Chapter 26

Patrick hadn't seen Emily all day. which made him suspicious.Normally, she was always on top of things and should have been in the office by now.

"Why hasn't Emily shown up today? Is she planning to skip work?"Patrick asked HR casually.

"No. Emily came in early this morning. She mentioned there was an issue with the project and needed external help, so she took a leave,"Iris quickly explained.

"Alright," Patrick replied, a bit impatient. She left in such a hurry to complete the project without even informing him. "How bod!"Patrick muttered with a helpless smile, then went back to his office and called David.

"Mr. Rivera, you actually remembered me! What a rare occasion!"David joked.

"Cut the crap. Has Marlon contacted you recently?" Patrick asked,trying to be subtle.

"Oh,you're asking about Mr. Hughes? We haven't been in touch since our last dinner. But his female friend did reach out a couple of days ago, saying there was a problem with the project and needed help with debugging. However..." David dragged out his words.

"Spit it out!" Patrick urged sternly.

"Don't be so harsh. Anyway, I'm out of town and can't help right

now," David continued. "But I did introduce her to a top expert.How about that for a favor?"

"A top expert? What's his name?"' Patrick pressed.

"Andrew! You must have heard of him," David said proudly. "By the way.are you interested in her? Mr. Hughes seems quite fond of her too. But if I were a woman, I'd definitely choose you first!"

Patrick ignored the comment and confirmed. "Are you talking about Andrew Anderson, the deputy director of ELE Artificial Intelligence Institute?"

"Yeah, he's at Synergy Research Center today," David replied, puzzled.

Patrick paused for a moment. "Do you know that a few years ago,Andrew was blacklisted in the industry for a sexual assault incident?"

"No way, I hadn't heard about that!" David realized he had made a mistake.

"Look what you've done!" Patrick snapped, hanging up the phone.He immediately drove to Synergy Research Center,where Andrew's studio was located. It was a converted1, abandoned yard in Silvercrest,surrounded by desolation and overgrown vines.

Before he entered, Patrick heard intermittent moans and the sound of a table shaking.

The urgent gasps and piercing screams were particularly jarring.Patrick clenched his fists, burning with anger, his body trembling. He strode forward and kicked the door open, ready to unleash his fury.

A voice inside cursed. "Who the hell is it? Do you have a death wish?

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Andrew was naked from the waist down, his dick still inside his equally naked female assistant. She wasn't disturbed by the door opening, her legs spread wide. lost in pleasure, writhing excitedly.her hands kneading her breasts, occasionally letting out cries. with clear fluid sticking to her inner thighs.

Patrick awkwardly turned away and said to Andrew. "Get dressed and come out in two minutes!"

Patrick then walked outside. Andrew. speechless. quickly pulled out of his assistant Echo, who shuddered. her eyes glazed. Andrew put on his pants and stood in front of Patrick. thinking he would make this intruder pay.

"Where's Emily?" Patrick demanded first.

Mentioning Emily made Andrew furious. "Don't mention that bitch to me. She stole my work, and I haven't even settled the score with her yet!" Andrew sneered at Patrick. "Is she your woman? How about you settle her debt for her?"

Andrew stepped forward to grab Patrick, but Patrick threw him to the ground with a shoulder throw. Andrew was in too much pain to stand.

"Who the hell are you..." Andrew fumed.

"I'll be waiting for you at the Rivera Group!" Patrick adjusted his sleeves, his face cold. Andrew was shocked. Could he be the president

of the Rivera Group?

"Since I've answered your question, it's your turn to answer mine!"Patrick continued. "Where is Emily now?"

Despite the pain, Andrew didn't dare show it and said obsequiously,"Mr. Rivera, I don't know. She came to ask me a question today. After I kindly answered, she left without even thanking me."

Patrick didn't rush to question further. He calmly observed the surroundings and decided to believe that Andrew didn't know Emily's whereabouts for now.

Earlier that afternoon, when Andrew was about to assault Emily,she pretended to seek help from his assistant. As Andrew looked at the assistant,Emily took a stun gun from her bag.

Coming to such a remote place alone, she had to be prepared. Emily suddenly stood up and pushed Andrew, who was on a swivel chair,away. She held the stun gun, looking at the fallen Andrew.

"Did you forget how I found you?" Emily sneered.

Andrew was puzzled. "Weren't you introduced by someone?"

"Yes, David recommended you to me!"

Emily continued calmly, "But he might not have told you that I work for the Rivera Group!"

Andrew frowned. He had just sent a resume to the Rivera Group,

hoping for a collaboration opportunity. "There are many people at the Rivera Group. So what?"

"The important thing is, if the Rivera Group's president, Patrick.knows what you've done, do you think he'll let you off easily?" Emily seized the moment while Andrew was thinking to pack her laptop into her bag.

"I think you've heard about Patrick's ways. He hates it when people covet what's his, especially a person."

Emily sneered. Andrew had heard rumors that Patrick doted on a female employee, even staying away from home for years because of her.

"So it's you!" Andrew sized up Emily. Her perfect proportions,S-shaped curves, smooth skin, and deep eyes were indeed captivating.

"You'd better turn yourselfin, or you can wait for the police to come for you!" Emily said disdainfully.

Andrew froze, and Emily took the opportunity to leave. As she was about to exit. Andrew suddenly lunged at her. Emily instinctively jabbed him with the stun gun, causing him to convulse and collapse.