Too Much To Bear, My Love Chapter 529
Chapter 529 Jolin
Eleanor waited until she couldn’t hear any sounding from the stairs before she spoke kindly. “Let’s
go to the study and talk there.”
Benjamin nodded.
Both of them arrived at the study. He walked over to the window and looked at the scenery outside. His
heart had finally calmed down.
“Why do you still want to see her?” he asked in a deep voice.
She approached him and stared outside of the window with him before sighing. “Can’t we just talk it out
nicely, Ben? I really don’t want to argue with you loudly every time. It’s been twenty years. I’m tired of
it.”
He turned to her as a look of disappointment shed across his eyes. “Do you think I want to argue
with you? You’re the one who always starts arguing first. I want to live a peaceful life with you and
travel to new ces with you whenever I’m not busy with my job. But look at your attitude. You’ll always
either act coldly toward me or mock me in some way. Even a burning fire will get extinguished by your
ice-cold attitude.”
“I want to do the same with you, but have you considered how you have been treating our eldest
daughter for thest twenty-odd years? Every time you treat her that way, I can’t stop thinking about
what exactly she did wrong to deserve your ire. I’m willing to treat you better if you show her at least
some bit of love, but do you ever?”
“She’s a jinx, a walking disaster. We have a daughter and a son. We have a happy family. Why must
you insist on bringing a jinx back into the family and destroying the peace and serenity we have?”
Eleanor’s face darkened before she snorted. “Looks like there’s nothing left for us to talk about. I’ll be
open to a discussion about how we can live together harmoniously as a couple when you ept Lia.”
“Can you stop messing around, Eleanor?” A vein bulged on Benjamin’s forehead as he was failing to
suppress his rage. He spoke as calmly as he could. “I can ignore that you went over there to visit her,
but promise me that you’ll cut off all connections with her in the future.”
“Impossible. Not officially epting her as my daughter is the biggest concession I can make, so don’t
you dare demand me to do anything more than that. I just reunited with her. There’s no way in hell I’ll
let her slip out of my life again. I can’t do it.”
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Benjamin’s expression turned as dark as ink.
“Why must you piss me off every time? Does pissing me off make you happy?” he questioned with
gritted teeth.
She crossed her arms in front of her chest. “I’m not trying to piss you off, but I can’t just ignore my
daughter. I’m not as cruel as you. Maybe you can bury your head in the sand, but I can’t. I’m not going
to me you for doing that, but please don’t do anything to Lia. Otherwise, I’ll hate you forever.”
Anger seeped into his voice. “I forbid you from meeting her again. If not, I don’t mind paying a visit to
her foster parents. I heard she has a terrible rtionship with her foster parents. If you want to destroy
her peaceful life, go ahead and meet her again.”
She red at him with fury and hatred. “You’re a despicable man.”
“I don’t mind being despicable when ites to your matters.”
“Aren’t you afraid that I’ll hate you?”
“It’s been twenty-odd years. Is there still love in your heart for me?”
She waved her hand. “You’re so unreasonable. I guess we aren’t going to reach an agreement on this
matter. I’m tired, so I’m going to sleep now.”
Benjamin grabbed her arm and softened his tone. “Aren’t we enough for you, Eleanor?”
Eleanor turned to look at him. “You know what I’ve always wanted. I want our family to be whole.
Without Lia, it’ll never be whole.”
When she finished, she flung his hand away and walked out of the study.
He stood on the same spot silently with unbridled anger for a few seconds before roaring like a crazed
beast stuck in a cage. All the things on the table were subsequently pushed to the ground in his fury.
I’ve sent you away so many years ago, so why do you still want toe back, Amelia? Why, oh,
why? Hatred was practically spilling out of his pursed lips.
It wasn’t going to be a peaceful night in the Hutton residence.
The next morning, Amelia called Eleanor and asked, “Have you arrived, Mrs. Hutton?”
“I’ve already arrived at four in the morning yesterday, Amelia. It was getting prettyte, so I didn’t call
you. I was just about to call you when you call me first.”
“I’m d to hear you’ve already arrived, Mrs. Hutton. In any case, I’m afraid I can’t talk to you any
further because I need to head to work now. Just give me a call when you make your way here.”
“Sure. I’m not going to disturb you any further. Work is important, but remember to take care of your
body, too. You should know that there’s still someone in Saspiuburg thinking about you.”
