Amelia had initially thought the lady who claimed to be pregnant just sounded young. To her surprise, she really was very young. In fact, she was an underage girl.
Amelia was thoroughly ashamed of Oscar. How could he do this to underage girls?
However, Amelia also knew that this was no ordinary girl. Even though she looked to be only fifteen or sixteen, she was also a member of the popular group, “Sweet Girl”. As for her name, Amelia had no clue.
The girl looked so young and innocent and yet was dressed sexily. She checked Amelia out from head to toe. “You don’t look too bad. Just a little old.”
Amelia chuckled. She was only thirty, but in front of this fifteen-year-old girl, she did seem old.
After sitting down and ordering a latte, she asked, “All right, pretty lady. If you’re here to talk terms with me, shouldn’t you at least tell me your name first?”
“Keira Shaw,” the young lady replied with her arms folded.
Amelia leaned back on her chair and unceremoniously shifted her gaze to Keira’s stomach. “Go on then. When did you get together with Oscar, and how far along are you?”
Keira’s face darkened a little. “No wonder Oscar called you a vulgar person who only wanted money. Need you be so direct and crude?” she hummed disdainfully.
Amelia picked at her manicured nails and smiled. “Ms. Shaw, I was referring to the normal relationship between a man and a woman. How is that crude? Oh, I forgot. You’re only fifteen years old, aren’t you? That puts you in high school. With that soft and innocent face of yours, you can probably get away with anything. And no matter how you dress, you’ll still give off that air of purity and innocence. I feel so old in comparison.”
“Amelia Winters, I did not ask you out to talk about coffee. Since I’m now with Oscar’s child, don’t you think you should back out of this relationship?” Keira spat.
Amelia looked bemused. “What? Have you changed your mind? Are you saying you want to keep the child and become Mrs. Clinton?”
Keria snarled at her, “Well, initially, I only wanted to see what Oscar’s wife looked like, and hopefully get some money out of it. Unfortunately, other than that pretty face, everything else about you is ugly. I can’t possibly let someone like you stay with Oscar.”
“Well said! I’m with you on that.” Amelia clapped in agreement.
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