Chapter 588


    “You have been wrongly used!” Matilda eximed angrily. “It’s all because of Irene, that wicked


    woman that you’re in this situation. If you’re truly concerned about this stigma, we can try to clear


    your name. Isn’t there at least a 30 percent chance of a sessful appeal?”


    Amelia did not say anything more. She simply gazed at Aiden quietly for a while before standing up


    and replying, “Mom, I’m feeling tired today. I want to go back and rest for a while. Could you please


    take care of Aiden in the hospital?” Although Matilda felt a little strange, considering Amelia’s


    personality, she believed thetter would want to stay overnight at the hospital that night under any


    circumstances. However, thinking about how hard thetter had been running the food cart day and


    night recently, the former genuinely thought she might be physically exhausted. So she advised,


    “Then, you better go back and rest early.”


    “Okay, I’lle back tomorrow morning to rece you,” Amelia responded and left the ward.


    However, after leaving the hospital, Amelia did not head in the direction of her home. Instead, she


    walked to the bus stop and dialed a phone number. “I’m Amelia Haab. I need to talk to Warren


    tonight regarding Aiden’s matter. If you can’t provide me with his contact information, please


    arrange for him to contact me. I’ll wait for a response!”


    That phone number belonged to the representativewyer Warren in the custody case. The details


    about thew firm and the representativewyer’s contact number were sent along with thewsuit


    documents to her.


    “Noted, Ms. Haab, please wait a moment. We’ll call you back shortly,” the other party said, ending


    the call.


    Amelia stood at the bus stop, watching as one bus after another passed by in front of her. The


    October weather had already cooled down, and the night breeze brought a chill to her cheeks.


    A few minutester, her phone rang, and she pressed the answer button. The voice of the


    representativewyer came through, “Ms. Haab, Mr. York is willing to meet with you.”


    Thewyer then provided the address of the hotel where Warren was staying.


    Half an hourter, Amelia arrived at the hotel where Warren was staying. It was a well-known luxury


    hotel in Strico. He had brought her to the presidential suite therest time.


    When Warren came to Strico this time, he still chose to stay in the same hotel and the same room.


    Amelia gazed nkly at the hotel’s entrance lights. She then took a deep breath, put away her bitter


    expression, and entered. -the hotel.-


    Along the way, no one stopped Amelia or asked any questions. She suspected Warren had already


    informed the hotel staff, which was why she could proceed to his room without hindrance.


    It was the same presidential suite Amelia had visited before. She walked up to the door and


    knocked on it.


    After a moment, the door swung open. Warren’s figure appeared before Amelia’s eyes.


    He was dressed in a navy blue nightgown. Even just a nce of his stern expression and deep-set


    eyes stirred a sense of wanting to escape within her.


    Perhaps it could be said that avoiding him had be a habit for her over the years.


    All she could think about was how to avoid him after she was released from prison. She never once


    expected that, one day, she would voluntarily appear in front of him.


    “I have something that I want to talk to you about,” she said, and the dryness of her throat reflected


    in her voice.


    He stared at her for a moment before replying, “You’re not nning to stand at the doorway and


    talk, are you?” With that, he turned and walked into the room.


    Amelia gritted her teeth, walked into the suite, then closed the door.


    Warren seated himself on the couch and took a sip of the coffee on the coffee table. “What do you


    want to talk about since you’vee to meet me? Don’t tell me you’re requesting me to give up


    custody, are you?”


    Amelia’s eyes flickered. “If I say yes, will you give it up? As long as you’re willing to give up custody


    of Aiden, I’ll do anything


    you want!”


    “Anything?” Warren raised an eyebrow as he looked at her.


    “Yes,” she answered.


    “Do you think I still need you to do anything for me?” Warren continued with a hint of amusement,


    “Do I need you to give birth to another child aspensation to Irene? But now, we have Aiden. Or


    do you mean to offer something else? You’re only running a food cart. What can you do for me?”


    Amelia’s face turned ashen. At that point, she had nothing left, not even the leverage to negotiate.


    She had absolutely nothing to offer him.


    She remained silent for a while before responding, “Don’t you hate me? Hate my father for what he


    did to the York family, almost causing the downfall of your family? So, you deliberately got close to


    me for revenge. If you feel like your revenge isn’t enough, you can continue to take revenge. You


    can harm this body of mine as you please. I don’t mind.”


    She only begged him to let Aiden stay with her.


    Aiden was her life and her emotional anchor. If she were to lose him, her life would be


    meaningless.


    Warren stared coldly at the person in front of him. Her father had once nearly ruined the York


    family.


    When he finally tracked down that man, thetter already died ten years ago. So, the former had no


    choice but to seek his revenge on Amelia.


    Yet, in the course of seeking revenge through that ill-fated romance, he often wondered who had


    truly wounded whom. He even questioned whether, if he had not chosen that path back then, his


    heart would not have been etched so deeply by Amelia.


    “Revenge?” he sneered. “Then, taking Aiden away from you should be the best revenge.”


    Amelia’s body trembled, and she seemed on the verge of copse. Her pale lips quivered, and her


    eyes, once bright, now seemed filled with a sense of despair.


    Warren frowned slightly. Seeing her in that state, he felt a heavy weight on his chest and difficulty


    catching his breath.


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    He recalled the image of her running the food cart, just as he had seen before. At that time, as he


    watched her in those cheap clothes, wearing an apron, cooking spaghetti and vegetables in the


    food cart, the crushing weight on his chest made him feel nearly suffocating.


    After all those years, she still had the power to affect him in such a way.


    “So, are you determined to proceed with thiswsuit against me?” After a long pause, Amelia spoke


    slowly.


    “You should have expected this a long time ago, shouldn’t you? How could I ever let my child grow


    up with a criminal offender?” Warren replied mercilessly.