Chapter 259 - 259: I Came To Invest

Sophia hadn't seen Eddie for a long time. She called him but couldn't reach him. Finally, one day, she called Eddie and got through.

Sophia had heard from Albert that the Patton Group's case had been decided. The Patton family had paid a lot of fines and lost a lot of money. Their business suffered a great loss and a big crisis.

Eddie's voice seemed dull. "Oh, Sophia… Can I help you? If there is anything I can do for you!"

"No. I'm fine. I have been unable to contact you. I'm worried about you. Well, I'm relieved to hear that you're fine."

Eddie smiled, "You think I'll kill myself, do you? How could I do that? I suffered a more difficult time. I can do it. Thanks for your concern. I'll go to you when I settle everything."

Sophia cared about him. He was happy to know that, even happier than making a lot of money.

Patton Group needed a large infusion of money to throw the crisis, but the credibility problems made it hard to find investors.

He regretted that he was eager to succeed and did something wrong.

The secretary came in and told him that the representative of the Pearson Group wanted to see him.

Eddie frowned. He disliked the Pearson Group best. He was pissed at Albert, chasing Sophia.

He tried so hard to find his sister. He hadn't got to tell her when Albert appeared and tried to take her from him. That was not what he wanted.

He couldn't just let Albert go and had to ask the secretary to let him in.

Yes, it was Albert. The person he hated the most.

Eddie's face didn't look good. "What's wrong? You come to laugh at me? Hmm…"

Albert looked at him with a smile. "No. I heard that you need money. I just want to invest…"

Eddie was stunned. How could this obnoxious guy invest in his company? The sun came out from the west?

He didn't get it. "We are competitors. You want to invest in my company? Are you kidding me?"

Albert just smiled and pointed to the sofa. "Sit, let's talk."

"Are you in love with me? I'm not into you." Said Eddie.

"I'm in love with your sister," said Albert.

Eddie was furious, "You bastard! My sister is only sixteen. You're so old…"

His sister Dora was a sixteen-year-old cute girl, who was too good for Albert.

"I'm talking about Sophia."

"What?" Eddie stayed.

Albert explained the reason he came. Kate had asked him to find her missing son, and he agreed. After long research, Eddie was finally identified as Kate's missing son.

Eddie was taken and sold far away by traffickers. Later, the traffickers were killed in a round-up, but the police were unable to find the parents of all the rescued children. Also, information technology was not well developed at that time, and there were no statistics for every family.

Recently, the police had been integrating information from recent decades and made a match. Many missing children had found their parents. That was how Eddie knew that Kate was his mother. Also, Albert could find out that Eddie was Kate's son.

"So… you help me because of my sister." Eddie was upset. "No. I won't accept it! It's an insult to me! It's like I sell my sister for money. I'll never do that. I'd rather lose my company!"

Albert gave a thumbs-up. "Good for you! All right. I have to go."

Then he left without looking back.

Eddie was speechless.

Why didn't Albert say something more? That was so insincere.

If Albert insisted, he could accept the investment. He wasn't a man of high self-esteem.

And even if he refused it, his sister seemed to marry Albert.

He was regretting it, the secretary came and told him that there was a man from the Sterling Group.

Eddie let him in. The visitor was Andy.

Andy smiled as soon as he saw Eddie, "Son, you look like your mother. Handsome boy!"

Eddie didn't know what to say.

Andy took a copy of the contract out of his briefcase. "It's a welcome gift. I wonder if it will help you."

Eddie was so touched.

He thought he could protect Kate and Sophia and make them live easy and happy. But he didn't expect that he just got into trouble and his mother and sister gave him so much help.

He felt so useless.

Andy laughed. "I knew it. When Sophia was attacked, you secretly helped her. I know you must miss your mother and sister although you never said it. You are a good boy. I trust you, and I want to help you."

Eddie signed the contract. Anyway, Andy was kind of his father and was far better than his adoptive father.

Sophia and Kate were shocked to learn that Eddie was the missing kid.

Kate was so excited that she cried, "He's alive... Great! My son is still alive…"

Soon, Sophia made an appointment to meet Eddie at his house with Kate.

Mrs. Patton was an understanding woman. She knew the reason Kate came. "That's great. Then Eddie has two mothers and two sisters. There will be more people to care about him. I'm really happy," she said with a smile.

Dora kept asking Sophia, "I heard that you and my husband, no, I mean Mr. Pearson… You're in love, are you?"

