Owen copied his moves,getting up to help Amelia catch her breath. "Bella,put the drink down. We gotta head back."

"Amelia!" A cold shout suddenlycut through the air.

Amelia froze.

She knew that voice. It was Chris.

Before she could even turn around, Chris stormed over, grabbed Shawn by the collar, and threw him to the ground.

Shawn,totally caught off guard, crashed into a dining chair with a loud bang.

Everyone else was stunned, and Amelia's angerflared up.

"What the hell are you doing?" She glared at Chris and rushed to help Shawn.

"Who is he to you? You ignored my calls to have dinner with him. I called you over ten times!" Chris's voice was full of rage, his eyes burning with intensity.

"Calm down. This is a public place, not your home." Amelia noticed his bad mood and softened her tone, trying to calm him down.

But just then, Shawn coughed, clutching his chest. Amelia instinctively looked at him and asked quietly, "Are you okay? I'll take you to the hospital later."

Shawn shook his head without speaking, but a slight smirk appeared on

his lips as he looked down.

Chris noticed this detail.

He couldn't hold back.

"Shawn, you're asking for it!" He stepped forward, gripping Shawn's shoulder tightly. "You better stay away from her!"

"She's not your possession. She's a person, a free person." Shawn's voice grew serious. "Chris, do you even know her? Do you care about her? Have you ever truly respected her?"

Chris's anger intensified.

What did these questions mean?

"And you do?" He sneered, a murderous glint in his eyes. "You should know that being close to her puts you and your family in danger."

Shawn spread his hands. "I'm not afraid. You're just that kind of person,acting recklessly and choking others at will. Isn't that just impotent rage?"

His words deeply provoked Chris.

Amelia was also shocked,"Stop it!"

Everyone around them stared in astonishment, shocked by the scene.

Amelia didn't want to become the subject of gossip, nor did she want to drag Shawn into this. "Take Owen and go. I'll follow soon."

Shawn raised an eyebrow and smiled, obediently taking Owen's hand and heading out.

"Stop!" Chris sneered. "This is my last warning. Stay away from her!"

His anger was at its peak.

But Shawn wasn't one to back down.

"I won't." He smirked again. "Others might fear you, but I don't."

"Nice." Chris's eyes were filled with murderous intent, his presence overwhelming, as if he would devour Shawn the next second.

"You're a bad man!" At that moment, Owen, furious with his father,kicked him to avenge Shawn.

"Get out of the way!" Chris, enraged, pushed Owen aside. Owen tripped over a chair leg and fell, cutting his hand on a broken plate, blood gushing out instantly.

Amelia's face turned pale. "Owen, are you okay?"

Seeing his bloody hand, Amelia's heart ached. She stood up and slapped Chris acoss the face. "Are you satisfied now? You lunatic!"

"Let's go. There's a hospital nearby." Shawn quickly picked up Owen and ran out.

Amelia followed quickly, and they soon vanished from Chris's sight.

He stood there, staring after them, his heart tightening.

Was he really this pathetic?

He was so obsessed with that woman that he couldn't even tell if she was Amelia or Bella anymore.

But why was she so worried about that kid?

He had seen it clearly. When Owen got hurt, Amelia's face turned pale.like her world had just crumbled.

In all this time, no matter what happened, she had never been so worried.

And they seemed really close.

Chris suddenly calmed down.

He thought back to various strange occurrences from the past and felt something was off.

He immediately called his assistant.

"Find out who that kid with Amelia is."

At the hospital, the doctor quickly checked Owen and started stitching him up. Owen was surprisingly calm and not scared at all.

"Owen, I'm so sorry. I didn't manage to protect you." Amelia was heartbroken, her eyes welling up.

Owen hugged her arm, looking seriously into her eyes. "Mom, it's not your fault. It's Dad's. How could he do that? He abandoned you, mistreated you,and now he's mistreating Mr. Jones and everyone around me. I hate him."

Amelia felt helpless.

She had never talked to Owen about Chris's character, but at his age, Owen had already learned to read people.

In just a few encounters with Chris, he had seen through him.Who knew what the future would hold...

No,they wouldn't have a future together.

Chris was engaged and would soon have his own family and kids.

Owen and Olivia could never be known to him.

"What's your next step?" Shawn asked. "How's Olivia doing? Is she feeling any better?"

Amelia's face stiffened slightly, remembering her video call with Olivia the night before.

Olivia had said she missed Amelia and Owen and didn't want to continue treatment. She just wanted to be with her family, even if it meant she wouldn't live long.

Amelia's heart had shattered.

She had never felt guilty about her kids, but in that moment, she felt like the worst mother in the world.

"I will find a way to save Olivia." Amelia gritted her teeth. "I've been actively taking care of my health lately. Next time, I must get pregnant successfully, and then I'll leave him."

That afternoon, Lucius's assistant, Sable, suddenly called.

"Amelia, Owen's biological information was collected again. Damn it, who is this twisted person? Have they figured something out? Why won't they leave you alone? I'm so fed up." Sable's voice was filled with frustration.

Amelia stood up abruptly. "What?"

Her face turned pale, and a thought popped into her head. It was Chris.

He was suspicious of Owen's identity.

Amelia panicked. If he found out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

She immediately called Lucius and explained everything.

Lucius remained calm, telling her to stay calm and that he would handle it.

Only then did Amelia's heart settle.

But she didn't know that they all had been played by Chris.