LOGINThe crowd started murmuring under its breath as they shifted their gazes toward Amelia.A smug look flashed past the assistant’s face. He was about to say something more when a cold voice pierced through the commotion.“Who did you say got lucky?”Jayden stood up, his towering figure accentuated by his black suit. He strode toward the assistant and looked down at him, his cold gaze piercing into his eyes. “Who do you think you are, commenting about my younger sister?”“Younger sister?” The assistant’s face turned ashen, not expecting to be identified from the crowd by a member of the Zephyr family. “M-Mr. Zephyr, I was just making a passing remark…”He didn’t expect a member of the Zephyr family to still stand up for Amelia when she had already divorced Christopher.What was Nicole to them, then?“A passing remark?” Jayden scoffed, his voice resounding in the hall. “The results of every single research Amelia has conducted is published as a thesis and supported by a patent.
Amelia said with a smile, “No, Jayden. You’ve misunderstood. I didn’t think so much.”Jayden pursed his lips, sensing that Amelia was trying to widen the distance between them. “Sending you home wouldn’t take me much time. I’m sure you won’t be a stranger and stop me from doing that for you, right?”Amelia nodded.She led Evelyn into Jayden’s car.As he was driving, he said, “I heard you’ll be delivering a speech at tomorrow’s meeting between government enterprises. You’re really becoming more and more outstanding and no longer the young girl I used to know.”Amelia nodded. “Just some small achievements. Nothing to boast about.”Jayden smiled and said nothing.When Jayden arrived at their place, he gave Evelyn some toys before she hopped off the car.Evelyn thanked him gleefully.Jayden rubbed her head affectionately. “Don’t mention it.”Evelyn liked him, especially since he was Dad’s older brother and looked like him. There was, however, something very different in his eyes
Amelia looked up at Christopher, her voice turning cold and distant. “Think about when you’re willing to tell me the truth before you reach out to me again.”With that, she held Evelyn’s hand and walked toward the door.Evelyn turned back to look at Christopher, the tears finally falling down her cheeks. However, she didn’t say a word and followed Amelia out of the ward.The door closed gently, shutting out the world outside and taking away from him two people he thought about day and night.Christopher sat unmoving on his bed for a long time, finally allowing a lone tear to fall from the corner of his eye. It landed on the blanket, leaving a spot behind that soon faded away.-When Amelia led Evelyn out of the ward, Evelyn didn’t look too good. She was in a sullen mood and very down.Amelia could sense the shift in her daughter’s emotion and crouched down, rubbing Evelyn’s head affectionately.“I told you he wouldn’t answer your question,” Amelia said. “Have you always wanted
Christopher’s heart leapt to his throat. He sat up straight on the bed and said, his voice trembling imperceptibly, “Come in.”When the door opened, the first thing he saw was Amelia.She was wearing a simple white dress, her hair draped across her shoulders. Her face was pale, her eyes filled with mixed emotions.She was holding someone’s hand.It was Evelyn.This was the first time Amelia brought Evelyn to see him.Christopher felt something stuck in his throat. There were so many words at the tip of his tongue, but he couldn’t utter any one of them.He simply stared at Evelyn, emotions roiling in his deep, dark eyes.Amelia looked at Christopher lying on the bed, looking cold and distant despite his condition.Everything that was happening right now was different from what happened in her past lifetime. In her past lifetime, she didn’t realize that Christopher was sick.He had always been in the pink of health.Or did she oversee many things in her past lifetime?Christo
“I’m not one to act out of spite,” Christopher said leisurely, “but there is one thing you can forget about touching.”Jayden was a smart man and knew exactly what Christopher was referring to. “Are you talking about Amelia?”The air in the ward seemed to still.Christopher didn’t reply to Jayden’s question. He simply stared at Jayden, the look in his eyes calm.Jayden suddenly burst out laughing. “I see. I thought you really cared about nothing. You finally admit that you care for her.”Christopher scoffed, finding Jayden extremely hypocritical.There were some things that one didn’t need to admit or deny. They were carved into one’s bones and impossible to remove or cover up.Indeed, he couldn’t erase those traces left behind in his heart.Jayden stopped laughing and stood up, smoothing out his jacket. “Seems like you’re recovering pretty well. You still have the energy to argue with me over these things. Since you seem to know what you’re doing, I shan’t bother you from yo
Amelia no longer cared about Christopher. They no longer had anything to do with each other.-When Christopher woke up, he found himself in the hospital.The first thing that attacked his senses was the stinging smell of disinfectant in the air, which made him feel even more horrible.Christopher lifted a hand to rub his temples.“Nigel,” he said hoarsely.Nigel, who was taking a quick nap on the sofa bed, jumped awake. “You’re awake? How do you feel? Shall I call a doctor here?”“No need,” Christopher said as he glanced at the bedside table. “My laptop.”Nigel’s brows furrowed. “You barely woke up. The doctor said you must get some rest. As for work… Ms. Jessica said she really will wash her hands off you.”Jessica was furious this time, especially with a patient who refused to cooperate with her. Any doctor would feel deeply helpless.Christopher was her very first hurdle in her career thus far.“I told you to fetch my laptop,” Christopher said, cutting him off. His tone
Jasper nodded. "You just submitted your thesis, and you're less busy now. You should get some me-time if you can. Don't keep burying yourself in work."Amelia looked down as she continued tidying up the data. She smiled at Jasper's words."This work is my responsibility. It'll just be left there i
"Grandma has misunderstood my relationship with Chris. You've got to explain things to her for me," Nicole went on. Amelia looked at Nicole grabbing her hand, and pulled it away coldly. "We can talk things through without you guilt-tripping me. We're not friends, after all."There was no point fo
Nicole covered her face with her hands. She took a deep breath and squatted on the floor, her mind in complete chaos.Nathan was lagging in his studies, while her company's projects were in limbo and going nowhere.She had to complete a project to make a profit. None of the projects could progress
Winona was seated at the front passenger seat, while Amelia and Evelyn were seated at the back passenger row.The storm beat down on the car, and visibility was very poor. Amelia had parked in the shopping mall car park and requested Winona's driver to send them back home.It was typical for a sto







