Chapter 516 Love Troubles
Tiffany threw the fork in her hand angrily inside a retro feeling restaurant. She raged, “What did you say? You are telling me that Jennifer’s mom inflicted these wounds on you? Is she crazy? Her daughter is the person that had no means of attracting the man she wanted! Why did she blame you?”
“Don’t be mad at her, Tiff. It’s not worth it to be frustrated over an insane woman like her,” Amelia advised, “Oscar had already contacted a lawyer. We are suing her for this. She has to face the consequences no matter what the judge makes of this. You don’t have to worry about me. I’m no saint. I won’t just let her off the hook easily without taking action.”
Tiffany cooled down upon hearing Amelia’s explanation.
She gave the latter a thumbs up. “Good! Babe, you did well this time around. It doesn’t matter if the punishment is stern enough or not. She didn’t even bother to think it through before hurting you. We need to teach her a lesson. I think she will try to avoid you by the time she comes out of jail!”
Amelia took a bite of her food before saying, “That’s not my original intention. There’s no need for her to be scared of me. What I don’t understand, though, is why every single of them blamed me when something in their relationship went wrong? I’ve never done anything bad in my life. You can even say I’m better than them in that sense. After all, I can shout and declare to everyone I’ve never done anything that I’ve regretted.”
Tiffany gave her another thumbs up and smiled. “Babe, I admire you. That’s the right attitude when facing these women with ulterior motives. A friendly reminder? You can’t be soft-hearted, no matter who begs or pleads for mercy, okay? If not, these people will think you are a softie at heart! Also, why are you soaked in water? What happened to you? Don’t you dare hide the truth from me!”
Amelia didn’t plan to. She briefly recounted the incident with Faye.
“What an old hag!” Tiffany threw her fork on the table again. She gritted her teeth and said, “Why didn’t you slap her? You were there for Carter when he was admitted into the hospital for gastric perforation 2 years ago. How dare she treats you nicely when she needs your help and mistreats you when she no longer needs you? What right does she have to scold you? It’s her son’s fault for clinging to you! Why can’t she control her son’s actions?”
She became angrier as she spoke.
“All right. All right. Tiffany, relax!” Amelia changed the topic. “Did you buy a new car?”
Tiffany looked like all energy had been drained from her body upon hearing Amelia’s question.
“Urgh. I’m going crazy because of Derrick’s mom and Crystal. That woman couldn’t stop pestering Derrick at his company. Now instead of me, everyone thinks she’s Derrick’s fiancée. What’s worse? I can’t just run to his company and tell everyone I’m the real fiancée because people will think I’m crazy! To them, Derrick comes from a rich family. Why would he get together with a woman like me?” Tiffany continued, “Babe, you had no idea what happened yesterday. I purposely brought a manuscript to the editor so that I could eat together with Derrick. Little did I know, his mom and Crystal were there too. His mom told everyone to take good care of Crystal because she is Derrick’s fiancée. What did Derrick do? He kept a straight face. He didn’t even bother to argue with her. Do you know how disappointed I felt at that moment? I thought he was different. Yet, he acted that way. Tell me. What do you think he is trying to do? Anyway, back to the story. I was so distraught I turned and left.”
Amelia frowned. “Maybe there’s a misunderstanding?”
“I thought so too. I tried to call him, but his line was busy, so I didn’t bother to try again. Until now, Derrick has yet to call me back. Not even a single call from him. Babe, what do you think? Does he want to break up with me?” Tiffany stuffed a mouthful of meat into her mouth dejectedly.
Amelia pondered before replying, “Why don’t we head to his place later? If there’s a misunderstanding, you can talk things through with him. If he wants to break up, he must do it face-to-face. Then, you can let go of this relationship, right?”
Tiffany peered at Amelia. She nodded in reply. “Okay.”
They finished their food and settled their bills. Just as they were about to get in the car, Tiffany’s phone rang.
Tiffany’s eyes darkened as she glanced at the screen while Amelia peeked at the caller. It was a call from Derrick.
“Come on. Answer your phone. Weren’t you complaining about Derrick not calling you earlier?” Amelia spoke with a smile.
Tiffany picked up the phone, trying to suppress frustration and indignant feelings inside her.
“Hello. I thought you forgot about me,” complained Tiffany. She felt so wronged by Derrick.
“Where are you, Tiff? I’m right outside your house, but it seems like you are not at home.” Derrick’s gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Did I only cross your mind now? I thought you had already admitted that Crystal was your fiancée in front of everyone yesterday?” Tiffany became angrier as she spoke. I don’t understand what went wrong in our relationship. I thought our bond was strong, but why did everything change when Crystal appeared in our life?
“This is not the best thing to discuss on the phone. Come back now, Tiff. I’ll explain everything to you, okay? I promise you. You are the only woman that I want,” Derrick coaxed.
Tiffany’s expression softened.
As a rational woman, she knew if she continued to be unreasonable, it would only cause further harm to their relationship.
