LOGIN“Stephanie,” Amelia said, her brows furrowing. “It’s Grandma’s funeral today. I don’t want to argue with you.”“You don’t want to argue?” Stephanie burst out laughing as she approached Amelia, her voice going up a notch so that everyone around her could hear her. “Do tell me, what are you doing here when you’ve already divorced Christopher? Still thinking of yourself as the glorious Mrs. Zephyr?”She surveyed Amelia from head to toe and said unkindly, “You’re a big scientist and a key pillar of the national scientific research team now, aren’t you? You’re so outstanding, why would you need to cling to our family? Is this what members of the scientific team are like? Running to your mom’s family right after leaving ours. How shameless can you get?”People around them started murmuring under their breaths, casting questioning and disdainful glances at Amelia.Amelia’s face grew cold. She had a temper, but she didn’t want to cause trouble at Dorothy’s funeral.“I’m just here to see G
Amelia brought Evelyn home to pack some essentials.Christopher stood waiting patiently at the door.When she came out with a bag of belongings, Christopher took the initiative to relieve her load.Amelia looked at him with furrowed brows.Christopher said with a chuckle, “You need to get used to this.”Amelia frowned. Get used to what?She subsequently realized that he meant getting used to having him around.She followed him into the car, deciding not to pursue the matter.All she could think of right now was Dorothy, anyway.The car drove along the familiar road, but the sense of familiarity did nothing to straighten out the chaos in her mind.She thought about many things and recalled many things that happened in the past.She sat at the back passenger seat, looking at Christopher at the wheel, focusing on the road ahead.He remained silent, looking calm and unperturbed.She, on the other hand, felt something stuck in her throat, suffocating her. She wanted to open her
“Should I keep my distance from the entire Zephyr family instead?”Christopher's eyes turned dark as he swallowed hard.Just then, the door to the treatment room opened and a nurse walked out with Evelyn in her arms. Evelyn was fast asleep from all that crying. Tears were still hanging on her cheeks. Her arm was all wrapped up in bandages.“Her wounds are cleaned up and dealt with,” the director said, emerging from behind the nurse. “We’ve also cleaned up the blister and applied some ointment before we bandaged it up. Remember not to let the wound come in contact with water and come back again to have her bandage changed. There shouldn’t be any scars left behind.”Amelia hurriedly stood up to take Evelyn from the nurse, but Christopher beat her to it. He wrapped Evelyn in his arms so carefully and tenderly, he looked nothing like his usual self.He certainly didn’t look the way he looked in the past when he didn’t seem to love Evelyn.“Thank you, doctor,” Amelia said.“Don’t men
Evelyn had always been an obedient child, so obedient it broke Amelia’s heart sometimes.Amelia owed Evelyn too much, being unable to give her a complete family or always be by her side. Evelyn even had to go to such great lengths just to prepare breakfast for her.Christopher’s grip tightened over the steering wheel as he overheard their conversation, his knuckles turning white.The scenery outside the window zoomed past. Christopher looked through the rearview mirror at Amelia’s bloodshot eyes and at Evelyn trying to comfort Amelia while bearing with the pain. His heart clenched.He knew that things had been tough for Amelia over the years, taking care of a child while striving hard in a male-dominated aerospace and aeronautics industry. It was hard to imagine how difficult things had been.Yet, all he could do was to watch them from afar.She had wanted a divorce and to leave him.Yet now, he felt like it was a wrong move. It looked like he had given her what she wanted, bu
The pain sent tears streaming down Evelyn’s cheeks, but she bit her lip hard to stop herself from crying out loud. She said in between muffled sobs, “Mom, it doesn’t hurt…”“How could it not hurt?” Amelia choked back on sobs, her entire body shaking.Grandma was gone, and now, her daughter was injured. Overwhelming worry and sorrow clashed in her heart; Amelia felt like she could explode any moment.She tightened her hold over Evelyn.“You’re fine. I’ll bring you to the hospital and it won’t hurt anymore.”Amelia quickly found a clean towel and wet it with some cool water before applying it on Evelyn’s burn wounds. She grabbed a jacket and wrapped Evelyn up in it before rushing out of the house.When she opened the door, she found herself staring straight into a deep, focused gaze.Christopher was standing right outside, leaning lazily against the wall. His leisurely stance failed to hide the fatigue in his eyes.There were dark circles under his eyes and a stubble growing on
Amelia had no idea how she made it home.Christopher sent her home and she didn’t reject him. After she went upstairs, she shut the door without giving him a chance to say anything.Her mind was in a mess right now.She collapsed onto the couch the moment she reached home.Her mind was filled with memories of Dorothy.Dorothy had passed away very suddenly. Amelia hugged her knees to her chest and buried her head in her arms, her shoulders shaking as she tried to muffle her cries.Her grandmother had left her, and now it was Grandma’s turn to leave her. Her two grandmothers who brought her the greatest joy of her childhood were both gone.Amelia didn’t know how long she sat crying in the living room for.The lights were shut and she sat on the couch, in the same spot ever since she returned from the hospital. Her mind was pulled in many different directions… The light above the doors to the operating theatre, Christopher’s revelation that Jayden had been to Dorothy’s room be
Amelia might be the person-in-charge, but it wasn't ultimately her call. She didn't have the ultimate decision right."Yes," Nicole said with a nod.At the very least, Christopher was backing her up and giving her his full support. She didn't have anything to fear."Chris, I need to ask you somet
Tania even called to check in on things. Such a grand occasion was a great opportunity, after all.Left with no other choice, Nicole had to stand and wait outside. She could only try to peek at the people glowing onstage.She felt worlds apart from them, separated by an insurmountable chasm. It wa
Nicole's heart started racing. If Amelia really were in charge of the new tender project, she would surely be biased against her! The only chance she had might be taken away from her.Nicole felt like all the roads before her led to a dead end. She felt trapped. She couldn't see the way out, no m
"I don't know Mr. Zephyr's whereabouts. He left after the meeting ended and didn't tell me where he was going," Nigel said. "You can always call him to ask him if you want to know where he is."Nicole gritted her teeth and tightened her grip on the phone.She had no choice but to hang up.If she







