Chapter 1 Dealing With Adultery


    "Today is a good day. We can get what we want. Our hearts open up and we love each other... "


    "Ding Dong, Ding Dong..."


    A happy song yed on Amelia''s iPod that reflected her exact state of mind. Just then, the doorbell


    rang. Amelia Mo turned around towards the door with acent smile. She was so excited that her


    heart was beating against her chest. Amelia Mo thought it was her love on the other side of the door.


    Who else could it be? He hade here to celebrate her 25th birthday.


    It must be her boyfriend, Jasper Gu. Amelia''s heart welled up with joy as she thought that Jasper had


    come back home early to make her feel special on her birthday. Amelia Mo pulled the new shirt she


    was wearing to make it prim and proper before she rushed to answer the door. Her face broke into a


    hearty smile, her cheeks adorned by the two sweet dimples. She unlocked the door and swung it open.


    Her happy face turned into a disappointed expression to find the person who was standing outside the


    door. Her beautiful smile gave away to a disgruntled frown as she asked, "What makes youe


    here?"


    "I havee here to give you the wedding invitation in person," Ynda Mo said in a cold tone. She


    looked at Amelia Mo through the corner of her skillfully made-up eyes and false eyshes.


    "There was no need for it because I won''te to the wedding," Amelia Mo reverted with equal


    indifference and coldness which matched that of Ynda''s way. After saying that, Amelia was about to


    close the door on Ynda''s face.


    Just as Amelia was about to close the door, Ynda Mo leaned against the door and forcefully popped


    the red wedding invitation card inside the room through the crack of the door. Amelia was left aghast at


    this intruding gesture while Ynda sported a triumphant smile and said, "Amelia, please be there. It''s


    time for you to face reality."


    "What''s wrong with you?" Amelia Mo remarked as she found Ynda Mo turn around and rush out of


    her sight. If Ynda Mo didn''t run as fast as she could, Amelia Mo would definitely have had a big fight


    with her.


    Amelia was least bothered about Ynda''s marriage.


    "For a fickle-minded girl like Ynda who changed her boyfriend faster than changing her clothes, the


    very idea of getting married sounded like a joke. How ridiculous!"


    Amelia casually threw the marriage invitation card away. Then her eyes fell upon the big bunch of lilies


    that were gracing the tabletop. Immediately, the sparkle in Amelia''s eyes returned and her face broke


    into a smile once again. Jasper''s words reverberated in her mind to make her smile again and again.


    He said Amelia was just as pure and beautiful as a lily, so he bought a big bunch of lily flowers for her


    birthday. Nothing could be more romantic than this for Amelia. She held the lilies closed to her bosom


    and caressed them fondly as she could feel Jasper''s touch in them.


    An hour passed, but Jasper still didn''t show up. With every passing moment, Amelia was growing more


    and more impatient. Then came a time when she couldn''t wait any longer. She picked up her phone


    and dialed the number she had memorized.


    The call got connected, but no one answered it. That was surprising for her. Amelia Mo felt like a


    century had passed. She waited with bated breath to hear Jasper''s voice from the other side.


    "What is he doing? Why doesn''t he answer my phone?" After a while and a few more attempts to


    contact Jasper, Amelia threw away her cell phone angrily. identally, she caught a glimpse of the


    wedding invitation card on the table. Feeling bored, she looked through it.


    At first, Amelia just took a casual nce at it. Her eyes moved through the design and color of the card


    in a very nonchnt and unwilling manner. For sure, she had nothing to do with the details mentioned


    in the card.


    Amelia was least interested in the content or text part of it. However, one thing that caught her eyes


    was the photo of the bridegroom-to-be that was beautifully framed with that of the bride-to-be on the left


    side of the invitation card.


    Amelia stared at the card in disbelief. Gazing at the happy and smiling faces of the soon-to-be wedded


    couple, she could feel her heart sinking.


