Ch. 41..45: My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 41-45

Chapter 41

She kept tugging at Amelie’s sleeve as she led the latter to the phone screen, pointing at the screen with her tiny finger. “I only know the words ‘think’ and ‘can’. What does it mean? Is this person saying that they want to learn from Grandpa?”

Amelie’s gaze landed on the direct message on the screen. Indeed, the sender was inquiring about learning Steven’s ancient skills via text message. Even though it was just an inquiry, at least they had good intentions.

Amelie hastily talked more with them, then agreed on a time and place to meet-up.

The person could only come the day after tomorrow.

When Steven heard from Amelie that someone was willing to learn more about his craft, he was elated as well. He took the effort to polish his tools until they shone, then even lubricated everything.

Not only that, even the racks in front were rearranged. From his behavior, Amelie could see his passion for passing on this craft. She swore to herself that she would definitely do everything she could to convince the person to stay as a disciple.

The next day, Steven took Amelie and Bria on a tour around the area.

Bria was curious about everything in this town, especially when they arrived at the clear creek at the edge of the town. No child would be able to resist the temptation of a running river. With a splash, the girl immediately leaped in, playing with the clear river water to her heart’s content.

She would splash water around, then run around in the water, then plop her face under the water and hold her breath. Her clothes were completely drenched, but she didn’t seem to mind it one bit.

Bria rarely had the chance to play in the water, and this was natural mountain water, so it was cooler than usual water.

Bria isn’t the strongest child. I wonder if it’s alright to let her go on. Fearing that Bria might catch a cold, Amelie could only ask Steven to look after Bria as she walked home to grab a change of clothes for Bria.

She had just arrived at the entrance when she saw a slender figure at the door.

The man wore a perfectly-tailored white suit. His figure wasn’t perfect, but it was still quite a sight to behold. His hair was tied into a bun, and his medium-length forelocks split to the sides, somehow resembling a lumberjack.

As if sensing the movements behind him, the man turned around. When their eyes met, there was a shock on both their faces.

“Amelie… Dillon?” The person shouted out first.

Amelie also exclaimed, “Mr. Walsh?”

The man standing in front of her was none other than one of Leo’s friends, Toby Walsh.

“What brings you here?” It was definitely unexpected for her to meet him there. This is just a small town, and the Walsh Family’s business couldn’t possibly have expanded this far, aye?

Toby raised his eyebrows, his gaze falling on the bunch of keys in her hand. “You live here?”

He pointed at the door in front of him, but Amelie didn’t know the reason he visited, so she stayed silent.

Toby’s gaze took on a certain intention, his eyes suddenly clearing up as if he had thought something through. “So you’re… Foxy?”

Amelie looked at Toby in surprise. Even if she lived here, it wouldn’t be evidence enough to prove that she was Foxy

How on earth did he come to that conclusion?

Toby seemed to have read her thoughts as he explained, “Your voice is the exact same as Foxy’s, and both of you also have a child.”

Amelie gave a soft ‘oh’.

Even though Toby was Leo’s friend, he wasn’t full of enmity toward her like Ashton was. She always had a decent impression of him.

“Yes, I am Foxy herself.” She had never concealed it on purpose before, as she admitted to it right away.

*Just as expected.” Toby smiled with an unknown meaning.

Early on, he had already felt that Foxy looked like Amelie, but no one believed him.

“If that’s so, Leo just lost a precious piece of treasure, didn’t he?”

Amelie didn’t want to mention Leo too much. “What brings you here, Mr. Walsh?” she asked, intending to avoid the topic of Leo.

Toby waved his phone. “I’m the person who sent you a private message yesterday”

“It was you?” Amelie was surprised once again. “Didn’t you say that you’ll come tomorrow?”

“If I came tomorrow, I probably wouldn’t learn the secret that you’re Foxy herself, he jokingly commented.

Amelie slightly lowered her head, pushing her hair behind her ear as she stayed silent, for she truly had no plans of appearing as Foxy.

Most live streamers didn’t want to expose too much of their real lives; it would be too risky and prone to trouble

“So, you’re thinking of learning my father’s shoe-making craft? Is that right, Mr. Walsh?” She didn’t quite believe it was his true intention.

Toby smiled as he stayed silent. To be honest, even if he once had familiar guesses, he was still shaken after confirming that Amelie was Foxy.

“You’re so talented. Even if you didn’t marry Leo, you could definitely live a decent life. Why did you choose him?” His gaze was straightforward.

Amelie smiled slightly. Actually, she knew that even Toby thought that she got together with Leo just for the money

“Why?” Her tone was nonchalant.

When she was 15, she accidentally learned that her mother had passed away while giving birth to her. Like any human being would, she was heartbroken after learning about the fact.

She didn’t want to go home and cry out her feelings to her father, so she secretly went to the hospital in town because that was where her late mother passed away.

