Ch. 46..50: My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 46-50

Chapter 46

As soon as Jerome Murphy made the announcement, he turned around and was about to leave, only to hear a voice that made him look over his shoulder the next second. Then, he saw the cops manhandling Amelie, who was surprisingly not seen with hostility written on her face. In the meantime, the lady shot a cold gaze at the inspector and asked, “Seriously? Are you really going to do this?”

“What kind of question is that?” A plump figure that turned out to be Abby emerged from behind Jerome and answered on the man’s behalf. “You two hurt my son and my grandchild! For that, you’re going to be sentenced to jail and fined heavily!” She stuck out three of her fingers. “Three hundred grand! Not a penny less!”

“Haha!” Amelie sneered.

Three hundred grand! That’s some nerve she has to ask for that kind of money! Steven’s rage took over him despite his usual forgiving and kind nature. As his face was covered in veins, he began to charge at Abby angrily, scaring the lady so much that she stepped back in intimidation.

“We’re at the police station now! So, how dare you disrespect the law and resort to violence in the officers’ presence!” Abby continued to grumble even after backing away from the angry man. “You definitely need to be punished more severely!”

Deep down, she was confident about the calculations she had made with every step she had taken thus far. After all, Amelie was broke since she left her family without taking a single penny with her while Steven was merely a skillful craftsman who would be content if he was given ten or twenty grand.

Therefore, she was counting on their desperate financial situation to force them into pledging their house, which she believed would be hers, considering how powerless the Dillon Family had become.

Nonetheless, Amelie knew what Abby was planning to do as she called out to Steven and shook her head at him, signaling him to take it easy. On the other hand, the man was quickly overwhelmed by guilt when he understood his daughter’s hint, responding in silence without saying a word more.

Soon, Amelie turned her attention to Jerome and ignored Abby’s provocation. “I’m asking you, Inspector Murphy.” Her eyes were filled with belligerence, as if she was trying to provoke him.

Needless to say, Amelie’s aggression didn’t sit well with Jerome because no one had ever defied him in that area. Thus, he was immediately offended as he slammed the desk with his hand and replied rudely, “Yes! I’m sure I want to do this!”

He stared at Amelie in an annoyed manner, allowing no one to challenge his authority. At the same time, he had one hand in his pocket and paced back and forth in a haughty manner.

Meanwhile, the man standing beside the inspector suggested, “Come on, guys! Don’t you know who Inspector Murphy is? If I were you, I would apologize for my mistake and ask for his forgiveness before things get ugly.”

“Haha!” Amelie reacted with a sarcastic sneer upon hearing the man’s words, but of course, her reaction was perceived by Jerome as a disrespectful gesture. Thus, his face darkened as he glared at the lady.

“You’ve been away from this place for so long that you’ve already forgotten how things work around here, young fellow.” The inspector walked closer to the chair and patted its back. “This place is not like the city you lived in. The law doesn’t really work here. Instead, it’s the connections and authority that matter! Therefore, you can forget about using the law against us. You’re only going to be disappointed!”

“Jerome is the law, and his words are final!” The man gave Amelie a disdainful glimpse and approached Steven to pat his shoulder. “I can understand your daughter’s foolishness, but you? How can you be like your daughter?”

“Yeah, we’re indeed foolish,” Amelie responded before Steven could say anything.

When Steven heard about his daughter, his face was coated with a surprised expression. Fixing his gaze upon his daughter, he couldn’t believe she was about to yield to those people. However, little did he know that everyone else who heard her felt the same way as he did.

Abby was happy to hear what Amelie said and gladly invited Jerome to have dinner at her place. “When this is over, please come to my house for dinner. Tom prepared some delicious pork for you. You know how precious it is.”

“A game boar?”

In fact, Tom had frequently been hunting wild animals in the woods for their meat, although the practice was banned and made illegal. However, Jerome had a liking for eating wild animals; so he responded with a wide grin on his face upon hearing Abby’s invitation.

Nevertheless, Amelie had no intention of wasting her time quarreling with those people. “I didn’t know that everyone in this town had to listen to you, Inspector Murphy. If that’s the case, what’s the purpose of having the town mayor or the police chief?”

“Oh, seriously?! No one from your family is related to Inspector Murphy, so who do you think you are to even approach the police chief and the town mayor?” Abby responded insolently and laughed sarcastically. “What a pipe dream!”

