Too Much To Bear My Love

Amelia pouted as she tried to leave Oscar’s embrace, only to be held even more tightly. “Don’t move. Let me hold you for a while. I feel like I haven’t done this for a long time.”

The woman obeyed and kept still.

“What are you doing by the window at this hour? It’s cold at night. You might catch a cold.”

“Would it even upset you if I caught a cold, Mr. Clinton?”

“Why wouldn’t I? You’re my woman.”

“You have plenty of women. I’m probably not the only one you’d feel upset for,” Amelia continued calmly.

“You sound so bitter. You’re actually jealous, huh?”

Amelia remained in his arms, saying nothing more.

All of a sudden, Oscar felt especially upset to see the usually cheerful and captivating Amelia Winters behave this way.

Amelia was usually so strong and independent that it seemed as though she could face everything even without a man by her side. Yet, the woman now looked so fragile. Perhaps, she was not as strong as one thought. Despite always performing well, she still needed a man’s shoulder to lean on in the face of crisis.

Oscar bent over to pick her up and placed her on the bed. “It’s late. Let’s go to sleep.”

Amelia grabbed him by the hand. “Please, Mr. Clinton. If you’re not serious about me, don’t treat me so well. If you do, I might not want to leave by the time we get divorced.”

Oscar merely stared at her.

The woman instinctively avoided his gaze. “I’m serious, Mr. Clinton. If you have no intention of marrying me, please don’t be kind to me. This is for both our sake.”

“And what if I want to?”

Amelia gazed at him in confusion.

Oscar then covered her eyes with his hand. “Sleep. Don’t think too much. As long as you remain as my woman even for another day, I’ll make sure you don’t suffer.”

But you’re the one making me suffer the most, Amelia lamented internally.

Still, she fell asleep quickly, perhaps because Oscar was by her side.

By the time Amelia woke up the next day, Oscar had already left. The woman couldn’t deny that she was disappointed, but she quickly kept her feelings away.

She walked into the bathroom and did some packing, thinking of leaving the hospital on her own. Yet, Tiffany suddenly entered and was instantly livid to find Amelia on her own. “Babe! Where is he?”

Amelia didn’t know how to respond for a moment. “Who?”

come over yesterday? Was he just putting on a show in front of Mrs. Clinton? Did

I knew you were coming. I didn’t want the two of you getting into another fight. He’s such a macho that there’s no way he’d let a woman lecture him. If he really got mad

I’d be scared of him! If my current publisher doesn’t want me, there’d be other companies waiting to work with me! That’s how popular my books are. If no one here wants to sign me, I know other cities’ publishers do. It’s not like Clinton Corporations has power over every publisher in the country,

stop clashing with him

skeptically. “Babe, be honest with me. Are you saying that because you care about me, or do you just not

“What do you think?”

me, Babe. Okay, then. I’ll try not to pick a fight with him

couldn’t help but

the discharge procedures, the two women got into Tiffany’s car. “Could you

like that jinx, but if you enjoy working

there’s no guarantee that Jennifer won’t send those photos to everyone else in the company. If that happens, I don’t think Carter or even I will be able to live with it. I may as well end everything before

jump in fright. “Calm down, Tiff. I don’t want to get into an

often, but that doesn’t mean I can’t drive at all. In fact, I’m a pretty good driver! I won’t do anything

that, Amelia leaned back into

to quit

Shouldn’t you be

all the times I tried talking you out of working for him. Besides, you’re thinking of quitting just to avoid all that

agrees, I

mind. But I do hope you can give it a second thought. This is about you, after

and said nothing

said Tiffany. “Go on,

fine,” Amelia replied. “You can head back. I’ll be dropping by the Clintons’ after I’m done with this. I have to talk to

you’re sad or upset. Don’t put up

earnestly. “You’ve always been by my side no matter what happens. I’m so grateful to

before responding, “Oh, stop being so cheesy. Get

laugh, Amelia opened the car door and got

surrounded her. “Are you okay, Amelia?” asked Jessica. “I heard from Mr. Scott that you were hospitalized. Please be more careful,

have to take good care of yourself now that you’re pregnant. We’ve heard about what happened. Ms. Larson’s gone too far this time. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have had to be hospitalized

Amelia was slightly perplexed.

Scott even nearly fired Ms.

much to do with Ms. Larson, so I hope you guys won’t make any wild guesses. But still, I really appreciate your

would’ve already slapped that woman to

to do with

Amelia immediately

probably won’t be seeing them anymore

see Mr. Scott, Amelia? He’s gone

too appropriate. I guess I’ll just come

has said that you’re welcome to drop by his office whenever

walked into