Ch. 26..30: My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 26-30
Chapter 26 All the Assets of the Alston Family
There was no trace of fear on Bria’s face. Her mother told her not to be afraid when encountering difficulties, but to be good at finding solutions. Last night she was crying and making noise on purpose, and although Leo was annoyed, he still coaxed her patiently, so she did not cause much trouble. However, today, not only did Jodie do something bad to her, but Melissa also wanted to prevent her mother from taking her away. Bria did not want to bear it anymore!
“If you don’t let me go, I’ll smash everything in this room!” Without blinking, she smashed the vase in her hands! With a crash, Melissa’s heart also shattered into pieces along with the vase. It was worth 20 million!
“How presumptuous of you!” she yelled and covered her chest. “Get her, get her!”
Leila ran to hold Bria back, who struggled hard and broke free. Jodie was also annoyed by Bria’s behavior, and she rushed over with gritted teeth. “Little brat! I’m going to kill you!”
Immediately after saying that, she pressed Bria down and shoved her against the wall like a frog. Bria was pressed so hard that she could not catch her breath, and she coughed for a while. Then, Jodie raised her hand and slapped Bria.
“Look! Look! I’m being abused!” Bria yelled abruptly.
Stunned by her words, Jodie looked up and saw the phone in Bria’s hand. On the phone, Jodie’s face suddenly appeared. At this time, her eyes were round, her teeth were gritted, and her look was fierce!
Is this me?
Jodie did not believe that the vicious person on screen was herself.
“Oh my God, that’s child abuse.”
“Call the police. Everyone, call the police immediately!”
“F*cking woman, let go of her.”
“Bria, tell us the address, and we’ll come to save you right away!”
Jodie was dazed for a while, and she suddenly came to her senses when she saw the words floating on the screen.
“You… You started a live broadcast?”
At first, she thought that Bria only opened the camera function and planned to snatch the phone away from her. At this moment, Jodie’s whole body suddenly lost strength, and there was a rumbling in her head. So, her ugly face just now was not only seen by the Alston Family, but also by people outside?
Taking advantage of her distraction, Bria scooted far away. She burst into tears while facing the camera and cried, “Mommy, I want Mommy. Everyone, come and save me! I was locked at home by my grandma and aunt… I’m at…”
Although Melissa was not very familiar with the live broadcast function, she still sensed that something big had happened, so she ran over and grabbed Bria’s phone, turning it off at once! Then, she pressed her chest, panting hard.
Amelie is so evil! She taught Bria such a wicked move after Bria left for only a few days!
In fact, this matter really had nothing to do with Amelie. The live broadcast account was started by Jamie for Bria, who sang and danced on it when she had nothing to do. She was smart and cute with an adorable appearance. Soon after, she managed to gain a large number of fans.
“Fortunately, we did not let this bast*rd tell them the address of our house.” Jodie came back to her senses, feeling thankful for a while. She looked so hideous just now that she could not even recognize herself, nor could anyone else recognize her.
After rejoicing, she had on wicked look again and rushed toward Bria, screaming, “You little bast*rd! How dare you play this trick! See if I don’t beat you to death!”
As soon as she raised her hand, Mr. Cooper rushed in. “Something has happened…”
Before he finished speaking, several police officers rushed over quickly, grabbed Jodie’s hand, and held her down!
Both Jodie and Melissa were stunned.
“What is the meaning of this?”
Melissa took a deep breath before she said, “This is my daughter, and that child is my granddaughter. We are just educating the child.”
“Educate the child? 3000 people just saw Bria being abused!”
Amelie walked out from behind and held up her phone. Her eyes were red and filled with tears; she was both angry and heartbroken. She was also in the live broadcast just now and witnessed Jodie hurt Bria with her own eyes!
Amelie approached step by step, her eyes terribly dark. Jodie felt guilty and wanted to step back. However, her hands were held behind her and she could not move at all.
Amelie could not control her emotions as she grabbed Jodie’s collar.
“If I slap you, can I say that I’m just educating my former sister-in-law? Abuse is abuse, and it’s against the law no matter what the purpose is!”
If it were not for Leila restraining Amelie from behind, her hand would have fallen on Jodie.
“Miss Dillon, go see the child first.”
Leila knew that Amelie attached great importance to Bria. At that moment, the former was afraid that Amelie’s impulsiveness would cause trouble and give Melissa an opportunity to take Bria away, so she tried to persuade Amelie. Only then did Amelie let go of Jodie.
“Mommy.” Bria ran over and plunged into Amelie’s arms. The way her mother looked at her aunt was terrifying but she knew that her mother wanted to protect her.
Amelie hugged Bria tightly, and when she saw the blue and purple marks on Bria’s little face, she felt so distressed that her heart nearly shattered. She could no longer let Bria have any connection with the Alston Family.
