"Grandpa, Grandma!"When Amelia arrived at the nursing home, Peter was helping Maria take a walk in the garden.It had been a while since Amelia had seen the elderly couple, and their healthy appearance delighted her.Amelia walked briskly as she tried to help Peter assist Maria, but Maria stopped her."No need, having your grandpa to lean on is enough." Maria smiled. Then, she glanced at Amelia and frowned. "You're going to be a mother soon, so why are you so restless? You even ran over here with that belly! Aren't you afraid of tripping?"Amelia understood Maria's concern and didn't argue further. She stood in front of them with a smile and said, "I know my limits. I was just walking a little too fast. Nothing will happen."Besides, I'm not that fragile. I remember when I lived in Bryxton, many women worked in the fields even while they were pregnant!"Maria raised an eyebrow. "How can you compare yourself to them? They were used to hard farm work. But you, pampered as yo
By the time Amelia and Liam finished their meal with Peter and Maria, the sky had already turned dark.Amelia didn't want to be alone with Liam, so she didn't mention anything about going home. After the meal, she simply kept Maria company and chatted with her. It was only when Maria started getting sleepy that she finally told them to go home. She said, "I know that you want to spend more time with me, but it's already getting late. Your grandpa and I are going to sleep too. You and Liam should go back now."Amelia was still a little reluctant to leave, but when she saw that Maria truly was feeling sleepy, she nodded. "Alright, but before this, I'll wipe you clean and wash your feet."Maria was getting old, so she was more sensitive to the cold. And although it was fall now, and it wasn't too cold yet, it was still a little chilly at night. To prevent Maria from catching a cold, the caregiver always bathed her in the afternoon."You're pregnant, so don't bother yourself with t
Amelia was still resisting at first, but Liam didn't care. He didn't intend to let her go. Instead, he kissed her even more passionately. He even started to bite her lip. Feeling the pain, Amelia bit him back.Even so, Liam didn't let go and kept at it.Amelia could taste blood in her mouth, and she felt something weighing on her chest. She felt like throwing up.With her breaths taken away, Amelia felt very uncomfortable, and she struggled with all her might. In the end, she raised her leg and kicked upward.Amelia regained freedom when a grunt sounded.She panted heavily. In the dark, she depended on her senses as she glared at the man. But she could only see the shadows."This is attempted murder on your husband!" Liam spoke in pain as he covered his private parts.When Amelia heard his voice, she finally realized where she had kicked him. She felt a little gleeful. "Serves you right!"It was his fault for taking advantage of her!She already told him that she w
After the affair, Liam held Amelia tightly in his arms."Let go," Amelia spoke weakly.Liam shook his head. "No."After getting a taste of the sweetness just now, he felt like he wanted more.After all, it was their first time being intimate with each other after Amelia got pregnant. He had been abstaining for almost four months."You're holding me too tightly. I can barely breathe." Amelia clenched her fists and hit Liam a few times.Feeling a little awkward, Liam relaxed his embrace. But he still held onto her."Lia, I was very happy just now!"Amelia rolled her eyes. Liam was a man, after all. Of course he would be happy when he was doing those things.But Amelia wasn't happy at all!She wasn't willing to do it, but …She felt both annoyed and embarrassed."That was just a normal reaction. What are you being embarrassed about? I'm your husband, so it's only normal that you'd want me."The more Liam said things like that, the less Amelia wanted to talk to him.Because
After Liam left with Leona, Amelia sat on the couch with a bitter and desolate smile on her face.May felt a little bad for Amelia. She walked over to Amelia and said softly, "When Mr. Prescott went over to you, I spotted him from upstairs. I wanted to go downstairs to remind you, but I didn't make it."Knowing that May was worried about her and explaining things as well, Amelia forced a smile as she shook her head. "It's okay.""Mr. Prescott was at fault too. He was too … But Madam, you shouldn't have talked to Mr. Prescott like that. If you explain things to him, it'll blow over soon enough."Amelia shook her head. "You don't understand. It won't blow over."Liam was angry because he heard the last sentence Leona said.After all, Leona hurt her eyes because of him.If Amelia hated Leona for being blind, it would also be an attack on Liam."I'm going upstairs to rest. Call me when it's time to eat."…Amelia closed her eyes as she lay on the bed. She felt weak and helple
That weekend, the weather was gloomy, and it looked like it was about to rain.Amelia was strolling in the yard. She would look at the sky from time to time. It was dark and cloudless.Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she suddenly felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen."Madam, it looks like it's going to rain soon. Why don't you go inside? I'll walk around the house with you." May felt a little worried as she looked at Amelia's bulging belly.If it suddenly rained, Amelia wouldn't be able to run fast enough with her huge belly.May was even more worried that an accident would happen. It would be quite troublesome for sure.Amelia suppressed the uneasiness and nodded. "Alright."She had been pregnant for five months now, and she would take walks in the yard every day.Amelia turned around. She had just taken a few steps when she heard hurried footsteps behind her."Wait, who are you guys?" May screamed. Amelia's heart skipped a beat. As expected, someth
When Amelia woke up, she found herself inside a cargo truck lying on a tattered blanket.She subconsciously raised an eyebrow when she saw the blanket.This was her second time getting kidnapped. So she was quite surprised that she could get such "decent" treatment.Even her hands and feet were unbound. This meant that she could move however she liked in the truck.She looked around her. Other than herself and the blanket under her, the truck was empty.Amelia glanced at the door and wondered if she could open it from within. After opening the door, she might be able to jump off the truck and escape.But just when she was about to get up, the truck suddenly shook violently. Amelia rammed her arm against the side of the truck."Ow!" She let out a surprised scream when she felt the pain in her arm."Stay still and don't play any tricks. If not, we won't take responsibility if you lose the child in your belly!" A man's rough voice sounded from the front when Amelia's voice r
"Mr. Prescott, a total of four men were in the operation. They were all employees of the company we acquired some time ago."But because they were slacking off and had poor work ethics, and you also caught them in the act, they were fired."With that, Gio paused for a moment."I suspect that they developed a hatred for you because of that incident. That was why they kidnapped Madam and tried to use her to threaten you."When Liam heard Gio's words, the cold air surrounding him grew stronger.Even if Gio didn't say the last sentence, Liam would have thought of it anyway."Did you find out anything else?" Liam asked."I don't know where they got their information from. But judging by the route they took before the operation, they seem to be heading straight to Riverbay Residence."I looked into the places they visited before the act, and I noticed that they had planned it early on. Not long after they were fired, they began to go around and purchase the tools for the crime."The