    Amelia held the wedding invitation card tightly in her hand, squeezed her eyes shut for one and opened


    it to see it clearly.


    Then she moved her eyes to read the invitation message to reconfirm the information. Yes, it was the


    same invitation card that Ynda had given to Amelia this morning to invite her to Ynda''s wedding.


    But what was unnerving for Amelia was that the groom''s name as it was mentioned in the card and


    also the photo was that of Amelia''s boyfriend, Jasper Gu''s.


    Amelia felt as if she was in a trance. It was her 25th birthday. She was just waiting for Jasper Gu to


    spend a beautiful day full of love.


    How could this be? Last night, Jasper Gu had promised to propose to her on her birthday. How is it


    possible that now he was getting married to Ynda Mo? Amelia held the wedding invitation card as


    her eyes became blurred and her heart throbbed painfully. Suddenly, Amelia straightened her spine


    and took a deep breath. She needed an exnation for this. There must be some mistake somewhere!


    This could not be true!


    Amelia dialed Jasper''s number again, but he didn''t answer. Frustrated, she kept calling repeatedly until


    a sweet voice said, "Sorry, the number you are dialing is switched off."


    Amelia almost freaked out. She turned around and saw the bunch of beautiful lilies on the table. Her


    eyes were sore. She grabbed her handbag and rushed out.


    No matter what the truth was, she must see it with her own eyes.


    What could this wedding invitation mean? Ynda always liked to make fun of her. Amelia tried to


    control herself as she paced ahead to the bus stop. The sharp nip in the air as the winter wind blew


    over, made Amelia shiver as she stepped out of her house.


    Amelia felt fatigued and covered her mouth with her cold hands and yawned. As soon as she got into


    the bus, her phone rang. She thought it must be Jasper. Without even looking at the screen, she called


    out cheerfully, "Dear". However, her enthusiastic voice was met with aughing from the other side


    of the phone. "You don''t have to say that, Amelia. Oh! You are so obsessed with your love! But sadly,


    I''m not your boyfriend. I''m just calling to say happy birthday to you!"


    "Oh! It''s you, Courtney," Amelia could not help feeling disappointed as she said in a low voice. "Thank


    you!"


    "What''s wrong?" Courtney Lin asked concernedly as she could feel the pain in Amelia''s voice.


    "Courtney, I''m in a hurry. I need to reach somewhere urgently. Let''s talkter!" By the time Amelia


    finished saying this, she almost reached her destination. After hanging up the phone, she rushed out of


    the bus and headed straight to Jasper''s home.


    Jasper lived in a vi district in the west suburb of A City. Amelia often came here to clean up his


    house, so the bodyguard recognized her the moment he saw her. However, unlike earlier, he did not


    greet her with a smile. Rather, he had an awkward look on his face as he approached her and asked


    Amelia why she came here today. Amelia was not in the mood to notice anything at the moment. So


    she remained silent and entered Jasper''s vi.


    At that very moment, inside the high-end vi, a woman was lying over a man on a big and luxurious


    bed. The man lying under her was roaring. The extreme sex sounded ambiguous as both their voices


    got mixed.


    Amelia thought Jasper was not at home. Unexpectedly, when she stood at the door, she found the door


    was half-open. She took a deep breath and told herself to calm down. Amelia had to find out the truth


    so that she would not fall prey to Ynda''s bully once again. Otherwise, she would be the biggest


    loser.


    Just as she reached out to push the door open, a coquettish voice came from inside the room. "Jasper,


    come on! My waist is sore!"


    ''Jasper? The waist is sore? What the hell is going on over here?''


    "Don''t you like this pose? Tired already? Or do you want me toe here? I promise you will love me


    forever!" Jasper rasped as he said in a suppressed voice, but with a strong sense of tease, which could


    be heard clearly. Amelia''s pink cheeks instantly turned red.


    "Shut up!" The woman let out a coquettish smile, followed by a resounding gasp.


