Too Much To Bear, My Love Chapter 338
Chapter 338 Missing Someone Is Torture
Two hourster, Oscar entered the room, walking tall and regal. As soon as he appeared in the
doorway, all three of the Hissons turned to look at him. Three persons, three pairs of eyes with three
different expressions. Terrence was admiring him, Kate wasparing him to Derrick, and Finnick was
simply looking at him in mild wonder. After all, he was a brilliant young man; easily liked by all.
Oscar looked back at the three people seated on the sofa. He recognized Terrence right away. After all,
he was once a formidable man in the business circle. When Oscar was just starting out in the business
world, he had been lucky to receive guidance from more experienced mentors. He respected Terrence
for his straight and honest business mind, unlike the others.
“Dad, Mom, Mr. Terrence,” Oscar greeted them politely.
“Oscar,e sit with us,” Olivia called out to him, waving him over to them.
Once Oscar was seated, Olivia began exining the purpose of the Hissons’ visit. “Oscar, tell me
honestly, were you the one who grabbed Derrick from the airport?”
Oscar did not bother denying the truth. He nodded and said, “I had something to ask him, so, I sent
someone to pick him up.”
Olivia’s eyes widened in surprise. She had thought that the Hissons hade to use her son of
something he had not done. She had not expected this turn of events.
“What was so urgent that you needed to keep him for the past five days? Do you know that this could
be considered uwful detention? Mr. Terrence has evene here personally to ask for Derrick. You
have to let him go this minute,” Olivia said in a disapproving tone.
“I wanted to hear certain information from Derrick’s personally. However, his lips are a little tight. So, I
have decided to keep him with me for a few days while they loosened up,” Oscar said simply.
Kate cleared her throat delicately and said in her soft voice, “Mr. Oscar, if Derrick had done you wrong,
I apologize to you on his behalf. However, he is my only son, and I will be heartbroken indeed if
something were to happen to him. So, would you please free him first and we can talk about everything
elseter? I believe the Clintons are not vengeful people. I don’t think there’s any need for you to keep
my son locked away for so many days.”
Oscar nced at Kate. Surprise shed across his eyes.
He was taken aback by her beauty. However, he returned to his usual self within a split second. He
finally knew where Derrick had gotten his good looks from.
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“I think there is a misunderstanding here, Mrs. Hisson. Derrick is staying with me willingly. I’ve not
locked him away forcefully. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself,” Oscar replied casually.
Kate stared back at Oscar in obvious disbelief.
“If that is true, then can Derrick return home? I haven’t seen him in several days. Actually, I miss him a
lot,” Kate stated gently.
Oscar nodded.
“Since Mr. Terrence has personallye to my door, I wouldn’t dream of keeping his grandson away
from him,” Oscar dered.
He had already known that the Hissons woulde knocking eventually, so he had never expected to
keep Derrick locked away for a long time. He just wanted to teach Derrick a lesson. As long as Derrick
kept in contact with Tiffany, he was sure that he would find Amelia one day. Derrick would eventually
lead him to her.
After all, Oscar was in no hurry. No matter how clever Derrick was, he was sure to slip up sooner or
later. At this moment, it was a waiting game between him and Derrick.
Oscar’s response was swift. He immediately called Hugo right in front of Terrence and said over the
phone, “Hugo, you can release Mr. Derrick now.”
Although Hugo seemed surprised by his order, he merely replied obediently, “Yes, Boss.”
After ending the call, Oscar turned to Terrence and said, “Mr. Terrence, you will see your grandson
when you get home.”
Terrence gave Oscar a measured look and said with a smile, “Oscar, if my grandson has offended you
in any way, let me know now. I’ll have a word with him once I get home. The Clintons and the Hissons
have always been on friendly terms, and I have watched you grow up. There is no need for you to be
so formal with me.”
Oscar smiled and replied, “If you say so, then I’ll not be so formal with you in the future. Well, it’s
getting quitete now. Why don’t all of you stay for dinner?”
Finnick and his wife quickly stood up and both turned to lend a hand to the octogenarian Terrence.
“We’d love that but thank you,” Terrence declined politely. “We have dinner prepared at home. Besides,
I haven’t seen my grandson in a while. I’d like to go home and y a game of chess or two with him.
We won’t bother you any longer. Let us host you someday. I’ll get the cook to prepare a feast for your
family. Consider that an apology for whatever wrong my silly grandson has done to you.”
Olivia and Owen also got up from their seat. Olivia said to Terrence, “Oh, you shouldn’t be so nice to
Oscar. You’ll spoil him!”
