Chapter 184 Two Days of Peace
After saying it several times, William suddenly seemed to calm down.
He wiped the tears from his face, as if he had made some kind of decision.
Then he restarted the car and left.
Meanwhile.
Amelia sat alone on the sofa at home.
Actually, she had heard what William and York said just now.
Although she had already walked through the door, she watched them from a distance, worried that they might get into a conflict.
Just as she was thinking, Amelia's phone rang.
She looked down and saw it was Jeffrey calling.
After thinking for a moment, she answered the call.
Jeffrey asked about York, and she didn't hide anything, telling him about her agreement with York.
"So, do you have any thoughts about being with him now?" Jeffrey asked.
"I don't know," Amelia said, looking at the lamp beside her. "We've only just started getting to know each other, so it's too early to say."
"Amelia..."
Jeffrey called her name, then fell silent.
After a long while, he suddenly said, "We'll be great business partners, right?"
"Yes," Amelia nodded. "We've been that way for a long time."
"That's good. I was worried that if you decided to be with York, you wouldn't want to work with me anymore." Jeffrey seemed relieved.
"How could that be?" Amelia laughed.
After hanging up, Jeffrey stared blankly at his phone.
He looked at it for a long time, then finally smiled.
They had been business partners from the start, and they would continue to be.
On the other side, after finishing Jeffrey's call, Amelia took another call from Mia, giving her the same explanation.
After doing all this, she went to wash up.
Then she thought about the Jenkins Group's new product.
...
Meanwhile.
When Isabella saw this gossip, she was absolutely furious.
"Does she think one Jeffrey isn't enough, so she's pulling in York to fight against me?"
Isabella snorted coldly, "Dream on!"
She still hadn't dealt with that Quiana yet, but once she handled everything, Amelia would be crushed under her feet!
Besides, she had already thought of a plan.
Thinking about it, Isabella felt much more at ease.
Looking at the ongoing online discussion, she called Carl's marketing team.
Before long, a new trending topic appeared among the many hot searches—#Did Amelia and York Have an Affair During Marriage#
It detailed Otis's fan behavior during The Sound of Heaven, and the Jenkins Group's subsequent involvement, questioning whether they were the capital behind Amelia and if there was any insider manipulation.
This quickly gained traction. With Carl's team pushing it, people soon saw it.
However, before people could discuss it, York had already posted a statement.
York: No affair during marriage, no insider manipulation. Otis was just a normal fan. I only started expressing my feelings after Amelia's divorce. Lika's excellent performance genuinely impressed me, and I'm currently pursuing her, but haven't succeeded yet.
York directly refuted the rumors, and the just-brewing scandal was immediately shut down.
Now people's gossip target became: Haven't succeeded yet?
"I heard before that York was pursuing a mysterious woman. Now it matches up—he's pursuing Amelia and hasn't succeeded yet, haha."
"York is really having a tough time."
"Looking at the recent gossip, the timeline does match up."
"After watching Lika's performance on The Sound of Heaven, falling for her is totally normal, haha."
So no one doubted the timeline or suspected insider dealings. After all, they still remembered how Lika was boycotted online at first.
She truly won The Sound of Heaven championship with her own hard work.
No doubt about it.
"Now I want to rewatch The Sound of Heaven. It just ended not long ago, right?"
"Haha, me too. This time I need to carefully look for any scenes with York!"
...
The night gradually deepened.
When William arrived at the Brown Villa, it was already past 11 PM.
He calmly drove into the Brown Villa and parked, then went to Finn and Cleo's room.
Earlier, Finn and Cleo had been calling him to come back.
Now that he was back, Finn was about to question him, but after seeing his expression, Finn and Cleo just exchanged glances.
Finn didn't even hit him with his cane.
"What's going on with today's online news?" After a long while, Finn finally asked.
William's face was completely calm, as if the crazy person from before wasn't him.
"York is pursuing her," William's voice was emotionless. "But I guess they probably want to team up to win this bet and help her get back the Martinez family's things."
Finn and Cleo exchanged glances, then Cleo spoke, "Is that so?"
They felt York seemed quite serious.
"Yes," William replied calmly, acting as if this was just another ordinary matter.
"I'm going to sleep now. Grandpa, Grandma, good night." With that, he bowed slightly, then turned to leave.
But as he stepped over the threshold, something dripped down.
He touched his nose—he had a nosebleed.
Probably from too much stress.
He thought, lifting his foot to walk out, but the next moment his vision went black and he collapsed.
Finn and Cleo immediately called for the family doctor.
"He's probably been working too hard lately, plus the emotional stress. He'll be fine with some rest and care," the family doctor said.
Finn and Cleo looked at each other, finally letting out a long sigh.
...
Time flew by quickly, and the sun rose again the next day.
The world kept turning as usual.
It didn't stop for anyone.
Days passed peacefully like this for two days.
On this day, Amelia took Briar for the final checkup early in the morning.
She had already brought Briar in for admission two days ago. After today's final checkup and confirmation, the surgery could proceed.
Briar was a bit nervous, constantly looking up at Amelia, her little hands clenched tight.
"Briar, don't be afraid," Amelia crouched down and said softly to Briar. "I'll be waiting outside for you."
Only then did Briar nod nervously.
"I want to be like other kids," Briar said seriously.
She had been abandoned by her biological parents because of her illness.
Amelia hugged Briar tightly with affection.
Dash walked out from the side, looking at the two of them. He smiled and crouched down.
"Briar, don't worry. The surgery will be done soon," Dash patted Briar's head.
"Mr. Wilson," Briar showed a nervous smile.
Dash nodded to both Amelia and Briar.
In the afternoon, it was Briar's turn for surgery.
Amelia accompanied Briar all the way to the operating room and waited outside the door. Dash nodded at her, telling her not to worry.
Amelia gave an awkward smile, then waited outside.
At the same time, a Maybach stopped outside Shadow City's prison. After the car stopped, William got out.