Chapter 441


    Ms. Hopkins immediately burst into tears, "Dad, this is no longer my home. I haven''te back for a


    long time, but how could she insult me like that when I return? She''s a junior, but she said those mean


    words to me... I know it! Everyone looks down on me..."


    Christina slowly came to her senses and met Senior Mr. Hopkins''s thoughtful eyes.


    As if suddenly breaking herself from a trance, she tried to exin herself with a guilty conscience, "I, I


    didn''t mean it..."


    She didn''t mean to insult Ms. Hopkins like this, and she didn''t usually quarrel with people.


    "Dad, you heard it just now. She..."


    Ms. Hopkins seized the opportunity, said righteously with an aggrieved expression, "Although Christina


    gave birth to a pair of twins for our family, you really can''t pamper her anymore. Look at her now, she


    would even insult me at home! I can just bear it, but if she acts the same way outside, our reputation


    will definitely be ruined by her..."


    Senior Mr. Hopkins knew his daughter''s character too well, so he snapped, "What reputation! Why


    should you mind how others think of you? You wouldn''t care about how others define you if you''re


    excellent enough!"


    Ms. Hopkins and Judy were full of dissatisfaction, for they were unresigned that he actually taught


    them, instead of Christina, a lesson.


    Ms. Hopkins gave up her pretense and retorted angrily, "Dad, you''re getting more and more muddled


    as you get older! That Dickens is but an outsider in our family, and I''m your biological daughter. I''m a


    Hopkins! Why do you always favor this little bitch..."


    Senior Mr. Hopkins''s face darkened and he chided loudly, "Shut up!"Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org.


    However arrogant Ms. Hopkins was, she did not dare to challenge her father''s authority. After a farce,


    everyone left with a darkened mood.


    As the old man passed by Christina, he rumbled in a cold voice, "Be careful with what you say."


    Christina tensed up and watched Senior Mr. Hopkins walk away slowly. The old man was majestic and


    firm, and as she looked at him, she suddenly felt a little sad.


    Christina knew that she had disappointed the old man.


    When she retreated to the bedroom, she secluded herself in the room for a long time. She reflected on


    herself, trying to figure out if she indeed had been spoiled and gone too far, but Ms. Hopkins''s words


    were so unpleasant that she couldn''t help but retort.


    She sat cross-legged on the bed with a dejected expression.


    When she turned around and looked at the nightstand, Christina''s eyes lit up. It turned out that the old


    coin that Patrick had gathered up was there.


    "Damn it, I know it! It''s the one who instigated me!"


    Suddenly, Chistina understood everything. Her face was tinged with anger as she felt that she had


    been fooled by this ancient coin.


    Christina was furious and grabbed the coin and flung it to the floor. "You little trinket made them


    suspect that I was crazy. How dare you y tricks on me!" She lifted her foot in her cotton slippers and


    was about to trample down on it.


    The ancient coin was very spiritual as it seemed to perceive her next move, and it immediately became


    furious. "No!"


    Christina was not afraid of it at all at the moment. She insisted on trampling on it and did not show it the


    least mercy. Were it not an ancient coin, it would have been ttened.


    How could it dare to deem her as a pushover? "I''m going to throw you into the manure pit with the


    dungs," Christina warned fiercely.


    "You crazy woman!"


    The ancient coin seemed to have a fetish for cleanliness. Once it heard the vulgar words such as


    "manure pit" and" dung", it immediately fumed with rage and its cold and ethereal voice echoed


    throughout the room.


    "There are so many viins in the Hopkins family. What do you like about Patrick? How could he be


    The ethereal voice reverberated like the bass of music.


    Christina ignored that the coin had scolded her for having poor taste. What surprised her was another


    fact, "You know Eric?"


    She stopped trampling the coin and stared at it warily.


    The old coin seemed to be still furious, as the voice that shook in her ear was still cold and gloomy. "If


    you want Derek and Peter to survive, you have to listen to me..."


    Christina was stunned. What did it have anything to do with Derek and Charles''s brother?


    Derek had been out of contact for a long time before the New Year, and even his uncle Larry couldn''t


    find him. And Charles''s eldest brother went out of touch too after he went on his business tripst


    month.


    "What do you know?"


    Christina felt like she was acting like a psycho, as she was actually asking nervously the ancient coin


    questions.


    "You''re forbidden to put money and cosmetics around with me. Prepare a small bag, which is clean,


    sterile, fresh and odorless."


    However, the ancient coin suddenly raised some seemingly baffling requirements, as if it was very


    dissatisfied with the current environment it was in.


    "Your coat pocket is very dirty. You have to wash your clothes every 12 hourster. Also, you can''t


    touch me directly with your hands!"


    What!


    Christina''s face gradually darkened. She had never encountered such an unreasonable ancient coin,


    so she was fairly irritated.


    Her clothes were all custom-made and were regrly cleaned by servants. How dare it despise them?


    Even kings would not be so picky.


    "Who do you think you are? Let me show you what kind of attitude you should have when your fate is


    within my hands..."


    Christina descended upon the ancient coin on the floor to grab it. "I''ll throw you into the iron pot and


    melt you." However, the coin flew up and went into her coat pocket.


