Love You Enough To Leave You Chapter 287
Chapter 287 A Barrier Between Them
Amelia said nothing until one minute was up. She then opened her eyes wide, though she couldn’t see
anything, and answered, “It’s a no from me.”
Stephanie snickered and pped her hands. “What a pity. I think Oscar will love it when he finds out
you’re blind. He’ll pity you, and you won’t have to get a divorce. You’ll stay in our family and endure the
staff’s derision and enjoy Oscar’s affection out of pity for you. You’re nothing but a miserable piece of
shit,” she dered viciously.
Amelia gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly. Helplessly, she shrieked, “Shut up!”
Stephanie’sughs merely grew louder.
“Why? Are you getting mad?” Stephanie went to her and continued mocking her as she was still
surrounded by darkness. “Amelia, you used to be really arrogant, right? Look at you now. You look like
a phoenix who hasnded in a chicken coop. After getting your feathers all plucked out, you’re utterly
miserable and pathetic.”
Amelia’s entire being was shivering by now.
“Amelia, you have no idea how much I anticipate the scene of Oscar seeing you in this wretched state.
But I won’t tell him. Nothing excites me more than you leaving our family in a pathetic state.” Stephanie
leaned closer and whispered in her ear, “Don’t worry. I’ll let you leave with Tony. Your son doesn’t
deserve to be the Clinton family’s heir. Back when I hired someone to hit you, I never wanted to spare
both of you. Nevertheless, you’re lucky enough to survive the ident. You survived the ordeal, but
now you’re losing your eyesight. That’s fair.”
Amelia was shaking in anger.
She reached out to give Stephanie a p, but Stephanie caught her hand midair and shoved her away.
As a result, she toppled to the ground helplessly.
Fuming, Amelia dered, “Stephanie, you’re crazy! Things will not end well for you!”
“Kind men die young, but bad guys live a long life. I’m waiting eagerly to see you make a fool out of
yourself. Don’t worry, I’ll live a long life,” Stephanie dered before leaving smugly.
Amelia sat on the ground nkly. She’d lose her eyesight for around one hour, but the time dragged on
interminably. There was no one around. The Clinton residence was usually bustling with people, but it
felt strangely massive now. As she couldn’t see anything, her hearing became sharp. She hoped
someone would show up, but at the same time, she didn’t want someone to see her in this miserable
state.
Amelia rose to her feet with the n of leaving this ce in the dark. However, no matter how hard she
tried, she kept bumping into trees. The branches cut into her skin; yet, she refused to give up and kept
running into the surrounding trees.
Without warning, a surprised voice rang out. “Mrs. Clinton, what are you doing?”
Amelia jolted in shock at the voice. She turned in the direction of the voice but couldn’t see anything.
“It’s nothing. Did I scare you? I was ying a game about a blind person touching trees. Sounds fun,
right? Don’t tell anyone about it. It’s quite embarrassing. Thanks in advance.”
The voice belonging to a female got even more confused. “Mrs. Clinton, I’m right here. Why are you
talking to the air?”
Amelia froze, feeling embarrassed. She couldn’t help but panic at the situation.
“I’m sorry. I was just ying around. Don’t take it to heart,” she offered an exnation hastily.
“Mrs. Clinton, are your eyes-”
Amelia blurted out, “I’m not blind. I’m just fooling around as no one is nearby. Don’t spread rumors.
Otherwise, I’ll fire you.”
After saying that, a glimmer of light appeared before her. Joy sparkled inside her as she heaved a sigh
of relief.
A youngdy in her twenties dressed in the maid uniform was standing around two meters away from
her. She shed a pleasant smile and said, “Ruby, I was just fooling around with you. Look, I can see
well. Did I give you a fright?”
She then spun around yfully.
Ruby giggled in response.
“Mrs. Clinton, you’re really mischievous. You have no idea how shocked I was earlier. You were running
around like a headless chicken and bumped into the trees around you as though you were possessed.
It was really terrifying.”
Amelia offered her a gentle smile. “It was a joke. Don’t tell anyone that I acted that way. Take this as a
little secret between us.”
Ruby nodded obediently.
“Go back to work, then.”
After Ruby left, the smile on Amelia’s face faded away. Although she lost her eyesight for an hour, it
already felt like an eternity to her. Dejection, despair, and discouragement washed over her heart and
surrounded her tightly. It was really suffocating.
She’d be lying if she imed that Stephanie’s teasing remarks, sneers, and threats didn’t make her
upset, nervous, and terrified her. Every word that Stephanie said cut through her heart like an iron
shard. It was pure torture.
Looking up at the dark sky, which was an exact portrayal of her heart, Amelia rubbed her hands slowly.
