Chapter 799 I Agree To Your Unreasonable Demands
After they had run off far into the distance, Eva hugged Amelia and cried her heart out. Hugging her in distress, Amelia gently patted her on the back and coaxed tenderly, “It’s okay. There, there.”
Eva continued crying ceaselessly. Only after weeping for an indeterminate time did she slowly stop. “Am I really that inferior, Amelia?” Eva inquired unconfidently.
In response, Amelia enunciated, “No, you’re exceedingly outstanding. But James isn’t quite suitable for you. A man who appreciates you will appear in the future. A woman will only be happy when she meets a man who knows how to appreciate her. She’ll also grow increasingly beautiful. Therefore, give up on him, okay?”
Regretfully, Eva shook her head morosely. Then, she replied sorrowfully, “I really love him a lot, Amelia. I won’t give up on him. I believe that he’ll definitely fall in love with me one day as long as I’m persistent enough.”
Amelia wanted to speak yet was hesitant to do so. She wore a slightly conflicted expression. Pulling herself away from Amelia’s embrace, Eva wiped her tears and reverted to her usual self as though nothing had ever happened. “Let’s go, Amelia! I’m fine now.”
Amelia patted her cousin’s face, urging, “Talk to me if there’s anything you’d like to get off your chest. We’re family, so you don’t need to pretend to be strong in front of me.”
Shaking her head, Eva maintained, “I’m really fine. It’s no big deal, just a temporary rejection by a man.” Amelia’s lips twitched, but she changed the subject in the end. “Come, let’s go home.”
The next day, Eva prepared a ton of food and went to the hospital as usual. Her eagerness had gotten on James’ nerves so much that he even made up an excuse and left the hospital.
For the first time in forever, he went to Amelia’s workplace.
When Amelia received a call from James that he was in the lobby of her office, she applied for a brief leave and went downstairs.
“Why did you come to my office, James?” Amelia queried.
With a shrug, James implored helplessly, “I beg you, Amelia. Can you please talk to Eva?”
Amelia likewise felt helpless.
“James, I’ve talked to her as much as I could, but she simply wouldn’t listen. Her love for you is really deep-rooted, so I really can’t do anything unless she truly gives up on you.” Eva was the kind of person who never gave up until the very end, so Amelia couldn’t do anything about it either. Instead, she ventured, “Can you really not try accepting her, James?”
James declined right away. “No. If there really were a possibility of me falling in love with her, it would’ve happened long ago. When it’s a woman I like, I’ll take the initiative to pursue her and definitely wouldn’t make her sad.”
At that, Amelia gave a bitter chuckle.
Just then, her phone rang. Picking it up for a look, she saw that it was a call from Eva.
She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately, she answered the call.
“Amelia, is James with you?” Eva went straight to the point.
“Yeah, he’s here. Eva, listen here. I think you should stop seeing James for some time. You’re putting too much pressure on him right now, and you’ll only scare him off,” Amelia suggested.
The person on the other end of the phone went silent.
“Are you listening, Eva?” Amelia called out hesitantly.
A sigh was the only response she received from the other end of the phone.
“I’ll head over to your office right now, Amelia.”
“Eva, don’t—” Before Amelia could finish speaking, the person on the other end had already hung up.
Clutching her phone with the darkened screen in hand, she uttered, “Eva is coming over, James.”
As though a formidable enemy was on his heels, James declared, “In that case, I’ll leave at once!”
Amelia grabbed his hand, urging, “Wait for a while, James. I think you need to talk to her properly.”
James was wholly exasperated.
“Amelia, it does me no good to talk to her properly. Am I to beat her up instead? She’s adept at combat arts, so I might not necessarily be her match were I to do so. She’s pretending to be gentle now, but deep down in her bones, she’s actually pretty savage. I’m afraid that she’d pummel me at the slightest difference in opinion if I were to date her. I’ve got to consider my safety,” James said half-jokingly.
That had Amelia torn between laughing and crying. But inwardly, she found it rather unfair toward Eva.
It’s true that she has the appearance of a warrioress. Coupled with her profession as a coach, she looks exceedingly hardy. But in reality, she’s kind and never hits someone without reason. Why does everyone think that a girl who knows combat arts is violent? On the contrary, I think those who know combat arts are better at restraining themself, never simply taking advantage of their capabilities to hit others.
“James, such a remark is considered an insult to her. I think she treats you unbelievably well. As long as she has the day off, she goes to the hospital to visit you. She even cooks for you, learning all your favorite foods. How did you come to the conclusion that she would hit you?” Amelia countered calmly.
Realizing his gaffe, James apologized sincerely, “I’m sorry. That wasn’t what I meant.”
Amelia waved a dismissive hand. “Eva will be here in a moment. Just wait for her here.”
James opened his mouth, but he couldn’t bring himself to refuse her in the end.
Eva came in no time, arriving in less than ten minutes. Such astounding speed had James suspecting that she tailed him there.
