Chapter 230 Unfairness
Amelia was rendered speechless, staring at Stephanie, who was kneeling on the floor.
Stephanie lifted her head slightly and took a glance at Amelia, and lowered her head once again. “Amelia, I was wrong. Would you please forgive me?”
At that moment, Amelia’s face was devoid of expression. It was evident that Stephanie deliberately did this in front of the family. If Amelia chose not to forgive her, it would cause Olivia to hate her without a doubt. After all, compared to Stephanie, Amelia was just a daughter-in-law. Regardless of how Olivia always said Amelia was like her own daughter, it paled compared to Stephanie, their daughter.
Nonetheless, it was tough for Amelia to forgive Stephanie as the latter had crossed the line.
When Amelia was struggling in her dilemma, Oscar stood up and decided for her.
Right then, Oscar wrapped his arm around Amelia’s waist and stared rigidly at the pretending Stephanie. “Get up.”
Lifting her head, Stephanie begged indignantly, “Oz, I’m truly sorry. Can’t you forgive me?”
Oscar repeated his words with a cold expression. “Get up now.”
Feeling desperate, Stephanie cast a helpless glance towards Olivia.
Right then, Olivia rose from her chair and uttered gently, “Oz, Stephanie is your sister after all. Don’t be so mean to her.”
Oscar bit his lips and responded in a rather composed manner. “Mom, Amelia and I will go back after lunch. If you and Dad miss Tony, you can visit anytime.”
Olivia furrowed her brows and shifted her gaze to Amelia.
With that, Amelia instinctively evaded her eyes.
At that instant, Stephanie added timely, “Amelia, please forgive me. If you do, I’m sure Oscar will too. Do you want to see my relationship with Oscar get broken like this?”
Amelia continued to lean against Oscar’s chest, without a word.
Upon seeing that, Stephanie started to weep helplessly, as though she was getting bullied unfairly.
Heartbroken, Olivia started to feel discontent with Amelia’s emotionless gesture. After all, the former had never seen Stephanie kneeled to anyone before, not to mention she was the princess of the Clintons.
Olivia’s feelings was beyond explanation.
“Amelia, since Stephanie has apologized, why don’t you just forgive her?” Olivia still sounded utterly gentle, but one could the pressure she was trying to give.
Upon hearing that, Amelia’s heart skipped a beat.
She let out an awkward smile. Just as she expected, Olivia would easily forget all the wrong things that Stephanie had done.
This is a unfair world after all.
“Mom, I…” Amelia choked on her words.
“Mom, I won’t forgive her. Before she truly repents what she has done, I won’t treat her as my sister,” Oscar spoke before Amelia could.
Upon hearing that, Olivia’s expression turned complicated.
Just then, Stephania jumped towards Amelia’s feet and hugged her leg like a beggar. “Amelia, it’s my fault. I promise I will treat Tony well from now on. I’ve done you wrong so many times. I’m sorry. Please give me one chance to repent, okay? I’m begging you, please.”
Amelia was now trapped between a rock and a hard place.
Right then, Olivia’s gaze towards Amelia had started to change towards accusation.
Sensing that, Amelia shuddered in stress.
Amelia knew her relationship with Olivia would surely be over if she did not forgive Stephanie this time. Nevertheless, she and her baby almost lost their lives in that accident. Her heart fell with a thud whenever she recalled Tony covered in blood.
No mother in this world could forgive someone who tried to kill her child.
No way. It’s unforgivable.
“Stephanie, get up now.” Oscar’s face turned utterly stern.
Stephanie’s cry became louder.
“Oscar, you’ve always treated me the best. Are you going to abandon me just because of one mistake?” Stephanie wiped the tears on her face. “I’ve gone through a lot this past month. And I’ve realized my faults. Not everyone is a sage: who can commit no error? Could you please give your sister a chance?”
At that instant, Oscar’s face clouded over.
As such, Olivia’s face had fallen too.
