Shining Bright After Rebirth

139 Do You Have Any Regrets? Part I

"Please don't pout," Amelie glanced at Liam with a hint of condescension in her bright eyes and her husband only pouted more.

Although their official visit was over, the couple decided to stay in Paris a little longer. Amelie wanted

to visit the school of ballet which had been so graciously sheltering the girls who received her scholarship while Liam simply wanted to spend more time with his wife because her attention had been held captive exclusively by her friends the entire time. Right now, Liam was not pouting because Amelie had chosen to see someone else instead of spending the rest of the day with him; he was actually glad that she could always find a way to keep herself busy and he felt lucky to be included in her activities. What was the pouting all about? He simply liked to tease her and he knew that she knew that too.

He leaned back in the car seat, his arms folded at his chest, and turned his head to the side, watching the

11.51

139 Do You Have

Any Regrets? Part!

blur of the city pass by as the car moved through the streets. Amelie let out a defeated sigh and tried again, "What do you want to do after I'm done visiting Mrs. Hauet? The weather is warmer here, we could stay outside for a while if you'd like." Liam, still averting his eyes, shrugged his broad

shoulders and mumbled, "A nice dinner in Eiffel Tower, maybe...

Amelie's expression softened as she stretched her lips into a big smile. "It's a date, then! Let me ask Anna to arrange that-"

"No need," he interrupted her, his voice getting a little warmer too, yet he was still struggling to suppress a smile of his own. "Everything has been already arranged. Who do you think your husband is?"

Now, Amelie let out a loud chuckle, nodding her head enthusiastically. "My husband is a very strange man but it's his antics that make him look so cute."

Distinct blush covered Liam's entire face and ears and Amelie laughed again.

"Cute" was not something Liam wanted to be perceived as but he was still glad that Amelie could

2/0

139 Do v

Any Regrets? Part

the subtle qualities of his

others failed to notice.

***

of ballet was located in the

an exclusive boarding

famous around the world for

did not want to say goodbye to dancing just yet, thus, with the help of her own funds and a generous donation from her husband, she opened a ballet school where talented children from around the world could train and study under her guidance as

standard of education and the job security afterward, the tuition was rather high, however, every year, Mrs. Hauet allocated ten scholarship slots for

these slots she covered herself and

11:52

Do You Have Any

sponsorships. Amelie's

of them.

Amelie sent to the school were still relatively young and since they all were orphans, she tried to visit them once a year, however, she failed to come to France during the last two years due to her packed schedule, but now that

her visit caused quite an uproar

students.

translate across the world. The girls are

happy about it. She waved her hand playfully at him, ignoring his silent pleading to rescue him, then turned back to Mrs. Hauet who had come to

her forgetfulness under her breath. "I am yet to get used to your new name,

alright," Amelie reassured her

11

You Have Any

not easy to suddenly start calling myself a different name after so many years