Chapter 741 Cursing At A Child
Oscar wondered if he was on an unlucky streak. Just after the victims’ relatives came to the building and caused a stir, he and Amelia went to his car in the underground parking. Unexpectedly, a white figure quickly floated past in front of them. That gave Amelia a huge fright, and he promptly shielded her behind him.
Oscar’s expression turned cold as he fixated his gaze on the paper figurine before him. Amelia slowly poked her head out from behind him. Upon taking a closer look, she realized it was a paper figurine that resembled a voodoo doll, with its cheeks colored bright red. It seemed exceptionally eerie when appearing in the empty underground parking.
Oscar squatted down to look at the contents of the note stuck on the paper figurine, and his eyes narrowed in response. Amelia, too, saw it and reached out to tear the paper off the figure. “Who could be so ruthless to curse a child?” she exclaimed, slightly losing control of her emotions.
The note wrote: Oscar Clinton will die a sudden death in 2020, Amelia Winters will die of a malignant brain tumor in 2020, and Anthony Clinton, the eldest grandson of the Clinton family, will have his organs broken to pieces and die from a car accident in 2020. No one in the family of three will have a good ending. There was even a picture of Tony being run over by a truck on the back, which was evidently doctored.
In it, her son’s lower body was bloodied and mangled while his face remained perfectly unmarred. The gory image became embedded in her head, and her hand that was holding the paper trembled uncontrollably. If the people behind that matter were only after her and Oscar, she would not have been that enraged. However, they even targeted a child. Shock, astoundment, and anger arose in her heart, and she almost passed out from rage.
Amelia had risked her life giving birth to Tony, so there was no way she would tolerate any dangers or problems that came his way. By cursing him, the mastermind was practically challenging her limit.
Just as her mind was all over the place, a pair of large hands covered her eyes and took the note from her hands. What she heard next was Oscar’s voice ringing beside her ear. “Stop looking at it, Honey. There’s no need to get angry over such petty tricks. No one can ever lay a finger on Tony. Calm down.”
Amelia pulled his hand down, snatched the note from him, and shredded it into pieces without hesitation.
“Let’s go,” Amelia said calmly.
Oscar nodded in response. Wrapping his arm around her waist, he led her to his car, where they were greeted with big, red words written on the hood of the vehicle: Die, Anthony Clinton. A terrifying glint flashed across Amelia’s eyes.
These people are getting more and more outrageous. How dare they curse my son over and over again!
“Calm down. Calm down. I’ll have Hugo obtain the surveillance footage of the underground parking right now. I’ll definitely find out who’s the one that has the audacity to curse my son,” Oscar gently comforted his wife as he held her in his embrace.
Amelia clenched her fists tightly. The red paint hit a nerve in her.
She struggled out of Oscar’s embrace, intending to rush forward and wipe off the paint from the car. Before she could do so, Oscar hugged her waist from behind again and instructed Hugo to get two buckets of water with his spare arm.
Hugo, who was hiding in the dark, turned on his heels at once. Soon, he returned with two pails of water.
Oscar then instructed another bodyguard to wipe off the words on the car and ordered Hugo to obtain the surveillance footage of the underground parking. Surprisingly, the latter returned rather quickly.
“Boss, someone destroyed all the footage of this parking lot. That was why the mastermind was fearless enough to use such despicable tricks on you,” Hugo explained.
“Get to the bottom of this. Though the footage of the parking lot is destroyed, there are surveillance cameras on the nearby passages that connect to here. The moment you find someone suspicious, bring them to me immediately. I’d like to see where they gain the courage to do such a thing.” Oscar spoke sternly with his eyes narrowed. The mastermind had successfully infuriated him that time around.
“Yes, Boss,” Hugo responded.
Hugging Amelia, Oscar brought her into the car. Hugo then tactfully retreated.
“Are you all right?” Oscar asked as he stroked his wife’s hair.
“Don’t worry. I’m fine. These petty tricks can’t bring me down. I’m just angry that they won’t even let Tony off. I hate how this makes me feel,” she replied, flashing him a reassuring smile.
