Chapter 322 Don't Insinuate

Nicholas knew exactly how he had let Iris down.

The so-called compensation for years of neglect was nothing but a flagrant display of the Zhan Group's wealth.

Amelia had told him time and again that the joy of a family was rooted in harmony, not in the material possessions of the Zhan Group.

"At the end of it all, even if you blame me, I won't let anyone else take over the Zhan Group!" Although he was sorry that his answer would upset Amelia, Nicholas still felt that the Zhan Group was an indispensable part of his life.

Amelia was furious, and Nicholas's answer was further fueling and fanning the flames.

"Dad, does that mean we should do anything to protect the image of the Zhan Group, even if we have to drop Lucian?" Amelia stared at her father, fists clenched and eyes red with anger.

Amelia's fury did not go unnoticed by Nicholas, but he had already made up his mind. Despite his internal conflict, he looked outwardly calm and solemn.

All of a sudden, the light in Amelia's eyes bled out. She said self-deprecatingly, "What you want is immortality for the Zhan Group. You don't need us, your family..."

Those words were the last thing he expected from Amelia. Nicholas looked stunned, and his mouth worked as if he wanted to refute Amelia's statement, but he could not come up with a valid argument. So he stayed silent.

"No matter what happens, dad, I will never leave Lucian." Amelia knew how much Lucian had suffered. If Nicholas were to ask her to choose between the company and Lucian, she would choose Lucian in a heartbeat.

"Amelia, don't be hasty in making your decision when nothing has happened yet!" Nicholas replied in a suddenly animated voice. He could not hide his agitation.

Amelia suddenly stood up and

Amelia, I only asked Jonny to come here so that he could apologize to you, nothing else."

Bitterly, Amelia retorted, "If apologies make everything okay, then everyone would do such low, disgusting mistakes and think it's okay to get away with them without any consequences." Amelia had no intention of forgiving Jonny for his shameless behavior in the hotel that day.

Thus, she took great pains to avoid places that Jonny often visited.

The man she had once considered her benefactor had become the person that she hated the most.

Now, she couldn't care less about the competition between the Zhan and An Groups.

In the past, she would have been extremely angry to find out about Zhan Group's tactics to mess with the An Group and would even defend them in front of Lucian. Now, she only felt a cold sense of satisfaction about the other company's impending downfall.

Jonny stood up and walked towards Amelia.

Like a coward, she wheeled around and quickly tried to make her escape.

"Amelia!" Emma exclaimed behind her, but Amelia paid her no heed.

She kept running as fast as she could without a backward glance.

Disoriented, she could not find her car after exiting the villa. To her dismay, she had forgotten the exact parking spot.

"Amelia, don't run. I don't have any bad intentions coming here. I only wanted to apologize to you!" Amelia heard Jonny speak from somewhere so close behind her.

'Don't run? Did he really think I'm an idiot?' thought Amelia.

She knew that Jonny could easily outrun her, but Amelia did not stop running.

She really should have listened to her inner voices telling her not to come. She couldn't forgive herself for being so stupid and for agreeing to meet up with Emma. This was all her fault.