Chapter 5

"Tell me."

"Divorce. And it has to be Amelia who proposed it."

It was a night with a starless sky. Amelia returned to her apartment by her electric scooter.

A man was yelling next door. Amelia didn't feel right about it and called the police to investigate the late night disturbance.

Back in her apartment, Amelia sat on a rattan chair and awaited her roommate Jessica's interrogation.

Jessica shot her questions like a tommy gun. "Spill it. Where did you go tonight? Who did you meet? What did you talk about?"

"Jessica, I'm not a murder suspect, okay?" Amelia took a sip of water and told her the truth, "I'm getting married. My husband-to-be is the next CEO of Roxxon, with a face of an angel who lives like a king. Wish me luck."

"What... what?" After a moment of silence, Jessica screeched so loud she almost broke all the glass windows.

Jessica was utterly stunned and speechless, while Amelia added with an unusual serenity, "Commercial marriages. You know how it is."

To Jessica, commercial marriages would be something she can only see from some soap opera. But she believed that Amelia must have a strong reason to make such a decision that could determine the rest of her life.

"By the way, soon after you left for the blind date, Daniel Phillips showed up. I said you weren't here, so he asked me to give you this."

From the coffee table, Jessica took out a letter with a red envelope laced with gold on the side and handed it to Amelia.

Although she prepared herself mentally, she still felt a stake stabbing her heart when she found out it was a wedding invitation.

Suppressing the urge to burn it, she read the invitation word by word.

There is an engagement party on the 11th next month, on the first floor in Hampton Hotel. The groom would be Daniel Phillips, and the bride would be Brittany Ramsay... Jessica sounded furious, "Amy, if I were you, I'd rather die than go to that party. Let those wicked couple rot with their stupid party."

"Let's talk about it later." Amelia closed her eyes, trying to hide her fatigue.

day, she lost her virginity to a one- nightstand who happened to be

hand, Daniel, who promised Amelia to spend their life together forever, was about to be engaged to her half-sister next

On a Saturday.

slept soundly in her dimmed bedroom. Suddenly, her alarm clock went off,

Patrick would meet up at the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage

and pulled out a dusty suitcase under her bed. She stared at the image of a mermaid on the suitcase

suitcase was a souvenir her mother bought her from Disneyland when she was a child.

brought this suitcase with her as a runaway. Three years later, it was still with her now as she was about to be a married woman. This suitcase had been with her through her life's

who had rested in peace, she could only watch

what a gorgeous ride your husband has. Can I touch

awe at that limited-edition Lamborghini since

his sunglasses, he opened the car door and stepped out. Seeing Patrick, Jessica pretended to faint and fell into Amelia's arms. "Oh honey, I can't do this anymore. Your husband already looks tasty on the photos in the financial newspaper. He

do you want?"

wanna rip that shirt off and let him play me

million ways..."

around, she saw Patrick lifted

was still leaning on her. She snared, "You little vixen! I hope your future husband is seven feet tall who will work you every night!" Assuming Jessica would

"Are you

said to Patrick on a serious note, "Mr. Hopper, my dear Amelia has never been loved since she was a child. Please treat her well." Patrick's facial expression remained unchanged,

Amelia "So, you want

flash and replied, "Hey,

was that? Your baby sister? By the way,

her eyes locked dead on him. "If you dare to even have the slightest idea

and asked, "You just can't wait to control my

could care less if you were out there being playboy every night and scoring every woman

Patrick gave a

was the Patrick Hopper

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