Too Much to Bear My Love

Oscar stood by the window, swirling the wine in the wineglass. His narrowed eyes had a hint of malice burning from within.

Amelia Hutton was unaware that her act of seduction in the suite earlier on had almost cost her her life. She would never know that besides having a strong family background, Oscar was crueler than other men.

She slumped into the car seat despondently with a blank stare. No one knew what she was thinking about.

“We’ve reached the hospital, miss,” the driver said as he stopped the car.

Only then did Amelia Hutton return to her senses. After looking out of the window, she took out a hundred from her bag and passed it to the driver. “Keep the change,” she uttered petulantly before pushing the car door open and exiting the car.

She then took the elevator upstairs, and upon entering the ward, she saw Amelia Winters telling a joke to Eleanor. Although Benjamin looked a little impatient, he still waited beside them quietly. As for Sean, he was smiling gently at the side. The scene made it seem as though they were a family of four, and she was the one excluded.

My father and brother were on my side previously, but now they’ve all switched sides and acknowledged Amelia. Not only did you steal my mother, Amelia Winters, but now you want to win over my father and brother? Do you want to render me helpless and alone? Don’t even think about it.

Amelia Hutton attributed all the anger she had endured from Oscar to Amelia Winters. She felt that if it had not been for the latter, she would not have been in such a wretched state.

“Mom, you’re awake.” She composed herself and walked over docilely.

Eleanor lifted her head with a smile. “Where did you go, Amelia?”

“I went out for a walk. Are you all right, Mom? Does your head still hurt?” Amelia Hutton asked in concern.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.” Eleanor looked extremely pale, but her smile was quite sincere. “I’m already very satisfied with you three siblings around me. I still have to wait for you and your brother to get married, and I look forward to looking after all your children and enjoying our happy family times. So, I’ll stay strong before my wish comes true.”

Despite the smile on her face, Amelia Hutton snickered inwardly. She knew that Eleanor only had Amelia Winters on her mind at present, so Eleanor would not be concerned with her and Sean’s marriages.

“What’s wrong with you, Amelia? You don’t seem your normal self.” Eleanor looked at her, feeling worried. “Are you too tired from constantly coming to the hospital? Why don’t you go back and rest first? Don’t tire yourself out.”

“I’m fine, Mom.” Amelia Hutton sat down and continued, “Mom, it’s been a few days since Amy came to Saspiuburg. Her work and family are all in Tayhaven, so she can’t keep staying here and taking care of you. Why don’t you let her and Oscar head back first? After all, this is the Hutton family’s matter.”

“What are you saying? Lia is also a member of our Hutton family, and I finally got her to come to Saspiuburg to see me. Are you so eager for her to go back?” Eleanor said angrily.

Amelia Hutton was fuming deep down, but she swallowed her words upon looking at her mother’s pale face.

“That’s not what I meant, Mom. I’m just afraid that Amy’s in-laws will have a problem with her staying in Saspiuburg for too long. Don’t forget that she’s a married woman. Even if the Hutton family is her family, it’s inappropriate of her to stay here with us for too long,” she reasoned.

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Eleanor was dumbstruck.

Amelia Winters glanced at her sister before saying with a smile, “I’ve already explained everything to my mother-in-law, Mom. She’s very understanding and knows that you’ve not fully recovered, so she allowed me to stay here to take care of you. As for the company, my father-in- law is overseeing it. Even if Oscar is away for a month, there wouldn’t be any problems, so don’t worry.”

Eleanor was relieved, as she subconsciously relied on Amelia Winters very much.

“You’re saying the truth, right, Lia?”

Amelia Winters nodded.

Seeing her response, Eleanor smiled. “It’s good that you’re accompanying me for a few more days, Lia. I’m reluctant to part with you.”

“Don’t worry about it, Mom. All of us are very worried about you. We’ll be at ease as long as you’re fine.”

Eleanor’s mood lifted after she heard that.

Even since Eleanor was hospitalized, Amelia Winters had been paying extra attention to the former’s diet and tried to make some nutritious food to help the former recover. Although that did not help much, she still wanted Eleanor to eat well and live a comfortable life.

