Chapter 445
Christina and the others stayed for dinner at the Shepherd family. Ms. Hopkins rushed to call people in
the Hopkins family to report. She red at Christina with her phone in hand, as if warning Christina not
to be a snitch.
On the other end of the phone, Senior Mr. Hopkins felt sorry when he heard that Brianna and Charles''s
blind date was ruined, but he couldn''t do anything.
Mrs. Shepherd liked to cook by herself, but she was afraid that the home-cooked dishes may not be
enough. In order to satisfy Ms. Hopkins and Judy, Mrs. Shepherd ordered the meal from a hotel. Ms.
Hopkins and the others enjoy the sumptuous dishes delivered very much.
Mr. Shepherd was gentle and always had a faint smile. Charles obviously inherited his father''s
personality. His second and third brothers, on the other hand, were more like Mrs. Shepherd. One of
them imed that he didn''t know whether he liked men or women, and the other often went to
excavate ancient tombs. And Shepherd, who was absent today... His seat was empty.
Christina noticed that the guests of the Shepherd family tried to look happy. There seemed to be
something that worried the whole family.
Finishing the meal quickly, Charles'' second brother stood up and nodded at the elders including Ms.
Hopkins and Judy. "Enjoy your meal..." He was in a hurry and strode out of the door to make a phone
call.
After a while, the second brother came back again and whispered to Mr. Shepherd. Then Mr.
Shepherd''s face darkened... The father and sons in the Shepherd family then left the table and went to
the study together.
"What happened?"
Ms. Hopkins also saw that the family members were a little strange. She looked dissatisfied and
thought that the Shepherd family was indeed not as disciplined as the Hopkins family. They should
treat distinguished guests like this.
Mrs. Shepherd looked a little embarrassed. "There should be news of my eldest son. Sorry about that."
In fact, Mrs. Shepherd had already regretted agreeing to a blind date with someone from the Hopkins
family. Recently, their family was worried about the loss of contact with their eldest son. But since the
Hopkins family asked them for a blind date, they could not refuse, especially when they had to ask
Patrick to help her eldest son.
"Has Peter been found?"
Christina cut in anxiously, ignoring the elders'' conversation.
Ms. Hopkins immediately red at her again and shouted, "It''s not your turn to speak. Don''t embarrass
the Hopkins family!"
Christina took her for air and jumped up from her chair. She ran to Mrs. Shepherd and asked again,
"Mrs. Shepherd, has Peter been found ..."
"I, I don''t know." Mrs. Shepherd was also nervous because of Christina''s anxiety. Mrs. Shepherd
looked in the direction of the study and sighed, "Your uncle told me not to worry too much. They will
find a solution..."
Ms. Hopkins couldn''t bear for Christina''s ignoring her. Ms. Hopkins was so angry that she banged the
table with her hand. "You really don''t know to be polite. My dad will hear about this when I go back..."
Christina was angry as well, "Ms. Hopkins, you''re an olddy who is almost sixty years old. Get rid of
the Princess sickness!"
"How dare you!"
Ms. Hopkins had never been called "Olddy". She was so angry that she almost couldn''t breathe.
Being too angry to remember the etiquette, Ms. Hopkins screamed, "You little bitch, let me teach you a
lesson today..."
Seeing Ms. Hopkins make trouble, Mrs. Shepherd didn''t know what to do for a moment. Fortunately,
Charles strode over from the study. "Christina." He called.
When Ms. Hopkins saw Charlesing over, she calmed down to realize that she was at the
Shepherd family. She had to be polite. Then she heard Charles shout, "Patrick wants to talk to you." As
Charles spoke, he raised his phone.
Charles''s behavior made Ms. Hopkins grit her teeth. Her arrogant nephew was a real handful.
"Why is it so noisy over there?"
Christina took the phone. Before she could speak, Patrick asked in a low voice.
"Nothing." She held her phone and walked to the french window.
Of course, Patrick recognized that it was Ms. Hopkins''s voice, which was sharp and harsh.
Christina would never tell Patrick about these things. Even if he asked, Christina would muddle through
coldly. Patrick hoped that she couldin to him, but she didn''t like to do so.
"Why are you looking for me?" Christina asked him as he remained silent.
Patrick couldn''t answer for a moment. Christina had already fallen asleep when he went backst
night. In the morning, he went out again before she woke up. When he got home in the afternoon, she
was in the Shepherd family.
"The cook is preparing Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
His words were confusing for people at the scene, but all the Hopkins family knew that Christina liked
this dish.
"I''m full." She didn''t understand why he said such a boring thing. Actually, she didn''t have a preference
for food.
Patrick didn''t seem to have anything important to say to her but suddenly Christina remembered that
she needed his help for an urgent matter.
"Patrick, could you please send someone to look for Shepherd and Derek... I''m afraid they''re in
danger."
Patrick, who was on the other end of the phone, was silent for a while. He was probably surprised by
her sudden request.
Christina sounded anxious. "Get someone to check if the two of them have entered and left Italy..." She
then emphasized, "Derek has been out of contact for two months."
"I know." Patrick''s tone wasplicated.
He had always sent people to locate Derek''s whereabouts, but every time she said the name "Derek,"
it made his moodplicated. The two of them remained silent.
"Come home early." Finally, Patrick said this to her on the phone.
Christina said yes and then hung up.
"Christina, how did you know that both of them have gone to Italy?" Charles walked up to her,
overhearing their conversation.
Christina returned the phone to him and perfunctorily said, "I guessed ."
Charles didn''t ask more. Ms. Hopkins at the table looked angry. She said coldly to Mrs. Shepherd as if
she had been badly treated.
