Chapter 224 - Ren & Amelia's Story (1)

Ren stared blankly at Amelia's corpse lying on the floor, while the police secured the crime scene and paramedics checked her condition. He didn't feel anything at all. His mind simply refused to work.

His mind drifted to the events of 20 years ago when he met Amelia for the first time. He was only ten years old, and Amelia five years old. At that time, the rain was pouring hard, and everyone present at the funeral was wearing all black.

It was the day of his mother's funeral. Lady Genevieve, who had come to Ren's home several times to care for Ren's ailing mother, brought her daughter. She introduced him to Amelia Genevieve.

"Amelia ... this is Renald. Starting today, he will stay with us. I have promised to take care of Renald after his mother died. You must be nice to him ..."

"Hiii, my name is Amelia," said the beautiful little girl with golden curls. Ren didn't even look at her. His gaze was blank, just like now when he saw Amelia's body bathed in her own blood on the penthouse floor.

Little Amelia turned to her mother and complained. "He doesn't like me."

"Sshh ... don't say that. Renald likes you, but he's grieving now. You must comfort him, because now Renald has no one else in the world but us," said Lady Genevieve with a smile. She stroked Ren's hair gently. "Ren, you'll be fine with us."

From that day on, Ren lived with the Genevieve family and grew up with Amelia. He didn't have any friends and nor did he care. The cheerful and beautiful Amelia really liked Ren and she was always hovering around him all the time after he came home from school.

"Ren, what are you doing?"

"Ren ... today, I learned new words in French."

"Ren, I want to catch a butterfly in the garden. Do you want to come?"

"Ren, come on in! Mom said it's going to snow soon."

After his mother's death, Ren did not speak at all for two years. He spent his time alone by reading. Lady Genevieve ended up hiring a private tutor to teach Ren at home because he couldn't communicate with his friends at the new school.

It was the teacher who later discovered that Ren was a genius. He gave various suggestions so that Ren would immediately take the university exams and learn much more difficult things.

"Young Master doesn't like studying in school because he thinks everything he learns in his school is too easy now. I think Young Master is too smart, far too clever for the subjects taught for kids his age. He is a genius," said Mr. Brown after analyzing Ren's progress after only several months.

"I think it is best if the Young Master is sent to study at the university. I can help prepare exam materials and applications."

"Oh, really?" asked Lady Genevieve in awe. "I know Ren is very clever, but I didn't know he is a genius."

"Perhaps Lady Genevieve didn't realize this, but over the past year, Young Master has learned two new languages ​​and is now fluent in Spanish and French."

Lady Genevieve pursed her lips. "Gosh... I didn't know it. Renald really takes after his father's intelligence. His father is also a genius. Unfortunately he..."

She went silent.

Unfortunately, the young genius did not live long and could not watch his son take after his intelligence.

"If Madame agrees, I will begin to help with the preparations," said Mr. Brown respectfully.

"I agree. I just want what's best for Renald," said Lady Genevieve.

Mr. Brown helped Ren prepare for the admissions and entrance examinations to the best university. He took the major in Astrophysics that really interested him. And at the age of 12, Ren was accepted as a student at a top university in England.

"Mother, why can Ren go to university and I can't??" Amelia whined the day Ren left for England to live in a dorm.

"Sshh .. Ren is very clever. He can go to college early and learn amazing things about this world. If you want to go to college like Ren, you have to study hard, Amelia ..." Lady Genevieve tried to coax her daughter.

Amelia burst into tears. She hugged Ren so tightly. She didn't want to let the boy go.

"Ren .. I'll be smart too. I will follow you wherever you go ..." said Amelia, sobbing.

Little Ren frowned at Amelia's attitude. After two years together and he always ignored the girl, it turned out that Amelia still hadn't given up. He didn't understand what made Amelia like him since they first met.

After he moved to England and attended university, he only returned home to the Genevieve's twice a year, during the summer holidays and the Christmas holidays. Sometimes it was Lord or Lady Genevieve who came to visit him to England.

When Ren received his Ph.D. and became a professor at his university, he was only 20 years old. Amelia fulfilled her words to go to the same school as Ren. When she was 17 years old, she moved to England and studied at the university where Ren was teaching.

"I hope you won't get bored seeing me ..." said Amelia with a big smile as she appeared in Ren's office at the university.

Ren was still cold to her, but Amelia was used to it and wasn't bothered at all. She sat gracefully in the chair in front of Ren and placed a box on his desk.

"I brought you a variety of your favorite Moravian sweets. Mother prepared them all."

Amelia's voice was cheerful and pleasant. Her personality was warm, her face was beautiful, and she was crazy about Ren.

The young man didn't understand why he couldn't reciprocate Amelia's feelings for him. Even though this girl did everything for his sake.

"Thank you," said Ren in a flat voice. "I have a lot of work to do. Please leave me."

"Ah, sorry if I bothered you," Amelia said apologetically. "But I'm still new to the neighborhood. Would you like to show me around? I mean, later after you're not busy ... "

Ren looked at the box filled with his favorite sweets on his desk and then nodded." I have time tomorrow afternoon. "

"Wow ... I am so happy. I'll call you and remind you of our date tomorrow."

Amelia rose to her feet with a very happy face. She hugged Ren briefly and then let go.

"I'm glad to see you here. Like I said, I'll come with you wherever you go ..."

She smiled broadly and then walked out of Ren's room.

The next day, the two of them took a walk around the university. Ren showed around the places that Amelia should know. So many girls looked at Amelia enviously because Ren was the most famous professor on the campus.

This handsome professor never spent time with any woman. However, that afternoon he took a leisurely stroll with the new student. Amelia immediately became the target of hatred by the students at her new school.

Fortunately, she was not a weak girl from the lower class who could be bullied easily. When people found out that she came from an aristocratic family from Moravia, they were forced to endure their own annoyance.. Nobody could do anything when they saw their idol professor was 'taken away' by this new student.