Chapter 462 Right Ways To Handle A Love Rival
After the trip to the amusement park, the relationship between Oscar and Anthony improved vastly. The little boy showed no sign of exhaustion. In fact, he was more energetic than before. During the ride back home, he was unable to sit still. Oscar, who was looking after him, did not know what to do with him.
The moment the three of them arrived in the neighborhood, they saw Kurt standing outside the entrance of the apartment.
Both Amelia and Oscar were taken aback. Anthony, on the other hand, was very eager to see Kurt. He jumped down from Oscar’s arms and threw himself into Kurt’s arms. “Daddy, you’re back!”
Kurt carried Tony in his arms, and the little boy smacked a passionate kiss on his cheeks. With his arms around Kurt’s neck, he asked, “Daddy, where have you gone to? Why were you away for so long?”
Kurt avoided Anthony’s question. Instead, he asked one back in return, “Have you been a good boy?”
“Yes, I always listen to Mommy. Now, I’m okay with Big Meanie. Just now, Big Meanie took me for a ride on the Ferris wheel.” Anthony looked very happy, and he continued, “Daddy, you have no idea how fun the Ferris wheel is. Big Meanie carried me, and we went up and down the Ferris wheel.”
Anthony rattled off his experience earlier on.
Kurt was upset. Looking at the animated way Anthony was talking about Oscar, he felt as though his child had been taken away from him. No matter how well he had treated Anthony in the past, Oscar was still his biological father. Blood would always be thicker than water.
Tons of thoughts raced through Kurt’s mind, but his stern face revealed none of the conflicts within him.
With Anthony in his arms, Kurt walked over to Oscar and greeted respectfully, “Boss.”
Oscar kept his eyes on Anthony, who was snugging in Kurt’s embrace, and responded calmly, “You’re back.”
Amelia was worried that things would become awkward, so she took out her house keys and said, “Kurt, it’s good now that you’re back. Since you have come here in the middle of the night, you must have something important to discuss with Oscar. Why don’t you come in?”
Kurt walked into the house with Anthony.
Once they were inside the house, Amelia took Anthony from Kurt and said, “Kurt, why don’t you go to the study with Oscar for your discussion? I’ll get a bowl of pasta ready for you. You look like you have endured a long journey. Knowing you, I’m sure you have not eaten yet.”
Kurt nodded.
Once both men were inside the study, Oscar got straight to the point. “Is everything done?”
“Boss, he has been dealt with. This is the book that we have found in his safe box. It contains the details of every transaction he ever had with the Golden Triangle drug lord behind Clinton Corporations’ back all these years.”
The book was not big, but it was pretty thick. Oscar took the book from Kurt and opened it. It was filled with numbers. Oscar’s eyes darkened, and Kurt could not tell what was on his mind.
“Kurt, well done.” Oscar patted him on the shoulders and praised him, which was rare.
Kurt was completely caught by surprise with the compliment.
“Thank you, boss. I’ll work harder in the future,” responded Kurt.
Oscar placed the book on the study table and both his hands behind his back. “There’s no need to be so formal with me. Otherwise, how can you be my rival in love?”
Kurt widened his eyes in disbelief and stared at Oscar’s back.
“Boss, I have never thought of stealing your woman. I’m also aware that Amelia will never fall for me. You’re the only man in her heart.” Kurt told the truth though he did sound dejected if one were to pay close attention.
A smile appeared on Oscar’s face. He turned around and walked right up to Kurt. Both men were of the same height, and their eyes met. Kurt could sense the danger coming from Oscar’s gaze.
“Kurt, you know your place well. That’s what I like most about you. I have plans to make you my right-hand man. I don’t blame you for the things that happened two years ago. After all, Amelia would have had a tough time raising Tony all by herself without your help. Nevertheless, I’m jealous that Amelia allowed you to leave with her. Compared to me, who has been her husband of five years, she treats you so much better.” It was hard to tell how Oscar truly felt.
Kurt dared not speak much. “I’m her bodyguard. Naturally, I will go whenever and wherever she goes.”
Oscar was taken aback and then laughed out loud. He smacked Kurt’s shoulders three times. As he did that, Kurt’s expression changed a little each time. Afterward, a trace of pain appeared on Kurt’s face.
“Does it hurt?” asked Oscar.
Kurt lowered his head and changed the topic. “Boss, thank you for the lesson.”
Oscar pouted his lips and found him boring.
“The people around me are so boring. Both Hugo and you are the same. Come on! Give me a smile.” Oscar’s casual request sounded like a difficult demand to Kurt. He was a bodyguard, not a clown.
