Chapter 529


    Sierra said with seriousness, "Yes, I have the same thought at first. The first several blind dates I


    arranged for Milton were rebuffed with all kinds of excuses."


    "Only when it was Maryanne that he was willing to ept it. I thought he had finally gotten over you.


    I was happy for a while."


    "But I did not expect that it was your name that he called for when he got sick." Sierra added.


    "I thought that this was bad. Could it be that because Maryanne is simr to you in some ways, so


    Milton regards her as your..."


    Amelia had goose bumps. Could what Sierra wanted to say be ''your substitute''?


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    But that should not be the case. Other than being of the same sexuality, Amelia could not find any


    other simrity that she shared with Maryanne.


    "Aunt Sierra, don''t think too much. Maryanne and I are very different."


    "I''m even more paranoid when you say that! You see, Milton has liked the type of girls like you for


    twenty years. How could he fall in love with another type all of a sudden?"


    Amelia choked with a gulp in her throat and said, "Maybe...he grew tired of this type and wanted to


    change things up a little?"


    "Do you believe what you said?" Sierra asked her back.


    "I..." Amelia began to feel conflicted.


    "Milton likes you, but that''s not terrible. What''s terrible is that he knows you have somewhere where


    you belong now, but he still insists on being obsessive over you. Amelia, tell me, what should I do to


    make him give up on you?"


    Amelia was silent. She was baffled by Milton and Sierra''s words.


    On one hand, Milton told her that he liked Maryanne, but was not ready for marriage. On the other


    hand, Sierra was telling her that Milton still had feelings for her. Who should she believe?


    Seeing that Amelia''s head was swimming, Sierra took a step back and said, "Well, I''ll give Milton


    more time so that he and Maryanne can better know each other. I hope that they can have a better


    ending in the future when marriage is mentioned again."


    Hearing Sierra, Amelia''s heart was relieved. She thought to herself, "I''ve delivered the message


    Milton wants me to convey, so it''s time for me to go back. I guess that peevish Patrick doesn''t have


    the patience to wait any longer either."


    "Aunt Sierra, it''s about time. I''lle and see you and Milton another day."


    "Okay, I''ll send you off." As soon as she stood up from her chair, she swayed involuntarily on the


    spot.


    Amelia quickly reached out to hold her and assisted her to the bed. She said sensibly, "You''ve over


    stressed for Milton these two days. Take a rest. We can go back by ourselves."


    With her eyes tightly closed, Sierra felt powerless and said, "Alright..."


    After saying goodbye to Sierra out of worry, Amelia closed the door gently.


    When Amelia turned around, Maryanne was behind her!


    Maryanne''s head was lowered, and her luscious eyshes cast a shadow over her face. Her waist


    was bound taut as if she was a beast that was ready to pounce any time.


    Amelia was taken aback by surprise at first. After calming down, she asked, "Maryanne? When did


    youe?"


    Maryanne didn''t reply.


    Seeing that Maryanne ignored her, Amelia went around her and was about to turn to go down the


    stairs.


    The next second, Maryanne''s voice rang in her ears like the storm that had been brewing was


    finally unleashed. "Aunt Sierra said... I''m your substitute?"


    Amelia almost passed out from fright!


    Turning back around, Amelia stared at Maryanne and asked, "You eavesdropped on us!"


    Maryanne looked up and approached her in a few steps. She grabbed her shoulders and shook


    them vigorously. "Tell me, I''m the substitute for you, for Amelia Ramsay. Am I right?"


    "No!" Amelia was dizzy from being shaken, but she still denied it with all her might.


    At this moment, Maryanne seemed to have forgotten about the agreement she had with Milton


    previously.


    Their original intention, in the beginning, was to find a person with whom they hated mutually to


    create an illusion that they were in love with each other, to coax their parents out of trying to force


    them into marriage.


    It was just thatter on, Maryanne took it as her reality. On top of that, from time to time, she would


    y the role of ''Amelia Ramsay'', who was cared for and doted by Milton. As time went by, she got


    confused.


    Just now, Maryanne overheard the conversation between Amelia and Sierra out of the blue. She


    was crazed. "Milton got together with me because I''m like you. He doesn''t want to marry me


    because I''m not you!"


    Amelia was fed up. She waved Maryanne''s hand away and took two steps back. "Lunatic!"


    Why was her life filled with lunatics?


    Maggie was one to sell her to Money Cab, and then it was Brittany, who wanted to disfigure her


    with a bottle of sulfuric acid. Now, Maryanne was spewing nonsense like an insane person!


    Rubbing her aching shoulders, Amelia said coldly, "You don''t even know what you''re saying or


    doing now. I suggest you to go home and have a sleep.


    Don''t give yourself too much pressure."


    Maryanne''s face darkened and behaved like a child suddenly. She said helplessly on her spot, "I


    don''t know what''s wrong with me. This is none of your business. I shouldn''t be mad at you. I


    deserve this..."


    Seeing that Maryanne was in such sporadic moods, Amelia wanted to pull her along with Patrick to


    check them into a mental hospital.


    Taking advantage of Maryanne''s momentary distraction, Amelia hurriedly turned around and left.


    Just as she was about to reach the top of the stairs, Amelia heard footsteps approaching her from


    behind.


    She looked back in rm. "Maryanne, what are you trying to do?"


    Maryanne''s hand was raised in mid-air, seemingly out of character. The expression on her face was


    also strange, making Amelia feel chill down her back.


    After a long while, Maryanne said in a cryptic tone, "I saw a strand of hair on your shoulder. I


    wanted to take it off for you."


    Would Maryanne be so kind? Amelia was doubtful. "Don''t tell me you''re trying to push me down the


    stairs?"


    Her words seemed to have triggered a switch on Maryanne. Her eyes turned ice cold, and she


    pushed her arms outwards, hitting Amelia square in her shoulder des.


    Amelia''s body shook violently, her high heels screeched from friction as they chafed against the


    ground...


    With constricted pupils, Amelia could clearly hear her heartbeat ringing in her ears. At this moment,


    a terrible silence surrounded her. Maryanne stood in a safe position and murmured, "When you''re


    gone, Milton will finally notice me."


    The next second, Amelia fell straight back. She did not want to give up, so she reached out her


    hand, but there was nothing for her to grab onto...


    Maryanne watched as Amelia asked for help, ying her limbs, all without any hint of emotion on


    her face.


    Maryanne had used all of her strength just now, so Amelia did not only fall or roll down. Instead, she


    crashed down forcefully, as if she had plunged off a cliff...


    "All is well. Once this is over, there won''t be much pain in the future anymore," Maryanne thought,


    her feelings jumbled up.


    Hearing the whistling sound of the wind in her ears, Amelia shut her eyes in despair.