Book TRK
Chapter 490
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.
Jimmy hurriedly got a glass of whisky. “Have a drink, Father!”
Patrick threw 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 through him if I wish to bring Joanna home.”
“What?”
“How did Joanna respond?” Rosie asked hastily.
“How else could she have responded? I can see that she has slept with that man. Hugging a man in public. Where’s her sense of decency?”
“Joanna is the heiress of the DuPont family, yet she behaves in such a despicable manner!”
Rosie could not refrain from saying these words. She failed to consider that she was the mistress who had ruined other people’s relationships.
Jimmy said, “Father, what should we do if she won’t come back? You already agreed to marry her to the Drake family on the
sixth of next month.
“She refused to come home. The Drakes will fly into a great rage if she refuses to marry into their family. By then, Grandmother and the uncles won’t forgive you!” Belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
Patrick heaved a sigh. He said, “I was planning on getting tough initially. Yet, Joanna’s 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 were no match for him!”
Rosie said, “That’s easy. We’ll just bring more 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.”
Patrick nodded. This was the plan he had come up with too.
He said, “I’ll make arrangements in the next two days and bring more people with me to Swallowston. We’re bringing back Joanna this time, no matter what.
“That b*t*rd bullied me. I won’t be able to stomach the insuli without crippling bin!”
An idea came to Jimmy when he heard Patrick’s remark.
He suddenly chuckled and said, “Father, how about 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 you can’t bring Joanna home, you still have me, right?”
Patrick instantly laughed upon learing that.
He burst out in laughter and stretched out his hand to pat Jimmy’s head. “My son is a grown man now. He’s making good progress in life and knows how to share his father’s burdens now.
“Sure, Jim Come if you want. However, remember not to hurt Joanna. After all, she is to be married off to the Drakes.”
Jimmy loved his son more than anything else. What would be the point of living without his son?
As for his daughter, he knew that she would be marrying someone sooner or later.
Moreover, Patrick had always looked down upon women. In his opinion, women existed to be enjoyed by men. Hence, he had never paid much attention to Joanna from the day she was born
Jimmy was so delighted to hear Patrick’s compliment that his mind went blank. He burst out in laughter and said, “Don’t worry, Father. I know what to do and will certainly bring her back to you.”
Patrick nodded
“My good, ambitious boy!” He patted Jimmy’s shoulder.