Chapter 161 Confrontation With Sophia

"Not yet. I need to make you know about it first and then we can follow your parents' demands," Fannie said with a smile.

'Then, it wasn't too late,' Amelia thought to herself.

Almost at once, Amelia stood up and pleaded to Fannie and Nicholas, "Dad, Mom, you don't have to fulfill the Mo family's requests. Lucian and I have already discussed it and we've decided to have a simple wedding ceremony. There's no need for all that frills."

"What? Why would you say that? You're marrying Lucian which means we should offer the Mo family a dowry. Plus, you're going to give birth to a baby for the Zhan family. You should be proud," Fannie said, grinning from ear to ear.

Nicholas nodded in agreement, the gentle smile on his face never wavering.

"Mom, I still have to talk to my dad about this. Please don't say anything yet," Amelia negotiated.

Since Amelia was insisting, Nicholas had to agree. "Fannie, we should respect her decision. We should wait until then," he said.

"Well, if you need anything, just tell me." There was a meaningful look in Fannie's eyes.

Amelia didn't notice this but was nonetheless moved by the kindness that they showed her.

Since she was planning to visit the Mo family, she didn't stay in the Zhan mansion for dinner. Just as Darren was driving her back to SJ Garden, she asked him to drive her instead to the Mo mansion.

Darren figured that Amelia just wanted to visit her family so he didn't worry. He drove her to the Mo mansion as asked then headed back to the Zhan mansion.

ad away from Amelia as if he didn't want to see her face anymore.

"Dad, I'm going to help you get the money for what you owe but I hope this is the last time that you and Sophia get involved with the Zhan family or else, you won't ever see me again," Amelia said before leaving.

After Amelia left, Sophia ran upstairs and asked excitedly, "Tell me what she told you!"

Vernon sat up from the bed, wiped his face with a towel, and grumbled, "You're so smart and you didn't even have to lift a finger."

"I'm just making sure this whole thing is believable. Tell me, what did she say?" As soon as Sophia saw the smile on Vernon's face, she knew that their plan had worked.

"Well, even though Amelia is not my biological daughter, I still don't like lying to her like this." Vernon couldn't help but feel bad when he thought of how badly he had treated Amelia.

Sophia forcefully pushed Vernon and said in a shrill voice, "So you'd rather see your own daughter suffer?"

"Wow. The nerve of you to say that! If Jasper and Yolanda continue gallivanting without a care in the world, how is our company going to stay afloat?" Vernon said a bit angrily.

"All right, all right. Jasper's already learned his lesson. He's going to do his best from now on." Sophia's first and foremost priority had always been to protect her daughter so she didn't like the way Vernon was talking about her daughter now.

Since Amelia wasn't her biological daughter, it seemed as if her contributions to the Mo family had been taken for granted.