Chapter 441 In Front Of The Kid
Amelia grabbed Tony’s shoulder and said sternly, “Tony, please stop crying. Listen to me.”
Tony stopped crying instantly, intimidated by Amelia’s gesture. “Mommy.”
“Tony, you have been smarter than other kids since you were small. I have always been proud of you. But ever since you came back from Beshya, you have been behaving rudely. Is that how I taught you to behave? How could you be so inconsiderate? Do you want to break my heart?” Amelia asked.
She tried to put on a strict face, but her heart was twitching in pain.
As Tony stared at Amelia, his eyes were beaming with tears, he felt that he had been wronged.
Oscar walked over to Amelia and hugged her. “All right. That’s enough. Please calm down. It takes time to educate a kid. Please don’t be mad.”
Amelia buried her head into his chest and began to sob.
Oscar’s expression darkened as he felt bad for Amelia. He caressed Amelia’s hair and coaxed. “Be good. Please don’t cry. Let’s eat first. I’ll educate him later.”
Tony also panicked as he ran to hug Amelia’s leg. “Mommy, I promise I won’t be like this anymore. Please don’t ignore me.”
Amelia got out of Oscar’s embrace and wiped off her tears. Then, she carried Tony and wiped his tears. “Tony, I’m sorry. I overreacted. Please don’t be scared of me, okay?”
“Are you still mad at me?”
Amelia shook her head and placed him back in his chair. Then, she took a bowl of soup for him. “I’m not mad anymore. But what should you do after being rude to Daddy?”
Tony stared at Oscar indignantly. “Big Meanie, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t throw food at you. Please forgive me and I won’t do it again.”
Oscar approached him and rubbed his head. “Let’s eat.”
With that, the three of them continued their dinner silently. What was supposed to be warm family time was replaced by awkward silence. It was the first time Tony did not speak much during mealtime. While eating, he lifted his head to observe Amelia’s expression, fearing that the latter might still be mad at him.
Amelia’s dark expression shocked him just now. He nearly thought Amelia had given up on him for a brief moment.
After diner, Amelia was washing the dish quietly. Tony showed up behind her. “Mommy, it’s my fault. Please don’t abandon me.”
Upon hearing that, Amelia paused her chores. She turned around and knelt in front of Tony. “Tony, you’re my son. I won’t abandon you no matter what happens.”
Tony buried his head into Amelia’s embrace and cried. “Mommy, Grandma told me today that you sent me there because you planned to leave me to her. That was why I was angry with Big Meanie. I want to live with you and not him. If you marry someone else, please bring me too, okay? I can’t live without you.”
Amelia felt a pang of sadness within her heart.
“Did Grandma tell you that?” she asked in a raspy voice.
Tony nodded.
“She has told me more than once. At first, I didn’t believe her, but she kept saying that you would marry another man one day. By then, I would become your burden. I don’t know what that means, but I want to be with you,” Tony uttered childishly.
An inexplicable sadness came over Amelia. She had been trying her best to mend the relationship between Tony and Olivia, but the latter did not seem to appreciate her effort. She had not stopped fabricating lies even after getting caught once.
Amelia’s guilt toward Olivia was replaced with utter rage at that moment.
“Tony, what else did Grandma tell you?” Amelia asked patiently.
“Grandma said that I would have a new mother and a new father, and I would be living with them,” Tony revealed everything.
“Anything else?”
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