Too Much to Bear My Love

Chapter 866 Protect Her At All Costs

Within a blink of an eye, Amelia had been abroad for seven months, and she would be able to return after another two or three months. During her time abroad, not only did many changes occur in her home country, but a lot had been going on around her too.

Amelia never thought Teddy was serious about his words upon witnessing how he tried to court Tiffany.

“Tiff, I learned that 1111 is a rather symbolic number for love, so I transferred 1111 dollars to you. Kindly check and acknowledge receipt.” Teddy waved his phone at her. He used the trick he learned from his fellow Chanaean colleague on Tiffany.

Annoyed by Teddy's antics, Tiffany noticed her lips twitching.

“Mr. Rice, while I appreciate your effort, I do not appreciate your fancy moves. Besides, I already have a lover back in my home country. I believe you're a virtuous man. It's a bit of an exaggeration, but in my country, people generally believe that relationships are sacred and to be preserved at all costs, so please stop with your antics. I do not wish to damage your relationship with Amelia as her mentor.”

Teddy looked at her in all earnest as he said, “Tiff, I've done a thorough investigation. While you were married, you filed for divorce some time ago. You're now a single woman, so I can't possibly be interfering with your marriage. I think I'm a rather good choice as a man, so why won't you give me a chance? I swear I will treat you well.”

Although Tiffany wished she could beat the crap out of him, he was a mentor whom Amelia respected, so she could only check her flaring temper.

“I'm leaving. Take your time hanging around, but I won't be keeping you company.” With that, Tiffany left in frustration. She had had enough of Teddy's pestering that she even considered going back to Chanaea.

After all, she only came abroad to forget about Derrick, not find herself a foreign lover.

Teddy threw Amelia a pleading glance, but she shrugged at him, indicating that she was out of wits.

“Teddy, I think you should give up. Tiff still has a hard time forgetting her ex-husband. They only separated due to a minor misunderstanding and might get back together after they have things figured out. You know we Chanaeans typically like the idea of repairing relationships, so you shouldn't waste any more time on Tiff,” Amelia advised.

On one end of the scale was her best friend, while on the other was her mentor, whose assistance led to her making major improvements in her design skills, so she would do everything in her power to smooth things over between them.

“You'll help me, right, Amelia?” Teddy sounded rather certain. After scanning his surroundings, he somehow decided that Amelia could be of help to him.

Yet, Amelia declined him, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

She was direct with him. “While I'll gladly help you on various matters, this is way out of my league. You can still go ahead to court her, but you're going to have to figure this out on your own. You can do it. I have faith in you but don't make a blunder. Otherwise, even I won't be able to help you.”

Teddy pouted childishly as he felt like a deflated balloon, and Amelia felt a little guilty when she noticed that.

Upon gesturing to him that she would be leaving, she set off quickly—she was literally fleeing from the scene.

She saw Tiffany biting on an apple in chagrin when she arrived at her dwelling. Walking up to Tiffany, she took away the apple the latter was munching on before inquiring, “Do you have no feelings for Teddy?”

“He is, admittedly, an attractive man. Not only is he handsome, but he also has an air of nobility about him. Any woman would go insane for him,” Tiffany stated with her legs crossed.

“It's just that you're not among those women, right?” Despite it being a question, Amelia sounded quite convinced as she carried on with Tiffany's statement.

Tiffany blinked innocently. There was not a denial but silent acquiescence.

Amelia sat down beside her. After some thought, she said, “Tiff, you followed me abroad not only because you were worried about both Tony and me, but you were also actively trying to forget Derrick. We both know the best way to forget about a failed marriage is to start a new relationship. I acknowledge that I'm being a little unfair here by telling you this now, but all bridges between Derrick and you were burned. Why not try accepting Teddy? He's handsome, knowledgeable, humorous, and most importantly, he's decent. I've known him for seven months, and I trust his character. His friends and colleagues also hold him in high regard. I think you can give him a go and have a relationship with him. Besides, you can always split up if it doesn't work out. It's not like you must marry him. Let's just go with the flow. You'll eventually enter a marriage if you both feel equally attracted to each other.”

Tiffany drew her legs close to her before burying her face in them as if she could ignore every unwelcome advice by doing that.

Seeing that, Amelia sighed and caressed Tiffany's head.

Just when she stood up to cut up some fruits in the kitchen, Tiffany muttered with her face still buried in her thighs, “Babe, do you think I'm useless for not being able to forget that guy even now?”

