Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

Chapter 221

I turned off my cell phone, pretending that I hadn't seen the message before. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

By the time I arrived at the downstairs of Lisa's house, I bought some fruits before I went upstairs, fearing that Lisa would ask me about this.

As soon as I arrived in the corridor, I saw a man standing at the staircases and killing time with his cell phone.

"Roger Lance?"

I eyed him and found that it was indeed Roger Lance.

When he saw me, his eyes lit up, saying, "Oh, my dear sister-in-law, did you go out? That's great. How about you take me in?"

"Don't call me sister-in-law. I have nothing to do with him anymore. If you want to call someone sister-in-law, go to Kelsi Clark." After I said this, I said, "Regarding taking you into Lisa's house, it isn't my call. After all, this isn't my home."

"How can you ask me to do that? My brother and Kelsi are indeed childhood sweethearts." Although Roger was older than me, he didn't

feel embarrassed at all when he called me sister-in-law. He continued, "It's true. You are the only one my brother loves the most. He told me so last time!"

Originally, I was ready to press the elevator button.

Upon hearing Roger's words, I withdrew my hands and looked at him.

Seeing that I stopped, Roger continued, "It's true. I went to drink with my brother back then. And he drank too much. So he told me that if he would marry someone again in the rest of his life, it has to be you."

Looking at Roger, I couldn't feel more complicated in my heart.

But soon, I realized that he had made up such a lie so that I could take him to see Lisa. I forced a smile, curled up the corner of my lips, and said, "Mr. Roger, do your research before lying next time. A few days ago, Mr. Cowell refused my proposal of marriage."

"Ah?" Roger was surprised.

At this time, someone went downstairs by elevator. After the elevator stopped on the first floor, the door opened.

A woman came out.

I stepped forward. As Roger intended to follow me, I stopped him outside the elevator door and said, "Mr. Roger, you should know Lisa well. You'll only infuriate her more if you visit her."

Hearing what I said, Roger, who originally planned to step into the elevator, stopped.

Standing at the door, he watched the door of the elevator close without taking another step forward.

When I got home, Lisa was doing yoga in the living room. I told her that I had seen Roger just now. She just rolled her eyes and said, "He just called me. I didn't answer."

In the daytime, Lisa would go to conduct the training.

I stayed at home. When I thought of Roger's words, I couldn't calm down at all. I looked through Simon's phone number in the phonebook and hesitated for a moment...

At least, I should make myself completely give up on Patrick!

I made up my mind, did deliberate makeup, and covered up the scars on my nose perfectly. Then I put on my mask as usual and went to the cinema which Simon's text had indicated.

To make it look like an accidental encounter, I purchased the latest cartoon movie ticket aired in another hall online in advance.

After I went into the cinema, I didn't go to have my ticket checked in a hurry. Instead, I waited on the side. Because it was daytime. There weren't many people in the cinema.

I waited there for a while. The movie which Patrick and Kelsi were going to see was about to start. Even so, I didn't see them coming either.

"Have I been deceived?"

When I was feeling a little suspicious, I heard someone beside me saying, "Look, that man is so handsome."

I looked in the direction that the one beside me pointed.

Sure enough, I saw Patrick.

Patrick was dressed in casual clothes today. By his side, Kelsi was in a crystal- blue sweater. And her white coat was hanging on Patrick's arm.

The two of them arrived side by side.

This scene seemed so dazzling to me.

"Miss Archer?"

When I looked at them, unexpectedly, Kelsi found me.

She said hello to me.

Patrick looked at me as well and moved slightly. He looked so terribly indifferent, as if he were a little angry.

For a moment, I was at a loss.

The two of them walked up to me. And Kelsi asked me naturally, "Miss Archer, are you here to watch a movie as well?"

"Yeah..." I raised the movie ticket in embarrassment and forced a smile, "I'm bored. And I'm not at work. So I'm here to watch a movie..."

"Oh." Kelsi stared at the movie ticket in my hands, "Miss Archer, this is a cartoon film. I didn't expect you to be so childlike."

"For the ones engaged in the design, we have to understand everything a little."

I explained.

Hearing my words, Kelsi said with a smile, "Miss Archer, have you ever seen this movie named Remnant Love? We are booking the entire hall for it. You can come to watch this movie with us."

"I'm booking the entire hall for you."

Patrick, who was on the side, snapped before I could speak.

His words were like a sharp knife stabbing at my heart. I felt so painful that I found it a little difficult for me to breathe.

I smiled wryly and said, "Yes, Mr. Cowell has booked the entire hall for you, Miss Kelsi. It's not appropriate for me to be a third wheel."

"No, we..."

"It doesn't matter. My movie starts now. I'll go in first."

I interrupted Kelsi impolitely and went straight into the hall

The entertainment effect of the cartoon movie on the screen didn't entertain me at all. Patrick's words had been lingering in my heart.

His words pierced through my heart over and over again as if they were thorns in my skin.

Finally, I managed to hold on to the end of the movie.

I came out alone. Fearing that I would meet them again, I took a taxi and left.

Sitting in the car, I asked myself over and over again.

"Charlotte Archer, have you ever waken up from your dream yet?"

"It's time to wake up."

"All the princes are destined to match the princess. And even Cinderella was the daughter of the Duke."

"How could there be a real Cinderella in the world?"

"If I want to draw a clear line with both Patrick and Kelsi, I have to tell Kelsi about my house." The next day, I found a time to call Kelsi and asked her for a meeting.

As far as I knew, although there were several clothing brands and chain supermarkets under Kelsi's command, they were managed by professional personnel. She didn't have to personally take care of them. So she had a lot of time.

Hearing my request, she agreed.

We agreed to meet in a cafe near Unit No.1, City Y.

Seeing her, I, who didn't want to beat around the bush, directly said my purpose of asking her to come out.

After hearing that I was going to buy my house back, Kelsi lowered his eyes slightly and fell silent for a moment. Then she said, "In fact, it's like this. My friend has recently returned to City Y. And he had been living there ever since two days ago. If you told me this earlier, I could have found another..."

"I'm sorry. I know that my request is quite unreasonable. But this house was left to me by my grandmother. I indeed want to take it back sincerely."

I looked at Kelsi and saw that she looked quite embarrassed.

However, after listening to me, she hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, I'll call him and ask him about this."

As she spoke, she took out her cell phone from her bag and made a call.

I listened to her talking to someone on the phone. And she said repeatedly, "Thank you."

"It should be successful."

After all, in my opinion, Kelsi was a considerate person. And her friends shouldn't be bad.

After hanging up the phone, Kelsi said, "He said he was fine with it. But he has to find a new house. It may take him a month."

"It's okay. Thank you so much!" Let alone one month, I would be fine with two months. After that, I asked Kelsi, "Well, regarding the price..."

"Let's stick to the original price."

Hearing her words, I was so excited that I was about to kneel in front of her.

To tell the truth, if she raised the price by a little more, I probably wouldn't have so much money.

After settling the matter of the house, Kelsi looked at me and said, "Miss Archer, don't you hate me?"