Single Mother: Struggling With The Dangerous CEO

It was bound to become another landmark building in Frostford City.
Sophia followed behind Patrick professionally and astutely.
Occasionally, she would hand over documents and sometimes take them from him.
After spending a long time in the General Manager Office, she would always hear her colleagues tease Patrick for being a
working machine.
He had already accumulated an impressive amount of wealth at such a young age.
What other people didn't know was how hard he worked.
Before, she didn't understand.
Until now, he followed the manager and the construction site director to inspect the place.
The road hadn't been repaired yet, and it was full of dirt and sand.
When the wind blew, it rolled up a cloud of dust.
He didn't frown but seriously discussed what to pay attention to and what to do next with the manager.
From a public expense exchange student to today's commercial noble, he went through a lot before he had everything.
Sophia felt that it was too hard to imagine.
It took them three hours to do a round of inspections on the construction site.
Although Sophia wore short heels, she walked for a long time and now had blisters on her feet.
It was excruciating to walk.
In addition, she did not have the time to eat lunch before she was sent to deliver documents to Patrick.
She was now hungry and thirsty.
As a result, when Patrick and the on-site construction manager arrived at the next inspection point, Sophia lagged and was still
twenty meters away from them.

It was unknown what the two were talking about.
Patrick subconsciously stretched his hands back, preparing Sophia to hand over the documents.
When he turned around, he saw that she was limping over.
Gritting her teeth, Sophia tried to run.
She was sweating from the pain.
If not for the safety hat helping to block the sweat, she would have been discovered a while back.
Patrick didn't say anything.
He took the document, pointed at the blueprint, and then pointed at the construction site.
They talked about professional matters, and Sophia did not understand the terms they used in their conversation.
After a long while, Patrick said, "Let's stop here for today.The most important thing for this construction site is still personal
safety.You must make sure that the workers know the safety measures while working.I don't want any accidents to happen."
The construction manager nodded in agreement.
Patrick talked to him for a while before he prepared to leave.He put the document in Sophia's hand and said, "Let's go."
Sophia nodded, thinking that it was finally over.
On the road, only the two of them were left.He was in the front, and she had been behind him all the time.
His footsteps were not fast, but she was far behind because her feet were sore and too painful.
Patrick seemed to ask her something.
But she was far away and could not hear him clearly.She wanted to take two steps forward to catch up, but he turned around
already.
He asked, "Are your shoes worn out?"
Sophia bit her lip.

"It doesn't matter.I can still walk."
Patrick grunted in agreement and continued to walk forward, but his pace was much slower.
This way, she could keep up with him.
When they arrived at the car, Patrick raised his wrist and looked at his watch.
It was already half past four in the afternoon.
Unknowingly, they had already spent a lot of time in this place.
After getting in the car, he asked her, "What do you want to eat?"
"Aren't we going straight back to the company?"
Sophia was puzzled.Her foot was now very painful, and she didn't want to go anywhere else.She just wanted to go back to the
company to stamp a time out and then go straight home.
"Well, let's have a meal first” Patrick insisted.
He told the driver the restaurant's address and didn't give her any chance to refute at all.
Soon, the car stopped slowly outside a restaurant.
Sophia looked through the window.
From the looks of it, it was not a high-end restaurant.
The exterior decorations were not very good, but she could see that the owner had put her heart into it from the intricate details.
When they entered the restaurant, not many people were eating in the hall.
Many of the customers seemed like they were students.
The restaurant owner was a woman, and she looked like she was in her thirties.
Patrick seemed to come here often as even the waitress acted enthusiastic to him.
"Yo, Patrick, this is the first time you brought your girlfriend over for a meal?" The woman asked.

Sophia was surprised.She called him Patrick.
Because they were familiar with each other, it was impossible that she did not know that he had a fiancee.
Soon, the waitress came out with a tray, which contained two exquisite dishes of simple soup and rice.
"The madam here is lovely.You look good together with her, Patrick” the woman said with a smile as she brought their food to the
table.
Sophia was embarrassed, but Patrick introduced her, "This is my sister, Kirstine, and she is Sophia Hill."
Sister? Patrick had a sister? She had known him for so many years, but she had never heard him mention her.
"Hello, Miss Hill’ Kirstine greeted her politely.She swept a glance at Patrick with a look of understanding in her heart.
Sophia recovered her composure quickly and politely said, "You don't have to call me Miss Hill, just call me Sophia."
Patrick took the spoon and fork and handed them to Sophia.
"In a while, go to the room with my sister to clean your feet.The size of your shoes is similar to hers.Let her find you a pair of
comfortable shoes” Sophia was still hesitating when she heard Kirstine say, "It doesn't matter, Sophia.It is my pleasure to help
you, no need to thank me."
Just like that, she was brought upstairs to Kirstine's room.
Kirstine was a person with a gentle personality.
They were almost the same in that aspect.Thus, there was a sense of familiarity between them.
Kirstine's room was decorated in a very feminine manner.
The color theme was primarily pink.
From this, Sophia deduced that Kirstine was a simpleton.
"Sophia, you can sit anywhere you want.I'll bring the medicine box to you first, and then I'll find you a pair of comfortable shoes"
Kirstine said graciously.

Kirstine was busy, and Sophia felt embarrassed.
"Sorry for the trouble."
"What trouble? Patrick's friend is my friend.Besides, you are the first girlfriend he brought here for me to see"
Kirstine said happily.
Sophia pretended not to understand the hint in Kirstine's words.
Kirstine should know that Patrick had an ex-wife and knew that it was her.
However, Kirstine was smart, and she was afraid that Sophia would be embarrassed, so she did not pry into it.
"Maybe he is too busy to bring someone over" Sophia said.
"Yes, he is very busy.I can count on one hand the number of times I see him all year round" Kirstine complained.
"Put it on and see if it fits your feet; Kirstine said as she took a pair of slippers.It was a pair of white slippers with no restraints
around them.It looked comfortable to wear, and the size seemed fitting too.It appeared that Kirstine had chosen the slippers
properly.The label on the slippers hadn't been removed yet.
It was a brand new one.
Kirstine saw that Sophia was hesitant to take it.
So she said, "Put it on.I have a lot of these.I usually buy a lot every month but I can't wear them all, after all.I still have a lot of
these in the cabinet that I haven't even worn just yet."
Unable to resist Kirstine's enthusiasm, Sophia thanked her and put it on.
Sophia got up and took tentative steps.She saw many photos hanging next to the cabinet.
They were all from Patrick when he was young.
He looked nice and warm, and there was even a smile on his lips.
"At that time” Patrick was still in high school.

Before his mother met an accident, you could see that he still had a smile on his face, Kirstine narrated.
"His mother?" Sophia asked.
She sensed the ambiguity in Kirstine's words.
"Yes, Patrick and I share the same father but different mother’ Kirstine explained.
Sophia nodded in understanding, but then she heard Kirstine say, "His grades in school were excellent, and he almost couldn't
hold all the awards he took home every year.In his second year of high school, he was accepted by Melbourne University.
Then, he left for five years.
"I heard him say that you and he met in Australia?" Kirstine asked tentatively.
"Yes, I was also in Australia many years ago" Sophia answered.