Despite all the years under her belt, she didn’t even know where her mother’s grave was, so she would go to the hospital every time she missed her mother.

She was sullenly sobbing as she sat in the hospital gardens, feeling like she was a sinner and had no right to go home and see her father.

Just then, she suddenly heard a boy roaring.

Despair, helplessness, fury, and even self-abandonment were apparent in his voice.

Startled, she thought she had met a madman. As she was about to escape, she realized it was a boy about her age. The boy was lean and pale, but it didn’t affect his good looks.

It wasn’t a scene that could be put into words easily. A clean and prince-like boy was roaring in despair, perhaps? His pain spilled forth from his throat, so suppressive that even Amelie was affected.

In all her years living in the small town, it was her first time seeing such a charming human. It was also her first time feeling the boy’s despair and helplessness.

Like a madman, he ran into everything and tore out anything that would give way, as if he was bent on destroying the world!

In the end, he ran toward her, frightening her greatly.

She thought he was going to harm her, but he ran into a sharp-cornered door-in front of her, his arm bleeding from the impact.

He fell to the ground and grabbed a rock on the ground. He gripped it so tightly, as if he were trying to grasp his own fate!

She was so startled that she dared not move for a long while. After some time, she realized that he couldn’t

see.

Seeing him like that, she forgot her own sorrow as she tentatively touched him, then helped him up.

The boy refused her touch and told her to get lost!

She had never been treated like that before, so she actually ran away.

However, when she ran to the door, she doubled back, realizing she didn’t have the heart to leave him all alone. After going back to him, she held her breath, not daring to exhale too loudly.

She stayed like that until the nurse who took care of him led him away. From that day onward, the boy’s sorrowful and despairing form was etched into her brain, and she began to visit the hospital every day.

After that, she found a chance to strike up a conversation with him, and they chatted. She knew of his tragic fate, and she also told him about her sinner-like life.

Two half-grown adults had silently developed deep feelings for each other in the midst of their common tragedies.

And then…

Amelie stopped recalling at that point, nor did she answer Toby’s question. “Now that I think about it, I should thank you. If it weren’t for you, Bria and I would be in great danger,” she announced out of nowhere.

He had saved their lives twice, so they were greatly indebted to him.

Toby lowered his head, a half-smile on his face.

His long finger pressed lightly on the tip of his nose. “What if I ask you to do something in return for saving your life?

Chapter 42

Me? Something in return? Amelie was startled. “You want me to help you convince Owen Steward, the big shot of Skaynia, to collaborate with you?”

Toby had actually asked her for help on this before, but he just didn’t know that Amelie was Foxy before this.

He pondered for a moment, and just when Amelie was going to say something, he spoke ahead of her. “You know what? Never mind. Forget it” He didn’t know exactly why, but he was suddenly afraid that her impression of him would turn bad.

Just as she wanted to talk more about it, Steven and Bria came back.

“This is… Steven asked when he saw Toby. He didn’t know much about the relationships among the Alstons, so of course, he didn’t know Toby.

“This is Mr. Walsh. He came to learn about shoemaking,” Amelie answered quickly.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Dillon. I’m Toby Walsh.” Toby introduced himself after walking in front of Steven.

He looks neat and has a great smile, but it’s quite obvious that he’s not a handyman. “Nice to meet you too.” Steven studied him a little and didn’t say much, merely reaching out his hand to shake hands with him.

On the other hand, Bria recognized Toby, but she didn’t have much interaction with him. So when she saw him and recalled that he was her father’s good friend, she hid behind Steven timidly with her big and innocent eyes showing obvious dislike.

She didn’t like Leo and knew that his friends always bullied her mother, so her impression of Toby wasn’t good. However, Steven just thought that she wasn’t used to meeting strangers and didn’t mull over it.

“Dad, I thought you all would stay by the stream a little longer.”

Hearing that, Steven looked at Bria in his arms, who was soaking wet. “The wind outside is very strong. I’m worried that Bria will catch a cold.” As he stroked Bria’s wet head, he didn’t mind whether her wet clothes

would make his shirt wet at all.

Meanwhile, Bria huddled in his arms like a little kitten with her hands around his neck, enjoying the attention he was giving her.

*Please come in, Mr. Walsh.” Steven invited Toby politely into the house and even brought out a watermelon that he had harvested himself. After cutting it into slices, he served them to Toby on a plate.

When Toby saw that, he was a little shocked. He held a slice in his hand and didn’t know where to start since those from rich families always had their watermelons cut into small chunks and used a small fork to eat.

them.

At this moment, Bria, who was done changing with Amelie, came out and seemingly saw that he was in an awkward situation. She rolled her eyes at him on purpose before taking a slice herself and sitting at the entrance, munching away.

As she was eating, she would take the handheld fan at the side of the door and wave it in the air. This was what she observed when Steven ate watermelon. She found it interesting, so she imitated him.

