Liam had probably told John because when Amelia got out of the restaurant, she saw John waiting there."Alex, allow me to send you home!"Alex shook her head. "No need, I can get home on my own. You be careful and don't play hardball with him. Ease up when you need to so you don't end up hurting yourself."Amelia nodded. "I got it."She was really touched by Alex's concern. But she knew it was impossible for her to ease up, as Alex suggested. Besides, there was no way Liam would agree to send Alex home.Alex also knew that Amelia had no way of leaving Liam at the moment. Since that was the case, Amelia could only endure all the injustices she was suffering. It was better to think of a way to butter Liam up.After getting into the car, Amelia was stunned to find that only John was there."Mr. Prescott is tending to matters personally. He’s asked me to send you home first."Amelia nodded. "Thank you."John smiled without speaking further. He started the car.After a while,
The look in Liam's eyes flickered before he nodded. Amelia smiled brightly in response, dazing Liam a little.At the dining table, they sat opposite one another. "Why aren't you eating?" After eating a few bites, Liam sensed Amelia's gaze settled on him. He looked up to stare at her as well.Having been caught, Amelia felt a little awkward. Still, she gathered the courage to ask, "Is it good?"Liam frowned, not understanding what she meant. But after some thought, he remembered how she always used to cook for him before she moved out. Back then, he rarely ate her cooking.After looking at her a little more, he said, "It's good."Seeing the smile on her face, the part of his heart that had felt so weak before felt like it had been struck.After Liam finished eating, Amelia still didn't say anything else, so he frowned at her and said, "If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, the time for supper is going to end."Before, he was a little suspicious of why she had suddenl
Farah noticed that Amelia was a different person as of late.When she was at work, Amelia no longer looked at news about Ava Summers and Liam Prescott. Even when someone gossiped about the two, Amelia seemed completely unaffected.At the same time, she seemed to take an extra interest in her work. Whenever there was something she didn't understand, she would ask about it. She was even more serious about her work than veterans who had been working for years. Seeing her this way, Farah began to get suspicious."Amelia, did you have a fight with Mr. Prescott?"Amelia shook her head. "Why do you ask that, Farah?"Did this count as a fight? Amelia didn't know. After all that Liam had said that day, he still hugged her when they went to sleep. The next day, they both spoke to each other politely, like nothing happened. But no matter how peaceful things seemed, Amelia couldn't really pretend that nothing had happened."I'm glad you didn't fight. You just seem a little different from
"I heard that Mr. Prescott personally warned Mr. Borris off. He even granted him a favor. He actually gave up a resource to Mr. Borris' company."Back at Riverbay Residence, what Farah had said echoed in Amelia's ears. Had Liam really made such a compromise because of her?Amelia sniffed, feeling a bit touched.After three years of being married to Amelia, Liam rarely protected her. The only instance she remembered was when David had come to make trouble for her. Although she and Liam had still ended up at odds, Liam still helped her.That night, when Liam returned to the villa, May smiled and said, "Sir, the madam personally made you supper. Would you like to have some?"Liam was stunned for a moment as he scanned the living room sternly. May could tell that he was looking for Amelia and quickly explained with a laugh, "The madam wanted to wait for you to return, but it got too late. She was tired from working, so I told her to rest in the bedroom. Actually, she just went up. S
Breakfast progressed peacefully. As she got in the car, Amelia found that the person in the driver's seat was actually Liam himself."Where's John?""I had him do something else," Liam said indifferently, waiting for Amelia to get in the car.Amelia thought to take the back seat as usual, but Liam was driving today. She recalled how he had mocked her when she'd taken the back seat that time he'd sent her back to her neighborhood when she was still living elsewhere. He said that she was treating him as her chauffeur. After some hesitation, Amelia pulled open the front passenger door.As she got into the car, she didn't notice that Liam was smiling in the driver's seat."Thank you!" Amelia suddenly thanked him while they were at a traffic light, which made Liam look at her in confusion."Farah told me about what happened with Mr. Borris. So, thank you."When Liam turned to look at her and saw her sincere expression, he got the feeling that she really only wanted to thank him.
Amelia's heart felt cold.As expected, even a few days of peace was an extravagant wish on her part. Of course, he had blown up at her over something she didn’t even bring up. Liam didn't trust her at all. It was never his intention to make peace with her. "Whatever, I'm cheap, sure. It's because I'm cheap that I keep waiting for you! I'm cheap, that's why I keep saying I don't want to get more involved with you but still wish to in my heart! I'm cheap, that's why even though I know Ava's pregnant …"Amelia thought that she could pretend nothing was going on if Liam didn't bring it up so that they could maintain their current peace.Their marriage had always been a transaction. On top of Ember's disdain for her, even she thought she was useless and couldn't be Liam's equal.Before, she could comfort herself with the fact that they had already gotten their marriage registered. But with Ava's presence and pregnancy, she was on the verge of collapse."So what if she's pregnant? K
Amelia looked up to see Oscar standing beside her. She felt slightly embarrassed as she accepted the handkerchief and wiped her tears. "Thank you. I'll wash your handkerchief before I give it back."Amelia was a little worried. She didn't know how much Oscar had seen. Did he see Liam chasing her out of the car? Or did he only see her crying by the side of the road?"No need to thank me. You can keep the handkerchief." Oscar smiled. He didn't ask why she was crying. Instead, he comforted her. "You're going to be late for work. Come, I can give you a ride!"Seeing that Oscar wasn't acting strangely, Amelia comforted herself with the thought that Oscar hadn't seen anything. She nodded.Oscar was silent the whole way to the office, probably because he knew she was in a bad mood. When she got out of the car, he asked, "I still need to go over to shoot the commercial. Are you going too?"Amelia nodded. "Yes, I am."After the last all-day shoot, they had to pause the project for a bit d
Amelia scoffed. "Let's first put to bed the heinous rumor that there's nothing between Oscar and me. Even if things were as you said and we're in a relationship, wouldn't you be happier if I'd bitten off more than I could chew? No one would be fighting with you for Liam then."Ava's gaze shifted, and she suddenly laughed. "I was wondering how capable you actually were. Apparently, you haven't even slept with Mr. Prescott yet! No wonder you're so close to Oscar."In Ava's opinion, Oscar couldn't compare to Liam at all. If Amelia was seducing Oscar, that could only mean that Amelia was playing hard to get, even though Liam was interested in her, and gaining Liam's ire in the process. Thus, even when she got the chance to send Liam home, Liam still rejected Amelia!Ava was very pleased when she thought of this."As I said, Ms. Jenson, do you really think Mr. Prescott will take an interest in you? Don't forget that I'm pregnant with his child. Do you think Mr. Prescott will want anothe