All Chapters of Reborn Without You: Chapter 791 - Chapter 800

Amelia didn’t understand Christopher, just as she didn’t understand why he was suddenly being so warm to her and how he was able to maintain such composure even at a time of crisis like this.Amelia reached home in the evening.She prepared some food for Evelyn but didn’t have much of an appetite herself.Evelyn could tell that Amelia wasn’t in a good mood and decided not to disturb her.Amelia sat at the couch, a single floor lamp lighting up the place.She was trying to coax Evelyn to sleep.When her gaze landed on Evelyn’s injured arm, Evelyn assured her, “It’s fine, Mom. It doesn’t hurt that much anymore.”Amelia looked at her and rubbed her head affectionately, her heart aching for her.Evelyn soon fell asleep.The hands on the clock ticked by.At nine o’clock, she got up and brewed a cup of tea for herself, the hot steam fogging up her glasses.At ten, she switched her laptop open and looked through her work schedule for the next week, but couldn’t process a single wor

Amelia paused for a moment before saying with slight difficulty, “Or do they think that I’m your Achilles’ heel, and having me under their control is leverage over you?”Christopher froze for a second.Silence ensued in the room, leaving only the ticking of the clock resounding in the quiet night.He said, “Both.”Amelia’s heart fell with a thud.She should have known.Given her unique status and ownership of key data of national-level aerospace and aeronautics projects, she was a prime target.Christopher himself was an even more complex figure with plenty of enemies surrounding him. People who wanted to bring him down would certainly target someone who mattered to him.After their divorce which was so long ago, she thought she had vanished from his world. As it turned out, as long as he was still alive, she would always be seen as his weakness.Was his cold indifference toward her his way of protecting her?Christopher said calmly, “You can’t stay here anymore. Pack your th

Christopher turned back to look questioningly at her.“If…” She bit her lip and went on, “If we manage to make it out in one piece, can you promise me not to interfere in my life from now on?”Christopher’s eyes dimmed, as though something in them broke.He fell silent for a few seconds before nodding in agreement. “Okay.”Amelia felt something pierce her heart. She couldn’t tell if it was relief or something else.She then crouched down low into the passageway without hesitation.Darkness engulfed her and all she could see was the column of light from the small torchlight shining the way ahead.The passageway was very narrow and barely enough for one person to pass at one time. Dust and moisture filled the air. She could feel her heart beating and hear Christopher coming from behind her with Evelyn in his arms.Just as she was midway through the passageway, she suddenly heard a huge sound from outside, as though someone had kicked a door down.Hurried footsteps and yelling of

Amelia took a deep breath and smoothed out the covers before leaving the room on tiptoes. She shut the door behind her.It was quiet along the corridor, save Jessica’s hushed voice coming from downstairs.Amelia leaned against the cold wall, her mind in a mess. She slowly made her way downstairs. There was no one in the hall. Jessica’s voice had come from a room at the end of another corridor.She hesitated for a moment before walking to the room and stopping right outside the door.The door was ajar =, and Amelia could see the lights switched on inside. Jessica’s back was facing the door as she treated Christopher’s wounds.He had taken off his jacket and flung it aside. His blood-soaked sleeve was cut open, revealing his arms and a ghastly wound that stretched from his shoulder to his elbow. The exposed flesh made for a frightening sight.“I’ll bandage it up quickly for now. I’ve already contacted a doctor and he’ll come first thing in the morning.”Jessica’s voice sounded l

Amelia turned around and saw Christopher’s eyes open, looking at her. “Not too much.”Her tone was flat as she sat down by the bedside.“Need my help?” Christopher asked.“No need,” Amelia said, cutting him off rather coldly. “Christopher, I can deal with my own affairs.”Christopher’s eyes dimmed and he didn’t insist. Nodding, he said, “Okay.”Silence ensued between them once more.Amelia found it rather suffocating and stood up. “Get some rest. I’ll go check on Evelyn.”“Amelia,” Christopher called out to her.Amelia stopped in her tracks but didn’t turn back. “Don’t go,” he said softly, almost pleadingly. “Stay with me, just for a little while.”Amelia’s breath caught in her lungs.She could imagine that look on his face, a kind of vulnerability she could never say no to.She struggled internally for a long time before slowly turning around and sitting back on the chair.A small smile stretched across Christopher’s face, looking just like a child who received a candy.