Bria was gobbling up the slice of watermelon. With her little mouth biting on the watermelon non-stop, she was soon stained with the juice from the fruit. At the same time, she was shaking her head from side to side, just like an adorable bunny.

When Toby saw that, he was slightly startled, as he could clearly feel that Bria was much more cheerful than

Lefore

When she was at the Alston Residence, she was almost invisible. Every time she appeared, she would try her best to curl herself up, hold on to Amelie’s legs, and follow wherever Amelie went. Her eyes would be dull, without any stream of brightness, and she would be so timid that she couldn’t be brought out to meet

anyone.

However, she had a pair of big, sparkling eyes now. She could even do things quickly and responsively and had her own opinions.

With both her little legs curled at the doorway, she looked smart and adorable, no matter how Toby looked at her When compared to the old times, she appeared to be a completely different person.

Then, his gaze turned to Amelie, who was sitting on the chair. Her actions were so much more elegant than Bria’s. Her eyes were like a crescent, and she was smiling with her lips pressing together. Although she was quiet, her elegant aura couldn’t be hidden.

She wasn’t that old-fashioned woman who only wore dresses all the time. Now, she had a white t-shirt on top with light-colored shorts at the bottom, displaying her slim waist and long legs. With her long hair casually tied and showing her clean forehead, she looked so youthful, as though she was a high school student.

The quiet and stingy woman at the Alston Residence, who never looked up to meet anyone’s eyes and always lowered herself in front of the Alstons as if she was a living zombie, had nothing to do with her any longer.

Can a divorce really cause such big changes in a person? Toby couldn’t help but curl his lips. They say marriage is the tomb of love. It seems like it’s real.

After that, Steven showed him his way of making shoes traditionally in detail. The process of making shoes traditionally was quite complicated, with many steps involved. It would take half a day just to do the preparations.

Meanwhile, Bria and Amelie were looking at the two of them from a safe distance.

“Is Mr. Walsh really going to learn how to make shoes from grandpa?” Bria asked worriedly.

Hearing that, Amelie didn’t answer her, as she knew Toby’s actual purpose. It was just an excuse for him to learn to make shoes, but his real purpose was to talk about Owen.

When the sky turned dark, Steven stopped the lesson because he wanted to cook for them.

In fact, Amelie wanted to do the cooking, but Steven was too stubborn. He didn’t want his daughter to get tired from cooking. Resigned, she could only stand at the door and watch on.

“He’s pampering you so much. You really have a good father.” Toby walked over to her with both his hands in his pockets and stood straight beside her.

At this moment, he looked at her once again. Her expression was relaxed, and it was nothing like those anxious expressions those gold diggers had our there.

Although her father was just a shoemaker, she still treated him politely without despising him.

Why would someone like her plot against Leo back then and do something so irrational? She’s also Foxy, with millions of followers. Her income shouldn’t be low as well.

The more Toby couldn’t read her, the more he wanted to make assumptions. He even thought that such a beautiful and smart woman like her could certainly find someone who would love her with all his heart and treat her extremely well if she didn’t do such a silly thing.

“Do you think making shoes is fun, Mr. Walsh?” Amelie turned around to ask him. When she looked at her, the gentleness in her eyes was gone, but there was still politeness in them.

He knew very well that this politeness was because he had saved her twice, and she obviously knew what he had come here for by asking that question

In fact, he really used coming to see the process of making shoes as an excuse to meet Foxy and convince her in person. However, after he saw Steven’s shoe-making skills, he suddenly developed an interest.

“It’s really interesting,” he answered honestly. “Although it’s not quite possible for me to learn to make shoes, I already have a good plan.”

“What plan?” As soon as Amelie said that, Steven came out of the kitchen with a bowl in his hands and asked them to gather at the dining table.

In the end, their conversation ended abruptly, and they walked to the dining table.

At the table, Bria had already arranged the chairs, but there were only three of them. “This is Grandpa’s seat. This is Mommy’s, and this is mine,” she announced. It was obvious that she purposely didn’t arrange a chair for Toby.

Humph! Good-for-nothing Daddy’s friends are all bad guys! I don’t want to treat him politely!

Toby was embarrassed by her actions, while Amelie didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. She went over to add another chair to the table and didn’t forget to teach Bria. “He’s our guest. You must always treat a guest politely.”

“Humph! He’s not. He’s a bad guy!” Bria answered with her puffy cheeks. Without knowing that Toby had saved her, she treated him badly.

“Also, he’s definitely not going to learn how to make shoes from grandpa!”

I’m so angry that he’s not really here to learn. If he’s not going to learn, why is he asking so much? Is he trying to disappoint Grandpa on purpose? People who upset grandpa are all bad guys!