“You’re right. None of us from my family is related to Inspector Murphy, but that doesn’t mean I can’t

approach them.” Amelie ambiguously sniggered and glared at the officers who were manhandling her. “Let go of me now!”

For some reason, the officers were frightened by her intimidating gaze, and they instinctively let go of her. Then, she reached for her phone in front of the rest and dialed a number. “Julia, Inspector Murphy from our town is abusing his powers without any respect for the law. In fact, he even broke the law and hunted wild animals for their meat. Please ask your uncle and see whether he can do anything about it.”

“What’s wrong? Is someone trying to mess with you?” Julia could instantly tell from Amelie’s response that she was in trouble. Therefore, she decided she should waste no more time and added, “Alright, give me a second. I’ll get it done right away!”

Jerome, along with Abby and the others, was terrified to see Amelie snitching on him over the phone, but when she finished the tele-conversation in a matter of seconds, they were all relieved.

“Don’t worry! What could she really do, after all?” Tom tilted his head and shook his leg in a sinister manner, unable to take his eyes off Amelie’s beautiful looks. Deep down, his lechery and lust were filling his mind as he was figuring out a way to bed the pretty lady.

At her son’s words, Abby echoed Tom’s words and nodded. “Exactly! Although she might have married a rich man at first, she was cast away shortly after that without a single penny with her. So, what can she really do?”

Believing the reason why Amelie was driven away was that she was not likable, Abby was convinced she could never get the help she wanted.

Jerome replied with an indifferent grunt, dusting himself in an unconcerned manner. “Alright, get this over with! You made me lose a fortune, son!”

In the meantime, the officer actually felt sympathetic for Steven and Amelie’s fate, but for the sake of his livelihood, he was forced to go against his conscience and do Jerome’s bidding. Thus, he walked

up to Amelie once again and was about to take her away.

Soon, Jerome’s phone rang, whereupon he picked it up and answered impolitely. “Hello!” However, as he listened closely to what the caller was saying, the color started to drain from his cheeks. At the same time, he straightened his body and began to act more politely, his forehead covered in a cold sweat that trickled down

his skin like rainfall.

“What’s wrong? The bystanders fixed their gazes upon the man in a confused manner.

As soon as he hung up the call, his arm dropped as if it had been maimed. In that instant, he even lost the strength to grip his phone properly before it fell onto the ground. At the same time, his face turned pale without any signs of arrogance and insolence that he was showing to Amelie and Steven a few moments

ago.

Instead, those expressions were replaced with despair and terror.

At that moment, the telephone in the office also rang, whereupon the officer, who was handling the case, answered it. After hearing what the caller said, he replied with an affirmative hum and hung up the call before walking up to Jerome to handcuff him.

“W-What’s the meaning of this?”

The officer’s reaction stunned Abby and the other men who had ingratiated themselves with Jerome.

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The policeman rolled his eyes at them and announced, “We have received a phone call from the police chief himself asking us to arrest Inspector Murphy for investigation!”

“On top of that, both of you have to stay back tonight.” He pointed at Abby and Tom. Both of their expressions turned grave after the announcement.

“Why do we have to stay back? We have not done anything wrong!” Abby shouted like an uncultured swine.

“You’ve caused trouble and tried to occupy other people’s property illegally. Don’t you think these offenses are enough to get you arrested?” The policeman pointed out their crimes one by one. “You’ll easily be jailed for two years because of this!”

Tom’s face was as pale as a sheet, and he stared at Amelie with disbelief. He couldn’t believe that she could, get the police chief involved with just a phone call and, at the same time, get rid of Inspector Murphy that easily. How could that be… Didn’t she get divorced without taking a cent from the Alston Family? I thought she didn’t have anyone from her family who could back her? Since Tom was born and raised there, he was aware that Steven only moved and stayed there later on. Although Tom had been living there for a decade or so, he didn’t have any relatives there.

Without wasting any more time, the policeman waved, signaling his men to handcuff Tom. Seeing that, Abby tried to escape but was dragged back. Soon, three of them were taken away by the men that were sent over by the police chief.

After that, the officer went over to Amelie and Steven before apologizing to them. “Although I know that both of you were innocent earlier on, Inspector Murphy… Sigh, I’m sure both of you know what it’s like to work in the countryside.”

