Chapter 22 Is It A Banter (2/2)

”Amelia, I was only concerned about you. Just don't be so defiant next time,” Lucian warned as he glanced at Amelia.

Oh my God! This man!

Shaking her head in disapproval, Amelia turned to the other side to ignore him.

”Your phone's ringing,” Lucian suddenly said, his tone icy as ever.

Amelia turned to find her phone only to realize that she'd left it at the office earlier. Lucky for her, Lucian was considerate enough to bring it with him.

”Thank you,” Amelia said in a low voice. When she checked her phone, she found that it was her father calling. She hesitated for a moment before answering, ”Hello, dad.”

”Amelia, can you go back to the Mo mansion now?” Vernon's voice was husky and he sounded stressed.

”Dad, what happened?” she asked nervously, noticing the difference in his voice.

Looking over at Amelia, Lucian pulled over the car to wait for her to finish the call.

”Hello, dad?” Vernon had hung up the call. Amelia grasped Lucian's arm and said anxiously, ”Can you please bring me to the Mo mansion?”

Lucian didn't press for more. He merely made a U-turn and drove towards the Mo mansion.

'I thought he's recovered? Why did he sound so weak over the phone? And why did he hang up?'

She looked very anxious. Letting Lucian drive as quickly as he could, she clenched her hands into fists, not knowing what to do.

”Don't worry. He'll be fine,” Lucian comforted her.

”Thank you,” she responded sincerely.

When they arrived at the Mo mansion, Amelia rushed in. Standing by the door, she saw Vernon sitting in the center of the living room, gasping for breath with one hand on his heart.

”Dad, what's wrong?” She knelt in front of him, at a loss.

”Don't worry. Your father's probably having a heart attack. Go get his medicine,” Lucian said as he hurriedly helped Vernon up.

”Okay.” Amelia was shaking all over. She handed the medicine to Lucian and said nervously, ”I'll get some water.”

As soon as Lucian put the pill into Vernon's mouth, Amelia let out a groan. Even though the sound was small, Lucian heard it.

”Here you are!” The back of Amelia's hand was still sore but she still handed the glass of water to Lucian.

After taking the pills, Vernon looked much better. He said in a hoarse voice, ”I'm sorry for making you worried.”

Lucian shook his head and said to Amelia, ”Wash your hands with cold water.”

He didn't sound exactly sweet but his concern made her feel warm in her heart.

”Dad, why are you home alone? Where's Sophia?” Amelia checked all the other rooms in the house but she didn't see neither Sophia nor the only maid in the house.

Vernon coughed several times before saying, his voice hoarse, ”Yolanda's pregnant. Your mother and Susan are taking care of her.”

”She's not my mother!” Amelia protested vehemently.

In response, Lucian looked at Amelia in surprise.

Not once in the past ten years did she call Sophia her mom. She wouldn't even call her aunt! So she absolutely resented it when Vernon referred to her as that.

Why would she suddenly forgive Sophia after everything she'd done to her?

Iris had always been even-tempered. Even after she found out about Vernon's affair with Sophia, she didn't cry or scream. Instead, they had a good talk about it like adults thinking that they would still be able to fix their marriage. However, when Vernon didn't come one night, they all knew that he was with Sophia then. That's when Iris knew that her marriage was failing...

Looking back, that was probably what triggered Iris to commit suicide because she was depressed and confused. And that was why she gave up on herself and even Amelia easily.

At the thought of this, tears rolled down her cheeks.

”Amelia, I know you feel wronged and you feel resentful. I regret everything even though ten years have passed. We just have to let it go and move on. There's no point in hurting yourself over the past.” Vernon's words were followed by a series of coughs.

”I can understand Sophia wanting to take care of Yolanda but Susan should be here to look after you! You have a heart condition and she knows that. Why would she leave you here all alone?” Amelia said as she wiped her tears with the back of her hand.

”It's because I've been feeling better. I've been recovering. It was just the stress over the business that stressed me out. I'm getting pretty old too.” Vernon shifted the topic to work, successfully avoiding answering her question directly.