Chapter 200 I Don’t Like Men


    “Mom, are you okay?”


    Zoe touched Amelia’s forehead before Rita can even say anything. “Well, it’s not hot. But... but why are


    you talking nonsense all of a sudden?”


    Rita choked because of Zoe’s words and can’t stop coughing.


    She secretly touched her forehead and exined to Amelia, “Grandma, don’t be mad. My mom just


    thought that your decision was a bit too sudden.”


    Zoe then realized that she had said something wrong and immediately chimed in, “Right, mom. Your


    decision is too abrupt. I just can’t handle it all of sudden and was too straightforward. Don’t be angry


    with me.”


    Amelia would be so mad before if she heard what Zoe said, but she had got to see the true colors of a


    lot of people and things after going through so much.


    Let’s just take Zoe and Rose as an example. The former was kind and honest while thetter was


    clever and shrewd.


    She would always be fooled by Rose’s tteries before and would hate the clumsy Zoe who would


    never try to please her.


    But Zoe turned out to be the one who was always by her side and took care of her when she had that


    car ident.


    Amelia finally learned that time would reveal a man’s heart and misfortunes would test the sincerity of


    friends.


    So she didn’t really mind Zoe’s words, knowing that she didn’t actually mean it, “I’m not mad nor


    muddle-headed. I’m serious. I really think Rita should be the one to manage the Brown Group.”


    Rita and Zoe were both shocked by Amelia’s speech,


    “Well, don’t look at me like I’m insane.” Amelia smiled and exined, “I’ve really thought this through, I


    can only count on Rita in this whole family.”


    Amelia used to hold grudges against Rita before, but now, she saw her as life-saver.


    After all, Liam was her strong backing at the moment.


    The Browns would be sure to prosper with Liam’s help.


    Shrewd as Amelia, she sure knew what was the best for the Browns.


    Since Charlotte can’t be saved now, she had to protect the Browns.


    She got to keep one of them.


    Rita naturally didn’t believe that Amelia had thought this through, she knew perfectly well what she was


    up to.


    So she just shook her head and rejected, “Grandma, this ring is too valuable. I can’t take it.”


    After being in the business market for years, Amelia’s pressuring tone actually had regret and sadness


    in it which really put Rita in an awkward position.


    “Mom, don’t force her since she doesn’t want to take it.” sensing that Rita was quite awkward, Zoe


    helped her, “After all, she’s in quite an awkward position at the moment. Some people might be


    unhappy about this decision. The Browns would be in chaos again.”


    Though Zoe didn’t say who would be unhappy exactly, Amelia knew that she was talking about Rose


    and Mason.


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    Amelia didn’t actually know what to do with them.


    So she still shoved the ring into Rita’s hands, “Just take it! I insist. Just tell me if someone tries to mess


    with you.”


    So Rita really had no choice but to take that ring for now.


    After all, constant evading would just ruin her loyal image that she just created in front of Amelia.


    Mom and dad hadn’t left the Browns, so she can’t just end things badly with the Browns.


    Because of Zoe’s passing out today, Rita chose to stay overnight and talk to her mother.


    After they talked for a while, Zoe finally felt better and it was prettyte, So Rita just returned to her own


    room.


    Her phone started ringing right after she sat on her bed.


    Rita was actually startled by this sudden ringtone.


    She looked at the screen and wanted to answer the phone subconsciously, but when she saw that it


    was Liam who was calling her, she stopped her hand midair.


    She can’t answer his call.


    She had already offended Michael’s bottom line today, she can’t afford to piss him off again.


    Though she desperately wanted to hear his sound, she can only draw his hand back in red eyes for his


    safety.


    So she just looked at the Liam’s name popping up on the screen again and again till he finally stopped


    calling. She then just felt like crying.


    “What’s wrong, Rita?” Zoe saw that Rita was sobbing in front of the phone after she got out of the


    shower and hurriedly asked.


    Seeing that Rita was covering her heart, Zoe though that Rita was having stomachache again. “Are you


    having a stomachache?” Rita actually struggled toe up with a good excuse to exin her crying


    when she saw her mother.


    But since Zoe just mistook this for stomachache, she didn’t try to say anything further.


    She just nestled in Zoe’s chest and cried, “Yes, mom. I’m really in pain.” My heart hurt.


    “Don’t cry, Rita. I will get you some medicines now.” Zoe hurriedly got up and went downstairs to find


    medicines for stomachache seeing that Rita was crying violently.


    After Rita was alone in the room, she curled herself up and just burst out crying.


    So it was so painful to pretend not to love someone.


    So it was so difficult to alienate someone on purpose.


    So she was just in love with Liam helplessly.


    But why misfortune always apanied her?.


    “Rita, let’s take this medicine.” After Zoe came to the room with lukewarm water and medicines, she


    found that Rita was already asleep.


    Was she okay now?


    Though Zoe was surprised how quick Rita’s pain went away, as a mother, she just let out a sigh of


    relief finding that Rita was all better now.


    After tucking Rita on, she left the room quietly.


    In the meantime, Liam and Jacob were waiting in the car outside of the Browns mansion.


    Looking at the dead phone, Liam frowned.


    “She didn’t pick it?” Jacob nced at the slowly dimmed screen and asked.


    Liam didn’t respond, but Jacob knew that he guessed it right.


    Rita didn’t answer Liam’s call.


    Jacob twitched his mouth, “Liam, it’s obvious that she doesn’t want to see you. When are you going to


    stop being so sentimental?”


    Liam still kept silent, but his hand clutched secretly.


    Jacob naturally noticed Liam’s darkened face and added, “Well, it’s just that a girl breaks up with you,


    right? It’s all right, Liam. You still have me. I will have you even though she doesn’t want you.”


    He would literally do anything for Liam.


    Though Jacob meant to express his brotherly love for Liam, his words sounded a bit gay.


    At the very next second Lee turned around and looked at them weirdly.


    Clever as Jacob naturally figured out that Lee had mistaken something and hurriedly exined, “Don’t


    take me wrong, Lee. I didn’t mean it. I’m really not a gay and definitely don’t want anything from Liam.”


    But what Jacob didn’t know was that he was just making the whole situation weirder.


    Lee just smiled, “Don’t be nervous, Jacob. I might be old, but I’m pretty open-minded. I think


    homosexual love is okay. Don’t be worried.”


    Jacob was really speechless.


    What a huge mistake here!


    How can he hit on womenter if the word went out?


    No! he had to clear his name!


    Jacob then winked at Liam to hint him that he should exin for him.


    Liam wouldn’t be interested in taking part in this boring dispute before, but he was really in a bad mood


    after his calls were hung up by Rita. So he had tosh out his anger on Jacob.


    Then he said coldly, “Just give it up. I don’t like men.”


    Jacob was taken aback and almost fell to the ground after he heard Liam’s words.


    How can he do this to him!


    How can he live after this!


    But Liam just ignored Jacob’s bitterness and actually felt better now,


    Lee in the front seat was trying hard not tough.