Too Much to Bear My Love

Chapter 227 Back To The House

One of the bodyguards removed his coat and handed it over to the startled Stephanie. She immediately

put it on and continued shivering in fear. No longer was she the arrogant heiress of the Clintons she had

always been.

Oscar marched over and glared at her in the eyes. He instructed in a callous tone, “Get up.”

She raised her head and catapulted in Oscar’s direction the moment she saw him. Seconds after she

reached him, she wrapped her arms around him and gasped out her reply, “Oscar, where have you

been? I was afraid they would take me out for real! You should’ve rushed here to take them out sooner!”

It was then Stephanie found out she couldn’t live without her family’s support. Apart from her family

members, no one would tolerate her and her arrogant attitude. None of them would listen to her, let alone

do her a favor when she wasn’t affiliated with the Clintons. Throughout her life, she had spent most of

her time splurging instead of generating a stable source of income. In fact, she thought working was

merely a waste of her time. Unfortunately, when she was away from home, she found out she couldn’t

even make a living to sustain her lifestyle.

Over the past few weeks, she approached her friends for their aids. However, when they found out she

was no longer affiliated with the Clintons, they turned her down without a second thought. It was the

same when she approached Cassie. Cassie transferred a hundred thousand to Amelia and told Amelia

to try harder if she wished to return to her family members.

When she made a trip back to the Clinton residence, the guards pretended as if they weren’t aware of

her identity. In spite of the harsh remarks she made, they stopped her from making her way into the

residence. She tried camping near the residence in an attempt to approach her parents. However, the

guards would chase her away without showing her any mercy.

As someone who had been living a carefree life ever since the day she was born, the past few weeks

were the darkest period of her life. It was then she figured out she was but a nobody if she wasn’t a

member of the Clintons. To be precise, she was inferior to those from a low-income family.

Oscar pushed Stephanie away with all his might and bellowed, “Suck up your tears! Otherwise, I’ll leave

at once!”

Stephanie gaped at her brother’s warning and went dead silent as instructed after a short while. Afraid of

getting on his nerves, she dared not try anything silly.

He deadpanned his questions, “Have they done anything silly?”

Shaking her head, she answered his query with her lips pursed, “N-No… It’s thanks to the bodyguards

who have rushed over in the nick of time! Otherwise, they might have long gotten their hands on me!

Oscar, I’m your only sister! You need to avenge me!”

Oscar’s disappointment was written all over his scrunched-up face. He couldn’t believe she wouldn’t stop

seeking revenge even when she was in such a pathetic state.

He asked in return, “Since you’re the mastermind who has tried to bring upon my wife and son’s demise,

am I supposed to avenge them as well?”

Stephanie was rendered speechless by her brother’s question.

Meanwhile, Olivia, who was in the car, couldn’t take it anymore. She handed over Tony to Amelia and

said, “Amelia, stay here with Tony! We’ll head over and check on Stephanie!”

Judging by Amelia’s deadpan look, Olivia knew her daughter-in-law was upset. Nevertheless, Olivia

couldn’t afford to leave her only daughter alone.

Owen and Olivia immediately alighted from the car. Olivia was about to rush over to Stephanie’s side, but

Owen stopped her and told her to stay level-headed in times of emergencies.

“Olivia, you need to calm down since Oscar is there to keep Stephanie safe. Also, you need to mind your

words and actions whenever you’re around Amelia. I’m afraid she’s going to overthink things again if you

don’t mind yourself. There’s no way she can get over the things Stephanie has done over the night.”

Olivia let out a long sigh of despair with her brows furrowed. In the end, she took note of Owen’s

instructions and walked over instead of rushing over.

As much as she was worried about Stephanie, she knew she had to take Amelia’s feelings into

consideration.

“Stephanie.” Olivia’s presence brought the awkward confrontation between Oscar and Stephanie to a

halt.

Stephanie started weeping the moment she saw her mother. She rushed over to her mother’s side and

wailed, “Mom!”

Olivia was heartbroken as her daughter in her arms had a disheveled appearance with her clothes torn

into pieces.

She asked anxiously, “What happened? Have they tried anything silly?”

As Stephanie wouldn’t stop wailing, Olivia got increasingly anxious.

Unable to get Stephanie to tell her the truth, Olivia looked at Oscar and asked, “What’s wrong with your

sister? Has anyone tried to pick on her?”

Oscar shook his head and answered, “She hasn’t mentioned anything of that sort.”

“What do you mean? If others haven’t picked on her, why won’t she stop wailing? Where are those

jerks?”

“They have already fled the scene.”

Unable to suppress her wrath anymore, she shot daggers at her son and reprimanded him, “Have you

seriously allowed them to run away? We’re talking about your sister instead of some outsider! She

shouldn’t have to go through any of these in the first place!”

Owen thought Olivia had gotten overly worked up. He urged in a hushed voice, “Calm down, Olivia. We

need to figure out the reason the entire incident has occurred in the first place.”

