She put down the pieces of bowl in her hand, squatted down and said, "We're going to Britain in a few days. Do you like Britain?"
"Are we going there with dad?" Christ thought for a moment and asked while looking at Amelia.
Amelia's fingertips trembled, then she shook her head and said, "No, we're going there with Uncle Cornell, don't you like him?"
"I don't like him. I like my dad. I want to live with my dad... Mom, don't be angry with dad anymore. He is actually very poor. When I called him last night, he kept coughing. I asked him what was wrong with him, he told me that he was sick. I was so worried about him."
Was Bradley... sick?
He should live a good life in Imperial City, right? After all, Imperial City was his hometown.
When Amelia bit her lip and was about to speak again, Christ had already hugged her and cried.
"I only want you and dad to stay with me. I... really don't want to lose dad. Mom... take me to find dad. I know where he lives. He is so pitiful. He can't see anything. An elder sister who looks like you takes care of him all the time. She wants to take away dad."
Christ let out a heartrending cry, which hurt Amelia's heart. She held Christ tightly in her arms, with pain and distress in her eyes.
"Christ... what did you say... just now?"
Christ said that Bradley couldn't see anything just now. How could it be?
Hadn't Bradley come back to Imperial City? Why couldn't he see anything?
"I found him a few days ago, but I saw that he had become blind. He was wearing sunglasses all the time, but he fell down from the chair. I heard from that sister that dad couldn't see anymore. She also asked dad to stop thinking about you. She is so bad, dad is yours."
How could it be... What on earth had happened? Was what Christ said true?
Could it be...
Amelia's heart seemed to be stimulated by Christ's words. She touched her eyes and her whole body begun to tremble.
Eyes... Were her eyes... Bradley's?
Did Bradley give his eyes to her?
"Mom... what's wrong with you?" When Christ saw that Amelia's whole body was trembling, he reached out and touched her hair gently, asking.
"Christ, do you know where your dad lives?"
Amelia forced herself to calm down and asked Christ.
Christ nodded with a serious face and said, "I know. I'll take you to see him. Mom, dad can't see anything now, just like how you were in the past. Mom, don't be angry with him anymore, okay?"
Christ's pitiful words made Amelia unable to say anything.
Her hands which were holding Christ became tense.
The only thing she could do was to verify...
She had to verify Christ's words. She wanted to know whether he said was... true or not. Or was it all because she had thought too much?
"Abigail, are you going out with Christ?" Mignon happened to come down from upstairs. When she saw that Amelia was holding Christ in her arms with a pale face and was about to go out, she asked.
"Yeah, I want to go out with Christ."
Amelia answered in a low voice and then left in a hurry with Christ in her arms.
Looking at Amelia's abnormal appearance in a daze, Mignon didn't pay much attention to her, she just shook her head and walked to the living room.
"Ahem..." Bradley didn't know that Amelia had already known his condition.
In the past few days, he was in poor health and often coughed, maybe it was because of the lack of immunity.
The weather in early autumn was very cold. After coughing a few times, Bradley wanted to drink, but he couldn't find the position of the cup. He even accidentally overturned the cup on the table.
Bradley frowned, he tried to grope in the dark and pick up the cup, but he couldn't find it...
At this time, Amelia and Christ were standing not far from Bradley.
Amelia covered her mouth in surprise. She didn't expect that Bradley had become like this when she saw him again.
She clenched her fists with great strength and her whole body was trembling.
Bradley... Why did he become like this? What on earth... had happened?
Was the man in front of her really... the Bradley she knew?
With tears in his eyes, Christ looked at Bradley who was lying on the ground and picking up the cup. He shook Amelia's arm lightly with his hand. Amelia came to sense. Looking at Christ, she raised her foot and walked towards him.
She bent down and picked up the cup on the ground. Tears suddenly flowed out of her eyes without warning.
Bradley was lying on the ground like a poor beggar, he couldn't see anything, looking lonely or even desperate. Seeing Bradley like this, Amelia felt so distressed in her heart.
"I said that I don't want you to help me... Just leave."
When Bradley heard the footsteps, he thought it was Crystal, so he let out a hoarse growl and resisted.
Amelia's eyes were brimming with tears.
She didn't know why Bradley wanted to give his eyes to her.
Bradley did that on purpose to make her sad, right? Bradley must have done it deliberately.
"Why... did you do that?"
After a long time, Amelia finally calmed down. Her nasal voice was weak and even trembling.
Bradley didn't expect that Amelia would suddenly appear in front of him.
He said in a panic, "Amelia... Why are you here?"
"Dad... I brought mom here... I don't like you to be blind. Woo-woo."
Christ rushed to Bradley's arms, hugged his neck and burst into tears.
He didn't know what the adult's world looked like, but he was very sad to see Bradley like this.
Bradley clenched his hands which were at his sides with unusual bitterness.
"Bradley, you think that I will forgive you and feel sorry for you since you gave me your eyes, right?"
Amelia bit her lip and shouted at Bradley angrily.
Why did Bradley make her feel so guilty?
She had let Cornell down, and she did not want to let Bradley down again.
"I... didn't think like that. I am a good-for-nothing now... and I don't deserve you."
The word "good- for- nothing" stimulated Amelia's heart.
All of a sudden, she had a surge of great fury in her She picked up Christ from Bradley's arms. Bradley suddenly felt that Christ was taken away by Amelia. He wanted to hold Christ in his arms again in a panic, but Amelia didn't give him any chance.
"Bradley, didn't you say that you are just a good-for-nothing? In this case, let's not meet again in the future."
Amelia forced herself to be hard-hearted and said to Bradley in an extremely cold tone.
Bradley's body stiffened.
He heard Christ's crying, as well as the sound of Amelia taking away Christ.
Was Amelia really so cruel? Did she want to leave him? What should he do? He didn't want Amelia to leave him.
Even if he was only a good- for- nothing, he still wanted to be with Amelia.
"Amelia... Don't go... Don't leave me... Please... Amelia..."
Bradley lay prone on the ground and kept crawling forward.
He wanted to grab Amelia and tell her not to leave him...
Amelia's back suddenly froze. She slowly turned around and opened her eyes wide.
Like a poor beggar, Bradley crawled to her on the ground.
"Dad... I want dad... Woo-woo, I want dad..." Christ twisted his body and burst into tears in Amelia's arms.
As soon as Amelia let go of Christ, he jumped out of her arms and rushed towards Bradley.
He hugged Bradley's neck and burst into tears.
"Mom is so bad. Mom doesn't want dad. I want Dad... Mom is the worst woman, woo-woo."
"Christ."
While listening to Christ's accusation, Amelia's mood was extremely complicated. She felt as if her heart was being cutting by a knife.
"Amelia, I don't want you to leave me... Please, don't go, Amelia."
Bradley fumbled for the position of Amelia, his voice was hoarse and even trembling as he called Amelia's name.
Looking at Bradley like this, Amelia felt so painful in her heart, as if her heart had been crushed by someone.
"I can't stand it. I originally thought that I would be fine as long as you're happy. I just need to hide in the dark quietly and watch you living a happy life with Cornell, but I can't do that... Crystal said that you and Cornell will go to Britain with Christ. I am very afraid... really..."
"I am a despicable person. No matter what, I don't want to let go of your hand. Even if you scold me for being despicable, I will admit it."
"Amelia... Do you hear me clearly? You're my woman. You've always been mine... I love you. Please don't leave me... Amelia." Bradley's hoarse voice stimulated Amelia's ears.
Her eyes blurred with tears.
Finally, she slowly squatted down to hold Christ who was crying and Bradley tightly in her arms.
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