Amelia didn't respond to Jasper. Instead, she merely glanced at what Jasper was wearing and wondered to herself, 'I thought he didn't like wearing colorful clothes? What the hell is he wearing then?'
This didn't go unnoticed by Jasper. In response, he tugged at his shirt a bit, a look of disgust on his face as he said defensively, "This is expensive, you know and it's very trendy right now. Yolanda personally chose this for me and I want to make her happy by wearing it."
Amelia's mouth twitched. She really didn't care about Jasper's fashion choices—her concern was why he called her over in the first place.
"When your wife picks out clothes for you, you should be grateful." Amelia smiled.
The smile on Jasper's face froze. He reminded Amelia in a low voice, "If Yolanda's mom starts talking to you badly again, just ignore her."
Jasper was being unusually kind to Amelia which made her confused. On the inside, she couldn't help but snort to herself.
As Amelia walked into the living room, the first person she saw was Sophia who was beaming at her enthusiastically. Sophia then greeted her warmly, "Amelia, I heard that you'd be coming so I cooked your favorite dishes today."
At that moment, Amelia already figured that they needed something from her.
This wasn't how they normally treated her. On a regular day, they would glare at her and make snide comments. This sudden change made Amelia feel nervous.
However, Amelia kept composed. She fixed her gaze on the gorgeously dressed Sophia.
"Is Amelia back?" Vernon said hoarsely, the excitement in his voice evident.
Upon hearing this, Amelia couldn't help but sneer. They were acting as if she hadn't been home for ten years and it's not like they ever treated her like this before.
However, since Vernon was her father, Amelia raised her head and forced a wry smile as she watched Vernon approach her slowly.
She found that it was exceptionally difficult for her to smile especially when Sophia was around. She didn't really like hiding her emotions and it's not like Sophia ever did anything to her that would make her want to smile.
However, Amelia couldn't deny that she preferred this over the usual Sophia who always looked like she wanted to strangle her.
"Everyone's here. Let's eat," Jasper suggested.
It was only a little after breakfast so it wasn't really lunch time yet but Amelia didn't protest. She was genuinely curious why Jasper called her to come over in the first place.
The three of them—Jasper, Sophia, Vernon—had vastly different looks on their faces. Jasper and Sophia were obviously excited about something which was a rare sight while Vernon seemed preoccupied with something despite the smile on his face.
"Vernon, please wait for Yolanda. She will be here soon." Sophia had a gentle smile on her face. Then she turned to Amelia and eyed her, in a tender voice, she spoke, "Amelia, would you mind waiting a little longer?"
Amelia couldn't help but be disgusted as she knew that Sophia wasn't really like this. Coldly, she said, "Whatever."
She didn't mean to stay long. She was a bit taken aback by the warm welcome she received as soon as she arrived.
When Jasper called, it sounded so urgent as he claimed that Vernon was sick. She rushed here right away that she wasn't even able to have breakfast. However, now that she could see that Vernon was perfectly fine, she said frigidly, "Since my father's fine, I'll be heading out now."
Even though these people were her family, she'd found it difficult to get close to them ever since Iris had passed away. Every second she spent here was torture to her.
A trace of tension flashed across Sophia's face. She immediately turned to Vernon—a meaningful look on her face.
"Amelia, just have lunch with me before you go home. I have something to tell you," Vernon urged anxiously, frowning.
Perhaps it was because her own father that had asked, but Amelia's heart softened at this request that she couldn't find it in her heart to deny his father of this.
"Dad, mom, Yolanda's back. I have to go pick her up," Jasper said with a big smile on his face.
"Go ahead!" Sophia answered. Then she turned to smile at Amelia, "They love each other so much that even though they see each other every day, they still like to do these little things. It's so nice, isn't it?"
With that, Sophia let out a chuckle but quickly stopped when Vernon cast a glare at her.
"My God! I'm getting bigger by the day! I'm already so tired even if I've just taken a few steps," Yolanda said loudly so that everyone in the room could hear her.
Amelia looked at Yolanda's belly and couldn't help but think how she would just be the same in a few months.
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