FLASH MARRIAGE; CHARMED BY THE RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRE CEO-Chapter 240: The Recorded Confession

"Amy, I said I was sorry for opening up to my aunt. She's my second mother and I needed someone to talk to."

"..."

"Please, talk to me. You can't remain silent forever. It's just the two of us here."

"..."

"Do you want to go somewhere else? You don't have to follow me home if you don't feel like it."

Amelia blinked severally to push back her tears but didn't say anything.

"Do you want me to take you to your father?"

"..."

"Your friend's house?"

"..."

Feeling like he was about to explode from frustration and depression, Blaze slowly veered off the four-lane road, taking Amelia by surprise. He pulled over by the side of the road but left the engine running.

This chapter is updat𝓮d by freēnovelkiss.com.

Taking off his seatbelt, while Amelia watched with a hint of fear in her eyes, he turned to face her, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Please, talk to me," Blaze said in a slightly raised voice, taking her interlocked cold and trembling hands in his. "Your silence is driving me crazy. I can't...I can't take it anymore. Just say something. Shout at me if you want to. Curse me. Hit me. Throw all shades of dirt at me but don't remain silent. It's killing me."

Amelia watched quietly as tears slowly slid down his reddened face. She was tempted to raise her hands and wipe it away. But for some reason she couldn't explain she remained frozen just staring at him, her heart pounding fast.

Taking in a deep breath to calm himself, Blaze lifted his hand to stroke her flushed cheek.

"I'm sorry for raising my voice at you."

A teardrop fell from Amelia's eye, hitting Blaze's thumb. But he quickly wiped it away, still holding her hypnotic gaze.

"Please tell me what you want and I'll do it right now."

"Take me home," Amelia whispered.

"The villa?" Blaze asked calmly.

Amelia shook her head. "The mansion. I want to sleep in Mom's room."

"Okay. Thank you." Blaze raised her cold hand to his lips and planted a warm kiss on it, an action that sent a warn tingling through Amelia's fingers.

Buckling back his seat belt, Blaze pulled back the gear level and stepped on the gas pedal heading straight for the mansion.

When they arrived at the mansion, Amelia slowly made her way up the stairs and into Maria's bedroom.

Immediately she stepped foot into the dimly lit room, the lingering scent of Maria's fruity perfume greeted her nostrils. The comforting warmth in the air enveloped her in a soothing embrace, relaxing her nerves and calming her broken spirit. Her glimmering eyes drank the tranquility in the room as she slowly made her way to the plush and inviting bed.

Without taking her shoes off, Amelia climbed on the bed and pulled a pillow to her chest cuddling it, as weariness took over.

After asking the chef to prepare Amelia's best meal, Blaze stopped by his mother's bedroom to check on his wife.

When he knocked lightly on the door without a response he quietly pushed it open, making a minimal creaking sound.

The sight of Amelia coiled up on the bed, sound asleep while still fully dressed in her outing attire made him sigh. He quietly made his way into the room and towards the bedside.

Going down on his knees, he carefully removed her shoes without waking her up.

Next, he disappeared into the bathroom to fix her a warm bath before appearing with his sleeves folded up. He was about to wake Amelia up when his eyes caught sight of a small fancy camera on the nightstand. He observed a folded note under the camera and reached out for it. He unfolded the note and read.

"From mom to Blaze and Amelia. I have a confession to make. Please, you both should forgive me after listening to my confession on the camera."

"Confession!" Blaze echoed the word out, unaware that Amelia was now awake and listening to him.

Turning on the camera with a trembling finger, he accessed the playback function through the recorder's interface and selected the last video recorded.

The sight of his mom's face staring directly at him through the recorded paused video made Blaze's heart skip a bit. His hands hovered on the play button indecisively for a few seconds, so many scary thoughts crippling his soul.

"What are you waiting for?"

Blaze flinched, snapping his head backwards to look at Amelia who was now sitting up on the bed. He was shocked to see her wide awake.

"I...I thought you were sleeping."

"I was until your voice woke me up." Amelia's gaze shifted to the camera recorder he was holding. "Let's hear what is inside."

"I don't know if this is a good idea. How about I listen to it first before sharing it with you just in case it's unpalatable." Blaze explained patiently.

"Didn't the note say it was meant for the both of us?" Amelia asked climbing out of bed and picking the note up from where Blaze left it

"Yes, it does." Blaze nodded.

"Then I want to hear it." Amelia patted her hand on the bed, signalling Blaze to sit beside her.

"Okay, if you insist." Blaze slowly sat beside her, placing the camera recorder in her hand.

They both held each other's gaze silently as if giving one another strength for what they were about to hear and see.

"Are you ready?" Blaze's forefinger hovers over the play button.

"Yes." Amelia's voice was barely above a whisper as her heart kept pounding in her ears.

Blaze pressed play and Maria's voice instantly enveloped the stillness in the room.

"Mom!" Amelia gasped interlocking her right hand with Blaze's left for strength as she watched Maria writhe in pain while making her confession.

[Blaze, you are not just a son to me. But you are my husband, my brother, my best friend, my support system, my peace and my joy.

I know my desire for you to get settled may have pushed you into a temporal and uncommitted relationship. But I'm glad it did because I have never seen two people so perfect for each other.

You made me the happiest woman alive the day you introduced me to the most amazing and beautiful young woman on earth as your wife.

I couldn't have asked for anything more special, more priceless, more adorable or more invaluable than you my daughter, Amelia.

I consider myself blessed and fortunate to have the two of you in my life as my children. And I don't think I will survive it, if you too ever split ways, especially because of what I did.

Like every mother, I'm not perfect. My quest to expand our family and see my grandchildren before I die pushed me into inferring in your relationship.

I discovered that you two didn't want to have children and so I stopped that from happening. I knew Amelia was taking contraceptives so I switched it with vitamins hoping for the best...]

"What!"

Amelia gasped, her widened reddened tears filled eyes almost popping out of its socket as realization slowly dawned on her.

It was hard enough watching her mother-in-law groan in so much pain. But listening to her say she was behind the unexplained pregnancy felt like a blow to the chest, knocking her breath away.

Blaze quickly paused the video as Amelia started hyperventilating while holding her chest.

"Amy, breathe..." He helped her stand up to allow the free flow of air into her lungs while moving her away from the video recorder.

"Take it slowly, breathe, in and out."

Amelia followed Blaze's direction, breathing slowly until the tightness in her chest loosened.

"Mom knew...."

"I'm so sorry." Blaze pulled Amelia into his arms, as she wept out her heart, the dilemma behind her pregnancy finally solved.