Chapter 441

Ms. Hopkins immediately burst into tears, "Dad, this is no longer my home. I haven't come back for

a long time, but how could she insult me like that when I return? She's a junior, but she said those

mean words to me... I know it! Everyone looks down on me..."

Christina slowly came to her senses and met Senior Mr. Hopkins's thoughtful eyes.

As if suddenly breaking herself from a trance, she tried to explain herself with a guilty conscience, "I,

I didn't mean it..."

She didn't mean to insult Ms. Hopkins like this, and she didn't usually quarrel with people.

"Dad, you heard it just now. She..."

Ms. Hopkins seized the opportunity, said righteously with an aggrieved expression, "Although

Christina gave birth to a pair of twins for our family, you really can't pamper her anymore. Look at

her now, she would even insult me at home! I can just bear it, but if she acts the same way outside,

our reputation will definitely be ruined by her..."

Senior Mr. Hopkins knew his daughter's character too well, so he snapped, "What reputation! Why

should you mind how others think of you? You wouldn't care about how others define you if you're

excellent enough!”

Ms. Hopkins and Judy were full of dissatisfaction, for they were unresigned that he actually taught

them, instead of Christina, a lesson.

Ms. Hopkins gave up her pretense and retorted angrily, "Dad, you're getting more and more

muddled as you get older! That Dickens is but an outsider in our family, and I'm your biological

daughter. I'm a Hopkins! Why do you always favor this little bitch..."

Senior Mr. Hopkins's face darkened and he chided loudly, "Shut up!"

However arrogant Ms. Hopkins was, she did not dare to challenge her father's authority. After a

farce, everyone left with a darkened mood.

As the old man passed by Christina, he rumbled in a cold voice, "Be careful with what you say.”

Christina tensed up and watched Senior Mr. Hopkins walk away slowly. The old man was majestic

and firm, and as she looked at him, she suddenly felt a little sad.

Christina knew that she had disappointed the old man.

When she retreated to the bedroom, she secluded herself in the room for a long time. She reflected

on herself, trying to figure out if she indeed had been spoiled and gone too far, but Ms. Hopkins's

words were so unpleasant that she couldn't help but retort.

She sat cross-legged on the bed with a dejected expression.

When she turned around and looked at the nightstand, Christina's eyes lit up. It turned out that the

old coin that Patrick had gathered up was there.

"Damn it, I know it! It's the one who instigated me!"

Suddenly, Chistina understood everything. Her face was tinged with anger as she felt that she had

been fooled by this ancient coin.

Christina was furious and grabbed the coin and flung it to the floor. "You little trinket made them

suspect that I was crazy. How dare you play tricks on me!" She lifted her foot in her cotton slippers

and was about to trample down on it.

The ancient coin was very spiritual as it seemed to perceive her next move, and it immediately

became furious. "No!"

Christina was not afraid of it at all at the moment. She insisted on trampling on it and did not show

it the least mercy. Were it not an ancient coin, it would have been flattened.

How could it dare to deem her as a pushover? "I'm going to throw you into the manure pit with the

dungs,” Christina warned fiercely.

"You crazy woman!"

The ancient coin seemed to have a fetish for cleanliness. Once it heard the vulgar words such as

"manure pit" and" dung", it immediately fumed with rage and its cold and ethereal voice echoed

throughout the room.

"There are so many villains in the Hopkins family. What do you like about Patrick? How could he be

compared to Derek, you blind woman..."

The ethereal voice reverberated like the bass of music.

Christina ignored that the coin had scolded her for having poor taste. What surprised her was

another fact, "You know Eric?"

She stopped trampling the coin and stared at it warily.

The old coin seemed to be still furious, as the voice that shook in her ear was still cold and gloomy.

"If you want Derek and Peter to survive, you have to listen to me..."

Christina was stunned. What did it have anything to do with Derek and Charles's brother?

Derek had been out of contact for a long time before the New Year, and even his uncle Larry

couldn't find him. And Charles's eldest brother went out of touch too after he went on his business

trip last month.

"What do you know?"

Christina felt like she was acting like a psycho, as she was actually asking nervously the ancient coin

questions.

"You're forbidden to put money and cosmetics around with me. Prepare a small bag, which is clean,

sterile, fresh and odorless."

However, the ancient coin suddenly raised some seemingly baffling requirements, as if it was very

dissatisfied with the current environment it was in.

"Your coat pocket is very dirty. You have to wash your clothes every 12 hours later. Also, you can't

touch me directly with your hands!"

What!

Christina's face gradually darkened. She had never encountered such an unreasonable ancient coin,

so she was fairly irritated.

Her clothes were all custom-made and were regularly cleaned by servants. How dare it despise

them? Even kings would not be so picky.

"Who do you think you are? Let me show you what kind of attitude you should have when your fate

is within my hands..."

Christina descended upon the ancient coin on the floor to grab it. "I'll throw you into the iron pot

and melt you." However, the coin flew up and went into her coat pocket.

