CHAPTER EIGHT

When amelia got home,she stood at the door.. the quiet house that once had her mother's soft voice saying welcome from the kitchen.

Her trembling hands held the door open,walking in.

She sat down in the sitting room.. tired,she dozed off.

A few moments passed.

Zelda walked into the house,shocked to see Amelia.

She ran to hug her.''amelia!"

"Zelda.how is mother?"

Zelda hugged her tightly. She winced.

"I.. I am sorry, sis." Zelda quickly apologized, sitting beside her.

"Mother is fine.I am so happy you are here now,"

They hugged again.

Amelia stood up quietly.

"Zelda,let's go. I need to see Mother. Then, figure out where to find money to save her."

Amelia's voice trembled softly at the end.

She thought about the large amount,where to get the

"I. Someone paid mother's bill,"

"What." Amelia's eye widened with confusion.

"Some good Samaritan. He even gave the doctor money to give Mother and placed her in a vvip ward. "

Zelda happily spoke. Bouncing her legs on the chair.

Her smile was so infectious that amelia smiled too. But weakly.

She already knew who did that.

Roman Voss.

She wondered why he did such. Did he think money would make her forget all he had done?

"Hmm, I see.lets go see Mother then,"

Back at Roman's office,

He sat down, staring at the laptop in front of him.

Jaw tightened as he watched the cctv clip sent to him.

He watched the scene where Amelia helped Ria,her colleague, but it was dark, and the cctv there was blurry.

He angrily picked his phone.

"Why is the damn video this blurry!" His hold on the phone trembling.

He somehow wanted to quickly get to the root of the problem and made amelia innocent.

He didn't know why,He just wanted her to be happy?

God. He facepamed himself.

When last had he tried to impress a lady like this..

Carolina walked in angrily .

"Roman!"

He looked up slowly.

Carolina was on the verge of tears. Eyes blazing with fierce anger.

He had told her to go see his grandma without him since he had to do something.

He stood up.why was she crying so angrily.

"Your grandma instructed her bodyguard not to let me in!"

She hugged him,crying into his chest like a baby.

"Hey,baby. It's okay. "

"Why does your grandma hate me so much.." She sobbed silently,hugging him even more.

He held her. Close.But it felt wrong.

Like this was something he shouldn't be doing.

"I just want her to approve of me. How else are we supposed to get married? "

He sighed.This day,he didn't like the feeling he got when she talked about marriage.

Before he pictured them,happily married.

Maybe he could learn to love her.

But now,stuck in his head was amelia,the poor waitress with bruise cheeks and eyes that held too much emotions

He hated when he didn't have control. He liked structure. Routine, but lately,he had been thinking too much. Of a girl.

And he didn't like it one bit.

"Babe!"

He looked down to see Carolina staring at him.

"I was telling you about my birthday, and you are not even listening! I think I should leave." She let go of him. Already angered over such a small issue.

" I am sorry. I-"

"It's fine,I am leaving!"

He stared at her as she sashayed out of his office.

He sat down,already going back to watching the clip.

But it was all the same.

Damien's message entered.

"Sir,the cctv of the restaurant had technical issues before the incident.The fixing will take time."

As Carolina walked into her ,a message entered.

'The job is done. They will never find out who did it'

Hands on the steering,her lips curled into a cruel smile.

"No one can take Damien from me.Not even his grandma."

She wouldn't hesitate to elimate any one who stands between she and the title;Mrs. Voss.When Amelia got back with Zelda,she felt relaxed. She smiled widely when she sighted her favorite ice cream in the small freezer in the hallway.

She took it slowly,opening it.

And then suddenly,she paused. It smelt different. Like sour milk,she quickly ran into the bathroom.

Vomiting all the content in her tummy.

Zelda ran after her,concerned written in her expression.

"Amy,are you fine?" She asked, rubbing her back as she washed her mouth.

She hiccuped softly.

Then weakly rise her head,Zelda held her.

They both quietly walked into the sitting room.

"What happened? Is it the ice cream, sis?"

She stared at Zelda. Struggling to prevent tears from falling.

"I think i..am pregnant" she said quietly.

Her voice was trembling as her sister hugged her.

Somehow, her heart whispered the words she refused to accept.

She was pregnant with Roman Voss's child!