Chapter 390 Tony Is So Cute
After reaching Anglandur, Oscar helped Amelia out of the airport to meet James, who had already been waiting for them outside.
James was dressed in a rather flashy manner that day in a floral button-up and patterned jeans with a pair of black-rimmed glasses to boot.
James approached them joyfully as they arrived. “Hi! Long time no see.”
Amelia followed the sound of his voice and turned toward him. “Long time no see, James. How have the last two years been?”
“Not too well, honestly. Your husband has been working me to the bone to look for suitable corneas for you! Still, my hard work finally paid off and I managed to find them within two years. Also, don’t even think about thanking me, okay? I’m supposed to do all this, and your husband has been very generous as well. He even opened up a private hospital for me, of which I’m about to become the director of very soon,” James said breezily.
Amelia looked up at Oscar. She may have been blind, but it was almost as if she was still staring at him regardless.
Oscar interlocked his fingers with Amelia’s tightly and looked at James, indicating for him to keep quiet.
James shrugged and said, “Anyway, Amelia, I’ve prepared a place for all of you to stay. Let’s go. You guys must be exhausted after traveling for so long, so you can rest for a few days. Once the patient passes away, we can remove their corneas and conduct the surgery for you.”
The five of them went into the car. James was driving while Derrick sat in the passenger seat and the other three sat in the backseat.
Amelia said, “James, I heard from Oscar that a twenty-year-old young man was the one who donated his corneas to me. How has he been?”
As he drove, James explained, “He’s been suffering from stage 4 leukemia and only has a few days left. The hospital has already notified his loved ones of his imminent passing, and once that happens I will do your surgery. However, when his parents heard that you were coming to Anglandur, they requested to meet the woman for whom their son donated his corneas. Would you be willing to do that?”
Amelia hadn’t even said anything when Oscar spoke up, mildly annoyed. “James, why did you tell them about Amelia? Didn’t I tell you to keep her identity under wraps?”
James tapped the steering wheel and said, “Oscar, they only have one son. All they wanted was to know who would take over their son’s eyes after he passed. It means a lot to them.”
Amelia held Oscar’s hand tightly and absentmindedly traced shapes on his palm. “James, I’m okay with meeting them, so you can organize that for us.”
Since Amelia herself was okay with it, Oscar didn’t have anything else to say.
James drove back to his mansion and parked the car. Like a gentleman, he opened the car doors for them and helped Oscar hold onto Amelia as she walked out. “Careful, Amelia, the door is over here.”
After getting off the car, Amelia nodded politely toward him. “Thanks, James.”
Once they entered the house, the butler led a few maids to take the luggage from the three men so that they could put them into the guest rooms.
He then turned to James and said, “Master, the food is all ready. Would you like to eat now or would the guests prefer to take a hot shower first before the meal?”
James looked at the two ladies and asked, “Do you guys want to take a shower now?”
“No, it’s fine,” both of them said in unison.
“Then we can start eating now,” James said to his butler.
The butler directed the maids to place the dishes on the table. Amelia and the others were feeling especially hungry at the sight of so much comfort food in the middle of Anglandur.
Oscar kept taking food for Amelia. “Eat as much as you want. I specifically asked James to prepare your favorites.”
Amelia may not have been able to see, but she could tell by the taste of the food that Oscar truly had put in the effort for her to be happy.
“You should eat too, Oscar. I’ll ask for more food later if I’m still hungry.” Amelia finally spoke up after she kept hearing and feeling Oscar placing more food onto her plate.
“Okay.” Even though Oscar agreed, he still continued helping Amelia out at every available second.
James couldn’t help but tease him a little. “Oscar, you’re practically her lapdog at this point. I’ve never seen you be this attentive toward any other woman before. I could have never imagined that this day would come.”
Oscar merely glanced at him and stayed silent.
They finished their meal relatively peacefully and the four visitors retreated to their rooms so they could take a quick nap.
They only woke up at around three in the afternoon and freshened up before going downstairs once more. When James saw Amelia, he said, “Amelia, I just called that young man’s parents. They would like to treat you and Oscar to a meal tomorrow afternoon. Would that be okay with you guys?”
With a chuckle, Amelia replied, “Of course it is. I’ll leave the booking up to you since I don’t know Anglandur very well.”
“Okay, I’ll take care of everything.”
“By the way, there’s no need to be so formal with me. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have found a pair of suitable corneas this soon. Who knows when I would have gotten my surgery then? Honestly, I should be the one thanking you. Really, I owe you one. Thank you so much, James,” Amelia said before bowing gratefully in his direction.
Amelia’s unexpected actions caused James to widen his eyes in shock.
“There’s no need for that! As Oscar’s good friend, it’s only natural that I treat his wife like my own friend as well. I’d honestly feel more uncomfortable if you kept thanking me so much,” James explained.
Amelia smiled. “I won’t do that again then, no worries.”
James nodded and silently approved of Amelia even more. His original impression of her from before she had lost her vision also disappeared completely.
Just as everyone was starting to warm up to their surroundings, Oscar got a call from Hugo telling him that he and Kurt had arrived in Anglandur with Tony.
James volunteered to pick them up. “Is your son here? I’ll go pick them up. I would like to see what kind of kid your son has grown into to actually give you a headache.”
“Sure, go ahead. Don’t make him angry, though!” Oscar said.
James saluted him before taking his keys and driving away.
When he arrived at the airport, he was immediately drawn toward Tony, who looked just like a porcelain doll. He kneeled down and reached out his hand. “Hi, Tony! I’m James. I’m a good friend of your father’s. You can call me Uncle James, or just James.”
Tony looked up at Kurt with a frown on his small face. “Daddy, is he your friend?”
James was taken aback.
Kurt said sternly, “Tony, watch your words. He’s your actual dad’s good friend.”
Tony turned around to look at James and said plainly, “If you’re that Big Meanie’s friend, then you must be a big meanie too.”
James was taken aback once more.
“Okay, Little Prince, your parents actually sent me to pick you up. Would you be willing to follow this big meanie?”
“Since my mom asked for your help, then I’ll follow you just this once,” Tony said haughtily as he raised his little head high.
James couldn’t help but chuckle at the boy’s small, proud expression.
He entered the car and fastened his seatbelt before saying to Tony, “I understand why Oscar was so exasperated with you that day. You’re just the most adorable haughty little thing.”
“Thank you,” Tony said seriously. His adorable features were highlighted even more by his attempt at a serious expression.
James looked at Tony in the rearview mirror and nearly melted from his cuteness. Even James was beginning to feel like having a kid at the sight of such an adorable little boy.
“Listen up, Little Prince. No matter what you do to your dad, I’ll be on your side, okay?” James said.
Tony tilted his head, not really understanding what James was trying to say.
“Good luck, Little Prince!”
“My nickname is Tony and my real name is Anthony. I don’t like you calling me Little Prince. Could you just call me Tony instead?” Tony said with a pout.
James chuckled out loud.
“Little Prince— sorry, I meant Tony, you’re just so cute,” he said with a grin.
“Mom says the same thing,” Tony said.
James was in an even better mood.