    Amelia froze to the spot she was standing. This voice, so soft and captivating was familiar to her. The


    man''s voice that came from inside the room was that of Jasper''s. It was none other than Jasper inside


    that room. Amelia stood there feeling indecisive about what to do next. In the meantime, a string of


    delicate gasps kepting from inside the room that would make people blush and raise their


    heartbeat. By this time, Amelia started shaking with anger. She could not take it anymore. She


    clenched her fist tightly trying to contain the soaring rage in her heart. The very next moment she


    kicked open the half-open door with her foot.


    "Who is that ?" Jasper, who was having fun, screamed at the very first sight of Amelia entering the


    room, immediately followed by Ynda''s scream.


    "Ynda, it''s you!" Amelia eximed. On her way to Jasper''s vi, Amelia''s heart was full of doubts.


    She did not believe what she saw in the invitation card. All this while, she believed that it was yet


    another harsh trick yed by Ynda. Amelia hade here to prove it wrong. She wanted to ask


    Jasper about it. However, before she could ask anything to anyone, all her doubts were clear. The truth


    laid naked right in front of her eyes.


    Both Jasper and Ynda who were experiencing ecstasy just a moment ago were now panicked.


    Without a speck of cloth on their bodies, they were caught red-handed and had no clue about where to


    hide their faces. Especially, for Jasper - he was so shocked that his eyeballs almost fell to the ground at


    the sight of Amelia. Because they had just been in a passionate act, their clothes were even scattered


    on the floor. Feeling embarrassed, Ynda asked him to help her pick up the clothes from the carpet.


    Amelia''s eyes were fixed on Jasper as he got off the bed naked. She dared not to open her mouth, lest


    she regretted the words she utteredter on. Her eyes were filled with anger. Amelia endured the pain


    and refrained from yelling at him.


    After putting on his clothes, Jasper walked to Amelia with a frightened face. He asked in surprise,


    "Amelia, why have youe here?"


    Amelia thought he would be sorry for his adulterous behavior. Instead, he asked her in an unwee


    tone.


    Amelia was left aghast. Then she raised her head to look straight into his eyes and asked angrily, "Are


    you ming me for ruining your game?"


    Jasper licked his lips and nced at Ynda who had curled up on the bed. With fear written all over


    his face, Jasper cleared his throat once, and said, "Amelia, now, since you''ve seen it, I''ll tell you the


    truth. I''ve been with her for a long time. I didn''t know how to tell you about this. After all, she is your


    sister... "


    p! A hard pnded on Jasper''s face. Somehow, Amelia dared to p him on the face with all her


    strength.


    How could she stand to ept his sympathy at this moment? "Jasper, I''ve been with you for so many


    years. You are such a jerk!"


    Jasper stood there silently without a single trace of remorse on his face. Surprisingly, from his attitude,


    it seemed that he had never been in love with Amelia. Not knowing why, the man in front of her was


    very strange, as if they had never been in love for five years.


    Amelia and Jasper had been in amitted rtionship for thest five years. The man Amelia had


    cherished the most had betrayed her so easily.


    "Amelia, you are an uneducated illegitimate daughter!" Ynda, who had been curling up on the bed,


    blurted out angrily.


    Ynda''s words had burned up all Amelia''s reason. She could bear any insults, but the words


    ''illegitimate daughter'' pierced her heart and soul like a sharp knife.


    "Ynda, how dare you lie about the fact!" Amelia''s mother, Iris Liu, was the wife of her father Vernon


    Mo. Everything went on well till Ynda''s mother, Sophia Che came into their life. Thereafter, Iris was


    forced tomit suicide by consuming sleeping pills!


    "Oh?" Ynda rolled out of the bed with herce nightgown exposed. She red at Amelia with


    disgust and said, "It''s my bad luck that your mother has a dumb daughter like you. Since you don''t


    know how to behave, let me tell you the truth."