Seeing that Amelie was about to take Bria away, Melissa quickly stopped her. “Officers, this is actually a family affair. Although the child’s aunt acted a little impulsively, it was all because the child was ignorant and broke an expensive vase. Let us solve this in private.”
The police looked at Melissa and then at Amelie. After all, it indeed was a family affair. But if Amelie was not willing to let it go, it would be hard for them to withdraw.
Melissa was aware of that. Hence, she walked over to Amelie. “Let’s talk.”
Amelie was reluctant to let go of Bria, so Leila came over. “I’ll hold Bria for you while you have a good chat with Mrs. Alston.”
Although she heard that Amelie had been getting close to Starlight Media recently, who could tell what would happen in the future? Right now, it was best not to offend the Alston Family.
Amelie knew what Leila was thinking. She then followed Melissa to the side hall.
“How much is the loss today? I will compensate according to the market value.”
When they arrived at the side hall, Amelie was the first to speak.
Melissa snorted at her, looking at Amelie with eyes filled with reproach. “Is that how you educate your child? Is it okay for her to just smash things worth tens of thousands without any care in the world? Is it okay for her to expose her own grandmother and aunt like that? Such a child will develop badly and plunge society into chaos! Amelie, the facts show that you don’t know how to raise children at all! Bria will only become worse if she stays with you! Instead of regretting it in the future, it’s better to plan for her now.”
“The plan you’re talking about is to keep her at the Alston Residence, right?” Amelie answered bluntly.
Melissa did not answer, showing her silent agreement.
Then, a sneer floated upon Amelie’s face.
“Bria’s behavior just now was indeed unacceptable, but why did she do it? She was brought in yesterday, but why did she break the vases today and not yesterday? I just saw that she has a lot of blue and purple marks on her body. She must have been beaten. What do you expect her to do? Does she really have to obey and do nothing when she is beaten?”
With just a few words, Amelie silenced Melissa. Melissa frowned and was finally willing to look at Amelie. This ex-daughter-in-law had completely changed since the divorce. How could this be?
“What do you mean by being beaten? Jodie is her aunt. If Bria has done something wrong, she should be educated!”
Melissa quickly continued, “If you had not made a big deal out of it, it would not have been like this! Don’t think that I will give up the custody of Bria just because you instigated Bria to use the live broadcast to force my hand. That is impossible! Amelie, if you insist on taking Bria away, I will not help you cover up the fact that you’re a bad mother! The boss of Starlight Media is not an ordinary person. He should care more about children’s education than ordinary people. Do you think he will want a woman who teaches children to become extremely dangerous individuals as his wife?”
Amelie had to admit that Melissa’s ability to bullsh*t and force people to submit was really brilliant. If Amelie had really hooked up with a wealthy man, she would definitely be frightened.
“Grandma, don’t blame Mommy! What happened just now was my own idea; it has nothing to do with her!” Bria ran in suddenly, stood in front of Amelie, and blocked Amelie with her small body.
“My teacher taught me that if someone does something unreasonable, even if they’re adults, we have to resist! Grandma, you and Aunt Jodie locked me up and would not let me see my mother; that was unreasonable!”
Seeing Bria’s heart-warming little gesture, Amelie felt relieved for a while. She lowered herself and patted Bria’s little shoulder. “Bria, don’t be afraid. I’ll take you home after talking with your grandmother. Go and be with Miss Potts for a while.”
Bria was a little worried, but she went out obediently.
“How much do you want to give up Bria’s custody?” Melissa repeated the old trick.
Amelie curved her lips. “Since you’re so willing to give, Mrs. Alston, I want all of the Alston Family’s assets.”
Chapter 27 A Supporting Role
Melissa was so angry that she almost vomited blood. “You’re so…”
Before the word “shameless” was uttered, Amelie spoke again, “However, even so, I will not give Bria to you!”
Melissa’s fingers clenched tightly under her sleeves. She did not manage to record anything useful, so she could only stop the recording on her phone. Amelie noticed her small movement but did not expose Melissa. She simply pursed her lips and smiled.
Then, she raised her phone. “Mrs. Alston, even if what happened just now was just Jodie beating Bria to educate her, what about this?”
Immediately, a voice came from the phone.
“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re here for. My brother brought back that bast*rd and you want her back, right?”
“Bast*rd?”
“Yes, she’s a bast*rd! As long as you gave birth to her, she’s a bast*rd!”
Hearing this conversation, Melissa’s confident expression suddenly collapsed, and her face was unbelievably stiff!
Amelie smiled lightly. “How about that? If I link both situations together, it can become evidence of Jodie’s abuse of Bria whether it is handed over to the reporters or the police.”
