âPresident Isaac, itâs such a coincidence to bump into you here. Why not join us for dinner?â Two
middle-aged men immediately stood up and walked toward him.
Zachary was annoyed as he looked at Patricia; she was in Isaacâs arms, and he wanted to get her
back. When Madam Selwyn noticed that, she grabbed his arm tightly and whispered, âZach, donât
forget that Miss Turnbull is here. Letâs not embarrass her. Patricia isnât a good match for you since
sheâs already a mother of three.â
Oliver was Zacharyâs father, whereas Peter was Lisaâs. Both men walked up to Isaac before shaking
hands with him and passing him their name cards. Isaac took the name cards with one hand as he
grabbed Patriciaâs waist with the other.
âWe apologize for interrupting your dinner. Weâll be taking our leave.â Isaac escorted Patricia as the two
middle-aged men saw them out.
âZach, donât you see that sheâs with Isaac now? Sheâs not as innocent as you think she is. In fact, sheâs
sly and manipulative,â Madam Selwyn uttered.
Madam Selwyn was glad that she had tried to prevent Patricia from getting near her son. If not for that,
he would have been the stepfather of Patriciaâs children, and she strongly opposed the idea of that.
When he heard her words, Zachary looked grim and glared at his mother coldly. âMom, I wonât proceed
with the wedding.â He then pushed her hand away and walked out of the room.
On his way out, he bumped into the two middle-aged men in the hallway. âZach, where are you going?â
However, he simply ignored them and left.
Knowing that her son must have felt upset, Madam Selwyn shook her head regretfully, but she was
adamant about her decision for him not to marry Patricia. It was a decision that he had to accept as the
whole Selwyn Family would be against it too.
After Patricia and Isaac returned to their room, she sat down quietly and took a sip of tea.
âWhy? Are you sad that heâs getting married?â Isaac was displeased at how dejected she looked.
He was initially jealous that she knitted a cardigan for Zachary, but now that she had given it to him, he
didnât seem to care about that anymore. He layered it with a shirt underneath which made him feel
warm in the cold weather.
âIâm not. Iâm happy that heâs found happiness.â She raised her gaze and looked at him.
In fact, she had never imagined that both of them would get together, let alone get married as sheâd
always seen him as a friend. Since he had been kind toward her and her children, she refused to make
it hard for him. She knew that their marriage wouldnât be a happy one since his family despised her,
after all.
When he heard her answer, Isaac was skeptical as he put some food on her plate. âEat up. The dishes
are getting cold.â
They spent an hour on dinner, and she noticed that he seemed to have a good appetite as he was
probably hungry. It was already 10.00PM by the time they finished their dinner, so she wanted to rush
home to see her children.
However, Isaac wanted to go stargazing and refused to let her go. Since she couldnât do anything
about it, she sighed, thinking that she was more like a nanny instead of his personal secretary.
When they got into the car, Isaac stared at her to the point of making Patricia uncomfortable. âPresident
Isaac, Iâve agreed to go with you, so please stop looking at me like that.â
âPatricia, youâre not allowed to think of other men when youâre with me. Understand?â He laughed. It
sounded more like a command as he spoke in a deep and cold tone.
He was overbearing in Patriciaâs eyes, but she didnât dare to go against him and would do as he asked,
fearing that he would cut her pay. Just then, her mobile phone rang.
She picked up the call and answered, âHey there, Scott.â It was her son, and she thought that he was
calling to rush her home.
âMommy, please come back quickly. Sylvie is experiencing a high fever, and her temperature is over a
hundred degrees.â
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