Sophia didn't know how to answer.

Eddie, however, seemed awkward. He hesitated for a while before calling out, "mom." Hearing that, Kate couldn't hold her tears anymore.

They had lunch together. Eddie got more familiar with Kate and wasn't so conservative.

Kate was glad to see the lost son and wished him to visit her more. After all, he had to take care of Mrs. Patton.

Mrs. Patton advised her to change Eddie's last name, but Kate said, "I don't think it's necessary. We don't need our son to carry on the family responsibility. And he might not be used to the new name. Just be it so."

Mrs. Patton smiled. "Yeah. I don't count on him to carry on the family responsibility."

Kate didn't get it.

Did she think so because she had a bad relationship with Jarred?

Dora was a little envious, "Great! Eddie has two mothers now. I want to find my biological mother. If I have two mothers, I will get two dowries."

Mr. Patton was speechless.

It was the happiest day for Eddie. Most importantly, Kate and Sophia didn't blame him for what he did, and they didn't even mention it.

He decided that he would never make a mistake again. He wanted to be a decent businessman and never let his relatives down.

Though Albert didn't cooperate with Eddie, he did some help to Eddie. With the support of the Pearson Group and the Sterling Group, the Patton Group got well within a few months, even stronger than before.

During the co-op, Eddie met Albert and saw his strange curl hair and couldn't help smiling.

"Come and sit here, brother!" Albert pointed at the seat next to him.

Ryan came to serve coffee. He had met Eddie a few times, but he had never expected that this man would become his boss' brother-in-law. He remembered that he had offended Eddie and got worried.

His nervousness made his hands shake. Then the coffee spilled all over Eddie.

Eddie got burned and jumped unconsciously from his seat.

Ryan was so scared that he just ran away.

What the hell?

Was he a monster? Was he so scary? Eddie was confused.

Albert's assistant was indeed interesting.

Albert went out, scolded Ryan, and asked him to buy a new suit.

When he came back, he took out a small box from the drawer. "Sophia knows it's your birthday. So, she bought you a birthday present," he said to Eddie.

Eddie took over the box and opened it. It was a beautiful tie.

"Sophia is so sweet," Eddie exclaimed.

"Mrs. Green also has a gift for you, but it's not ready yet… You want to know? She knitted you a sweater!" Albert continued.

"Really? I've never worn a handmade sweater yet!"

Then he suddenly looked at Albert. "What about you?"

"What?"

"I know you want to marry my sister. It's my birthday. Don't you give me a gift?"

Albert then realized that he had set himself a trap.

He sighed helplessly. "All right. Just tell me what you want, as long as I can afford it. Of course, forget it if it's too much."

Eddie didn't know what he wanted for a while. Right then, Ryan came and told him that the suit was ready.

Eddie looked at Ryan's trembling look and found it interesting.

"Can you help me change?" Eddie asked.

"Yes, sir," Ryan said, picked up the clothes, and followed him to the locker room.

Eddie took off the wet clothes, cleaned himself with a towel, and asked Ryan to help him put his new clothes on.

He found that Ryan had good taste. The clothes were nice and in the right size, like they were right for him.

"What's your name?" Eddie asked.

Ryan was startled and stammered, "I'm… I'm Ryan."

Would he be fired? He was in despair.

Walking out of the locker room, Eddie returned to his seat and said to Albert, "I know what I want, but I'm afraid you won't agree."

"Within one million dollars, otherwise, forget about it."

Eddie smiled. "It's not about the money. I want… him!"

He pointed at Ryan. "Your assistant has good taste. I want him to choose clothes for me."

Ryan was surprised. "Choose clothes?"

What an easy job! But… the salary…

Eddie looked at Ryan with a smile. "Double salary!"

Ryan Sampson was so moved that he was ready to cry. Oh, god! He just needed to choose clothes and could get double the salary?

What a great job!

And most importantly, he wasn't sure Albert was gay or straight. He didn't think Albert could win Sophia's heart. And he worried that if Albert failed, he might come out. As the nearest man to Albert, he could be targeted at any moment.

While Mr. Patton was straight, there were a lot of rumors about him having affairs with female celebrities. If he worked with him, he must be safe.

Albert looked silently at the assistant who had been following him for years but whose face clearly showed "I want to change my job". "He's yours," Albert waved his hands and said.

Ryan was thrilled. His day was coming.

However, he didn't notice that Eddie looked at him with a deep smile in his eyes.