She had a smile on her face, but her heart was sour.
What did Bria do wrong? How could she be humiliated by her own aunt like that?
…
When Amelie came out, she had a faint smile on her face. She put a piece of paper into her bag and bent down to pick up Bria. “Bria, let’s go home.”
Seeing Amelie take Bria away, Jodie was anxious and rushed to Melissa. “Mom, why did you let her take the girl away? We can’t let that bast*rd go! If she does, I—”
Before Jodie could finish her words, Melissa slapped her.
“Mom, what do you mean by this?”
Jodie cried out after being unexpectedly hit by Melissa. Melissa’s face was tense, and she glared at Jodie with hatred. “It’s because of you that I was forced by Amelie to write an agreement to give up Bria’s custody! Jodie, it’s your fault!”
Melissa was upset because it was more than just losing a granddaughter. Her high status was being challenged! Due to Jodie’s ignorance, Melissa had to bow down to Amelie! For Melissa, bowing to her ex-daughter-in-law whom she initially did not even want to look at was the ultimate humiliation!
Jodie was in pain and grief. Covering her face, she ran into the room angrily. After entering the room, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She stomped her feet for a while, lifted the pillow, and slammed it non-stop. But after slamming it for a long time, the anger in her heart was still unresolved.
“D*mn bast*rd! D*mn Amelie!”
Thinking of Bria and Amelie’s scheme against her, she felt like her chest was on fire!
Having suffered such a big loss, how could she let it go?
After being angry for a while, she called Carla. “Carla, help me.”
She told Carla all the grievances she had suffered.
“As long as you can help me punish these two severely, I’ll buy you your favorite limited-edition bag!”
Carla was a materialistic woman. Hearing what Jodie said, Carla raised the corners of her lips in satisfaction.
“It’s simple, the best way to punish the two of them is to separate them. For a child, what is more terrifying than being forced to leave her mother? Moreover, Amelie will be in so much pain if she’s separated from her child!”
“I agree that this is the best way, but the point is, she forced my mother to let go of the child’s custody. Now, even my mother does not dare to do anything to her!”
Jodie was agitated for a while as she twisted her pillow and smashed it again.
“You can send me the agreement; maybe I can help you think of a good solution.”
When Jodie heard Carla’s words, she ran out immediately. It just so happened that Melissa went out. Jodie then ran into Melissa’s room and saw the agreement on the table, so she quickly took a few photos and sent them to Carla. Although the limited-edition bags were painfully expensive, Jodie was happy again when she thought that Carla would help her punish Amelie and Bria severely.
On the other side, Carla handed the phone to the person next to her after she answered the phone. The room was dark and only the hard and cold outline of the man could be seen.
“Honey, your tricks are really vicious.” Carla’s tone was delicate. She did not think of the idea just now. It was all written by the man in front of her after listening to Jodie’s words, and then she only read it accordingly. Even the matter of telling Elyse about the married but cheating boss of Starlight Media was his idea. There was a little light near the corner of the man’s lips, and it could be seen that the corners of his lips were raised coldly in an evil manner!
“Like last time,” he said.
His voice was low and deep, with a bit of malice and disdain.
Carla understood that he wanted to send the agreement to Elyse’s mailbox. She did as he said, but then she pouted. “Honey, why do you care so much about Jodie? Do you like her?”
“Do I like her?” The man’s expression was indistinguishable as his eyes emitted a cold light in the darkness.
Then he said something irrelevant, “She’s just a supporting role.”
…
“Leo, are you really giving up Bria?”
In the grand private compartment, Toby and Leo sat opposite each other.
Toby had recently gone to the Alston Residence, and through Mr. Cooper, he knew that Leo had taken Bria away, but also returned Bria to Amelie.
Holding the wine glass, Leo lowered his eyes and drank, his expression indifferent. “I’m not giving up. I’m just letting her take care of the child. Bria is the descendant of the Alston Family!”
This last sentence was enough to show his stance. It was impossible for him to give up Bria.
Ashton, who was sitting on the left of Toby, was unhappy. “Why don’t you just leave the child at Alston Residence? If you do this, you will only get even more involved with that Dillon woman.”
He poured himself more wine with his hand that was wearing a luxury watch, the unwillingness on his face was clear.
“This is exactly what she wants. That woman just wants to be ceaselessly involved with you! You are going to remarry in the future. It’s unfair to your future wife for you to be so involved with her.”
After speaking, his eyes focused on Elyse who was next to Leo. Elyse was holding her phone as if thinking about something. When she met his gaze, she shook her head suddenly as if she just realized what he was saying. “Don’t say that about Miss Dillon. Isn’t she dating the boss of Starlight Media now? He’s so sincere…”
She did not finish her sentence. However, everyone understood. The so-called sincerity of the boss of Starlight Media meant that he would give up his own wife for Amelie!
