Chapter 675 Not Great
Amelia was cleaning up the house when the doorbell rang. She opened the door and saw that it was Sean and Amelia Hutton.
“Oh, it’s you two. Come in.” Amelia Winters stepped aside and let them in.
Eleanor was playing with Tony when she saw her children. Since they didn’t appear to be unhappy, she pulled them closer and smiled. “Amelia, Sean, let me introduce you two to your eldest sister. Lia has acknowledged me as her mother, so you two have to treat her well as her younger siblings.”
A strange look flashed across Sean’s eyes while Amelia Hutton was getting a little emotional. She pushed Eleanor’s hand aside and said, “Why did you acknowledge Mom now? You told me yesterday that you can’t get closer to her, but now you’re acknowledging her? Are you playing me like a fiddle?”
Eleanor’s expression darkened. “What are you doing, Amelia? Aren’t you happy that your sister acknowledged me?”
Amelia Hutton glared at Amelia Winters.
Sean pulled her sister over and smiled. “Congratulations, Mom. Both of us are happy to have an older sister.”
Eleanor still looked quite mad.
Amelia Hutton’s anger reached its peak as she uttered, “I disagree, Mom.”
“What are you saying, Amelia? You were the one who tested our DNAs and brought me to meet her. What’s up with this attitude now?” Eleanor asked furiously.
“I agreed to take you to meet her initially because I didn’t want you to wallow in your regret. I didn’t expect you to abandon the Hutton family, me, and Sean!”
Tony, who was watching the argument, hugged his mother and complained, “Ms. Hutton is so noisy, Mommy. I don’t like it.”
It was then everyone realize there was a kid in the room.
Eleanor approached him and comforted him, “Your aunt and I are just doing a play right now, Tony. No need to be afraid. I’ll stop arguing with her now and take you somewhere else to play, okay?”
Instead of following her, Tony wrapped his arms around his mother’s neck. “I don’t like people arguing with each other, Mommy. Granny being here will attract a lot of people I don’t like.”
That made Eleanor feel awkward.
Amelia Winters patted his back and said gently, “Granny will be sad if you say that. Come on, apologize to Granny.”
Tony remained unmoved. He hated the Huttons, indeed.
Amelia Winters looked at Eleanor apologetically. “Don’t mind him, Mom. I think he’s just shocked.”
“Is it serious?”
“Nothing serious. I’ll take him upstairs first. You can chat with them in the meantime.”
Once Amelia Winters and Tony headed upstairs, Eleanor glared at Amelia Hutton. Her chest was heaving up and down because of her anger. I’ve just reunited with my eldest daughter. I can’t believe my youngest one is going to ruin it because she doesn’t watch her mouth!
“Are you trying to piss me off, Amelia?” Eleanor chided.
Amelia Hutton was shocked.
Sean played the role of mediator as he said, “That’s not what Amelia is trying to do, Mom. It’s just hard for her to accept that you’re willing to abandon the Hutton family for our older sister. You’re not giving her enough care compared to our older sister, which is why she’s feeling upset. Please, just calm down and don’t damage your relationship with her any further.”
Even still, Eleanor’s rage was hard to put out.
Sean wanted to help her sit on the couch, but unexpectedly, she shoved his hand away.
She said, “Take your sister and go back home first.”
Sean’s hand froze in midair.
He smiled bitterly. “Are you chasing me and Amelia away, Mom?”
“This is Lia’s home. You two shouldn’t be here. Go back first.” The older woman walked to the front door and opened it.
Amelia Hutton and Sean had no choice but to leave gloomily.
Inside the elevator, Amelia Hutton couldn’t help but cry, “Mom’s too mean, Sean. How could she abandon us for Amelia Winters?”
Sean had a headache.
“Don’t be like that, Amelia. Mom’s probably just a little angry. She’ll be better after one or two days.”
“What do you mean by that? She’s clearly trying to cut us out of her life! I’ve never seen such a cold-hearted mother. Amelia Winters is her daughter, but we aren’t?” The more she spoke, the sadder she became.
Sean wasn’t sure how to comfort her at that point.
In his heart, he didn’t dislike Amelia Winters because she was nice, kind, and thoughtful. Of course, having an older sister who was married into the Clinton family was a pretty big plus because he would also get some benefits. If he inherited the family business in the future, the Clinton family’s resources would be easily accessible to him. Additionally, Amelia Winters was pretty good at talking with people, unlike Amelia Hutton. Aside from clearing out credit cards and not paying attention to her job, the younger Amelia seemed pretty useless to him.
That was why he was quite excited that Amelia Winters was going to be his older sister.
“What are you thinking about, Sean? Do you agree with Mom acknowledging her, too?” Amelia Hutton asked petulantly.
