Gerben tried his best to fix it on the time they agreed.
Stanford stood still, and at last, he agreed with it.
The fact that Amanda was still alive was already the best thing in the world for him. Stanford shouldn’t
make her uncomfortable with the feelings he had for her.
But it seemed like a long month for Stanford. He had been through a year without Amanda, but this
month felt longer than how it usually felt.
Stanford chose to stay in the office till late at night most of the time.
Sometimes, he would even stay in the office for a few days and attend to everything, big or small
matters, by himself.
The shares of Stanford’s company initially dropped when news about him came out, and it worried his
staff. However, it motivated the staff again when Stanford started to spend most of his time in the office.
Everyone thought Stanford did that to rescue the company.
But the fact was Stanford couldn’t fall asleep at night alone.
It was almost the end of the month. Stanford went back to the villa. He hadn’t changed for a few days.
Stanford needed a bath and some clean clothes.
Perhaps it was because Stanford now knew that Amanda was alive. So, he was more willing to face
the room that they had been spending their time in.
Stanford found a piece of paper when he was trying to find his clothes in the wardrobe after the shower.
He reached out his hand and took the piece of paper out of curiosity.
Stanford finally saw what the content of the paper was after opening it. It was an ultrasound report.
The stated date was a year ago, the day when he wanted a divorce.
Stanford focused on the paper and carefully perused every word on the paper.
It was Amanda’s name on the patient’s name column. The result of the ultrasound stated that Amanda
was pregnant for seven weeks.
Stanford was stunned. He couldn’t breathe properly.
Stanford’s hands were shaking and he was choked by words.
Amanda was pregnant?
It was a surprise, but at the same time, he felt uneasy. Would Amanda give birth to the baby after
Stanford hurt her so much?
Stanford felt heartache.
He bent down with a hand holding onto the bedframe.
However, it didn’t ease the pain Stanford felt.
Stanford was in pain, but at the same time, he blamed Amanda. Why didn’t Amanda tell him?
If Stanford knew about the baby, he wouldn’t…
Stanford’s mobile phone was on the side table, and it was buzzing.
Stanford ignored it no matter how long it buzzed as if he didn’t hear it at all. He was drowned in regrets
and pain.
After around an hour, the doorbell rang. Stanford hadn’t got out from the painful emotions.
The doorbell rang again and again.
The phone call was from Atwood, but Stanford didn’t pick up. Atwood went to Stanford’s office, but the
secretary told Atwood that Stanford had gone back to the villa. So, Atwood drove to the villa to look for
Stanford.
Stanford’s car stopped in front of the porch. It meant Stanford was still in the villa.
The doorbell rang a few times.
Atwood started to get worried. He was afraid that Stanford focused on work so much lately, and nobody
noticed if he fainted in the house as his health was clearly affected by the hectic workload.
Atwood rang the doorbell again, but no one opened the door. When he was about the take out his
phone and called a locksmith, the door opened from the inside.
Atwood raised his head, and he saw Stanford. He asked, “Mr. James, are you alright?”
Stanford was pulled back to reality by the endless doorbell. Then, he pulled himself together.
“What are you doing here?”
Stanford sounded hoarse.
Atwood stared at Stanford and said, “Are you feeling alright? You don’t look good.”
Stanford didn’t want to talk to Atwood, “You should leave if there’s nothing urgent.”
Stanford wanted to be alone. He didn’t want to see anyone.
Atwood had already investigated the car accident, and he knew everything about it.
He decided to tell Stanford what he found out after considerations.
“I’ve investigated what you wanted me to look into.”
Suddenly, Stanford turned his head and looked at Atwood.
Atwood pulled himself together and said, “The driver was Boyce.”
Stanford knew about it already.
Stanford knew that Boyce was driving the car, and Amanda and his mother were in it.
It was a dreadful accident. The car fell off the bridge. It was a miracle for anyone to survive from it.
However, only Amanda and Boyce were the survivor of the car accident. The only deceased was
Stanford’s mother, the caregiver.
Matthew even paid him off with an amount of money.
Matthew initial objective was to make it up to the deceased’s family. After all, the caregiver was in the
accident when she was working with their family. Matthew wanted to make it up to the family, so he
gave them a generous amount of money.
Stanford was very young back then. He didn’t know much about the accident. All Stanford knew was
that his mother was dead, and she died in the employer’s car. Stanford thought the reason why the
employer paid them a generous amount of money was to cover up their sin.
Stanford always carried that thought. Furthermore, he met Amanda not long after the car accident.
Amanda walked into the school with an innocent smile on her face under the companion of her parent,
while Stanford lost the most important person in the world for him.
The seed of vengeance started to grow in Stanford’s heart. As time went by, the seed of vengeance
was rooted deep in his heart.
The thought of taking revenge on Amanda got stronger as Stanford grew up. He purposely approached
Amanda, made her fell in love with him and married her. Stanford was taking revenge step by step.
Atwood saw how pale Stanford’s face was. He told Stanford, “You should go to the hospital. You look
sick.”
Stanford’s knee felt weak. He sat on the couch and said coldly, “I’m fine. Tell me what you’ve got.”
Atwood pouted then said, “According to what I learned, the car got into an accident and fell off the
bridge because somebody messed with the car.”
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