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Chapter 261:

Caught in Amelia’s curious stare, Kellan calmly explained everything that had happened that day. That night, after enduring the humiliation of crawling under Jaxton’s crotch, Kellan had thought the ordeal was over. However, Jaxton had no intention of letting him off the hook and kept pressuring him to drink. When Kellan’s vision blurred and he nearly blacked out, Amelia arrived. She stepped in right away, stopped Jaxton, and quickly found someone to bring Kellan to the hospital.

Although the room had been packed wall-to-wall at that time, nobody had stepped forward for Kellan except for Amelia.

“So that was you p>

Recognition flickered across Amelia’s face as she recalled the incident. Back then, whenever Jaxton went off on another wild streak, Laura insisted Amelia handle the aftermath. She had lost count of how often she had cleaned up his messes.

𝘙ea𝖽 𝘰n 𝖺𝗻y 𝘥𝘦𝘷і𝘤𝘦 o𝗻 ѕ.c𝗈𝗺

The gratitude in Kellan’s voice made Amelia feel a bit awkward, so she brushed it off and replied, “Anyone would have done the same if they saw what happened. Don’t think too much about it p>

With the crowd thinning out, she looked at Wyatt and suggested, “We should get going p>

Unexpectedly, Kellan’s voice reached them again, stopping Amelia in her tracks.

“Mrs. Stewart, wait p>

Both Amelia and Wyatt turned around to face him. Wyatt jumped in before Amelia had a chance to respond. “Is there something else you want p>

Had Kellan not acted in Wyatt’s interest earlier, Wyatt probably wouldn’t have given him the chance to speak. So many words crowded Kellan’s mind—he wished he could tell Amelia how she had never left his thoughts after that night, how his gratitude had quietly grown into something more…

Seeing Wyatt at Amelia’s side, he swallowed those words and managed only one sentence. “I hope you and your husband live happily ever after.” Wyatt’s stern look eased up, softening as he took in Kellan’s words. Amelia smiled at Kellan and answered, “Thank you p>