Chapter 11 He Held Amelia's Hand and Said: Come with Me
If they were to notify family members, the closest would be her husband William.
Skylar pushed that thought aside for now.
"Actually, medication would be good," Skylar said. "But you still need to come for regular treatment."
Amelia nodded as she listened. She knew that.
"How about we do a hypnotherapy session today," Skylar continued.
Hypnosis...
Amelia thought for a moment, then nodded.
Amelia followed Skylar to the couch and slowly closed her eyes.
In the darkness, everything was chaotic and jumbled.
Finally, when she became conscious again, it was an overcast day.
Soon, Amelia knew where she was.
Cold fluorescent lights, a frighteningly quiet environment.
Before her appeared Jasper's body wrapped in white cloth.
It was that day years ago when she went to identify Jasper's body.
Mom was already sobbing uncontrollably beside her, but she could only stare blankly at Jasper's pale face, marked with broken traces.
That year, Jasper jumped from a high building, leaving her and mom alone as a widow and orphan, along with the complete mess of the Martinez family.
The scene shifted, and Amelia found herself standing below the Martinez family's company building.
Jasper's blood and brain matter were splattered everywhere.
She stood there in a daze.
Looking at Jasper's eyes that wouldn't close in death.
All around were sounds of arguing, mother's hysterical screams mixed with others' ugly faces tearing at the Martinez family.
They wanted to take the last bite of flesh from her and her mother.
Unable to resist.
She was pushed down and fell into Jasper's blood.
All around were wolves tearing and biting.
Finally, a pair of shoes appeared in her line of sight.
"Amelia, the Brown family will protect you," came a young but familiar voice.
Amelia looked up and saw William, still young but already carrying the presence of someone in power.
He wore a neat and proper school uniform, his eyes very calm.
With a fatal kind of magic that made her calm down too.
"If you have any problems, come find me."
With a gesture from him, the people behind him moved in an orderly fashion.
Settling accounts, organizing—the Brown family's people handled everything.
He blocked those wolves behind him.
Then he crouched down and took out a handkerchief to wipe Jasper's blood from her face, and her tears.
"Come with me." Finally, he reached out his hand, opening it before her.
She grasped his hand. His palm was warm and dry.
...
A tear fell from the corner of 25-year-old Amelia's eye.
She slowly opened her eyes.
Many things happened after that.
William took her and mom away from that place of trouble.
He used his status as the Brown family heir to settle everything.
Although the Martinez family later fell apart and she was no longer the rich person she once was, no longer living the comfortable life she had before, at least she and her mother were okay.
So,
how could she not love him?
But true letting go actually happens in an instant.
Amelia closed her eyes, her brows furrowed tightly, the painful feeling spreading from her heart to her fingertips, hurting in waves.
Skylar saw all of this.
She let out a long sigh and said softly, "It seems you haven't completely let him go."
Amelia didn't answer right away, just slowly sat up.
She wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
"I've already let go."
When she opened her eyes again, they were calm and still.
The past was the past, the present is the present.
She needed to face and solve the Martinez family's problems herself.
William—the person he loved was Isabella. He broke her heart completely, so there was no need for her to hold on.
Just like how mom later remarried with her and went with her stepfather, everyone has their own path in life.
She had made her decision and would let him go.
Skylar nodded thoughtfully.
Skylar's place wasn't Evergreen Hospital, but a qualified care facility.
It catered to high-net-worth individuals.
These people usually needed extremely high privacy and comfort, with medical records stored separately, only kept on file within the facility.
This was also why Amelia chose this place initially.
She didn't want others to know about her illness.
So even her close friend Mia didn't know about this condition.
After some more counseling, Skylar finally prescribed medication for Amelia.
Amelia left the care facility with the medicine and returned to her car.
The dosage was written on the medicine box.
There was a bottle of water right beside her. If she wanted to take the medicine, she could take it now.
But Amelia hesitated.
She looked at her belly.
She'd wait until after getting rid of the baby to take it. A few days wouldn't make a difference.
Thinking this, Amelia put the medicine away first.
Just as she finished putting away the medicine, her phone started buzzing.
She looked and saw a bunch of notifications.
They were about "Voice of Heaven."
Thinking about it, she clicked in, but didn't expect most of it to be about Isabella.
#Isabella joins music show#
#Isabella, Voice of Heaven#
The notifications quoted the latest video from Isabella's short video account.
Isabella in the video looked very weak, but wore a strong smile on her face.
She looked broken yet beautiful.
"...Yes, the Voice of Heaven production team invited me. I looked at the format and content and found it very interesting, so I agreed."
"I'll be one of the special guest judges. In a few days, there will be the first live broadcast of Voice of Heaven. Please pay attention everyone."
"Of course, this is a music show, and I've also prepared my own original title song."
Isabella said these words with a smile, her eyes slightly red. Combined with her seemingly ill complexion, she looked heartbreaking.
"After learning my time is limited, I looked back on all these years—love, hate, passion, despair and acceptance. I got inspiration and wrote this song."
"The song will be released on music platforms on the same day as the Voice of Heaven live broadcast. I hope my song can give everyone strength."
The video background was Floral Haven, with various flowers as decoration. Isabella, surrounded by flowers, even bowed to everyone.
After the quoted content, the entertainment account's video commentary added more.
"According to insiders, this song composed, written, and sung by Isabella herself is extremely high quality. I heard many people at the recording site cried."
"Who knew Isabella not only has extremely high taste in floral design, but is also amazing at writing songs."
Then came a string of praise.
Online, a small segment of the so-called "Isabella's original song" was leaked.
Just a small segment of accompaniment, only 25 seconds, had already sparked intense discussion.
Many video bloggers used these 25 seconds of accompaniment as background music—whether text-based, looks-based, or even pet story videos, all went viral.
Countless netizens left comments under Isabella's video.
"I didn't expect Isabella to be so good at writing songs too! I've been looping those 25 seconds. Really looking forward to the full song!"
"It's really such a shame. Isabella is not only beautiful and runs her studio well, but writes such great songs. When I think about how she only has half a year to live, I want to cry."
"Amelia working hard her whole life can't compare to Isabella's 25 seconds."