Chapter 8: Genius Hacker

"It was a twenty-minute ride from the new apartment Amelia had rented back to Sarah's house.

Once she got down from the taxi and looked towards the entrance of Sarah's apartment, the first thought that came to her mind was what happened five years ago, precisely on the day she got married to Edward. Up till today, she still can't believe that she made the bold decision to escape from New York City on the very same day she got married, and whenever she remembers this, she can't help but shake her head in disbelief.

'Well, it wasn't a bad decision, though. If I hadn't made that bold decision five years ago, who knows what I would have become today, especially with that cold-hearted Edward?' Amelia thought inwardly as she recalled what she had gone through with Edward before escaping from New York City. She didn't even spend up to forty-eight hours with him, but she can confidently say that she went through hell with him.

'He was really the devil, just as everyone rumoured. I don't even know if it's a good idea to show Dave to him; he might end up influencing him to become a devil like himself,' Amelia thought inwardly as she walked towards the door of Sarah's apartment and placed a knock.

"I'm coming," Sarah's voice sounded from inside before she came and opened the door for Amelia.

"Mummy, welcome back," said Dave, who was sitting on the sofa while manipulating his little computer, ran towards Amelia and hugged her.

"Thank you so much, my dear," Amelia said to him before hugging him back, and when they disengaged from the hug, Dave went back and continued with what he was doing with his computer while Amelia went and sat down beside Sarah, who was watching the TV.

"Dave, we just got back, and you are already on your computer. Please don't start hacking into people's systems just like in Canada. I don't want anyone suing me here because of you," Amelia said to Dave as she sat down beside Sarah.

"No problem, Mum, I'm just playing a game, not hacking into people's systems," Dave said to Amelia before returning her gaze towards his computer.

"Wow, seems like my friend gave birth to a genius hacker," Sarah said to Amelia, who sighed heavily.

"Well, you are right, a genius hacker that got me into trouble countless times. Only if you knew how many times I was sued because people thought I was the one asking him to hack into their systems," Amelia said to Sarah, who couldn't hold back her laughter.

"Well, you can laugh all you want; after all, he's your favourite, but believe me, if he gets into trouble here, I will tell the authorities that you are his mom." Amelia said to Sarah,

"Well, fortunately, his dad has one of the biggest hacking firms in New York City. What a coincidence? So I don't think I have anything to worry about," Sarah said to Amelia, who rolled her eyes at her, signalling jer to keep her voice low so that Dave won't hear what she's saying.

"By the way, how was the new apartment?" Sarah asked Amelia after laughing to her satisfaction.

"Well, it's good; it's big enough to accommodate us till the end of the competition. We will be moving in tomorrow or before the end of the week," Amelia said to Sarah, who nodded in reply before looking at Dave, who was still manipulating his computer while putting on his headphones.

"So when are you finally going to take him to his dad?" Sarah asked Amelia, who sighed heavily.

"I don't know yet, and to be sincere, I'm even having second thoughts about taking Dave to him," Amelia said to Sarah, who furrowed his brows at him.

"Why so?" Sarah asked Amelia with furrowed brows.

"Well, you know how cold-hearted he is. I don't want my son to end up like him, so I will first meet up with him, and if I discover that he's still as cold-hearted as before, then I might not show Dave to him nor show him my face again until I return back to Canada," Amelia said to Sarah.

"Well, that's also not a bad idea; you are his mom, so you know what's better for him," Sarah said to Amelia before giving her a tap on the shoulder, and at the same time Amelia's phone started ringing.

Taking her handbag, she checked the caller ID, which was Mrs. Cassandra.

"Excuse me, I have to take this," Amelia said to Sarah, who nodded in reply, and with that, Amelia took the phone and went outside before picking it up.

"Hello, Mrs. Cassandra," Amelia said through the phone after picking up the call.

"Hi Amelia, How are you doing, and how was your trip to New York City?" Mrs. Cassandra asked Amelia through the phone.

"It was good; we just got here, let's say an hour ago," Amelia said to her.

"Ooh, I'm so happy to hear that; I will also be coming to New York City very soon," Mrs. Cassandra said to Amelia through the phone.

"Ooh, that's good; I will be expecting you then," Amelia said to her.

"Yeah, actually the main reason why I called you is to inform you that tomorrow there will be a party in which the participants of the competition will get the chance to meet the judges and also some of the sponsors of the competition. Since you haven't yet met with your agent, that's why I'm calling to tell you, but you don't have to worry; your agent will surely reach out to you before tomorrow in order to communicate the address of where the party will be taking place. She will also tell you every other thing you need to know about the competition," Mrs. Cassandra said to Amelia.

"Okay, thank you for the information; I will be expecting her call then," Amelia said to her.

"Okay, I will leave you to get some rest. Good luck, by the way. I know you will surely make our company proud as usual," Mrs. Cassandra said to Amelia.

"I will try my best as usual," Amelia said to her.

"I know, my dear, goodbye," Mrs. Cassandra said to Amelia before hanging up, and with that, Amelia sighed as she felt as if the load of the whole world was lying on her shoulders.

To be continued...