Just as Amelie wanted to educate Bria again, Toby stopped her. “You’re really smart, little one, but don’t worry, although I won’t learn, someone else is going to.”

“Who?”

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After dinner, Bria went to the alley to play with the children she had just met.

Since Bria was from the city and she was so adorable with her big, sparkling eyes, looking just like the stars in the sky, the children there liked her very much. With her amiable personality, the locals were happy to let her join them to play together.

As they played and laughed happily in the alley, they put everything behind their backs. Their laughter lifted everyone’s mood, just like the sound of larks.

Amelie didn’t stop Bria from playing with the other children and simply let her be. So, the house was left with three adults.

The lights were lit up. Although it was not bright, it made the atmosphere in the house peaceful.

Since the beginning, there had been no look of disdain on Toby’s face. In fact, he was actually enjoying this simple but warm place.

“Mr. Walsh, can we talk about the plan you mentioned earlier?” Amelie went straight to the point.

Toby nodded with his usual smile and gentle expression. “Mr. Dillon’s shoemaking skill is really extraordinary. It will be such a shame if this skill is not passed down. What I mean is that…”

“Hello! All of you are here.” Before he could finish his sentence, he was cut off by a loud voice from the

entrance.

The three of them looked over to the door and saw Abby standing there. Her attire was not as casual as previously. She even styled her hair, making her look a lot more put together.

With a basket of fruits in her arms, she walked in casually. “My son harvested these from the farm just now. I chose the best ones for you guys to have a taste.” She grinned from ear to ear, making it look like she was overdoing it.

Then, she grabbed an orange from the basket and showed it to them. “This is a grade A navel orange. It’s specially used to serve VIPs out there in the city.”

From her buttering-up look, it was apparent that she was afraid that Amelie would ask her for the rent. payment. She had been renting the house for many years. If Amelie really calculated it, the house rent would go up to tens of thousands.

At this moment, Amelie looked at Abby and thought, Although she’s nosy and has a big mouth, she still has a helpful side. She was the one who told Amelie that Steven was bringing a knife to find the Alstons, and she even helped her look after Bria for some time.

Amelie was not a cruel person, so of course, she wouldn’t really ask her for the house rent.

After she thanked Abby, she accepted the fruits and wanted to pay her back.

However, Abby insisted on not taking her money. As her eyes darted around, her gaze landed on Toby very quickly. “Oh, is this Amy’s husband? So good-looking.”

Toby was well-dressed and charming, so her gaze was nearly stuck on him. “I was just wondering why Amy brought the child back alone. So, her husband was actually following her behind. You’re really good to Amy, young man, coming after her so quickly.” Although that was what she said, the nosy gaze from her eyes had never stopped.

From her words, she was actually probing whether something had happened between the two of them since they came back one after another. Women in the suburbs really liked to look into other people’s

lives, even though they had many things of their own to care about. Most of them had an unhealthy amount of curiosity.

“That’s not it. You misunderstood. He’s just a customer who came to see the process of shoemaking.” Steven stated coldly, knowing that his daughter disliked people probing into her personal life.

Hearing that, Abby hummed in acknowledgment as her gaze at Amelie changed again. In the end, she didn’t say anything else and just left.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Walsh. Women in the suburbs really have big mouths.” Steven apologized to Toby after Abby

left

Toby shook his head, indicating that he didn’t mind at all, but his eyes couldn’t help but look in the direction of Amelie

Just now, when Abby took them as a couple, he didn’t dislike it and didn’t feel offended either.

*Please continue what you were saying just now, Mr. Walsh.” Amelie’s reminder pulled him back from his thoughts.

Only then did he snap out of his daze and say, “What I mean is that I can buy Mr. Dillon’s skill and gather a group of apprentices to learn from him. Of course, we will make some suitable modifications while we ensure the quality.”

“Buy… What do you mean? I can’t make shoes anymore in the future?” Steven’s face was a little disgruntled since his only hobby in life was making shoes. If he couldn’t do that, his life would be meaningless.

Hearing that, Toby chuckled. “You’re the expert in traditional shoemaking. If I forbid you from making shoes, our shoes will be worthless.”

He gently bit his lower lip and left his middle-parting, semi-long hair hanging in front of his forehead. At this moment, his exotic aura seemed to be a little stronger.

“But if there are more apprentices, you might need to spend more time teaching them as an advisor. So, your time for making shoes will be much less.”

“Advisor?” Steven didn’t have much of an idea about this position.

“Advisor is about the same as a teacher,” Amelie explained.

Hearing that, Steven hummed in acknowledgment. Since he seldom talked, he felt that doing hands-on things was much more comfortable than talking.

“With that, many people can learn about your technique, and more people can wear shoes that are made traditionally. Your skills can at least be passed down, and the customers don’t need to wait half a month for their shoes. This is the best of both worlds,” Toby concluded.

