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Chapter 469 Patrick Is Burning Boats
At Kelly's residence.
The next morning.
When Kelly woke up, Melody was already gone.
Kelly frantically got up and ran out, calling Melody on her phone.
She worried Melody might harm herself.
"Kelly, I'm fine, don't worry. I saw that you didn't sleep well last night, so I didn't wake you up... I've come to the funeral home. I want to see Oscar off." Melody's voice was hoarse, and she was fighting back tears on the phone.
"Wait for me there, I'll be there soon." Kelly rushed out in a panic.
"No need to come..." Melody choked up. "Kelly, Patrick won't let me see Oscar say goodbye to him ... By the time I saw him, all that was left-was his ashes."
*
He wouldn't even let me
Crying, Melody told Kelly how Patrick had refused to let her see Oscar's body and only allowed her to view the urn after the cremation.
"How could he? How could he be so cruel... He's a demon." Melody sobbed.
"Melody, stay strong... You have the baby in your belly," Kelly said, holding back tears as she headed out and told the driver to take her to Melody.
Melody kept crying, not saying a word. Kelly stayed on the phone, simply keeping her company in silence.
When Kelly found Melody, she was sitting in front of Oscar's gravestone, staring blankly.
Patrick didn't even arrange a funeral for Oscar. The police had taken his ashes, and they martyrs' cemetery.
were buried in a
"It seems like Patrick has gone mad... " Melody said hoarsely. "He didn't even hold a funeral."
"He's feeling guilty. He's trying to run," Kelly said, gently patting Melody's shoulder. "Oscar didn't die in vain. He brought Beau's child back, and that child is with the police now. Beau has confessed...
Kelly looked at Oscar's grave. "Patrick is planning to flee. He's panicking and doesn't know what to do... How could he have the time for a funeral?"
Patrick was fleeing Seaville.
Once Beau's evidence was handed over, along with the proof collected by Zev and Cecil, the militar police would work together to capture Patrick and dismantle the entire network behind him.
Melody clenched her fists and looked up at Oscar's photo. "That's right! Oscar won't have died in vain. Patrick will be caught!"
Kelly crouched beside her and hugged her tightly. "Zev was called away by Gary
to discuss the joint operation. Don't worry, it'll be over soon...
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Once Patrick is caught, everything will be over.
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Lockhart Group.
When Kelly returned to the company, the atmosphere was unusually quiet. It was as if every employee felt the tension, all of them maintaining a strange silence:
Hanson walked up to Kelly and whispered, "Something's happened... Someone reported financial and tax loopholes in the company. The authorities are here to investigate...
Kelly frowned. "The company's finances have been thoroughly audited. There shouldn't be any issues ..."
"The finance department manager jumped ship-he's one of Patrick's people. I heard Patrick had run, and now his people are starting to leave too. They're trying to create chaos and give him a chance to escape. Hanson speculated that these people were just pawns abandoned by Patrick.
Kelly's face darkened. "We have to cooperate fully with the tax authorities' investigation. There can't be any mistakes. The evidence Beau handed over is enough to send Patrick to his grave a hundred times over, but Patrick has dirt on almost everyone in the Seaville business circle. If he's caught, these people will all be in trouble. They'll all come together to protect Patrick ...
Protecting Patrick meant protecting themselves.
"Ms. Yeager, the Hardisons suddenly made a move. Sidney has been removed from his position as CEO... The Hardisons' company is now temporarily under Sidney's father's control." Vincent's assistant rushed in, breathing heavily as he looked at Kelly. "Mr Brooks is also facing a crisis and struggling to keep his position. He sent me to inform you."
Kelly's expression darkened. To save themselves, it was clear these people's survival instincts were kicking in.
She sneered and looked at Hanson. "Let them have their final moments of celebration. Patrick won't escape!"
Hanson nodded. "A scumbag like Patrick will never have a good ending."
Kelly took a few steps but still glanced back at Hanson and Vincent's assistant. "No matter what, we have to prepare for both outcomes. If Patrick gets away, the entire business circle will face a new crisis as destructive as a tsunami. The moment we lower our guard, Lockhart Group will be ripped apart by those jackals."
Their greed and will to survive should never be underestimated.
Hanson nodded, looking at Kelly with concern. "Ms. Yeager, you're about to give birth... If something happens at a time like this...
"With Mr. Zion not around
"Hanson sighed.
"It's not the time yet. I can still hold on," Kelly said, glancing reassuringly at her
belly. She could hold on for a little longer.
But if Patrick escaped, she wasn't sure she could hold out that long.
Chapter 469 Patrick Is Burning Boats
At the office.
Kelly sat in her chair, meticulously reviewing every document.
There was no room for mistakes now. She couldn't give those jackals any opportunity to strike.
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Patrick was determined to bring down the Lockhart Group. If he couldn't have it, he'd rather destroy it. But she wouldn't let him win.
"Ms. Yeager! Something's happened. The engineering department is in trouble. There's been an incident... A major accident-"
Kelly shot to her feet, but a wave of dizziness hit her, and her vision darkened.
Patrick's survival instincts were strong. He was burning boats this time. If he had to leave, he was determined to cripple the Lockhart Group.
Only then, during the Lockhart Group's recovery, could he guide those jackals from outside to break apart the Lockhart Group.
"I'll go over right away." Kelly had to handle this personally.
"Ms. Yeager, you can't go! It's a mess over there. If anything happens to you..." Hanson anxiously tried to stop her.
Kelly glanced at the time. "I have to handle this accident in person. There are still plenty of Patrick's people in the PR department and Lockhart Group's upper management... I don't trust them."
She hurried toward the door, a dull ache stirring in her stomach.
Hanson had no choice but to go with her.
Both of them knew exactly why Patrick's people were stirring up trouble-to lure Kelly out. If anything happened to her, Zev would be forced to intervene, leaving him trapped.
At this point, Zev was relentlessly hunting Patrick down, closing in on him from all sides. Patrick was bound to go wild, like a rabid dog, and target Kelly.
He had gone crazy. He was utterly unrestrained, willing to cause massive disasters, using innocent lives as leverage to escape, bide his time, and make a comeback.
On her way to the construction site, Kelly called Zev. "No matter what news you hear, don't get distracted. You must catch Patrick."
"Has something happened to the company?" Zev asked, clearly worried.
"The company's fine, trust me," Kelly said firmly. "You don't need to worry about that. Your focus is on catching Patrick."noveldrama
She had the ability to stabilize the situation on her side. "Zev, trust me. Come back safely."
"Wait for me," Zev said before ending the call.
Kelly took a deep breath, gripping her phone tightly as she looked at Hanson. "Have the police been notified?"
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Hanson nodded. "Someone's stirring up trouble. The police have arrived, but it's
still chaotic. The families of the injured and deceased are highly emotional. Even with evidence that it was sabotage, it's classified as a major criminal case. And it's Lockhart Group's construction project...".
Kelly understood that it wasn't just about calming the situation-it was about handling it safely and making sure Zev didn't have to worry, keeping the back end
stable for him. That was the goal.
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