Chapter 214 I Will Not Lie To You
“Mr. and Mrs. Yard, thank you for attending Anthony’s welcome baby party today. The guests are all gathered there. If you think it’s too noisy there, you can head outside. We have seats out there, too,” Amelia explained politely.
Elizabeth pursed her lips and sneered, “Stop putting up an act. We’re here to see if your son will die young. Cassie lost her kid, but you get to form a happy family? I won’t let that happen!”
Amelia’s face turned grim at her evil comment.
“Mrs. Yard, if you’re not here to give your blessings to my son, please leave,” she declared coolly.
Without looking at the Yards, Oscar told Amelia softly, “Come on, let’s go. I’ll introduce you to someone who has helped me previously.”
Amelia inclined her head.
Oscar turned to leave with Amelia. However, Cassie grabbed his arm and stopped him. Stopping in his tracks, Oscar turned and shot daggers at Cassie’s hand that was holding his arm.
“Let go!” Oscar ordered.
Cassie felt heartbroken at his icy response. She looked up at him pitifully and said, “Oz, are you going to be this heartless to me?”
Oscar pulled away from her. “Ms. Yard, please mind your actions. I’m a married man.”
That felt like the joke of the year. Cassie wanted to laugh out loud, but she could only manage a bitter smile.
“Oz, what did you just call me?” She couldn’t believe what she had just heard. There’s no way Oscar will fall out of love with me that quickly!
If Cassie was smart, she wouldn’t have forced a man to make a decision at a party. No man would humiliate his own wife in public. Even if he didn’t love his wife, he’d still respect her. Thus, when Cassie acted as though they were still involved, Oscar immediately distanced himself from her.
“Ms. Yard, you must be still ill. I think you should head back to rest.” Oscar then squeezed Amelia’s waist gently to reassure her.
Cassie’s mouth set in a hard line. “Oz, when we were in love, I was your baby, and when we had sex, you called me honey. Why are you distancing yourself from me? You promised to treat me like a princess. Have you forgotten everything?”
Oscar scrunched up his face in displeasure. He had never called Cassie “baby” or “honey.” He wasn’t that romantic, so he’d express his love through his actions.
Clearly, Cassie was trying to drive a wedge between them.
Oscar planted a kiss on Amelia’s forehead gently. “Let’s go.”
Amelia nodded and told Cassie, “Ms. Yard, you should leave.”
As Cassie clenched her fists tightly, her lovely face twisted with malice.
She was about to lose it when Charlie stopped her. Staring at Oscar and Amelia’s departing figures, he said, “Cassie, you pleaded with your mom and me to bring you to the welcome baby party, and we obliged. Can we leave now?”
Chewing on her bottom lip, Cassie stuck her chin up to force back her tears.
“Dad, am I that bad?” Her gaze followed Oscar as she felt her heart shattering into a million pieces.
She thought Oscar’s heart would only belong to her. Alas, she had overestimated her importance to him.
Sighing, Charlie advised, “Cassie, you’re exceptional. After all, you’re part of the Yard family. Your relationship with Oscar had ended five years ago after you left the country stubbornly. Upon your return five years later, although you got back together with Oscar, he is already married. Forget about him. I’ll introduce other eligible bachelors to you. There are better men out there, and you shouldn’t get hung up on him.”
Tears streamed down Cassie’s cheeks as she wailed in desperation. “But Dad, I still love him!”
Charlie felt a piercing pain in his heart. Cassie was his only daughter. If he hadn’t been lenient on her, she wouldn’t have made so many mistakes.
“Let’s talk when we get home,” he uttered.
With her eyes on Oscar, Cassie shook her head. “Dad, I won’t leave. I should be Oz’s wife. I want everyone to know I’m the woman he loves. Oz won’t treat me unkindly because I was once pregnant with his child.”
Charlie grabbed her hand. “Stop it, Cassie. If you make your relationship known to everyone here, Oscar’s reputation won’t be affected. Instead, it won’t be easy for you to marry into a prominent family. You’re going to marry someone else one day, right? Don’t embarrass our family. You won’t act recklessly if you care for your mom and me.”
Cassie swirled around to give Charlie a pleading look. “Dad, please help me. I can’t live without Oz. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton are your friends, right? If you ask for their help, Oz will marry me for sure. Dad, please! Oz is everything to me!” she pleaded selfishly.
The veins on his temples throbbed as Charlie growled, “That’s enough. Let’s go home.”
Cassie pulled away from him and strode into the living room.
Glaring at Elizabeth, Charlie chided, “Look at your daughter. She’s a humiliation to the Yard family!”
Elizabeth panicked upon seeing her daughter’s action. What if Cassie reveals her relationship with Oscar? She won’t be able to marry into a prominent family!
The upper-class society was a tight social circle. As always, bad news traveled fast. If the news of Cassie being a homewrecker spread out, even though the Yard family was wealthy, it wouldn’t be easy to find a suitable match for Cassie.