At this moment, Steven had a serious face, and the wrinkles on his face could be seen to be squeezed together under the soft

light. After thinking for quite some time, only then did he answer, “Let me think about.

it.”

Toby didn’t force him as well. “Okay. When you make up your mind, you can give me a call anytime.” With his respectful attitude since the beginning, he put a name card beside Steven’s hand.

After that, Steven didn’t say anything else. He went to the backyard and continued making shoes.

Meanwhile, Amelie looked at her father’s back, which was slightly hunched, and sighed softly.

Shoemaking was her father’s way of earning money and was also his only hobby. Other than her, it was the love of his life. That was why even when a slight change was brought up, it would have a huge impact on him.

“Mr Walsh, are you sure that you want to start a shoe business?” Amelie pocketed her gaze to look at Toby.

“Yes.” He nodded.

“But the Walsh Farnily hasn’t stepped into the shoe business before. Don’t you think it’s a little risky to suddenly start a shoe business?”

“It might be risky, but this business is still profitable, isn’t it?” He looked at her seriously and could roughly tell what she was thinking, so he explained, “The reason I suggested buying your father’s shoemaking skills is that there were many people who ordered your shoes during your live stream.” Then, he showed her a list with the data for her stream.

“There were five million people in your live stream at that time, and the number of orders was 368 within three minutes. This is a really high number.” He flicked the piece of paper and put it in front of her “After that, you indicated that you’re not selling shoes anymore, but there are still five percent of the people who still want to buy them. This is a huge business opportunity. As a businessman, it’s impossible for me not to lay my hands.

on this ”

With the proof of the data, Toby’s words were unimpeachable, leaving Amelie speechless.

The next day. Steven went to look for Toby alone and spent a long time talking with him.

Amelie had no idea what they talked about, but when Steven came out, there was a contract in his hand. It was obvious that he agreed to Toby’s request.

“D-Dad, are you sure?” she asked him worriedly, since she was very cautious on this matter.

However, he nodded happily. “Mr. Walsh really has a business mind, and he does things meticulously. Even when I know nothing about business, I will be satisfied as long as he can pass down my shoe- making skills.”

When she heard that, she took over the contract to study it closely.

Toby’s contract was very professional, and there were not many restrictions on Steven.

As she read the contract, she gasped sharply when she saw a section…

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At the Royal Hotel was a man in white with a small suitcase. The hair behind his head was tied up, and his fringe was parted

As the wind blew, his hair danced beautifully along with it.

At this moment, his head was lowered, seemingly pondering on something.

“Mr. Walsh!” A clear female voice resounded from afar, forcing him to snap out of his thoughts. He raised his head and saw a girl on the opposite side.

She had a fitted light-colored t-shirt on with white cropped pants. Her hair was tied into a ponytail, which was swaying in the air, making her look dazzling.

Toby seemed to be enthralled by her. Only after a while did he reply, “Miss Dillon? Why are you here?*

Amelie walked over to him and showed him the paper in her hand.

After he squinted his eyes to look and saw the paper in her hand, he seemed to understand what she came for.

Since she ran all the way here, she was panting a little. I’ll help you convince Skaynia’s Owen,” she proclaimed.

At this moment, Toby’s calm brows suddenly rose, and he looked at her in surprise. He didn’t know that she would suddenly agree to this. “Really?”

She smiled and explained, “You think so highly of my father’s traditional shoe-making technique. How can I not provide you with a little help? She pointed at the contract in her hand

The quoted price in the contract was 30 million! A shoemaking technique worth 30 million was an extremely high price.

Even if Steven’s traditional technique was really precious, with Toby’s method, it would not be a surprise if he reduced it to a million or even hundreds of thousands.

“But please amend the contract,” she continued. “300 thousand will be enough.”

Hearing that, Toby looked at her in confusion. “Is 30 million not a good price?”

“30 million is good, but it will scare my father.” Steven was just thinking about passing down his skills, so he didn’t look at the price; otherwise, he would definitely be so shocked that he would cause some trouble.

In fact, Amelie knew very well the real reason Toby quoted this 30 million; he was paying her in advance for her to convince Owen.

“Although Owen has some connections with me, I’m not sure whether I can convince him.” She analyzed everything clearly. “Also, since you helped me twice, I’ll take this fully as returning your favor.”

At this moment, Toby was still looking at her, and there was an obvious upset in his eyes. He could tell that she didn’t want to owe him anything.

“Is it because I’m Leo’s friend?” he asked out of nowhere.

Hearing that, Amelie looked at him, puzzled.

“Nothing,” he replied almost instantly before taking over the contract to change the quotation.

When she saw that he agreed so quickly, she heaved a sigh of relief. With a smile, she took back the contract. “Please send me the necessary documents when you go back, Mr. Walsh, but I still have

another condition.”

When Toby heard that, he raised his brows. “What is it?”