The Hissons smiled at Olivia’s statement.
“Oscar is smarter than I thought! He is certainly much better than my silly grandson. If only Derrick had
half of Oscar’s sensibilities and returned to the Hisson Group to help me out instead of wasting his time
in his barely-surviving publishingpany, I wouldn’t be so worried about him! I don’t have many years
left anyway.” Although Terrence spoke disparagingly of his grandson, his face was lit up with pride and
joy at the mention of Derrick.
It was clear that Terrence was, in truth, very proud of Derrick.
“You are too humble!” Olivia eximed at Terrence. “Everybody knows that your grandchildren are all
aplished in their own right. Even the grandchildren who aren’t working for the Hisson Group are
renowned in their respective fields. You are a winner in life! Your children are filial, and your
grandchildren are all outstanding!” Olivia’s praise was an impable statement of fact.
Everybody loved hearing praises, especially a man like Terrence who was so used to being ttered all
his life. Hearing the praises from Olivia, whom he considered to be almost his equal, put a huge smile
on his face.
The Hissons finally left the Clinton residence on a good note.
As soon as the door shut behind them, Olivia’s face turned dark. She red at Oscar and asked coldly,
“Oscar, what on earth is going on? How did you get involved with the Hissons? Mr. Terrence even had
to show up personally at our door! You are getting too bold!”
“Mom, it’s just a minor misunderstanding. I’ll sort it out,” Oscar replied sullenly.
Olivia looked at her son’s face and her expression softened. She lowered her voice and said patiently,
“Oscar, the Hissons and us are in different fields of business. We are not at odds with each other. I
havee across Derrick several times. He is about your age and a brilliant young man. What I’d like
you to do is to befriend him or if you can’t be friends with him, then at least don’t make an enemy out of
him. Don’t put our two families in an awkward position with each other. In the business world, a friend is
always better than a rival.”
“I understand,” Oscar said, lowering his gaze.
Owen wrapped an arm around his wife and said gently, “It’s alright, Olivia. It’s gettingte. Let’s sit
down for dinner. Oscar must be tired after a long day. I think he could use a hot bowl of soup right now.”
Olivia relented and dropped the subject.
Since Stephanie had gone out with her friends, it was only the three of them at the dinner table that
night.
Olivia spooned some soup into her mouth and frowned, suddenly recalling something. She raised her
head and looked at Oscar. “Oscar, if I remember correctly, Derrick was Tiffany’s former boss, right?”
Oscar paused, his silverware frozen in midair. After a long while, he finally nodded in affirmation.
Revtion shed across Olivia’s face. She asked in a rather excited voice, “Does Derrick know
Tiffany’s whereabouts? Is that why you trapped him?” Tiffany has left with Amelia back then. If Derrick
knows where Tiffany is, then he must know where Amelia is as well!
Olivia’s hand trembled and her lips quivered. It took her a long while to find her voice. Finally, she
asked, “Oscar, do you know where Amelia is? Have you found Tony?”
Oscar nced at his mother and said, “Calm down, Mom. I was holding Derrick because I really
wanted him to tell me personally where Tiffany was. Unfortunately, he parted ways with Tiffany not too
long ago. However, I’ve ordered my men to investigate further. Indeed, he has not had any contact with
Tiffany since they went their separate ways. Otherwise, I would not have released him at Mr. Terrence’s
request.”
Disappointment darkened Olivia’s eyes.
She looked intensely into Oscar’s eyes, trying to decipher whether he was lying.
“Oscar, you’re not lying to me, are you?” Olivia asked with a tinge of hope.
Oscar smiled bitterly and said, “Mom, no one wants to locate Amelia more than me. If I knew where
she was, do you really think I’ll still be sitting down here having dinner with you?”
Olivia’s disappointment was palpable.
Owen pacified and urged, “Eat up, Olivia. It’s such a rare treat for us to be able to sit down together for
dinner as a family, so stop pestering Oscar. I’ll have my men keep an eye out for Amelia as well. As
soon as I hear anything, I’ll immediately tell you myself. I’ll also get the police to look into this. I believe
we’ll have Tony back in our home soon.”
You’ve promised me that before! It’s been a few months, but I have seen nothing!
Olivia kept her thoughts to herself since she had noticed that Owen had lost a lot of weight in the past
few months. She knew that he had been worrying about Tony. Tony’s sudden disappearance had been
hard on everyone. After all, Tony was the first grandson of the Clinton family. They had all been waiting
for his arrival for five years. However, Amelia had whisked him away without even giving them the
chance to say goodbye. The longing that they had for him was heartbreaking.