Part
8 Toby’s Game
Amy entered the house after calmed down. Toby approached
her with his cute look.
“Ice cream girl, I have something for you.”
His tone was somewhat suspicious. Amy gave him a scowl.
“Toby, I am not an ice girl. Please call me, sister or
Amy.”
This spoiled boy should be given a lesson! She thought.
Toby saw her scornfully. Amy heaved a sigh. Those Chen
brothers are weird in their way of interaction with others. She dislikes how
Ethan Chen winked at her secretly when they were eating in the dining room, despises
Theo for his arrogance and disrespectful, and this little Chen who show his
naughty behavior.
Toby stretched out his hand, made Amy shot a confused
look. He pointed his hand using his eyes.
Without suspicion, she reached out his hand. Toby held
her hand as he grinned. Something electrified Amy’s hand and spontaneously she
pulled out her hand while she screeched.
A miniature of a spider fell on the floor. Amy’s eyes
widened in shock.
“Amy dear, what’s happening?” Joanna run in a rush towards
the side of house near to garden.
Almost all people in the family room followed her.
Amy inhale and exhale deeply. She smiled apologetic
before spoke. ”I am really sorry, Aunt Anna. I am just too overreacted.”
Joanna seemed ignoring her words. Instead, she checked
her to find any sign of injures or pains. Amy felt helpless. Maggie looked
displeased while Lie Jie and Li Qiang exchanged their glances. Kate shot an
envious look and a constant turmoil enraged her heart.
Toby had secretly taken his fake spider before someone
noticed him. “Toby, what’s happening?” Joanna asked him after assured Amy’s
condition.
He shrugged off his shoulders and went out.
Amy stunned for seconds. This boy is not ashamed at all.
She could not believe her encountering three men of Chen family with their
weird behaviors.
Soon,
Amy realized that Toby has been blackmailed her with his quiet and indifferent
attitudes. He often shows annoyed look whatever she spoke or acted. She tried
to suppress her anger and stand still. Ethan observed this whole situation with
his mockery written all over his face while Theo had just managed to stay for
ten minutes then excused himself to check on pile documents in the study room.
Amy’s cellphone rang. With an apologetic expression, she
swung her steps to the living room.
“Oh, thanks dear. You call me in the right time. I almost
suffocated there.”
A small chuckle was appeared in the other line. “Seriously?
I thought it is too late to stay there. What’s going on?”
“Well, Chen brothers really drove me crazy. If it is not
because of aunty Anna, I would like to punch their faces, especially the oldest
one.”
Carrie let out loud laugh. Amy twitched her eyebrows.
“You’re laughing? I am suffering here. I hope this meeting
would come to the end.” Amy pouted.
This made her looking cute. Ethan stared at her intently.
He followed her steps after few seconds she left the family room and found her
standing near the front door with an irritated look in her face.
This woman is a mysterious for sure! He thought.
She is indecent and a real temper, but her innocent eyes
and pure smile betrayed her words. Her gentleness and soft tone towards the
person in the line of phone proved her real emotions.
“This marriage is absolutely a joke. I should find out
the way to escape from it. You know I can’t get married with anyone or else I will
experience the same as like the past.” Amy said with serious tone. A deep
sadness flashed.
Ethan leaned against the wall next to the door. Suddenly
his face became serious with a hint of astonishment.
“Amy, are you afraid to fall in love again?” Carrie
whispered in a concern voice.
A drop of tears fell on Amy’s cheek. With an obvious
sorrow in her trembling voice, she answered, “Carrie, don’t let me experience
the hell again. I don’t deserve any happiness. I always dream about my baby.”
Carrie breathed a deep long sigh. “Dear Amy, it’s just
hallucination. How many times I tell you that you didn’t lose any baby?”
Amy closed her eyes slightly. Tears poured down her
cheeks. “I always hear the baby’s voice in my dream and it haunts me. Carrie,
this pain is never gone.”
Carrie inhale and exhale the air helplessly. She curses
the two persons whom cause the misery life for Amy.
Amy hung up the phone with her eyes still closed. Her
breathing sounded so desperate.
Ethan stood upright. His amazement switch to feel pity
and curious towards Amy.
Baby? Pain? What the heck were they talking about?
Amy lowered her head. She wiped her tears. Her sobs
slowly stopped.
