Perfect CEO

Rosalie noticed the odd look he had in his eyes when he saw the ring. Patrick is normally an emotionless guy. However, his expression changed dramatically when he saw the ring. I bet he knows about this ring.

With that in mind, she quickly hid the ring with her shirt. Besides, she avoided the topic because she was afraid of saying something wrong.

“Pat, please have a look at our tender!” She rose to her feet and averted her gaze.

Yet, Patrick was still staring at her. Since he had never looked at Rosalie that way, she knew it had something to do with the ring.

Seeing that, she decided to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Not only would Patrick usually not look through tenders, but that was also not within a CEO's job scope. I don't get it. How did that ring end up with Rosalie?

Nevertheless, Patrick went through the tender patiently and said, “It looks rather promising. Good luck!”

By then, Rosalie had already recomposed herself, so she flashed Patrick a faint smile and replied, “Thank you for your encouragement, Pat. We won't disappoint you.”

With that, she retrieved the tender and held it tightly in her embrace. “I know you're a busy man, Pat. I'll get out of your hair.”

As Patrick fiddled with his pen, he said, “It's lunchtime. Let's grab lunch together.”

Rosalie's heart skipped a beat when she heard that. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because he had never invited me out! However, I mustn't have lunch with him today because he will surely ask me about the ring. Before I find out what's going on, I shouldn't go with him. I would accept his invitation in a heartbeat if he invited me any other day.

For the sake of the future, she had no choice but to turn him down. “I need to hold a conference after this, Pat. Once our tender gets approved, I'll buy you a meal instead!”

With that, she flashed a gleeful smile and turned around to leave the office.

The moment the door closed behind her, Patrick whipped out his phone to call Kevin.

Kevin answered the call promptly. “What's the matter? Are you in pain again?”

Kevin grew worried instantly because Patrick had only been discharged not longer ago.

“It's not that. I need you to look into something,” Patrick answered.

“What is it?” Kevin entered his office and took a sip of the coffee his secretary served him.

“Rosalie has a ring on her neck. Ask her where did she get it from?” Patrick asked. All this while, I thought Gwendolyn was the woman from back then. Everything made sense because she was also the eldest daughter of the Ashton family. However, I never saw the ring that I gave away back then. All of a sudden, I saw it on Rosalie today. I need to find out what's going on. Although a lot of things are still unclear at the moment, I know I'm right about the sense of familiarity I have with Gwendolyn.

Patrick was filled with confidence.

Ring? Kevin was never close to Rosalie because she was his stepsister. Hence, he never liked her. “Okay. I'll look into it.”

In response, Patrick slightly pursed his lips and said, “I need you to give me a DNA test. I could be a father.”