"It seems that your family members are so busy. Better let you go for your business. We''re leaving
now."
Mrs. Shepherd wanted to invite them to go to the living room for tea and fruit before they left, but Mrs.
Shepherd was also angry with Ms. Hopkins''s overbearing attitude. Therefore, she did not want to talk
to this distinguished guest anymore.
Mrs. Shepherd did her best to be polite and give them many expensive gifts, and the driver from the
Hopkins family soon came to pick the guests up.
"Let me send you back."
Charles took the car keys and said to them casually.
This meal was for discussing blind dates and marriage, but now there was no hope for the blind date
and they didn''t enjoy their meal, either. The guests and hosts left unhappily. Ms. Hopkins''s denied
Charles'' offer with an arrogant attitude.
Christina said first, "Charles, I''ll take your car."
She walked out with Charles without any hesitation, and Ms. Hopkins, who was behind them, gritted
her teeth with anger.
Judy didn''t say much, but when she saw that Christina was so close to a man, she was annoyed.
When Judy walked to the door, she couldn''t help but say, "Charles, don''t bother. It''s convenient for us
to go back by one car..."
The driver of the Hopkins family had already parked his ck Bugatti that he drove in the morning
three meters outside the door, waiting. Charles had a smile on his face, but his words were a little not
warm. "It''s okay. I can drop by the Hopkins family and discuss with Patrick a business. Since Christina
wants to take my car, why not?"
They took two cars on the return trip, so Christina finally did not have to face the women. Although it
was only half an hour, she feltfortable both physically and mentally. In the other car, Ms. Hopkins
and Judy let loose a stream of abuse against Christina.
"Why didn''t you tell Brianna toe over just now?"
Charles knew that Christina must have been annoyed by Ms. Hopkins. Judy didn''t seem to like
Christina either. These women liked to pretend to be powerful. How could others tolerate Ms. Hopkins
and Judy''s presumptuousness, if they were not from the Hopkins family? They were like shrews.
Charles was driving, and the car slowed down deliberately. Following the Bugatti, Christina stretched
herself in the passenger seat. She yawned and mumbled, "I don''t like to get too close to Brianna."
"Why?"
Charles turned to look at Christina curiously. At this moment, Christina looked ahead. Suddenly, her
expression changed and she roared, "Look ahead, be careful!"
"There''s a man in front of us. Hurry up to turn!"
The car screeched to a halt.
"Damn it!" Charles scolded fiercely. "What the hell are you doing! You want to scam us by setting up an
''ident''?!"
The car stopped. The man who had rushed out of the track looked unclear. He was dirty. It seemed that
he had not washed his clothes for many days. His disheveled hair was very messy. And He fell a meter
in front of the car, not moving.
Christina looked out the window and pulled Charles''s sleeve. "He did not seem to be scamming us."
"This man just ran down the road like he was out of his mind. He looked very flustered as if someone
was chasing him... Let''s get out of the car and take a look..." As Christina spoke, she opened the door.
Charles didn''t agree at first. They should call the police first and shouldn''t got out of the car until the
police came.
Charles couldn''t stop Christina, who likes to take action immediately, so he followed her out of the car.
He was just about to remind her not to be cheated...
"This man looks a little familiar..."
Christina looked at the unconscious man on the road seriously. Just as she was recognizing his face,
she suddenly turned to Charles and shouted in surprise, "Come here. Is this a little like your eldest
brother..."
Charles was shocked and immediately approached with nervousness.
Christina wanted to squat down and take a closer look at the unconscious man. As soon as she bent
down, she heard a sound in the green belt behind her.
"He''s really my big brother!" Charles immediately recognized the man and shouted excitedly.
Christina, on the other hand, looked suspiciously at the green belt. Out of curiosity, she walked over
quickly and then saw Brianna by the green belt.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.
Brianna was crying.
She squatted on the dirtywn, her shawl disheveled, her hair messy and her hands tightly hugging
her. She was trembling and seemed to be very scared.
Christina was shocked by this familiar scene. She also saw Brianna crying like this in a Japanese
hospital.
"Aren''t you, aren''t you in the car in front of us? Why are you here?"
Christina was not in the mood tofort her at all. Instead, she stared at Brianna warily. "Why are you
here?"
Brianna was still crying.
Christina couldn''t stand Brianna''s crying and became angry. "Brianna, stop pretending. I don''t believe
every time it is a coincidence. Why on earth are you here all of a sudden? Why are you crying here?"
As she spoke, Christina turned to look at the unconscious man in the middle of the road and gritted her
teeth. "Peter rushed out with injuries all over his body. You were here all of a sudden... Did you kidnap
Peter?"
Thinking of this, Christina became even more anxious. Not caring how hard Brianna cried, Christina
shook Brianna''s shoulders excitedly with both hands. "Brianna, what do you know? Stop crying and tell
me where Derek is!"
"Derek should be with Peter, right?"
Christina asked Brianna anxiously. She saw Charles had already called the Shepherd family and the
ambnce had rushed over to take Peter to the hospital. What about Derek? Peter had been found.
But where was Derek?
Christina was already very anxious. She was even more irritated and angry by Brianna''s crying.
"Brianna, I don''t know if you''re really stupid or just pretending to be so... I''m warning you. If you dare to
hurt my family, I won''t let you go!" In the end, Christina could only unsp Brianna.
But Brianna kept crying.
Christina raised her head and let out a long sigh. The sky tonight was covered by dark clouds with the
moon hidden, and the sky dark. There weren''t any stars.
[However, not far away]
Lucy hid behind a tree. She was surprised at what Christina just said...