Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)

Chapter 3

The silence lasted for two seconds.

The caller took the initiative and started talking, "Amy, it's dad."-

"Uh huh," Amelia responded.

George Ramsay seemed to have gotten used to her attitude long ago. So he just cut to the chase, "Go to Sakura at 7:30 p.m., I will introduce you to a young man. He is a son of a friend of mine. Very goodlooking. And his family is one of the richest families in Northville. If you are still interested after this, maybe have a few more dates with him. You don't have to getting married just yet if you don't want to."

Another one?

This is George's usual way to start a conversation with his daughter. Every time Amelia would refuse to go with all sorts of excuses. But when she realized she would be turning 25 after this year's birthday, she did not bother making up another excuse and simply said, "Okay, I'll go."

After work, Amelia had a bowl of noodles with wonton from a Chinese takeaway. After that, she went back to her apartment, took a quick shower and changed her outfit again. When her roommate Jessica Albert was curious about what the occasion was, she simply replied, "Another blind date." Then off she went.

She arrived at Sakura at 7:30 p.m. sharp. Being late was never her nature.

A waitress in her neatly pressed kimono notified her co-workers of a new customer as she gently opened the door for Amelia.

"Howard, this is my eldest daughter Amelia." "Amy, this is Uncle Hopper."

into the reserved dining room, her father could

man who was sipping a cup of tea turned his head leisurely. He held his jade green cup lightly with his fingertips. Despite the room filled with cigar smoke, it could not hide his impeccable eyebrows

with Amelia's, Amelia's pupils slightly contracted, and

"President?"

fathers, Howard and George, were stumped at first, then gradually showed a smile as they seem to understand what was going on. Amelia had worked in Roxxon for several years while Patrick only joined the company recently as leadership on day one. Since Howard and George thought they had never met before, the two fathers thought Amelia and Patrick would need some time getting to know each other. Who would have thought

it would save a lot

eyes widened when he saw his blind date was actually the

an employee of his company, but also the woman Howard

them about yourself." Watching Amelia just standing in front of Patrick, George reached out and tapped her shoulder, signalling her to sit on the

of Roxxon. I had seen you coming to the sales department for inspections

now. And you've delivered nothing but exceptional performance and results. On top o that, you never act like a spoiled princess unlike those brats from their rich families! I liked you the

"I

just a meet-and-greet and there

the chat George had with her on the phone. She squinted and squeezed another smile at Howard for she had no clue how to respond. In order to convince her to show up, Howard

yet? About the marriage between the Ramsays and Hoppers in two weeks?" Patrick,

chuckled, "Well,