Liam left the hospital the same day Amelia was discharged.Back at Riverbay Residence, May helped Amelia up the stairs with teary eyes. She couldn't help but worry despite Amelia's assurances that she was fine."Having a miscarriage is like going through postpartum recovery. You have to be careful. Did you catch a cold on the way back?" May asked."No, don't worry. I took good care of myself. No lingering health problems at all," Amelia replied.On the way back, Gio had driven the car while Liam sat in the back with Amelia.The scent of Liam's cologne wafted into Amelia's nose, and she considered opening the window for some fresh air. But Gio had the windows firmly closed."It's late fall already, so it's chilly outside. With how fast the car is going, there'll be strong winds. You might catch a cold. Besides, you shouldn't expose yourself to the cool air right now. Bear with it for a while."When she asked Gio to open the window, he hesitated. "Madam, Mr. Prescott instructed me
Liam had prepared himself for her refusal, but he wasn't one to be easily swayed. He looked at Amelia and said, "If it's personal, we should let Gio go. If it's not personal, why don't you sit down and talk? I'm not used to talking to people while looking up."Amelia was annoyed at Liam's words.What did he mean by not being used to looking up? Every time he talked to his subordinates, including Gio earlier, they would stand. Why didn't he say anything to them?"Well, in that case, I have nothing else to say!"Amelia had a temper of her own as well. She couldn't agree with everything Liam said."Madam ..." Gio got worried when Liam didn't try to stop Amelia from leaving. "Mr. Prescott is just concerned about your health, that's why he wanted you to sit while we talk."Amelia paused.She had considered that that was the case when Liam told her to sit down. But he had spoken with a distant tone and a commanding manner. It made her uncomfortable, so she decided to overlook it
"Mr. Prescott, everything's ready. Please come in. You have 15 minutes."Liam and Gio arrived at West City Jail where arrangements had been made for their meeting.Liam nodded and followed the guard inside. Gio joined him as well.After the four men were captured, Gio had given the police surveillance footage of them kidnapping Amelia from the villa.With solid evidence and pressure from the Prescott family, the four men were quickly arrested. Although they were due to be tried, Liam's intervention had delayed any verdict.The heavy iron door creaked open to reveal the four men in handcuffs.Liam confidently strolled into the room, and the four men shrank visibly at the sight of him."Mr. Prescott, you may speak with them now. Watch the time." The sharp prison guard left them alone to keep watch outside.Normally, face-to-face contact with prisoners was forbidden. However, since Liam was the visitor, no one questioned the arrangement."Who told you to kidnap my wife?" Liam got
Liam hadn't expected the other party to resort to such tactics. His expression soured."What about the note?"The shy man glanced at the tattooed man, then dropped his head again. He looked like he was about to cry. "We burned the note.""What? Why would you burn something that important?" Gio shouted, his voice almost breaking."It's exactly because it was important and the boss told me to burn it.""Yeah, that note would be trouble if we'd kept it!" the other two chimed in.Just then, the tattooed guy smiled smugly. "I told you before, we don't know who that guy was, but you didn't believe me. Did you get the answers you wanted?"Liam's eyes locked onto him coldly. "You seem to be pleased that we can't find that person.""Of course! You cut off our livelihood. Seeing you suffer and being manipulated makes me happy!" The tattooed man didn't hide his hatred for Liam."Hmph, you won't keep up this tough front for long!"Gio was ready to confront the tattooed guy as soon as L
In the prison, the tattooed man breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Liam and Gio leave.He hadn't expected Liam to be so bold and even daring to physically confront him in front of the prison guard. The guard had just watched without saying a word.To his surprise, when the guard returned after seeing Liam and Gio off, his treatment became even less accommodating. When he spoke to them, his tone was disrespectful. It sounded as if they were already convicted criminals."If you're hiding something, you'd better confess soon. Shortly, someone will come to interrogate you. Don't blame me for not warning you. If that person doesn't get the answers he wants, you won't have a peaceful time ahead of you."The tattooed man felt a chill run down his spine. "This is a prison. Don't tell me you're afraid of him too?"The prison guard snorted. "Whether or not we're afraid doesn't matter. We just do our job according to the law. What you guys did was not a simple kidnapping. It's time to
The next day, Gio was waiting in the living room. Amelia had breakfast and then went to the police station with him. The four men were brought out from prison for further investigation. Inside the interrogation room, panic and anger flowed through Amelia's heart as she looked at the four people inside through the glass. She thought about her lost child as she stared at the four men. Noticing her emotions fluctuating, Gio whispered, "They'll be punished appropriately, Madam." Amelia continued to stare through the glass. "I know. But my child won't be coming back no matter how much punishment they receive." What Amelia said was right, and it left Gio at a loss for words for a moment. Then, he said, "But then again, you shouldn't stay angry at them, Madam. It's not worth your time." Amelia smiled. "You're right. They're not worth my time being angry with. It's truly a waste of time to be angry with total strangers that never cared about me." Gio couldn't help b
Amelia was dead silent after coming out of the room, and Gio was worried about her. "Madam, did the man say something that offended you? Or …" he asked. Amelia shook her head. She had no intentions of telling Gio what the shy man had told her, as telling him would be akin to telling Liam. "He just kept apologizing. I'm just in a bad mood because I thought about the child that I'd lost." She then quickly came up with an excuse and said, "I want to make a trip to the company office. You don't need to send me back home." Amelia never mentioned which company, but Gio assumed that it was the Prescott Group. Meanwhile, Amelia was deep in her own thoughts and never paid attention to where the car was heading to. It was only when Gio alerted her that she realized that she had already reached Prescott Tower. She had actually wanted to go to Prime Studios. Lucas had already known that she was recuperating. He'd told her that she didn't need to come to the office anytime
Regardless of how much Amelia detested Liam, she was still enticed by the shopping mall before her. Hence, she temporarily put aside the animosity she held against him and proceeded to pick out the clothes and bags she liked.As they passed by a jewelry shop, Liam stole a glance at Amelia's hands. Amelia's left ring finger, which used to bear a beautiful ring, had nothing on it. Similarly, her right hand, her neck, and her wrist bore no accessories.A mix of emotions appeared in Liam's eyes. Then, he looked at Amelia's smile and grabbed her hands. Amelia was confused and shot him a look that asked, "What are you doing?""The accessories from before aren't trendy anymore, and you don't like them anyway. Let's get you new ones," Liam replied.Amelia didn't know what to make of Liam's statement as she browsed through the radiant jewelry in the shop. The accessories Liam gave her were either exclusive or timeless classics. They would never not be trendy.But it was also true