“We understand.” Amelie didn’t fuss about it, as she knew the situation the policeman was in. With that, the police officers politely sent both of them out. He then personally went to the unit and made everyone from the Wilson Family vacate the property on the same night.

Since Abby and Tom had been brought away, only Tom’s wife and son were left there. As they moved out, she couldn’t stop sobbing and cursed at Abby and Tom. By then, Amelie and Steven had walked out together.

“Luckily, Julia helped us out this time. If not for her, we would have been bullied. Sigh, I’m sorry for being at useless father and making you go through all these.” Steven was looking down the whole time as he was in a lousy mood for not being able to protect his daughter. Steven had always been a reserved man, and Amelie could tell how much he was blaming himself for what he said.

“Dad, I’m already an adult, and I’m capable of protecting myself. Rather, you shouldn’t start waving a knife at people under any circumstances. It’s terrifying.” She held her father’s hand. Amelie never imagined him doing something like that since he had always been a docile man.

Hearing that, Steven looked down without saying a word. He had been feeling guilty recently and was thinking about whether it was his spinelessness that had caused Amelie to suffer within the Alston Family.

The next day, Abby and Tom were released. Both of them looked dispirited as not only did they not get to take the house, they had gotten Inspector Murphy into trouble as well. Inspector Murphy wasn’t just a stranger to them, but he was the husband of Abby’s niece. Her niece had gone over to look for her since early morning. screaming and crying as she insisted that Abby find a way to get her husband out. However, Abby didn’t have the capability to do so. In the end, she had to snarl at her niece to chase her away.

Now that they had to move out of the house, the Wilson Family had to move back to their dilapidated hut. Abby and Tom were lazy people, and while their neighbors had upgraded to bigger houses, they were still poor. The family of four had to stay in a shabby one-bedroom hut. Since early morning, Abby’s grandson, Timmy, had been crying as he refused to stay there because he was used to staying in the Dillon Family’s big and spacious house.

Not only Timmy Tom’s wife, but Lucy also wasn’t in a good mood too. Soon, it started pouring outside before rainwater seeped through the roof and formed puddles in the house. Lucy couldn’t stand it anymore and left with her son as she scolded Tom. The frustrated Tom hit and kicked at the only few pieces of furniture they

had until they fell apart and left after that.

In the end, Abby was left alone and sighed when she saw the situation they were in. She regretted that if they had treated Amelie and her dad politely, they wouldn’t have gotten themselves into a pickle. But, at the same time, she was blaming it on Amelie for snatching the house away from them when Amelie didn’t really need the house. The wealthy are truly cold-blooded! The more she thought about it, the more devastated she became, and tears started rolling down her cheeks.

It took her a while to recall that she had a daughter who was pretty well off. However, both of them were on bad terms, and her daughter hadn’t visited in the last twenty years. Abby’s granddaughter, on the other hand, used to stay with her for some time.

Ah! That’s right! I can contact her.

She got her address book out of her luggage. The phone numbers were scribbled using symbols that only she could read. After a while, she managed to get the number and immediately made a call.

“Hello?” Soon, the call was answered, and a delightful voice was heard.

“Elyse, it’s me, Grandma.” Abby greeted.

“Mm.” Her answer was cold, as she was never close to Abby.

“Elyse, I have been bullied!” Abby started ranting, ignoring her granddaughter’s lukewarm reply.

What happened?” Elyse was rather surprised that someone like Abby would be bullied. With that, Abby then told her what had happened.

“Grandma, you were trying to chase the house owners away when you had occupied their property. Why would you feel wronged when they were just defending their legal rights?” Elyse finally made sense of the situation after hearing that.

She knew what kind of person her grandmother was-a lazy and petty woman. She wasn’t surprised that Abby would do something that shameless.

“I can’t help you with this.” Elyse stretched her fingers out and looked at her recently manicured nails. She was already getting annoyed. If Abby weren’t her grandma, she would have hung up the call.

Abby was devastated when her own granddaughter lectured her and started sobbing. “Elyse, I’m old now, and I don’t have a place to stay. Moreover, your mother doesn’t care about me anymore. I only did that because had no other choice. It’s fine if you don’t pity me, but how could you say this to me?”

