Love You Enough to Leave You

Chapter 246 A Compromise

Owen called out to Oscar, and the two walked toward the stairwell.

Solemnly, the former cut to the chase by saying, “Oscar, was it you who hurt Stephanie?”

Oscar was exceptionally silent — it meant that his father’s assumption was right.

Though Owen appeared composed, his heart was aching. Both Oscar and Stephanie were his children, and he loved them equally. He felt distressed whenever anything untoward befell either one of them.

“Why?” Owen’s voice was hoarse.

He had always firmly believed that no matter how brutal Oscar was, he would never lay a finger on his sister who he grew up with. The two shared a special bond. As an elder brother, Oscar had always been doting her.

“Dad, Stephanie crossed the line this time,” Oscar said, giving his father a brief explanation.

Patting Oscar on the shoulder, Owen wanted to reprimand him. Yet, he could not bring himself to do it. At last, he said, “Oscar, please don’t be too cruel to your sister. Your mom and I have only one daughter. If anything bad happens to her, I’m afraid your mom won’t be able to take it.”

After pondering, Oscar uttered, “Had she known her place and behaved herself, I wouldn’t have given her a hard time.”

Indirectly, Oscar had conveyed his bottom line to his father.

The latter stared at his son and nodded in compromise.

“Head back in now. Otherwise, your mom will be worried,” Owen urged.

Oscar declined by saying, “You go ahead, Dad. I wish to smoke for a bit.”

“Come back in early, then. Don’t smoke too much; it’s bad for your health,” Owen cautioned.

Oscar acknowledged those words with a simple nod of his head.

As soon as Owen left, Oscar followed suit. However, he went the opposite direction and strode toward Robert’s office. The two had a chat and kept their conversations private.

Meanwhile, Amelia, who had volunteered to buy snacks, met with an accident. Right when she was about to cross the street, her vision blurred. Concurrently, a rampant electric car driven by a reckless driver knocked her down. The driver tried to steer the car away but could not stop in time. Anyhow, her injury was not particularly serious. Luckily, she only suffered from minor skin abrasion.

The driver rushed over immediately and assisted her while anxiously asking, “Ma’am, are you all right? Should I bring you to the hospital?”

The driver was a girl in her mid-twenties with beautiful features.

Shaking her head, Amelia waited for a bit to regain her vision. Then, she told the driver, “I’m fine, don’t worry.”

“Are you sure?”

Amelia nodded.

The young woman went back to her car but returned to Amelia the next moment. Concerned, she took out a pen from her bag and wrote her number on Amelia’s palm. “Ma’am, this is my phone number. If there’s anything you need help with, please feel free to give me a call. I was speeding because I was running late. I

“I’m really okay.

once more to confirm that she was

on Amelia’s face faded gradually. She

to have deteriorated, and the dizziness continued for a very

could not imagine the possible consequences. Fretting at how bad things might turn out to

her ringing phone pulled her back from her depressing thoughts. With a pair of trembling hands,

a call from

her calm as she picked it up.

I’m outside the

bad as she replied, “Tiff, I’m

me? Is it the same hospital as yesterday?” Her friend bombarded her

brief explanation of everything

Stephanie a harsh lesson. If I were you, I’d light some fireworks and celebrate her hospitalization. You really shouldn’t have trailed behind her, let alone visiting her at the hospital. If it

in the mood to be calculative

the results together.” After making some sarcastic

“Drive carefully,” Amelia reminded.

know. That’s it for now, see

later, another call came in.

the

“Where are you?”

to spend some time enjoying it. I wanted to get some snacks for Mom, but I got distracted,” Amelia replied

are. I’ll be right

call ended before Amelia

at her

food into a bin and took a seat on

trace of loneliness appeared on

as if it had been bitten by millions of

One was standing while the other was sitting. The two seemed to be in their own

what felt like an eternity, Oscar approached Amelia quietly. He startled her when he hugged her

Oscar assured

gazed at him. “Why

gently and asked in a loving tender voice, “Why are you

air and the lush green grass makes me feel at peace. If it wasn’t a hospital, this place would actually make an excellent residential area.” Amelia