Amelia Hutton and Sean could never be as meticulous as her. As for Benjamin, despite keeping silent most of the time, he had witnessed everything she had done for Eleanor.

With that, he finally began to see Amelia Winters in a new light. He followed her out when she went to fetch some water.

“Do you need something, Mr. Hutton?” she asked.

Even after being acknowledged by Benjamin, Amelia Winters still did not call him “Dad.”

Benjamin gazed at her with a conflicted look. His lips twitched as he uttered with difficulty, “Do you hate us, Amelia?”

Amelia froze momentarily before replying with a carefree smile, “I’d be lying if I denied it. However, perhaps because I’ve never lived with you all, so the hatred isn’t as intense as I’d imagined. Even after learning that you’re my father, I still don’t have much affection for you and only regard you as a somewhat familiar stranger. So there is still love and hate, only much milder.”

A glint flashed across Benjamin’s hazy eyes when he heard that. He did not expect Amelia to be so open-minded in certain matters.

Her frankness made him think that his persistence over the past twenty years seemed so ridiculous. I can’t believe I can’t be as open-minded as someone much younger than me.

“Mr. Hutton, you didn’t come to me just to tell me this, did you?” Amelia cocked her head to the side and looked at Benjamin curiously. She could not figure out the reason behind the sudden change in his attitude.

“Thank you,” Benjamin suddenly uttered.

Amelia was baffled.

“Why are you thanking me?”

However, he merely threw her a glance before he turned around and left.

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This made Amelia even more confused.

She felt that the Huttons were quite strange. Although they look peaceful on the surface, everyone seems to be intentionally or unintentionally putting up their guard against me.

Her thoughts were interrupted by her phone ringing. She took it out and noticed that the caller was Tiffany.

She answered the call. “Tiff.”

“Derrick and I are currently in Saspiuburg, Babe. Which hospital are you at?” Tiffany asked straightforwardly.

Amelia figured that her best friend had probably learned about Eleanor’s illness from someone, so she had purposely come over with Derrick to visit her.

“I’m on the eighth floor of Saspiuburg’s Principal General Hospital. Come over now,” Amelia replied. She did not bother to ask Tiffany why she had not called her in advance.

“All right.”

After hanging up the phone, Amelia picked up the kettle and returned to the ward. Eleanor had fallen asleep again, and aside from Sean, there was no one else in the room.

“Where is everyone else, Sean?”

“Amelia left after taking a call. She probably went to chat with her friend. As for Dad, he had to go back to the company to work, so I’m the only one left.”

Hearing that, Amelia Winters chuckled.

“Sean, I think you are also pretty funny, and your temperament is quite different from Amelia’s.”

“Only you think that I’m humorous, Amy. The company employees all say that I constantly keep a poker face that is even scarier than my dad’s,” Sean deliberately replied with an exaggerated expression.

Amelia could not help but giggle at that.

“It’s not a bad thing to appear stern during working hours. Wearing a playful smile when you work will make it harder for you to control your employees, and they may also question your abilities.” She smiled before adding, “You never mix up your working and private lives, and that’s good. I think Mr. Hutton will soon leave the company in your care. After all, you’re a very capable person.”

“This is your first time complimenting me. Previously, I thought about getting close to you to use the Clinton family that was backing you to deal with Dad so that I could seize the company’s management rights from him. I was afraid that he would foolishly hand over the company to a woman who wasn’t part of our family someday. However, it turns out that I was being a little childish. Dad loves Mom so much. How could he ever do that?” Sean said with a laugh.

Amelia nodded in agreement.

She could not deny that Benjamin genuinely loved Eleanor. Although he was a man of few words and occasionally put on a cold expression, he took care of Eleanor almost every night. As long as it was something he could do by himself, he would not leave it to others. He had also handed over most of the company affairs to Sean.

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“There’s no bad blood between father and son. There is no way he would hand over the company to an outsider instead of you. Your father loves Mom so much. How would he allow her son to get the shorter end of the stick?” Amelia remarked.

“You’ve said that Dad loves Mom, so when will you be willing to call him ‘Dad’?”

Amelia fell silent.

Sean did not press on but thoughtfully changed the subject, picking some light-hearted jokes to tease her until she kept bursting into laughter.

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