Love You Enough to Leave You

Back then, Carter had disappeared when she was most vulnerable. Although she didn’t despise him, she felt aggrieved. In the past few years, she never stopped wondering why he didn’t hack through all the obstacles to come back to her. But the reality wasn’t a novel, after all. Nor was it a TV drama; happy endings didn’t come by so easily. There were no do-overs. It would be close to impossible for things to return to how they used to be in the past. At the thought of this, a hint of resentment laced Amelia’s voice. “Carter, when you left back then, I hated you for a while. I hated you for giving up so easily, and for leaving me helpless and alone. When we reconnected, you told me you’d make it up to me, but look at you now.

What if my child and I are bullied in the future? Who’s going to seek justice for us?” Perhaps these words were too provoking, but Carter’s hands twitched violently. Even so, he didn’t show signs of waking up. “I’m saying this one more time, Carter. I’m only giving you two days. If you still don’t wake up, I’ll forget ever having you as my friend. I’ll assume all the promises you made to me were nothing but lies. I will take it as if you were never sincere to me.” Carter’s fingers moved again, and his vitals began going haywire. Seeing this, Faye ran out frantically and yelled, “Doctor! Doctor…” Soon, a large group of doctors and nurses rushed in.

They invited Faye and everyone else out of the ward before performing various examinations of Carter. Without delay, they wheeled him out of the ward and into the operating room. Faye walked toward the operating room with Jennifer’s support. The latter reassured, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Scott. Since Carter showed a reaction, I’m sure he’ll wake up very soon.” Faye’s eyes shimmered with hopeful tears. Abel and Jack, too, had expectant looks on their faces. Amelia stood farther away from them, worry lining her features. As she stared at the operating room, her hands subconsciously balled into fists. “Amelia, what are you doing here?” came a deep, male voice all of a sudden, giving her a great scare.

She followed the source of the voice and saw Oscar walking toward her in large strides while holding some medicine in his hand. Her heart missed a beat, and she stuttered, “M-Mr. Clinton.” Oscar stopped in front of her and glanced sideways at the Scotts, who were standing a short distance away. With a stern expression, he dipped his head and said in a low voice, “We’ll talk about this later.” Then, his features smoothed out as he put an arm around Amelia’s waist and approached the Scotts. “Greetings, Mr. Scott. What are you doing at the hospital?” Oscar spoke with reverence. Abel smiled in return. “Ah, Oscar. Aren’t you a workaholic, boy? Shouldn’t you be at the company?

I’m surprised to see you here.” Oscar chuckled. “A friend of mine is sick, so I came to visit her.” “It seems like you care about this friend of yours very much. I’ll definitely pay her a visit when I have the time.” Abel smiled. Oscar only smiled in return, without commenting about it. “This is my wife. You couldn’t make it to my wedding previously, so I don’t think you’ve met,” he thoughtfully introduced Amelia. In fact, he was aware that the Scotts already knew that she was his wife. His purpose was solely to stake his claim over her. Abel made eye contact with Amelia with the same smile on his face. “I couldn’t attend your wedding because I was physically unwell at that time. I’ve always been curious as to which rich family’s daughter managed to capture your heart.

perfect match.” Oscar maintained his smile and asked, “Ah, so you know Amelia?” Abel answered, “Perhaps this is fate. After Amelia graduated, she worked at Scott Group for a period of time. She’s a very capable and innovative worker. Because of her excellent work performance, I watched her for some time and even planned to promote her to Director of the Creative Department, but she resigned out of the blue. I found it to be quite a pity. I never expected she

Oscar let out a chuckle. “Indeed, this is fate. You’re the man I respect the most, Mr. Scott. Since you’re familiar with Amelia, please look out for her from here on out. She may look smart, but is naive more often than none.” Abel patted him on the shoulder like a loving elder. “And here I thought you were only committed to your work. I never expected you to be so protective of your wife. Amelia

replied, “Carter Scott? What a coincidence. When Amelia was working in Majesty Group, I remember her saying her boss went by the name Carter Scott. So, he’s your grandson?” Abel broke into a broad smile. “Ah,

didn’t recognize him as your grandson. The apple never falls far from the tree. Based on your capabilities, I’m sure your grandson would be able to steer Scott Group to greater heights after he inherits the company.” Abel’s eyes gleamed with pride. After all, Carter was his favorite grandson, so he liked listening to other people praise him.

woman to take care of him.” Oscar’s eyes darted to Jennifer just then. “Ms. Larson, you’re here

I’d considered destroying the company he’d established just a few years ago. After all, even if there was nothing going on between them, no man would stand by and watch as his woman was

since forgotten about me.” “You’re too modest, Ms. Larson. You have the charm of the girl next door; the type that Chanaea men like. I wouldn’t be a man if I forgot such a beauty, but of course, the photos you prepared for me left a bigger impression.” Jennifer pursed her lips into a tight smile in response. Amelia shot a surprised look at Oscar. She never thought he would know that those photos had been sent by Jennifer. She couldn’t believe he had even

she come to that conclusion? “Who told you that I like her?” “Didn’t you say she has the charm of the girl next door?” He shrugged slightly. “Well, I’m not the nerd who lives next door.” In other words, Jennifer may be idolized by

staying in touch with him behind my back, wouldn’t you?” His tone was laced with a hint of jealousy that he himself failed to notice. Naturally, Amelia detected the note of jealousy in his voice and felt secretly delighted about it. However, she knew it was inappropriate to think this way when Carter was still fighting for his life in the operating room. Still, she found herself unable to control it. She fought the smile forming