Amelia was a little dazed and overwhelmed by what she heard. But she was clear with what she wants and doesn't want so she replied aggressively, "Of course I don't want that!" She straightened herself up to show what kind of girl she was. Inside her head she was screaming, "Who in this damn world would want that!"
Shocked by Amelia's answer, the fat man shouted angrily, "Shit! Our boss is a renowned person in the city. How dare you refuse him!" He couldn't believe Amelia's answer but he had no choice but to do his boss' order. The fat man seemed to have lost his patience and his tone became more violent. Anger obviously showed up to his face as he pulled up his sleeves. He was ready to force Amelia and do anything to bring her to his boss, even if it required violence.
Amelia saw the anger in the fat man's face, she squinted at him and asked, "Is your boss a big shot in the city?"
Hearing the sound of Amelia's voice, the fat man realized that she was afraid so he answered proudly, "Of course, everyone in the city is afraid of him!"
"He is a tough guy! He wouldn't let anyone say no to him," the fat man tried to scared Amelia. Amelia nodded, though she knew that the fat man was just trying to scared the hell out of her. With a scornful smile, she said, "Everybody in the city must have some reputation. I don't think he's that well-known. I don't even know him."
The fat man seemed to feel that Amelia didn't take him seriously. He frowned, put his one hand on his waist and pointed at Amelia's face. "I'm asking you for the last time. Do you want to drink with our boss?"
Amelia smirked, pulled her hair up, looked down at the angry fat man and said firmly, "Of course not! Now if you don't mind, can you please go back to your boss and back off!"
She wasn't afraid of him no matter how influential he thought he was. And she didn't believe that this fat ugly man would dare to force her in public. The people inside the store looked at them fiercely so she tilted her head up proudly.
The fat man saw the people looking at them. It made him more mad and upset. He got very annoyed, pointed again at Amelia and yelled, "You are brave! Just wait and see!"
The fat man walked away furiously. He stamped his feet hard to the ground like a child having his
to keep awake and alert. She looked up and said lightly, "If you don't want to help, please let me go!"
Amelia was worried about Courtney. If she continued to stay here, it would only be a waste of time and Courtney would be more dangerous.
"I'll go with you." The man let her go, put on his suit, and walked out of the office with Amelia.
After taking two steps, Amelia felt her body burning and weak and her eyeballs starting to swell. Her head ached so much that she couldn't bear it anymore. Everything around her became blurred. She tried to take steps again but then she lost her consciousness instantly.
The strange man approached her with full attention and tried to hold her. But Amelia didn't want any help from him. She brushed off his hand and walked leaning against the wall.
At this moment the image of Lucian filled her mind. 'He could help me,' she said to herself.
She shook her head hard to get rid of the desire in her heart, the most important thing now was Courtney. Then she picked up her cell phone from her pocket and dialed Lucian's number despite feeling so dizzy and weak.
After the second ring, Lucian answered the phone.
"Hello?" His deep and magnetic voice was so moving that Amelia felt uncomfortable right after hearing his voice.
Why did his voice feel like home? Why did his voice touch her heart? She just wanted run to him, hold him tightly and never let him go.
"Lucian, I... I miss you. Please come quickly... " She sounded attractive.
After a short silence, Lucian sighed heavily and asked, "Did you drink again?" Just hearing Amelia's voice, Lucian knew right there and then that she drank again.
"I drank a little, and then... Courtney was missing." Then she began to cry so hard.
"Tell me the place. I'll be there soon." The man on the other end of the line became anxious.
After the address was finished, Amelia hung up the phone and the man in front of her was staring at her.
"Miss Amelia, did you just call Mr. Lucian?" the strange man said, puzzled. The man didn't get any answer from Amelia so he just reached out his hand and helped her stand up.
Although Amelia was weak and feeble totally, she knew what she was doing and would not do anything shameful again. She always kept a distance with the man.