    When Patrick suddenly pushed the door open and walked in, he was taken aback outside the door for


    a second. He frowned as he saw Christina wringing her big coat with a twisted face in a fury.


    When Christina heard the sound of the door opening, she looked up at him. In an instant, she stopped


    her hand and did not know how to exin it.


    She couldn''t say that she had a quarrel with a coin...


    "Did you take the sedative?" Patrick didn''t seem to mind her strange behavior, as he walked up to her


    and asked her if she was taking her medicine on time.


    Christina slouched her head and looked at the coat in her hand. She had mixed feelings because they


    did not believe her.


    Patrick looked at her face which was tinged with disappointment and vexation, so his voice softened


    even more, "Don''t mind my aunties." Then he held her in his arms.


    As soon as he got home, Nanny Faang immediately informed him of what had happened in the garden


    in the afternoon.


    He knew too well what his aunts were like, especially Ms. Hopkins. Usually, Christina would not quarrel.


    He also heard that his grandfather had chided her and warned her to mind her words this time, so he


    naturally deemed that she must have gone back to her room and wringed her coat to vent her anger.


    "I''m not sick... There''s no need to do this. You''re like hugging a puppy," she lowered her voice and


    muttered.


    Seeing that she was pretending to detest him, Patrick smiled, "You look very unhappy."


    Christina was always stubborn, "I''m not unhappy."


    She recalled what had happened in the afternoon and guessed that he came to her bedroom in a hurry


    probably because of her quarrel with Ms. Hopkins in the afternoon. "I didn''t mind my words. They are


    elders. I won''t do it in the future..." Yet she did not sound guilty.


    It was not her fault, so he couldn''t expect her to pretend to be kind and apologize to them. At most, the


    next time she met them, she would avoid them like a gue.


    Patrick didn''t say much and just smiled, "You won''t do it again?"


    He did not me her, as if he had clearly seen through her temperature long ago. The next time, if they


    provoked her again, she would probably do the same.


    Christina detected his teasing tone and argued, "What? Do you think your wife is so bad? I didn''t want


    to argue with her today, but she went too far."


    Patrick nodded, "That''s too much." He adhered to his consistent principle and indulged her.


    Originally, it was just a small conflict between women in the afternoon, but Ms. Hopkins seemed to be


    trying her best to resist. At dinner, she did not go to the Main Residence to dine, and she even


    threatened that she was married so she did not dare to dine on the main table.


    She was going to confront Christina to the end.


    Christina ate the meal in a bad mood and felt her heartden. Although it was just a small matter, she


    really wouldn''t deal with the strife between these women. She was depressed.


    "Christina."


    Brianna suddenly called out to her in a low voice and slowly pushed a sponge cake in front of her.


    Christina suddenly raised her head. She was not in the mood to care about the cake, only staring at


    Brianna warily.


    How could she forget Brianna?


    The ancient coin said that it was Brianna who had attacked her.


    Whether others believed it or not, she really heard the ancient coin talking. So even if there was no


    evidence, she was still very vignt against her.


    Brianna finally mustered up the courage to approach her, but Christina responded with only vignce.


    Those present saw clearly their different emotions and they were very confused.


    Nanny Faang knew that Brianna was introverted and sensitive, so she was afraid that Brianna would


    feel hurt. She immediately exined to Christina, "This is the sponge cake that Miss Brianna made in


    the kitchen this afternoon. She wants to share it with you."


    "Oh." Christina was still rather indifferent.


    She couldn''t pretend to be a friendly sister-inw.


    Judy nced at Christina and said at the right time, "Brianna is getting along well with the people in the


    kitchen. She made this cake herself, and the cake chef who instructed her said that she was very


    patient and not as afraid of strangers as before. Everything goes well with her internship outside as


    well. The girl finally has learned to grow up slowly."


    Senior Mr. Hopkins rejoiced at the news, "Let me try a cake made by Brianna."


    Although Brianna was brought back from an orphanage, they had lived together for so many years and


    she had called him grandpa for twenty years. The old man loved this quiet and autistic granddaughter


    and hoped that she could live a normal life as soon as possible.


    Even the Old Master said he wanted to try a cake made by Brianna, so everyone had a piece. Even


    Patrick, who didn''t like sweet food, took a spoonful and tasted it.


    Christina, on the other hand, held a spoon and looked at the sponge cake in front of her as if she was


    staring at a poison.


    Patrick clearly perceived her weirdness today.


    He reached out and pushed the cake away from her, then said with an unperturbed expression, "She''s


    taking medicine, so she can''t eat anything too sweet."


    It was obvious that Christina was not willing to eat this cake, and Patrick gave her a dignified reason.


    Why couldn''t one have anything sweet while taking medicine?


    But Judy did not dare to say anything, stifling her anger. Senior Mr. Hopkins looked at Christina


    thoughtfully, as if he was ming her for acting improperly.


    Christina was usually very close to the old man. If it was anyone else, she did not care. But she was


    scolded by the old man with no righteous reason, so she got even more depressed and frustrated.


    She really hated the rules of these prominent families, especially those rtives. She didn''t know how


    to cope with them.