She continued to date Patrick as if nothing had happened. But secretly, she tried to push him away, making him more obsessed with her.
Until their affair was revealed and she was driven out of the Northville like a stray dog. He wanted to see her being cold like how she used to, but he only saw fear on her face at that time.
He felt sorry for her. He badly wanted to gain more power so as to bring her back from where he had lost her.
Finally, he had succeeded!
However, he gradually realized that the Sissi he had known from back then did not seem to be able to return.
She had transformed from an unattainable queen to an overly frightened bunny. She would show a weakness that was not in line with her age, especially bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
He still remembered that when Amelia was prisoned on the island, Sissi had repeatedly proposed to kill her.
At that time, he admired Sissi's cruelty. He thought that she was still the woman who could match with him!
However, his admiration for her seemed to fade when she heard Ryan's name. Not only was she scared, but she also showed that she did not trust him, which was completely different from what he imagined.
Since Ryan had driven her out of Northville, she should have shown him her grand return and threatened him instead. Yet she asked him to hide her as soon as possible.
How could she be so timid as his woman?
After so many years, not only had Sawyer become stronger, it had also made him ruthless, cold and sensitive. What he needed was a woman who could match or even control him. But not a woman who would think of escaping the moment something happened.
In fact, he could understand why Abner, Kaiden, and Ryan had all admired Amelia. Although she looked weak, she had an extremely powerful inner heart. She knew how to judge, and also take advantage of the situation. She had always kept her high status. He could not forget her stubbornness when she was drugged in Florence. She would rather bite her arm to bleed than to get any closer with him...
"Sawyer, Sawyer!"
At the moment, Sawyer felt his shoulder being pushed by someone. So he grasped the person's wrist quickly as how he had practiced for years. Just as he wanted to bend it down, he suddenly remembered who the person sleeping beside him was and quickly softened his strength.
Although he released his hand very quickly, his killing intent at that moment had still startled Sissi and she could not come back to her senses for a long time.
Was he going... to break her hand?
Sissi held her hand back, and her whole body was curled up under the quilt in fear.
Sawyer looked at her reaction in distress. A moment later, he softly coaxed her, "Sissi, I was having some thoughts just now. Did I accidentally hurt you? Come, let me rub it for you."
Sissi hesitated for a few seconds before she sent her trembling hand to him. She asked with a lingering fear, "Sawyer, what were you thinking about just now? Your expression suddenly became terrible."
"Was it that scary?" Sawyer lightly asked.
Sissi nodded hard. "Yes! When I reached out to push you, there seemed to be... murderous intent in your eyes?"
Sissi did not know if her description was right.
How would others normally have murderous intent in their eyes? They were not killers anyway.
Sissi still did not know that the man who was rubbing her hand had countless lives in his hands. She had thought that Sawyer was just an ordinary businessman...
Sawyer's eyes flashed with a dark light when he heard this. He immediately smiled, "Sissi, you've seen too much of suspense dramas, haven't you? I'm just an ordinary person, how would I have any killing intent?"
Sissi forced a smile and said, "Then, I might have seen it wrongly."
Although she said so, she was very certain that she had not mistaken. The feeling of Sawyer almost breaking her wrist was also very real as well. She could not help but suspect, what exactly had he experienced all the years?
After making sure that her bones were not hurt, Sawyer lifted the quilt and gently placed her hand back inside. He then touched her face and said, "It's alright, go to sleep."
"Oh." Sissi dared not to pester him anymore, for fear that he would break other parts of her body out of accident.
Indeed, Ryan did not have time to find trouble with
Sawyer that night. Because he was busy taking care of Ruth.
Ruth had been unconscious for an entire afternoon. After waking up, she started to sob. She had not stopped even when it was already midnight.
"Think about it again. Has Amelia always respected me as her Uncle Quartley?"
"Yeah."
"In other words, is Amelia on our side?"
"... Yes."
After receiving three "Yes" from Ruth, the corners of Ryan's lips lifted. "Since you're afraid that Abner will hold a grudge against us because of his mother, why not make Amelia and Sawyer a match? As long as Amelia could win the heart of Abner as his mother, he will no longer be concerned about his biological mother. While Amelia is also close to me, she will definitely do her best to make Abner get close to us. Perhaps, you may make it to bring Abner for a walk hand in hand next year."
Ruth was tempted by the scene made up by Ryan that she almost nodded in agreement. But she quickly came to her senses and said, "You are just using Abner as an excuse to satisfy your own will!"
"Sweetheart, I'm really doing this for the sake of this family. Amelia is a kind lady. She saved my life, and is congenial to Abner. She's also favored by Kay. It's clear that she's fully qualified to be a member of the Quartley Family." Ryan tried hard to persuade her.
"I know. To tell you the truth, it's not like I don't like this lady!" Ruth propped her hand on her forehead and said with some frustration, "I'm just minding her identity. You know well the relationship between us and The Hopper Family. Ever since Sissi's incident, the two families have been keeping out of each other's affairs. If The Hopper Family finds out that we're putting Amelia and Sawyer together all of a sudden, they'll definitely think that we're provoking them on purpose."
Ryan replied, "Honey, would anyone make a provocation with the happiness of their children? I believe there's still someone wise in The Hopper Family. Or, I'll pay Gramps Hopper a visit myself. He's the head of The Hopper Family. As long as he agrees, no other could oppose."
After a moment of silence, Ruth nodded and said, "Fine, for Abner's sake, you can do whatever you want. I'll not interfere."
The next day.
Amelia got up, dressed up, went downstairs to have breakfast, and then got on Patrick's car. They were heading to the most authoritative maternity hospital in Northville.
After arriving at the hospital, Amelia found that Patrick had arranged everything for her, such as line up and registration. She did not need to worry about anything as a professional staff would help her.
After the examination, Amelia and Patrick waited for half an hour for the report, and then went to the doctor with the report.
After viewing the report, the doctor told them that their baby was very healthy so they did not have to worry about it.
But Patrick asked, "Doctor, why does my wife fall asleep from time to time recently?"

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