Her unstable emotions had given her an awful headache. As her head was buzzing, she couldn’t really
think clearly.
Back in the Clinton residence, she was lucky enough not to run into Olivia and the others. She went
upstairs and returned to her bedroom before sinking into the bed nkly.
Amelia remained sitting on the bed for a few hours. She didn’t even realize Oscar had entered the
bedroom. The man came to a stop before her. He was about to call her name when his gazended on
her arm. His expression tensed up immediately as anger shone in his eyes.
“What happened to your arm?” Oscar demanded, trying hard to hold back his anger.
Amelia was pulled back to reality by his question. She looked up nkly and asked, “Huh?”
Oscar got to his knees and took her arm. Though he wore a grim expression, his action was gentle.
Amelia’s gazended on her arm and looked at Oscar absentmindedly. Oh my, the number of wounds.
Seeing her response, Oscar softened his voice as he was afraid of startling her. “How did you hurt your
arm?”
Amelia wanted to retract her arm, but Oscar refused to release his grip.
“Exactly how did you hurt your arm?” Oscar demanded sternly.
Shaking her head, Amelia answered, “I scraped myself against the trees identally. It doesn’t hurt.”
Oscar stared at her resolutely. “Tell me the truth. Otherwise, I’ll send someone to follow you in secret.”
Amelia shot him a helpless look and softened her tone. “I’m fine, Oscar. Please stop asking questions,
all right?”
The look in Oscar’s eyes darkened.
He gazed at Amelia unwaveringly. In the end, he released her and went to the desk to get the ointment
before returning to her.
When he grabbed her hand, Amelia tried to struggle out of his reach. He parted his lips to warn, “Don’t
move.”
Amelia gave up struggling andplied.
Oscar kept a straight face and applied the ointment on her wounds carefully.
After that, he refused to give up and asked, “Tell me, how did you get the wound? Don’t tell me it was
an ident. If you refuse to tell me the truth, I’ll assign two bodyguards to protect you.”
Amelia shot him a pleading look. “Oscar, can you stop asking questions, please? I’m fine. I really am. I
just want to sign the divorce papers as soon as possible. All I want is Tony. Can all of you stop forcing
me?”
Oscar’s gaze changed.
“Who made things difficult for you? Mom? Or Stephanie?”
Amelia shook her head and backed down. “No one bullied me. Please stop asking me questions.”
In response, Oscar held her chin and forced her to look up. When their gazes met, he asked firmly, “Did
someone bully you?”
Amelia pped his hand away as she vented out all the pend-up grievances in her. “Oscar Clinton, can
you stop forcing me? Why is everyone doing that to me? What did I do wrong to be tortured by you all?
I only want to get a divorce in peace. I had no intention of kicking up a fuss. Why is everyone putting
the me on me? You’re the one who made a mistake, but why does it seem like I’m the evil one in our
rtionship?”
Oscar’s hand froze midair. He felt his heart clench in anguish at the sight of a sobbing Amelia.
He instinctively reached out to touch Amelia, but she swerved out of his reach as though he was the
gue itself.
After crying her heart out, Amelia realized she had lost her self-control. She dabbed at her tears and
said apologetically, “I’m sorry. I didn’t do that on purpose.”
Oscar’s gaze darkened. He took a deep breath to calm himself. “Don’t overthink things. I have
promised you Tony’s custody.”
Amelia shot him aplicated look before lowering her head. “Oscar, thank you… and I’m sorry,” she
uttered softly.
Oscar nced at her as a myriad of emotions bombarded her. It felt like there was a barrier between
them. Though they could hear each other’s breathing, no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn’t
touch her heart.
“Rest well. I promise we’ll sign our divorce papers two dayster. Tony will be yours, and I’ll make
arrangements so you’ll livefortably for the rest of your lives.” He gave his word.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.
Amelia nodded. She didn’t even dare to meet Oscar’s eyes for fear she’d leap into his arms and tell
him about how Stephanie bullied her earlier.
She knew she could no longer remain in the Clinton family. Stephanie despised her, and Olivia was
very unhappy with her decision. Owen had never liked her in the first ce, so he took a neutral stance
on their divorce. In fact, he stayed out of it. The others in the family watched the spectacle from the
side. Most of them rejoiced at her misfortune, for they assumed she was being an ingrate.
Once she and Oscar were officially divorced, she’d be left with nothing. Her status would also change
dramatically.
“Amelia, trust me. I’ll protect both of you even after we’re divorced,” Oscar assured.
Amelia spared him a brief nce before looking down swiftly. She just kept quiet.
Oscar felt powerless at how Amelia stayed away from him on purpose. He didn’t know what to do in
order to return to their intimate rtionship.