Chapter 189
Thinking about the photos taken by Carol, Amelia recalled Audrey’s foster sister, who had been filmed jumping off a building.
With Charles‘ dire situation, it was hard for Amelia not to see this as Audrey’s retaliation.
“Charles…” Amelia followed him into the bathroom.
She crouched down to look at him wedged between the toilet and the sink. She asked softly, “Did you encounter Audrey at the casino?”
Charles looked at Amelia with tears welling up in his eyes.
“Did you encounter Audrey or not?” Amelia’s tone was firm.
“It’s that bitch! It was Audrey!” Charles suddenly remembered the gambling incident. with Audrey. “I was winning just fine! But as soon as she showed up, I started losing! I kept losing!”
Amelia held Charles‘ hand and said, “You should stay at home for a few days. Don’t use your phone and don’t watch the news. Wait for this storm to pass. Everything will be fine. We’ll go abroad if we need to.”
“Yes, abroad! Amelia, please send me abroad! I can’t stay in Cascadia for another minute!
Charles burst into tears.
Michelle rushed upstairs after hearing the commotion and started hitting Charles..
“You little rascal! Your father and I have you as our only child, and we’ve given you everything! Out of all the things you could have done, you chose to do this with so many men. You’ve completely disgraced us!”
Amelia hurriedly intervened. “Mrs. Murray, please stop!”
“It’s all because of you!” Michelle pointed at Amelia. “It’s because you insisted on becoming a star! Would Charles‘ situation have been made public if it weren’t for you? If it weren’t for you, no one would even know who Charles is!
“How did I raise a backstabber? You refused to assist the Murray Group, and our family business is on the verge of being taken over by Nathan. And now, she’s trying to kill my
son!”
“Mrs. Murray…” Amelia was hurt by these words.
didn’t listen.
It was understandable that the Franklin Group wanted to hold the Murray Group accountable.
As for Charles, Amelia could only plead with Audrey to spare him if she was indeed responsible.
Audrey had already left by the time Amelia found her residence in Sheysea.
Nathan had been busy recently, so Amelia didn’t ask for his help. Instead, she kept spending money to have Yolanda buy scandals about other celebrities, attempting to divert public attention.
She hoped that with time, people would forget about Charles.
Returning to Mythravia, Audrey and Dallas finally arrived at the entrance of George’s
mansion.
This time, Audrey had mentally prepared herself. She slowly calmed down with Ryan’s soothing voice.
Wanda was holding Lily’s little hands at the gate of the Lambert Residence.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Meeting The One For Me ( Nathan Franklin )