Unexpected Fiancée

Chapter 159: Patrick Disappears

"Can't get through?" Nana asked, puzzled. "Is he busy or something?" "He turned off his phone," Jane's eyes darkened involuntarily. What was Patrick up to?

He had promised to come pick her up, why couldn't she reach him now?

"Maybe his phone ran out of battery,” Nana tried to comfort her.

Jane nodded and said, "Let's wait for him here. He should come after he finishes whatever he's doing."

The two sat down on the couch and Jane stared intently at the door. "Jane, don't worry too much. Maybe your husband wants to surprise you by suddenly appearing in front of you," Nana patted her shoulder when she saw Jane looking disappointed.

"Mm-hmm." Jane responded faintly but absent-mindedly.

For some reason, a feeling of unease rose in her heart as if something big was about to happen.

After thinking about it for a while, Jane dialed Morton's number again. "Hello Miss North," Morton's voice came from the other end of the line. Jane pursed her lips and asked, "Is Patrick at the company?"

"Mr. Pansy? He didn't come today.” Morton sounded surprised. "Isn't he with you?"

"What? He didn't go to work?" Jane felt a pang in her heart and hurriedly asked again: "Are you sure?"

“I'm sure.” Morton nodded confidently.

Patrick had scheduled an important meeting with clients today but hadn't shown up yet; even calling his phone went straight to voicemail. Morton thought that since it was their CEO's engagement ceremony today that Patrick would be accompanying Jane so he deliberately turned off his phone so they wouldn't be disturbed.

Now receiving a call from Jane made Morton wonder: "Miss North I thought Mr. Pansy is with you right now because I cancelled all his meetings for today."

"Nope! If you see him or have any news about him please let me know immediately!" The corners of Janes mouth stiffened as she took a deep breath.

"All right Miss North! Mr. Pansy may have some urgent business so I'll send someone out immediately!" Morton replied quickly before hanging up.

After hanging up the phone, tension gripped Janes heart tightly.

"How did it go?" Nana asked concernedly

"He isn't at work."

The feeling of unease inside Janes heart grew stronger by the minute - where could Patrick have gone?

He clearly said this morning that he would be going into work; why can't anyone find him now — not even on his mobile device which has been switched off completely?!

Patrick was not the kind of person to disappear without explanation, especially on such an important day as their engagement ceremony. Could something have happened to him? Jane stood up suddenly, “I'm going out to find him." Nana followed her quickly, “I'll go with you." Jane didn't even bother changing out of her dress and headed outside. "Wait for me," Nana caught up and grabbed Jane's arm, "Jane, calm down. Do you know where to find Patrick?" Jane shook her head but then had a sudden idea. She quickly pulled out her phone and dialed Anthony's number.

"Hey Ada, isn't today your big day? Why do you have time to call me?" Anthony joked on the other end of the line. "Aren't you afraid your husband will get jealous?"

Jane furrowed her brows tightly; urgency laced in her voice as she spoke coldly: "Anthony, help me locate a phone number right away.” "Hmm?" Hearing Jane's serious tone made Anthony feel surprised: "What number is so important?”

"Don't ask so many questions; just tell me the result as soon as possible!" Jane said sternly.

After hanging up the phone, she sent Patrick's mobile number to Anthony.

Soon after that message was sent off; Anthony replied with information: [Can only locate it roughly near Mountain Everspring in suburban areas.]

Mountain Everspring?

Jane's face grew colder by several degrees; why would Patrick run off there? He wouldn't just go there without any reason - could it be something important or did he get into an accident?

In a hurry now, Jane hailed a taxi with Nana and headed straight towards Mountain Everspring.

"Missy," The taxi driver turned around and looked at Jane curiously while being amazed at how stunning she looked in formal attire heading towards such an isolated place like Mountain Everspring - what could be happening?

"Do you have any specific location within Mountain Everspring?" The driver asked curiously.

"Just drive towards Mountain Everspring first; we'll figure out the exact location later," said Jane frowningly before sending another message to Anthony: [Anthony can we locate more specifically than this?]

Ten minutes later came his reply: [Sorry Ada I've done my best but can no longer pinpoint his location.]

Hospital

Patrick frowned looking at the woman lying on the hospital bed - was she really Candy?

That dusty memory kept flashing through Patrick's mind over and over again...

Her plum-shaped birthmark on her shoulder and her "Paddy" were exactly the same as Candy's back then. But why did he feel so unfamiliar when she fainted in his arms? Is she really Candy?

Patrick's handsome face was cold and distant, his thoughts drifting away. Suddenly, a soft and weak "Paddy" reached his ears, pulling Patrick's thoughts back. He looked down to see Candice slowly opening her eyes, her pale lips moving with excitement mixed with disbelief as she spoke: "Paddy, is it really you? Did you save me?" Patrick lowered his head, deep gaze scanning the woman lying on the hospital bed. His voice was icy: "What is your name?"

Candice struggled to sit up against the bed and gazed at the man who was so handsome that he could make gods jealous in front of her with affectionate eyes. She spoke softly: "Paddy, my name is Candice but people call me Candy because of my surname Tang."

"Candice?" Patrick furrowed his brows; this was an unfamiliar name. "Yes," Candice nodded gently. "Because my last name is Tang so they call me Candy instead.” She continued speaking: "Paddy, do you remember when we were kidnapped together and locked up in a small dark room? You haven't forgotten about that have you?"

Patrick remained calm throughout but there was a slight change in expression upon hearing this - being kidnapped and locked up in a small dark room did match their experience.

"Paddy," Candice continued talking while memories flooded back into both their minds once again - being trapped inside that pitch-black room where kidnappers were cruel enough to release dogs after them; she remembered how scared they both were - how much they relied on each other for comfort during those terrifying moments.

"I protected you from those big dogs because I knew how scared you were," said Candice with nostalgia written all over her face.

The scene played out before him once again - little Candy hugging him tightly while saying innocently: “Don't be afraid Paddy! I'm very strong! I'll protect us!™

Patrick's thin lips moved slightly as he asked hesitantly: “... Candy... are you really... Candy?"