"Alright, we've waited long enough, and I'm starving. We can ask Lily to serve the food now."When Brandon heard Lucas talking so politely to Amelia, he had a disdainful look on his face. If Liam weren't around, he would have mocked Amelia again.Didn't they notice that Hannah's expression was turning foul?Amelia glanced at Brandon. She also spotted Hannah, who was right next to him.Liam glanced at him as well. But he didn't say anything. He simply told Lucas to check in on the kitchen.After the food was served, Lily sat down next to Lucas. "It's been a while since I made so many dishes. I'm tired out! If you choose my place again for the next gathering, I'm not cooking!" She glared at Liam. Lily thought that there would only be a few of them, but surprisingly, quite a lot of their friends had turned up. If it weren't for Liam's sake, she wouldn't have cooked for those people!Liam smiled. "Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you a monetary gift later."Lily rolled her
Liam didn't say anything, but Leona didn't mind it either as she continued, "To err is only human. Ava has received her punishment too. If you don't like her, you can just treat her like a stranger. But can you stop targeting her, even if it's for my sake?"Then, Leona pleaded, "You know that your stance will greatly affect her development in the entertainment industry. Even if I'm willing to support her now, if you won't give in, many directors will still refuse to cast her. "Just pretend that you're doing it for me … for the development of my studio, alright?"Liam couldn't possibly be unaffected when the woman he once loved pleaded with him like this.His heart softened a little, but when he thought about the person sitting next to him, Liam steeled his heart.He said, "Leo, I can help you if you want to develop the studio and support some celebrities to raise the reputation of your studio. But why did you have to choose her?"Leona explained, "Because she's experienced and i
"I didn't know that Leo would call her over."On their way home, Amelia was driving when Liam suddenly spoke up.Amelia was stunned for a moment. Then, she nodded. "I know."If Liam had known about it beforehand, he wouldn't have reacted like that. Amelia also believed that Liam wouldn't allow Ava to come over.Liam was considerate of Leona's pride in public. And if Amelia weren't around, he might've just agreed to let Ava stay. But in private, if Leona suggested asking Ava along, Liam would never agree to it.Liam said, "Please don't be mad at me. I know that I'd gone overboard with what I said, but Lia, when I saw you being so defensive and trustful of him, I felt very bad."Perhaps because he had something in his heart and had drunk some wine that night, Liam was less careful with his words.He sat in the passenger seat, and even though his eyes were wide open, under close inspection, he appeared dazed. He was even a little tipsy."Regarding the matter between him and Hannah
Amelia was already asking about it, so Liam didn't intend to hide it from her either. If he didn't explain these things to her, it would only cause more misunderstandings as time went by. And the misunderstandings would only get worse too.Liam explained, "I admit that when I decided to marry you back then, the main reason was that you looked like her. But Lia, after so long, you should be able to sense that I'm serious about you, right?"Liam was a little nervous, and he was panicking in his heart. He feared that Amelia would deny his feelings for her because of this reason alone.Fortunately, after looking at him for a while, Amelia nodded. "I know. That's why I never asked you about it before."But whenever she thought that she was initially just a replacement in Liam's eyes, she felt a little odd in her heart.She said, "I'm also a little curious. Since you thought of me as her replacement, why did you … refuse to touch me back then?" Amelia paused for a moment, her face tur
The next day, after Amelia arrived at the company with Liam, she didn't go upstairs with him. Instead, she sat in the driver's seat.Liam felt a little exasperated to see that Amelia seriously didn't want to go with him. He said, "Give me a minute. I'll be done very soon. After that, I'll go with you to visit Grandpa and Grandma."Amelia waved her hand. "It's fine, I can get there on my own. You didn't go to work yesterday, so you must have lots of work piled up for you today."I'm just going to have lunch with them, and then I'll pick you up in the afternoon. We can go home together."When Amelia saw how reluctant Liam was, she felt a little amused. But she was slightly moved as well.Ever since he'd confessed to her yesterday, he was even more passionate in his displays of love toward her.…After arriving at the nursing home, Amelia brought out the clothes she'd bought for her grandparents. Then, she let them try the clothes on in case they didn't fit."We both have enough c
"What did you say? That woman's coming back?"When Christopher saw the elated surprise on David's face, he knew then that Amelia was worried for a reason.He sneered. "Dad, I only said that she's not living well these days, and she might come back to see us. Why are you so happy about it?""She's your mother. If she can come back and live with us, how can I not be happy about it?" David replied without another thought. He was already thinking of ways to get Sarah to ask for some money from Amelia when she came back."Your leg healed when you got hospitalized, but did it do something to your brain as well?" Christopher was exasperated at David's words.They had lived together for so many years, so Christopher could understand David's thoughts relatively well. Seeing that David still refused to change his ways, Christopher got mad.He said, "Back when you needed her the most, she grabbed the money and ran away. But now, when you hear that she might be coming back, how can you be so
Leona's birthday was two weeks before New Year's Eve.Leona personally delivered the invitation. However, on the day she delivered the invitation, Amelia didn't go to the Prescott Group. Instead, she went to Prime Studios to submit her script."Ms. Jenson, my birthday is in two days. I hope you can come and attend my birthday banquet." Leona smiled and handed Amelia an invitation. "If you have friends, you can invite them along as well. You can bring an extra friend with you."Amelia glanced at Leona as she took the invitation. "I'll be sure to attend it.""Liamo is quite nice to you. Even though Lucas is in charge of this company, Liamo's the biggest shareholder. He'd put in quite a lot of effort when he arranged for you to leave the entertainment field and placed you here to write scripts," Leona said.Amelia curved her lips. "You must have gotten the wrong idea. Even though Liam was the one who announced that I was leaving the entertainment industry in my stead, I had the int
Amelia was surprised to receive a call from Alex."You want to go to Leona's birthday banquet?""Yeah, I thought I'd join in. Can you get me in? You're the Prescott family's daughter-in-law, you must have an invitation!" Alex said with a smile. She seemed genuinely interested in the banquet.The Lancaster family were the ones who held the banquet, so Amelia was worried since Hannah and Eric would be there."But Alex, Eric … he'll be there with Hannah.""I know. I'm just going for the atmosphere. I won't meet them."But Amelia couldn't agree to her request immediately. Alex sounded slightly annoyed on the other end of the line. She said, "Amelia, when you and Liam were having problems, I took you to events with me. It's just a birthday banquet this time, yet you're unwilling to help me out?""It's not that. I'm just worried that you might feel uncomfortable seeing them." Amelia felt bitter. Although the two had made up, she still felt some distance between them."If I end up