These words caused Leo to frown suddenly, and his face abruptly darkened.
Ashton snorted disdainfully. “Doesn’t that kind of woman just like men to hang around her? She just wishes every man would throw away his family and career for her and get involved with her!”
“I think you still have a misunderstanding of Miss Dillon.” Elyse’s bright face still showed her disapproval of Ashton. “She actually broke up with Leo quite decidedly. I heard from Jodie that when Miss Dillon took the child away, she asked Mrs. Alston to sign an agreement to permanently renounce the custody of the child.”
Clearly, Elyse had read the email someone sent her just now and did not actually hear it straight from Jodie. She only said this to let Leo feel that she was getting along well with the members of the Alston
Family. After she finished speaking, she did not forget to show the screenshot of the agreement. “Look, Jodie just sent it to me.”
Suddenly, a hand intercepted the phone. It was Leo. His long fingers quickly swiped twice on the screen, and his originally unhappy face became even darker. In the next moment, he got up and left.
“Leo!” Ashton called out to him, about to stand up and stop him.
However, Leo had gone far.
Ashton could only stare at Elyse hatefully. “Elyse, what’s wrong with you? Why are you speaking up for that Dillon woman?”
“I’m telling the truth.” Elyse showed a wronged and innocent expression.
“You…” Ashton was deeply distressed and anger rose in his heart, but on seeing Elyse’s aggrieved face, he could not say another word.
As for Toby, he had been watching from the sidelines.
Chapter 28 His Bottom Line
Only then did Toby sneer, “Come to your senses. Don’t think you are very shrewd! It’s easy for things to backfire on you.”
After speaking, he pressed the corners of his lips, looking like he did not really mean anything.
In this room, only a fool like Ashton would think that Elyse was just helping Amelie. Elyse wanted Leo to take away the child completely and separate the family!
Shameless, but also sinister!
Amelie took Bria all the way to the car and didn’t say a word to Bria until they got in the car. Bria usually cared about Amelie’s attitude toward her the most, so at this moment, seeing Amelie pursing her lips, Bria could not help but tug at the corner of Amelie’s clothes.
“Mommy, I was wrong.”
“Tell me. What did you do wrong?” Amelie’s tone was not serious, but her expression was.
Bria bowed her head. “I shouldn’t have dropped their antiques.”
Saying this, she bit her lip and blinked her eyes guiltily. There was already a slight dampness on her eyelashes.
Seeing her like this, Amelie’s heart ached slightly and she took Bria into her arms.
“Your true fault is not protecting yourself.”
Bria raised her head in confusion and looked at her with big, innocent eyes. Amelie further prompted, “When you dropped an antique vase, did you think about your own safety? What can you do if you are
injured by a broken vase? If the vase is broken, we can buy it again, but if you are hurt, there will be a scar forever. Remember to protect yourself as much as possible; no matter what the situation is.”
“Got it.”
Knowing that her mother was angry because her mother was worried about her, Bria felt warm all of a sudden.
Seeing that Bria had a good attitude toward admitting her mistake, Amelie patted her little head lovingly. “This time, I blame myself because I didn’t protect you well.”
“Mommy, you don’t need to blame yourself. You’re already good to me.”
Bria was satisfied with Amelie.
“However, I really don’t like living with Grandma. Aunt Jodie is so fierce and Grandma is so cold.”
As soon as the Alston Family was mentioned, Bria couldn’t help but shiver. Seeing Bria’s fearful look, Amelie thought of what she saw in the live broadcast room.
Jodie did not look like she was Bria’s aunt at all. Her behavior was like she was dealing with an enemy.
“Don’t worry, Bria, I won’t let you go through this kind of thing again in the future,” Amelie promised Bria while patting her head.
Bria hadn’t slept well at Alston Residence, but now that she returned to Amelie’s side, she suddenly relaxed. It didn’t take long for her eyelids to droop. In an instant, she fell asleep. Looking at the exhausted girl in her arms, Amelie hugged her tight in distress.
Halfway through, Julia and Jamie called and asked about Bria’s situation. Even Blake sent a message. They all saw Bria shouting for help in the live broadcast room.
“It’s okay, Bria has come out of the house. She’s in the car with me right now,” Amelie said.
“The Alston Family is so inhuman!” Julia was the most hot-headed one of them all, and among the three, she had the angriest reaction.
“How could they treat Bria like this? I felt distressed watching the live broadcast, let alone… Amy, these scumbags must not be let go! Since they dare to hurt Bria, let’s let them taste the pain too!”
Amelie rubbed her aching brows.
