My Sugar And Your Spice

Chapter 8

house. Since you can’t get them to compensate you in hard cash, the least you can do is to compensate you in terms of mental state. So let me tell you: not only did I program the system to talk in that b*stard’s voice, but I also inserted his mother and sister’s voices in the system too. So you can switch between their voices and order them around as much as you like whenever you feel upset.” No one knew about Amelie’s pain and grievances for the past four years better than Julia. Likewise, she was also the most outraged by the injustice that Amelie had suffered. Still, Amelie accepted her goodwill and gave her an ‘I don’t know what to do with you’ eye roll as she led Bria into the house. Everything in the new house sparked Bria’s curiosity, especially when she saw she even had her own little room that was painted pink and filled with beautiful lace dolls. Bria joyfully ran to her own little heaven to play, whereas Amelie and Julia were at the coffee table. They were browsing through their phones while sipping on the newly bought tea. “Say: you own so many villas, yet why did you choose this apartment? Don’t you think it’s too small?” Nonetheless, Amelie didn’t care about the size of her home. As she swept her gaze at the house, she said, “I think it’s better to live in a less spacious house. Then, at least, it won’t look so empty.” After she had lived in the Alston Residence for four years, it had made her sick and tired of living in a house with an empty and uninviting vibe. “Besides, I bought this place before I got married. I just want to go back to being me.” Initially, tears almost welled up in Julia’s eyes because of her words. But that sadness was bulldozed over by overwhelming joy when she heard Amelie say that she wanted to return to her former self. “That’s the spirit.” As the two talked, they started scrolling their phones out of occupational habit. The popularity of the news about Jamie and Amelie had yet to subside, making Julia beam with happiness from time to time as she browsed through