Chapter 149
Patrick quickly pushed open the bedroom door and saw a pool of blood on the ground. His grandmother still had blood on the corner of her mouth and looked embarrassed.
Patrick immediately helped her up.
“These two bastards! I’m not dead yet, and they’re already planning for the company!” Dorothy trembled with anger.
Patrick held her hand and said nothing.
“Patrick.” Dorothy’s face was pale, but she was still looking at Patrick eagerly.
Dorothy said, “When you were eight years old, you suffered grievances and hurt. You lost your mother. I knew you were sad. It was that beast who let you and your mother down. I have always known, and I’m so sorry.
“So you left the Clarke family and lived alone outside all these years. I never said anything but silently watched you behind your back, afraid you would be wronged and bullied outside.
Dorothy’s eyes reddened as she spoke.
The maid chimed in, “Mr. Patrick, when Mr. Conner founded Macroft Group, Mrs. Clarke took the initiative to find Mr. Powling and asked him to cooperate with Mr. Conner. These were all done silently by Mrs. Clarke.”
Patrick knew Mr. Powling, Russell Powling, was Macroft Group’s first and largest client, and their initial biggest goal when they started the company.
Dorothy said, “Of course, it’s not all my credit. It’s mainly because your company has strong technology, and both you and Stuart are capable.
“But Patrick, I have never asked you for anything. Now I only ask you to take over the company. If your uncles or your cousins were capable of managing the company, I wouldn’t make things difficult for you, but they have no ability in this area at all. I don’t want the Clarke family’s century–old efforts to be ruined by that beast.
“If the company falls into the hands of Elijah, that beast, not to mention others, let’s talk about Mr. Payne right in front of us. He would surely cancel the cooperation even if he had to pay a penalty.”
Dorothy vomited another mouthful of blood before she could finish her sentence.
Both Elijah and Eloise came in.
Elijah asked hypocritically, “Mom, are you alright? If you are seriously ill, just take a good rest. Why bother with the company’s affairs?”
Eloise added, “That’s right, Dorothy. Elijah is your son after all. He can’t possibly ruin the company, can he? He must be wholeheartedly devoted to making the company bigger and stronger.”
Dorothy glared at them with hatred but leaned close to Patrick’s ear, whispering words only he could hear.
“Before your mother passed away, she fought for many benefits for the company’s employees, and these benefits have been maintained until now. But not long ago, these two beasts sneaked into the company and ordered the company leaders to
cancel these benefits.
“Patrick, don’t let them into the company. The traces of your mother’s existence will be completely erased by them. One’s death doesn’t begin at the moment one stops breathing, but from the moment one is forgotten.”
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Patrick’s hands clenched into fists. His eyes were bloodshot with surging hatred.
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“As long as I am alive, the traces of your mother’s existence can be preserved, but what if I am gone…” said Dorothy.
Dorothy’s voice carried a hint of choking and unspeakable pain.
“I have never asked you for anything, Patrick. I only ask you for this one thing. At least do it for your mother.”
Dorothy clutched his hand tightly. Her knuckles were protruding, making her look thin and frail, but there was a stubborn breath caught in her throat.
Patrick looked at Dorothy. He closed his eyes after a few seconds.
In his memory, Dorothy was indeed wonderful to him.
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When he was a child, he was ignorant and sneaked out to play in the snow. Everything was white, and he got lost. In the end, it was Dorothy who walked from the snowy field and carried him back on her back. The road was impassable even for cars.
When his mother died, he locked himself away. Dorothy stayed quietly by the door, never leaving for five days and nights.
She only said one thing to him, “Patrick, there is only a door between you and me. As long as you speak, I will always be here.”
Patrick thought, ‘Dorothy is indeed my dear grandma.
‘It is just that Elijah is her youngest son. She hates Elijah’s behavior and even calls him a beast, but her heart is also aching in pain.
‘But… Grandma was right, even if it was just for the traces of his mother’s existence.’
Patrick suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes filled with determination, but his gaze was cold.
He left Dorothy in the care of the maid and stood up.
Elijah and Eloise were both startled by his appearance, but they quickly straightened up.
“Since you
have chosen to leave the Clarke family, you should not interfere in the Clarke family’s affairs,” Elijah said.
Mr. Payne’s voice came from outside, “I am so sorry to hear Mrs. Clarke is not feeling well. However, if my company’s business is to be handled by Elijah, I will have to choose to break the contract even if it means paying a high penalty. Mr. Clarke, I’ll be seeing you around.”
Elijah was furious. “He looks down on me?”
Patrick walked past Elijah to the living room outside and stopped Mr. Payne.
Elijah and Eloise followed behind.
Mr. Payne, their super–large client, had signed the contract, and Patrick did not care about the Clarke Group’s affairs. Elijah felt Patrick’s achievements
> Vere his own as Patrick’s father.
So, he would not allow Mr. Payne to break the contract.
“Mr. Payne, I will never hand over your business to Elijah,” Patrick said resolutely, his voice firm and serious.
“But they said you are not a member of the Clarke Group. Do your words carry any weight?” Mr. Payne asked. His eyebrows
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furrowed in anger.
“Patrick, what did you just say? I am your father, and how dare you address me by my name?” Elijah stomped his feet in
anger.
Patrick’s eyes narrowed slightly. It was too noisy.
He had a small fruit knife in his hand. After opening it, he threw it out. The blade grazed Elijah’s ear and plunged into the wooden shelf behind him.
“Ah! It hurts. It hurts! My ear!”
Elijah immediately covered his ear, and his hand was covered in blood.
It turned out that his ear was cut.
Patrick ignored him and simply looked at Mr. Payne, saying, “Mr. Payne, as you can see, my grandmother has handed over the Clarke Group to me. From today onward, I will be in charge of the Clarke Group. Everything in the Clarke Group is up to me.”
Mr. Payne looked at the cold Patrick in front of him, and then at Elijah, who looked like a jumping clown.
Mr. Payne thought, ‘But that is not the point.
The point is Patrick is ruthless. He can turn on his father without hesitation. When he does, blood is shed.
He is a man who got things done.
No wonder Dorothy left the Clarke Group to him.
Only someone like him can control the entire Clarke Group!
“Indeed formidable! Since you’ve promised, I’m relieved! You have matters to attend to at the Clarke family today, so I’ll take my leave and visit another day.”
After seeing Mr. Payne out, Patrick’s gaze swept toward Elijah and Eloise.
The couple took a step back and swallowed hard.
Patrick actually… takes over the Clarke Group?‘ thought the couple.
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