Crowned by the Man They Feared (Amelia and Jeremy) novel Chapter 639

The moment Amelia joined the group, Thea was the first to react, firing off a bright, celebratory "Welcome!" sticker.

Right after that, Marcelo, Miguel, and Maxwell followed. Even Emery sent one, too, quietly but unmistakably.

Without exception, the screen filled with some version of "Warm Welcome" and "Welcome Home."

Amelia stared at the flood of stickers for a second, their enthusiasm clearly overflowing.

After a brief pause, she opened her sticker gallery and sent one back.

That was all it took. Across the room, the brothers who'd been staring at their phones like their lives depended on it nearly exploded on the spot.

If anyone saw their faces, they'd think the three of them had just hit a 10-figure jackpot.

"Look—she replied! She didn't leave the chat. She actually replied!

"I see it, I see it, I'm not blind! Does this mean ... we're finally getting somewhere?"

"Maybe she doesn't hate us quite as much anymore."

Three grown men stood huddled together, looking ridiculously teary-eyed with relief.

The anxiety that had been strangling them all night finally loosened—just a fraction.

And that tiny release only made the guilt sharper.

Because the reason they were this desperate now ... was because of how badly they'd treated her back then.

They had no right to blame Amelia. No right to blame anyone.

If humility was what it took, they'd kneel. If patience was what it took, they'd wait. They would do whatever it took to earn her back, inch by inch.

Just as they were gathering the nerve to walk over and try to strike up a conversation—

A sudden commotion erupted not far away.

Amelia noticed at the same time as Jeremy. The two of them moved instantly, heading toward the source of the noise.

She'd been thinking the party had gone a little too smoothly.

With her luck, a flawless night always felt suspicious—almost unnatural.

She'd assumed it was because Jeremy had planned everything down to the last detail, and because no one here dared cause trouble under his watch.

But it seemed those thoughts were premature. Disaster struck the moment she least expected it.

Sigh.

When she pushed through the crowd, her heart dropped. It was Nydia.

The woman had collapsed. Her body twitched, white foam gathering at the corners of her mouth, her eyes rolling back so far it was almost all white.

The sight was terrifying.

"What happened?!"

When she saw it was Nydia, one of the few people who'd been genuinely kind to her, anxiety gripped her.

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