“Right now, I just want to fight for Bria’s custody. Although Bria has been hurt by this incident, it also makes Melissa willing to give up custody of the child. For the time being, forget it.”
It was not that Amelie didn’t feel sorry for Bria. However, most of the time, one had to sacrifice something for the benefit of another. Even if this was hard for her to swallow, she could only choose the solution that was most beneficial to Bria’s future.
Hearing that Melissa had signed an agreement to give up custody, Jamie was not as angry as before.
“Amy, you did the right thing. We can’t have Bria suffer more just because we’re upset. Come back soon. I’ll make you some delicious food.”
“Okay.”
Hanging up the phone, Amelie felt warm in her heart. Although she lost her marriage, she still had so many good friends who cared about her and Bria.
When Amelie’s car arrived at the residence, Julia was already waiting downstairs with a scarf around her. At the same time, Bria had just woken up and her eyes were hazy.
Then, Julia hugged her and kept kissing her. “Bria, you’ve suffered.”
“I’m fine.” Bria shook her head in a sensible way, kissed Julia back, and glanced at Amelie. “Mommy rescued me.”
“Good girl. Let’s go upstairs.” Julia carried Bria and walked toward the gate.
However, Amelie’s eyes were fixed at a certain point. There stood a figure, and the man was tall and thin with a cold face and dark eyes that were also looking at her. Julia walked for a while and realized that Amelie didn’t keep up, so she turned around and called her.
Turning around, she also saw that person. When she saw him, her bright face quickly darkened with a disgusted expression as if she had seen something awful. In the next moment, she rushed out toward the man, screaming, “Alston, this is Amy’s residence! You are not welcome!”
Leo faced Julia’s anger with cold eyes as if the object of her anger was not himself. Subsequently, his eyes fell on Bria, who shrank back uncomfortably, unwilling to be in contact with him.
Julia couldn’t be bothered to talk to him anymore, so she nudged Amelie with the elbow that was holding Bria. “Let’s go!”
She didn’t want to see Leo for even a second!
“I need to talk to you,” Leo finally said, his eyes locked on Amelie.
“You both are already divorced! There is nothing to talk about!” Julia was very protective of her friend.
Leo just pursed his lips and looked at Amelie with no intention of leaving. The surrounding passerby seemed to feel the tension here, and many people looked over.
Amelie didn’t want Bria to be the focus of everyone’s attention, so she pushed Julia and said, “Take Bria home first.”
“But you…”
“I’ll go upstairs after talking to him.” Amelie knew that Julia was worried, so she gave Julia a soothing look.
Julia had also felt Bria’s rejection of Leo and didn’t insist any longer. When leaving, she did not forget to say, “If he dares to bully you, call me!”
She appeared ferocious. After speaking, she did not forget to cast a warning look at Leo.
Seeing Julia and Bria leave, Amelie calmly recovered and looked at Leo. “What do you need?”
Leo’s expression had been ugly, and it was even worse when he saw Bria escape from him.
“You forced my mother to sign an agreement to give up Bria’s custody?” he asked directly.
Amelie nodded. After all, Leo would know sooner or later.
“It’s better for you and Elyse.”
“Whether it’s good for me or not is up to me to decide, not you!” Leo replied rudely.
His reply was bad-mannered and his tone was unpleasant, so Amelie simply stopped being civil and curled the corners of her lips. “Then, let’s talk about whether it is good for Bria. I am her mother, and it is up to me to decide whether it’s good for her or not!”
“I’ve already allowed you to keep Bria with you, but you still went overboard and even deprived her of her family. Is it really good for her?” Leo was in a bad mood, and his tone was extremely aggressive at this moment.
During their marriage, he had never said so much to her at one time. Now that they were divorced, he spoke so much to her, but every word was like a knife trying to stab her to death! To Leo, Amelie was
simply trying to make trouble out of nothing!
Hearing this, Amelie sneered, “Deprived? Mr. Leo, you’re really scary. You easily turned your family into victims! Before you utter these words, you should go home and ask your own mother and sister why I wanted to deprive them! They are not fools, so how could I deprive them anyhow I like!”
“No matter what the reason is, it is impossible for the child to leave the Alston Family!” Leo’s attitude was very resolute, and he had no intention of figuring out the reason at all. Originally, he only allowed Amelie to take care of the child temporarily.
It was she who violated his bottom line, so it was only right for him to become cold-blooded and ruthless!
Chapter 29 It Hits Differently When You Have a Man to Take Care of You
“I’m only giving you one night.” Leo lowered his head to look at his watch. “At 9.00AM tomorrow, I expect you to personally send Bria right to the entrance of the Alston Residence.”
He didn’t mention what would happen if Amelie were late.
