Ch. 146..150: My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 146-150
Chapter 146
“Let’s break up.”
An explosion erupted in Elyse’s head, and she looked at him with unblinking, confused eyes as though she didn’t understand what he meant. “W-What did you say?
“We’re not suited for each other. Let’s break up,” Leo repeated.
“Leo…” Her mouth opened and closed several times until she finally uttered his name. As she stood there, paralyzed on the spot, her brain slowly regained its functions, but the more she thought about it, the more her body trembled. “W-Why do you have this thought all of a sudden? Aren’t we doing well the whole time? Are you breaking up with me because of this?”
“It’s not because of this matter that I’m breaking up with you,” he answered in a clear voice. “It’s the decision I made after careful consideration.”
“Careful… consideration?” The words hit her like a sledgehammer, and tears rolled down her face freely again.
So, the whole time when I thought he was mine again, he was thinking about… breaking up?
Proud and arrogant, Elyse thought that if she humbled herself and pleased Leo, he would present his heart to her on a silver platter. In the end, he ignored all of her efforts!
She bit her lip hard and couldn’t say a word. All she could feel was Leo silently trampling on her face, ravaging it over and over again!
Meanwhile, after Leo finished all he had to say, he gave her a slight nod before walking outward.
It was then that Elyse finally snapped back to her senses and lunged at him to stop him. “Leo, you can’t do this! I don’t want to break up with you!” Tears flowed down her cheeks as she held him from behind. “I know you’re still mad over what happened four years ago. I was the one who was too stubborn back then and put you in such an awkward position because I didn’t make things clear immediately. Back then, I was… too young. Furthermore, your mother disliked me so much, so I only wanted you to lower yourself and spoil me in public
to teach her a lesson. It was really.. just a moment of folly.”
While she was speaking, her face was filled with unease.
When it was exposed that she cheated, she chose not to explain herself because she wanted Leo to set his dignity aside and protect her in public. If word of this got out, many would call her shameless and ignorant, but at that time, she thought all of this was right.
“I’m sorry. You spoiled me so much back then that I became arrogant and didn’t know when to stop,” she quickly apologized.
I en lowered his head and glanced at the hands that were classed together tightly around him Then the odoos
“Elyse,” he called her name softly, but his tone had never been so gentle before. “I know exactly what happened four years ago.”
His gentle voice failed to instill a sense of security in Elyse. Instead, she turned even more nervous, and right after, she felt more embarrassed than ever!
“You indeed wanted to teach my mother a lesson, but it’s also true that you slept with that man,” he said
indifferently.
Suddenly, she turned into stone, and even her blood flow stopped. “Leo…. Then, why didn’t you—’
“Do you want to ask me why I didn’t expose you back then when you told me that you didn’t sleep with that man? At that time, I had already married Amelie, and it was pointless to expose your lie. Moreover, I’ve already slept with her when you cheated on me, so I was in no position to expose you.”
Speechless, Elyse finally knew that the glee she felt when she thought that she had fooled him was all but an
illusion.
Humiliation and embarrassment washed over her like a big bucket of water.
After a long while, she asked weakly, “Since that’s the case, why are you still so aloof to Amelie?”
At the mention of Amelie, Leo’s calm face turned a little solemn, and the emotions which he didn’t understand himself flashed in his eyes. “I was aloof to her because I resented her for going back on her word and setting
me up.”
The son of a magnate who was doing very well in the business world was set up by an unknown girl; this was no different from being cut in the chest by a knife.
“Speaking of which, we should actually thank her. If it isn’t because of her, Genesis, the Alstons, you, and I won’t be having it so good now.”
This time, Elyse released her grip before Leo had to shove her aside, and she stood there weakly like all the energy had been sucked out of her.
For the past four years, he had never said anything like that, but now, he wanted to thank Amelie.
What did this mean?
This meant that his attitude toward Amelie had already changed, bit by bit, so it was only a matter of time before he fell for her!
Before he even finds out that Amelie is Big Eyes, he’s already…
On Elyse’s face, there was only desolation, and her chest felt so cold that it was as though the Siberian desert was there: icy cold and barren.
At the thought that she was defeated by Amelie, who was brought up in a village, she felt her chest being pricked by needles.
She was unwilling to admit defeat.
Hence, she shut her eyes and said, “Leo, even if I was wrong in that matter, I received my punishment and lost you for four years. In those four years, I missed you so much that I became depressed, and even when I had thoughts of committing suicide, I still didn’t dare to look for you. Isn’t this enough? Can we let bygones be bygones and just remember the days we spent at Quinn Town? How amazing it was when we lived with and depended on each other back then.”
