Chapter 1037

“Yes, I understand!” answered the lawyer.

Right at that moment, Amelia reached the police station in a frantic. As soon as she caught sight of her son, she sprinted ahead and checked on the boy carefully.

Even though her mother told her that Aiden only suffered nothing but some scrapes, when Amelia looked at the boy’s battered and wounded face, her eyes turned all misty and teary.

“Does it hurt?” she asked, seeming sad.

Aiden shook his head. “Nope.” Yet, upon parting his lips and speaking, he pulled the sore muscle in his face, hence baring his pearly whites and gnashing them in pain.

That put Amelia out of sorts once more.

Matilda, too, beat herself up again. “It’s all my fault. Had I learned that he had been in there for too long and summoned someone in sooner, Aiden wouldn’t have been hurt like this.”

“It’s not Granny’s fault. I… I’m just not strong enough.” Aiden blamed himself for not being strong enough to get the better of those people. Were he stronger than them, he would not have gotten hurt, nor would his mother and grandmother have to be put through the heartbreaking episode.

Amelia caressed her son’s head gently and turned to Matilda. “All right, Mom. Let me take over.” With that, she approached the policeman dealing with the issue. “Hello, officer. I’m Aiden’s mother. May I leave with my son now?”

“We’ve finished taking down the statement. This lawyer over here claimed to be Aiden’s representative lawyer. Are you going to file a case against the other party, or would you be leaning toward a settlement?” asked the police officer.

Amelia skimmed the statement before sneaking a peek at Milo, who spearheaded the pack that picked on Aiden. She had once resolved the matter privately in school, but she did not expect it to happen again.

Considering that Warren specially hired a lawyer, she naturally knew his intention. She might not wish to have anything to do with Warren, but

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for the sake of her child, she would have to make do with it.

them,” replied Amelia as she wrote down her clear choice of refusing to reach a settlement with the perpetrators, not to mention

appeared dejected on the spot. Even so, they

the police station with her son and mother

to lift her hand to hail a taxi, someone grabbed her arm.

to be greeted by Warren tugging at her arm.

stared Amelia in the eye, having not the slightest

them at that point

pull Warren’s hand away. “Let go of my mommy! Stop putting your hand

and said to the subordinate who

came over to drag Aiden away. “Come, Aiden, let me send you two

resisted while Matilda sported a visage brimming with anxiety and powerlessness. The old lady was clueless

Mom. I’ll be home right after a

not leaving. I want to go home together

Go home with Granny first. You also haven’t finished your homework. I’ll come home before you know it. Don’t worry. I’ll be fine,” Amelia said.

clear as day that Aiden still looked worried.

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your mommy home. If I wanted to do something bad to her, you couldn’t do anything to stop me even if you were here. Do you even realize who saved you today? Had I been a little late to step in, your injury would’ve been far worse

his hands hanging beside

the end, Aiden left the scene with Matilda. Amelia turned to Warren and questioned, “What exactly

spoke, she retracted her arm from

Warren found himself grasping

had always been like that—as long as he inched closer and had skin contact

initiative when she first held his hand. “Warren,

Warren recalled the past memory, to be by Amelia’s side for the rest of his life was more than his heart could ever ask for. Sadly, Amelia would rather spend the rest of her life without

a place to sit and talk?” suggested Warren.

it,” Amelia rebuffed. “Just say what you want to say right here.”

often, right?” Warren

countenance changed slightly. After a brief moment, she hummed

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