“James!” Eva sprinted over in great haste.
Amelia stopped her, advising, “Eva, talk properly with James later. Don’t be too eager.”
Swallowing, Eva nodded in assent.
“Go out and talk with Eva, James,” Amelia stated.
This time, James nodded.
The two of them left the office and went to a corner where there were few pedestrians. Eva turned James over to face her and demanded, “Tell me, James. What exactly do I need to do to get you to fall in love with me?”
“Eva, I really don’t have any feelings—”
“I don’t want to listen to such empty talk. Give me something specific. What exactly do I need to do to get you to fall in love with me?” Eva pressed domineeringly.
A slight sense of resentment rose within James. Verily, he loathed such overbearing tactics in winning his affection.
Eva wasn’t his type, and that included her domineering and bossy personality. Although she had restrained herself a lot for his sake, he still found it hard to take a liking to her.
“Well, unless you change your countenance and have a height of at least one point seven six meters, your figure tall and sexy. You asked me what you need to do to get me to fall in love with you, yes? As long as you change your face to look the same as Ms. Yates, have a height of one point seven six meters, and become gentle and considerate, perhaps I’ll consider it.” James intentionally asked for something that was impossible for her.
Eva was so livid that her hands balled into fists. Shooting daggers at him, she questioned in a wounded voice, “Are you saying this deliberately, James?”
“No. That’s just the type I like.” Eying her height, James added, “Your height alone disqualifies you.”
Snapping, Eva finally got physical with him. She swept her leg out at the man. James was stunned for a second before he immediately dodged. As her speed accelerated, his dodging followed suit.
“Calm down, Eva. There are many people here, so don’t make a scene,” James bellowed, looking all pathetic.
However, Eva’s whole focus was on striking him. James, on the other hand, merely dodged without retaliating out of the guilt within him.
“You’re such a b*stard, James Baylor! I’ve been circling around you for eons, but you wiped out all my efforts with a single utterance of me not being your type! If it weren’t because of my love for you, do you think I would’ve lowered myself to wait on you for so long? You benefitted from everything I did, yet you now dare to disdain my appearance and figure!” Eva lambasted as she struck at James.
With a single misstep, James suffered two kicks in the butt. Staggering, he almost fell on his face.
By the time Amelia received news that Eva had beaten James up and rushed over, she was greeted by the sight of the latter crouching by the side of the road with his suit jacket in hand, appearing exceedingly wretched. Meanwhile, the former stood at the side and glowered at the man.
A pounding headache assailed her. A matter had just settled, and now, there’s another one. Verily, I can never have any peace.
“Eva, James, what happened? Didn’t I tell you both to talk it out properly?” Amelia asked in exasperation as she walked over.
Eva continued glaring at James fixedly. The instant the latter moved, she followed suit with a step forward. Gritting her teeth, she snarled, “I’m exceedingly dissatisfied at the sight of you right now, James. You’d best stay still. Otherwise, I’d pummel you within an inch of your life.”
James shrugged at Amelia helplessly.
Frowning, Amelia suppressed her wrath and inquired, “Why did you hit him, Eva?”
Eva pointed at James and barked, “Ask him, Amelia! You have no idea how far he went. He said he didn’t like my appearance. Fine, I can go and have cosmetic surgery for his sake. But he even criticized my height. He said he’d only consider me if I had a height of one point seven six meters. I’m just a little over one point six meters. How am I to shoot up to such a height when I’m not at puberty?”
The corners of Amelia’s mouth twitched.
“Are those your requirements, James?”
A flash of embarrassment flittered across James’ face.
“I didn’t mean anything, Amelia. I just wanted to deter her so that she’d give up.”
Suddenly, Eva shouted, “I’ll never give up! You want someone with a height of one point seven six meters, yes? Fine, I’ll go and have limb-lengthening surgery. Then, you want me to change my face to look like Ms. Yates, yes? Fine, I’ll also go and have cosmetic surgery. I’m willing to do anything for your sake!”
Upon hearing that, both Amelia and James were stunned.
Neither of them expected her to love him so much that she would even agree to such unreasonable demands.
Amelia felt the stirrings of a migraine.
Meanwhile, James felt that things had gotten out of hand.
That wasn’t his intention at all. He merely wanted Eva to give up. After all, any woman with some self-respect would fly into a rage and stalk off. Never had he imagined that not only would she refuse to budge, but she even agreed to his unreasonable demands.
“Stop doing this, Eva. I’m a b*stard, so you really don’t need to do this,” James uttered in exasperation.
Eva was so infuriated that her eyes blazed scarlet.
“I’ve already taken it seriously. As long as I fulfill those two requirements of yours, you’ll fall in love with me, right?” she queried in a near-desperate voice.
James was promptly caught between a rock and a difficult place.
“Stop messing around, Eva!” Amelia chastised sternly.
“I’m not messing around, Amelia!” Eva riposted in a shout.
