After leaving the restaurant, Amelia was disappointed. She realized that the restaurant in the alley was too secluded.After rounding the corner and going down a few alleys, Amelia still hadn't made it to the main street. She didn't know how Liam managed to find his way there.Just when she was about to knock on a door to ask for directions, a car horn sounded behind her.She turned to see John poking his head out of a car window. "I'll send you home, Madam.""How did you know that I was here?" After getting into the car, Amelia asked John this."I was in the area, and Mr. Prescott said that you may have gotten lost."She thought about the bold move she made at the restaurant. Her heartbeat quickened."Then … where is he?"Amelia thought, "Why didn't he come along? Is he mad? But if he was mad, he wouldn't have asked John to pick me up and send me home.""I don't dare to ask about Mr. Prescott's intentions. Perhaps he'll return after you've gone back."At that moment, Amelia
"Have you had enough of looking?"The man raised his head. Amelia could see his face better now. She nodded subconsciously. "Yes, now I've seen your face properly.""Why were they chasing you?"Hearing that question, Amelia suddenly returned to her senses. "Sir, can you please take me outside? I don't want to return to that village!"She gripped the man's hand, pleading."You're from Bryxton?" The man glanced calmly at the hands gripping his arm. She had slender fingers, but sadly, her hands were covered in dust. She was quite filthy."Yes, I need to leave. I don't want to go back to the village!" Amelia suppressed the fear in her heart. She had a feeling that the man was capable of helping her.Even though she was scared of his cold demeanor, she still held onto the man's arm tightly. She feared that he would turn her away."Running away won't solve the problem. Tell me what happened."The man's sharp gaze suddenly gave Amelia courage. Releasing her grip on him, she settled i
"These are all family matters. They have nothing to do with an outsider like you!"Suppressing the bitter hurt she felt, Amelia spoke coldly."Is that so? Doesn’t that make you delusional? I have the blood of a Prescott in my belly. Doesn’t that make me part of the family?"I'm not entirely unrelated to these matters!"As Ava spoke, she touched her tummy and put on a gleeful smile.Amelia only found Ava's smile glaring back at her."You can have the baby, but who knows if they're truly a descendant of the Prescott family? Also, Ms. Summers, you have to successfully give birth to the baby first!""The Prescotts can mock me and look down on me all they want. But what right does Ava have to do the same?" Amelia thought. "Just because Liam likes her? Even so, I won't allow it!"Amelia had been bullied too much in the past. Now that Ava was goading her, she had finally had enough. She wanted to make a huge fuss about it.Still, she kept her wits about her. Even if she was going to
"Ms. Summers, do you know what homewrecker even means? I married Liam first, and you butted in afterward."If that isn't the textbook definition of a homewrecker, then what is, Ms. Summers?"There was a faint smile on Amelia's face.She didn't realize it, but her smile made Ava even angrier.To Ava, Amelia thought that she was better than her. She had the gall to speak to Ava in disdain.Ava thought, "She's just a country bumpkin. Where does she get this arrogance from? She's only this confident because she married Liam!""Liam and I are in love. You're the homewrecker who's getting between us!" Ava screamed, "You're the homewrecker!"Amelia stood up and looked down at her. "Only insecure people repeat falsehoods they believe to be true."Ms. Summers, how reluctant are you to believe that the feelings between you and Liam aren't real?""What are you saying?" Ava screamed. She raised her hand to hit Amelia.Amelia quickly dodged and then grabbed her arm. "Take a good look arou
Amelia felt something weighing on her heart.Ava continued, "Of course, Liam knows that I'm here. If I didn't have permission, how else would I know about this place?"Now, Amelia couldn't suppress her doubt anymore. She glanced at Ava, feeling her heart sink.After a moment of thought, Amelia looked at Ava. "Ms. Summers, you keep saying that you’re carrying Liam's child. When did you get pregnant?"A proud look appeared on Ava's face. She walked around the living room. "You don't know, do you? I got pregnant here, in the master bedroom!"A bolt struck Amelia's heart. As expected, they did it that night …She had seen it happening herself. But when it was mentioned again, she still felt her heart break."Of course, I know that. You think you know everything, Ms. Summers, then what about this? Because Liam brought you home that night, I moved out."Liam was reprimanded by the Prescotts for this."She had added the last part. She just wanted to tell Ava that Liam was reprimanded
Amelia's words shocked Ava.Ava felt a little hurt. Even though Liam knew about her feelings toward him, and even got more intimate with her, he was still cold to her.It didn't matter anyhow. She was alone back then. But now, she had support. She believed that he could learn to treat her better.As she comforted herself with these thoughts, Ava regained courage."You're wasting your breath. No matter how upset or cunning you are, you can't change the fact that I'm the mother of his child. Nothing will change the fact that I'm Liam's woman!"Just give up and leave, or things will only get worse for you!"She spoke gleefully as she rubbed her belly proudly.Amelia’s heart soured. Ava was right. Those two facts were something she could not change.Still, she refused to back down.She looked coldly at Ava. "So what? You think you're all that. But remember, as long I’m around, you're just a homewrecker. Unless I leave Liam’s side, people will always look down on you."Even if you
Back in her room, Amelia could still feel Liam’s hot, burning gaze.She sensed that Liam must have heard everything she said.Putting her ear to the door, Amelia tried to catch any sounds coming from downstairs. Unfortunately, she couldn't hear anything.It took only a few minutes before she heard movement. Someone was walking toward the bedroom. She hastily sat on the couch.When Liam entered, he saw her smiling very politely."You're back!"Frowning, he glanced at her and snorted petulantly.She was instantly anxious.While she was worried about what he’d do to her, he gave her nothing but a glance before going into the bathroom.She let out a sigh of relief, but she was still worried. After a moment, she grabbed her bag and went out.When Liam came out of the bathroom, he noticed that Amelia was gone from the bedroom. When he realized that she wasn't downstairs either, he frowned."Mr. Prescott, the Madam just went out."He sneered again. She had escaped quickly enough.
The next morning, Amelia woke up late on purpose so that she wouldn't bump into Liam.However, while she was having breakfast, May told her that Liam had just returned from his business trip.Hence, things were hectic at his company, so he went out early that morning. He didn't even have breakfast.Amelia didn't believe it. She thought that Liam was gone already because he was so mad at her that he didn't even want to look at her.It could be intentional or coincidental, but the two were caught in a strange cycle.They were living under the same roof, but she hadn't seen him in days.One day, Amelia received a call.Looking at the name on the display, she hesitated for a moment. There was a complicated expression on her face."Dad."She never thought that Liam’s dad would call her."Amelia, why don't you come over for dinner with Liam tonight?""Dad, did you tell Liam about it? He's been busy lately, so … he might not be able to come.”Liam didn't even want to see Amelia at