Chapter 407 Shameless
The atmosphere turned cold instantly.
“Dad, Mom, I’m back.” A woman’s coquettish voice rang and it broke the silence in the room. A moment later, Stephanie, who was dressed in fashionable clothes skipped into the room. Noah and Isabella came in behind her.
The smile on Stephanie’s face gradually disappeared when she saw Amelia who was sitting in the living room.
“Amelia?” She frowned and mocked with a disdain look, “You’re finally back. I thought you were having a great time out there. Why? Did you shamelessly get back here for free food and stay after using up all your money?”
Oscar turned and shot Stephanie a warning look.
Noah walked up beside Stephanie and grabbed her waist. He uttered gently, “Stephanie, don’t say such harsh words. She’s your sister-in-law so you have to respect her.”
Stephanie pouted in response and refuted, “She isn’t worthy of my respect.”
Noah pursued Stephanie for one and a half years, and she finally agreed to be with him. He treated her sincerely and showered her with doting love. Slowly, Stephanie started to treat him nicely as well. Seeing him as her boyfriend, Stephanie did not yell at him that much and even started to treat him with gentleness. Therefore, she did not refute Noah’s words rudely. However, in actuality, she did not love him.
Noah looked at Amelia apologetically and nodded. “Ms. Winters, it’s been so long.”
Looking at Noah’s hand which was placed on Stephanie’s waist, Amelia’s gaze flitted around. She did not expect Stephanie to accept Noah. Back then, she hated him and even confessed to Amelia that the person she truly loved was Oscar. Now that she had ended up with Noah, Amelia realized that many things had happened within the two years which she was not around.
“Mr. Walker, it’s been so long. Congratulations to both of you for being together now,” Amelia replied politely.
Holding Noah’s hand, Stephanie mocked, “Amelia, you’re not one of the Clintons now. Stop being pretentious here.”
With that, her expression changed as she turned to look at Tony. She smiled and greeted, “Is this Tony? He’s a big boy now. He looks so much like Oscar. I’ve missed you so much.”
Yet, Tony did not show her any respect. “Big Meanie! You’re so ugly.”
Stephanie’s face fell upon hearing that.
“Tony, are you calling me ugly?”
Tony’s comment pierced her heart.
“Mom, look at Tony. He doesn’t even recognize me. He’s calling me ugly.” Stephanie turned to glare at Amelia in dissatisfaction. “Amelia, it must be you. How could you be so heartless? Not only have you taken Tony away without a word, you even badmouthed us in front of him. Otherwise, why would he call me ugly? You’re still the same. Acting innocent in front of everyone, but you’re actually evil.”
Amelia tightened her arms around Tony.
Oscar pulled Amelia toward him as he shot Stephanie a warning look. “Noah, keep an eye on your woman. I don’t want to hear her humiliating my wife again. Otherwise, I would have to reconsider the business between our families.”
A hint of darkness flashed across Noah’s eyes. In a while, he regained his composure and smiled. “Oscar, Stephanie is just bad-tempered. She didn’t mean it.”
“Noah, a man shouldn’t be too lenient to his woman. Otherwise, she would go overboard. You have to do something about her. Otherwise, I might have to do it for you.” Upon finishing, he turned to Olivia and said, “Mom, it seems like it’s not a good day today. I’ll bring Amelia and Tony back first. I’ll bring them back after you have calmed down. I don’t want all of you to scare Tony.”
Olivia’s face fell upon hearing that.
Stephanie pushed Isabella toward Oscar. The latter had been quiet the whole time. “Oscar, you’re getting engaged with Isabella soon. Everyone in the upper-class society knows about this, and it’s not a secret anymore. Why did you bring this woman back? You’re humiliating Isabella.”
Then, Stephanie pushed Isabella slightly and said, “Isabella, say something.”
In response, Isabella walked toward Oscar, but her eyes were locked on Amelia and Tony. The loving scene of the family standing together was dazzling to look at. Amelia’s presence had clearly threatened her happiness. Isabella knew well that once Amelia had shown up, it was impossible for her to win Oscar’s heart. Even though she had spent two years getting closer to Oscar, Amelia managed to attract all his attention the moment she returned.