As Elyse had never experienced anything from those years, she couldn’t say anything in detail and could only mention it vaguely.
Leo and Big Eyes promised each other that they would never mention that period in their lives again, and this was the reason Elyse was able to stay by his side under the guise of ‘Big Eyes’ for such a long time.
In the past, she felt awkward when she stood in as Amelie, but such was the nature of humans; the more she repeated the lie, the more she took it for real.
At this moment, she had lost all traces of shame and spoke about the past as if it was a matter of fact.
She was well aware that this period of time carried great importance to Leo, or more accurately speaking, the existence of Big Eyes held a great significance to him.
Sure enough, the knot between Leo’s brows relaxed, and he turned around to hold Elyse’s shoulders.
Happiness flooded into her heart. Suppressing the delight within, she pursed her lips and gazed at him with a pathetic face. “Leo, let’s spend some time at Quinn Town, shall we? I really miss the times from back then.”
“Sure,” he agreed readily.
Seeing that he had agreed, Elyse thought that her scheme had worked, and she wanted to throw herself into his arms, but he held her shoulders stiffly to stop her.
“I can return to Quinn Town with you, but not as your boyfriend. Only purely as your friend.”
She was dumbstruck, and shock appeared on her face once more. Did I lose again this time? Even Big Eyes is not working anymore?
Her heart raced against her chest loudly, and she called out his name tentatively, “Leo… You’re kidding with me, right?”
In the past, Leo could tolerate all of her nonsense because he mistook her for Big Eyes, and she couldn’t believe that he would turn so heartless all of a sudden.
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Instead of answering her questions, Leo whisked out a card from his pocket. “There’s 10 million in this card, and you can spend it as you like. In addition, if you need help in the future, I’ll do my best to help you.”
After speaking, he didn’t hang around longer and walked away.
Without a word, Elyse watched as his back became smaller and smaller. Then, she stared at the bank card in her hand, trembling all over like a leaf in the wind.
Is Leo… cutting off all ties with Big Eyes with money?
Tears streamed down from her eyes again, but in the next second, she started laughing hysterically.
“Amelie Dillon, so what if you’re Big Eyes? As long as Leo wants to leave, he can abandon you all the same!”
When Leo reached home, Melissa was still there, and she immediately went to him..
“I saw the news, Leo. And it’s proven it’s not suitable for Bria to stay there. When are you taking her home?”
Frowning, he massaged the spot between his brows with his slender fingers. “Bria’s not coming back. In the future, don’t do anything to her and Amelie!”
The impatience on Melissa’s face froze at his words, and she couldn’t help but study him quietly, trying to guess if he had already found out that she was in cahoots with Elyse.
When he didn’t say anything, her heartbeat gradually returned to normal, and her face turned solemn. “Elliot has already made his statement. Why are you still letting Bria stay with Amelie? What exactly do you mean?”
“I mean it literally.” Not in the mood to be bothered with her, he added, “I’m tired. If there’s nothing else, I’m going upstairs to rest.”
Melissa wholeheartedly thought that Elyse’s smart plan would work and waited patiently for him to bring Bria home so that she could salvage a little of her lost dignity. However, now, not only did he not bring her back, he even seemed like he wasn’t going to fight for her, and this was the last straw for Melissa.
Ignoring the fact that he was tired, she raised her voice at him, saying, “Previously, you thought that I wanted to take Bria back for the sake of my face, but it has now been proven that Elliot and Amelie don’t want her. As her grandmother, how can I turn a blind eye to this?”
Taking a few steps toward Leo, she gulped and softened her tone. “I’m doing this for Bria’s good, and she can only lead a normal life if she returns to the Alstons! Right now, Amelie is having a complicated relationship with the boss of Starlight Media while hanging out with other men. Even Toby is hanging out with her now.
Hearing this, Leo couldn’t help but think of Toby’s unconcealed feelings for Amelie, and his chest tightened uncomfortably.
When he was silent, Melissa thought she had convinced him, and some joy lit up on her face. “That’s why you should bring Bria home as soon as possible. Then, she doesn’t have to suffer so much from Amelie’s poison. Don’t worry. Once she’s back, I’ll treat her well and nurture her to be a top socialite.”
Snapping back to his senses, Leo was too tired to explain that Elliot was a fake character and merely said, “I’ve asked Bria, and she said that she doesn’t want to come back.”
“What does a child know?” Melissa snapped immediately. “Bring her back, and she’ll have feelings for home if given time. Leo, she’s still a child who doesn’t know how to differentiate right from wrong, and neither does she know which life is good for her. As adults, we have to be her gatekeepers.”
