However, this had nothing to do with Amelia.
There was a saying that 'you reap what you sow¹. Brittany had to face up to her responsibilities and take the consequences of her deeds.
Amelia retracted her thoughts, got up from the sofa. "Then I'm going up."
Alice was delighted. "Okay, let's go upstairs together. I'll get you some clothes!"
"Wait!" Amelia hurriedly grabbed Alice's hand with a hesitant expression.
"What's wrong?" Alice asked.
Amelia tried to speak as tactfully as possible. "Aunt Alice, look. I'm taller than Brittany. Her clothes definitely don't fit me well. Instead, I'm almost as tall as you. Why don't you lend me yours?"
How could Alice not hear the awkwardness of Amelia? She smiled and said, "Well, I did keep all the clothes from when I was young. I'll just take them out for you to choose!"
"Thank you, Aunt Alice!"
On the second floor.
Daniel's bedroom door was closed, but the lights were still on. It seemed like Brittany was not asleep yet.
Taking a deep breath, Amelia was not ready to have a heart-to-heart talk with Brittany.
Just as she was thinking what she could say, there were sudden pounding footsteps coming from inside the room, and then the door opened.
Looking at each other, Brittany did not show any surprise on her face. Amelia instead looked a little embarrassed. She had gotten used to the tense atmosphere between them, but she had not thought about staring at each other as calm as this moment.
After a while,
rubbing her nose, Amelia took the lead in breaking the silence. "You seem to know that I'm here?"
Brittany, who looked impassive, answered, "I heard the footsteps getting closer and they stopped at my door."
Amelia asked, "How do you know that it's me?"
Brittany's face was expressionless as she said, "Through the window."
Amelia suddenly realized that there was a window in Daniel's room that could clearly see visitors from outside.
Amelia threw a quick glance at Brittany. "What are you standing by the window for?"
An aching look appeared in Brittany's eyes. She said, "Waiting for Daniel to come home."
"It's gonna be a long wait," Amelia thought to herself and said. "Hmmm! I haven't seen you for days. Are you alright? How are you feeling?"
Brittany responded, "If you can help me find Daniel, then I'll be fine."
Amelia frankly said, "Well, I can't."
Brittany shot her a glance and said, "Then you don't have to persuade me."
As her voice fell, Brittany closed the door and locked it before Amelia could speak.
Amelia frowned. She thought the miscarriage would teach Britanny a lesson, but she was still her old self.
Since Brittany had asked to leave her alone, she was also happy to have some leisure time. After all, it was because of Alice that she would come to Brittany's door.
After letting out a yawn, Amelia turned around and walked along the corridor. Soon, she arrived at the master bedroom of George and Alice.
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