Olivia took a deep breath to calm herself, but she was against the idea of letting those at fault off the

hook.

Oscar stared at Stephanie with an indifferent look and announced in a callous tone, “Mom, I won’t poke

my nose into her business anymore. I have made my way here merely because I don’t want you and

Dad to be upset. Amelia has been pretty magnanimous. I hope you can return the favor and make a wise

decision.”

Olivia was startled by her son’s reply. Similarly, the wailing Stephanie turned around and glared at her

brother in the eyes.

She yelled at him without holding back, “Oscar, they almost took advantage of me! I have learned my

lesson after spending such a long time away from home! Can you stop picking on me when Amelia isn’t

even hurt? Why am I being reprimanded when they’re just fine?”

Oscar glanced at her with an indifferent look in silence as he had no intention to engage in another

conversation with her.

He announced, “Dad, Mom, I’ll take my leave and allow you guys to decide if she’s allowed to make her

way home with us.”

Oscar marched in the direction of the car without a second thought as soon as he finished his sentence.

Olivia was about to stop him but changed her mind at the last minute.

She glared at her daughter in the eyes and reprimanded her foolish daughter, “Aren’t you aware your

brother is still irritated by the thing you have done? Can’t you stop getting on his nerves? Had your

brother not rushed over to your rescue, you would be gone by now!”

Stephanie was startled by the things awaiting her had that been the case. Nevertheless, she refused to

give up just yet. She rebuked, “Mom, it’s the fault of those shameless thugs! If it weren’t because of

them, I wouldn’t have ended up as pathetic as such! I have really learned my lesson and can’t live my life

without you, Dad, and the support of the Clintons! Can you please bring me home with you? I will stop

getting on your nerves in the future!”

The moment Owen caught Olivia staring at him, he denoted, “We’ll just bring her back with us for the

time being.”

Olivia, Owen, and Stephanie headed into another car, whereas Oscar brought Amelia and Tony back

with him using another car.

Oscar took a peek at Amelia through the rearview mirror and asked in a hushed voice, “Are you okay,

Amelia?”

Amelia, who had been keeping Tony entertained, looked at him and repeated after him, “What?”

“If you are against the idea of being anywhere near Stephanie, we’ll make our way back to the

apartment.”

Amelia gave it a thought and answered, “It’s fine. Let’s just make our way back to the Clinton residence. I

don’t want Mom to be upset since she’s not really feeling well.”

Oscar nodded and made their way back to the Clinton residence as suggested.

As soon as Amelia and Stephanie returned, the confrontation occurred in the living room.

Stephanie greeted her sister-in-law with a proud grin before looking at the infant in between her arms. “Is

this Tony?”

As Stephanie marched over, Amelia stayed behind Oscar and said, “Dad, Mom, it has been such a long

day. I’ll head upstairs and call it a day.”

Once she finished her sentence, she made her way past Stephanie and brought herself upstairs.

Similarly, Oscar announced, “Dad, Mom, I’ll be making my way upstairs as well. Good night.”

When Olivia, Owen, and Stephanie were the only ones left in the living room. Stephanie started

complaining, “Dad, Mom, have you seen Amelia’s arrogant look? She doesn’t even consider me her

sister-in-law! Can’t you guys do something about it?”

Olivia rolled her eyes and reprimanded her daughter, “Why don’t you learn to show her some respect

before complaining about her? I’m going to make myself clear for one last time! Your brother and sister-

in-law are the ones in charge of the family in the future. You’d better patch things up with her if you don’t

wish to spend the rest of your life in isolation. Otherwise, you’d better not regret your decision if anything

happens to you in the future. Also, I’m not going to bother if you’re the one at fault this time. Just stop

doing anything rash in the future. I have always thought you’re an independent child, but it turns out

you’re not. That’s it for today. I’ll be heading upstairs and calling it a day as well.”

Staring at Olivia’s departing figure, Stephanie thought she was no longer a member of the family.

In a final attempt to salvage her relationship with her family members, she looked at her father with her

lips pursed and asked, “Dad, are you going to dismiss me as well?”

“Stephanie, have you not learned your lesson? I’ll allow you to take a break for a few days. Once you’re

ready, I’ll get you a job to keep you occupied. As soon as you have something to tend to, I’m sure you’re

going to stop overthinking things.” As soon as Owen made himself clear, he headed upstairs to join his

wife.

As much as Stephanie tried to play to her parents’ emotions, her efforts were to no avail.

She wiped her tears dry and muttered to herself while having her eyes glued to the rooms on the first

floor, “Dad, Mom, Oscar, it seems like Amelia is the only one all of you care about, huh? If that’s the

case, I need to get rid of her as soon as possible! Cassie is right—we need to rely on one another to take

out our common foe! Since I’m back, it’s time for her to leave the family because we’ll never be a family!”