Chapter 625 Remarry
Olivia walked up to Melanie and Dominic, and she said gently, “You guys are Amelia’s parents, right? I’m Amelia’s mother-in-law. My husband and I were caught up with something regarding our daughter, and that’s why we haven’t shown up here. Please forgive us.”
Melanie and Dominic couldn’t help but feel self-conscious when they were approached by the rich and elegant Olivia. Somehow, the anxiousness they felt due to Spencer’s surgery had vanished.
“H-Hello,” Dominic stammered. “It’s such a shame we’ve only met for the first time after Amelia had already been married for so many years.”
Olivia smiled modestly and answered, “Don’t say that. I should thank you for raising such a wonderful girl in Amelia. Oscar is lucky to have found her, indeed. Besides, she’d also given me such a cute grandchild. You guys have seen him, right? Isn’t he the cutest?”
“Y-Yes. He’s quite cute,” Dominic answered awkwardly.
Olivia glanced at a bench nearby and uttered with a smile, “Mr. and Mrs. Winters, do you guys mind sitting down to have a chat with me? Amelia had been so shy to tell us about her life when she was a child. Since you guys are here, I’d like to know if she was a mischievous girl in her childhood.”
Dominic nodded.
Melanie, however, grumbled softly, “What is this? How can she smile and joke when my son is still in surgery? What a rich snob.”
Although Melanie thought she was speaking softly, everyone at the scene could hear her clearly because the corridor in the hospital was rather silent.
Hearing that, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed across Olivia’s eyes. Despite how she felt, she managed to maintain her elegance and graciousness.
Dominic simply glared at her before smiling apologetically at Olivia. “Mrs. Clinton, please forgive her. She’s just worried about Spencer.”
Olivia faked a smile. “It’s all right.”
Probably because Melanie wasn’t any good at socializing, Olivia decided to act courteously.
The four of them sat down and engage in idle chit-chat. Due to Melanie’s myopic mindset, she more or less revealed her displeasure with Amelia in her words. Hence, Olivia’s attitude toward Melanie was rather indifferent.
Only then did Olivia realize why Amelia had restrained from telling her anything about Melanie and Dominic. If I was in her shoes, I would probably do the same as well.
“Mr. Winters, may I know what kind of illness your son has? Is it serious?” Olivia asked casually.
Before Dominic could answer, Melanie quickly chimed in, “How could it not be serious? Would he need surgery if it wasn’t serious? Mrs. Clinton, are you standing up for Amelia just because you’re her mother-in-law? Why are you being so sarcastic? As I’ve told you before, my son will be fine.”
Olivia was stunned momentarily, and her face darkened.
“Melanie, what are you on about?” Dominic scolded softly.
At the same time, Amelia’s expression had also changed. “Mom!”
Melanie raised her gaze and looked at Olivia with a conflicted expression. She then acted weakly and said, “I’m sorry. I think I’m just too worried about my son. I’m not in my best mental condition right now. Please don’t take it too personally, Mrs. Clinton.”
In response, Olivia merely forced a smile.
At that instant, the atmosphere turned cold.
After that, everyone just engaged in small talks until the lights in the operating room were switched off. When the door to the operating room was opened, a group of doctors was seen coming out of the room.
“Dr. James, how’s my son?” Melanie rushed up to him and asked anxiously.
“Mrs. Winters, calm down. We’d still need to observe the patient for the next forty-eight hours. If he doesn’t show any signs of rejection by then, he’ll recover. Otherwise, we’d need to perform a second surgery,” James answered truthfully.
Melanie furrowed her brows and asked, “Why does he need a second surgery? Will his body be able to go through another surgery? His health condition had always been poor.”
“Mrs. Winters, we’ll only treat him based on his condition. Rest assured, we won’t operate on him if he doesn’t need it. Also, we’ll do our best to provide him with the best treatment,” James answered patiently.
When the nurses brought Spencer out of the operating room, Melanie went along with them hurriedly. Before leaving, Dominic said to Amelia, “Amelia, look after Mr. and Mrs. Clinton in the meantime, okay? I’ll follow them.”
Amelia nodded.
Dominic then followed his wife.
After that, Amelia said to James and his mentor, “James, Professor, thank you.”
“We’re just carrying out our duties as doctors,” James answered.
