Amelia understood that if she insisted on staying, it would only make things more chaotic.She looked at Liam seriously and said, "Regardless of the circumstances, you are still her grandson-in-law. Lots of guests are here because of you. I trust that you can handle the situation."Liam nodded. "Don't worry. Just get some rest and come back later."Eric felt bitter hearing their conversation. Although he was there, Amelia didn't ask him for help. He had been more than happy to help out without being asked, but he was simply ignored.Despite Maria's disappointment with Liam, Amelia still trusted him with her grandma's funeral. It indicated that Liam still had a significant place in her heart."The granddaughter of the Jensons is really fortunate to have married such a well-off man.""Initially, they said she had been sold off by her uncle. But now, it seems like she made the right choice by marrying her husband. If it weren't for him, this funeral wouldn't be so grand. Look at the
Benjamin rushed over three days after Maria's funeral. Over the past two days, David and Monica had argued repeatedly over the donations, making Peter extremely angry."Get Liam to return all the donations from his associates. The rest should go to Amelia!" Peter slammed the table angrily. He was deeply disappointed by his children's behavior.Monica widened her eyes. "Return it? We can't do that! We've already accepted it. Moreover, even if we return it, people won't take it back! Besides, that's too embarrassing!"David also hesitated. But looking at the expressions on Peter and Amelia, he quietly passed the bag to Amelia. She sighed in relief when David did so. Fortunately, he still had some conscience.After some further bickering, Liam finally proposed to divide the money into three portions. David would take 60 percent and Amelia would take 20 percent. The remainder would be distributed by Peter.Watching her family argue over money made Amelia bitter. Maria had just passed
"Benjamin!"Upon hearing Amelia's condition, Monica panicked and immediately looked at Benjamin with a pleading expression.Even he was shocked. "Amelia, Monica is your mother. Why do you want—""Because I don't want a mother like her!" Amelia sneered and smiled mockingly.Monica glanced at Benjamin and burst into tears. "Amelia, I know you still blame me for leaving you back then. But … I really had no choice. Otherwise, I wouldn't have—""That's enough!" Amelia coldly interrupted her and looked at Benjamin. "I've stated my condition. The decision is yours."The rest of the Jensons looked at Amelia silently."I haven't had parents since I was a baby. They never raised me. Now that I'm all grown up, they just want me to go back to them. Things are not that simple." Amelia spoke without waiting for Peter to respond."I support you, just do whatever you think is right!" Liam patted Amelia's hair, smiling tenderly.Seeing Amelia's steadfastness, Peter didn't try to persuade her o
"I did investigate back then, right after the car accident. The car wasn't tampered with. From the evidence at the scene, it was clear that the accident happened due to the driver's carelessness. Plus, before that accident, Luke had made some arrangements. It was like he knew he was going to die."So, when Leona claimed that the car accident had been orchestrated by my brother, I had some doubts. That day, I was supposed to accompany Leona to her destination, but Luke sent me away."His voice was calm, but Amelia could feel the sorrow he was silently enduring."But, your brother was gone."Amelia couldn't restrain herself from airing her doubts. Even if everything Leona said was true, Luke had already died. What could she possibly achieve with the evidence?Liam smiled. "When Luke was alive, he established a charitable foundation. Even though he's gone, the foundation lives on. The Prescotts donate to the foundation every year. If Luke was exposed as a murderer, it would significa
After listening to Amelia, Alex nodded thoughtfully. "No matter what happened in the past, you're still their daughter. Since they're getting married now, you should go. "Besides, didn't you force your dad to choose? He just chose your mom. If you don't want to accept them as your parents, then you should take this opportunity to clear things up so that you won't have to be distressed all the time in the future."On the day of the wedding banquet, Amelia got all dressed up. The Jacksons' family home was not in Sableton, so she set off earlier to avoid the traffic.Amelia was fully focused on her driving. Even though there wasn't much traffic, her eyes were glued to the road ahead. She didn't notice that there was a car following her.While stopped at a red light, Eric noticed a familiar-looking car to his right. Just as the lights turned green, Eric saw that it was Amelia's car. Raising his eyebrows, he felt delighted as he hadn't expected to see her on the road.Just as he thoug
On his way to the parking lot, Liam ignored his ringing phone. He tossed it onto the passenger seat and drove toward the hospital. Throughout the journey, his phone continued to ring.But Liam wasn't in the mood to pick it up. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw that it was from Leona. The sight of her name only annoyed Liam further. The phone finally went silent. Perhaps Leona had accepted that Liam probably didn't want to talk to her. But as soon as the ringing stopped, another call came in. It was from One-Eye. Liam calmed himself down and answered the phone. He could ignore Leona's call, but not One-Eye's. "Mr. Onei, to what do I owe this pleasure?""Well, someone has been trying to reach you, but she hasn't had much success. So, I'm doing her a favor."Liam's eyes narrowed. "Oh? I wonder who it is.""Hmm, it's someone close to you. She's an old friend of mine too."As he said that, Leona's voice came through. "Liamo, I tried calling you. Why didn't you pick up your ph
Liam turned his back on Leona, unwilling to face her. "You keep saying that I won't divorce Amelia. It's true. Because if I divorce her, I'll have to marry you. But I feel disgusted thinking about how I'll have to sleep with a woman like you. I feel dirty."Leona's jaw fell. "So that's why." She then smiled bitterly. "But Liamo, it wasn't like I lost my virginity by choice. When I was engaged to Luke, I still thought about you a lot. And when Luke tried to initiate sex, I turned him down."Men have their needs. I know that. So I let Luke sleep with other women. I kept this fact from everyone. But one day, he was drunk. And he … He forced himself on me." Leona began weeping pitifully.Liam just started at Leona. After a while, he offered her a hand. "Get up. The floor is cold."Leona was overjoyed. "Liamo, you still care about me, don't you? You still love me."After Liam guided Leona to the couch, he continued, "I know it wasn't your choice. But what happened that day happened. I
"What now? Don't you want to leave me?" Liam asked with a smile when he saw Amelia hesitating to sign the document in front of her.Amelia lifted her chin and glared at Liam. "I can't wait to leave you." She then bitterly mocked herself. She had been the one pushing for a divorce, yet she was the one who was hesitating at the very last minute.While Liam opposed the idea at first, when he made up his mind to sign the divorce paper, he did it decisively. Perhaps because he already found another person, even though Liam had told Amelia that he was forced to marry Leona.Over the past few days, Amelia had been thinking. What if Leona lied? What if the proof that Luke had wanted to kill Leona never existed? In that case, Liam would never recover the proof even if he married Leona. Would he divorce Leona then? Or would he not?Amelia shook her head, trying to push away those things in her head. She clenched the pen in her hand. The moment the tip touched the paper, Amelia felt her heart