He then leaned forward and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead. “You don’t have to worry. With me around, no one can ever harm the two of you.”
Amelia nodded.
With that, Oscar helped her fasten her seatbelt and drove home steadily.
On the way back, Amelia leaned against the car seat with a dazed expression. It was not her first time seeing a picture of Tony covered in blood. Even though she knew they were not real, they still struck fear within her. The culprit clearly knew her well. They were aware that she treasured Tony the most and thus used him to trigger her. Had she not gone through tons of incidents in the past, she would have broken down by then.
She just could not put her finger on who would be that ruthless to curse a child.
Even when Oscar drove into their neighborhood, Amelia was still in a trance and only returned to her senses as he unbuckled her seatbelt for her.
“Are we home?” she asked softly.
“Let’s get out of the car. We’ll stay home for tonight. Sean and his sister will be arriving at Tayhaven tonight; they can take care of Mom. You’re not made of steel, so you need to take a good rest as well.” Oscar gazed at her dotingly and continued, “You’re not allowed to object to this. If you’re feeling all right, I won’t stop you from going to the hospital. Listen to me this time.”
After giving it some thought, Amelia eventually agreed to it.
When they got back to their condominium, Tony ran over to them in his bear pajamas and hugged his mother’s legs. “Mommy, you’re back. Can you not go to the hospital today? When Daddy sent me back just now, I saw a paper doll on the way, and it looked exactly like me. There was even a note on it. Although Daddy took it off immediately, I still peeked at it and saw the words on it when he wasn’t paying attention. It was basically telling me to go and die. That paper doll is so bad. How could it curse me?”
Amelia quickly held Tony up and hugged him tightly. “Did you get hurt?” she asked, trying her best to conceal the solemness in her voice.
“Don’t be afraid, Mommy. I didn’t get hurt. Daddy was there with me. Besides, it’s just a small paper doll. Only scaredy-cats would be afraid of it. I’m a brave boy, and I still have to protect Mommy.”
Amelia could not help but laugh when she heard his adorable words.
Her son was indeed caring, obedient, and intelligent. He could keenly sense that she was feeling uncomfortable.
“Have you eaten?” Amelia asked.
“Not yet. I wanted to wait for Mommy and Big Meanie.”
“Okay. Let’s go and eat now.”
The family of three soon finished their dinner. Amelia played with Tony for a while before taking him to the bathroom for a shower. Then, she read him a bedtime story to sleep. Even after he had fallen asleep, she continued reading softly and admired him dotingly as he slept.
When Oscar entered the room, he was greeted by the sight of Amelia landing a gentle peck on Tony’s forehead. The man knew she was frightened by the note that cursed their son. Although none of them were real, there was no way a mother could tolerate her son being hurt by someone. Even if it was just a note, it was natural for her to feel distraught.
Amelia tucked Tony in and kept the bedside lamp on. Just as she rose to her feet, ready to leave the bedroom, she was surprised to see Oscar standing at the door. “Why didn’t you say something?” she asked with a smile.
“I couldn’t bear to disturb you after seeing how affectionate you were toward Tony.”
“Do you really have to be so courteous with me?”
At that, Oscar wrapped his arm around her waist and led her to their bedroom. As soon as they entered the room, he pinned her against the wall and pressed his forehead against hers. “Why don’t we do something meaningful so that you won’t overthink,” he suggested in a low voice.
Immediately after he finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed her on the lips without waiting for her response. The couple then engaged in a deep and passionate kiss.
Their night had just begun.
By the time they were done, Amelia had already fallen asleep from exhaustion. Oscar carried her to the bathroom and helped her wash up before wrapping her in a towel and carrying her back out.
He laid her on the bed and carefully pulled the covers over her before picking up his phone to give Hugo a call.
“Boss,” Hugo called out on the other end of the line.
“Did you find anything?” Oscar went straight to the point.
