Chapter 58: Amelia Is Completely Furious
Years of successful emotion management were the only reason she managed to keep her stiff smile at this moment, her hand clutching her bag tightening with force.
Her manicured nails dug into her most beloved bag without her even realizing it.
She took a deep breath, hard!
She thought James's move was already the limit.
But she didn't expect...
"Amelia, don't worry, I'll make Mia understand that you and I are just friends."
Words alone wouldn't convince Mia.
He would prove to Mia through actual actions that he truly intended to be just friends with Amelia.
This was the first time James had actively said in front of Amelia that they were just friends.
He was completely cutting off their relationship.
Burying his feelings for Amelia completely, never to mention them again.
From now on, they could really only be friends, nothing more.
He would live a good life with Mia.
All these years, he had lived well without Amelia.
But without Mia...
He couldn't even imagine what would happen if he lost Mia.
He couldn't be without her.
The elevator arrived.
Before the elevator doors fully opened, James couldn't wait and strode out.
His urgency made the anger in Amelia's eyes grow even stronger.
James's words just now had made it crystal clear to her.
His urgency wasn't because he was rushing back to defend her, but because he was worried about the baby in Mia's belly!
The black Bentley was parked not far away, just a few steps from the elevator.
Following behind James out of the elevator, she stood there waiting for James to open the car door for her.
She lived in the same direction as Luxe Haven.
Even if it wasn't on the way, James wouldn't not give her a ride.
Her eyelids lowered slightly, all her turbulent emotions hidden beneath.
Amelia, who was trying hard to adjust her emotions, suddenly heard the sound of a door closing.
She quickly looked up.
Watching the black Bentley speed past her, leaving her with a trail of exhaust.
"James!"
Amelia completely lost it!
Her face twisted with rage!
She was furious!
To put Mia at ease and protect that baby, he actually dared to treat her like this to distance himself from her!
Amelia's chest heaved violently with anger, her gaze fixed on the direction the car had left.
...
Just as the black Bentley left, a car drove in from outside and stopped beside Amelia.
The driver was the assistant who had replaced Robert.
He got out of the car and respectfully opened the back door for Amelia. "Ms. Martinez, Mr. Smith asked me to take you home."
Seeing Amelia's displeased expression and her refusal to get in the car, clearly throwing a tantrum over James, the assistant tried to placate her because of her special importance. "Mr. Smith must have something very important to attend to, that's why he couldn't personally take you..."
He was only halfway through when Amelia shot him a cold glare, successfully cutting off his unwelcome words.
If you can't say anything helpful, then don't say anything!
What "very important matter"!
How could that bitch Mia be worth it?
The new assistant was completely speechless.
Amelia coldly withdrew her gaze and bent down to get in the car.
Sitting in the back seat, she looked out the window.
Thinking about James's words distancing himself from her just now!
A cold smile curved at the corner of her lips.
Just friends?
James, you talk a good game, but what about your heart?
Can you really treat her as just a friend?
She wanted to see how James, who loved her deeply, could manage to be just friends with her!
...
Luxe Haven
Mia had something weighing on her mind. Although she had bought the yarn, she no longer felt like knitting.
"I'm going upstairs to rest for a bit."
After entering the house, she said a word to the housekeeper, then went upstairs with a heavy heart.
The housekeeper didn't know what to say to comfort her, and could only watch Mia's figure disappear from view with worried eyes.
Mia loved to eat, so she would make more delicious food for her to cheer her up.
Back in the master bedroom, she closed the door. With James not home, she didn't lock it and walked straight to sit by the bay window.
Meeting Amelia at the mall hadn't really gotten to Mia.
But what she said about Ernest and Mabel had stirred up waves in her heart.
She was battling with herself internally.
After struggling for a long time, she still couldn't resist picking up her tablet.
She didn't know what Mabel's family company was called, so she opened a search engine and searched for the Smith Group.
There were too many news items related to the Smith Group keyword.
It felt like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Just as Mia was about to give up, she saw a news item in the middle with a company head surnamed Simpson.
She clicked on it.
A huge headline: [Apex Global Enterprises Faces Bankruptcy]
She searched for Apex Global Enterprises again and confirmed it was indeed Mabel's family company.
She went back to that news article and read through it.
James had really made a move against Mabel.
Was it like firing the housekeeper—because of her, taking his anger out on Mabel?
The moment this thought surfaced, Mia bit her lip hard.
Even if it was for her!
But now Amelia had personally gone to his company to find him.
No matter how much she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit it.
Amelia was right.
James had loved her for so many years—with just one word from her, James would definitely let Mabel off.
Whether going after Mabel was to defend her didn't even matter!
The end result would be letting Mabel off anyway.
And here she was, still struggling over this!
Not to mention, she had slapped Amelia twice.
Amelia was the person James liked.
She had hit her.
Who knows how angry he would be...
Just as she thought this, the bedroom door was forcefully pushed open from outside.
James appeared at the bedroom door with a dark expression.
He only had this expression when his mood was extremely low.
Seeing her, he strode toward her.
This was clearly—he was furious!
What you care about really is different!
He came back so fast.
So eager to rush back and defend his beloved woman.
Mia mocked herself inwardly, unable to help a bitter smile.
Her heart, which had just warmed up a bit, seemed to instantly plunge back into an ice cellar.
Mia clenched her hands tightly.
Was this his attitude toward living a good life with her?
Hearing his footsteps reach her side, she stubbornly looked up to meet James's gaze.
She wanted to see how he planned to defend Amelia.
Just as she looked up, James pulled her into his arms, his worried words sounding above her head, "Mia, are you okay?"
This development, completely opposite to what she had imagined, caught Mia completely off guard.
Leaning against James's chest, completely confused, she instinctively replied, "What could be wrong with me?"
She was the one who had slapped Amelia twice, not the one who got hit.
Because of the shock, she forgot to push James away and just stayed pressed against his chest, listening to his heartbeat go from initially violent to gradually returning to normal.
Hearing her say she was fine, James breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're okay."
But his arms holding her didn't loosen.
He couldn't bear to let go!
It had been days since he'd properly held Mia.
This Mia who used to love snuggling in his arms whenever he was home.
The last time she had been so obediently held in his arms felt like it was from another lifetime.
He held her tighter and tighter, so tight that Mia could barely breathe. Only then did she snap out of it and push James. "Let go."