Melissa ended earnestly, and Leo couldn’t help but smirk sarcastically when he heard her saying that the adults had to be the gatekeepers.
His expression was reflected in her eyes, and her heart thumped loudly as she knew what was on his mind.
He’s silently blaming me, isn’t he? she thought. Did being the so-called gatekeeper as an adult include throwing him to Quinn Town when he lost sight?
This was the toughest thing she had to admit to him, and she lost the confidence to speak more as she
intertwined her fingers restlessly.
In the end, he didn’t bring up the old score with her and said, “I believe that Amelie will raise Bria well.”
For some unknown reason, when he thought of Amelie jumping into the box filled with the eels that terrified
her the most without hesitation and the things she said, he was ready to believe her.
After he finished speaking, he didn’t give Melissa a chance to argue further and went upstairs straight away, leaving her alone downstairs to stomp her feet repeatedly.
Early in the morning, Amelie dropped Bria off at school and drove herself to Starlight Media.
Recently, there were several projects at hand, and they were major innovative projects, so she didn’t dare to slack off and immediately got to work. By the time she could catch a break, it was already noon.
Fortunately, Julia’s assistant, Lena, was an attentive person and had prepared lunch. As Amelie rarely came into the office before this and didn’t manage the actual operations, she didn’t recruit an assistant for herself.
However, now that the company was going to make big moves, and she would be in the office more frequently. she figured she shouldn’t share an assistant with Julia much longer.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Someone rapped on her door, and she raised her head. “Come in.”
Lena walked in and informed her, “Miss Dillon, a woman, who goes by the surname of Richards, is outside and
wants to meet you.”
Richards? Amelie paused for a second and racked her brain, but she couldn’t recall having an appointment with anyone named Richards.
Reading her mind, Lena quickly added, “She didn’t have an appointment, but she said that she’s Bria’s grandmother and has something important to speak with you.”
Since Bria often showed up at the company, it was only natural that Lena knew her.
When Amelie heard it was Melissa outside, her face cringed a little. What is she doing here?
Knowing that she would only bring trouble, Amelie was worried that she would affect her appetite and said,
Please attend to her for a while.”
Then, she continued eating. After she finished her food, she put away the lunch box before going to the visitor lounge.
In the lounge, Melissa leaned sideways into a single couch with her legs crossed proudly and her palms stacked on the armrest. Frowning, she appeared annoyed as she said, “What’s going on? This company doesn’t have any hospitality at all. I’ve been waiting for so long. Why isn’t Amelie Dillon out yet?”
Although she didn’t mention anything else, it could be seen from her face that she was filled with indifference and contempt for this company and Lena.
She carried a lofty stance, looking high and mighty like a queen, waiting for someone to bow down to her. Behind her, a middle-aged man dressed in dark clothes stood with his back straight, and this man was none other than the lawyer Lena had seen the last time in the cafe.
“I’m sorry, but Miss Dillon is busy. Furthermore, you didn’t make an appointment before this, so you’ll have to wait a little longer,” Lena said politely.
“How big is this company? Are appointments even needed?” Melissa surveyed the surroundings. As she didn’t know the operation mode of Starlight Media, she reckoned that Lena was bluffing when she saw the small space around her.
“Do you have any idea how precious our time is? Twenty-three minutes of our time has been wasted!” Henry checked the watch on his wrist and tapped at it loudly.
Pursing her lips into a smile, Amelie then walked into the room. “If you don’t want to waste your time, you should have made an appointment beforehand. The management staff’s time is precious and can’t be wasted on
“Well…” The lawyer whose name was mentioned turned scarlet from his cheeks to his ears.
Pacing next to Lena, Amelie patted her shoulder. “Leave this to me.
Lena nodded but couldn’t stop herself from casting Amelie a worried look. After spending a few minutes in the same room with these people, she was already at the end of her patience. Could Amelie deal with them?
However, as an employee, she was in no position to say much, so she turned to leave.
After she left the room, Amelie turned to Melissa. “How may I help you, Mrs. Alston?”
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Melissa’s elegant face flinched, and it was apparent that she was unhappy, but she didn’t say anything and pointed to Henty, who took a step forward and said, “This time, we’re here for the custody of Miss Brianna again. Miss Dillon, the Alston Family would like her to return to the Alstons to live.”
“Didn’t we already make it clear before this?” Hearing that, Amelie frowned deeply and looked very much annoyed. When will the Alstons give it up?
“That was in the past when you acted like a mother, at least. Considering that it wasn’t easy for you to give birth to Bria, we allowed her to be under your care for a while.” Melissa lowered her eyes and patted the hem of her skitt. Her disregard for Amelie was clear for all to see. “It’s proven now that you’re unqualified. As a descendant of the Alstons, Bria shouldn’t be wasting her time with you.”
