Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)
Chapter 580

The next second, Daniel interjected, "I'm only the executor of the project. The person in charge of the project is dad."

"Shame on you!" Amelia widened her eyes and then roared, "You think you can get away with it if you just push the blame to dad? Know that this project has always been overseen by you. The police can interrogate anybody from the company and you'll be the person they point to in the end!

Also, who revealed himself in front of the TV back then? It was you!

Moreover, to complete this project, it must had gone through a lot of procedures, right? Didn't you review, sign and hand over the contracts related to these procedures? I'll know once I check it out!"

"I didn't say that I don't want to admit it." Daniel's eyes glinted in the light, and he said, "I'm just saying that I'm just helping dad and the company."

Amelia's hands were so tightly clenched together that the skin on the back of her hands was being scratched off. How did she get together with someone so despicable as Daniel in the past? She was really blind!

Out of realization, the few of them had been sitting in the living room till dawn.

Amelia, who had not slept for the whole night, moved her stiff neck and said in a hoarse voice to Alice, 'Aunt Alice, please turn on the TV. The morning news may have the latest update regarding the development zone."

Alice quickly followed her instructions. As Amelia had expected, the local TV station in Northville was mentioning the collapse at the development zone and the trapped employees on the live broadcast. The news reporter said that there were two casualties at the scene of the incident out of the twenty-one victims rescued. Eleven were seriously injured and the others were harmed at different extents. A burst o despair spread through Amelia's heart.

This was only the proportion of what happened to the twenty-one victims saved during an entire night's efforts. But according to what Alice had said last night, there were a total of more than a hundred people living in the dormitory!

Amelia dared not imagine how many people had lost their lives.

Daniel's bloodshot eyes stared at the television screen, his body pulled taut like a string that might snap at any moment!

Alice was a soft-hearted person. When she heard that there were deaths and heavy injuries, tears fell down her cheeks. "What... What should we do?"

Amelia also had an urge to cry when she saw Alice tearing up. She simply snatched the remote control from Alice and turned off the miserable scenes on the TV.

"Amelia, I've let down your father. Under my management, this home has become a mess. I should be blamed..."

Thinking of her husband, who was getting thinner and weaker as he laid on the hospital bed, Alice felt even more sorrowful.

"Aunt Alice, calm down!" Seeing her crying so hard that she could hardly breathe, Amelia hurriedly reached out to comfort her by patting her back. Huxton, on the other hand, silently poured a cup of tea and passed it to her.

Daniel looked at them as if nothing had happened from the side. He had wanted to see the downfall of The Ramsay Family, but he did not expect that he himself would be the price for it! Ding-dong, ding-dong...

The doorbell rang ominously as if it was forewarning the threat of death. Amelia became serious. She looked at Alice, who was stunned, and said, "Aunt Alice, you go upstairs and hide for a while. It may be the reporters!"

Alice replied feebly but firmly, "No, Amelia, I should be the one to face the media. This has nothing to do with you at all! Don't get involved!"

"How can it have nothing to do with me? I'm part of The Ramsay Family. To be honest, you're just a stepmother. It's not your place to worry about the business of the Ramsay Family yet!"

With that, Amelia said to Huxton, who was beside her, "Send Aunt Alice upstairs. Without my permission, she's not allowed to step out of the room!"

Huxton glanced deeply at Amelia and replied, "Okay."

"I'm not going up!" No matter how unwilling Alice was, she was no match for Huxton. The servants in the house wanted to step forward to help their madam when they saw her struggling, but they were warded away by Huxton's cold gaze.

When Alice's figure disappeared behind the door, Amelia turned to Daniel and sneered, "Now, there are only the two of us. No matter what happens later, you have to hold on!"

Daniel returned a strange smile, "With you as my companion, I won't be afraid even if it's the end of the world."

Amelia gave him a look of disdain and pursed her lips. "Don't try to deal with me the way you do with Brittany. It just disgusts me."

Under Daniel's defeated look, Amelia sat on the main seat of the sofa and said to a maid, "Open the door."

"Yes, Ms. Amelia."

The reason why Amelia did not open the door herself was that it would have lowered her composure. No matter how the situation changed later, she would have the upper hand if she remained prepared and calm to whatever was going to happen.

A moment later, the maid entered back to the living room with two policemen.

When the two policemen saw Amelia, they were quite polite. After all, Amelia was now more than just someone from the Ramsay Family.

Amelia gestured an invitation to them courteously with a smile and poured two cups of green tea for them. "You two must be here for the incident at the development area, am I correct?"

The younger police officer, catching sight at the warmth in Amelia's eyes, got flustered and adjusted his cap slightly.

The older police officer continued, "That's right. We want to ask Mr. Daniel, the overseer of the project, to come with us."

Amelia replied calmly, "May I trouble the two of you to slow down a little?"

Noticing their frowns, Amelia continued in a gentle voice, "I know it's your duty, but just as you said, Daniel is the person in charge of the project. The task on his hands has to be handed over to someone else, right? If you take him away right now, our company will be in a state of disarray as there will be no leader."

The older policeman thought for a moment and finally said powerlessly, "This is a matter of great importance and has even involved murder. Our superiors are also breathing down our necks for this, I hope Ms. Amelia won't make things difficult for us."

"Oh." Amelia placed her slender fingers on the landline next to her and stroked it faintly, "How about I ask Owen to talk to you two?"

The two officers' hearts suddenly thumped more rapidly than ever.

They were not just afraid of Owen. Instead, they were more terrified of who was on top of Owen, Howard Hopper.

It was rumored that Owen was brought up by Howard personally and was recommended by him to join the army. Who would dare to offend Owen, who valued so much by Howard?

The corner of the older policeman's mouth twitched, and he said, "Ms. Amelia, we can proceed by ourselves, you don't have to bother Mr. Hopper. Just tell me when will Mr. Daniel able to come to the police station with us."

"At least one day from today."

Amelia admitted that it was pathetic to rely on Owen's authority and power, but there was no other way. Once Daniel was taken away and was not able to come out in a short period of time, what would happen to Apex Construction Corporation?

"Okay, just one day!" The two policemen agreed through gritted teeth.