Scum Daddy Dreams Of Stealing My Mommy!
Chapter 291 Meeting the Rival in Love Behind His Back

Chapter 291: Chapter 291 Meeting the Rival in Love Behind His Back

Amelia Garcia had initially enjoyed her days away from Christopher Hart, wishing she could stay in Zurich a little longer.

But when she found out she was worth tens of billions, she became restless and uneasy, hating that she couldn’t return to her country immediately.

She condensed five or six days’ worth of work into four, so busy these past few days that she didn’t even have time to video call her children.

Finally, she confirmed her trip back home.

As she left the headquarters office building, she didn’t expect to see a familiar face downstairs.

Kane stood by a Porsche sports car, getting up to greet her as he saw her come out.

Amelia was surprised for just a moment before she relaxed, greeting him with a smile.

"Kane."

The tall and handsome foreign man embraced her in a half-hug naturally, his charming blue eyes still holding a trace of deep affection, "You come back to Zurich and don’t even tell me. Are you afraid I’ll tie you down?"

Amelia felt a bit awkward, explaining, "Of course not, it’s just that I’ve been too busy, and I was afraid you wouldn’t have time."

"There’s always time for a meal, no matter how busy," he finished, then looked at Amelia’s assistant behind her, "Shaw, how about joining us for dinner? My treat."

Shaw smiled ambiguously, glanced at Amelia, her expression teasing, and then waved her hand, "No, I’ll be leaving tomorrow. I’d like to stroll around tonight and do some shopping. You two go ahead."

Kane frowned, his gaze returning to Amelia, "You’re leaving tomorrow?"

"Yes, there’s a lot going on back home."

"Lucky I came at the right time, or I wouldn’t have seen you at all."

Thinking of his kindness towards her, Amelia was straightforward, "Let’s go then. I’ll treat you to dinner tonight. I know you’re wealthy now and don’t care about the cost of a meal, but please give me this chance."

Kane just wanted to see her, and didn’t care who was treating whom, so he opened the car door, inviting her in.

"How did you know I was back in Zurich?" On the way, they chatted, and Amelia casually asked.

"It was Betty. She told me yesterday, but I was in Munich and only got back this afternoon."

Betty?

Amelia was surprised and looked at him sideways, "Betty... I ran into her on the street the other day. She said that between you two..."

"Nothing’s going on between us, and there won’t be in the future either. Our two families have reached an understanding," Kane said, dropping his broken Chinese in favor of fluent and decisive speech.

Amelia nodded absentmindedly, wanting to ask more but feeling it unnecessary, so the subject dropped.

Kane said he had just come back from Munich at noon. Could it have been just to see her?

The thought stayed in her heart, unspoken.

Since they were never meant to be, some things were better left unknown.

Anyway, she would be leaving tomorrow.

Surprisingly, dinner was at a Chinese restaurant.

Amelia was astonished, "Since when have you liked Chinese food?"

Kane took his seat, "After eating Western food every meal these past few days, you must be sick of it. I stumbled upon this Chinese restaurant not long ago, never thought I’d have the chance to bring you here to try it."

Not daring to respond directly, she diverted the focus subtly, "If it’s to your taste, the chef must be good."

Kane had been watching her since sitting down.

Even though they hadn’t seen each other for a long time, he felt the woman had changed a lot. She still had that beautiful, delicate face, but she now seemed more radiant than before.

Was it because she had been nourished by love? Or the joy and comfort that came with reuniting with her daughter?

After much deliberation, Kane couldn’t help but ask, "How are you now? Can you handle the company’s issues? And that man... Have you two made up?"

He asked so many questions all at once that Amelia didn’t know where to start.

Setting down her water glass with a light smile, she said softly, "I’m doing well. Company business is busy, but I can manage it. The new product launch was very successful, though we lost a few designers."

"Is that so? Why? Didn’t you maintain the same benefits as before?"

"We won the lawsuit against Tia, which angered their higher-ups. They poached our talent."

Kane’s expression darkened slightly, looking at her, "Do you want me to step in and help mediate? I know Tia’s main backer, maybe I can..."

"No need," Amelia knew he was acquainted with their competitor’s main backer, but such matters involved profit and principle. It would be degrading to go to them, and might even result in being blackmailed.

Now that Kane had left Venus, there was no need for him to wade into these muddy waters.

And those designers who could be easily poached showed they had no loyalty to Venus. She didn’t want to keep such employees.

"Don’t worry, everything in the company is under my control."

"Okay, but if there’s anything I can help with, just say the word. Venus, after all, was founded by both of us. Even though I’m no longer there, I still care about it and hope it flourishes."

"I understand."

The two ordered food, and soon a waiter who spoke with a Northeastern Chinese accent served them.

Hearing the familiar language in a foreign land took Amelia by surprise, and the restaurant’s food was indeed good; they both enjoyed it.

After a satisfying meal, Amelia insisted on paying the bill, and Kane didn’t argue with her.

Leaving the restaurant, Kane asked, "Are you staying at your old place, or at a hotel?"

"I cleaned up and prepared my old place for sale last night. I have to stay at a hotel tonight."

"You’re selling that apartment?"

"Yes, why?"