“Unqualified? When did you see that I’ve been an unqualified mother?”
Any excuse would serve a tyrant. However, Melissa’s excuse was simply too far-fetched, and Amelie’s face turned stone cold as she shot Melissa an icy glare. Her tone wasn’t aggressive, but it was indifferent and carried some power.
Melissa snorted nonchalantly. “Don’t you know anything about your own embarrassing deeds?”
Tilting her head, Amelie smirked and answered, “I have no idea. Why don’t you point it out for me, Mrs.
Alston?”
Melissa’s brows jumped with fury, but she sniggered as her self-righteous superiority appeared on her well- maintained face. Instead of answering directly, she lifted her finger and pointed. “Mr. Jute.”
Raising his square and angular face, Henry hurriedly acknowledged her with great politeness.
However, in Amelie’s eyes, he was every bit like a toady, no matter how she looked at him.
After that, Henry balled his hand, placed it in front of his mouth, and cleared his throat. When he faced Amelie, he no longer seemed like a lackey as he put on a smug look. “Miss Dillon, according to our investigations, you live a promiscuous private life and have complicated relationships with different men. This is not beneficial to Miss Brianna. Based on this point, the jury in the court will be in favor of the Alstons, who will do better for her upbringing. You should send her home first to save yourself the embarrassment when the time comes.”
However, everything he said sounded like a joke to Amelie. “A promiscuous private life? May I ask, whom did you hire to carry out the Investigations, Mr. Jute? How did they find out that my private life is promiscuous and that my relationships with men are complicated?”
As Amelie had grown up as a confident child, she was unaffected by his threats.
Henry started blabbering the same old story, claiming that she must have had something going on before the
mentioned that she had a dodgy relationship with Jamie and was involved with Blake. He even dragged Toby
into the picture.
While listening to Henry’s nonsense, Amelie’s pretty face turned from solemn to icy before finally turning rigid, and she glared at him emotionlessly. “Looks like all you do as a lawyer is talk without basing on any facts! Both Jamie and Blake have clarified my relationships with them, yet you’re still spouting nonsense here. If you continue this, I’ll have to sue you for false accusations! As for Toby, why don’t we ask him over here right now and have a face-to-face confrontation to determine whether we have any relationship or not?”
Her glare was so intense that it gave Henry, who was more than a decade older than her, a scare, and he
shuddered silently as a shiver ran down his spine.
Although they had crossed paths before, Julia was always around previously to help Amelie take the bullet, so Henry didn’t think that Amelie was capable at all. Everything he said earlier was meant to intimidate her, but he didn’t expect her to be so clear-minded and could react so quickly that she managed to catch the faults in his claims right after he finished speaking.
He didn’t have the guts to let her invite Toby for real, so he pretended to clear his throat again a couple of times with his fist in front of his mouth as an awkward look washed over his face.
“Even if all these could be written off, it’s a fact that you have a thing with the boss of Starlight Media. Since you’re going to date the boss of Starlight Media, why do you want to bring a child with you? You’re a smart woman, Miss Dillon. You should know that it’d be troublesome to have a child around.
“At the moment, you share a deep relationship with the boss of Starlight Media, so maybe he won’t say anything, but the days ahead are long, and it will be a bumpy ride. As a divorcee, why would you add problems to your next relationship? Furthermore, it’s not like you won’t be able to meet Miss Brianna again after her return to the Alstons. You can always visit her whenever you want. Without going through the hassle of bringing up a child, you can even protect the bonds between the both of you. So, why not?”
Henry’s mouth was full of packs of lies. When one saying didn’t work, he immediately switched to another. This time, he appeared to be speaking from Amelie’s perspective.
This reasoning sounded flawless, and if she weren’t the boss of Starlight Media, she would be bought in by his words.
“Thanks for your advice, Mr. Jute, but I don’t plan to let anyone else have Bria. In addition, I can promise that my life won’t be bumpy because of her. On the contrary, it will be even happier,” she said confidently and waved at him. “So, please return, both of you.”
Seeing that Amelie was not open to either threat or persuasion, Melissa slammed the table loudly, and her face contorted into an angry scowl.
“Mr. Jute!” she shouted. “I didn’t hire you to talk gibberish here! Get straight to the point!”
Her yelling sent Henty into a fluster, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, “Miss Dillon, we have reasons
Amelie giggled out loud. “What now, Mr. Jute? I can overlook that you made up stories to snatch Bria, but I can’t believe you’re accusing me wrongly now.”
“Oh, he didn’t,” Melissa interjected.
