Chapter 2854


    After she had dished those words out to him, Patricia hurried off to her car parked at the lot.


    Er’s eyes glinted with pain and anguish at Patricia’s response, but he gritted his teeth and followed her


    anyway. He could feel that Patricia’s resistance toward him was not as strong as he had expected, so he


    would do well not to give up now.


    Once they were in the car, Patricia, her tone cold and indifferent, said, ’Sit tight, I’ll take you home first.”


    After that, she floored the gas pedal, bringing the car out of the parking lot in a jiffy. Having anticipated


    how fast she would be going, El r instinctively fastened his seatbelt and grabbed the handle.


    On the way, Patricia was going at 80 miles an hour, making the atmosphere in the car quiet yet tense,


    with a nervous Er tightening his grip on the handle, his face scrunched up in fear and concern. He


    knew that Patricia was in a bad mood, and could not help but wonder if it was because of the confession


    he had made earlier.


    After a while, Patricia took a right turn and brought him right to the entrance of BayCorp.


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    “Get off,” Patricia ordered, her voice still sounding somewhat cold.


    “Okay.” Er, aware of her bad mood, obediently got out of the car, but not before dropping her a


    reminder. “Be careful on your way back.”


    “You should take care of yourself,” Patricia said and stepped on the gas, speeding off and leaving a


    cloud of dust on her way.


    Er, who was left in an eerily empty street, grew increasingly worried as he watched her race off at


    breakneck speeds. At the pace she was going, one would think she waspeting in a NASCAR


    tournament.


    Unable to put his worries aside, Er hailed a cab down and ordered the driver to tail Patricia from


    behind. It was only after he had followed her around for a bit that he realized Patricia was not returning to


    her apartment. Instead, she was making her way to the outskirts of the city.


    This left Er puzzled. ‘What is Patricia doing on the outskirts at this time?’ And it was not until Patricia


    arrived at an open area that Er understood what she was up to. As it turned out, she was looking for a


    ce to vent. It seemed that she was not as calm as she had appeared. Deep down, she might as well


    have been a nervous wreck.


    The instant she found a vast, empty stretch of road, Patricia floored the elerator and sent the car


    forward at blistering speeds. Within her chest was a strong, disruptive force weighing down on her heart


    and gnawing away at her, and it was only by driving recklessly that she could feel a modicum of relief.


    For reasons unknown to her, she felt inexplicably restless. Concurrently, Er’s words were echoing in


    her mind, asking her why she simply could not give them a chance. Still, she could not be bothered to


    acknowledge that she had been too harsh or cold in her treatment toward him as there were factors


    beyond her control; factors which Er would never be able to understand.


    Meanwhile, Nicole and Jared had just returned to the Riddle residence. It was alreadyte, and everyone


    had already gone to bed, making both the house and the courtyard exceptionally quiet save for the


    symphony of crickets chirping in the bushes.


    But this did not bother Jared, who went on to hold Nicole’s hand as they walked side by side.


    “Do you have anything to say about Er and Patricia?” Nicole asked Jared in a soft voice.


    She did not believe that Jared would do something so out-of -character for a man as stern and serious


    as himself just because Er had addressed him as his brother-inw.


    “Let them decide forthemselves,” Jared said indifferently.


    He was not concerned about trivial issues that were not his own.


    “But Patricia obviously has her concerns, and they are probably linked to her ties to the organization. It’s


    not easy for her to break free so easily.” Nicole frowned, knowing that individuals like Patricia and Charlie


    harbored secrets unknown to those outside the fold of their duties.


    “I guess we’ll have to see what her choices are, then,” Jared replied, remaining indifferent.


    After she had heard him, Nicole became even more certain that it was going to be a tough road ahead


    for Patricia should she choose to pursue a normal life.


    However, it also seemed that Jared would not stop Patricia from leading the life of an average Jane if


    she so desired.


    Nicole then stared at him with a frown, realizing that she did not understand him.


    “Why are you looking at me like that?” Jared stopped and looked down at her, his eyes brimming with


    gentleness.


    “If Patricia chooses to be with Er in the end, you won’t stop her, right?” Nicole asked.


    “Will you let me?” Jared asked, whereupon a defeated smile crossed his face.