Chapter 153 A Firm Refusal
Amelia pulled her gaze back and rejected it without hesitation.
“Sorry, I don’t have time.
“My studio has been very busy lately. I have a lot of work to handle.”
Grace snorted in disbelief.
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“Busy? How much work could your little studio really have? y don’t want to do it. Amelia, don’t be so
just
petty. Hannah is sick right now, and Isla is Ethan’s child. As the Rowes‘ eldest daughter–in–law, helping out a little is only right.”
As she spoke, she seemed to think of a brilliant idea. “How about this? You are going to your studio anyway. Take Isla with you. Let her see more of the world. You can also build a bond with her. Kill two birds with one stone. How nice.”
Those words made Amelia’s face turn cold,
“What bond am I supposed to build?” Amelia mocked openly. “She’s not my child.”
Grace’s face flushed dark red. She pointed at Amelia, stammering for a long moment.
But Amelia was not done.
She threw the question back at her and looked straight at Grace.
“Mom, don’t you usually have plenty of time at home? You’re living here with Grandma anyway. Surely you can spare a few days to help Hannah watch the child.”
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shut Grace up completely.
What could she say? That she didn’t want to?
That would be slapping herself in the face.
But when she thought of Isla’s difficult nature and that sharp little mind always brewing trouble, fear rose in her chest. Her expression turned awkward at once.
Clearly, she knew very well that Isla might be a child, but she was far from easy to handle.
Just as the situation reached a deadlock, Ethan suddenly spoke.
“That is enough.
“Amelia has work to do at her studio. Let her go. Mom, you and the nanny can help keep an eye on things. Isla still goes to school anyway. It won’t take much effort
This unexpected support made even Amelia pause.
Had Ethan suddenly grown a conscience and did not want to embarrass her further?
Or did he simply feel that arguing over something so small would hurt the good image he had worked so
hard to build in front of Mason?
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Amelia leaned toward the second reason.
Either way, the goal was achieved.
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Once Ethan spoke, Grace had no choice but to swallow her displeasure and agree.
Amelia did not want to stay a second longer. She nodded to the others as a farewell and walked out without looking back.
She thought the farce would finally end there for the night.
But after washing up and lying in bed, just as she forced herself to sleep, there came another knock on the door.
This time, she did not even open her eyes. “Who is it?”
“It’s me.”
Ethan’s voice came through the door, low and heavy.
Amelia’s heart sank at once.
“What do you want?”
“Open the door.” The man outside sounded impatient. Grandma called me over earlier. She said us sleeping in separate rooms like this is not a solution. It doesn’t look good.
“Tonight, you sleep in my room, or I will sleep here.”
Amelia immediately remembered the last time she had shared a room to appease Grace.
That time, Grace had someone bring over soup laced with drugs.
Luckily, she had run fast enough.
Now that Hannah had just returned, Ethan suddenly came over to act caring and insisted on sharing a
room.
His intentions were painfully obvious.
Amelia already felt physical disgust at the thought of being too close to Ethan.
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