Chapter 4

I looked at Patrick, amused. "Why should I apologize?"

The room fell silent.

Patrick stared at me in disbelief.

In his mind, I had always been obedient, someone who swallowed everything and rarely talked back.

His jaw tightened. "Charlotte, when are you going to drop that ridiculous sense of superiority?"

So now he wasn't even pretending anymore.

If I hadn't received a message from the private investigator before they came back, I might still be clueless about why he was so desperate to push me into the company.

Turns out, he and Victoria had already set the stage there, waiting…