Too Much to Bear My Love

“I’m warning you, Amelia. You can whore yourself out all you want. I don’t care how many men you bring home. But Oscar? You’d better leave him alone. He’s not someone you can approach.” Having said that, Sean turned on his heel and left.

Amelia covered her smarting cheek and looked at her brother viciously. Her face contorted in fury, and there was no masking the hatred burning in her eyes then.

“You won’t let me go after Oscar, but I will do just that. I don’t believe that I’m any less than Amelia Winters. I just want to prove to all of you that I am better than she is!” hissed Amelia through clenched teeth.

Eleanor and Sean’s repeated obstructions further aroused the refusal to back down and the competitiveness in her heart which fed into the desire to win over Oscar. Subconsciously, she was only going to be at peace after being with Oscar to prove her worth to her mother and brother and draw their attention to her again.

When Sean left, he saw Amelia Winters, who had left the hospital, returning.

With a warm smile, he walked over and greeted her.

Seeing that it was him, Amelia smiled and said, “Hey, Sean.”

“Didn’t you leave? Why did you come back?”

“I’m worried about Mom. Plus, Oscar is out meeting a client so I decided to come back here.”

“In that case, would you mind sitting with me?” Sean pointed toward the benches designated for patients and their visitors. “The scenery is quite pleasant, and it would be nice for us to have a chat.”

Amelia nodded.

As the two walked over, Sean suddenly stopped and smiled. “Wait here. I’m going to buy us some coffee.”

Amelia originally wanted to stop him from going through the trouble but Sean had already strode away. All she could do was remain silent.

“Amelia, why did you come back?” Just then, Amelia Hutton’s voice rang out. Having seen her rival, the woman walked over with determined anger. In a condescending tone, she said, “Did you come back to make fun of me?”

Amelia Winters said, “You’re overthinking.”

Amelia Hutton snorted coldly. “I’m telling you, my father and brother are only keeping things amicable for Mom’s sake. Don’t think that they’d so readily accept a stray like yourself. You’re delusional if you think you’re ever going to be a part of the Hutton family.”

Amelia Winters found her words funny, but said nothing.

Thinking that she had successfully frightened her sister, the rage that Amelia Hutton felt subsided.

“Amelia, what are you doing?” Just then, Sean came back with two cups of coffee.

Amelia Hutton looked at the coffee in his hands and a dark glint flashed across her eyes. She then clenched and unclenched her fists.

“Did you go and buy her coffee, Sean?” asked Amelia Hutton.

“Stop messing around, Amelia. Go home.”

“I refuse! What’s so good about her that you’re bending over backwards for her?”

“Interestingly enough, we’re seeing what’s good about her because of your horrible behavior. What’s the point of nitpicking over this now?”

Amelia Hutton went silent.

“Go home. Now,” hissed Sean, his tone imperious and cold.

Amelia Hutton glared at her brother, her gaze deep enough to bore holes in his body.

Sean returned the glare. They both stood at an impasse, playing a game of silent tug-of-war. The first person to break eye contact was the first to lose.

Amelia Winters watched this farce for a short while before she got up. “I’ll leave you two to your… discussion. I’m going to check on Mom.”

Only then did Sean turn to look at Amelia Winters with a bland smile. “Please have a seat. I still wish for us to chat.”

“There’s no need for this. I’ll leave you two to chat. Stop hurting each other because of me. After all, a stray older sister isn’t worth ruining your relationship for,” said Amelia Winters nonchalantly.

Sean glanced at her inquisitively but did not stop her in the end.

As soon as Amelia Winters left, Sean’s face fell. He glanced at his sister angrily and said, “You really are good for nothing, aren’t you?”

Amelia Hutton merely said, “I bet you want to climb up the ladder at the expense of Amelia Winters, huh? But what can you do? She doesn’t even see you as a sibling.”

A myriad of emotions flashed across Sean’s face before it turned impassive again.

He turned around and left without sparing another glance at his sister. Amelia was flustered for a moment and immediately followed after him.

“As long as we can win over Oscar together, I can easily influence the Clintons to help you expand in Tayhaven,” said Amelia.

Sean didn’t even look at her. Inwardly, he could only think of how ridiculous that sounded.

“Why won’t you help me, Sean? I am your only sister, and we’re in the same boat! If I marry a good man, it will also benefit you. You shouldn’t rely on an older sister who has been missing for twenty-odd years to help you in any way.”

Sean picked up the pace.

He couldn’t believe that his younger sister was still having unrealistic delusions about replacing Amelia Winters, but she was unable to reflect on whether or not she could even be placed in the same league as the person she intended to replace.

Amelia Winters grew up in a small family, but her temperament and appearance surpassed that of this sister of mine. In spite of this, she is still riding on the coattails of her own social status.

She’s clearly ignorant about any of this.

“Be quiet.”

Amelia shut her mouth obediently, but after a minute, she started chattering again, making Sean so annoyed that he wished someone would sew her mouth shut.

Sean sat in his car, stepped on the accelerator, and sped away.

A smirk appeared on Amelia’s lips as she sneered, “You should spare your efforts at trying to befriend Amelia. I won’t let you succeed. If anything, I’ll force you to stand by my side and help me get Oscar. He is mine.”

Sean had already driven away, so naturally, he could not hear Amelia’s haughty declaration.

Amelia Hutton wandered around the hospital in a good mood, thinking about how to hook up with Oscar. Little did she know that danger was approaching her. Suddenly, someone stuffed her into a sack and dragged her toward the bushes. Before she could even scream for help, she was beaten unconscious by a gang of men. Having accomplished what they set out to do, they quickly left the scene.

Hours had passed and no one realized that Amelia still lay there in a sack, bruised and unconscious. She was eventually found by a female sanitation worker who wondered why such a large sack had been left there. Very carefully, the worker untied the sack and realized that the bruised and injured woman inside it was still breathing. Hurriedly, she ran to get help before Amelia died from asphyxiation.

Amelia was immediately given treatment. Having heard the news, Sean and Benjamin rushed over to see what happened. They found Amelia’s face bruised and swollen, but otherwise fine. Benjamin was furious as he asked, “How the hell did you end up like this? Who is responsible for this?”