Too Much to Bear, My Love novel Chapter 718

Chapter 718 Disruption

The next day, Amelia and Oscar went to the company together. When Isabella saw this, a subtle change registered on her face. “Oscar, why is Amelia here?”

“This is her company,” replied Oscar brusquely. Isabella glanced at Amelia, clearly stunned. Awkwardly, she cleared her throat. Amelia’s smile was every bit decent. “Ms. Walker, I appreciate you holding the fort for us while we were away at Saspiuburg.”

Isabella forced a smile, suppressing the discomfort she felt when she saw Amelia. Just then, Linda came over holding a stack of documents before she greeted, “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton.”

Oscar nodded and replied, “Are all the documents I asked you to prepare ready?”

“Yes, they’re all there. I also called to inform the senior management of each department to come upstairs for a meeting. Are we going to start now?” Linda’s tone was brisk and business-like.

Oscar nodded.

“Amelia, go and sit in my office. We’ll have dinner together after the meeting is done.” Oscar stroked Amelia’s cheek as he said this. Turning to another secretary, he said, “I’ll leave Mrs. Clinton in your hands. Get her anything she needs. You’re not allowed to neglect her. Is that clear?”

“Yes, Mr. Clinton.”

Isabella watched this interaction coldly, looking at Amelia with a hint of contempt and disdain in her eyes. What good is this woman for but hiding behind Oscar? She’s just a useless good-for-nothing mooching off Oscar’s care and goodwill!

She really couldn’t figure out why Oscar liked this woman, nor why he was willing to do so much for her.

Secretly, she envied Amelia. She could not understand how Amelia caught Oscar’s eye. She was beautiful but certainly not the most beautiful woman of all. On top of that, her family background and personal achievements were very lackluster.

It was precisely Amelia’s lack of prestige that made Isabella look down on her.

“Oscar, let’s go. Amelia isn’t a child, she can take care of herself,” said Isabella with a smile and clenched teeth.

Oscar merely gave her an impassive look.

Amelia smiled and said, “Oscar, would you mind if I sat through the meeting?”

“You wish to attend?”

Amelia nodded.

“All right, then.”

Isabella was not happy with this. “Oscar, these are meetings reserved for members of senior management. Amelia has never worked here! I think if she attended, people might get uncomfortable.”

“The whole d*mn company belongs to my son. Is there a problem if his mother wants to sit in? In terms of relevance, you’re the actual outsider here,” quipped Oscar ruthlessly.

Isabella paled at the sound of Oscar’s voice.

The assistant secretary standing beside him looked up at the ceiling with a smirk. They seemed to enjoy the spectacle of Isabella being put in her place.

Immediately, Amelia tried to pour oil over troubled waters. “Come now, we should go inside. We can’t keep them waiting.”

Oscar nodded.

This was the first time Amelia had attended a high-level meeting of Clinton Corporations, and everyone had a grim expression. As soon as she walked in, she could feel the crackling tension in the air. The executives looked at Amelia as if she was nothing, but they did not dare say anything due to Oscar’s presence.

“Mr. Clinton, this is the plan I came up with last night to reduce investments to the minimum. Please take a look,” said the finance manager as he promptly handed over a stack of papers. Respectfully, he said, “When that man ran off with the funds, I, as his superior, was also at fault. I’m grateful to still have my job, Mr. Clinton.”

Oscar received the plans in his hand, browsed through them briefly, and said, “It’s good, but I hope to reduce the risk of investment to twenty percent. I think you should go back and discuss this further. Hopefully, you can get back to me by tomorrow.”

The manager of the finance department couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, obviously thinking that Oscar was extraordinarily pleasant that day. He did not know if he had Amelia’s arrival to thank for this.

He couldn’t help but glance at Amelia secretly, thinking that she was beautiful and generous. He figured if he was in Oscar’s shoes, he would fall for someone like her as well.