When Amelia saw the familiar figure, she couldn't help but feel puzzled. She wondered what Ava was doing here.Come to think of it, she hadn't seen Ava for a long while. There were still news articles about her online lately, but they were few and far between compared to when she used to hang around Liam all the time. Most of the news about Ava was old.Amelia's phone rang. She checked it and saw Sarah's name on the screen.Sarah was David's wife. Her aunt had never called her before this, so Amelia figured that it definitely had something to do with David.Sure enough, Sarah asked about David as soon as she answered the call."Hello, Lia. I heard that your uncle got beaten up. How serious is it? Is he in critical condition?" Sarah asked.Amelia tightened the grip on her phone. "Well, the doctor has already examined him. He took a heavy blow to the head, but his X-ray showed no signs of additional trauma. He's sustained some superficial injuries, and his foot's in a cast. He shou
When Amelia returned to David's ward, she felt that the atmosphere was a little strange. She glanced at David, who was watching TV silently. The man didn't speak, and Amelia didn't bother asking him anything either."I'm going to head back home to cook. I'll visit you around noon. You should get some rest. Don't watch too much TV."David merely grunted, not saying anything else. Amelia shrugged and left the ward right away.At the hospital's entrance, she caught sight of Ava, who she had encountered in the OB/GYN department. Unfortunately for Amelia, Ava saw her as well.Amelia had intended to leave right away, but Ava ended up approaching her."Ms. Jenson, what a coincidence! I didn't think I'd run into you at the hospital."Ava had an odd smile on her face. Her perfume made Amelia wrinkle her nose and take a few steps back."Ms. Summers, what are you doing here?"Ava didn't seem to realize that Amelia had tried to move away. Moving closer, she said provocatively in her ear, "
It had been a while since David asked Amelia for money. She figured it was probably due to his injuries and the fact that he couldn't go out to gamble since he was in the hospital. That, or perhaps it was because he still had a lot of money on him. Even so, he continued to boss Amelia around whenever she visited him at the hospital."Get me some water."Peel me an apple."Buy me a pack of cigarettes! I want the expensive ones!"After running errands for David a couple of times, the other patients in the ward started to pay more attention to Amelia. Amelia assumed that they looked at her more because she had been around a lot, so she didn't pay them much attention.It wasn't until she returned with some hot water for David one time and overheard David's conversation with the other patients that she found out why the atmosphere in the ward always felt off. She finally realized why everyone kept staring at her."Dude, is your niece really Liam Prescott's wife? I didn't even know t
After Amelia's warning, David no longer shouted his status about. However, whenever he was in front of a crowd, he'd still display an air of superiority. He would boast about how much money he would occasionally receive from Liam, even taking out a small check Liam had signed to show everyone.He didn't dare to show anyone a large check because he was worried that someone would steal it from him.David's actions left some of the patients feeling doubtful, but they did show him a little more respect than before. It made David feel pleased.After Amelia spent two whole days taking care of David at the hospital, she resumed her job search. Unfortunately, she hit a dead end.She sat in the shade under the scorching sun. Staring at her resume, she felt powerless.She hadn't graduated from college, after all. After getting back from college, she hadn't worked. She was at a disadvantage in the job hunting market since she didn't have a degree and had spent several years unemployed. S
Sarah's furious voice made Amelia feel taken aback.How could Liam have gotten David beaten up? How was that possible?"Sarah, I know what you're trying to do. All you want is to extort more money out of me, but you shouldn't throw accusations around!" Amelia exclaimed. She couldn't believe it. Someone as arrogant as Liam wouldn't stoop so low as to order people to beat her uncle up.Sarah yelled angrily through the phone, "How dare you say that I'm extorting money from you! Amelia Jenson, you're so ungrateful! Liam's never cared about you, yet you're still so eager to speak up for him. He's sleeping with other women, for god's sake. It doesn't matter how much you care about him! He doesn't give a damn about you!"Even though Sarah was only telling her the truth, her bluntness made Amelia feel hurt and angry."Can you stop bringing that up all the time?""Why should I? It's not like I'm wrong! Your husband got someone to beat up your uncle, yet you don't even have the basic decen
This was the first time Liam had visited the place Amelia rented.Liam frowned as he looked around. The space wasn't very large ,and the furniture on the property looked slightly worn. Compared to the interior in Riverbay Residence, this place was a dump."How do you even live in this place?"Amelia cast him an odd look but answered his question anyway, "My place at Bryxton's even worse."She had grown up there, after all.Liam raised an eyebrow but didn't comment further. "I heard that someone attacked your uncle."When he heard the news, he thought that Amelia would come running to him about it. She didn't have much money, after all. With Amelia around, Liam was certain that David wouldn't pay for anything he didn't have to.His guess was partially right, but after two days of waiting around, Amelia still hadn't contacted him. Liam couldn't wait around anymore and decided to seek her out himself."How'd you know about that?" Amelia asked warily as she recalled what her uncle
Amelia hung her head low, keeping silent. She knew that she had angered Liam."Why'd you get so quiet all of a sudden? You were running your mouth earlier, weren't you?" Amelia had talked so much and even said that she knew about what had really happened, but what the fuck did she know?Startled by his raised voice, Amelia began to tremble. She had always been afraid of him. Now that Liam was angry, she was even more fearful of the man.However, her flinching only fueled Liam's anger.Grabbing her hand forcefully, he yelled, "Why are you shaking? Did I hit you or curse at you? Why are you so scared? How are you so timid and weak? You're unworthy of being a Prescott!"The person in his memories was never this timid. She was always elegant and dignified, earning everyone's respect.Amelia's heart clenched as she recalled what Ember had said.She suddenly felt aggrieved and smacked his hand away swiftly. "That's right. I'm cowardly and weak. I'm not worthy of being your wife! That'
David didn't end up getting transferred to a VIP ward because Amelia hadn't arranged it for him. David didn't want to spend the money he had on it either.He still had some reservations as to how his money could be spent. Amelia still sent David and Sarah meals every day. While there, she pretended not to hear all the sardonic remarks they made."If you're so sure that he's behind everything, why not just report it to the police?"Although Amelia's last conversation with Liam had ended on bad terms, she took some time to reflect on David's situation after. She figured that Liam probably wasn't behind the beating. Liam was a dignified man, after all. He wouldn't push away responsibilities like that.Even though she believed Liam wasn't behind the beating, the same couldn't be said for David and Sarah. She had no way of convincing them otherwise."What's with your attitude? I told you to think up more ways to get more money out of him, didn't I? Have you been listening to a word I s