Chapter 86 Shadows in the Elevator
The noise immediately jolted Amelia back to her senses.
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She hurriedly pulled Dylan’s wheelchair back a little. Crouching down, she placed a hand on his leg and asked. “Mr. Hale, did I hurt you?”
She looked up to check his expression, only to meet his indiscernible gaze.
Resting his hands on the armrests, he glanced at her briefly before looking away.
Amelia’s heart skipped a beat. She didn’t know what she’d done wrong.
She wanted to apologize, but Dylan had already opened the door and wheeled himself out.
Amelia stood frozen for several seconds, only then realizing she hadn’t misheard–Milly was pregnant. If she hadn’t lost her memory, she would probably have burst into tears right then and there.
Taking a deep breath, she strode after Dylan Hale.
But she had no idea which elevator he’d taken. Standing outside, lost in thought, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.
“Amelia?”
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It was Nolan. He’d just finished a call, and as soon as he saw her, he instinctively hid his phone behind his
back.
Ignoring him, Amelia pressed the button for the elevator.
This time, Nolan wasn’t as annoying as before. Instead, he approached her slowly.
“Did you come looking for me?”
For the first time, as he gazed at her back, he felt a sudden reluctance to let her go.
But Milly was pregnant now–he couldn’t just abandon her. He tried to place a hand on Amelia’s back, but stopped himself.
The elevator hadn’t arrived yet, and Amelia couldn’t leave at this moment.
After a long pause, Nolan took a deep breath.
“No matter how you try to win me back, there’s no future for us. When you become Uncle Felix’s wife remember to listen to him.”
His voice faltered for a moment, as if something had suddenly gripped his throat.
If Amelia had turned around just then, she would have seen the hint of reluctance in his eyes. But to her, Nolan was nothing but a jerk. Even if she saw it, so what?
Amelia found his words absurd, Just as she turned around and was about to retort, the elevator doors opened–and Dylan was still inside.
A sudden pang of guilt hit her, and she quickly straightened.
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Not expecting to see his uncle here, Nolan dropped his gaze and greeted, “Uncle Dylan.”
Dylan pressed the elevator buttons, his tone flat. “Aren’t you coming in?”
No one knew whether he was speaking to Nolan or Amelia, but Nolan definitely wasn’t going in. He even took a step back, only to see Amelia already stepping inside.
Shock flashed across Nolan’s face. He’d assumed Dylan had only let Amelia off the hook because of him. He couldn’t believe Amelia actually dared to be alone with Dylan… Wasn’t she afraid of what might happen?
He hurried forward, his voice tinged with urgency.
“Amelia, you…”
He hadn’t spoken like that to her in ages. Over the years, he’d grown distant, cold. But back when they were close, he used to call her name in just that soft, familiar tone.
The moment it slipped out, even he was caught off guard.
But the elevator doors had already closed.
Nolan frantically pressed the down button, but the elevator was already descending.
Panic gripped him. He rushed to another elevator, desperate to catch up. He was genuinely afraid Dylan might do something to Amelia.
Meanwhile, inside the descending elevator, Amelia sensed that Dylan was in a foul mood. She was just about to speak when the elevator suddenly came to a violent halt.
Remembering Dylan’s legs, she instinctively grabbed his wheelchair.
“Mr. Hale!”
The lights flickered, then plunged them into darkness.
She quickly pulled out her phone and turned on the flashlight to check on Dylan. He hung his head, his expression unreadable.
“Mr. Hale, are you alright?”
She touched his knee, gazing at him with concern. It was even harder to read his expression in the dim glow of her phone.
Suddenly, he reached out and gripped her chin.
Amelia was startled, his presence so overwhelming that she forgot to react. For a split second, she felt as if a blackhole had opened behind Dylan, threatening to suck her in.
She opened her mouth, only to feel his grip tighten. She winced in pain, but the pressure quickly eased.
If not for the lingering ache in her jaw, she would have thought she’d imagined the whole thing.
When she looked at Dylan again, the sharp edge in his demeanor had vanished, replaced by a calm gentleness.
Amelia rubbed her chin and asked again, just to be sure.
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“Mr. Hale?”
“I’m fine.”
His voice was a little hoarse, as if he was struggling to hold something back.
Relieved, she steadied his wheelchair with one hand.
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