“While I’m trying to convince Owen, I can follow you to other places to discuss business, but Leo can’t tag along. Also, I hope you won’t let him know I’m Foxy.”

Surprised, he blinked quickly. “Why? He treated you quite badly in those days. Don’t you want to take this opportunity to leave an egg on his face?”

However, there was not much of an expression on her face.

Toby wore a mischievous smile. “If Leo cared a little about you, he would know that you’re Foxy four years ago, and this project could have been started at that time. If you tell him now that you’re Foxy, the egg on his face is definitely a rotten one.”

“Are you really Leo’s friend? You’re actually asking me to embarrass him?” Amelie commented half- jokingly.

When he looked at her smiling face, it made him recall the two times he saved her when she looked like a mess, and it wrenched his heart.

Yet, she didn’t know what was on his mind. As she lowered her head a little, she put a strand of her hair behind her ear. “The best thing to do after a divorce is not see each other for the rest of our lives. Embarrassing him doesn’t really matter.”

From the way she talked about this so openly, it was obvious that she had already let this go.

At this moment, Toby suddenly fluttered. “Since you’ve already let it go, isn’t it time to start the next relationship? What kind of man are you looking for?”

When he asked the question, he stood straighter than he usually did to make himself look more charming.

However, Amelie didn’t look at him and just shook her head. “I just want to have a peaceful life now.” What she meant was that she already had no expectations for relationships.

Leo made her lose herself and even hurt her family, so she didn’t want this tragedy to happen again. She also didn’t have the energy to start a new relationship.

When Toby heard that, the anticipation in his eyes dissipated along with her words, and he froze there for a moment. He felt as though something inside him had been taken away, leaving a big empty space in him.

“Too bad,” he mumbled under his breath.

Amelie didn’t know what he meant, but she just waved her hands at him to say goodbye. “Have a safe trip then.”

As Amelie walked home from the hotel and was about a turn away from home, she suddenly heard a vulgar curse. “Such a rude br*t! How can you lay your hands on people?!”

After that followed a clear voice of a girl, seemingly rebuking the comment, and that voice sounded like Bria’s.

Hearing that, Amelie walked faster and just happened to see that a woman was pushing a little girl in front of her. The little girl backed a few steps from the push, and that little girl was Bria.

The woman who pushed her had messy hair and was wearing a floral-printed shirt and pants with her shirttail rolled up, making her look extremely cheap.

With her raucous voice, she bellowed, “My grandson is not someone you can lay your hands on! We spent 200 thousand to save him when he was born. Can your family compensate us if you hurt him?” She emphasized the word ‘200 thousand’ as though that was a huge amount of money.

At this moment, Amelie couldn’t help but go nearer. “What’s going on?” She strode to Bria’s back and held her shoulders. Only then did she see the woman’s face.

Behind her messy hair was an unrefined face. Isn’t she Mrs. Gordon? When Amelie recognized the woman, she was shocked.

She just came to our house last night to give us the fruit that only VIPs’ can eat, but now she’s already treating Bria so rudely

When Abby saw Amelie, her politeness was nowhere to be seen. She scoffed, “Good that you’re here. Your daughter laid her hands on my grandson. What are you going to do about this?”

Amelie looked at the big, chubby boy in Abby’s arms. His arm was as thick as Bria’s thigh. Yet, at that time, he was wiping off his tears and looked extremely sulky.

On the other hand, Bria was furious. She was glaring at them with her big eyes, obstinately thinking she had, done the right thing.

“Glare again, and I’ll scoop your eyes out!” Abby went near Bria and wanted to poke Bria’s eyes in front of Amelie

Amelie blocked her swiftly and pulled Bria back a step. Then, she asked, “Did you hit him, Bria?”

“He called me an illegitimate child!” Bria shouted furiously.

“Kids with no father are all illegitimate!” the boy in tears refuted rudely.

When Amelie heard that, she was startled and turned to look at Abby.

Seeing that, Abby parted her mouth awkwardly. “Your child said that you’re divorced. I didn’t say that.”

When Amelie brought Bria back alone, Abby started to grow curious.

These days, she would hang around Bria to probe her about it. Since children wouldn’t have complicated thoughts, Bria told her honestly when she was annoyed by her questions.

“Your child even said that you didn’t take anything with you. So, you’re divorced without any money?” she asked enigmatically.

At this moment, Amelie finally understood that the change in Abby’s attitude was because Abby found out that she was divorced without anything. She’s really hilarious.

“Even if I’m divorced, my child still has a father. Your kid said that Bria is an illegitimate child. Shouldn’t he be apologizing for it first?”

“What? My grandson was beaten by your child, but you still want him to apologize? What kind of fallacy is this?” Abby was acting so tough that she nearly poked Amelie’s face as she talked.

At that moment, Amelie held Abby’s finger and twisted it, hurting Abby so much that she started screaming in pain Only then did she release her hold.

