Chapter 261 Fetal Movements (1/2)

”Let's go,” Hiram said as he stepped out from the washroom to the lobby and habitually held his wife's waist with his hand, leading her to the outside of the corridor.

When they were in the car, Rachel asked after a slight of hesitation,”I heard that Patrick has been kicked out from his family. Is that true?” Rachel knew that Hiram didn't like to hear her mention Patrick in front of him, but she started the conversation out of curiosity.

”Yup, it's true,” Hiram replied as he was rolling up his sleeves and adjusted himself to a comfortable position so that he could well support Rachel, who was leaning against him. ”His elder brother has always been jealous of him and wanted to replace him as the leader of their family business. Patrick made a bad decision in work, so his brother seized the opportunity and kicked him out,” Hiram continued.

However, Hiram hid some details, which only a few people knew about.

Preston, Patrick's brother, had come to Hiram to ask for his assistance to get rid of Patrick.

Since Patrick had always been his main rival in the business, Hiram agreed to cooperate with him. People say that you need to be friends with those who have the same enemy in order to be stronger.

Preston was a narrow-minded man, and had limited knowledge of business. Even if he became the leader of his family business, he was not competent enough to lead the company to become more powerful.

However, Patrick was more capable and courageous. Although he was inexperienced in business, he was innovative and powerful in actions. He was willing and brave to accept risks. If he were given the chance to continue leading the company, he would become Hiram's biggest opponent in the future.

In order to avoid the issue that he would face in future, Hiram finally decided to give Preston a hand in his fight against Patrick. Hence, here was Patrick who had been defeated.

Rachel nodded her head and replied,”Oh...”

Fate had made its own arrangement. Hiram gave a helping hand to Patrick's opponent, while his wife gave Patrick who was in trouble a helping hand by accident. That was very interesting.

”Why? Are you worried about him?” Hiram asked, staring at Rachel, who was lost in her thought.

”No, he is a nobody to me. Why would I bother myself to worry about him?” replied Rachel immediately. ”I'm just thinking about the uncertainty of life. When I first met Patrick, he was a successful and proud businessman, but suddenly he suffered a crushing defeat, and became miserable and distressed like a homeless beggar.”