As she spoke, she had to pause to take a few breaths because she couldn’t stop crying. “These are all because of Amelie, who got divorced without getting any alimony and even brought a liability with her. Steven, who was staying alone, used to stay in a two-bedroom property, so we had been able to stay in their house comfortably for the past few years. If she hadn’t come back, we could still continue staying in it. Now that she’s back and broke, she has nowhere to stay, so she wants the house back. All I wanted was for your uncle and cousin to have a better life.”

Although Elyse didn’t hang up the call, she wasn’t paying attention to Abby until she heard Amelie’s name being mentioned. “Who’s name did you just say?” she asked surprisedly and thought that she had heard wrongly.

“Steven Dillon and his daughter, Amelie Dillon,” Abby repeated.

I didn’t mishear it. “Which Amelie Dillon?” Elyse asked again.

“Who else could it be? She’s the one who used to sit in the courtyard and sing. She normally had two big braids and a lovely voice. Didn’t you ask me for her name before?”

Many years ago, Elyse used to stay at Abby’s for some reason, but she couldn’t recall the things that Abby

described to her She wasn’t sure whether it was the Amelie she knew of, but her heart started racing.

“I’ll consider whether to help you if you describe how she looks to me,” Elyse said.

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Abby didn’t understand what Amelie’s appearance had to do with Elyse’s decision to help her or not. Even so, she tried her best to describe the lady’s appearance. Alas, she was good at causing trouble but sucked at describing how people looked and had trouble doing so. She was so anxious that she kept pinching her legs. Suddenly she recalled that Amelie had a daughter and exclaimed, “She has a daughter who was around the age of three or four. Her name is Bria.”

“Bria?” Elyse’s heart sank when she realized that it turned out to be the Amelie that she knew of. She was surprised that Amelie actually stayed there.

“Did she bring the child back by herself, or was she with another man?” Elyse asked again.

“Why would she be with another man when she was a broke divorcee?” Abby pursed her lips. “If she did have a man, she wouldn’t be taking the house away from us.”

Elyse was even more confused after hearing that. After Amelie got a divorce, the scandal between her and the owner of Starlight Media became the talk of the town. She even said that Bria had done a paternity test, and it showed that the owner of Starlight Media was the father of the child. How could the owner of Starlight Media not accompany her to her family home?

Even if it didn’t seem appropriate for Amelie to bring another man back home since she had just gotten divorced, Elyse thought the man should at least give her a ride home. “Who was the one who asked the police chief for help to handle the police inspector?”

“I only remembered that she gave someone called Julia a call. That person had a powerful uncle, and I think he is the police chief!” Abby tried her best to recall so that Elyse would help her out.

So, Julia was the one who helped out? “Are you sure that it wasn’t someone else?” Elyse questioned, not wanting to miss out on any details.

“Definitely not!” Abby answered confidently. “She only made a phone call, and it was to that person. I can memorize each and every word she has said.” With that, Abby started reiterating what Amelie had said on the phone

So, the owner of Starlight Media didn’t get involved. Elyse smirked at the thought of it. “This is getting interesting. She started speculating that Amelie was so helpless that she could only seek Julia’s help.

Or maybe she had broken up with the owner of Starlight Media? Or both of them aren’t even related to each other? The paternity test and the 200 million family trust were all made up by Amelie in order to get Bria’s custody. Julia was the pioneer of Starlight Media and the owner of the company recently got divorced. It is possible that Amelie had asked him to help her out through Julia to get Bria’s custody. What is Amelie’s motive for keeping the child with her after the divorce? Elyse’s expression turned grim as she had a bad feeling about

it

At the same time, Abby started getting anxious when Elyse was silent as she was waiting for her to come up with a solution. She immediately slapped her leg and started whining, “Oh Elyse, Elyse. You have to help me out because I have no one to lean on but you.”

“Got it.” Elyse ended the call without giving her a clear answer.

She pursed her lips while deep in thought as she sat in front of the vanity table. It was only after a while that she remembered the favor that Abby had asked of her. Since she was a celebrity, she wouldn’t want to downgrade herself to deal with Amelie on Abby’s behalf.

However, she knew that someone would be more than happy to do so.

She pursed her lips as she dialed a phone number on her phone, “Find a way to let Carla know that Amelie and the owner of Starlight Media are no longer in contact…”

After the call ended, she received a text message and frowned upon reading it. The next moment, she stood up and entered the changing room. When she got out, she was all dressed up to the nines.