Isabella was frustrated. Why did she come back after she has left? When I thought that I was about to succeed, she gave me a brutal blow. Why did Amelia come back and snatch Oscar’s attention from me? All my effort has gone down the drain.
“Why did you come back?” Looking at Amelia, Isabella questioned her resentfully.
Amelia looked back at her. Seeing her love rival, her eyes began to fill with jealousy.
“Ms. Walker, it’s been two years. You’re getting prettier,” Amelia replied, avoiding her question.
Isabella put on a fake smile as she said, “You’re getting prettier too. I remember that you’ve divorced Oscar. Did you come back to send Tony here? That’s nice. That way, Mrs. Clinton won’t have trouble sleeping from missing Tony anymore. After I get married to Oscar, I’ll treat Tony like my own son.”
After that, she suddenly pretended to be shocked. “Ms. Winters, did Oscar tell you about our engagement? It’s his fault to hide this from you.”
“Isabella, have you said enough?” Oscar asked with a gloomy look.
Isabella looked at him innocently and said, “Oscar, I know you still haven’t completely forgotten Ms. Winters, but the truth is we’re getting engaged soon. The entire upper-class society knows about this. A few days ago, I met some of my friends and told them that our engagement date was close. Mrs. Clinton also told me that we would get married several months after our engagement. In fact, our families have decided on this.”
Holding Amelia’s cold hand, Oscar frowned.
“Amelia, trust me,” he whispered in Amelia’s ear.
Amelia forced a smile on her face. Deep down, she trusted Oscar, but when Isabella talked about all the things she had no idea about confidently, she felt uneasy. It seemed like many things had happened between Oscar and Isabella within the two years.
They even planned on an engagement. Right at that moment, Amelia felt that she and Tony were outsiders. She just slept with Oscar the previous night, but now, she realized that she might be a third party who had ruined their relationship.
“Isabella, you can leave after you’ve had enough. I never loved you. Why would I get engaged with you?” Oscar questioned ruthlessly.
“Oscar, did you forget that day when you had a bad cold and lost your mind? I was the one who took care of you. We were in your office. What do you think will happen to the lonely man? I surrendered my body to you. Don’t you want to be responsible now?” Isabella’s eyes were red, and she felt aggrieved. She looked at Amelia and said, “Ms. Winters, I’ve slept with Oscar, and both of you have already divorced. You should not be a third party and come between me and him. I really love him. Please don’t do this. Oscar has finally agreed to get engaged to me. Why are you destroying the marriage that I’ve worked so hard for? You have a son and money, so why would you come between us?”
Amelia’s arms around Tony tightened even more.
“Mommy, it hurts,” Tony complained softly.
Amelia immediately returned to her sense. In distress, she replied, “I’m sorry, Tony.”
Tony kissed her cheek and said, “Mommy, don’t be sad. You still have me. We shouldn’t be with Big Meanie. Let’s go home and stay with Daddy. I don’t like it here.”
Amelia was in a turmoil of emotions.
She started to doubt her decision of bringing Tony back here.
Oscar, if you’re engaged, should I still trust you?
Oscar noticed the change in Amelia’s emotion. He grabbed her hand and consoled, “Amelia, trust me. I’ll take care of this. I will show you that apart from you, I’ve never had any other woman in my life.”
Amelia avoided Oscar’s eyes.
“Isabella, I don’t know what my mom promised you, but let me tell you this. I don’t love you and I don’t know about the engagement. In the past two years, I’ve been avoiding you. All these prove that I would never marry you. Please have some shame and stop talking nonsense here.”
Isabella’s tears rolled down her cheeks as she replied, “Oscar, I understand now. Ms. Winters is back, so you’re willing to betray me just to show your loyalty to her. I won’t force you to admit that I’ve slept with you. I’m willing to wait for you to get engaged with me because I love you. If you want to get back with Ms. Winters, I’ll agree to it. I’m willing to stand behind you. I just hope that you’ll miss me and recall the nights that we’ve spent together. I’m really happy because those nights were the best memory I’ll ever have in my entire life.”
Oscar’s fists clenched up in anger.
Shameless people are invincible. I didn’t know that Isabella could be so shameless.
