My Billionaire Mom
Chapter 424

Yvette was astounded. What was going on?

Did this hotel really belong to Chuck?

When did he buy it? Yvette did not know about this at all!

She should have realized it long before. When Patricia had mentioned the name Mr. Cannon, she should have known that she was referring to Chuck.

After all, there weren't many people with the surname Cannon in the world.

However, when had Chuck become Landon's enemy?

Did Chuck's mother, Karen, have more power than the Allen family?

Yvette was taken aback by this surprising piece of knowledge. Karen was too amazing.

This meant that the person Patricia was looking for was Chuck. But how did they know each other?

What kind of relationship did they have?

Would Chuck end up helping Patricia?

Other than this, what else did Chuck buy without telling her?

Yvette's mind was a mess. This was beyond her expectations!

"Teacher Jordan..." Yolanda started to waved her hand in front of Yvette to catch her attention. She wondered why her ex-teacher looked so caught by surprise.

Frankly speaking, while Yolanda knew of Chuck's capabilities, she was still shocked to replace that he had bought this hotel. After all, Yolanda knew that Chuck had a strong background but she didn't expect him to be so powerful. Even the Four Greatest Households had to put their heads down and give in to him.

Yolanda felt that she knew less and less about Chuck with each passing day but she knew for certain that the best decision she had made in her life was to follow his lead.

"Teacher Jordan..." Yolanda prompted again.

"Huh?" Yvette finally replied, having come to her senses. She looked back at the hotel and asked, "Is Chuck here?"

"No. He left a long while ago," Yolanda replied.

That made sense. It was already very late.

Chuck was bound to be in bed right now.

"Teacher Jordan, why don't you call Chuck and ask him?" Yolanda asked as she felt somewhat puzzled. Why was Yvette here in the dead of night?

"There's no need for that," Yvette said while shaking her head. Patricia still hadn't come out yet, so she must be calling Chuck over the phone at this moment.

There was no point for her to call him if that was the case. She wouldn't be able to get through.

"Yolanda, could you help me out with something?" Yvette asked solemnly.

"Teacher Jordan, don't say that. Whatever you need, just let me know. After all, you are my lady boss," Yolanda smiled as she replied.

Yvette's face turned red at that. Lady boss?

Yes, she was Chuck's wife. So naturally, she would be declared as such, but...

"It's nothing serious, but could you not tell Chuck that you've seen me here?" Yvette said. She could not let Chuck know that she had become an assassin. It would make him worry. "Teacher Jordan, may I ask why?" Yolanda asked, taken aback. Why would Yvette make such a request?

"I don't want Chuck to know what I'm doing," Yvette admitted.

"I don't understand... But it's alright, don't worry. I won't tell if you don't want me to," Yolanda reassured. "Thank you," Yvette said and felt relieved.

"It's nothing. Here, have something to eat." Yolanda offered Yvette some food that she had bought just now.

Yvette opened her mouth to refuse but Yolanda had stuffed the food into her hand before she could speak. "Enjoy. I'll buy another one," said Yolanda before leaving.

With a beaming smile, she went back to buy more food.

Yvette was indeed very hungry. After eating Yolanda's midnight snack, she felt content and continued to wait in the car. She pondered on how Patricia was going to pitch her problem to Chuck. Soon, she watched Patricia exit the hotel and got in the car.

"So... What did Mr. Cannon say? Did he agree?" Yvette asked, looking at Patricia. She looked conflicted. What did this mean?

Could it be that Chuck...

Yvette kept those nasty thoughts to herself. Did he want Patricia to keep him company?

Otherwise, why would Patricia look so conflicted?

Yvette's face had turned sour at this thought. She was jealous.

"He agreed to help me, but..." Patricia trailed off. She was in a dilemma. Chuck didn't ask her to accompany him, instead, he had asked her to take refuge in his place.

Yes, Chuck wasn't interested in Patricia. But why was he helping her?

Was it out of his own goodwill? But Chuck was neither a good Samaritan nor a saint.

Unless Patricia was one of his people...

And so, in return for his protection, Chuck had asked Patricia to work for him for five years!

After all, Chuck had the idea of establishing his own business empire. He was still in the early stages so he was lacking manpower. Patricia's skills in business were not bad. It would be good if she could work for him for five years.

