Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239 Punishment

Kurt calmly explained, “There are always some disobedient little characters who are always showing off and messing things up. It is not convenient for Boss to take action. Naturally, we bodyguards will deal with them.”

Seeing that he was so calm, Amelia slowly pulled herself together. She suspected that with a group as large as the Clinton Corporations, many operations were not as simple as they seemed on the surface and many things were done in the dark. As for murder, she thought it was not altogether improbable. After all, we often do things against our will.

“Are you shocked?” Kurt glanced at Amelia thoughtfully and asked earnestly.

Amelia nodded and smiled. “A little and I’m surprised that you would tell me this.”

“I’m instructed to protect you. Naturally, I will only be loyal to you. I can tell you whatever you want to know. Of course, if you don’t want to know such bloody facts, I shall keep silent.” Kurt’s expression was very serious giving the impression that everything he said was out of sincerity.

Amelia concluded that this tall strong man was steadfast in human relationships. He was not a versatile person who could play by ear but rather loyal, unchanging and faithful to his employer.

She believed that Oscar had sent him because he liked his loyalty.

Amelia changed the subject. “Have you eaten?”

Kurt nodded.

“The maid sent me some food.”

Amelia looked at Tony who was sound asleep and spoke affectionately. “Tony is fine with me taking care of him. Why don’t you go out and stretch your limbs? It must be difficult for you as a man to just watch over a child all day. When he’s bigger, you can go back to Oscar. It seems like a waste of talent to have you with me.”

Kurt did not reply but walked towards the window and turned around. “Ma’am, call me when you need me. I’ll be nearby.” With that, he climbed out of the window and disappeared from Amelia’s view.

Initially, Amelia was surprised by Kurt’s ability to come and go without a trace. After seeing him do so several times like performing a magic show, she gradually got used to it.

Amelia squatted beside the crib, gazing intently at Tony who was smacking his lips in his sleep and she could not help but smile.

She reached out and touched Tony’s little face. Then, her eyes turned sorrowful and she whispered, “Tony, I might become blind. If I can, I really want to watch you quietly for a lifetime. Watch you grow up slowly, have a girlfriend, get married, and have children. Then, I will help you take care of your children, listening to your children affectionately calling me ‘grandma.’ But, I’m afraid that day might never come. I am afraid I would become a burden to you before you grow up. I can only tell myself, Amelia, you are the best, you have even been to the gates of hell. There is nothing terrifying. However…”

Amelia’s eyes became tearful as she realized that she was not as strong as she thought. She was really quite fragile but there was no one she could rely on so she had forced herself to grow up and stay strong. Gradually, she became what outsiders saw as an iron lady.

“Tony, I’m afraid I will wake up one day and find that I can longer see. I won’t be able to see your lovely face or your daddy. I’m afraid as time passes, I won’t remember what you and your daddy look like. Tell me what I should do?”

Amelia could not help but break out in sobs. She had held back for too long. The sum of her misfortunes pressed down on her. Stephanie’s relentless persecution with the Clintons’ permission and the possibility of blindness seemed too much to bear and she felt breathless.

Oscar was the shoulder she leaned on but she dared not tell him that she was turning blind. She did not want him to see her become useless one day as she would feel really bad.

She sat down finally, resting her head gently on the baby’s bed. Perhaps it was Tony’s presence that allayed her fears a little.

“Tony, tell me. What is your daddy doing now? If he knows that I will become blind one day, will he still love me?” Softly, Amelia asked but after that, she felt her question was especially childish.

She could not help but laugh as she whispered, “Tony, don’t you think I’m particularly naïve? I feel so. If your daddy sees me like this, I’m afraid he’ll say that I’m a sentimental fool who is not fiery and strong like before. He will say that he has really misjudged me, thinking that I was a sexy, passionate and independent woman.”

She laughed and talked but as she spoke, she was overcome with sadness and tears rolled down her cheeks. It was only in front of the pure and innocent Tony that she dared reveal her weaknesses. In front of others, she was still the unbreakable and sexy lady.

Amelia brushed the tears from her face, quite disgusted with her meltdown.