Used to seeing Amelie as her timid daughter-in-law, Melissa couldn’t stop herself from interrupting because Amelie’s current attitude was just like a dull knife cutting into her flesh-painful and agonizing.
As soon as the words left her lips, Henry turned on his phone and passed it to Amelie. “Take a look at it yourself, Miss Dillon.”
Amelie lowered her head and saw that it was playing a video, and when she saw its content, her face fell and
turned livid.
That video was none other than a recording of her jumping into a box of eels when she made a bet with Leo!
“In broad daylight, when people were going around, you jumped into a spot like that without any reason and even stayed inside for an hour. We can reasonably deduce that there’s something wrong with your psychological health,” Henry remarked. “You can deny it, Miss Dillon, or even go to a psychiatric evaluation center to prove your innocence. Nonetheless, this can prove that you’re emotionally unstable and capable of doing something extreme. It’s unsuitable for Miss Brianna to live with you under such circumstances.”
A sudden rush of adrenaline pumped through Henry’s veins, making him talk for minutes on end.
However, Amelie didn’t answer right away and clutched her fists quietly.
The only one present at that time was Leo, she recalled. So, he’s the one who recorded this? Did he actually go this far just to have custody of Bria?
A dull pain reverberated in her chest as though someone had punched her.
“If you’re unfamiliar with the law, you may consult somebody. Just this video alone is enough to make you lose custody of Miss Brianna, and the Alston Family can even apply to the court to deprive you of your visitation rights!” Henry’s voice echoed into her ears once again like the voice of the devil. “Rather than let things get to that point, why don’t we settle this out of court and talk things over? Maybe Mrs. Alston will give you visitation rights for the sake of Miss Brianna.”
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“You should know that, as a child of the Alston Family, Bria absolutely shouldn’t grow up in a chaotic environment because she’ll become the face of the Alstons in the future. So, she deserves the best of the best and should be nurtured in the best environment possible,
Right after the words left Henry’s lips, Melissa sprang to her feet and lectured, “Bria is also your child, and you do hope that she could be given all the opportunities available to her, yes? The Alstons are her real family, and we’re the only ones who will truly treat her well. Isn’t that right?”
Amelie was still in a daze that Leo was capable of such despicable means to obtain the custody rights of Brianna. She couldn’t even bring herself to say a word until she heard Melissa’s shameless remarks and immediately snapped back to her senses.
Then, she met Melissa’s arrogant stare with her piercing, cold gaze. “Mrs. Alston, oh, how you sing. Bria has lived with the Alstons for four years, but can you actually say with a clear conscience that she has been treated with care by the Alstons?” She pursed her lips as she curled her lips into a derisive smile. She couldn’t be bothered to beat about the bush at this point as she exposed the truth, “You’re going all out now simply because you’ll lose face if Bria isn’t raised in the Alston Family. Unfortunately for you, your reputation is less than the dirt beneath my feet. So, there is no way I will destroy my daughter and her future because of your hoity-toity needs!”
Her frank manner and blunt delivery hit Melissa’s face like a harsh slap as all the blood drained from her face.
Amelie had hit the bullseye with her assumptions. As a result, Melissa couldn’t help clenching her fists from embarrassment and shame.
Alas, she was Melissa Richards, after all. She was used to being pandered to by Amelie, so she wouldn’t allow herself to be beaten so easily. Thus, she dismissed Amelie’s words with a wave of her hand as she hotly
but i retorted, “That’s nonsense! Indeed, I didn’t interfere when Bria was at the Alstons’, but that’s because she’s your child, and I didn’t think it was right of me to stick my nose into your business. You’re the one who failed to use this opportunity well and turned her into a person as timid as a mouse. But now, you’re blaming us for being heartless?! If I had known that you would be this way, I would have never placed Bria in your care for even a minute! Maybe Bria wouldn’t be so meek!”
“In my opinion, she’s already brilliant as is! I would say I’m sorry that she doesn’t meet your expectations of brilliance, but I’m not,” Amelie snapped right after Melissa finished speaking. Her beautiful, small face was exceptionally calm as she smiled proudly. “It’s exactly because she left the Alstons that she finally had a chance to shine. That house is too oppressive for her, and she doesn’t fit there at all.”
She stared at Melissa with her eyes that seemed as though they could see through all of Melissa’s schemes. The so-called chance to take Brianna in hand that Melissa mentioned was merely an excuse. A terrible one, at that. If she sincerely adored Brianna, she wouldn’t have given her attitude every single time.
Back then, Amelie didn’t bring up the custody of the child during the divorce because she knew that the Alstons never genuinely cared for Bria. Nevertheless, there was also a part of her that still decided to give
not throwing things out in the open and allowing Leo to use Bria’s custody as a way to threaten her.