Ethan just wanted to approach her, a voice interrupted
his action. “Ice cream girl, my mom is looking for you.”
Amy startled a bit. She quickly removed her tears which
were left. She stunned when realized Ethan were standing there with unreadable
expression.
Is he listened the conversation? She wondered.
Without any word, Ethan turned back and left them. Amy
felt uneasiness in her chest. However, she didn’t know what to do since that
man was silent.
This uneasy feeling is still lingering in Amy’s mind when
her family and she left Chen villa. She ignored the fact that Joanna persuaded
her to stay overnight which left Maggie and Kate speechless. Eventually, Joanna
relented but she requested her company in the next couple of days for social
event.
Amy tried hiding her mournful feeling. She even succumbed
to Joanna’s enthusiasm. Besides, she didn’t dare to stay there since Ethan
looked suspicious after caught her words through phone.
“Sister, may I see what the gift given from aunt Anna?” a
soft and self-pampered of Kate snapped her thought.
Amy looked at her questionably for seconds, before handed
over her bag. Kate snatched it enthusiastically. She could not hold back her
envy.
Li Jie didn’t pay attention to their interaction since he
was busy with his phone. There were so many deals with work which he handles
for. Maggie only shot a brief sidelong before she looked at the views outside
window.
Suddenly, Kate screamed out. All people in the car
startled, including the driver who almost slammed the brakes but managed to
balance frictions of engine.
“Sweetheart, what’s wrong?” Maggie asked worriedly as checked
her hastily.
Kate’s face seemed in a terrible terror.
“I.. a.. a…I touched… I think I touched a…a snake.” Kate
stuttered.
Once again, a scream went out from her mouth. She put her
hands on her face.
“What?!! Where? How?” Maggie also freaked out.
“Stop the car.” Ordered Li Jie soon.
“Get out from the car.” He shouted as jumped out from his
seat.
Amy’s mind went blank while Maggie and Kate got out
hurriedly. Li Jie extended his hands and grabbed Amy’s arm to pulled her out. It
was very late so there were few cars passing by.
“Mr. Li…” Their driver approached Li Jie with confusion.
“Find anything to kill snake in the trunk.” Li Jie said
firmly without diverting his stare from inside car. He tried to figure out any
movement from snake.
Maggie and Kate were hugging in terrified feeling. Amy
stood behind her father, peeked around the corners. However, after quite some
time they didn’t see any sign.
“Kate, are you sure there is a snake?” Li Jie questioned
while still searched for.
“Yes, dad. It was inside sister’s bag.”
Kate pointed towards car with her finger. Her answer made
four people felt confused. How could a snake sneak into a bag? Moreover, it was
impossible a snake to came in a car in the city.
Feeling something a bit odd, Amy stepped forward to car.
Li Jie was shocked when she was approaching into car. He grabbed her arm.
“Amy, what are you doing?” He tried to pull out his
daughter, stupefied by her fearless.
“I think it is not a snake, Dad.” Amy answered
calmly. Even she could feel frightened at the beginning, judging from her
sister’s words her fears almost instantly disappeared.
“Do you mean that I lied whole time?” Kate felt
offensive.
Amy took a glimpse at her, then turned her eyes back to
her father.
“Don’t worry, Dad. It should be something look alike a
snake.”
Then, quickly she looked around back seat. She found a
long rubber fake snake lied down in a coil near driver’s seat. When she lifted
this and showed it to them, Maggie and Kate shrilled unconsciously.
“This is fake.” Amy soothed them.
“Throw it immediately.” Kate shouted uncontrollably as
closed her eyes by her hands.
The fake toys looked so real with the color was black and
the length about 30 inches. Li Jie furrowed his eyebrows.
Who is the heck playing this childish trick?
Finally, they continued to move forward. Kate was still
trembling with Maggie was continuously assuring her, while Amy was looking at
outside the window. She presumed this was Toby’s idea since he sat down next to
her when she was talking to Joanna.
Amy smiled bitterly. She did not want this marriage at
the first place. She really hated to fall in love so for five years she behaved
indifferently towards men.
“Amy, I never fall in love with you. In fact, for two years I pretended to be like that. Do you think you deserve a love?” A cold
tone and hateful look came up to her mind.
After that her life turned upside down with endless
pains. Her happiness shattered into pieces. She was like a robot who was
passing through days with automatic program.
Amy flinched her lip and clenched her fist.
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