Oscar narrowed his eyes and asked in a threatening tone, “What’s wrong? Can’t I order you around now?” It was Oscar’s intention to mess around with Kurt. That was how petty he was. When he saw his wife and son treated another man so well, it would be a lie if he said he was not jealous. That was why he was abusing his power to humiliate Kurt.
The latter forced himself to smile.
Looking at Kurt with disdain, Oscar said, “After being with Amelia for two years, you haven’t improved in the slightest. All I asked for was a smile, and you acted as if you were about to be beheaded. You don’t seem to respect me anymore.”
Kurt immediately bowed and apologized, “Boss, I’m sorry.”
“Please don’t apologize. When Amelia sees you like this, she will accuse me of bullying you again.”
Kurt was speechless.
He would have to be very dumb if he did not figure out that Oscar was trying to make things difficult for him.
When he said nothing in response, Oscar changed the subject and became a nice boss again.
“All of you didn’t leave behind any trace of evidence, did you?”
Kurt froze. He did not expect Oscar to change the topic so quickly.
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you in a daze?”
Kurt regained his senses and became alert. “Boss, everything had been dealt with appropriately. There won’t be any evidence left behind.”
Oscar replied, “That’s good then. You may go. If not, the pasta that Amelia has made for you would be ruined.”
Kurt looked puzzled. He had no idea what Oscar was up to. Oscar had always been an unpredictable man. He could be smiling at someone, and the very next second, he would make the person go bankrupt. Kurt had always been in awe of Oscar and never dared to challenge him. The only time he ever did that was when he left with Amelia. He was able to evade Oscar’s hunt for them again and again by using the tactics that he had learned from Oscar.
Shortly after, Oscar patted his back and said, “Oh, my! You’re really in a daze. Go on. Don’t let Amelia’s effort go to waste.”
As he watched his boss walk toward the door, Kurt asked nervously, “Boss, why do you still allow me to be close to Amelia and Tony? Aren’t you worried—”
“I’m a man with confidence. Only cowardly men will be worried that their women will be stolen from them. A confident man will dote on the woman he loves more frequently. Once she has been spoiled, I’ll be the only person who can tolerate her. That way, she will stay by my side willingly. This is the trick. In the future, if you meet someone who really loves you, you should give this a try.” With that, Oscar opened the door and went downstairs.
Kurt pursed his lips and smiled wryly. There would always be a vast difference between Oscar and him. In terms of their statuses and the way they managed their love lives, he would always be inferior to Oscar. As for Amelia, he doubted he would ever get the chance to be with her.
Once he went downstairs, Kurt saw Oscar kissing Amelia on her lips when he accepted the pasta from her. Kurt’s eyes darkened, and he felt a tinge of ache in his heart.
Amelia said graciously, “Kurt, come over and have your pasta. Why don’t you stay here for the night? Tony has been missing you for the past few days. Spend some time with him so that he doesn’t keep asking for his godfather.”
Kurt threw Oscar a glance. He was worried that Oscar might blame Amelia for extending the invitation without his permission. Then again, he remembered that Oscar had allowed him, his rival in love, to step into the house. Hence, there was no way Oscar would blame Amelia for inviting Kurt to stay for the night.
He laughed bitterly to himself. Not many people could be as calm as Oscar when it came to their lovers.
It was just like what Oscar had said. When faced with their rivals in love, cowardly men would panic and start to blame their wives for attracting other men’s attention. Those men who were confident would spoil their wives so thoroughly that no other men would be able to tolerate them. That way, the woman would always belong to him and him alone.
It had to be said that Oscar’s pride and confidence were a reflection of his respect and trust for his wife. He trusted that she would not be seduced by temptations and would stay faithful to him until they both grew old and died.
Oscar chimed in, “It’s getting late now. Stay for the night.”
“Yes, boss.”
Amelia scooped some pasta for him and said, “Eat up. You must have been busy running errands for Oscar. Have more pasta. You seem to have lost weight.”
“Thank you.” Kurt sat down at the dining table. When he saw the table of piping hot food, he felt touched and got teary. This was what home felt like. Sadly, she was not his wife.
That would be one of his biggest regrets in his life.
Kurt ate his pasta in silence. When he finished, he complimented, “Amelia, the pasta you cooked is very tasty.”
“One of these days when all of you are available, come over, and I’ll cook for everyone.”
“Thank you!”
Kurt helped himself to another delectable bowl of pasta.
