Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 514

After leaving the office, Amelia took the elevator downstairs with the documents given by Shane in her hands. When she returned to her office, she placed the documents on the table and went to the restroom.

When she entered, she saw Rory coming out of a cubicle.

“Rory, you're here too.” Amelia smiled.

Rory walked to the basin and washed her hands under the faucet, saying, “Amelia, on my way to work earlier, I saw that man who looked for you before, Mr. Scott. He was being pulled around by a pretty lady. They seemed to be having a bad argument.”

Amelia's eyes flashed.

Rory glanced at Amelia and asked tentatively, “Amelia, why don't you give him a call to ask about it?”

Amelia looked at Rory and said nonchalantly, “Rory, you seem to be quite concerned about Carter. What? Do you have a crush on him?”

Rory laughed awkwardly and said, “What are you talking about, Amelia? Who is he, and who am I? How would I dare to have a crush on him? I figured that you were good friends with him, and Mrs. Larson hurt you here two days ago because of him. I'm just concerned about you.”

Amelia pushed open a cubicle and went in. After finishing her business, she came out to see Rory still in the restroom.

“Aren't you going back to work, Rory?” Amelia said with a smile as she walked over to the basin to wash her hands.

Rory went up to Amelia and explained, “Amelia, I really didn't have any ill intentions about what I just said. Don't take it personally.”

“I didn't think much of it. Go back to work,” said Amelia.

The two of them went back to the design department and continued working.

Meanwhile, Carter, who was mentioned by Rory, was still being pestered by Jennifer. Carter got annoyed and simply parked the car at the side of a deserted plain. He looked at Jennifer with an obscure gaze and snapped, “Are you done yet?”

Jennifer sneered and said, “Done? If you hadn't been so indifferent to me and never gave me a definite answer, would my mom have lost her rationality and gone after Amelia because she was worried about me?”

Jennifer knew that she was being unreasonable, but there was nothing else she could do. The person Mom offended this time is Oscar. If Oscar doesn't drop the lawsuit, the probability of losing the case is ninety-nine percent. Unless we hit the miraculous one percent winning chance, Mom will have to go to jail.

Mom is being charged with slander, assault, and causing emotional distress. She'll be sentenced to imprisonment of at least three years, and that's a conservative estimate. If Oscar secretly puts pressure on the judge, it's possible that Mom might get five years in prison.

The Larsons simply can't compete with the Clintons' financial position.

Jennifer was so anxious these days that she felt like going insane. I can't just watch Mom go to jail for me. I'll never be able to forgive myself.

“Jennifer, that's enough. From the very beginning, I already said that there's nothing between us. I don't know why Mrs. Larson caused trouble for Amelia. This is something I can't figure out. After what she did, I'm the one caught between a rock and a hard place. Amelia is deliberately keeping a distance from me now. Is that what your mother and you want? If that's so, let me tell you that your mother has achieved her goal,” Carter said through gritted teeth, lowering his eyes.

“Are you blaming me?”

“If that's how you want to take it, then I can't help it.”

Jennifer was speechless, and she leaned against the passenger seat. She raised her hand and raked her fingers over her hair, incredibly upset.

She shook her hands and said irritably, “Carter, think about all the energy I spent on you for the past two years. Can you help me plead with Amelia? I'm begging you. I can't stand by and watch my mom go to jail. I wouldn't be begging you unless I had no other way.”

Unexpectedly, Carter refused directly.

“I won't plead for you. Mrs. Larson is at fault this time. If she did something wrong, she should pay the corresponding price,” he said ruthlessly.