As long as she didn’t bring it up, everyone could save their reputation and make the appropriate arrangements.
On the other hand, if someone brought this topic up, it would send the Alstons into thinking that they could use fighting for Bria’s custody to sweeten their image.
She really shouldn’t have placed any hope that they would be decent people, especially since the reality was currently proving that everything was moving right along her worst-case scenario.
Since Amelie was now fully aware that the Alstons were planning to use Brianna like a tool and discard her once she was useless to them, as a mother, she couldn’t allow nor could she stomach such a thing from happening to her precious daughter.
Melissa snorted indifferently the second Amelie made her stance clear. “You taught her to perform for the public and made her your money-making tool at such a young age. Is that what you mean by brilliant? At the end of the day, you’re just from a humble and poor family. You’re so shortsighted!”
Melissa had always looked down on Amelie’s family background right from the beginning, but now that Amelie was her for, she was downright boorish to Amelie.
Nonetheless, Amelie wasn’t mad at her as she chuckled lightly. “So, you mean that she has to be excellent in music, arts, and performance so that she could perform on a bigger stage in the future?”
Melissa nodded without hesitation. “Of course.”
“Aren’t you asking her to perform for the public as well? Amelie pointed out immediately. “What’s the difference between performing on a big stage and a small one?”
“This—”
“Aren’t you acting just like a brothel pimp by forcing her to pick up something she’s not interested in so that she could perform in public?”
Her forthright comparison was so candid that it completely ruined the beautiful castle Melissa had conjured in her mind.
Moreover, Melissa had never been compared to a brothel pimp before. Hence, she became livid as her face turned sullen, and she slammed the desk strongly with her fist. “How dare you!”
At this rate, she could no longer maintain her superiority and self-importance. Instead, her scowl was so ferocious and twisted that even her meticulously maintained face turned ugly beyond words.
Not only that, even her voice thundered in the room. Her current demeanor was such a 180 from her elegant, poised ways.
could no longer cause Amelie to experience any mental breakdowns and remained calm as she confronted
Melissa.
She was so composed that she was akin to a beautiful sculpture-graceful and peaceful. To an outsider, it even seemed that she would remain standing even if a hurricane hit her.
Compared to her, Melissa suddenly realized she was like a fool jumping around in anger!
“Mrs. Alston, if you really want the best for Bria, you should let her live with me. If you insist on taking her away by force, I’m afraid we’ll have to go through the legal procedures,” Amelie said dispassionately, her tone
unwavering.
Regardless, that only emphasized her resolute attitude, and her last statement made it crystal clear!
“Hah! Since you don’t know what’s better for you, I’ll do as you wish!” Melissa was wholly infuriated and couldn’t bear to stay a minute longer. Thus, she stomped out in her heels after spitting out her piece, leaving the guest lounge in a huff.
Meanwhile, Henry glared at Amelie with his beady eyes and dashed after Melissa without a word.
Amelie only slumped into the chair when they vanished from her sight, as though all the energy had been
sucked out of her during that conversation.
The last thing she wanted to see had happened in the end, and this wouldn’t be the only time. She knew the Alstons would only keep coming after her like mad dogs frothing at the mouth. It was highly likely they would
continue to harass her about this.
How can I stop all these meaningless fights? she wondered wearily.
As she was deep in thought, she didn’t even notice the sounds of heels clicking from outside the door. So, she didn’t even raise her head in welcome when Julia appeared at the door a few seconds later.
“I saw that b*tch in the hallway earlier. What happened? Did she come here to cause you trouble again?” Julia demanded impatiently the second she pushed the door open.
Amelie gave her a nod and gave her a brief rundown of the situation earlier.
“That b*stard is totally shameless!” Julia exclaimed in fury after listening to Amelie’s side of the tale. “They’re fighting for the child’s custody because of their reputation? What are they taking Bria for? A
toy or a robot? Elie, we can’t let them have their way regarding this matter. Even if we have to stake everything we have, we have to get Bria to stay with us!”
Amelie simply sighed in reply.
If the price to pay was merely putting everything she had at stake, there was nothing she couldn’t let go of. Yet, she was worried that the Alstons were determined to fight for Brianna. When she considered all the
She lowered her head and thought this over for a while before abruptly jumping to her feet. “I need to go somewhere. Don’t wait up!”
Then, she hastily brushed past Julia like a gust of wind, going all the way to Genesis.
When Amelie arrived at the building, she raised her head silently and stared at the skyscraper that seemed to reach the clouds. Then, all of a sudden, she was dragged back to the past, where she was bedridden for a long time when her eyes were infected after donating her cornea.
