, I would have thought that the Vice Dean was calling Patrick instead.

At the door of the emergency room, I saw Patrick smoking beside a trashcan.

He was dressed in a thin black suit only.

At night, few people could be seen in the hospital.

He was the only one standing in such a vast place.

I found the moonlight in autumn looked especially chilly. Against the pure white moonlight, the cigarette butt flickering in his hands looked lonely and insignificant.

I stood a few meters away from him and

looked at him.

Thinking of what he said just now, I felt quite complicated in my heart.

As I looked at him, Patrick suddenly turned his face and saw me in the distance. Pinching the cigarette in his hands, he beckoned to me, "Come here."

I was a little hesitant.

He seemed to have read my mind, saying, "We are in a hospital. With so many people here, I won't do anything to do you."

His words did make sense.

I walked towards him.

Standing one meter away from him, I looked up at him.

I had got Patrick out of my mind. However, standing in front of him now, I felt that my heart would unconsciously beat faster.

I thought for a moment and said first, "Mr. Cowell, can you give up on gamble with Shelton? Everything is over. Just let yourself go."

I had seen Shelton's look just now.

I had a vague feeling that everything seemed to be as what Patrick had said.

If he and Shelton were to compete with each other, the loser probably would indeed be him.

I felt so probably because I knew how powerful Patrick was. However, I had no idea about how on earth Shelton was capable.

"What's wrong?" Upon hearing my words, he curled up the corner of his eyes, revealing a faint smile, "Are you worried about me?"

"Mr. Cowell, I feel that if you are obsessed with the past. All of us have to look forward, don't we?"

Since the situation had come to this point, even though I didn't admit it, Patrick had firmly ascertained that I was Charlotte Archer.

I don't want to deny it emphatically anymore.

Patrick lowered his head and looked at me. After a moment of silence, he said, "If you were with someone else, I probably would protect you from afar rather than interfere in your life. But you can't be with him. I hurt you previously. And I can't let him hurt you again."

"Shelton won't hurt..."

"Shelton? Do you know him? Do you know how many assets he has?" Patrick interrupted me, squatted down, and looked up at me with a firm and serious look in his eyes, "Believe me once. He's not as what you see on the surface."

I looked at Patrick's black eyes.

For some reason, even though Patrick had done so many things to me, I trusted him firmly.

Hearing what he said at this time, I actually wanted to believe him.

How could I trust him?

I shook my head desperately and took a step back, "Mr. Cowell, why should I trust you?"

Patrick sensed my hesitation and said, "He is my grandfather's illegitimate son. And it isn't until he was in his twenties that Grandfather brought him home. Before this, he was a poor doctor. After that, my grandfather gave him 20 million dollars only. But he becomes who he is now quietly. The way you see it, is it all because of his pure luck?"

"It can only show that he is capable." I said in a firm tone, "Thinking that he is an illegitimate child, your family doesn't treat him fairly. Could it be that he can't develop on his own and achieve great success?"

"No, it's not like that." Patrick frowned, "Speaking of the properties under his name, it is discovered that he only has Glorious Light Hospital in his hands without holding any shares in any company. In fact, other properties are all his invisible properties. Holy Spirit Hospital is only the tip of the iceberg. He has many others assets. The quick way to make money is prohibited in the law. I am worried that you will be taken advantage of by him and get implicated by him."

What did Patrick's words mean?