Too Much to Bear, My Love
Chapter 54

Oscar's gaze turned frosty. “Don’t you think you're flattering yourself alittle too much, Mr. Scott? I can look after my own woman just fine.There's no need for you to meddle in our affairs.”

“If you were truly serious about Amelia, I wouldn't have even thoughtabout meddling, Mr. Clinton. But you already have another woman tocare for. Don't you know the true reason Amelia wants to go toSaspiuburg?”

Oscar froze slightly. He immediately guessed what was happening, forhe was no fool. “She's avoiding me?”

“I didn't say that, but if that's what you think, sure. I've like Amelia formany years now, and I'm not going to let her stay with a scumbag.”Oscar crossed his arms. “Who do you think you are to say that?”Carter's face froze slightly as a hint of frustration flashed in his eyes fora brief moment. Then, the man quickly returned to his usual gracefulself.

“I'm her friend, but it won't be long until I become her husband. As foryou, Mr. Clinton, your true love has come back, so stop telling yourwoman how much you love her while pretending like you can't letAmelia go. You might enjoy putting on such an act, but I'm gettingpretty tired of watching it.”

“You looked me up?” Oscar asked calmly.

“Know your enemy, and you'll never be defeated—that's how thesaying goes, right?” Carter readily acknowledged. “Of course I have tolook into whoever Amelia's married to. I won't interfere with hermarriage if she’s truly happy, but I'll take her away if she isn't.”

Oscar snorted. “Quite the romantic, aren't you, Mr. Scott? To think thatthe son of the prominent Scott family would willingly be a third wheelin someone else's marriage! Don't you think you're embarrassing yourown family?”

Carter's expression remained unchanged.

He picked up his coffee and took two sips. “Amelia and I are justfriends, and 1 won't do anything dishonorable with her until she leavesher marriage. Besides, Amelia isn't that kind of woman. She may lookstunning, but she would never be unfaithful. The fact that you don'tknow this truly makes me wonder how you even got to be herhusband.”

Putting on an enlightened face, he continued, “Oh, I get it. You onlycare about your past love, whereas Amelia's just an ornament. It's nowonder you don’t know how pure she actually is.”

Oscar's fingers moved slightly.

“What's the point in saying all this, Mr. Scott? At the end of the day, I'mthe one Amelia loves. In fact, she loves me even she knows I havesomeone else,” Oscar declared confidently.

The look on Carter's face changed slightly as he cast Oscar a profoundgaze. “You put so much effort in establishing trust at work, but whowould've thought you're such a despicable man when it comes to yourpersonal affairs? Aren't you worried about losing who you truly loveone day?”

“If I could get two women to love me, I'm sure I can make sure they getalong with each other. You don't have to worry about this, Mr. Scott.”Carter finally lost his cool, and he gritted his teeth. “Don’t you thinkyou're being such a scumbag, Mr. Clinton?”

“Well, whether or not I'm a scumbag has nothing to do with you, Mr.Scott. I came here only to ask you to cancel Amelia's training inSaspiuburg, or I'll personally give Mr. Abel Scott a call. I'm sure he'd dowhat he can to appease me.”

Carter narrowed his eyes. “You're threatening me?”

Oscar shrugged. “I'm a businessman. Whatever I can't get the properway, I'll get using other methods. You may have started out your owncompany, but you're still a member of the Scotts. I remember howobedient you are toward your grandfather; you're not going to goagainst him, are you?”

“Are you threatening me?”

“I'd do whatever it takes to get what I want.”

“Well, you're bound to be disappointed, Mr. Clinton. Amelia“s training inSaspiuburg has been arranged by the company. Every newcomer has toattend it. You can look into this if you don't believe me. This is acompany requirement, so I suggest you stop trying to interfere.”

“I don't care if it's a policy. Let Amelia stay, or I'll come looking for yourgrandfather.”

Carter clenched his teeth. “Don’t you think you're being a little too vileand shameless, Mr. Clinton?”

“It doesn't matter as long as I achieve my goals.”

Carter rose to his feet. “Thank you for the breakfast, Mr. Clinton. As foryour request, I'm afraid I cant agree to it. The company has its rules inplace, and I can't break them just because you ask me to.”

Oscar stood up too. “Very well. In that case, pretend that we've nevermet today.”

With that, Oscar strode out of the hotel.

Carter's gaze darkened as he sat on the couch and fell deep into histhoughts.

It was only after his phone rang that he snapped back to reality.Realizing that his secretary was calling, he answered it and quicklymade his way to work. “Linda, get Amelia to wait for me in my office,”he instructed on his way.

Then, he hung up

Upon returning to work, Linda immediately walked up to him. “Goodmorning, Mr. Scott. Amelia from the design department is waiting foryou inside your office. Here's the report for the first quarter. Pleasehave a look.”

Carter retrieved the documents. “Okay. I won't be seeing any visitors forthe next half hour. If anyone drops by, take them to the guest lounge.”“Yes, Mr. Scott.”