Meanwhile, at the ceremony, Leo was seen drinking quietly as he swirled the wine glass while looking distracted. He was dressed in a navy suit which accentuated his fair complexion but his gaze was cold. There was a frown on his face as he seemed to be deep in thought. Although he was normally a reserved person, he seemed to be more withdrawn recently.

Ashton, on the other hand, was slumped on the chair, which made him look limp. His hair stood unruly on top of his head, making him appear arrogant and unapproachable. There was a natural sense of superiority in his eyes, and he looked like the kind of person who was hard to get along with. He was wearing a jacket over a T- shirt.

As he took a sip of his drink, he looked at Leo and said, “By the way, you are divorced, so it’s time you give Elyse a chance.”

Hearing that, Leo turned his head and looked at him, surprised that those words actually came out of Ashton’s mouth.

Ashton then downed his alcohol before placing the glass on the table. “Elyse was indeed silly for doing something like that back then. However, it’s quite pitiful for her to be abroad all alone for the past few years. Moreover, haven’t you gotten married once? Both of you can call it even.”

Hearing that, Leo didn’t give him a reply but continued drinking his wine. Ashton was so annoyed by Leo’s silent treatment that he pulled his collar until it stretched out.

“What’s the matter?” Toby asked with a smile when he noticed that Ashton seemed unhappy. The tense situation within the room had slightly eased when Toby, who had a warm disposition, entered.

As soon as he heard that, Ashton snorted and pursed his lips before glancing over at Leo, but he didn’t reply to Toby’s question.

Instead, Leo’s eyes lit up when he saw Toby. “Where have you been lately? I haven’t seen you around.”

“Where else could he go? He must have been pursuing some influencer, Ashton answered on Toby’s behalf.

Hearing that, Toby smiled as he nodded. “I went to Quinn Town.”

“Quinn Town?” Leo was just curious about where Toby had been, but his expression changed at the mention of the place. He tightened the grip on the glass and immediately straightened his posture.

“Foxy is staying at Lumina Village at Quinn Town. I purposely went there to discuss having a collaboration. She had agreed to be our lobbyist and had asked me to send her the information.”

Normally, Leo would be interested when Toby talked about work. However, this time round, he seemed distracted. His brows were furrowed, and his gaze was darkened. Lost in deep thoughts, he was so focused that he didn’t notice someone standing by the door, but Ashton did. He recognized her as soon as she appeared.

He then stood up and looked at Leo with a straight face. “I heard that your mom had been urging you to get married and had been looking for a suitable bride for you. Instead of hooking up and ending up having a failed marriage like how you and Amelie did, why not be with someone whom you already know? We could tell how much you loved Elyse and treated her with so much love back then. Leo, we know that you’re a loyal man. If not, you wouldn’t have only loved her all these years. Even though you

were married to Amelie, you had never seen her as your wife. In fact, in your heart, Elyse is your one and only true love, right? If that’s the case, then you should put the past behind you and treat her well.”

Toby, sitting opposite them, was quiet and continued drinking his wine, not wanting to be involved. He never liked it when Ashton tried to match Leo and Elyse. However, he changed his mind after returning from Lumina Village, especially when he found out from Amelie that she had given up on Leo completely.

Toby remained quiet and didn’t seem to be interested in whether Leo would accept Elyse. On the other hand, when Leo heard that Ashton brought the matter up again, he frowned but didn’t say a word. He placed the wineglass on the table and walked away. As he walked, he noticed that person standing by the door.

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The person had a lovely figure and a refined makeover, making her look stunning.

“Leo,” Elyse called him softly, and her eyes were filled with adoration.

Looking at her, Leo hummed in response.

“Are you leaving?’ As Elyse spoke, she stretched her neck and looked inside. “Why don’t you stay a little longer? It’s a rare moment that everyone is here.”

“No thanks. You guys have fun,” replied Leo with a lack of interest.

Leo’s words prompted a wave of disappointment within her. The poor lady could only curl her fingers up silently while her sadness consumed her.

Behind her, Ashton told Leo off in dissatisfaction. “Hey! Quit playing around, Leo. Princess Elyse rarely had some time to spare for us. Don’t ruin her mood.” In Ashton’s heart, Elyse was like a princess. Hence, he gave her such a nickname.

Hearing his words, Elyse caught up to it and commented pitifully, “That’s right. I’m exhausted from running on several notices.” As she spoke, she massaged her shoulder, looking as if she was worn out.

