Chapter 457


    After finding out Amelia had been threatened, Oscar immediately left for her office.


    Amelia was stunned by Oscar suddenly showing up at her office. “Oscar, what are you doing here?”


    It was as if he knew about the insecurities deep within her despite the brave mask on her face. Oscar


    walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her, leaning his chin on her head. “Why didn''t you tell


    me about receiving such a despicable thing?”


    Amelia rxed a little as she leaned her head against his chest, listening to the familiar heartbeat


    beating softly against her ear. Her racing heart began to calm to a steady rhythm at the constant


    thumping.


    “I thought I could handle it, and I didn''t want you to be worried. Yet you still found out in the end.” Her


    voice came out muffled as she buried her head into his chest. “But I''m still happy that you''re here.”


    The design department''s manager, Eduardo Moore, approached Oscar with an ingratiating smile. “Mr.


    Clinton, you''re here.”


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    “Mr. Moore, I thank you for taking care of my wife. I''m grateful that you chose to inform me about the


    suspicious package that she received instead of hiding it from me,” Oscar expressed his gratitude


    bureaucratically, an arm wrapped around Amelia''s waist.


    Eduardo shook his head and replied hurriedly, “There''s no need to thank me. I''m the one who is


    grateful that Amelia chose to work in a smallpany like ours. You don''t have to thank me for


    something so menial. She must have had a hard day today. I''ll let her get off work early today to rest at


    home.”


    “Thanks. I''ll be taking her back then. I thank everyone here for taking care of my wife on my behalf. The


    bill is on me for your next visit to the bar,” Oscar promised as his gaze swept across the entire group.


    Everyone''s jaw dropped at his appreciation. They never thought he would be the kind to express his


    gratitude so openly since Oscar always had a scary aura emanating from him.


    Amotion stirred within the design department as they watched Oscar walking away with Amelia.


    Some employees even approached Eduardo and probed, “Mr. Moore, you addressed that man as Mr.


    Clinton. Is he the heir to Clinton Corporations? And Amelia is his wife? Oh my goodness! I''m dead. I


    was rude to Amelia. What should I do? Will I lose my job if Amelia gets angry and tells Mr. Clinton


    about it?”


    Eduardo cast them a nce and warned, “All of you, don''t overthink it and focus on your work. Let me


    remind you that you''re at the office. You are hired to work and not to stand around gossiping.


    Regardless of Amelia''s husband''s identity, he is not someone any one of us here can mess with, so


    watch yourself. I won''t be lenient if I hear of any one of you messing with Amelia. The length of your


    tenure here won''t stop me from terminating your contract. Even the boss had asked me to take extra


    care of Amelia.”


    With that said, Eduardo turned on his heels to leave.


    Despair and frustration filled the rest of the employees'' hearts and showed on their faces.


    Some employees nced at Rory with a look of admiration and jealousy. “Hey Rory, you have quite the


    sharp eyes, don''t you? Amelia hid her identity when she first joined thepany. I can''t believe you


    saw through her cover. It''s no wonder you got our supervisor''s favor even though you''re just a fresh


    graduate. Congrattions. You now have the wife of Clinton Corporations'' heir as one of your


    connections. Your future is looking all bright and shiny, isn''t it?”


    Rory was as stunned as they were. She had merely thought Oscar was a sessful employee at one


    of the majorpanies. To her utter surprise, he was the rich and powerful heir of Clinton


    Corporations. Thatpany had over ten thousand employees. All it took was one word from Clinton


    Corporations, and the entire Tayhaven economy would waver. Yet, this man that everyone had been


    praising was Amelia''s husband.


    She admired yet was jealous of Amelia at the same time. She''s got the looks, the body, and is even a


    graduate of an ivy league university. Even though she didn''t study overseas and doesn''t possess a


    prominent family background, her friends are all rich and famous. Tiffany is a famous author, while Kurt


    is a bodyguard with a mysterious background. And now, even her husband turns out to be the heir to


    Clinton Corporations. No one who lives or works in Tayhaven wouldn''t know about Clinton


    Corporations. It is that huge. There is no need to work once one bes the wife to the heir.


    The snake of jealousy coiled around her, gripping her at her thoughts.


    She sat back in her seat and began contemting, ignoring her colleagues trying to dig for more of


    Amelia''s information from her.


    The trip back home was silent. As soon as the door shut, Amelia instantly quit acting strong once she


    and Oscar were alone. She wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her face in his chest. Her


    voice was filled with vulnerability as she broke down. “Oscar, I was so scared. The person who wrote


    the paper said they would target Tony. I''m so terrified that they will do as they said. Tony is my life. I


    can''t let anything happen to him! If he bes blind like me, it won''t be much of a life. I don''t want that


    for him!”