“Oscar, Stephanie is your sister, and she has realized her mistake. You and Amelia forgive her for this one time, okay?” Olivia’s plead sounded more like a command.
The most hurting part for Oscar and Amelia in this was Olivia’s unfairness.
It was apparent she was trying to use her status as a mother to oppress them. If they did not forgive Stephanie at this point, it would seem that they were disrespectful and ungrateful. In other words, she had pushed them to the edge of the cliff.
Olivia was not as generous and gentle as she looked. To put it more precisely, she had no limit when it came to indulging Stephanie. Hence, that was why Stephanie dared to pull out something as inhuman as murder without fearing the consequences.
Noticing Oscar and Amelia’s dilemma, Owen could not help but weigh in gently. “Olivia, give Amelia some time to think about it. It’s Stephanie’s fault, and she should learn her lesson.”
Even though Owen was not exactly in favor of Amelia and he had always been sitting on the ramparts, there was still a sense of justice within him. Regardless of who the subject might be, he would not hesitate to express his just thought. That was why Amelia paid him high respect.
With his words, Olivia finally managed to clear her thought by a bit. Staring at Oscar and Amelia, her heart skipped a beat as she realized she might have crossed the line too.
“Oscar, Amelia, I didn’t mean what I said. I feel that Stephanie has realized her mistake. I want this family to be united. Any one of you is important to this family. Can you give Stephanie a chance for my sake?”
Olivia pleaded with an utterly genuine face.
Amelia turned to look at Oscar as she could not think of a way to reject Olivia.
In Amelia’s heart, Olivia was the elder that she respected the most, and she would never want to see the latter sad.
After pondering a while, Amelia expressed in a euphemistic manner. “Mom, Oz and I won’t go back to the apartment for the moment.”
It was, without doubt, a huge compromise that Amelia made.
With that, Stephanie was secretly elated. You’re not matched to play this game with me. Amelia, wait and see. One day I’ll make you leave this house in the most miserable way possible. And that day will come sooner than you think.
Olivia finally let out a sigh of relief as she walked to help Stephanie up. “Thank Amelia for being so generous. Don’t ever do such a thing again in the future; or else, your dad and I won’t be helping you anymore.”
Nodded her head sincerely, Stephanie turned to Amelia. “Amelia, thanks so much!”
Amelia did not respond to her directly but spoke to Olivia. “Mom, I’ll go upstairs to check on Tony. You guys please have breakfast first.”
“Go ahead.”
Amelia went upstairs, with Oscar following her behind.
Entered the room, Oscar hugged her into his embrace and uttered with a soft voice, “It must be hard for you.”
Amelia shook her head, she looked rather despondent.
Oscar looked her straight into her eyes. “If you don’t like it here, we can go back to the apartment.”
Amelia shook her head slightly. “It’s fine. I’m okay.”
Oscar furrowed his brows for a moment and eventually said, “I’ll ask the maid to pack the luggage. We’ll leave after lunch. I won’t let my woman get wronged like this.”
Amelia grabbed his arms nervously. “Oscar, don’t. I don’t want to get caught between you and Mom. Plus, Tony is still small. It’ll be better here too since there are maids here to take care of him. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.”
She was feeling extremely disappointed. Stephanie had committed such a severe crime, yet the Clintons only chased her out for a month and a half. With that, she knew that she and her child were indeed valueless in that family.
The more she thought about it, the more discouraged she got. She thought it was unfair that a daughter that was married away was treated more importantly and a daughter-in-law and a grandson.
Even though Olivia had said numerous times that Amelia was her favorite, it turned out the former was merely fooling her.
Olivia’s gesture had made Amelia feel betrayed. The latter had always trusted the former to be reasonable and wise; yet, the reality was merciless.
Despite Oscar being loyally by her side, she still felt like an island in that family.
The family promised her fair treatment, but the fact was she would never really be a part of them. At that instant, hopelessness filled her whole body.