“Boss, I did discover someone walking into the parking lot. They were covered from head to toe and were about one hundred and sixty-five centimeters tall. I couldn’t discern their gender. As for what they did inside the parking lot, I’m none the wiser, but when they exited the parking lot, their face was completely covered in a scarf, so I couldn’t see their face clearly. It seems that we won’t be able to identify the person for the time being,” Hugo responded apologetically.
“Continue the investigation. By hook or by crook, you have to find this audacious person.”
“Yes, Boss,” Hugo replied. He then hesitated slightly before continuing, “Boss, I think the people behind this might be after Mr. Anthony.”
“From now on, you and Kurt are to protect Tony at all times. Don’t let him get hurt even in the slightest.”
“Yes, Boss,” Hugo responded. “In that case, I can only pass on my task to the others.”
“All right.”
“Don’t worry, Boss. I’ll be assisting them by the side.”
The two of them talked for a while more before ending the call.
The next day, Oscar specially sent Amelia to the hospital and went up to pay Eleanor a visit. In the ward, he met Nina. Although he had heard about her from Amelia the day before, he was still stunned the second he saw her. Derrick and Kate were already extremely gorgeous, so Oscar was not expecting someone to be more beautiful than them.
However, his astonishment only lasted for a few seconds, and he soon retracted his gaze.
Nina might be beautiful, but she was not his type.
“Amelia, is she the one you mentioned? She is quite beautiful,” Oscar remarked nonchalantly.
Nina scrutinized him from head to toe curiously, then smiled and asked, “Amelia, who is this?”
“This my husband, Oscar Clinton, the heir to Clinton Corporations.” Amelia made the introductions.
“So you’re Amelia’s husband. Both of you really are a perfect match. Nice to meet you. My name is Nina Yates, and I’m the only daughter of the chairman of Yates Group. I’m sure that you have heard of Yates Group, haven’t you?” Nina smiled at Oscar.
“Oh, so you’re Mr. Yates’ daughter. I’ve always heard that he has a beautiful and talented daughter, but I never had the chance to meet you. Who would’ve known I would run into you at the hospital? You really are beautiful beyond imagination. It’s no wonder that Amelia can’t stop raving about you.” It was a rare occasion for Oscar to compliment someone.
“You’re too kind, Mr. Clinton. Amelia is also beautiful. She has a uniquely attractive charm that I don’t have.”
An amused Amelia interrupted, “The two of you can stop flattering each other.”
Oscar glanced at Eleanor, who was still sleeping on the hospital bed, and asked, “How long has my mother-in-law been sleeping for?”
“She has been asleep since nine o’clock yesterday night. But thankfully, she hasn’t been experiencing any headaches or other symptoms. It’s considered great news for her to be able to sleep so peacefully even with a brain tumor,” Nina replied with a smile.
Amelia pulled the blanket over Eleanor’s chest and voiced, “Nina, were you the one who took care of my mother yesterday? What about the Huttons?”
“Mr. Hutton left after receiving a call yesterday. As for the other Huttons, I haven’t seen any of them. Initially, Mr. Hutton intended to have two senior caretakers stay behind so that I could head back. But when I thought of how hard it must be for Mrs. Hutton, I decided to stay behind to take care of her. I’m quite free, after all.”
“Thank you, Nina. I never knew you would be willing to take care of an elderly whom you’ve only met once.”
“It’s nothing, Amelia.”
Amelia was even more fond of Nina.
“Amelia, take good care of Mom. I’m heading back to the office now,” Oscar said.
Amelia straightened his suit for him and exhorted concernedly, “Drive safe. Call me when you reach the office. If there are still people causing trouble at the company, don’t face them head-on again. Just get the security to stop them.”
“Okay.”
Oscar then kissed her on the lips before leaving.
“Amelia, you and Mr. Clinton are very much in love with each other,” Nina commented rather enviously.
“We only got back together after going through a lot.”
Nina leaned toward Amelia as though she wanted to learn more about it, but the latter merely smiled at her instead of elaborating further.