A light chuckle escaped Amelia’s mouth. “I know, Mrs. Hutton.”
After hanging up the phone, she turned to Oscar. “She’s here. I’ll be going to work now. Be careful on
your way to yourpany.”
He undid his seatbelt and leaned toward her to give her a kiss on the cheek. “Jolin will start working at
thepany today. You just need to remember what she looks like. There’s no need to get too close to
her.”
She simply smiled before exiting the vehicle.
After entering thepany, she became busy as usual doing her job. When it was ten in the morning,
Eduardo brought a young woman who looked like a boy into the office and pped his hands. “I’d like
to take a moment of your time, please.”
Everyone stopped working and stared at him.
“This is your new colleague. She was specifically chosen by Mr. Franklin. From today onward, she’ll be
working with you all. None of you are allowed to bully her or else you’ll have to exin yourselves to
Mr. Franklin,” he exined.
The moment he finished speaking, everyone turned to stare at the woman who looked like a boy.
She spoke straightforwardly. “Hello everyone. My name is Jolin Wright. I’ll be working with you all
starting today. Please take care of me.”
The design department employees all pped their hands.
Jolin nced at Amelia and asked, “Can I sit next to her, Mr. Moore?”
Eduardo noticed where she was pointing and saw Amelia. He nodded. “You can sit next to her. If
there’s anything you don’t understand, you can either ask her or me about it.”
“Got it,” she replied very coldly.
He didn’t notice her cold attitude and dered, “All right, everyone. Back to work.” He then left the
design department.
Jolin approached Amelia and nodded at her before heading to the only empty desk left in the office.
She then turned on herputer and opened a webpage. When Amelia took a secret nce at her
screen, she saw Jolin ying Heroes Alliance.
The edge of Amelia’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. I always thought a girl with a name like Jolin will
be more refined and elegant. I definitely didn’t expect her to look like a guy with short yellow hair, a pair
of jeans, and a t-shirt. Thatbination really makes her look like a delinquent. She kind of reminds
me of Eva. Aside from the short hair that they both have, there are simrities in how both of them
dress up. I can’t help but wonder if someone like her can do a good job as a bodyguard. No, I shouldn’t
judge a book by its cover.
She shook her head and her doubts away so she could focus on her job.
It wasn’t until eleven in the morning that she stepped away from her desk because she really needed to
use the restroom. When she left the cubicle, she saw Jolin already standing at the entrance. Jolin
immediately straightened her body before saluting Amelia. “Greetings, Mrs. Clinton.”
Her sudden salute shocked Amelia and caused thetter to take a step back subconsciously.
“Uhm, you can act a bit more normal, you know. I won’t mind.” Amelia didn’t know if she shouldugh
or cry.
Jolin stared at Amelia with her small serious face and spoke in a no-nonsense tone. “Am I scaring you,
Mrs. Clinton?”
Amelia waved her hand. “It’s fine. It’s just that you’re a lot more… unique than how Oscar described
you. I was simply a little surprised. Do you want to use the restroom? You can go ahead if you want. I’ll
be heading back to work now. Come join me for lunchter. I’ll treat you to a meal, and we can know
each other a little better.”
Jolin directly blocked her path and tilted her head. “Are you afraid of me, Mrs. Clinton?”
When Amelia saw the suspicious look in Jolin’s eyes, she couldn’t help butugh. I thought she was a
delinquent, but she’s just not adept in social interactions, I reckon.
“Oscar told me that I’m your ‘master’ for now and that you must do everything I say without question. Is
that true?”
Jolin nodded seriously.
“Then do you think there’s a reason why I should be afraid of you?”
Jolin gave it some thought and realized there weren’t any.
“All right, I’ll head back to work now. We can talk more during lunch breakter. Okay?”
Jolin nodded.
Amelia walked around Jolin and headed back to her desk. Jolin followed behind her silently.
Jolin’s behavior intrigued Amelia. She’s quite stiff when ites to social interactions. I wonder what
she does when she’s on a mission.
That thought came into her mind before she asked it out loud.
Jolin answered, “My mission is to help steal the things my client wants. I hand over the goods, they
hand over the money.”
“What do you do when someone intentionally makes fun of you for not talking more?”
“That won’t happen, because those who did either had broken limbs or are already dead.”
Amelia’s mouth twitched. She smartly decided not to ask any further.