After all, she had been married to him for four years and had always observed him before that, so she was familiar with his tactics. This man had always been cruel and ruthless toward his enemies.
With that, Leo turned around and left. His silhouette was resolute and cold.
As Amelie gazed at his receding figure, a forlorn smile flashed across her face. This man was stubborn, cold-blooded, and self-centered. How did she fall for him in the first place?
…
“Alston came to you to talk about Bria’s custody?”
It wasn’t until they had their meal and Bria returned to her room that Julia asked about this.
Amelie nodded, her heart heavy-laden. She relayed everything Leo said before he left.
“F*ck!” When Julia heard that Leo had threatened Amelie, she cursed again.
“Even if the entire world is full of saints in Alston’s eyes, you are the only sinner he could never forgive!”
Julia was so furious that she kept scratching the table, pretending that the furniture was Leo.
“You only have to ask around to know who’s in the wrong in this matter. Leo is blind beyond belief. If you had known it would be like this, you should’ve ignored him and let him be blind for life! It’s no big
deal to be physically blind, but having your heart blinded is irredeemable!”
Julia looked at Amelie, her heart aching for her. Not many people knew that Amelie indeed had extremely poor vision in one eye. For the sake of a wretched man like Leo, she had offered an unthinkable sacrifice!
Still, knowing that the past would only cause Amelie more sorrow, Julia eventually restrained herself. She came over to hold Amelie’s hands. “What are you planning to do now? Do you have any plans?”
If they took it to court, the agreement in Amelie’s possession wouldn’t be much help. Amelie had asked Melissa to sign the agreement because she knew Melissa prioritized her pride. Furthermore, Melissa would be too proud to take back her words after signing them.
Amelie had devised many plans, but she forgot to guard against Leo. He had already agreed to let Amelie have the child, but now he had changed her mind.
She stayed silent, a frown on her face. Julia couldn’t fathom what she was thinking.
“I think if he wants to take it to court, we’ll accept the challenge! We have evidence on our hands, so why would we be afraid that we wouldn’t win?” Julia decisively announced, grabbing her phone to contact a lawyer.
“Don’t!” Amelie hastily grabbed her hand. “Don’t take it to court.”
“Amy, this isn’t about whether we’re willing to take it to court. Instead, we know for sure that Leo will definitely sue us!” Julia reminded her.
Then, Julia’s heart ached again. “I know you don’t want to face him in court, and you don’t want your relationship to end like this.”
Amelie had sacrificed so much in the beginning, but things had turned out like this. No average person would have endured this.
“I don’t care how my relationship ends, but Bria is different,” she said, her voice exceedingly calm. “There was no need for her to be stuck between us and snatched back and forth.”
“So, I will never take it to court for Bria’s sake.” Amelie had made up her mind.
“But if this continues, our only option is to let Bria go.” Julia was anxious again.
“No.”
Amelie brushed back her hair and pulled Julia closer, then began whispering…
…
“Leo, do you mean it? Is Amelie really going to send Bria back today?”
At the Alston Residence, Jodie had just received this news, so she hastily went to him for confirmation.
Melissa, who had a dark expression on her face throughout the night, finally recovered and looked at Jodie. “Your brother still hasn’t gone to work at this hour, and that’s because he’s waiting for Bria. It couldn’t have been fake.”
“That’s great!”
Getting her confirmation, Jodie was so elated that she was about to leap in joy. Her plans finally worked!
Carla really was capable, just like she was made out to be.
Jodie had already decided that she would use Bria to punish Amelie even more. She wouldn’t stop until Amelie wished she were dead and kneeled down to beg for mercy!
Melissa glanced down at her watch. “It’s almost time, isn’t it?”
She didn’t think much about punishing Amelie. However, she still held a grudge against Amelie for forcing her to sign the agreement yesterday. Also, Bria’s family name was Alston. If Bria lived outside the family, it would be a huge hit to the Alstons’ reputation.
The three were still talking when the butler, Mr. Cooper, walked in. “Mrs. Alston, Mr. Leo, Miss Jodie. Miss Dillon is here.”
After they were informed that Amelie had arrived, the three stood up and exited the house.
At that moment, Amelie was standing outside. Today, she was wearing a white dress. Her skin was paler than snow, and her features were bright and charming. She was so radiant right now, a stark contrast to the Amelie who had been quiet and underdressed while in the Alston Residence. She even looked like another person now.
When Leo saw Amelie like this, he was slightly stunned for a brief moment. He had to admit that her aura, spirit, and appearance had undergone a drastic change after the divorce.
At the back, Jodie clicked her tongue. “It hits differently when you have a man to take care of you, doesn’t it? Look how much your circumstances have improved now.”
Amelie’s face was expressionless, but Leo frowned deeply in an instant, his expression extremely sour.
