A Naive Bride for the Sophisticated CEO novel Chapter 24

So many taxis passed by Amelia, but she wasn’t ready to stop one. Her head was full, her eyes were blurry due to her tears, her heart was broken.

An hour back, she thought she finally got control over her life. She thought she could now make money and survive without her uncle, but she was wrong. The happy fantasy was washed down the drain by James.

She looked at the company’s building for the last time and began to shuffle down the streets. She tried so hard not to call Freddie and tell him about it because she believed he would be busy, and she didn’t want to be a distraction.

She held her bag firmly, grasping it tightly under her shoulders as she walked. This time, she wasn’t going to let anyone snatch her new phone and money from her.

Almost everyone they passed by Amelia looked at her. Something caught their attention. It was either the way she sobbed home, or her fitted skirt.

When Amelia noticed a young couple staring at her, she realized they were whispering things to themselves about her skirt.

She quaffed and increased the speed at which she walked. At the moment, she began to regret that she changed her sense of fashion at all. She thought she improved it, but it seemed like she worsened it.

She got to the front of her apartment and ran up the stairs. She hit her corridor in no time and saw Elena locking her door. She was heading out.

“Elena,” She mumbled loudly from where she was, and Elena lifted her head and saw her.

“Hey. Amelia.”

Amelia shuffled to where she was in tears, and as she approached, Elena saw tears on her face. She felt a great urge to laugh when she saw her outfit, but she controlled it very well.

“Baby girl. Why are you crying? Are you okay?”

Amelia shook her head and when she got to her door, she rested her back on the door weakly.

“What happened at work?” Elena further asked, moving a bit closer to her.

“I was fired, Elena. For no reason at all. Now I understand what you meant when you say he can fire me because of the slightest thing.”

Elena heaved a sigh and touched Amelia’s shoulder in pity. “What was the slightest thing you did? Maybe it seemed slight to you, but it isn’t slight at all.”

“I didn’t do anything, Elena. I swear. I was so eager to see him and collect his phone number I lost yesterday night, only for him to arrive, looking very cold and angry. The next thing I knew, I was out of the company.” She broke into more tears again.

“Oh my… I’m so sorry, Amelia. You don’t feel good at all. Let’s talk in your apartment, okay?”

Amelia turned to open the door, and Elena took this opportunity to free her throat by letting out an inaudible laughter.

Amelia walked into the house and before she could look at Elena, Elena’s face was back to the pitiful face she had earlier.

“Come in.”

Amelia stepped away from the door and let Elena in. She got to her couch and fell flat on it. Elena exhaled softly and approached her.

“I hate my life,” She groaned as she kept her face buried in her couch.

“C’mon, Amelia. Don’t hate your life because you lost one job. There are other jobs out there, baby girl. Don’t get so worked up about this one. Moreover, shouldn’t you be happy you finally got away?”

“Hun?”

Amelia raised her head from the couch and looked at Elena.

“Shouldn’t you be excited? You have gotten away from Mr. Charles, don’t you know? There is nothing bringing you and James closer anymore. You don’t have to be his wife anymore.”

Amelia heaved a sigh and sat up. ‘I never even thought of that.’ She thought.

“Trust me, Amelia. This is the best thing that has ever happened to you. You are free from that Psychopath, and you are crying? C’mon, Amelia! You should be glad!”

Elena smiled cheerfully and hit Amelia’s leg softly. Amelia smiled and looked at the leg she hit. It reminded her of the wound she had nursed for a few days.

She stared at the dark mark, and Elena noticed it. She also saw the mark and furrowed her brows.

“What happened to you there?” She asked, and Amelia looked up.

“My female cousin almost chopped my leg off with her heels at my surprise graduation party.”

“What? She is so cruel!” Elena exclaimed, and Amelia shrugged.

“I was so distracted with work that I forgot about my wound. If I had thought about it when I was rushing out this morning, I wouldn’t have worn a skirt that exposed it. Maybe this is why people kept staring at me on my way back home.”

“So this is why you wear long and big clothes?”

“No, not only this. I have been like that since my childhood. I don’t like exposing so many parts of my body.”

“Really? But this is quite exposing.”

“Yeah, I know. I was stupid to think this would make Mr. James see me differently.

“Amelia, listen to me. You don’t have to change for anyone, okay? Be yourself. You look beautiful with or without exposing your body. You deserve someone better. Forget about James!”

Amelia chuckled and bounced her head. She felt happy with Elena’s words. After her uncle, she was the only person that had boosted her self-confidence a little.

“I love you, Elena.” She pouted her mouth after saying it, and Elena divulged a thin smile.

Elena began to feel her bag vibrating, she guessed it was her phone ringing, so she hastily picked it out. She checked her screen and saw it was her mother calling.

She stared at the screen with an angry look for so long that it disconnected.

“Why didn’t you answer it? Who is it?” Amelia asked out of curiosity. She could sense the anger in Elena.

“It’s no one.” She threw her phone into her bag.