Love You Enough to Leave You

Chapter 365 Saddened

After dinner, Benjamin offered to go on a stroll with Eleanor. However, as usual, he was rejected once again. She went out by herself, leaving her family sitting around the table. Amelia looked at her father and asked, “It has been a while, Dad. Haven’t you made it up to Mom yet?”

Benjamin’s eyes glinted darkly as he thought about that question. In the end, he replied, “You shouldn’t poke your nose in this matter, girl. It’s adult business. Go with your mother. She’s still ill, and now she wouldn’t stop overthinking everything. She needs someone to talk to her.”

Amelia smiled at her father. “So you’re implying that I’m a child, huh, Daddy? Well, then it’s past my bedtime now,” she retorted. “Now it’s up to you to talk to Mom. I’m going to my room now.” Waving at her father, she went upstairs.

Every time this conversation was brought up, it was bound to end with everyone being angry at something, at the very least. Because of that, the air was tense in the Hutton residence that night as usual.

Benjamin looked positively annoyed and frustrated.

“Don’t think too much about it, Dad. Mom’s just not feeling happy right now. Give her some time. She’ll get over it, eventually.”

“Sean, your mother has been trying to ‘get over it’ for more than twenty years. Twenty years. Not two days. All just for a missing daughter. She’s even pushing me away just because of that,” Benjamin grumbled solemnly.

Anger flared up within Sean’s eyes for a moment, but he calmed down. “She’s just stuck on something, Dad. She’ll slowly figure it out.”

The conversation came to a long pause after that. Eventually, Sean voiced, “Dad, why don’t you go out and have a talk with her? Dr. Goodman called me yesterday, and he had bad news. Mom might look fine now, but actually, her symptoms are getting worse. Why don’t we just find the girl and get this over with? After all, I still remember which family you gave her away to.”

Benjamin clenched his fists as tightly as he could. He was struggling violently with himself, and a stormy look contorted his face. However, in the end, he shook his head.

A long, long while later, he stated darkly, “That’s between me and your mother. You and Amelia are my only children. I do not have any other child, and I do not want to hear any of you bringing up a nonexistent character, you hear me?”

Staring at his father, Sean was befuddled and perplexed about that response. “But why, Dad?” How could you abandon your own kid just like that?

Benjamin growled silently, “No reason, boy. You are my son, Sean Hutton. You only have the privilege to follow my orders. Anything else is off-limits, you hear me?”

After that, Benjamin stormed off upstairs, leaving Sean standing alone in the living room. He had a dark look on his face, and he was immersed in his thoughts.

In the meantime, Eleanor was taking a stroll outside. Halfway through, she told the maid who came with her to bring a bucket of water over. The maid was perplexed by that bizarre request, but she did as her mistress instructed, anyway.

back with a bucket of water. “This is the water you want,

did Lawrence drive

Eleanor the car plate’s

get a taxi instead. I’ll wash the car

after all. They tried to dissuade her the first time, but all they got in return was one big slap. She even

at them. It was not even physical either, no. It ran deeper than that. The illness stuck to her heart, mind,

the Hutton family had to do as she said or risk another hysteria episode

cloth with water, Eleanor tried to open the door so she could wipe the interior, but to her slight annoyance,

Lawrence to give you the keys, but do not let the

scurried off to get

in her hand. Then she unlocked the door and informed politely, “The doors are

waved her down. “Stay away from me. And far, far away if you

“Yes, Mrs. Hutton.”

went into the car holding the wet cloth, but the first thing she saw was a folder on the driver’s seat. Not thinking much about it, she

she glanced at the folder again. Eventually, her curiosity was piqued, and she

was terrified. Instead, her eyes were blazing, as if she had found that sliver of hope she had been desperately trying to locate. Getting out of the car, she stumbled her way back into the living room, ignoring the shouts of Lina, who was chasing

wench to express her displeasure. Whenever she was alone, Amelia was the amalgamation of elegance and depravity, a bizarre combination

She was going to hurl some choice profanities at the intruder, but when she saw who it was, Amelia swallowed her words.

to organize her words. Finally, she managed to ask the question she had longed to, “Amelia, I need you to tell me all about this test result. You

had a habit of cleaning her car, so she did that in hopes that Eleanor would come across it. She wanted to see how Eleanor would react

name as you? Why does her DNA match

went and locked her door before seating her mother

are people who might look like us out there in this world, but

stifled it in case it got too loud, then weirdly, or not weirdly enough, she started laughing. “Amelia, so you’re saying this lady is my daughter,

Amelia nodded.

now,” she muttered under her breath. “It has been so many years since I last saw her. Now we can finally get reunited.” She suddenly touched her face. “Amelia,

been the calm, collected lady of the household, but she got so excited over the daughter she had never even seen before in over twenty years. She was starting to regret showing the result to her mother. Now she was afraid that all her mother would care about was the other Amelia. I might lose all

into a monster,