GUILTY LOVE

CHAPTER 12

Amelia Olsen

I was thankful that she pulled me out of the room because apart of me wanted to tell him the truth. I wanted him to understand why I said what I said.

Pulling me out of the main building we found ourselves in one of the Frosts' gardens. It had similar flowers as my family's back in London.

We just sat in silence and took in some fresh air.
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"Amelia darling, I would like to talk to you alone of course." nodding Addy left "Meet me in the car." she texted and I sent a smiley face.

"You're not just a normal girl are you?"

"Excuse me?" I asked confused as that was a vague question and she smiled as she moved closer. "Follow me." and we suddenly entered a hidden room within the garden. Now I knew where his hidden room idea came from.

Like grandson like grandmother.

"This is for your privacy of course." and my eye brow arched confused "Is this because I slapped Christopher?" her silence sliced the tension clear "If it is. I apologize I just got carried away." she hushed me as she sat down gesturing I follow her while she gave me a picture. It was two women in their younger days. They looked like best friends.

"Who's this?" I asked pointing at the women who resembled my grandmother. "You know her. She has her blood pumping in your veins." and it hit me. Looking up at Maria Frost and looking back down at the old picture. Turning the old picture around was a small but evident M+E "Wait a minute."

"You and my grandmother?" I asked and she nodded "We were best friends until of course we weren't."

"What happen?" I asked as she smiled to herself "That's a story you'll need to ask your grandmother. Don't worry I won't tell her anything about tonight and how you came to our dinner instead of attending her gala." and my eyes widen.

How did she know my identity. Who I was?

"You're her spitting image anyone with eyes would make the connection and considering I've loved and hated that women for more than 40 years no one would slip it in like me."

"Your feelings for my grandson are real I can tell."

"Wait, Is this you telling me to take the money to leave him alone?" I asked genuine and she just burst into tears as she laughed hard. "Pay you off?" I nodded but suddenly felt stupid. "One you're born in a family that is well known for being multi billionaires so how would I have the guts to even try pay you off?"

That made more sense but I didn't understand what she was trying to tell me. "I don't mind if Christopher wants to be with you and not Eleanor."

"But?" I asked dreading to hear the rest "Eloise will mind. She will mind. I know she will and that's why she's marrying you off to the Sinclair family."

"She cares more about connections and networking then her own family and then herself." that last one sounded more personal. Everything Maria mentioned was true.

My marriage to Edward was to please the Sinclair family because my mom was meant to wed Edmond Sinclair and she didn't, causing a rift in the families. I was meant to bring both families back together but I also didn't want to but it was my duty to.

"Your frown tells me you don't want to marry Edward Sinclair." she said as she smiled. Nodding in agreement, it was the first time I had ever really felt like I was slightly losing myself at the thought of marrying a man I didn't love.

"What happens when a man marries into your family?" she asked

"They inherit 50% of everything."

"What's the condition?"