Chapter 34: Hospital Run-Ins
"Harsh," Cherry said. She turned to Amelia and shook her hands, a pitying look on her face. "My condolences. He’s your problem now. I’ll send you a fruit basket as an apology."
Amelia blinked in surprise. Surely staying with Matteo wouldn’t be that terrible? His house seemed clean enough when she stayed over! Besides, realistically, even if Matteo was too lazy to clean his own home, wasn’t he rich enough to hire a cleaner or two?
"Thanks, I think?" Amelia cocked her head. "But I don’t think living with him would be that terrible..."
"You have no idea what you’re in for," Cherry said ominously before she turned back to Matteo and smacked his arm. "Be good to her, you hear me?"
"I don’t need you to tell me that," Matteo grumbled. "I will treat her as well as she treats me. Is that fair enough for you?"
"Yes," Amelia and Cherry said in unison, and Cherry shot her a bright grin.
"Then I wish you a happy marriage. Your lovely stepmother is going to have a ball of a time when you drop the news to her. Or when she sees it on the news. She will be thrilled!"
As though highly entertained by the thought, Cherry’s lips twisted into a wicked grin, and she chuckled a few times.
"Come on, Amelia, let’s go shopping! You’ll need to furnish your new home!"