Chapter 490

was pregnant to prevent her from becoming tao exhausted or from falling Meanwhile, in the DuPont family home in Northrive…

Patrick had traveled all night from Swallowston to Northrive but had yet to calm down.

He stormed into the living room in a rage.

“You’re home, Father.” Jimmy hastily walked over to welcome his father’s arrival.

Jimmy’s mother, Rosie, quickly came out of the room too.

Rosie Wade was forty years old this year and was ten years younger than Patrick. She had become his mistress when she was eighteen and became pregnant with Jimmy. She only married Patrick legally after Joanna’s mother passed away.

Rosie said, “How’s everything, Pat? Did you manage to bring Joanna home?”

“Hmmph!” Patrick slammed the table loudly and grunted.

“Jim, get your father a drink. Quickly now!” Rosie hastily said to Jimmy.

a glass of whisky. “Have

his head back and downed the glass. He then angrily said, “Let’s not talk about it anymore. Joanna is dating someone in Swallowston, and that man is wildly conceited. He showed me no respect and hugged Joanna right in front of me. He says I have to go

“What?”

respond?” Rosie

else could she have responded? I can see that she has slept with that

heiress of the DuPont family, yet she behaves

She failed to consider that she was the mistress who had

“Father, what should we do if she won’t come back? You already agreed

next

home. The Drakes will fly into a great rage if she refuses to marry

boyfriend suddenly knocked out all the bodyguards I brought with me for no apparent reason. That boy is so good at fighting that the few

bodyguards. I refuse to believe that he can’t be defeated with more men. Cripple him and bring back Joanna by force. As long as she’s here, she won’t have a choice in whether she’s marrying or not.”

he had come up with

bring more people with me to Swallowston. We’re bringing back Joanna this time, no matter what.

be able to stomach the

to Jimmy when he heard Patrick’s remark.

I go with you to Swallowston? I’m acquainted with quite a few influential heirs in Northrive and I’ll invite them to join us. If

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