That time, even though she was still not out of danger, she was unafraid and even excited.
Her head was filled with thoughts that after Leo recovered his sight, he would receive recognition from the Alston Family and be the master of this building.
So, this was the first place she visited after she recovered.
Back then, the building wasn’t as tall as it is now, and neither was the company as rich, but she still couldn’t suppress her giddy joy.
So, she decided to pay Leo a surprise visit with bouncy steps and a happier heart. Well, they did meet, but the situation wasn’t what she had imagined.
While she was deep in her thoughts, someone approached her. The instant they laid their gaze on her, their eyes were filled with coldness and enmity. “What are you doing here?”
Chapter 150
Amelie was lost in her thoughts when she was abruptly startled out of it, making her raise her head in
confusion.
She saw a fashionably dressed figure. The endorsed, branded haute couture wrapped every inch of her curves nicely. The top-notch cosmetics glowed up her facial features, making her look beyond glamorous.
Elyse. Then again, Elyse and Leo are a couple. So, it’s not surprising that she’s here, Amelie thought.
She didn’t really pay any mind about the reasons behind Elyse’s appearance here and, honestly, didn’t want to waste her time thinking about it. So, she dismissed Elyse entirely and walked toward Genesis’ building.
Actually, Elyse was here because Leo had decided to call off the engagement and even broke up with her. She still couldn’t believe that Leo had decided to dump her yesterday, be it out of personal feelings or due to his
career.
After she wallowed in her thoughts for more than half a day, she eventually still decided to come looking for Leo, hoping she could save their relationship.
However, as she didn’t want outsiders to know that she came here to beg Leo to take her back, she deliberately wore exquisite makeup and dressed herself to the nines. Then, she even told her manager and assistant that she was only going to keep Leo company.
When Elyse saw Amelie ignoring her, she silently clenched her fists tightly; her eyes flashed with a hint of coldness that even the most eye-catching makeup couldn’t conceal.
“Elyse, why are you still here?” Elyse’s assistant came over and asked after noticing that Elyse hadn’t moved
an inch for quite some time.
After all, it was easy for Elyse to be recognized by the public as she was a famous celebrity. People might start making random speculations if they saw her standing there for a long time without budging.
“Maybe later.” Elyse managed to restrain her emotions. Her tone was calm and sophisticated when she spoke to her assistant, creating a complete image of a goddess.
Amelie will obviously know that Leo has dumped me if I go there now. Hah! There is no way I will willingly
embarrass myself in front of her!
With that in mind, she returned to her luxury multi-purpose vehicle, preparing to wait in the car for the right time for her to make her appearance. That way, she could maintain her image and receive Leo’s undivided
altention.
Alas, her phone rang as soon as she got in the car.
She impatiently whisked it out from her nurse only to con A chton’s number nonning un an the screen
She quirked her eyebrows with a slight trace of disgust as she stared at the ID. Even so, she still forced herself to answer, “Hello.”
Ashton’s voice immediately sounded from the other end of the phone, “It’s really weird, Elysel I have utilized all of our family’s information channels, yet I can’t locate a single trace of the boss of Starlight Media at all.”
Elyse went to Ashton and asked him to find the real boss of Starlight Media after she was exposed for deceiving Leo about Amelie being in a relationship with a fake named, ‘Elliot Poole’.
“How could this be?” she asked, the corner of her lips tightening as she was highly displeased with the outcome. Nonetheless, she still didn’t forget that her assistant was in front of her. Thus, she raised her chin in
her assistant’s direction.
Her assistant received the hint and immediately got out of the car. Then, she quietly closed the door behind her for fear of disturbing Elyse.
Once her assistant shut the door, Elyse pulled out a blanket and covered her legs with an agitated demeanor. Her tone also changed the instant her assistant departed from her vicinity. “Aren’t the Lowes the ones who have always claimed that their information channels are top-notch? So, how is it that you can’t even get your hands on the information about the boss of such a big company? Or could it be that you haven’t been getting the work done properly?”
Ashton, who was on the other end of the phone, swore upon hearing her accusations, “I swear to God from the bottom of my heart that I have always prioritized your affairs. I have been watching my subordinates and looking up information regarding the boss of Starlight Media since last night. I even pulled an all-nighter!”
“Fine. I’ll have someone else look it up for me, then,” Elyse said testily, not in the mood to listen to his excuses. Then, just when she was about to hang up, Ashton’s voice hastily interjected, “Elyse, have you ever thought that, perhaps, the boss of Starlight Media doesn’t exist at all?”
