Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 696

Chapter 696 A Sense Of Danger

“Oscar, your meeting is finally over,” Amelia commented with a warm smile as she shifted her attention toward Oscar from the secretary she was talking to a moment ago.

At the sight of Amelia, Oscar’s stony expression immediately gave way to a huge grin as he picked up his pace and made his way to her.

“What time did you arrive? It’s not six o’clock yet,” Oscar asked.

“Shane and I met up with an important client to discuss some details of the contract. After the meeting ended, he let me have the day off. I have nothing else to do, so I decided to come here and see you. This way, we can go home together once you get off work.” Amelia adjusted Oscar’s tie and brushed his suit with a smile. “You look incredibly handsome today. If you take any more of my breath away, I might faint on the spot. My hubby is so exceptional. I’m so proud of you.”

Amelia’s compliments made Oscar’s heart flutter. Beaming, he kept his eyes on Amelia, ignoring any other women around him. Naturally, he missed the resentment that filled Isabella’s gaze as the latter stared at them.

Caressing Amelia’s cheek adoringly, Oscar replied, “There are still some documents that I have to go through. You can go hang out and play some video games in my office first. We’ll go home together once I’m done.”

Amelia nodded.

“Hi, Amelia,” greeted Isabella as she stepped forward.

Turning her head toward the voice, Amelia noticed Isabella, causing her smile to falter slightly. “Oh, Ms. Walker. Nice to meet you,” Amelia responded politely.

“Please, call me Isabella. Since Aunt Olivia has taken me as a goddaughter, Oscar and I are practically siblings. That makes you my sister-in-law, so there is no need for such formalities.” Isabella flashed Amelia a huge grin, so natural that it almost seemed genuine.

Amelia merely smiled subtly in response without saying a word.

Isabella hugged her files closer to her chest. Her knuckles paled slightly at the force she was gripping her files with. “I’ll head downstairs first and stop bothering you two being all lovey-dovey. Don’t wanna be the third wheel.”

Amelia shot a discreet glance at Isabella. “You’re too kind, Ms. Walker,” she said in a polite tone.

Tossing a final glance at Amelia, Isabella left to wait for the elevator.

“Let’s go into my office,” suggested Oscar as he wrapped his arms around Amelia’s waist.

“You go ahead. I wanna walk around the building.” Completely disregarding the people around them, Amelia raised her heels and bit Oscar’s chin lightly with a smile.

“In that case, be careful. I’ll let you know once I’m done so we can leave together. I’ve asked Molly to prepare your favorite roast duck. She’s been preparing the dish for you since hours ago. Can’t wait to taste it together with you once we return.”

Amelia swallowed mischievously and teased, “Look at what you’ve done, Oscar. Now I’m hungry.”

Oscar patted her head dotingly in response.

“Hurry up and finish up your work!” urged Amelia. “I can’t wait to go back and eat the roast duck!”

Hearing that, Oscar retreated to his office.

“Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Clinton sure is kind to you. I’ve never seen Mr. Clinton treat another woman so nicely before,” one of the secretaries commented in awe.

Amelia flashed a warm smile in response. “The belles in this company are as many as the stars above. It’s only natural for men to have a change of heart. Even though Mr. Clinton looks strict and unapproachable, I think I’m right to assume that many women want to be with him. If he truly wants to flirt around with other women, there is nothing I can do about it.”

The secretary peered around at her colleagues. Upon making sure that everyone had their nose buried in their work, she leaned closer toward Amelia and revealed boldly, “It is true that a lot of people are crushing on Mr. Clinton, but the only one daring enough to chase after him is Ms. Walker. Before you return, everyone thought that she would be his wife someday, but that speculation vanished the moment you came back. Ever since you came back, everyone realized that it has always been unrequited love. Because of that, Ms. Walker was humiliated. If it weren’t for old Mrs. Clinton, the entire fiasco with Ms. Walker might not have resolved so quickly. However, I think Ms. Walker is still not planning to give up on Mr. Clinton. You would need to be wary of her, Mrs. Clinton.”

“Thanks for the warning.” Amelia nodded before craning her neck to look around. When she could not find Linda, she frowned. “Isn’t Linda one of the most valuable secretary to Mr. Clinton? Why isn’t she here?”

“Haven’t you heard? Linda allowed Ms. Walker into Mr. Clinton’s office without permission so Mr. Clinton fired her after his warnings were ignored. Now, everyone in the company knows that Mr. Clinton’s office is a forbidden space unless he allows you to enter,” answered the secretary.

Amelia nodded before smiling at the secretary again. “Alright, I won’t keep you from doing your job any longer. Don’t want Mr. Clinton to accuse you of forsaking work for gossip.”

“Sure, Mrs. Clinton.”

With that, Amelia headed for the elevator and pressed the “down” button. When the elevator arrived, she pressed the floor number Isabella’s office was located. As she stepped out of the elevator, the employees immediately stood up and greeted her.

“Good afternoon, Mrs. Clinton.”

“Continue with your work, everyone! Don’t mind me! I’m just walking around out of boredom. I hope I’m not getting in your way.” Amelia waved.

“Of course not, Mrs. Clinton.”

Amelia greeted the employees in a friendly and outgoing manner as she continued to walk deeper into the floor. As she was walking, she bumped into Isabella hurling the folder in her hand at a young woman. From the looks of it, the young woman was a new intern in the company.

Before Amelia could step closer, Isabella’s harsh tone could be heard from miles away. “Are you an idiot? Printing is such an easy task, yet you somehow manage to mess it up. You said you were from a top university? Even vendors from the market have greater talents than you do! We hire you to help, not for you to cause us more trouble by being so clumsy! With how stupid you are, I sometimes wonder how did you graduate from a prestigious university in the first place!”

“I’m sorry, Ms. Walker. I’ll print a new copy.” The girl bowed apologetically as tears threatened to spill from her eyes.

“Then, what are you still standing around for? Is crying all that you know?” Isabella reprimanded with a fierce expression.

“I’ll do it now.” Having said that, the young woman bent down to pick up the documents that were strewn all over the floor. Amelia strode forward and lent her a helping hand. After all the papers had been picked up, Amelia handed the young woman a piece of tissue with a comforting smile. “Women look ugly when they cry. Here, dry your tears. Ms. Walker is only scolding you because she sees your potential and hopes that you can do your best. Don’t take it too personally.”

The young woman accepted the tissue. Slightly taken aback by Amelia’s kind gesture, she sniffed. “Thank you.”

“Go on, now. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to finish work before office hours.”