Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 1041

"What's going on?" Rose pouted, disinterested.

Just then, a group of people came in to pick up their packages, and Amelia had to get back to work. Rose followed her to help, leaving no time for them to continue chatting.

By the time midnight arrived, Amelia finished cleaning up the shop and locked the door before heading home.

When she arrived, Eli was already asleep. She found a small lamp left in the living room. The soft yellow light was faint, but to Amelia, it was warm and comforting.

She gently pushed open Eli's door and turned on the bedside lamp. Eli was sprawled out across the bed, with the blanket on the floor. Amelia picked it up and carefully tucked him in.

As she looked at her son's peaceful sleeping face, her thoughts drifted back to the night 12 years ago…

That night, she was assigned by her boss to accompany clients at a nightclub. With her experience, she took a hangover pill beforehand, then left the private room after a few rounds of drinks after finding an excuse to step outside for some air. She just wanted to avoid being forced to stay.

She ran into Gideon, who was meeting clients in the room next door. He was clearly drunk as he was supported by two women as they exited. Behind them were clients who seemed eager to please him, telling the women to take care of him.

She saw that Gideon was resisting, trying to push the women away, but they wouldn't relent. They clung to him as they tried to take him to a hotel room.

Amelia remembered how Gideon had helped her on several occasions, and she felt compelled to help him in return. She stepped forward to block their way. "I'm his friend. I came to take him home."

The two women weren't happy about letting him go. "Who are you? Why should we hand him over to you?"

Seeing that they weren't willing to let go, Amelia figured she had no choice but to take him by force.

Suddenly, she felt a sharp cramp in her stomach. The intense pain pulled her back to reality. She held her stomach and crouched down on the floor, the pain making her vision go black. The sharp cramping subsided after a while, and she slowly stood up.

She often skipped meals to make it to work on time all these years. It had pushed her body to the limit, which resulted in gastric issues.

Amelia leaned on the table for support and noticed a handwritten apology letter on it. The words were simple and straight to the point, but seeing it made her eyes well up with tears.

Gideon's sudden appearance had made her realize something. Maybe she shouldn't force her child to do things he didn't like. But more than that, she feared that Gideon might try to take Eli away from her once he found the truth.

Given her current situation, she would have no chance of winning a custody battle against him.