“Calm down, Amelia. Just think of it as Mom fulfilling her decades-long dream. Stop messing around or you’ll only make Mom even more upset.”
“All of you keep protecting her. What am I, then?”
Sean’s face darkened. He didn’t like that his younger sister was being unreasonable.
“Stop messing around, Amelia. Let’s go back,” he uttered seriously.
Amelia Hutton bit her lip and followed behind unwillingly.
Inside the apartment, Eleanor was rubbing her hands and looking at Amelia Winters carefully. “Lia, Amelia didn’t do it on purpose. Please don’t be mad.”
Amelia didn’t feel great when she saw how cautious her mother was acting. “It’s nothing, Mom. You don’t have to pay attention to that.”
“I’ll go and make pudding for Tony to eat,” Eleanor said.
Amelia pulled her hand and brought her to the couch.
She told her to sit down before she said, “I think you should go and check on Sean and Amelia. It’s understandable that they don’t feel anything toward me since we’ve been separated for over twenty years. Don’t hurt their feelings because of me.”
Eleanor looked at her daughter carefully.
“Are you afraid that I’ll get angry, Mom?”
The older woman answered with her silence. After sitting for a while, she stood up and said, “I’ll go make something for you to eat, Lia.”
With that, she hurriedly went to the kitchen.
Just as she was about to prepare the pudding, her phone rang.
It was a call from Benjamin.
As soon as she picked up the phone, he went straight to the point. “Did that woman acknowledge you as her mother?”
Eleanor asked alertly, “Amelia told you?”
“Now that she has acknowledged you, are you not planning to return to Saspiuburg again?”
Eleanor became silent.
“I’ll give you one more chance. End your relationship with her and return to Saspiuburg. Otherwise, come over to the hotel I’m staying in and I’ll give you the divorce you wanted,” Benjamin uttered coldly.
Eleanor was in a daze when the call ended.
Sure, she brought up the divorce, and she was the one who insisted that he signed the divorce papers. However, now that it was happening, she was uncertain about it.
“What’s wrong, Mom?” Amelia asked when she entered the kitchen and saw her mother looking lost.
Eleanor returned to her senses and shook her head. “It’s nothing.”
Amelia knew something was wrong, but since her mother didn’t want to say anything, she wasn’t going to ask.
Eleanor gave an excuse to leave before heading to the hotel Benjamin was staying at.
The bodyguard opened the door and said politely, “He’s waiting for you inside, Mrs. Hutton.”
As soon as she entered, Benjamin, smoking a cigar, pointed at the couch in front of him. “Sit.”
Eleanor sat down.
Benjamin snuffed out his cigar, but the choking smell of smoke was still lingering inside the room.
“So you’ve decided not to return now that you’ve reunited with that woman, haven’t you?” he asked.
“Yes.” Eleanor nodded.
Hearing that, Benjamin took out two documents and put them in front of her. “Since you’ve already made your decision, I won’t say anything else. I still find it hard to believe you’re willing to pick her over our decades-long relationship. In any case, just read the documents through and sign your name if there’s no problem. Once it’s done, we’ll go to the City Hall to grab our divorce certificates immediately.”
A look of hesitation flashed across Eleanor’s eyes as she stared at the divorce document and property settlement agreement.
However, that hesitation passed quickly as she read both documents. She had no issues with them until she saw that she would be forbidden to contact Sean and the younger Amelia after the divorce.
She put the documents down and asked lividly, “Why can’t I interact with Sean and Amelia anymore? I’m their mother.”
Benjamin raised his eyebrow. “I thought you only have a daughter.”
That mockery sounded extra prickly to Eleanor’s ears.
She took in a deep breath and said, “I don’t need the assets or properties. But Amelia and Sean are adults. I don’t think you have the right to stop me from meeting them.”
“This is my condition for the divorce. Since all you can see is that eldest daughter of yours, I don’t think you’ll mind if Amelia and Sean don’t visit you anymore.”
Eleanor glared at him. He has been by my side for thirty years, so he knows my children are the most important thing to me in the world, yet he’s threatening me with them. This is outrageous!
“I don’t agree with this agreement. I’m not signing this.”
“Then we’ll just keep dragging this out. Even if you end up suing for divorce in the name of separation, you still won’t get to meet them. Think carefully. Are your children with me more important or Amelia Winters?” Benjamin finally revealed his shameless self. “Also, if you sign the papers, I’ll remove Sean’s name as the inheritor. There are many women out there who are willing to help me create another heir.”
The rage inside Eleanor’s heart burned at maximum capacity.
“Can you get even more shameless than this?”
Benjamin nodded and pointed at the door. “Once you walk out of this door, I’ll chase Sean out of the company and strip him of everything. I bet it’s not going to feel great when your son hates you.”