Then, Abby sat on the ground. “Crap. She’s attacking me!” Abby shouted and started to roll on the ground, like a child throwing a tantrum.

Meanwhile, Amelie looked at her with a poker face as disgust could be seen from the corner of her mouth. She’s staying in my house for free, but she wants to pick on me?

After Abby whined on the ground for some time, she started to call her son. “Tom, you need to rush back home! Your precious son was beaten, and I was beaten too! Quickly come and save us! Otherwise, we’ll be beaten to death” She dragged her words and cried as though she had really been bullied.

Before long, a man holding a carrying pole rushed over from afar, and that man was Tom Wilson himself.

He ran toward them angrily, and when he saw Abby, who was on the ground, he shouted furiously, “Who hit

my mom? Step forward!”

Chapter 45

With so much noise, many people gathered around to see what was going on.

Suddenly, someone tugged on Amelie’s sleeves and told her, “Their family heard that you were divorced without anything and found out that your father sold his shoe-making technique. So, they think that you guys definitely won’t have the money to move back into the house. They’re trying to chase your family out and take the house.”

The person talking was a woman named Celine Barr. She was giving Amelie a heads-up for the sake of her connections with Amelie during the old days.

However, when she saw that ferocious look from Tom, she was afraid that she would bring trouble herself, so she stepped out of it after she warned Amelie.

At this moment, a smirk tugged on Amelie’s lips, and her face showed ruthlessness. Appeasement really brings disaster. Dad let them stay in our house for so many years, but these b*stards actually want to claim it as

their own?

“Tom, it’s Amelie. She pushed me,” Abby shouted as she pointed at Amelie while sitting on the ground. At the same time, she was hinting at her son with her eyes.

Hearing that, Tom swung the carrying pole at Amelie immediately. “Amelie Dillion! You dare to hurt my mom?! I’ll beat you to death!”

However, Amelie acted as though she didn’t see his carrying pole. She just parted her lips and said, “Are you sure you want to beat me up? The police station is not far from here You’ll need to pay with your life if you beat me to death!”

In fact, he just wanted to scare her, just like what he had discussed with Abby. Since Amelie was divorced without anything, no one would have her back. On top of that, Steven was just a nice guy. He sold his business and didn’t have any power either. As a result, if he scared her a little, he could definitely make her and Steven flee in terror, never to return.

In their eyes, Steven’s shoemaking technique was only worth a few thousand. A few thousand won’t make significant difference. There’s nothing to be afraid of!

The two of them were just thinking about claiming the house and didn’t care whether Amelie’s family would survive when they left the place.

Yet, at this moment, Amelie had a calm expression as though she was not terrified at all.

When Tom saw that, his hand trembled a little.

“If you dare to beat my mommy, she’ll definitely send you to jail!” Bria shouted loudly. Mommy said that we couldn’t cause trouble, but if the trouble is here, we can’t be afraid!

She stood in front of Amelie and used her big eyes to glare fiercely at Tom.

Seeing that, Amelie was scared that Bria would get hurt, so she pulled her to the back.

“Tom, what are you afraid of? We have people on our side in the police station!” Abby shouted from the ground. “They hit us, so we hit them back. It’s just self-defense.”

When she noticed that Amelie wasn’t terrified, she wanted to let Tom hit her a few times so that she would finally be afraid.

Hearing that, Tom plucked up some courage right away and smashed the carrying pole at Amelie.

Luckily, Amelia actually learned martial arts before. Steven only had one daughter, who appeared frail. Afraid that she would be at a disadvantage in the future, he walked the extra mile to sign her up for MMA classes in the city area.

Although it had been a long time since she last trained, the foundation was still there. She raised her leg and was ready to fight back.

Clatter! When the carrying pole was swung just five centimeters away from Amelie’s leg, it suddenly stopped.

Under his pole was a knife!

Seeing that, the shocked Tom bellowed, “Who’s interfering?! Get lost!”

As he raised his head, he saw clearly that the person with the knife was Steven!

Meanwhile, Amelie recognized Steven too, and she was shocked. “Dad?”

However, Steven didn’t reply to her as his eyes were fixed on Tom. “You dare to lay a finger on my daughter?” He raised the knife in his hand and slashed it at Tom.

Steven was never angry and was always polite to everyone. Even if people took advantage of him, he wouldn’t mind. So this was the first time Tom had seen Steven so enraged.

His face was contorted with rage, and his glare was hostile. From the sound of his knife slashing through the air, one could tell that he was really going to kill!

At this moment, Tom was scared out of his wits. He could only use the pole in his hand to defend himself.

However, the pole was slashed in half by Steven! He had such great strength that he nearly chopped Tom’s

head off.

That feeling of a knife sliding across the head was extremely terrifying, making the terrified Tom turn around and run away.

