After a long while, Patrick finally replied: [The medicine I made for Grandpa is in the cabinet at home. Go look for it.]
Clarissa immediately drove home. But when she arrived, she found that all the medicine was already gone.
At the same time, the doctor sent a critical notice about Darius: [Ms. Rockwell, the patient has fallen into a coma. He is very old. Please be mentally prepared.]
A deep feeling of helplessness rushed over Clarissa. She quickly made a call and the other side answered almost at once.
“Patrick, where are you? The medicine is gone. Grandpa needs you now.”
“Clarissa, I’m abroad. I can’t just come back whenever you ask me!” His cold, emotionless voice felt like a knife cutting into her heart.
Before she could say anything, a familiar female voice came through the phone. “Patty, who are you talking to?”
Clarissa felt as if a hand had tightly gripped her heart, making it hard to breathe.
That was Victoria's voice. So when he said he was abroad, he was actually with her cousin.
Clarissa snapped back to her senses and tried to speak again, but Patrick had already hung up.
Soon after, Clarissa saw a new post on Victoria’s social media: [Some people always laugh at me for not having a boyfriend. Well, now I do.]
Below the text was a photo. In the sunlight, Victoria’s slender hand was tightly held by a man’s muscular hand. On that man’s finger was the wedding ring Clarissa had given Patrick.
Even worse, the location showed a luxury apartment in Alkaid City. Patrick was not abroad at all. He was just making an excuse to avoid coming.
With red eyes, Clarissa called her mother. “Mom, please take care of Grandpa for a bit. I will bring Patrick back.”
After hanging up, she rushed to the apartment immediately. But before she could reach the building, a group of thugs dragged her into a nearby alley.
The leader rubbed his hands while chuckling. “Hey, pretty lady, come have some fun with us!”
“We heard that a young lady from the Rockwells’ would pass by here. Didn’t expect it to be true!”
Clarissa’s pupils shrank. She turned to run, but one of the men grabbed her hair hard.
The pain from her scalp made her scream. She was then thrown heavily to the ground. Her vision spun. She tightly held her phone as the men walked closer to her.
Holding back her fear, Clarissa dialed Patrick’s number. She thought it would take a long time to connect, but surprisingly, he answered quickly.
Her eyes turned red as she said slowly, “Patrick, I’m at Star Apartment. Some thugs were after me. Please come save me!”
There was a long silence on the other end.
After a while, Patrick’s tired voice finally came through, filled with impatience. “Clarissa, I saw you from upstairs. Those people weren't hurting you. Why do you need to put on a show in front of me?”
Clarissa’s heart turned completely cold. She slowly lifted her head and saw him! On the rooftop above, Patrick stood against the wall, watching her suffer.
Beside him, Victoria leaned casually against the wall, smiling as she looked down at Clarissa.