    Amelia''s vulnerability was on disy for Oscar to see.


    She wasn''t afraid of anything, but she had a deep fear of darkness. It had developed when she lost her


    sight and saw darkness everywhere. Fear would grip her if she was locked in a dark room alone. She


    wouldn''t let it show on her face, but she would be extremely nervous. Her palms would be wet from


    sweating excessively. She had never shown her weakness in front of anyone else. Even Tiffany had no


    idea Amelia had a fear of the dark and being alone after losing her sight.


    Oscar''s expression darkened, but he gently patted Amelia''s back, assuring her, “Don''t worry. I''m right


    here. I won''t let anyone hurt Tony.”


    Amelia rubbed her face against his chest like an insecure kitten. “I trust you to protect Tony and me, but


    I can''t figure out who has such a huge grudge against me. That person has even gone to the extent of


    targeting a child.”


    Oscar''s eyes turned dark. “Don''t worry. I''ll investigate this matter. I already have a security detail


    protecting Tony. Once Kurt is back, I''ll have him stay by Tony''s side every second. Not one single


    person alive will touch him.”


    “You''re not jealous?”


    “I''m not that petty of a man. As long as you have me in your heart, I won''t care about the other guys


    liking you. With my wife being such a perfect woman, it''s a fact that men will fall for you. They can''t help


    it. Otherwise, I''d begin to doubt my taste in women.”


    Amelia couldn''t help giggling at his joke, her spirits lifting slightly.


    Perhaps it was because Oscar was by her side now, so she wasn''t as nervous as before. Her


    rationality returned, allowing her to think calmly.


    The only ones who hate me in Tayhaven are Cassie and Isabe. The rest don''t know much about my


    background, so it''s unlikely for them to lose their rationality and target a child.


    After a long silence, she said, “Oscar, do you think it is possible that either Cassie or Isabe sent that


    package? Other than the two, I can''t figure out who else will hold such a grudge against me. That


    person must have lost their mind to target a small boy like Tony.”


    A fierce glint shed across his eyes at her suggestion. The usual deadpan expression on his face


    turned grave. “If they are the culprits, I''ll make them pay.”


    “Let''s investigate first before we use anyone. I don''t want to wrongfully use anybody.” Despite


    her words, hatred gleamed in her eyes. When she continued, her tone was somber. “I''ll make them pay


    myself if they are the culprit. They can threaten me, but they shouldn''t have involved Tony. Tony is my


    everything. I can''t let anything happen to him.”


    Oscar caressed her hair andforted her, “Calm down. I''m here. I won''t let any injustice happen to


    you.”


    “I don''t care if they threaten my safety, but I can''t forgive them for dragging Tony into this. Do you know


    someone hammered a nail through his forehead in his photo? The sight had my heart clenching so


    tightly that I had difficulty breathing. I''m afraid, not for myself, but for my son. He''s the only son I have. I


    can''t even bear imagining something happening to him.”


    “Amelia, calm down. No one can hurt Tony with me and you here. You even protected Tony from harm


    in that fatal car ident. And you can protect him again. You are Tony''s guardian. As long as you''re by


    his side, nothing bad will happen to him,” Oscar assured as he pulled her against his chest.


    Amelia slowly calmed down in his warm embrace.


    That''s right. Tony will grow up safely and healthily under Oscar''s and my protection and care. I can''t let


    a tuft of hair and a poor-quality photo scare me to the point of losing my senses. If I lose my rationality,


    Tony won''t be safe.


    Amelia nodded her head. “I''ll stay calm, Oscar. I''m so grateful to have you by my side in every


    situation. I''m so happy that you came to me at the right time. At that moment, I truly felt that you were


    my guardian angel.”


    “Aren''t I always your guardian angel?”


    She couldn''t help her giggle at his jokes. He had lifted her mood once again.


    “Oscar, let me teach her a lesson if the culprit is either Cassie or Isabe. They have crossed the line


    this time. I don''t care if they hate me, but they shouldn''t have implicated an innocent child in their


    hostility. I hope they are not the culprit as I don''t want to think the worst of others. But if it''s them, I won''t


    have mercy. I have been patient all these years, and I''m not going to back down any longer because


    they''ll only take advantage of my patience.”


    “My Amelia is all grown up now.”


    “I have been an adult for quite a while if you didn''t notice.”


    Oscarughed at her quip. Hisughter brought mirth into Amelia''s eyes.