Cassie was young and impetuous, but her parents knew how important it was for her to marry into a good family. They also couldn’t afford to embarrass themselves.
At once, Elizabeth rushed forward to stop Cassie. “Cassie, be a good girl. Don’t cause a scene here. We shall let them gloat for now. I’ll figure out a way to avenge you,” she told her daughter in a low voice.
Cassie was still staring at Amelia, who was held by Oscar. Gritting her teeth, she replied, “Mom, I want to marry Oz. I don’t want another woman to be by his side.”
“Sure, sure. I’ll make sure he marries you. Just don’t kick up a fuss now. Otherwise, your reputation will be ruined.”
Cassie swiveled her head to look at Elizabeth. “Mom, you’re worried I’ll embarrass you, right?” Her retort hit the nail on the head.
Elizabeth squirmed a little under her daughter’s scrutiny, but she still put on a stern front. “Cassie, I’ve done a lot for you. If you have a shred of conscience left in your heart, don’t humiliate your dad and me in front of our peers.”
Finally, Cassie relented and stopped in her tracks.
Pulling her aside, Elizabeth continued convincing her. “Cassie, you’ve seen the child and caused a scene. Let’s go home now. When everything quiets down, I’ll figure something out. We need to calm down now to risk falling for someone else’s trap. Besides, Stephanie is now on our side, right? We can use her conflict with Amelia to take revenge.”
It was only then did Cassie finally regain her composure.
She took one last look at Oscar and left with her parents.
On the other hand, Oscar introduced Amelia to the elderly people he respected, and they approved of her.
“Amelia, this is Mr. Wilbur Ferguson. When I first joined Clinton Corporations, he gave me a lot of help. He’s one of the men I respect a lot.” He led her to a man in his seventies and introduced them to each other.
Amelia gave a little curtsy and greeted, “Hello, Mr. Ferguson. I’m Amelia Winters. I’m sorry for not paying you a visit even though I’ve been married to Oscar for almost five years.”
Wilbur Ferguson was a kind and respectable old man. He scanned Amelia carefully and grinned. “I’ve left the country six years ago. To attend Anthony’s welcome baby party today, I took a flight back to the country. I’ve been curious about Oscar’s wife, and I’m glad he married you. That brat from the Yard family might be pretty, but she’s quite ignorant. You, however, can be with Oscar for better and for worse. I like that about you.”
Amelia flashed a modest smile at the old man’s kind words and took to him immediately.
“Thank you, Mr. Ferguson. I’ll do my best to be a good wife. I hope I won’t disappoint you.”
Wilbur chuckled. “Don’t worry, I’m not a scary wolf. Just think of me as a normal elder. I admire Oscar, so it makes me happy to see you married to him.”
“Thank you, Mr. Ferguson.”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wilbur changed the topic. “I heard you were involved in an accident. Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes, Mr. Ferguson. I’m much better now, but I can’t stand too long or exercise. That’s all.”
“Good.” Wilbur told his assistant to hand the gift he prepared earlier to Amelia.
“This is a piece of jade I picked for you personally. I hope you like it,” he said.
Amelia accepted the gift gratefully. “Thank you, Mr. Ferguson. This is an expensive gift.”
Wilbur beamed at her response.
After chatting briefly, Oscar said, “Mr. Ferguson, we’ll get going for now. I need to introduce Amelia to the others.”
“Go ahead.”
Oscar introduced Amelia to two other influential figures. Afraid that she might be exhausted, he brought her upstairs after that.
“Oscar, let’s go to Mom and Stephanie,” Amelia suggested.
“No. You’ve been socializing with me for a long time. It’s time to rest now. Mom will take care of Stephanie’s matter,” came Oscar’s firm reply.
Amelia went along with his wishes and followed him to their bedroom. Still, she couldn’t help but glance at him curiously. “Oscar, are you hiding something from me? Stephanie didn’t go to Koandria for a trip with her friends, right?”
Without offering any reply, Oscar kept his hand around her waist and led her back to their bedroom.
Back in their bedroom, he picked her up without hesitation.
Instantly, Amelia let out a tiny yelp and wrapped her arms around his neck instinctively.
With Amelia in his arms, Oscar strode to their bed and placed her down carefully.
Lying in bed with her eyes wide open, Amelia pressed on doggedly, “Oscar, are you hiding something from me? You said we should be honest with each other. I don’t want to hear any white lies.”
Leaning over, Oscar pressed a kiss on her forehead. “Don’t think too much. Stephanie and Mom got into a fight. Mom got mad and kicked her out, so she gets to learn how to be independent. She needs to learn how to harness her bad temper and stop taking everything for granted. I think she had suffered a lot for the past few weeks, so she took the opportunity to return home. Don’t worry. Mom will take care of her. You need to rest now and stop worrying about other stuff,” he reassured her.
“Really?”
“Yes. Why would I lie to you over something like this?”
Amelia nodded in acknowledgment and stopped worrying about the matter.
