“What are you going to do about the truth you’ve just found out about your dead parents?” James asked Amelia as they sat in the living room. Amelia heaved a sigh and looked at his face before talking. “I am going to confront them first. Then I hand them over to the police afterward.” James’ eyes widened and he moved away from her in surprise. “Hand them over to the police?” “Why are you so shocked about it? They killed people. They should suffer the consequences.” “Amelia…” He called slowly and reached for her hand. He sweetly squeezed it and began to play with her fingers. “Have you thought about this well? This could be dangerous. You can end up regretting this at the end of the day.” He said, and she withdrew her hand from him. “Why do I feel you are trying to be on their side?” She muttered. “No, Amelia. I’m not on their side. I’m on and always on your side. I’m just worried about you. It’s your father and Uncle Freddie we are talking about here. Do you really want to do t
Amelia got ready to leave for Freddie’s house. She got to the living room and met James all dressed up too. “I’m going with you.” He said, and she shook her head and walked up to him. “Babe, you have a meeting with an important client in thirty minutes time. You should go there. I can sort this out myself.” She said to him, and he shook his head. “No, I want to be with you on this one, okay? You don’t have to do it on your own.” Amelia exhaled and cupped his face in her palms. “Trust me, Freddie. I can do this alone. I’ll tell you everything when I get back. I won’t keep a single thing from you.” James lowered his head and slowly nodded. “You’re telling me everything, without removing anything, okay?” He uttered, and she bounced her head. “I promise.” She lifted her pinky finger and wagged it, waiting for him to touch it with his. Instead he pulled her hand to his mouth and planted a soft kiss on it. “You smell so good.” He mumbled against her skin, sniffing hard. Amelia laug
“Hudson, what is wrong with you? Why do you keep doing things that make me regret you were ever born?!” Freddie smacked as Hudson tried to stand up. He wiped his bloody mouth with the back of his hand and lifted his face to look at Freddie. “Can we just stop pretending that you are always the good guy for a second? You think I didn’t know?! All these years, I have known you are not the man people think you are!” Hudson responded in a loud voice. “What the hell are you talking about?” “You think I’m stupid? You think I didn’t know you killed your brother? You think I didn’t know you once tried to rape his wife even when mom was still with us!” “Shut up, Hudson!!” “Why? You’re surprised I know all your secrets and how filthy you are? I got that stupid attitude from you, but you are always scolding me. Why?” Freddie’s eyes heated up and watered as he listened to Hudson speak. He clenched his jaws and lowered his head. “Why are you crying? Did you think no one would ever find out
~ After Six Months~ Amelia got out of bed and shuffled to the bathroom. Her legs were shivering and her back was hurting like hell. She needed to pee but it seemed like a big deal. She sat on the toilet and spread out her hands and held onto the wall that was on her two sides. She shivered as the urine finally found its way out. She cleaned herself with the tissue and was about to stand up when she felt a sharp pain in her pelvis. “Arghh!!!!” She cried out so loud, making James jump out of his sleep. “Amelia!” He yelled and ran into the bathroom. He saw her struggling to stand up from the toilet. He dashed to her and gave her his hand. “Are you okay?” He asked with great worry. He got so confused and didn’t know what to do next. “I think. I think the. The babyy…” Amelia shuttered. “That baby is coming?” He hurriedly pulled her hand and placed it round his neck. He held onto her waist and made her rest on his right side. “I’ll help you walk. Can you walk?” He asked, and Amelia
“You came all the way here and stayed till I gave birth. Come in already.” Amelia insisted on Elena coming in. Elena slowly nodded and opened the door. She walked in, keeping her eyes locked on Amelia’s face. She waited at the door so that the nurses could also clothe her with the gown too. After they finished, she fiddled with her fingers in the glove and slowly asked to Amelia’s bed. She stood next to her and lowered her head. Elena wanted to say something to her, but she was too scared to find the right words. After how much she hated Amelia, she really didn’t know any nice thing to say, as she was confused. Amelia noticed how guilty Elena was and helped her out by starting the conversation. “Are you not going to see her?” Amelia asked and turned her head to look at her baby’s cradle which was surrounded by James and Penelope. Elena looked at the cradle and felt reluctant to move closer to it. Penelope looked back and saw Elena staring. “Elena, come here, come and see your
Amelia got discharged and was driven home by James himself. Amelia sat at the backseat with Elena next to her. She refused to leave Amelia’s side all the time she was at the hospital. Penelope and the others headed back to the Parker’s mansion, waiting for James to arrive with Amelia. As he drove them home, James constantly kept looking back at Amelia and Alice through the interior mirror. Alice was in Elena’s arms and James wasn’t so comfortable about that. He knew she couldn’t do anything to Alice in front of them, but he still wasn’t comfortable with her being so close. He had always known Elena to be manipulative, and he hoped this wasn’t another way of her getting into their lives and hurting them again. Getting to the house, they saw a few cars parked in front of the mansion. James knew they were all there to welcome Amelia home. After he posted “I am now a father” on his Social Media handles, he expected nothing less. He drove into the compound and switched off the engine
The day finally came. The day of Hopper and Freddie’s sentencing. Hopper and Freddie sat in between their lawyers, looking so nervous. Amelia, James and the rest of the families were seated in the courtroom, waiting to hear what the judge had to say. “After listening to all the evidences in the murder case of Mr. Stanley and Mrs Clara Copper, which took place on the 10th of October, 1997. And after the defendants, Mr Hopper Richardson and Freddie Cooper had pleaded guilty, I hereby pronounce both of them guilty!” Amelia shut her eyes tighter and lowered her head. She gulped hard and held into James’ lap pretty tight. James touched her hand and tapped it slowly. ‘Amelia, did you make the right decision to bring them to court?’ She asked herself, waiting for the most important part of the judge’s decision. “This is my judgement! Mr. Hopper Richardson and Mr. Freddie Copper is sentenced to twenty years imprisonment with hard labor!” The heads of Hopper and Freddie fell low in sadn
The Parker’s mansion was lit up by colorful fluorescent lights, accompanied with beautiful flowers and balloons. In the living room, the couches were gone and it was a free space for everyone. There were about eight cocktail tables covered in white fabrics present. In the middle of these tables were small, pretty rose flower vases. These tables were arranged not too far from each other so that there could be enough space for about five dining tables, which could accommodate at most five guests. In front of the hung flat Tv screen was a huge and gorgeously designed five-tier birthday cake. A solemn music was playing in the background, and guests were beginning to arrive. Penelope arrived at the mansion fully dressed and her eyes widened at the side of the interior beauty of the living room. “Oh God. Who could have thought that your living room would be this spacious?” Penelope said to James, who was dressed in a red Tuxedo. His hair was rearranged in a more stylish way, making hi