Chapter 407 Shameless
The atmosphere turned cold instantly.
“Dad, Mom, I’m back.” A woman’s coquettish voice rang and it broke the silence in the room. A moment later, Stephanie, who was dressed in fashionable clothes skipped into the room. Noah and Isabella came in behind her.
The smile on Stephanie’s face gradually disappeared when she saw Amelia who was sitting in the living room.
“Amelia?” She frowned and mocked with a disdain look, “You’re finally back. I thought you were having a great time out there. Why? Did you shamelessly get back here for free food and stay after using up all your money?”
Oscar turned and shot Stephanie a warning look.
Noah walked up beside Stephanie and grabbed her waist. He uttered gently, “Stephanie, don’t say such harsh words. She’s your sister-in-law so you have to respect her.”
Stephanie pouted in response and refuted, “She isn’t worthy of my respect.”
Noah pursued Stephanie for one and a half years, and she finally agreed to be with him. He treated her sincerely and showered her with doting love. Slowly, Stephanie started to treat him nicely as well. Seeing him as her boyfriend, Stephanie did not yell at him that much and even started to treat him with gentleness. Therefore, she did not refute Noah’s words rudely. However, in actuality, she did not love him.
Noah looked at Amelia apologetically and nodded. “Ms. Winters, it’s been so long.”
Looking at Noah’s hand which was placed on Stephanie’s waist, Amelia’s gaze flitted around. She did not expect Stephanie to accept Noah. Back then, she hated him and even confessed to Amelia that the person she truly loved was Oscar. Now that she had ended up with Noah, Amelia realized that many things had happened within the two years which she was not around.
“Mr. Walker, it’s been so long. Congratulations to both of you for being together now,” Amelia replied politely.
Holding Noah’s hand, Stephanie mocked, “Amelia, you’re not one of the Clintons now. Stop being pretentious here.”
With that, her expression changed as she turned to look at Tony. She smiled and greeted, “Is this Tony? He’s a big boy now. He looks so much like Oscar. I’ve missed you so much.”
Yet, Tony did not show her any respect. “Big Meanie! You’re so ugly.”
Stephanie’s face fell upon hearing that.
“Tony, are you calling me ugly?”
Tony’s comment pierced her heart.
“Mom, look at Tony. He doesn’t even recognize me. He’s calling me ugly.” Stephanie turned to glare at Amelia in dissatisfaction. “Amelia, it must be you. How could you be so heartless? Not only have you taken Tony away without a word, you even badmouthed us in front of him. Otherwise, why would he call me ugly? You’re still the same. Acting innocent in front of everyone, but you’re actually evil.”
Amelia tightened her arms around Tony.
Oscar pulled Amelia toward him as he shot Stephanie a warning look. “Noah, keep an eye on your woman. I don’t want to hear her humiliating my wife again. Otherwise, I would have to reconsider the business between our families.”
A hint of darkness flashed across Noah’s eyes. In a while, he regained his composure and smiled. “Oscar, Stephanie is just bad-tempered. She didn’t mean it.”
“Noah, a man shouldn’t be too lenient to his woman. Otherwise, she would go overboard. You have to do something about her. Otherwise, I might have to do it for you.” Upon finishing, he turned to Olivia and said, “Mom, it seems like it’s not a good day today. I’ll bring Amelia and Tony back first. I’ll bring them back after you have calmed down. I don’t want all of you to scare Tony.”
Olivia’s face fell upon hearing that.
Stephanie pushed Isabella toward Oscar. The latter had been quiet the whole time. “Oscar, you’re getting engaged with Isabella soon. Everyone in the upper-class society knows about this, and it’s not a secret anymore. Why did you bring this woman back? You’re humiliating Isabella.”
Then, Stephanie pushed Isabella slightly and said, “Isabella, say something.”
In response, Isabella walked toward Oscar, but her eyes were locked on Amelia and Tony. The loving scene of the family standing together was dazzling to look at. Amelia’s presence had clearly threatened her happiness. Isabella knew well that once Amelia had shown up, it was impossible for her to win Oscar’s heart. Even though she had spent two years getting closer to Oscar, Amelia managed to attract all his attention the moment she returned.
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