Tiffany answered, “All right. I’m heading home now. Wait for me inside the house.”
“I left your house keys at my office desk. I’ve been waiting outside for half an hour now. Come back quickly.”
“You…” Tiffany gritted her teeth before calming herself down. “I’ll try to be there soon. Wait for me.”
After Tiffany hung up her phone, Amelia joked, “Have you guys reconciled?”
“Nonsense! I’m heading home now. If he doesn’t give me a proper and reasonable explanation, I won’t forgive him so easily! After all, I’m not easy to please. No one can win over my heart with praises and sweet words.” Tiffany lifted her head with pride.
Amelia found her response amusing.
She offered, “Let’s go. I’ll accompany you home. I don’t want you to lose your cool and fight with Derrick before you guys can talk it through. You can’t fight against each other when other people are outside waiting to destroy your relationship!”
After they got into the car, Tiffany sped toward her house. A journey that typically took around one and half hours became an hour car ride. When the elevator opened its door, and both of them stepped out of it, they saw Derrick leaning against the door lazily.
Tiffany stared at Derrick, who was resting with his eyes closed. She walked over and called out to him gently, “Derrick.”
Derrick opened his eyes immediately. He lifted his hand reflexively and tried to caress her hair. “You are back.”
Tiffany avoided his touch. Derrick’s hand was left hanging in the middle of the air awkwardly.
Tiffany unlocked her door. She pretended to be angry as she grumbled, “Come in.”
Derrick allowed the two women to head in first before he strolled into Tiffany’s house.
“Amelia, I know Tiff is not in a great mood. Thank you for accompanying her on behalf of me!” said Derrick with a smile.
Before Amelia could say anything in return, Tiffany placed her hands on her hips and raged, “Derrick Hisson, so you knew I was in a bad mood! Do you know how depressed I was yesterday when you kept quiet and refused to deny that Crystal was your fiancée? I felt like an idiot! I thought you were on my side. Never did I expect that you don’t even dare to admit that I was your girlfriend. What is happening? Do you want to break up with me? If you do, say it. Don’t manipulate or hurt me. Don’t make me feel like an idiot!”
Tiffany got angrier as she spoke. The resentment and disappointment she felt the day before came gushing out in the form of a complaint.
It hurt Derrick to see Tiffany acting like this. He wanted to hug her. However, the woman dodged his arms.
She continued, “Derrick Hisson. If you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation today, I think our unblessed relationship should end. It’s so sad that your attitude toward me has changed within these five to six days. When I ignored the pressure and agreed to be in a relationship with you 2 years ago, I thought we would be endgame. I couldn’t help but wonder. Did anything happen to our love? Did I do something wrong?”
Derrick’s expression darkened. He declared in a tense voice, “Tiff, please don’t say that. We will never break up with each other.”
“Derrick! If you don’t want to break up, you have to tell me why didn’t you deny it when your mom announced to your colleagues that Crystal was your fiancée? If we reveal our relationship to them one day, what would they think of me? Would I be considered a third party or a mistress that had ruined your relationship? I’m your girlfriend, and you are my boyfriend. We are in a normal relationship. Why do I have to live with the title of a mistress?”
“Calm down, Tiff. Don’t argue with him.” Amelia walked over and wrapped her arms around Tiffany, trying to calm down her friend.
Tiffany took a deep breath and stated, “This is between Derrick and me. I don’t want to make this awkward for you. Amelia, you can head back home first.”
“Can you do this by yourself?”
Tiffany nodded her head.
Amelia didn’t dwell on the matter further. She merely asked Tiffany to be calm and talk things over with Derrick nicely.
Tiffany agreed to her requests.
Amelia frowned as she left Tiffany’s condominium, deep in thought.
I thought Derrick and Tiffany’s relationship was sailing smoothly without any underlying trouble. It seems that I was wrong. Conflicts and problems are waiting to explode in their relationship’s supposed peace and calmness. If everything goes right, they will be fine. If something goes wrong, things may end up in chaos.
Amelia had mixed feelings about Tiffany’s situation. While she was worried about Tiffany, Amelia knew only the relevant parties could solve the problems in their relationship. No matter how much it bothered her, her existence would do nothing to help.
She took out her phone and sent Tiffany a message.
Tiff, don’t be rash. Talk things through nicely. Sometimes, the things we see or hear may not be the truth. You have to be calm and honest when telling Derrick about your feelings. No matter what happens in the end, whether you decide to stay in this relationship or break up, I will always be there for you. But then, I sure hope you will stay and marry him in the future. Good luck! I will always support you!
After typing what she wanted to say, the woman sent the message. Amelia took a deep breath underneath the warm, bright glow of the moon. Then, she gave Oscar a call. After he picked up, she exclaimed, “Oscar, I miss you! Please come and fetch me. I’m waiting for you beneath Tiffany’s condominium.”
The two lovebirds continued their conversation for a few more moments before Amelia hung up, looking less melancholy than before.
