Nathan looked at Patrick with impatience, trying to pull his hand away, but Patrick held on too tightly, making it impossible to break free.
"No way, what if you run off!" Patrick's tone was innocent, and he looked at Nathan as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
Nathan rubbed his forehead, hiding his exasperation. How had he never noticed before that Patrick was such a shameless person?
"I'll go out with you, just let go!"
Seeing that Nathan was truly getting angry, Patrick sensibly released his grip and followed Nathan, hands in his pockets, returning to his usual laid-back demeanor.
On the other side, after Ava went abroad, away from the people and things that troubled her, her mind slowly calmed down. She knew that as long as she left, Nathan would stop targeting Alex, and Ryan would be well cared for by Nathan, with Zoe handling the studio.