As for James’ mentor, he uttered, “Don’t worry, Amelia. James will follow up with this case from now on. Since I have surgery to perform in Anglandur, I’ve got to leave soon. If there’s anything, kindly get James to contact me.”
“You’re leaving already, Professor? Stay for a meal, will you? As the host, I have to treat you to a meal!”
“That’s all right. We shall have a meal next time, okay? I’m in need of a nice Chanaean meal!”
“Okay. Oscar and I will keep that in mind, Professor.”
“All right.”
After sending his professor off, James returned and said, “Mrs. Clinton, it’s been a long time since we met! You’re still as beautiful and elegant as always!” James’ praises were sweet.
“Thank you for your kind words, James.” Olivia smiled and added, “You’ve gotten more and more impressive!”
“It’s all thanks to Oscar. Without his investment, I wouldn’t be able to open up such a big hospital in Chanaea. In a way, I’m actually working for Oscar!” James graciously gave Oscar credit.
“Well, your personal capabilities played a role as well. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have achieved anything, no matter how much Oscar had helped,” Olivia answered.
“Thank you for believing in me, Mrs. Clinton. I’m overjoyed!” James bowed respectfully.
Seeing that, Olivia was amused. “Although I haven’t seen you in a while, you’re still as humorous as ever, James.”
“Well, it’s my honor to receive a beauty’s praises!”
Right then, Tony interrupted, “Grandma, I’m hungry. Can we go eat?”
Hearing that, Olivia instantly became gentle. “Are you hungry, Tony? Okay. Let’s go eat!” Olivia carried Tony into her arms and invited James to join them. “James, let’s go eat together.”
“I’d surely not refuse a beauty’s invitation! However, I’d still need to check on Spencer. Perhaps some other time, Mrs. Clinton?”
“That’s such a pity.”
On the other hand, Amelia wanted to stay behind to check on Spencer. She then changed her mind when she remembered how Melanie had acted moments before.
Amelia assumed that Melanie wouldn’t want to see her. It’s safe to say that she might even be hating me now.
Hence, Amelia and Oscar proceeded to send Olivia and Owen to their car. Amelia then glanced at Olivia and said apologetically, “Mom, I didn’t expect you’d come over today. I’m sorry.”
Olivia fixed her hair and replied pleasantly, “Since we’re a family, you don’t have to apologize. However, I guess you’ve had a tough time all this while. Your mom doesn’t like you very much, does she?”
In response, Amelia smiled. “I’m so sorry you had to see that, Mrs. Clinton.”
“Stop calling me that. You should remarry Oscar tomorrow and give Tony a proper family.” Olivia had compromised and caved in.
Hearing that, Amelia widened her eyes in shock.
“What? Are you surprised?” A faint smile appeared on Olivia’s face.
Amelia was on the verge of crying because she didn’t expect things to develop at such a rapid pace. She thought she’d need to use the rest of her life to earn Olivia’s trust and forgiveness. Who would’ve thought that my happiness would arrive so soon?
Amelia choked a little when she asked, “Mom, why?” She wanted to know why Olivia forgave her all of a sudden.
“You should thank Tony! Indeed, you have a smart and thoughtful son. He’s been so sweet to me, and he kept telling me that he wanted his parents to be together. Hence, how could I possibly let him grow up in a single-parent household?” Olivia smiled warmly.
“Thank you, Mom!” Amelia was on the brink of tears.
“Stop it. We’re a family, remember?” Olivia then reached out to carry Tony into her arms and kissed his cheeks lovingly. “Tony, would you like to stay with me tonight?”
Tony wrapped his arms around Olivia’s neck and kissed her cheeks twice before saying, “Grandma, I’ll go look for you tomorrow, okay? I can’t sleep well without mommy by my side.”
“You’re so ungrateful!” Despite saying that, the love Olivia had for Tony was beyond what words could describe.
After playing around with Tony for a while, Olivia and Owen left in their car.
Upon sending them off, Oscar grabbed Amelia by her waist and said, “Honey, since Mom has said so, perhaps we should get our marriage certificate tomorrow. What do you think?”
“How could I defy Mom’s request?” Amelia answered with a teary-eyed smile.
Oscar wiped off her tears gently and uttered, “When did you become such a crybaby?”
In response to that, Amelia laughed through her tears.
After that, the family of three went back home and slept a peaceful night in the same bed that night.