“What do you mean?” Elyse’s heart abruptly skipped a beat. She didn’t know what was wrong with her, but she had a terrible premonition as those words fell from his lips. In fact, she even started experiencing difficulty breathing.
Meanwhile, Ashton was unaware of her growing anxiety as he continued to analyze, “You know that even though the Lowes’ information network may not be the best in Clouson City, it’s still undoubtedly above average. Many have entrusted us to trace the person of their interest. We can even successfully track those who are experts at hiding themselves without a trace. The boss of Starlight Media has released information through the media repeatedly, so there’s no reason he wouldn’t leave even the slightest trace on the Internet. Yet, no matter how deep I search, I can’t find this person. This is simply illogical. Therefore, I bet Starlight Media’s boss is probably a made-up character.”
“Even if they can create such a character, we can’t deny that a big company like Starlight Media actually does exist. So, tell me-who would believe that such a big company has no boss?!” Elyse found Ashton’s analysis to be extremely absurd. This guy really doesn’t think twice when he talks, does he?!
JLI. Late la
In fact, he had been running his fingers through his hair, accidentally tugging it from time to time due to stress. He had a feeling that if he kept doing this, he would eventually turn bald.
A wry look was visible on his scruffy face as he said, “Of course, I know my analysis sounds illogical. But I have already investigated the legal representative they kept on record. That so-called legal representative was just a random person they obtained through an intermediary to make up the numbers!”
Finally, Ashton even kicked a chair in front of him to vent his frustrations.
Elyse rarely entrusts me with her affairs. I can’t believe I failed her the one time she asked for my help.
“However, I did look into Starlight Media’s information. The actual manager of the company has always been Julia, and her fiancé is Samuel. He and the Lowes are in the same line of profession, and he has made a lot of investments. So, he may be the boss of Starlight Media.”
Ashton’s analysis made Elyse startle from her seat.
Well, I’m not familiar with this Samuel guy. But if he and the Lowes are in the same line of profession, it will be as easy as pie for him to erase his information from the network. Many things would make sense if he truly is the boss of Starlight Media!But is it really Samuel?
A sliver of doubt instantly wormed into Elyse’s mind when she realized that. If this is the case, then why did Amelie fake her relationship with the boss of Starlight Media?
The longer she thought about it, the more she realized how bad the situation was for her.
I’m afraid that everything Amelie currently does is purely to let the Alstons know that her net worth is high! Her real objective is to get Leo’s attention and return to the Alston Residence!Why haven’t I thought of that?
“Elyse? Elyse?” Ashton couldn’t help calling out to Elyse after she left him hanging for a long while.
Unfortunately, Elyse was no longer in the mood to talk to him as she swiftly ended the call without a word and sprung to her feet.
Then, she pushed the car door open and chased after Amelie with tremendous speed she didn’t think she even
possessed.
At this moment, Amelie had already arrived at the front desk.
“Hello. I’m looking for Leo Alston, Mr. Alston,” Amelie said politely.
“Do you have an appointment?” the front desk lady asked professionally.
Amelie shook her head. “No, I don’t. But it’s something urgent.”
“I’m sorry “Mr Alston will never see you if you don’t have an annointment. The front desk lady was methodical
After the front desk lady reminded her, Amelie only realized that she had always saved Leo’s number in her phone. I guess I was too hasty and upset earlier that I actually forgot about such a simple solution.
She nodded and thanked the receptionist. Afterward, she took out her phone and dialed Leo’s number.
Yet, before the call went through, someone abruptly snatched her phone away, leaving her hand empty.
This startled Amelie, so she looked up only to see Elyse standing in front of her, holding her phone.
Elyse seemed to have been in a hurry as her forehead was beaded with sweat.
“M-Miss Clayton!” Sure enough, the front desk lady recognized Elyse. She called out in surprise when she saw
Elyse.
Only then did Elyse realize that she had lost her usual poised elegance. Hence, she lowered her head slightly and wiped off her sweat before she turned her beautiful face and looked at the staff. “It’s alright. You can get on with what you’re doing. Miss Dillon is here to see me.”
As expected of an actress, Elyse restored her goddess image in just a few seconds.
“I see. I see,” the lady immediately replied. She also knew that Elyse and Leo were a couple, so she directed the two women to a secluded area in the opposite direction. “There’s a reception room on the side. It’s safe to have any discussion there.”
Elyse was gladdened by this piece of information. Regardless, she discreetly glared at Amelie, but her tone remained as warm as the spring breeze when she spoke, “Miss Dillon, follow me.”
Amelie squinted her eyes and stared at Elyse as the woman sashayed away. She was curious to find out what Elyse wanted to tell her.
Thus, she didn’t hesitate to follow Elyse.