Love You Enough to Leave You

Chapter 365 Saddened

After dinner, Benjamin offered to go on a stroll with Eleanor. However, as usual, he was rejected once again. She went out by herself, leaving her family sitting around the table. Amelia looked at her father and asked, “It has been a while, Dad. Haven’t you made it up to Mom yet?”

Benjamin’s eyes glinted darkly as he thought about that question. In the end, he replied, “You shouldn’t poke your nose in this matter, girl. It’s adult business. Go with your mother. She’s still ill, and now she wouldn’t stop overthinking everything. She needs someone to talk to her.”

Amelia smiled at her father. “So you’re implying that I’m a child, huh, Daddy? Well, then it’s past my bedtime now,” she retorted. “Now it’s up to you to talk to Mom. I’m going to my room now.” Waving at her father, she went upstairs.

Every time this conversation was brought up, it was bound to end with everyone being angry at something, at the very least. Because of that, the air was tense in the Hutton residence that night as usual.

Benjamin looked positively annoyed and frustrated.

“Don’t think too much about it, Dad. Mom’s just not feeling happy right now. Give her some time. She’ll get over it, eventually.”

“Sean, your mother has been trying to ‘get over it’ for more than twenty years. Twenty years. Not two days. All just for a missing daughter. She’s even pushing me away just because of that,” Benjamin grumbled solemnly.

Anger flared up within Sean’s eyes for a moment, but he calmed down. “She’s just stuck on something, Dad. She’ll slowly figure it out.”

The conversation came to a long pause after that. Eventually, Sean voiced, “Dad, why don’t you go out and have a talk with her? Dr. Goodman called me yesterday, and he had bad news. Mom might look fine now, but actually, her symptoms are getting worse. Why don’t we just find the girl and get this over with? After all, I still remember which family you gave her away to.”

Benjamin clenched his fists as tightly as he could. He was struggling violently with himself, and a stormy look contorted his face. However, in the end, he shook his head.

A long, long while later, he stated darkly, “That’s between me and your mother. You and Amelia are my only children. I do not have any other child, and I do not want to hear any of you bringing up a nonexistent character, you hear me?”

Staring at his father, Sean was befuddled and perplexed about that response. “But why, Dad?” How could you abandon your own kid just like that?

Benjamin growled silently, “No reason, boy. You are my son, Sean Hutton. You only have the privilege to follow my orders. Anything else is off-limits, you hear me?”

After that, Benjamin stormed off upstairs, leaving Sean standing alone in the living room. He had a dark look on his face, and he was immersed in his thoughts.

In the meantime, Eleanor was taking a stroll outside. Halfway through, she told the maid who came with her to bring a bucket of water over. The maid was perplexed by that bizarre request, but she did as her mistress instructed, anyway.

 came back with a bucket of

of the cars did Lawrence drive

told Eleanor

home and asked Lawrence to get a taxi instead. I’ll wash the car for her since I

first time she had done it, after all. They tried to dissuade her the first time, but all they got in return was one big slap. She even went into hysteria and screamed

even physical either, no. It ran deeper than that. The illness stuck to her heart, mind, and even her

since the truth was made clear to everyone, all the maids in the Hutton family had

she could wipe the

give you the keys, but do not let the master or Amelia know anything about

Mrs. Hutton.” The maid scurried off to get the car

Then she unlocked the door and informed politely,

down. “Stay away from me. And far, far away if you please.

“Yes, Mrs. Hutton.”

was a folder on the driver’s seat. Not thinking much about it, she shook

going to snoop around in the first place, but after she was done cleaning, she glanced at

held the DNA test result with trembling hands, but not because she was terrified. Instead, her eyes were blazing, as if she had found that sliver of hope she had been desperately trying to

favorite television show. When the annoying scenes came up, she even cursed like a common wench to express her displeasure. Whenever

squashing a house flat, it made her jump up in shock. She was going to hurl some choice profanities at the intruder, but when she saw who it was, Amelia swallowed her words. “What’s wrong,

test result in her hand. Her lips were trembling, and she took a long, long while to organize her words. Finally, she managed to ask the question she had longed to, “Amelia, I need you to tell me all about this test result.

her mother had a habit of cleaning her car, so she did that in hopes that Eleanor would come across it. She wanted to see how Eleanor would react upon finding the proof that her other daughter was found. Eleanor’s longing had taken a heavy toll on her, and

as you? Why does her DNA match your father’s and mine so much? Did

and locked her door before seating her mother

before continuing, “Yes, I know there are people who might look like us out there in this world, but you don’t

to cry, but she stifled it in case it got too loud, then weirdly, or not weirdly enough, she started laughing. “Amelia, so you’re

Amelia nodded.

and see her right now,” she muttered under her breath. “It has been so many years since I last saw her. Now we can finally get reunited.” She suddenly touched her face. “Amelia, do you think I look ugly? Will I scare her? Right. Right. I should put

calm, collected lady of the household, but she got so excited over the daughter she

twisting her into a monster, and she came up with a little scheme of her