Chapter 9: Chapter 9

Channing let go of Amber’s hand in an instant. Both of them turned their heads and saw Elliot, who had appeared behind them without them realising.

Seeing that it was Channing Black, Elliot was stunned for a moment. “Mr. Black?”

“Mr. Thomson!” Channing laughed in a slightly awkward manner.

In a flash, Elliot put on a fake smile and asked, “What is the Chief Secretary trying to do by holding my assistant’s hand? Are you harassing her?”

“Assistant?” Channing looked back and forth between Elliot and his daughter in surprise. “Amber, are you working for Mr.

Thomson?”

“Amber? You address her so intimately, don’t you? Mr. Black, my assistant can potentially become your daughter already.

Besides, her looks are only mediocre. Please don’t make the wrong choice. It’s not good to get yourself caught in scandals!”

Elliot didn’t show Channing the slightest respect, pulling Amber to his side as he spoke.

“Make the wrong choice? Get caught in scandals?” thought Channing. He suddenly realised that perhaps Elliot had misunderstood his relationship with Amber.

Seeing Elliot’s protective look, Channing was not angry at all. Instead, he laughed. Elliot was handsome and also the President of the subsidiary of Parableutions in the UK. If Elliot could date his daughter....

Seeing that it was not the time to explain about his relationship with Amber yet, Channing looked at Elliot with a significant smile.

“Mr. Thomson, I have to leave now as there are things to be done. Let’s arrange to meet again next time!”

Elliot’s face gradually darkened as Channing leaves them. He let go of Amber’s hand in disgust. “Are you a fool? You think it’s nice for people to see you being held by an old man in public?”

“No, sir!” Amber responded.

“No? You know that too, don’t you? Amber Stone, have you been crazy about men? Are you so desperate that you couldn’t care less? To the point of hooking up with old men?”

Elliot’s words were venomous. Amber smiled bitterly and replied, “Mr. Thomson, it’s not what you think.”

“It better be not what I think. As my assistant, you have to pay attention to your reputation and keep yourself clean. Otherwise, I’ll fire you!”

“I understand, there won’t be a next time!”

Elliot felt much better when he saw how submissive Amber was. “You don’t have to attend the party tonight. Go back and rest early. I have something for you to do on the next day. By the way, make an appointment with Lulu.”

“Yes, sir!” replied Amber. For Elliot to show such great compassion and let her go back to rest, it was simply an unprecedented good news for her. She helped Elliot to call for an appointment wi th Lulu before returning home.

Since her uncle had been weak and sickly. Amber rerouted to the market while heading home. She bought some seafood and chicken, ready to prepare something nourishing for her uncle.

Amber walked out of the market with the ingredients she had purchased. When she was crossing the road, a car rushed out from a sideway. Amber didn’t manage to dodge and was knocked to the ground in an instant.

It was excruciating as her palms and legs were scraped against the rough surface. She tried to stand up, but she couldn’t. Then, the door of the car opened and the driver got out. “Are you all right?”

“I can’t...,” Amber paused after saying only two words.

The driver also looked at her in surprise. “Ma... Madam!”

“What Madam? Rodney has long abandoned this woman, what do you think you’re doing?” A rude and arrogant voice sounded.

Rachel, who was sitting in the back row of the car, got out haughtily and walked over. Looking at Amber, who was on the ground, she displayed no sign of sympathy on her face. Rather, she just sneered and said, “Amber Stone, did you do it on purpose? Did you fail to hook up with Rodney and now you’re trying to get his attention in this way? I say, your tactics are too low-level, aren’t they?”

Amber was extremely angry. “Mrs. Barron, you’re indeed good at talking nonsense, right?”

“I’m talking nonsense? Didn’t you use this kind of method to seduce Rodney in the beginning? Why, now that you’ve heard that my Rodney is going to be engaged to Celia, you can’t be still anymore? Are you planning to do something again?”

Rachel stared at Amber with a look of disdain. During Amber’s three years of marriage with Rodney, she had seen such a look on Rachel’s face almost every day. In the past, she was Rachel’s daughter-in-law. She couldn’t talk back to Rachel because Rachel was her elder, but now that she was divorced, they were just strangers. For what reason should she tolerate Rachel’s unreasonable behaviour?

Amber sneered, “Worry not. Meeting a cheating scumbag like Rodney, once is enough. If I want to have anything to do with him, I must be out of my mind!”

In the past, Amber had allowed her to beat and scold her at will. But today, Amber dared to criticise her precious son in her face.

Rachel couldn’t bear it and gave Amber a slap.

Amber was standing up in a struggle, but the slap made her fall to the ground again.

The bystanders couldn’t bear watching Rachel bully Amber anymore and started to criticise Rachel one after another, “How could this person be like this? How could she be so arrogant after hitting someone? Let’s call the polic