Instead of the expected humiliation, Amelia heard cries of pain. Amelia slowly opened her eyes and saw the hooligans squeezed together on the ground."Fuck off," the man standing in front of Amelia said indifferently. The few hooligans were so afraid that they quickly ran off. It was Liam. Amelia could tell it was him just by looking at his back.She didn't expect the man she thought of when she was in danger to appear before her. Plus, he even saved her!"Liam, you're amazing!"Just when Amelia hesitated whether to thank him, a sweet voice sounded. Ava ran over and linked her arm affectionately with Liam. Her expression was filled with admiration for the latter.Liam didn't answer Ava. Instead, he looked toward Amelia. He instinctively wanted to see Amelia's reaction. However, Amelia was not mad or upset. She merely glanced at them before going over to Alex."Alex, are you okay?""I'm fine. I'm not injured either, but …"Alex couldn't help but look toward Liam. Judging by he
Ava had been feeling a bit anxious and uneasy lately. Liam didn't look for her since they bumped into Amelia on the streets. When Ava called him, Liam would ask Gio to devise an excuse.Ava wondered if Liam had fallen in love with Amelia. Although Ava tried to interrogate Gio, she got no helpful information.Indeed, Ava had guessed something correctly. Liam was back at Riverbay Residence for a few consecutive days. However, it was unsure if Liam had fallen for Amelia. After all, even he didn't know the answer to that.Amelia felt surprised yet excited upon receiving May's call."Mrs. Prescott, where are you? When are you coming back?"May had asked the question in a careful and respectful tone. However, Amelia was too surprised to catch that."I found myself a job. I won't be going back if there's nothing important.""Mr. Prescott is back. He told me that he hadn't had your cooking in some time. Are you going to come back today?"While asking, May carefully glanced at Liam's ex
"You're right. You and he are not on equal footing in the first place. You can't keep relying on him. However, you should tell me if he's not treating you right. I'll find a way for you to leave him."Amelia felt warm in her heart. Maria was different from David. All she wanted from Amelia was for her to be happy.When it was time to get off work, Amelia saw a familiar car in front of the company's entrance."Get in the car. I'll send you home."When the car window rolled down, she saw Liam's familiar face. Amelia shook her head."No need. I can take the bus."She went to the bus stop in front after saying that. Liam furrowed his eyebrows. Amelia preferred taking the bus over letting him give her a ride. When Liam thought of that, he suddenly realized she had no car. Liam fell silent. Although he didn't like his wife, he never wanted to mistreat her either.When Amelia got into the bus, she saw the car driving off through the window. Amelia couldn't quite describe the feeling
Amelia's heart was still beating rapidly when she got to the office. She didn't know what Liam meant by saying that. For some reason, her heart was burning when she thought of his half-smile.Her phone suddenly buzzed. Amelia saw that it was a message notification after picking it up. The sender was none other than the man who just made her blush. Her heart beat even faster.Amelia felt a bit hopeful looking at the message. However, her finger hovered in mid-air for some while before tapping open the message."When do you get off work? I'll come and pick you up."Her heart suddenly skipped a beat."Come and pick me up?" she thought.Amelia felt a sudden rush of joy. However, the smile on her face vanished in the next moment. Amelia wondered what he meant by that.Firstly, Liam had asked May to let Amelia return. He was even sending her to work now and picking her up after. Amelia wondered if Alex had guessed it correctly. Could it be that he had fallen in love with her?Ameli
"Hey, why are you looking at me like that?" Amelia asked.Liam's intense gaze made her a little nervous."You wanted to ask me about something, right? Go ahead," he said. Then, he let go of the steering wheel and leaned back in his seat. It looked as if he was keen on telling her the truth as long as she dared to ask.Amelia blinked. She thought she might be seeing things. However, when she looked back at him, he had the same look on his face."What's your relationship with Ava Summers?" she blurted out without thinking. She regretted it the moment that question left her mouth. "Why did I ask him that?" she thought to herself."Actually, forget it. I don't really want to know. You don't have to answer that. Let's just hurry back."Liam chuckled. It turned out that his beloved was still as timid as ever."She's just an up-and-coming celebrity managed by my company."Amelia pouted. She didn't believe him. She remembered what happened that night, after all.Upon noticing Amelia
As Amelia walked out of Riverbay Residence, she swept her gaze over the place she had lived in for three years. She had moved out a month ago and had only just returned. The villa looked the same as before. However, the excitement she used to feel for this place was gone."Madam, Mr. Prescott asked me to give you a ride," John said after stopping the car beside her.She was just about to refuse when he suddenly said, "It's pretty difficult to get a cab around here. If you want to get outside, it will be a long walk. Plus, it's dark now. It's not safe for you to be alone."Without much hesitation, she nodded and got into the car.Liam was upstairs. He felt inexplicably annoyed as he watched Amelia leave.Amelia used to wait for him every evening in the past. For the past month, he had returned to an empty and cold house instead.Even the bed lacked her faint scent. For the first time ever, Liam had trouble sleeping that night while Amelia slept soundly.Amelia went to work as u
Amelia checked the contents of her bag once she got back home. David had taken all her cash. Even the spare change she had saved for the bus fare was gone.She only had one other ATM card with her. Even though there wasn't much money in the account, it had been the money she had saved for three years.At this moment, she was glad that she hadn't carried the card Liam had given her when she left for work. Otherwise, David would've robbed her blind.Though she was a bit sore from David's beating, she didn't pay it too much attention. She had endured the same treatment three years ago and was numb to it. Even so, experiencing it all again after three years felt equally humiliating.Amelia took a day off work the next day. She started looking around for a new place to live.She had transferred a portion of the money from her card for safekeeping via mobile banking. Since David knew where she lived now, she couldn't stay there anymore. Otherwise, yesterday's incident would only repeat
Amelia smacked Liam's hand away from her arm."If you find me so disgusting, why bother touching me? Aren't you afraid of getting your hands dirty?" she said. The pain and anger she felt made her forget to fear him. His words felt like knives cutting into her heart. Each cut hurt her deeply.In truth, Liam had regretted what he said the moment he saw that she was on the verge of tears. Even so, his pride wouldn't let him admit it.Amelia's rebuke only provoked him further."Fine! You're really something, aren't you? I'd like to see how you're going to stay alive without my protection!"Ava had a bone to pick with Amelia, after all. If Liam hadn't been around to defend her, Amelia would've lost her job at the company.Was she really this naive? Did she honestly think the outside world was better than Riverbay Residence?Liam was frustrated. He decided to get a group of friends together to play poker at the club. While they were playing, a few women came in and sat next to each of