Too Much to Bear My Love

Chapter 672 Filial But Not Close

The next day, with Tony in her arms, Amelia was about to head to St. David’s Church with Oscar when she ran into Eleanor as soon as they stepped out the door.

“Lia!” Eleanor’s arms were laden with all kinds of gifts. Seeing how lightly dressed the three of them were, she guessed that they were going out. “Where are you going?”

Amelia’s eyes flickered. She smiled and said, “Why didn’t you give me a call when you’ve come all the way from Saspiuburg, Mrs. Hutton?”

“I went back to discuss the divorce, but it didn’t work out. I missed you and Tony so much. Here are some supplements from Saspiuburg for you guys.” Eleanor raised the bags in her hands. “Could you open the door and let me bring the gifts in?”

Amelia had Oscar open the door for her.

After putting the gifts away, Eleanor turned to face them. “Where are you going, Lia? Would you mind if I joined you?”

“Oscar and I plan to go up to St. David’s Church today.”

“Are you not well, Lia? Is it serious?” Eleanor asked anxiously.

Amelia shook her head. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Hutton,” she reassured the older woman. “I’m fine. I just want to pray for a friend.”

Eleanor heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good. Let me come with you.”

Her inclusion made the trio a quartet.

As soon as the four exited the elevator, they saw two familiar silhouettes, the Hutton siblings, standing before the elevator doors.

Eleanor scowled.

Amelia Hutton approached them with a frown. “Why did you come to Tayhaven without telling Sean and me, Mom? We were so worried about you.”

“Go home,” Eleanor said tartly. “I have settled here.”

Amelia Hutton took a deep breath and willed herself to calm down.

She then walked up to Amelia Winters and Oscar and greeted them politely, “Hello, Amy. Hello, Oscar.”

“Good to see you here at Tayhaven too, Amelia,” Amelia Winters responded in kind.

Amelia Hutton gave her a lingering, meaningful look. “Can we talk, Amy?”

“Oscar and I are going to church. We can talk when I get back if you don’t mind.”

Amelia Hutton glanced at Oscar surreptitiously, and a plan hatched in her mind a moment later. “Do you mind if Sean and I tag along, Amy?”

Amelia Winters fell silent.

Eleanor pulled her daughter away. “Stop pestering us. Return to Saspiuburg with your brother. Your father and I are destined to get divorced, not to mention that it doesn’t help that he’s trying to avoid having to face me. I just need to split my time between these two cities for two years, and my marriage will have broken down enough for me to ask the court for a divorce.”

the smile remained on her face. “Sean and I are just worried

taken your father’s side and tried to bring me back

Amelia Hutton was dumbstruck.

original family of three doubled

the back seat with Eleanor and Tony in her arms. Craning to look at the car tailing theirs, Amelia remarked, “Your children love you, Mrs. Hutton. You might as well clear things up with them.

her gaze as she

her. She sighed inwardly but

four of them arrived at St. David’s Church in silence. Amelia Hutton and Sean pulled up next to them as

with one arm and held his wife’s hand with his other hand as they ascended

reached out for her mother’s hand. “Let me help you,

at her

of climbing five hundred steps, the party gasped for air for a

so high up?”

your tongue!” Eleanor reprimanded in a low voice. “We’re in the House of

Hutton pouted in response to her

upon sitting on the nearest pew. Amelia Hutton, however, took her mother aside. “You’ve caused enough trouble, Mom,” she whispered.

who was offering

an attempt to be rational. “She already has her own family. She doesn’t need your maternal

Saspiuburg with your brother, Amelia,” she repeated, looking

sick because of you, Mom?” Amelia Hutton cried

gaze

were away, Mom,” Amelia Hutton pressed on. “The doctors say he’s depressed and overworked. If this continues, the chances of his cerebral hemorrhage will increase to eighty percent. You and Dad have been married for over thirty years, haven’t you? Are you really cruel

at her daughter. “Tell me, Amelia,” she asked through gritted teeth, “are you here to appeal to me in

you don’t believe me,

son, who nodded in

yesterday. I think we all know the one thing that will mend his

face contorted into a mixture of resentment

Hutton was about to say something to break her mother’s prolonged silence when her brother took

the distance ahead of them, Amelia Winters and Oscar were bowing before the looming figure on the

Amelia

already prayed?” she asked with a radiant smile. “I have a prayer

Mrs. Hutton. We

that you be blessed with another child. Tony needs a younger sibling. You will not be alone if you have a couple more. I’ll be glad to care for them when they come! I will take care of everything for

Hutton’s scowl did not improve when

decision whether or not to have children, Mom,” Amelia Hutton butted in exasperatedly. “Why don’t you let them decide

young, I can help you raise another grandchild I’ll be proud to call my own. I regret not being there when Tony was born. You must have suffered, child. I’m sure it wasn’t

her children, Eleanor followed the Clintons into the hall. Amelia Hutton stomped her feet in noiseless frustration, while Sean

mind her, Mrs. Clinton,” Sean said apologetically. “You have always

kind gestures,” Amelia

side to face the Huttons directly across from them. The

Lia. Take this with my sincerest wishes that you would be blessed with another child very

you, Mrs. Hutton. But we are not thinking about