Chapter 279 Stealing One's Partner

The victim involved could say nothing as Patricia had offered the sincerest of apologies. Charles then said, "We're all friends here, so this is considered over. The feast is ready, so let's go down to have dinner." Everyone silently agreed to move past this and stood up. Patricia didn't look at anyone and left alone. However, she wasn't heading to the feast. Emelie was concerned and wanted to follow Patricia, but William grabbed her hand. "Where are you going? Did you miss me after not seeing me for a whole afternoon?" Those who didn't know the truth between them would think that he was flirting with her if they heard it. However, Emelie wasn't bold enough to assume that. She simply thought that she must have somehow offended him after opening her mouth suddenly just now and he was thinking of ways to teach her a lesson. He and Charles were business partners but she helped Patricia, implying that Charles's cousin was trying to steal her partner. And unlike Patricia, she didn't