After returning to Lancaster Residence, Karen still felt a little indignant.She didn't expect Amelia to outright decline her. She thought that she had already expressed her sincerity, and she had also analyzed the pros and cons with Amelia.Amelia should have made a choice that she was satisfied with. She even thought that Amelia would thank her for it. But reality proved otherwise.So when Charles asked her about it while Hannah too, expectantly looked at her, Karen was put in a foul mood.She said, "I've already told you that it wasn't an appropriate request, but you guys still thought that it was reasonable. You even asked me to talk to her about it. You probably thought that even if I got rejected, you wouldn't feel ashamed, right?"When Karen said that, Charles and Hannah knew that Amelia had declined their suggestion.Charles also thought that Amelia was being rude to the Lancasters and that she should have known better. But for the moment, he had to appease Karen firs
Amelia was still saddened by Karen's visit. She had no idea that after Karen went back, another storm was brewing in the Lancaster family.Liam wanted to make Amelia happy, but he didn't have any good ideas. So he had no choice but to go into the kitchen and make some of Amelia's favorite dishes.Then, after accompanying her to sleep, he went back to the study with a sullen expression.He dialed a number. "Look into the Lancasters' condition for the past few years. I don't want anything already known to the public. It'd be best if you could find out the Lancasters' accounts!"He had promised not to make enemies of the Lancasters, but he wouldn't just sit by and allow them to bully his woman either!He sat on the couch, rubbing between his eyebrows as he thought about the recent events. Suddenly, his phone rang again. Looking at the name displayed on the screen, Liam hesitated for a moment before answering the call."Liam, your actions these days have seriously disappointed me
"Hannie, Mr. Prescott is here!"Hannah was still fuming, but when she heard Mrs. Jenson's words, she immediately put on a look of elated surprise. "Is it true?""Of course. When have I ever lied to you?" Mrs. Jenson was all smiles. She was glad to see Hannah instantly smiling upon hearing that Liam was here."I'll go downstairs right now!" Hannah dashed out hurriedly. But Mrs. Jenson hastily stopped her. "You haven't put on your shoes yet!"After putting her shoes on with help from Mrs. Jenson, Hannah rushed down the stairs.As Mrs. Jenson watched Hannah go, she muttered under her breath, "She's probably going to be disappointed again. Where did she get her patience from?"At the thought of Hannah refusing to turn back even after running into a dead end, Mrs. Jenson felt her heart ache terribly.She then recalled the woman she met at the ward back then. She must've been Liam's wife. If Hannah truly was determined to do it, then she would …At that thought, Mrs. Jenson had a
"Are you threatening me?" Charles' expression instantly turned dark."I didn't want things to come to this, but Mr. Lancaster, don't you think that you're going too far these days? My wife is completely innocent in these matters. Why would you keep forcing her into a corner?"Liam recalled the mistreatment Amelia endured, and also her coldness and disappointment toward him. His heart ached for her.He had worked so hard to get Amelia to stay, but they persecuted her so much that she had almost left him again!This time, before Charles could say anything, Hannah shouted with her reddened eyes, "She killed our child! How is she innocent at all?"Liam finally looked at Hannah again, but his face was filled with disappointment."Hannie, are you very sure that Lia harmed your child, and that it wasn't a problem with your child instead? Are you sure that you're not setting her up just so that you can drive her away from me?"Hannah had a panicked look on her face as she shouted agai
"Enough, Hannie. Go back to your room. I have something to talk to Liam about." Charles, who had been listening in for a while, sensed something off as well. He remembered Karen once saying that he didn't understand his daughter well enough.When he thought about Liam's question, he also felt a little startled. So he hastily interrupted their conversation. If it went on, with Liam's intelligence, he might get a hold of Hannah's weakness.Hannah realized that as well. After Charles said that, she obediently went back to her room. Before going up the stairs, she even gave Liam a pitiful gaze."Liam, our families have been friends for many years. If it weren't for that accident four years ago, our families would have been in-laws by now. We wouldn't be so distant with each other like we are right now!" After thinking for a while, Charles chose to play the family card.Even though he didn't want to, he had to admit that Liam still had James' demeanor. Liam might even be more skille
"Dad, how did the discussion go?"After Liam left, Hannah, who received the news, hastily went downstairs.Charles looked at Hannah, his expression filled with fury and disappointment. "Be honest with me. Did you trick Liam in that incident that night?"Hannah's expression flickered. "Dad, what are you talking about? I don't know what you mean!""Quit pretending. Don't you know that Liam is already suspecting you? He just told me that he drank some wine you gave him, and after he sent you to the room, he went out and met his wife!"Charles felt extremely irritated at the thought of those things!Hannah had always behaved like a victim, and Liam never refuted anything. He was convinced that the incident that night had happened exactly like how Hannah described it. But today, Liam sounded so sure of it that he realized that he might have been tricked by Hannah!"So what if he suspects me? I was the one who woke up by his side, not that woman!" Hannah was also panicking when she lear
Amelia had been looking for scripts to read these days. She had no idea that Liam almost turned against the Lancasters for her sake.After so many incidents, it was Amelia's first time calling Karl to offer her apologies.Karl thought that it was a pity, but he didn't coax her to return to the entertainment field. Instead, he said, "All the directors you've worked with have told me that you're a very intuitive actress. They like you a lot as well. I believe that if you keep advancing in the entertainment industry, you'll achieve a lot."You probably don't know this, but back when I heard that you were going into the entertainment field, my first reaction was to wonder when you would leave."Amelia smiled in surprise. "Really? Then why did you let me sign the contract?"Karl replied, "Because I still want to give it a try. No manager would decline an intuitive celebrity after all. Moreover, I know your identity. I know very well that if you persist, you'll have an extra advantage
"Amelia, you don't have to say such things to me. I never felt like you did anything wrong to me. Compared to the help I've given you, I feel like I've influenced and hurt you even more. I was the one who did you wrong."Eric didn't spell it out, but Amelia knew that he was referring to the incident that night.She hastily said, "No, you didn't do anything wrong to me at all!"Eric was surprised for a moment. Then, he asked carefully, "Amelia, have you thought things through? Have you decided that it's time for you to leave him?"Amelia was stunned for a while. She didn't expect Eric to misunderstand her like that. She hastily explained, "No, I don't mean it like that. What I meant was, the man who was with me that night wasn't you. So, you didn't do anything wrong to me."In her haste to explain, Amelia didn't think too much about it. She didn't wonder if Eric would doubt her if she said that. Or, in her subconscious mind, she thought that Eric trusted her, so he wouldn't doubt