Carter opened the door to his office and found Amelia waiting for himinside. The woman looked especially charming and mature in herworkplace attire.

Carter couldn't help but space out while gazing at her.

He had met all kinds of beauties throughout his life due to his family’sinfluence, and that included countless celebrity models who lookedmuch more stunning than Amelia did. Even so, none of them couldmake Carter feel the way he did about Amelia, and that was how heknew he loved her.

If only I weren't such a pompous little brat back then, maybe wewould've had a good start. Maybe we would've even been married bynow.

Unfortunately, everyone was in the hands of fate.

“What are you thinking about, Mr. Scott? I've called out to you threetimes, but you haven't answered me!” Amelia stood in front of Carterwith a chuckle.

Carter returned to his senses and gazed at the woman in front of him,nearly giving in to his desire to touch her face.

He quickly shook off all his bizarre thoughts. “Have a seat.”

Amelia sat down as Carter turned his office chair around to face her.“What can I do for you, Mr. Scott?” Amelia spoke up.

Carter glanced at her as his lips twitched slightly, not knowing where tobegin.

“Is there something you want to tell me?” Amelia asked, seeminglyhaving read the situation.

Carter coughed awkwardly. “Amelia, do you really have to go toSaspiuburg for the training?”

Amelia was a smart woman, and she swiftly understood why Carter hadasked such a question. The only person who was capable of driving theman to a corner like this and had something to do with her was OscarClinton.

Hence, she went straight to the point. “Did Oscar come looking for you,Mr. Scott?”

Carter froze briefly before responding, “You're smart as always, AmeliaHe specifically asked to meet me today and said he doesn’t want you togo to Saspiuburg. What are your thoughts on this?”

“What do you mean, Mr. Scott?”

“I'm saying that if you want to go to Saspiuburg, I'll do everything I canto make that happen.”

“You know the situation I'm in, Mr. Scott. Oscar and I don't get alongtoo well. In any case, I have to go to Saspiuburg. I don't want theClintons to replace out about the child for now.”

Carter nodded. “Okay, leave this to me.”

“I'm really sorry for all the trouble, Mr. Scott. If the Clintons give youtoo much of a hard time, I can always resign,” Amelia said sincerely.Carter merely smiled. “We're friends, Amelia. And I stand by what I'vesaid—if you ever get divorced, I hope you'll leave me a spot next toyou. I'd do anything for you.”

“I appreciate the feelings you have for me, Mr. Scott, but I'm alreadymarried. No matter how things between Oscar and me turn out, I'dprefer not to have too many disruptions in my marriage.”

This was her way of subtly turning down Carter's courtship.

Amelia knew her feelings well. Despite giving others the image of herbeing a gold digger, she was always loyal to the one she loved.Everything seemed so contradictory; the woman looked charming,seductive, and liberal on the outside, so it was no surprise for people toassume that she had many past flings. Even so, Carter believed that theonly man in her heart was Oscar.

She was such a paradoxical woman. Despite being a stunning andenticing beauty, she was extremely conservative deep down and hadloved only one man.

Yet, such a perfect woman had to end up in the hands of a rich andfrivolous man like Oscar. Was she considered lucky or unlucky?

“I have no intention of getting in the way of your marriage, Amelia. Ijust hope that you can make room for me if you're not happy beingwith Oscar.”

Amelia caressed her long, flowing hair with a smile. “Id prefer not totalk about my personal affairs at work, Mr. Scott. I'll be sure to talk toOscar about what happened today. I'm really sorry that he botheredyou."

Carter felt slightly defeated.

“You know that's not what I meant, Amelia. You—"

“I know you mean well and I really appreciate it. But I don't wish todelve into my love life while I'm at work, so I hope you understand,”Amelia stressed.

With that, there wasn't much else Carter could say.

“Don't you think you're being a little too cold toward me?” Carter askedblandly.

Amelia maintained a grin. “But you're the boss, Mr. Scott. I'm just aregular employee here. I wouldn't dare crack jokes with you.”

“You know I see you as an equal, Amelia. If you don't like working in thedesign department, I can always make you the vice president of thecompany.”

"Oh, please, Mr. Scott, I love working in design. That's my field, after all,and I do think I have a knack for drawing. Don’t make such jokes withme!” Amelia responded with a rare hint of cheekiness. “Well, if you havenothing else to tell me, I'll be taking my leave.”

Carter nodded.

As soon as the woman left, he received a phone call from his mother.“Carter, your grandfather wants you to come home tonight. There'ssomething he wants to talk to you about.”

Oscar was acting much more quickly than he had expected.

“I got it, Mom. I'll be back tonight.”

The woman over the phone fell silent for a moment before askinggently, “Carter, you're not getting close to that woman again, are you?”Aware that his mother was referring to Amelia, Carter chose not to hideanything. “Mom, you set her up relentlessly just to make me give up onher back then. If you still think of me as your son, you'll stop meddlingin my affairs this time, or else, I'll no longer be part of the family.”