Since she was now one of his people, Chuck would definitely help her without hesitation.

On the other hand, Patricia was the president of various companies that the Dawson family had owned. Under such circumstances, how could she help Chuck?

Was it possible for her to leave her family behind and seek refuge with Chuck?

Chuck's answer to that inquiry was that it was all ultimately up to her.

Those were Chuck's demands.

"Well, Mr. Cannon asked me..." Patricia couldn't say it. She hadn't made up her mind yet. How could she bring this up to her family?

"It's alright. I understand," Yvette interrupted her, sounding dejected. How could Chuck be cruel enough to threaten another woman like this? "You do?" Patricia asked as she was surprised. How did Yvette know?

Yvette nodded and didn't say more. She thought about the days when she wasn't around. Did Chuck ever spend time with other women...?

Patricia kept to herself as well. She was really upset.

She started the car, ready to go back home to rest.

She was exhausted as the day had done her in. She had been beaten up by Landon and she had to contemplate over Chuck's request. She didn't know what to do. Patricia let out a long sigh.

When they started to drive out of the parking lot, alert, Yvette saw something odd from the rear view mirror. "Why don't you let me drive?" she suggested.

"Sure," Patricia agreed wordlessly. She was really tired anyway.

The two traded places then. Once they were both settled, Yvette stepped hard on the gas pedal. The engine roared to life and the car started to speed up. When they reached the main road, four cars had caught up with them.

As soon as Yolanda had bought the food, she started to walk back to meet up with Yvette again. However, she was met with Patricia's car driving away from her. Yvette had left. Yolanda was curious as to why she left so soon.

However, just as she was about to shrug it off, she saw other cars tailing behind Patricia's car. She was startled by that. What was happening?

Hurriedly, she took out her phone.

"Hey, why are you driving so fast?" Patricia exclaimed once she saw that the meter read 140. They were still in the city! This was horrifying. It was very likely that they would cause a car accident! "We've been followed," Yvette answered frankly. She found that there appeared to be a lot of people sitting in the cars behind them.

She knew who they were.

Those were Landon's hired men.

Patricia was shocked and turned around hurriedly. As expected, she saw that the driver of the car behind them was smirking evilly back at her.

Patricia hurriedly took out her phone, ready to call Chuck.

Under such circumstances, she had to call him. Otherwise, she would end up getting caught which would certainly lead to a miserable end.

"Are you going to call Mr. Cannon?" Yvette asked when she saw Patricia whip out her phone. Wouldn't that mean Chuck would replace out that she was an assassin?

"Yes. I have to." Patricia began her call.

Yvette was quiet. It wasn't like she could stop her. How could she? However, if she could somehow deal with the men tailing them, surely the problem would be solved. Then, Chuck wouldn't have to come over Yvette started to size up the men tailing her from behind. The Allen family was one of the Four Greatest Households. The people they sent out were surely professionals.

How should she face them if that was the case?

She stepped harder on the gas.

Seeing that the coast was clear, the cars right behind her geared up and reared them in from behind. Yvette's eyes sharpened at the assault, while Patricia was terrified. "Hurry up, answer the phone!" Patricia thought in panic.

"Boom!"

The cars behind them had already caught up on both sides, sandwiching Yvette and Patricia. Now, Yvette was bold enough to drive even faster.

Finally, the call got through.

"What's your decision?" Chuck answered, his voice rough with sleep.

"Mr. Cannon, I-I'm being chased by Landon's car right now. Can you please help me?" Patricia asked anxiously.

"I'm asking you now. What's your final decision? Just answer my question," Chuck asked again, unbothered.

Since she was still not one of his people, why should he help her?

"Mr. Cannon, I-I'm from the Dawson family. It's not that easy to just..." Patricia sighed.

"I'll get straight to the point. The only thing I want from you is your mind. You're good at doing business, I want you for that. Call me when you've made your decision," Chuck said and was prepared to hang up the phone.

"No, wait. Mr. Cannon, please. I-I accept," Patricia agreed eventually.

There was no other way. If she didn't agree to it, she would be done for. Her family wouldn't even bother to send someone over to help her, it was impossible.

"Alright. Let me know your address and I'll come right over," Chuck replied calmly.

Patricia hung up the phone then and sent her location to him with a text that read, "Mr. Cannon, please hurry up. They're going to catch us..."