Amelie and Bria were Steven’s weak spots. Now that they had been bullied, how could he let this go? So, with the knife in his hand, he pursued Tom from behind. As he did that, he threw a glance at Abby on the ground.

Seeing that, Abby thought that he would slash his knife at her. So, she covered her head, petrified, and wet her pants instantly!

Meanwhile, her chubby grandson was so terrified that his knees buckled, and he fell to the ground, crying his

heart out.

After seeing that, only then did Steven go on chasing behind Tom. Even though he was old, he could still run fast, so he was able to follow behind Tom.

On the other hand, Abby was really hysterical. She went over to tug on a corner of Amelie’s shirt while on her knees and started sobbing. “Amy, your father is going crazy! Quickly stop him! How am I going to live if he really kills Tom?!”

Of course, Amelie wouldn’t care about a sc*mbag like Tom, but since her father was already at an advanced age, it would be a problem if he hurt himself. So, she asked Celine to take care of Bria and chased after the

two men

In the end, someone called the police, and a few policemen held Steven down together.

Seeing that, Amelie ran over and pushed the policemen who were holding her father before hugging him in distress. “Dad, why did you do that?”

After running

for some time, Steven was gasping for breath, but the hostility in his eyes did not dissipate as he glared at Tom. “My daughter and granddaughter can never be bullied!”

At this moment, Amelie couldn’t help but feel lucky. It was lucky that he didn’t go to the Alston Residence at

that time, or else he would have killed all the Alstons for sure if he knew how they treated her.

Steven and Tom were brought to the police station together, and a civil police officer was in charge of interrogating both of them.

When he heard that Steven had taken out a knife because his daughter and granddaughter were being hurt by Tom and because Tom had a bad name in this area, he didn’t hold on to this matter for long. After he scolded both of them, they were released after signing the papers.

As Steven signed the paper, he glared at Tom. “Free up the house when you get back. My house is not for any b*stard to stay!”

Outside the room, Abby was there as well. When she heard that, she was so upset that she nearly fainted. Not only did they not get the house, but they also needed to move out right away, and her own son was nearly killed. It’s not worth it at all!

“Let’s go, Dad.” Amelie went over to hold Steven and leave the station with him. She didn’t even want to lay her eyes on that mother and son.

Just as the two of them arrived at the entrance, two people suddenly walked toward them from the outside.

“Why are they leaving already? Have you looked into everything?” The man walking in front looked at them coldly and arrogantly as he talked in a bossy tone.

“Yes, sir. Tom Wilson started the fight first. He wanted to hurt Mr. Dillon’s daughter and granddaughter, so Mr. Dillon was provoked and fought back,” the local police officer stood up and reported it to the man respectfully.

They could tell that the two people outside had a certain status at the station.

“Both of them are not hurt, so I released them, Inspector Murphy. I ended the case ”

When Abby saw the two men, her dull face suddenly brightened up, and she quickly said, “Tom didn’t start the fight. This man’s daughter attacked me at first, so my son couldn’t take it and came over to scold her. Who knew that the older man would suddenly take out a knife and start attacking people? Officer, you need to help us get our justice.”

She’s actually turning things upside down. So heinous. Amelie replied coldly, “I didn’t push you, and there was a weapon in Tom’s hand.”

“What weapon? He’s holding the carrying pole because your father wanted to kill him. He was just trying to defend himself!” Abby continued to twist the truth.

Amelie wanted to refute her, but someone spoke before her. “Whose knife is this? Doesn’t holding a knife. imply that he intended to kill? Killing is a crime. Don’t you understand this simple thing?” The one

speaking was the man they addressed as ‘Inspector Murphy’

Inspector Murphy took the knife and pointed it at the police officer. “This is a serious crime, but you’re letting them go after signing the papers?”

“This…” The civil police officer narrowed his shoulders and spoke in a sulky tone. “But Tom always…

“No matter what, with the weapon here, you can’t release them!” Inspector Murphy pointed at Steven arrogantly. “Take him into custody now! And this one too! Take them in!” He was talking about Amelie.

Amelle had seen inspectors working on cases but had never seen someone do it like this. Instantly, her face turned cold, and she looked at Inspector Murphy with a hostile gaze. “What’s the reason for taking me into custody?”

“This old lady said that you pushed her, which means you committed a crime. So how can we not put you into custody?” the man behind Inspector Murphy said. He had two strands of hair on top of his mouth, looking just like someone who liked to butter people up.

Hearing that, Abby winked at the two men happily. When she turned to look at Amelie, she scoffed with an obvious look of pride on her face.

At this moment, Amelie could already tell that these two men were the ‘people on our side’ that Abby had mentioned just now.

“Are you not taking them in?!” Inspector Murphy waved his hand impatiently.

The civil police officer had no choice but to hold Steven and Amelie down.

“Wait!” A clear voice suddenly resounded.