Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)

Chapter 1523

"I waited for him eagerly in that apartment But

he never showed up."

Amelia could not help asking, "He didn't keep his words?"

"Mm."

At this moment, Amelia wished that she could beat that guy up and teach him a lesson for letting Jessica down. "Then did he contact you himself and explain to you why he didn't come as he promised so?"

"No." Jessica bit her lower lips before she mumbled, "It was still me who contacted him first."

Amelia was overwhelmed by anger that she lost her words all in a sudden.

"He told me on the phone that he was caught up with something urgent. That was why he couldn't make it that Christmas. At last, he told me that he was going to deposit money into my card. That money was a gift and I could spend it as I pleased."

Amelia blasted outrageously, "How could he treat you that way?!"

"Ha! His words woke me up instantly from my fantasy. I could finally think sensibly. I began recalling the past when we spent time together only to realize one important thing. Other than the two previous occasions when he assaulted me involuntarily at the club back then, he had never touched me since then.

Looking at me instead, all this while I had been staying by his side and affording those luxurious perks that he gave me. I stayed in his apartment and enjoyed meals that he cooked. All in a sudden, I realized that I didn't have any rights to question him. At the end of the day, he owed me nothing even if he failed to keep his promise.

I was determined to support myself on my own initially. As time passed, it turned out that I had slowly become a dependent. What was more pathetic was that I didn't want to stop depending on him. Amelia, I wanted nothing but to stay by his side!" Jessica was literally bellowing for the last sentence.

Amelia's pupils constricted agitatedly. That was exactly why she refused to accept Patrick's kindness most of the time. Money was the root of all evils. Humans were all made of greed. It was much harder to resist the temptation of money once one accepted that money was his God.

At this time, Jessica's eyes were full of sorrow when she said, "When school reopened, I changed a lot. I realized that I depended heavily on him including his money.

I hypnotized myself into accepting that the money in the card was rightfully given to me by him. I had all the rights to spend it according to my wishes! Therefore, I withdrew ten thousand dollar from the card to pay for my tuition fees without hesitation.

I subsequently withdrew a dozen thousand dollar to buy new apparels for myself. I began finding pleasures through spending his money. I began convincing myself that it was him who bought me all those things..."

It was no wonder that all of them could not help but notice that Jessica's living condition was significantly improved when the second semester of third year study began. However, Jessica would tell them that she bought her apparels online from Amazon and Ebay. No one had ever doubted that.

Moreover, Jessica became more generous than ever too. Sometimes when the housemates decided to hang out together, she would propose to opt for a fine restaurant and offer to pay for everyone's bill. She would buy gifts for everyone when she returned from shopping. Those behaviors were odd enough as Jessica had never behaved such way before. Despite feeling strange towards her drastic changes, no one had ever pointed them out and asked her in her face. After all, they respected that those were Jessica's private business.

Alongside, Amelia and Jessica were not close enough to open up anything to each other back then. Therefore, she too had no idea what had resulted in Jessica's changes. Had she known what Jessica had been through, she swore that she would offer a helping hand in time when she was drowning in those

mess.

her own thoughts, Jessica began saying, "Although I was mad at him for standing me up, I couldn't help but continue working as a part timer in the same coffee shop that

"Did he come?"

not come to see her. After all, she

came. Two months later, he showed up smiling. That was the first time I saw

smiling?" Amelia once thought that he

Unless he told me himself, otherwise I was not allowed to ask him with regards to his private matters. He stayed for

Amelia thought for a moment before she

he didn't mean to pay me a visit until he happened to pass by my place. What's more, he didn't

of cheating on your feeling." Amelia thought for some time before she finally came out with

muttered

caught the glimpse of mischief in

you're fooled by me!" Jessica

her. However, at last she landed her hand softly on

like how Patrick would comfort her usually, she gently tossed with Jessica's hair as she murmured, "Jessica,

up to her when she needed help the most. In that case,

gently. She then said, "You're right. Had I been brave enough to befriend you, I guess I

"What happened after

I couldn't think of any other reasons that could make him that happy. The more I thought, the more I was convinced by my own assumption. If that was proven true, then

when wanted to get an answer from him. At the same time, I was too scared that my question was going to

for a couple

to return

to look for

he had indeed gotten back with his ex- girlfriend, they would either move into that place together or

that Jessica could cut that guy off as soon as possible. After all, one-sided love would do

yet I didn't ring the doorbell. Instead, I used the key that he gave to me before and entered the house. Things couldn't get

right?

already prepared for the worst

to enter

happened then? Did you see his exgirlfriend there

shook her

see

was still dumbfounded when I entered. You're going to be shocked

on the couch. I remember there was an apron hanging

in confusion, "A

explained, "I