As Eric spoke, Liam's expression turned even fouler. Liam couldn't stay there any longer, so he immediately grabbed Amelia's hand and got up to leave.However, Eric stood up to block his way. "Mr. Prescott, everyone knows that Ms. Jenson is my companion today. If you take her with you, what would the others think of her?"Amelia didn't realize it at first, but when she heard Eric's words, she couldn't help but tremble. The scandals online were troublesome enough. She didn't want another scandal to happen in real life.But Liam didn't care. He couldn't bear to see Amelia sitting and chatting happily with another man."Do I even need to explain what other people think of her? You're not the only one involved in the scandals about her online. Did you think that everyone wouldn't recognize her if you brought her here today?" Liam sneered. Then, he looked at Amelia and said coldly, "Stay by my side. If you leave on your own, I won't have mercy on you!"But Amelia didn't want to go
Liam was indeed on the verge of explosion. But when he suddenly remembered what Eric had said, he suppressed his rage with all his might."You look quite familiar, Ms. Jenson. You look like that woman who's been in the limelight online recently!" Brandon suddenly spoke up.Amelia couldn't help but tense up as she looked at Liam.Brandon had just subtly mocked her, and now his friends were going to mock her too."Brandon." Liam felt annoyed at Amelia's gaze. He gave Brandon a warning glare.Liam was truly upset.When he brought Amelia over, he did ridicule her. But he wouldn't allow anyone else to do it!Brandon felt a little upset at Liam's warning. He saw how sad Hannah was, and he wanted to speak up for her.So, he boldly retorted, "If she was truly blameless, she wouldn't mind people saying things about her."Liam, Hannie has waited for you for so long. It's fine if you can't promise her anything, but you can't just get a random woman to keep you company. You're humiliating
"So what if I hit you? What are you going to do about it?"Brandon did have that intention. But now that Amelia had exposed him, it wouldn't be right for him to hit her.He never hit women, but since young, he had also never been talked to like this. In his moment of anger, of course he would do something rash."True, I can't do anything about you. But don't forget, Mr. Hamilton, Liam brought me here. If you dare to hit me, it would mean that you're going up against Liam." Amelia smiled, looking calm and indifferent."Don't lump yourself with Liam. You're just a flir—a temporary companion. Did you seriously think that you're all that?" Brandon asked. He wanted to say that she was just a flirt, but he corrected himself when he remembered what Amelia had said before."You'd better keep a low profile with Hannie around. No one will withhold any benefits from you as long as it's due. You'd better stop daydreaming. Stop having delusions about things that don't belong to you!" Brandon
Amelia had planned to leave ahead of time, but Lily kept talking to her. She kept telling Amelia about the dishes she served in her restaurant.Suddenly, Amelia received a message on her phone. It was from Eric."Amelia, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. When you realize that you can't get anything by enduring, you should fight back. Perhaps a new path will appear in front of you."As Amelia read the message, a smile appeared on her face.By the side, Lily watched Amelia smile. She sighed lightly in her heart. She wondered how a woman like Amelia managed to get together with Liam.Of course, Amelia had no idea what Lily was thinking. She only knew that Eric's timely message helped her understand something.As Eric said, sometimes, she couldn't solve any problems by enduring them. Her argument with Brandon just now somehow gave her courage.As the banquet was ending, Liam still hadn't reappeared. Amelia didn't look for him either.She watched as the gues
Amelia was a light sleeper. When Liam entered the room, she didn't hear the movements. Yet, she felt as if a dark shadow was in front of her. Someone seemed to be looking at her.When she suddenly opened her eyes, she saw his hand reaching toward her."What are you doing?" She suddenly sat up. Her wary behavior caused Liam's expression to turn foul.His hand hung in the air. Then, he retracted it awkwardly. Standing up, Liam said, "May wants you to go downstairs for supper." With that, he strode outside.Amelia blinked. She wondered why he looked like he was escaping just now.When Amelia went downstairs, Liam was already sitting at the dining table.Thus, even though it was supper, May had prepared quite a lot of food. When Amelia came back earlier, she had said to May, "I don't know if he ate anything. Maybe you should prepare more food." She had simply blurted it out. But when she finished speaking, she saw the smile on May's face. Even Amelia herself was stunned.
During breakfast, Amelia noticed Liam staring at her with a dark look.She felt a little intimidated by his gaze."Why are you looking at me like that? Is something the matter?" she asked.Liam didn't answer right away. Instead, he stared at her for a while longer before saying, "Congratulations. The scandals are gone."Amelia was truly in a good mood because the matter was resolved. So when Liam mentioned it, Amelia even gave him a rare smile."Indeed. Thank you for the congratulations."It was an innocent reply, and she didn't mean anything by it. But more often than not, the listener had other interpretations.When Liam heard it, he thought that she was mocking him. She seemed to be telling him that even if he didn't help her, someone else would."Hah, and you said that you and him were just friends? Who would go this far for their friends?" Liam said. After all, the silencing fee was quite a huge sum!Amelia's good mood immediately disappeared because of what Liam had said
Amelia thought of what happened yesterday and Liam's attitude today. Then, she shook her head."No, I should thank you. You were right. I should fight back."The smile on her face was earnest and brilliant. Eric knew then that she wasn't lying."That's good to hear. If not, I'll keep feeling guilty inside," he said.After chatting for a while, Eric asked with a curious expression, "So, how are things going between you two?"Amelia raised an eyebrow. "Are you interested in gossip too, Mr. Richards?"Eric shook his head. "I'm just interested in you!"He had an honest and pure smile on his face that didn't hint to Amelia any other motives. If not, she would have suspected that he had ulterior thoughts.But Amelia wasn't being delusional either. Those words indeed had quite a suggestive tone to them."Same old, I guess." Amelia didn't know how else to explain her relationship with Liam."I see that you're still wary of me. Are you worried that he might misunderstand?" There w
When Liam returned to Riverbay Residence, it was already 9:00 pm.He went to meet someone after work and had retrieved the photos of Amelia's scandals from that man. So when he arrived home, he wasn't in a good mood. And his heart sank especially when he didn't see that familiar figure at home."Where are you?"Amelia wasn't surprised when she received a call from Liam."At a friend's house.""Come back!" Liam's voice was cold. He was giving her an order.He seemed to be quite mad. He even added, "Come back right now!"Amelia pursed her lips. Opposite her, Alex worriedly looked at her."I'm not going back." Her refusal was clear. Then, she hastily ended the call."Damn it!" In the villa, Liam angrily kicked the couch.He was furious that Amelia simply wouldn't listen to him. He wondered if Amelia was this bold because she thought that Eric would protect her.When he called again, the phone had just started ringing when Amelia rejected the call. Later on, she had even turne