When Patrick suddenly pushed the door open and walked in, he was taken aback outside the door

for a second. He frowned as he saw Christina wringing her big coat with a twisted face in a fury.

When Christina heard the sound of the door opening, she looked up at him. In an instant, she

stopped her hand and did not know how to explain it.

She couldn't say that she had a quarrel with a coin...

"Did you take the sedative?" Patrick didn't seem to mind her strange behavior, as he walked up to

her and asked her if she was taking her medicine on time.

Christina slouched her head and looked at the coat in her hand. She had mixed feelings because

they did not believe her.

Patrick looked at her face which was tinged with disappointment and vexation, so his voice softened

even more, "Don't mind my aunties.” Then he held her in his arms

As soon as he got home, Nanny Faang immediately informed him of what had happened in the

garden in the afternoon.

He knew too well what his aunts were like, especially Ms. Hopkins. Usually, Christina would not

quarrel. He also heard that his grandfather had chided her and warned her to mind her words this

time, so he naturally deemed that she must have gone back to her room and wringed her coat to

vent her anger.

"I'm not sick... There's no need to do this. You're like hugging a puppy,” she lowered her voice and

muttered.

Seeing that she was pretending to detest him, Patrick smiled, "You look very unhappy.”

Christina was always stubborn, "I'm not unhappy.”

She recalled what had happened in the afternoon and guessed that he came to her bedroom in a

hurry probably because of her quarrel with Ms. Hopkins in the afternoon. "I didn't mind my words.

They are elders. I won't do it in the future...” Yet she did not sound guilty.

It was not her fault, so he couldn't expect her to pretend to be kind and apologize to them. At most,

the next time she met them, she would avoid them like a plague.

Patrick didn't say much and just smiled, "You won't do it again?"

He did not blame her, as if he had clearly seen through her temperature long ago. The next time, if

they provoked her again, she would probably do the same.

Christina detected his teasing tone and argued, "What? Do you think your wife is so bad? I didn't

want to argue with her today, but she went too far.”

Patrick nodded, "That's too much." He adhered to his consistent principle and indulged her.

Originally, it was just a small conflict between women in the afternoon, but Ms. Hopkins seemed to

be trying her best to resist. At dinner, she did not go to the Main Residence to dine, and she even

threatened that she was married so she did not dare to dine on the main table.

She was going to confront Christina to the end.

Christina ate the meal in a bad mood and felt her heart laden. Although it was just a small matter,

she really wouldn't deal with the strife between these women. She was depressed.

"Christina."

Brianna suddenly called out to her in a low voice and slowly pushed a sponge cake in front of her.

Christina suddenly raised her head. She was not in the mood to care about the cake, only staring at

Brianna warily.

How could she forget Brianna?

The ancient coin said that it was Brianna who had attacked her.

Whether others believed it or not, she really heard the ancient coin talking. So even if there was no

evidence, she was still very vigilant against her.

Brianna finally mustered up the courage to approach her, but Christina responded with only

vigilance. Those present saw clearly their different emotions and they were very confused.

Nanny Faang knew that Brianna was introverted and sensitive, so she was afraid that Brianna would

feel hurt. She immediately explained to Christina, "This is the sponge cake that Miss Brianna made in

the kitchen this afternoon. She wants to share it with you."

"Oh." Christina was still rather indifferent.

She couldn't pretend to be a friendly sister-in-law.

Judy glanced at Christina and said at the right time, "Brianna is getting along well with the people in

the kitchen. She made this cake herself, and the cake chef who instructed her said that she was very

patient and not as afraid of strangers as before. Everything goes well with her internship outside as

well. The girl finally has learned to grow up slowly."

Senior Mr. Hopkins rejoiced at the news, "Let me try a cake made by Brianna.”

Although Brianna was brought back from an orphanage, they had lived together for so many years

and she had called him grandpa for twenty years. The old man loved this quiet and autistic

granddaughter and hoped that she could live a normal life as soon as possible.

Even the Old Master said he wanted to try a cake made by Brianna, so everyone had a piece. Even

Patrick, who didn't like sweet food, took a spoonful and tasted it.

Christina, on the other hand, held a spoon and looked at the sponge cake in front of her as if she

was staring at a poison.

Patrick clearly perceived her weirdness today.

He reached out and pushed the cake away from her, then said with an unperturbed expression,

"She's taking medicine, so she can't eat anything too sweet.”

It was obvious that Christina was not willing to eat this cake, and Patrick gave her a dignified reason

Why couldn't one have anything sweet while taking medicine?

But Judy did not dare to say anything, stifling her anger. Senior Mr. Hopkins looked at Christina

thoughtfully, as if he was blaming her for acting improperly.

Christina was usually very close to the old man. If it was anyone else, she did not care. But she was

scolded by the old man with no righteous reason, so she got even more depressed and frustrated.

She really hated the rules of these prominent families, especially those relatives. She didn't know

how to cope with them.