Chapter 255 The Entire Story

Vernon had never known that the man he mentioned in his letter was Nicholas. They had dinner together at the same table and even played chess before, but he wasn't able to discover that the mysterious man was Nicholas.

Amelia felt that the weight in her heart got heavier. She sat down on the edge of the bed and stared at Mark who was sleeping soundly. A bitter smile appeared on her face.

A few moments later, she went downstairs and looked for Lily. She planned to visit Vernon at the police station so she asked Lily to take care of Mark.

When she arrived at the police station, a policeman escorted her to the visiting area intended for family members.

The moment she saw Vernon, she couldn't help feeling sorry for him. Although a thick glass wall was separating them, she could tell from his looks that he wasn't feeling well.

Vernon was so emaciated that Amelia thought he could even hardly stand. He had been through a lot in the past years so his health was badly affected.

Amelia stared at him for a long time through the glass wall. She then picked up the receiver without taking her eyes away from him.

"You have finally decided to see me," said Vernon first.

His voice was low and hoarse. Amelia held the phone tight as she suddenly felt a lump in her throat. She tried to fight back her tears after hearing Vernon's voice.

Although he gave her a reproachful look, his hoarse voice sounded quite kind.

Amelia had never liked crying in front of others. However this time, she felt like her heart was going to explode so she just burst into tears all of a sudden.

When Vernon saw the tears in her eyes, he got nervous. He was worried that Amelia would be upset so he explained calmly, "Don't get me wrong. I am truly happy that

loved his wife or not, it was his responsibility to protect and take care of his own family.

"I'm sorry for your mother..." Nicholas couldn't finish his sentence because he once again coughed more fiercely.

Amelia started to boil in anger. After everything he had done, all he could say was sorry? That was not what Amelia wanted to hear.

"I went to see my father just now, and he already told me everything. Are you still going to deny the truth for the sake of your image?" She wanted to condemn Nicholas. She felt more disappointed because it seemed that Nicholas was still protecting his image until now that was why he wouldn't tell her what really happened back then.

"It was all my fault, I admit that. That's why I feel so sorry for all of you." Nicholas started to admit his mistakes and blamed himself. He was still coughing a lot and his face had started to turn red.

Despite her anger, Amelia couldn't afford to look at Nicholas struggling with cough so she handed him the glass of water from the bedside table. He felt a bit better after draining the whole glass.

Silence enveloped the entire room for a short while before Nicholas started to talk about the past.

For him, meeting Iris was the most beautiful accident in his life.

It made Amelia feel more uncomfortable.

He met Iris in a high-end bar. This was the kind of place where most rich young men went to find something interesting and entertaining. That time, he was very dissatisfied with his arranged marriage so he went to the bar with his friends to have fun. Iris happened to sell drinks there.

One of his friends found Iris beautiful so he proposed a bet. He said that whoever among them could get her phone number would be treated by the others to a month's feast.