    "Ynda, today is Amelia''s birthday. Don''t tell her all this," Jasper intervened to stop Ynda. A look of


    deep regret appeared on his face when he looked at Amelia.


    Jasper still remembered that it was Amelia''s birthday. But sadly, it seemed to be toote to take care of


    her mood now.


    "I don''t care whether it''s her birthday or not. Unless you still have feelings for her, you won''t care about


    what she''s feeling right now," Ynda snorted at Jasper and then looked at his pale face


    discontentedly. She then turned towards Amelia and continued to mock her, "Amelia Mo, it''s high time


    you ept the reality. Had it not been for my mother''s generosity in the past few years, you couldn''t


    even be a servant in the Mo family. What''s more, father promised in person that I will be engaged to


    Jasper. You have been bossing Jasper around for so many years. He has already got sick of you!"


    "Ynda, how could you say that? Please stop it." With an embarrassed look on his face, Jasper kept


    clenching Ynda''s arm and begged her not to say anything unpleasant.


    Amelia felt light-headed. She struggled to keep calm on her face and snorted softly, "Well, I doubt


    about that. Only Jasper knew the truth. No matter how I behave, I won''t climb into a man''s bed so


    easily unlike someone who just used such a dirty trick to win over a man!"


    Although Amelia had no idea why Jasper chose to be with Ynda, she was sure that Jasper was not


    the kind of man who would date two women at the same time unless he had somepelling reason.


    The man she loved deeply failed her in the end.


    Ynda was so angry that her face turned pale. She raised her hand and was about to p Amelia in


    the face. Just in time, Jasper held her hand and stopped her. He begged anxiously, "Ynda, you are


    pregnant now. Don''t hurt the baby!"


    Indeed, she was pregnant!


    Amelia smiled coldly and looked at Jasper with sharp eyes. Although her eyes were red, she felt


    relieved soon.


    "Jasper, you''ve told me that even a thousand Amelia-s put together can''t take my baby''s ce in your


    heart. So, what are you waiting for? Get her out of here!" Pointing a finger at Amelia''s face, Ynda


    said furiously.


    "Amelia..." Jasper pleaded with his brows knitted tightly.


    Somehow, Amelia was not so sad all of a sudden. After what she saw in front of her was enough to


    disappoint her. Since she was not reconciled in the heart, she could easily put it down.


    "Don''t bother, Mr. Gu. My hands and feet are fine. But you, since Ynda is pregnant, you should also


    know to control your desire. If you have impotence at such a young age, it will only be a disgrace for


    you," Amelia said seriously with a faint smile on her face.


    Jasper was horrified to hear that. He couldn''t believe it. In his mind, Amelia was a traditional woman.


    They had been together for five years and the two of them had never been intimate except for holding


    hands and kissing asionally. As a result, under the influence of hormones, he ended up having sex


    with Ynda. And after that she became pregnant. Now, it has be his obligation to marry her.


    Ignoring the surprised look on Jasper''s face, Amelia turned to angry Ynda with a sweet smile. She


    pressed her lips and advised, "And you, pregnant, don''t do any hard work in bed. If you identally


    miscarried, even even a thousand Amelia-s could not afford it!"


    Ynda was rendered speechless by her words. In the end, she yelled angrily, "I know you''re upset


    about being crossed in love, so I allow you to make fun of me. But Amelia, next Monday I am getting


    married to Jasper. As my bridesmaid, you must attend the wedding!"


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    The invitation was nothing but an order. Ynda had always been bossy with everyone, so the


    servants would do as she said. However, Amelia was no match for her half-sister Ynda in the Mo


    family, although she was the biological daughter of Vernon Mo.


    "I must attend the wedding?" Amelia sneered and looked at Ynda with her brows arched. Then she


    refused scornfully, "No. I can''t attend your wedding!"


    Thereafter, Amelia turned around and walked out of Jasper''s vi.