Melissa ran over to pinch Jodie. “That’s enough!”
If Jodie described in that way, the Alston Family would be the losing party here, and they sounded like a disgrace. It was an insult to both the Alston Family and Leo himself, hinting that he was so terrible
that he wouldn’t even provide for a woman!
She finally realized that she had chosen the wrong words to say, so she hastily covered her mouth.
Amelie lifted the corners of her lips, expressing a look of ridicule.
Even the Alstons themselves knew that they had mistreated her.
“Where’s Bria?” Leo asked, his patience running thin. He scanned the place, but he couldn’t catch sight of Bria.
“Bria is not coming here,” she replied calmly.
His face instantly fell. When he looked at Amelie, there was a look of disdain on his face, just like before. “Do you think I can’t do anything if you hide Bria from me? Childish!”
Amelie simply smiled.
Leo actually wanted to call her stupid, didn’t he?
“What do you want to do?” Amelie originally meant to bid farewell, but she was suddenly interested when she heard what he said.
“Of course, he’ll get a lawyer to sue you, then you won’t be able to see Bria ever again!” Jodie shouted impatiently.
She wanted Amelie to suffer right now.
Amelie’s smile only widened. She should be smiling, but there was a feeling of deep sorrow in her eyes.
In the end, she looked at Leo. “Is that true?”
Her gaze was firm as if she absolutely had to get her answer.
Leo looked at her and saw clearly the tears shivering and welling in her eyes. There was an ache in his heart. However, it only lasted a few seconds.
In the next moment, he nodded. “Yes!”
Faced with a woman who only knew manipulation, this was the best punishment!
“You’re so cruel,” Amelie mumbled, her voice filled with desolate helplessness.
Leo sneered. “I’m already nice enough compared to the manipulation you did 4 years ago!”
“The manipulation 4 years ago?” she asked, not expecting him to mention this.
Her gaze gradually turned cold. “Leo, why are you still playing the victim at times like this?”
Chapter 30 Are You Really Sure You Won’t Regret Going Against Him?
“If I hadn’t said those words back then, what would the Alston Family be like?” Amelie stared straight at Leo’s face and cocked her head, a half-smile on her face.
At that time, Genesis Company was preparing to be listed, and the preparation work had been going on for 2 years. Also, 80% of Genesis Company’s products were endorsed by Elyse. As Elyse’s two-timing became a reality, the Alstons would suffer direct losses! The company would have no hopes of getting listed, and Leo’s efforts for those 2 years would be in vain! Product sales would decrease at a shocking rate, and Genesis would face an unprecedented financial crisis! Leo would be the one being cheated on, and he would become the joke of the city!
The rasher Amelie’s decisions were back then, the deeper her love for Leo.
He held her gaze for a few seconds. Those few seconds warmed her heart slightly. So, he still thought he had the upper hand, didn’t he?
“Stop changing the topic. Where’s Bria?” Jodie feared that Leo would be convinced by Amelie and proceed to give up on Bria’s custody, so she hastily interrupted.
With that, Jodie walked over to Leo and tugged at him. “Leo, this woman is very calculating. Don’t fall into her trap.”
“Yes, Leo.” Melissa walked over as well. “No matter what happened before, you two are already divorced. You have to make a decision about the child!”
He averted his gaze from Melissa’s voice.
“Amelie, that’s another topic altogether. If you want a part of the profit, the Alstons earned back then, get a lawyer to discuss it with me. Now, I want Bria!” he said.
To him, even if the Alstons profited, it was only an unintentional side effect while Amelie carried out her plan.
“Hah!”
Her heart grew cold once again.
What was wrong with Amelie? Why was she still hoping for a trace of humanity in this cold-blooded and cruel family? Moreover, she was willing to try her best to keep things peaceful for Bria’s sake. Until now, Leo still thought she was a materialistic woman and was always after his money! Since he thought she loved money, no amount of hard work from her would matter to him. Why would she waste time on this?
Amelie suppressed the desolation and fury in her heart. When she raised her head again, there was no longer any emotion on her face.
“Do you really want Bria?” Amelie asked.
Leo’s patience was quickly wearing thin from the constant back-and-forth, and he frowned deeply.
Melissa snorted coldly, wordless ridicule.
Jodie pouted. “What a load of nonsense!”
“Take your time to answer. Have a look at this first.”
With that, she lowered her head and dialed a number. “Come here.”
In under 2 minutes, a car drove in. Julia stepped out of the car.
“Amelie, what are you bringing Julia here for?” Seeing Julia, Jodie put on a guarded expression. “Are you playing the old trick? Are you going to spread this incident all over the internet?”
She stayed silent, ignoring Jodie and her words right out.