“Why would I? Although I gave you advice as a third party, I'm actually in a similar situation. You can't forget about Derrick, and I can't forget about Oscar. It's because I have experienced such pain that I do not wish for you to go through the same,” Amelia explained after heaving a sigh in dejection.

It was because Amelia had experienced the pain of having to separate from someone who she loved deeply that she really wished that Tiffany could accept Teddy and leave her failed marriage in the past after witnessing her dear friend feigning joy in the presence of others while still stuck in the pain even after she was divorced.

Tiffany raised her head and glanced at Amelia.

“Babe, would you think I'm a fool if I told you I find it really hard to not think of that relationship?” she asked. It wasn't that she refused to start a new relationship, but she refused to let strangers come into her life deep down, thinking of them as intruders. She might be able to lie to others about having forgotten about Derrick, but she couldn't lie to herself. She still loved him and had a hard time moving on even though he had cheated on her and impregnated another woman.

Amelia approached her to caress her head with a smile. “It's all up to you. If you're a fool, so am I. We can do as we please as long as we don't damage someone else's marriage.”

Tiffany chuckled.

to prepare some fruits in the kitchen before serving them on the table. Then, they ate

them, Tiffany scuttled into her room

is anything to be added or changed. I'll send it to the publishing company after that.” Tiffany opened the document on her laptop and

focus on writing novels because of her destitute love life. She had only been abroad for seven months, but she was bursting with so much inspiration that she was able to complete two novels with over one million words each. The first novel was sold-out as soon as it was published three months ago, and it was

left by her hardcore fans

shall dump that awful guy! We'll

still have our company. Here you go, a

but also fascinating. I've read it at least ten times and used up all the tissues in my house. My mother

good fortune to read those comments. She thought that fans from Chanaea were adorable

in her mother tongue seemed extra amiable to her. Even those that mentioned how gut-wrenching the story

hours went by without her noticing. It wasn't until she rubbed her tired

her red eyes while bringing them two mugs of tea from the

myself resonating with the story you wrote and felt like crying halfway through it. I bet all your readers are going to bawl their eyes out after this one is published, and that people are going to throw rotten eggs at you if you hold an autograph session back in Chanaea. This story is so gut-wrenching that even I felt like crying. It's also drastically different from your previous works. No wonder they thought you were hurt in a

write some sad stories. Perhaps the reason they cried was that it triggered some of their past experiences. I'm sure

was amused

Given the gut-wrenching plot, I suppose it would be nice to adapt it into a film. Are you sure you won't join a crew as the writer? I recall that the director

in doing that now. I'll think about it later. All I want to do now is focus on

her. In fact, she figured it would be better for Tiffany to focus on writing her novel, for she wouldn't have time to

when Tiffany

short period of two months. A lot of production companies

me I've made rapid improvements in terms of my designing skills. I suppose I'm ready to graduate now. What

do? I'm already missing you, Tiff, and her

in amusement. “Teddy, I have a question. You've been courting Tiff for a few months. Do you like

think I can absolutely afford to hire a Chanaean cook to make Chanaean dishes

realized she had asked a silly

a one percent chance that you will get together with Tiff. It

there's a will, there's a way. I believe I

It is always good to have

didn't try to dissuade

the Atlas Corporation's brand ambassador and director of design in its Chanaean

liquor quite well. She shook her head and forced herself to maintain a clear head while dealing with some people as she followed

eleven o'clock that night. Both Amelia and Teddy left the venue

car and waved at him happily. Kurt smiled at her too, but his expression changed drastically

he yelled in

until he pushed her down to the ground and she heard gunshots

a potted plant. He checked on her frantically

very much in fear, and the bloodstain on Kurt's chest area caught her off

tried to touch his chest with trembling hands, only to retract her arm in a hurry as if

held her down

shot. Hide here while I go check things out.” Kurt hid her before poking his head out despite his injury, but

go out, Kurt. You're already injured. I can't have you risk your life,” she demanded. “I just wonder how Teddy is.” She had no enemies abroad. With Kurt

up and ran in the other direction when I pushed

heaved a sigh

ceased after half

a lot of blood, get to his feet while watching him

of his bodyguards. When he noticed that Kurt was

Kurt to the car, but he was rooted to the spot and

slightly touched, for he could tell at first glance that Kurt was worried about Amelia. He also surmised that

I

into a smile before closing his eyes and

a nearby hospital as quickly as

Teddy said while looking at Amelia from the rearview

then gave

his life on the line gave her mixed feelings, which was the reason she chose to not go to the hospital with him. She needed some time

was so nice to her that she could no longer take it.