Mysterious Mrs. Pansy

The scene that unfolded now was an unexpected outcome of all the efforts made to protect them.

“You have misunderstood, I didn’t mean it that way. I just wanted you to find someone suitable for yourself,” Beatrice said politely, trying to salvage the crumbling relationship between herself and Patrick.

“Shut up,” Patrick snapped, the anger in his eyes already saying it all.

“I have already severed ties with you. My affairs have nothing to do with you.”

“I thought you were just playing with me. I didn’t expect you would change after this woman came back,” Beatrice cried, as if expressing years of accumulated grievances and resentments.

Little did she know that it was all her own doing.

“Grandfather built the company from scratch. Now that it has come to this, you should also take responsibility, shouldn’t you?” At some point, the relationship between their family had turned into what it was today-so unfamiliar, devoid of any trace of affection.

“Good child, go and fetch Jane. Let’s forgive her,” Mike sighed deeply, speaking words of understanding.

“She hasn’t done anything wrong. She doesn’t need your forgiveness!” Patrick left these words behind and walked away.

Now, it was important to try and keep Jane from leaving.

Beatrice continued crying in Pansy’s Old Mansion, unable to stop. Mike found her noise irritating and scolded her, saying, “If you want to cry, go cry outside!”

Beatrice immediately stopped.

Harrison had been upstairs the whole time, but he had heard all the commotion downstairs.

Jane had been staying in the children’s room, watching the sleeping children. Finally, a smile appeared on her face. This was the scene she had longed to see.

“Lydia, you must be tired. Rest early,” Jane’s voice was gentle.

“Madam, I have noticed that so many things have happened in your family recently. Men are not good people. You and Mr. Pansy were so loving back then!” Lydia Andrews was a straightforward person, without many ulterior motives.

She treated the two children as if they were her own.

“You have been thoughtful.”

Jane looked at the two children, her heart filled with tenderness. Suddenly, she heard the sound of a piano playing outside-a melody she was very familiar with.

It was her favorite “Chopin’s Waltz,” and Jane walked to the balcony, looking down below. She couldn’t see anyone, but the music continued to play, its enchanting notes reaching her ears.

Jane felt as if she were spellbound by the sound and followed its direction, walking downstairs. She saw lights in the distance and a man dressed in a suit standing there, playing the music beautifully. It added a touch of elegance and charm.

“You play very well!” Jane couldn’t help but admire.

The moment Patrick turned around, Jane’s expression immediately changed. She walked straight into the house, and he quickly caught up.

“Don’t go. Give me a chance, please?”

The night breeze had a slight chill, and Jane wrapped her coat around herself, moving closer to the inside.

Patrick took off his own jacket and draped it over her. “It’s chilly at night.”

Jane took it off and threw it on the ground. “Mr. Pansy, there shouldn’t be any connection between you and me anymore. From now on, don’t have any fantasies about me!”

What she thought was just a simple piece of music turned out to be Patrick’s arrangement. She felt like a clown, almost falling into Patrick’s trap once again.

“Initially, when I jumped into the river, I had only one thought in mind-to save our children. I swam with the two children to the shore, but their bodies were already weak, and they had a persistent high fever. Melissa didn’t die either; she kept following us. I had no choice but to leave behind the children’s clothes, creating the illusion that the children had already passed away. I did it to prevent you from worrying. That’s why I did it!”

Jane listened quietly, imagining how cold the river water must have been.

“After rescuing the two children from the hands of death, I didn’t want them to be discovered by Melissa again. So I brought them to my friend’s house overseas. To assure you, I released information that the children were still alive, leading you here based on my clues.” Patrick revealed everything, baring it all, just to put Jane at ease.

“I watched you all the way here, how difficult it was for you. That’s why when you arrived at the embassy, I hoped that Michael, the person by my side, would protect you in secret. In order for you to find the children as soon as possible, I fabricated a series of lies, and I could only feel at ease after seeing you take the children.”

“After returning to the country, you were bullied by Harrison and the others, and the company was indeed in crisis. I understand that everything was very difficult, and I know that in order to save my company, you had no choice but to propose the acquisition.”

Jane’s eyes welled up with tears, realizing that Patrick knew everything she had done.

“But why did you try to hinder me during the acquisition?”Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

That was the one thing Jane couldn’t understand.

“Because when I was coming back, I was discovered by Mike. They threatened me, saying that I had to do as they wished, or they would harm you and the children. At that time, I didn’t have enough confidence to let you and the children take the risk, so I had no choice but to obey them.”

Patrick only revealed everything after he had prepared for all contingencies.

Although these words sounded true, Jane still couldn’t believe them.

“But why couldn’t I reach you when the children went missing? We had so many misunderstandings between us. We need to resolve these misunderstandings step by step to return to where we were before.”

“At the moment the children went missing, I received the news right away. But my car had just malfunctioned and had an accident, exactly like Melissa’s accident before. When I woke up, I found myself tied up in a small dark room. I knew it was all Harrison’s doing. To gain their trust, I had to obey their orders. It wasn’t until I overheard their conversation about Melissa holding the children by the river that I couldn’t hold back anymore and escaped.”

Patrick had kept these words bottled up for a long time, never mentioning them to anyone, waiting for the day when he could explain everything to Jane.

Jane looked at him with disbelief in her eyes and reached out to touch his face. Everything felt familiar and yet strange. The person she had once trusted so much had gone through so much, and she had no idea.