This made Jodie feel like she was a nobody in front of Amelie and wasn’t even a threat to the latter. Her expression darkened considerably. In addition, her words became even crueler.
“I’m telling you, there’s no use even if you broadcast this to the whole world! Bria is a child of the Alston Family, and no one can change that! You’d better stop playing tricks and hand over the child nicely. Perhaps my brother will give you some money for birthing the child!”
“Hah!”
Julia laughed aloud, without a care in the world.
Jodie, who hadn’t seen much of the world, thought the Alstons were the only wealthy family. Amelie’s wealth was so great that she couldn’t even spend it all, so why would she go after the Alstons’ meager coins?
However, Jodie refused to back off as she said with increasing viciousness, “Is 2 million enough for you? The boss of Starlight Media is rich, but the money is all his. You can’t keep asking him for money like a beggar, can you? With this 2 million, you’ll be able to feel some pride and parade around! Then, we can be sure we didn’t mistreat you!”
Julia waited until she was almost done before speaking up. “Relax, Amy isn’t the only one. Even Bria doesn’t intend to cause you to worry.”
She took out a piece of paper and waved it at the crowd. “This is a carte blanche. My boss asked me to get a test done for her. See for yourselves!”
“What test?”
The three were stunned. Leo looked at Amelie, perplexed.
Jodie was the first to grab the test reports and read them.
“99.99% DNA match? Biologically related? Brianna Dillon? Who’s that?”
“Brianna Dillon is Bria,” Amelie replied calmly.
Bria’s last name was originally Alston, and it changed to Dillon only recently.
“So… this DNA report is between Bria and the boss of Starlight Media?” Melissa immediately understood the situation and couldn’t control her loud shouts, which exploded like a bomb.
Leo’s gaze constricted, and it turned into a raging fury that pierced through Amelie’s body!
“Yes.” Amelie nodded calmly, ignoring his gaze. “The DNA test was carried out on Bria and the boss of Starlight Media.”
She wasn’t lying. She did take her own hair and Bria’s hair to get their DNAs tested.
“So you made us raise another person’s child for 4 years?” Melissa had never been insulted like this before, and she was so mad that her lips were trembling.
“Mrs. Alston, you should check the facts. Save for sleeping at your house, Bria never used a cent of your family’s money,” Julia reminded her.
Amelie paid for all of Bria’s expenses out of her own pocket. Julia knew that too well. Even so, she had angered the Alstons.
“Amelie, you wretch! How dare you push someone else’s mutt on my brother! And you kept insisting you married for the sake of the Alston Family!” Jodie was so furious that she leaped over to Amelie, trying to tear out the latter’s hair.
Julia blocked her off with a single arm.
“Miss Alston, you are a daughter of a prestigious family, if nothing else. Who would dare marry you if you act like a crazy woman?”
“You!” Jodie was so pissed that her insides were boiling, but she had no choice but to relent.
Julia was competent, and she was bold, too. She might really broadcast Jodie’s antics to the entire country secretly, and it would be over for Jodie then.
Melissa walked over to them, her breaths uneven as her heart thumped. It hurt.
She tried her best to maintain her image as she looked at Julia. “Isn’t the boss of Starlight Media, your boss, being too much of a bully?”
“Oh, how so? Why would others bully you if you hadn’t bullied someone else?” Julia’s words were laced with meaning.
“All in all, Bria has nothing to do with you, Alstons, so stop bothering her!”
With that, Julia tugged at Amelie. “Let’s go.”
“Okay.” She followed her into the car.
When she opened the car door, Julia looked back at Leo with intention. “Mr. Alston, don’t worry. Starlight Media will wholly belong to Bria and Amy in the future, so your 2 or 3 million doesn’t mean much to Amy. Why don’t you use that money to buy some proper clothes for Miss Jodie?”
“Damn you!”
Hearing the mockery in Julia’s words, Jodie was so furious that her face distorted, shouting and screaming. How dare you call me underdressed!
After that, Melissa nudged Leo. “Leo, are we going to let Amelie off for deceiving us like this? There’s also the boss of Starlight Media. There aren’t any grudges between us, so why would he insult us like this?”
“Oh, right.” Julia’s voice sounded again. “Don’t feel too bad about it. When Amy married into your family, she solved a crisis in your family, didn’t she? She’ll forgo the compensation Mr. Alston spoke of. You’re all even now.”
After speaking her piece, she finally lowered her head and got into the car.
The car drove away.
In the rearview mirror, Jodie was still seen in her fury. Melissa’s good image had completely disappeared, and Leo clenched his fists, his expressions unreadable.
Julia glanced worriedly at Amelie. “Making this decision means you’ll make the Alston Family your enemy. Are you really sure you won’t regret that?”