Kane looked at her, the luster in his ice-blue eyes shadowed, and after a pause, he said, "It seems you’re not planning on coming back in the future."

"The headquarters are here; how could I not return? I’ll probably become a frequent flyer, coming back every once in a while. But thinking about it, staying at a hotel is more convenient, so there’s no need to keep the house."

The man nodded absently, "Let’s go, I’ll take you back to the hotel."

"Kane, there’s no need, it’s easy to get a taxi here, I can—"

"Tomorrow you’re leaving, and who knows when we’ll see each other next. Won’t you even give me the chance to serve you this once?"

When he put it that way, Amelia couldn’t refuse, especially when looking into those sincere, charming eyes.

Sitting in the passenger seat of the Porsche, she was once again filled with guilt.

What virtue or ability did she have to make such a perfect, outstanding man treat her so well for years?

"While you’re here, you still haven’t said, what’s the situation with him? He’s so determined to have you; when are you two getting remarried?" Kane asked as he drove and glanced back at her.

Amelia didn’t understand why he had to ask this; did he want an answer so he could give up on her?

If that was the case, should she oblige?

"He... he’s been discharged from the hospital and is home recovering. As for how he will progress, that’s still uncertain. But towards me... indeed, there’s nothing to say; he’s given me all his assets. Now, I..."

She chuckled feignedly, jokingly saying, "I guess I could be called a wealthy woman now. If one day I feel tired, I might just sell the company and go home to focus on taking care of the children."

Kane’s face showed surprise as he looked back at her again, pausing for a few seconds before exclaiming, "He gave you all his assets?"

"Uh-huh..." Amelia didn’t elaborate on the details, just lightly said, "I didn’t want to accept it, but he insisted... I never expected him to do such a thing."

"So, you were moved?"

Moved?

No, she wasn’t, she was just terrified—now, she had thoroughly become the criminal of the Hart Family, in their eyes, a bona fide Fox Spirit, and a great swindler.

Seeing her silence, Kane thought she was too embarrassed to admit it, and didn’t press further, but his expression clearly became much lonelier.

Actually, it was quite good.

She could be happy, the children could grow up in a complete family, that was the best possible outcome.

Outside the hotel, Kane got out of the car to open the door for her, and after she got out, he opened his arms wide.

Amelia stared at him, her face turning awkward and uncomfortable.

The man didn’t give her a chance to refuse, stepped forward, and hugged her tightly, for a long time, reluctance to let go.

In the end, it was Amelia who pushed him away and stepped back, "You’d better go back now, goodbye."

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The next day, before boarding the plane, Amelia received a WhatsApp message from Snow Fitch, asking how many days until she would return to China.

She hadn’t told anyone about her early return, but since her best friend asked, she casually mentioned she was already at the airport.

Snow immediately called, "Didn’t you say you were going for a week? Why are you coming back early? Can’t you stop worrying about the kids? Or is it... ’someone’ can’t stop bothering you?"

"Ah..." Amelia sighed, gloomily speaking, "I’ve been overworking these past few days, so busy I’ve hardly had time to chat with you—I’ve been screwed over by Christopher Hart; now I have to rush back to deal with the mess."

Snow sniffed a juicy story, and her interest was immediately piqued, "What do you mean? He’s practically worshipping you now, how could he dare to screw you over?"

Heh...

Amelia forced a laugh, and told her about the "entrapment" by Christopher Hart.

Snow was shocked!

"This... that’s impossible, right? Which man has the guts! To voluntarily and unconditionally hand over all his fortune to his ex-wife? Isn’t he afraid you’ll heartlessly leave him behind, leaving him with nothing? Completely destitute?"

Especially now that he’s both blind and paralyzed, who knows how much the treatment will cost, yet he dares to do this!

"It’s unexpected, Christopher Hart, a domineering CEO, turns out to be such a hopeless romantic!"

Shaw signaled the start of boarding, and Amelia stood up, quickly saying, "I have to board now, let’s talk when I’m back in the country."

"Do you want me to pick you up?"

"Do you want to pick me up, or do you want to continue gossiping?"

"Both!"

"..." The two were close friends, not mincing words, Amelia rolled her eyes, thinking of the birthday gift she bought for her, and so she said, "Then come pick me up, I’ll send you the flight info in a bit."

"Alright~ I know you want to give ’someone’ a surprise, I’ll keep it a secret for you."

Amelia scoffed in her heart—a surprise for ’someone’? She definitely didn’t have such intentions.

The reason she didn’t tell Christopher was that she was afraid he would tell the kids, and they would stay up late waiting for her to return.

After boarding the plane and settling in, she put on her eye mask, ready to sleep.

Shaw beside her was watching a show on her phone, young and energetic. Amelia, who had been so busy and tired these days, severely lacked sleep; this long journey was a perfect opportunity to catch up on rest.

After sleeping for who knows how long, she was abruptly awakened from a dream.

Shaw saw her sit up, remove her eye mask, and came closer to whisper, "Sis, the plane hit some turbulence, it’s shaking pretty badly."

"Uh, it’s okay, it will pass after a while," she reassured gently.

Shaw nodded, her heart no longer focused on the show, but she couldn’t help feeling nervous.

Amelia appeared calm, but facing the sudden ups and downs and left and right jerks, her body instinctively tensed up.