"Lia, what do you think of this bag? Do you like it?" Liam pointed at a bag as he asked Amelia.Amelia looked in the direction he was pointing. It was a red handbag, and it looked quite exquisite. She instantly liked it.But why did she find it familiar?After thinking for a moment, Amelia widened her eyes. Wasn't this the same bag Hannah was holding yesterday?She looked at Liam. He was gazing at her with a smile, and there wasn't anything odd about his expression. Amelia couldn't help but feel her heart sinking."It looks decent. If you think it's nice, just buy it." Amelia smiled. Then, she turned around to look at the other bags while observing Liam's movements from the corner of her eye.She couldn't believe it. Liam had decided to buy the bag, and he had already asked the salesperson to get a new one.She chuckled a little self-mockingly."Did you see something you like?" Hearing her chuckle, Liam walked over to her. But Amelia had lost her mood to keep shopping.
That night, Liam went back to the master bedroom. It was as if the night he spent away from the bedroom never happened.Amelia didn't mention it, so Liam earnestly assumed that she had no idea about it.But Amelia sensed something. The most Liam did these days was hug her to sleep. He wouldn't act suggestively like he did in the past.Although she was relieved by this, she also felt a little disappointed.For what reason would he hug her to sleep every night and endure his desire for her?Amelia couldn't figure out why. Later on, Alex told her the answer.She explained, "There are only two reasons. One, he loves you too much, so he can't bear to hurt you. When he senses even a slight reluctance in you, he won't want to force you at all."Amelia blinked. Did Liam love her? She didn't remember him saying things like that. He never even told her that he liked her."What about the other reason?" Amelia asked.On the other end of the line, Alex fell silent for a moment. The
In the nursing home, Peter was playing chess with some of his friends. When he saw the couple walking over to him, he hastily waved at them. "Liam, come here and take a look for me. What move should I take next?"Amelia smiled in exasperation. "Grandpa, the audience shouldn't be telling the players what to do. It's not nice for you to get outside help in plain sight."The other player joked about it as well, "Look, even your granddaughter is reprimanding you. You should just surrender!""No way. My grandson-in-law will win against you for sure!" Peter was stubborn about it. "If he wins against you, it's my victory as well."The player didn't decline. He looked like he wanted Liam to play for Peter as well. So Liam took Peter's seat at the table.He only took a glance at the board before making a move.By the side, Peter nodded as he watched. "Foley, I told you that my grandson-in-law is amazing. Just watch. You'll be surrendering soon!"Seeing Peter's proud expression, Ameli
The two chatted for a moment. Then, Maria lowered her voice and spoke with a serious expression, "You have to take the opportunity to get pregnant right now. I didn't urge you before because I feared that you might get mistreated in the Prescott family."I was thinking that you might want to get away from the Prescott family and remarry. But now, I can see that you two are getting along well. Liam's also treating you sincerely. He's a decent person to spend the rest of your life with."You should have children soon so that you can establish your standing in the Prescott family."Amelia instantly felt a little embarrassed. "Grandma, I'm still young. I'm only 22!""But Liam isn't young anymore. Even if you can wait, he can't!" Maria exclaimed.At that moment, Liam had just entered the room. He fell silent when he heard those words. He wondered if Amelia refused to be with him because she thought that he was too old for her.But he was only 27!Of course, Peter overheard Maria's
"Look Lia, even Grandma is talking about it. Isn't it about time you took her advice?" Liam said.At night, as they lay on the bed, Liam supported his head with an arm as he looked at Amelia.Amelia blinked, pretending that she didn't understand what Liam meant. "What advice did she give? She talked a lot today, so I don't think I remember anything in particular.""Is that so? We should visit Grandma again tomorrow. Then, we can listen to her advice together. Grandma loves you so much, I trust that she won't find it troublesome at all. She'll tell us the same things a few times over, I'm sure." Liam smiled, pretending he didn't know what Amelia was thinking. Instead, he was quite lenient toward her.Amelia widened her eyes. If they truly went to the nursing home, she didn't doubt that Maria would say the same things again in front of the two. She might even repeat it a few times out of worry.Amelia glared at the man next to her. He knew what she meant, but he insisted on pr
Karl always knew that Amelia had good looks. If she dressed up, she would be quite the beauty.As Karl watched her come down the stairs with her exquisite makeup and form-fitting strapless dress adorned with brilliant diamonds, he was still startled by her beauty.Liam snorted in dissatisfaction when he noticed Karl's expression. Then, he walked toward Amelia, blocking Karl's line of sight.Karl rubbed his nose, realizing that he was acting inappropriately. But he was amused by Liam's domineering attitude.He was the only outsider to see Amelia now, but many more people would be looking at her at the banquet later. Would Liam throw a tantrum when that happens?"This dress doesn't look nice at all. I'll get someone to deliver another dress," Liam said with a foul expression. When Liam picked this dress, he only felt that the dress was beautiful and that it would look great on Amelia. But he didn't expect it to suit Amelia this perfectly.Amelia had a great figure, so with the
As expected, Amelia attracted everyone's attention when she arrived. Neither the men nor the women noticed Oscar right away, despite him standing next to Amelia.Oscar teased Amelia in secret, "Silly Billy, people are more jealous of you than they are of me right now. Look how those women are looking at you! They wish they could defeat you just by their gazes!"Amelia agreed wholeheartedly, but of course, she only agreed to the latter half of what he said.The women not only wanted to defeat her with their gazes, but they also wanted to kill her with their looks!Amelia couldn't help but frown when she noticed some malicious gazes. Now, she could understand Liam's feelings a little.The two didn't want to linger at the entrance for long. They hastily walked toward Eric, who was already inside.When Eric saw them coming in, he was also surprised by Amelia's stunning looks. However, he quickly hid his emotions. When they walked over to him, he had already put on a warm and gent
"Why are you here alone, Ms. Jenson? Aren't you going to mingle around?" Nina clicked over to Amelia in her high heels and handed her a glass of juice.Amelia felt that it wasn't appropriate to decline, so she took the glass. She put on a faint smile and said, "I don't like bustling places. Moreover, I don't know most of the people here."Nina was startled. "If I remember correctly, you're the newbie Astra is heavily promoting right now. If you're willing, Mr. Richards would bring you along when he meets people, right?"Amelia nodded. Earlier, Eric did indeed tell her about this. But no matter how much she wanted to mix around, she felt resistant to the idea.Eric knew Amelia's temperament, so he didn't force her. He only said, "It's okay, take your time. But you can't leave early. Stay here for a while longer. Even if you don't talk to anyone, there'll be more chances of people discovering you just by hanging around. You'll get more opportunities too."She knew that Eric was sayi