Amelia frowned as she looked at the distraught Liam. Then, she immediately snatched the wine glass from his hand. "Why are you still drinking if you can tell that you're already drunk?" Liam wasn't angry even when his wine glass was snatched away. Instead, he simply stood up and leaned in close to Amelia. Amelia quickly took a step back. "What are you doing?" "Haha, this dream is really realistic." Liam smiled and reached out to pinch her face. "It feels just as good as I remember. "Thank God it's a dream. The real you wouldn't have let me touch you at all. Do you remember how happy we were that night? Why did you have to say that it was just a one-night stand?" Liam frowned, seemingly aggrieved. "I was still really happy even though you were angry about it. I'd finally had you by my side again. I'm actually kinda grateful to Leona. I wouldn't have been forced to go and look for you if she hadn't drugged me. "I was really afraid … Afraid that you've forgotten about me
"Not everything can be solved by reporting it to the police. Leona may not be Rory's biological mother, but she has custody of him as his step-mother that raised him. The law dictates that Rory should be with Leona. And as for the injuries on his body, we don't have evidence to prove that she's guilty of it." Liam explained. Amelia's expression turned gloomy as she listened to Liam's explanation. "What did you mean when you said that you were going to marry her?" she asked. Weren't they already married? Liam smiled and looked at her. "Do you want to know?" Amelia noticed his expression and pouted to pretend she didn't care. "I don't wanna know. You can talk about it if you want, or don't talk about it if you don't." "Haha. Have you seen the recent news about drug dealers being arrested?" Amelia was confused by the sudden question, but she still nodded her head. "I did. They're a really evil bunch of people. They were operating around all sorts of major entertainmen
Amelia took a big swig of the liquor before her. It burned her throat, prompting her to heave and cough out loud. Liam patted Amelia's back and chided her affectionately, "Even if you want to drown your sorrow away, this isn't how you do it."Amelia tilted her head and looked at him. "Weren't you drinking too? Join me."Liam stared at Amelia for a while and laughed. "Sure."They then began chugging drink after drink. Soon, Amelia's cheek had turned scarlet, and her eyes became glossy. This sight of hers rekindled something within Liam, and his heart tingled with excitement.He said, "Lia, I've told you everything. And I've settled everything too. "Will you be mine again, please?"Amelia looked at Liam and smiled, but whether or not she had heard what he said was unclear.Liam held Amelia by her shoulder, and she smiled as she leaned closer. Despite the alcoholic scent she had on her, Liam didn't find the scent unpleasant. "Liam, I feel bad for you, you know? She sai
"Ms. Shannon, Astra called again to ask about the script. Have you made up your mind?" Erina asked Amelia if she had decided which company to sell the copyright to.Amelia rubbed her temples as she thought of how Astra kept pestering her. Did Eric ask them to do that? "Who from Astra called?" Amelia asked."An agent, Farah. She's trying to get the female lead role for a celebrity under her. I've met the celebrity before. She has the look that matches the female lead's vibe," Erina replied."Farah?" Amelia was surprised to hear this name. "You know what? Invite all three companies to a meeting.""Sure." Erina nodded. "Ms. Shannon, you want to meet all of them at once?""Yes, they're all rivals anyway. Let's hear it from them." After Erina left, Amelia took out Astra's document and read it. She then put it aside before calling Eric. "Astra is interested in my script too?" she asked.Eric was shocked. "Someone from my company called?"Amelia smiled and answered, "Yes. Peopl
Gio had just returned to the office when he heard the news of the vote of no confidence. Anxious, he went to Liam. "Sir, I was told they were…""How did the copyright acquisition go?" Liam interrupted Gio's question.Gio was surprised by Liam's nonchalance, but it also somehow reassured him. He answered, "Unfortunately Sir, I wasn't able to acquire Shannon's script. Prime Studios got it.""Prime Studios?" Liam frowned at first, but when he heard that Prime Studios won, he broke into a smile. "I don't mind it if it's Prime Studios.""Also Sir, Shannon is… Madam Amelia," Gio uttered gingerly, scanning Liam's expression.Liam lifted his head, surprised. Then, he laughed out loud. "She sure is full of surprises.""Right? I was shocked to see Madam in the conference room. I thought I was hallucinating." Gio recalled how he blurted out "Madam!" inappropriately, and how Amelia wanted him to call her Shannon. Of course, Gio didn't tell Liam all that."Sir, why weren't we warned ab
Liam was deposed as the CEO of the Prescott Group, and his replacement was Eric, his half-brother. Amelia was naturally shocked by the news. She knew that Liam's company was in fierce competition with Astra, but she couldn't have imagined that Eric would usurp Liam as the president.How did everything become like this? As Amelia was trying to make sense of everything, Erina came to tell her that Liam had come. After Erina brought Liam in, Amelia asked, "How come you're here?"Gio knew that she was Shannon, so by extension, Liam would know too. But Amelia didn't expect Liam to visit her all of a sudden. What's more, Liam didn't look like he'd just come out of a deposition at all. "Were you expecting to see a glum face on me?" Liam asked.Amelia smiled dryly when Liam called her out.After the Prescott Group made an official announcement and financial news channels reported the news, many netizens began commenting and mocking Liam. "Was I that obvious?" Amelia asked.Lia
But in the end, I was injured, and I lost my baby!" Amelia defended Eric subconsciously.Liam sniggered. "Yeah, without the baby, there'd be nothing binding us together anymore. Then we'd have an excuse to get a divorce."Amelia's fingers dug deep into her palms. She looked down as a vortex of information overwhelmed her head. Suddenly, her phone buzzed. Amelia was shocked to see who the caller was and hesitated to pick up the call.Liam glanced at Amelia and scoffed before leaving. As she watched Liam's retreating figure, Amelia felt a complicated mix of emotions. Was Liam… mad? When Amelia snapped back to reality, her phone had already stopped vibrating, and she'd missed the call.Eric didn't read too much into it when Amelia failed to pick up his call. He merely thought that she was preoccupied. But when he was told that Liam had gone to Amelia's office, Eric panicked. Liam must have told Amelia something that made her refuse to pick up his call.Eric needed to see
Christopher called to inform that Peter was gravely ill and asked Amelia to come back as soon as possible. When Maria passed away three years ago, Peter's health slowly started deteriorating. And after holding on for another three years since, it seemed like Peter was ready to leave.Amelia felt sad and wept when she saw Peter's haggard face and bony arms. "Amelia, you ought to be happy. I'll reunite with Grandma soon. She won't be alone up there." Peter comforted Amelia.His consolation only made her more upset, but Amelia mustered a smile and nodded. "Yes, you'll reunite with Grandma. Both of you are leaving me here in this world."Peter rubbed the back of Amelia's hands. "Grandma and I couldn't protect you. But I'm so glad that you've become so strong. Cherish your life now."Amelia was now a renowned scriptwriter, and Peter knew that many companies wanted to buy her stories. He smiled whenever Amelia shared the successes of her career. It made him proud.Shortly after, Er