On the day Patrick was forced to leave the company, Darius woke up from his coma.
Alberta was moved to tears because of that.
“Risa, this time it was all thanks to Patty. If he hadn’t arrived in time, your grandpa might have…” Her eyes turned red, almost tearing up.
Clarissa lowered her gaze and smiled faintly. “Yes. It was thanks to him.”
Then she turned to Patrick. “I want to further develop the medicine you created, so more people with the same illness could be cured.”
“How much money do you want for it? As long as it’s within my ability.”
Patrick was stunned. Clarissa had always taken what she wanted directly.
Since when did she start talking about money so clearly? Was the divorce not a joke after all?
After thinking for a moment, he spoke slowly. “Clarissa, do you want to develop the medicine to help more people, or are you afraid I won’t give it to you?”
Clarissa was silent for a moment. “If you agree, I can help develop it. If you’re worried I’ll steal your credit, we can sign a contract. All profits from the medicine will be yours.”
She only wanted her grandpa to be healed.
Hearing that, anger flashed across Patrick’s face. “Clarissa, is that how you truly see me?”
Clarissa didn’t answer.
Patrick laughed bitterly. “Clarissa, you’ve changed.”
Between the two of them, who had actually changed? Clarissa fell into brief silence.
Patrick turned to leave. Clarissa reached out and stopped him, a cold light flashing in her eyes.
“I already reported what happened last night to the police.”
The air froze instantly.
Patrick looked at her sharply. “I’ll investigate this myself. You don’t need to interfere.”
They parted on bad terms. But Clarissa still investigated in secret.
What she found shocked her. All the surveillance footage she had gathered had been deleted. Even the backups were gone.
The men who hurt her had all gone abroad. But she checked that their finances showed they couldn’t afford to leave the country. What made it worse was that the incident happened in property owned by her own family.
Her face turned cold as she demanded, “Who ordered you to delete the surveillance?”
The manager’s face went pale. “D-director Clarissa… it was Mr. Tanker who told us to.”
Clarissa froze.
Patrick. Why did everything always lead back to him? A trace of sadness passed through her eyes.
Then Victoria’s voice came from behind. “Clarissa, why are you here?”
Clarissa turned around.
Patrick stood beside Victoria like a knight in shining armor. His guarded expression made it seem as if Clarissa might hurt Victoria at any moment.
Victoria deliberately changed into her sweet voice. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I could’ve welcomed you.”
Clarissa said calmly, “I ran into some trouble last night. I already called the police.”
She had also asked the hospital to keep all evidence. She was determined to make those people pay.
Victoria’s eyes flashed with panic. Clarissa ignored her, walked past them and left.
***
That night, Victoria sent her a message: [Clarissa, you did this on purpose, didn’t you? But even so, Patty still won’t look at you.]
Clarissa replied: [Victoria, I don’t think I’ve ever wronged you. Why do you want to hurt me?]
Honestly, she didn’t understand where Victoria’s hatred came from.
Victoria sent a voice message: [I should be the one asking you! Why did you steal what belongs to me?]
[I met Patrick first. He loves me. But because of you, I couldn’t be with him.]
Clarissa froze. None of that was her fault!
Before she could reply, another message arrived: [Clarissa, you will regret this.]
Not long after, a company employee called in panic. “Director Clarissa, something terrible has happened!”
“Our pharmacy partner reported us for selling fake medicine. Someone died after taking it. It’s already trending online. Please check immediately!”