If it were before, Leo would have cared for her and put her as his first priority, no matter how important the matter he was dealing with was. However, at this moment, he was just looking at her with a faint expression and didn’t react to her words.

Seeing his reaction, Elyse was confused. After all, Leo had announced to everyone before that he would protect her for a lifetime. For the past few days, she thought he would contact her like he used to and care for her like he was her protector. However, there was no sight of him, and he didn’t even take

the initiative to call her! Just as Elyse was relieved that he and Amelie had divorced and felt that her good days were here, Leo’s reaction made her panic.

While she was in thought, Leo didn’t respond to her words nor walk back. Instead, he swiftly walked past her from the side.

When Elyse saw that he was leaving, her heart sank, and she almost burst into tears. She quickly chased after him in the corridor and hugged him tightly from behind while pressing her head against his back. “I miss you, Leo!” she cried out.

Hearing her words, Leo stopped walking, and his back was stiff. However, he still didn’t turn around.

Noticing this, Elyse hugged him even tighter. “For the past four years that I had left you, there isn’t a moment that I have not missed you dearly, Leo. C-Can we start over again?”

It was Ashton who sent her a text and told her that Leo was at Prix Bar.

Some things won’t have an ending if it isn’t said aloud.

Elyse was a person who thought highly of herself, especially when she was spoiled by Leo when she was in her teen years and had Ashton, who would do anything for her. This made her feel superior to the point that she would look down on anyone. Hence, she didn’t want to be the one to reveal it, even if Ashton had reminded her However, she was frightened by Leo’s cold attitude toward her. Although Leo had divorced, she realized she would still lose him if she didn’t take the initiative.

Thinking about it, Elyse started weeping out of nowhere. “Even if you’re mad, I have already had my punishment of losing you for four years.”

When Elyse was faced with strangers, she was beautiful and looked divine. However, now that she was facing Leo, she looked miserable and was crying. Her cries were soft, and one would protect her at all

costs if they heard them.

However, Leo struggled out of her grip and looked at her. Just as Elyse’s eyes lit up, and she thought he would

embrace her, he gently put his hand on her shoulder.

“If you have some spare time, why don’t you accompany me to a place tomorrow?” He looked toward the sobbing lady.

Looking at him, Elyse felt her heart shattered into pieces. He didn’t accept my proposal immediately! She had ignored her dignity and suppressed her arrogance just to ask for his forgiveness, yet he didn’t accept it.

Since Elyse remembered that Leo used to cherish her, she thought that he would be excited and accept her proposal if she did it.

The huge difference between her imagination and reality had dumbstruck her to the point that tears had stopped falling as she looked at him in shock.

On the other hand, Leo didn’t push her for an answer and was about to leave.

At that moment, Elyse panicked and grabbed him by the arm hastily, declaring, “I have the time! I’ll go wherever you go!”

At least he didn’t reject me, right? That means that I still have hope.

Many things happened to Elyse when she was abroad. Then, she realized that no one in the world would be as outstanding as Leo and loved her to the bone.

On a lovely day, Amelie brought Bria to the lake to do a live stream.

The lake was by the northeast side of Lumin Village. Since the lake owner had been out working, it was being left unused. Thus, the owner was afraid that the lake would go to waste and asked Steven to take care of him. With that, Steven had grown lotus and started a small fish farm in the lake.

At this moment, it was lotus season. Although the lotus flowers Steven grew could not be compared with the variety of lotuses from the specialized garden since he had only grown white lotus, the lotuses were gigantic and supported by their thick stem. If one were to look at the lake, one would only see a massive pile of whiteness and feel the purity of the lotuses. Before Amelie started her online stream, the three generations of the Dillons wore a fox mask as usual.

Steven was in charge of rowing, Bria was in charge of livening the mood, and Amelie wore a long dress and stood by the head of the boat. When the boat surfed over the water, the wind blew and caused the hem of her dress to dance along with it. Then, she casually flickered the lotus flower beside her, and her hair was floating mid-air. She looked just like a goddess.

When the audience in her live stream saw her outfit, they were in awe and sent multiple praise words in the chat. Some praised her for looking so divine, some were in awe of Bria’s cuteness, and some even liked Steven’s calm vibe.

As they were on the lake, Amelie remembered a local folk rhyme that Steven had used to sing for her. With that, she sang it aloud. Since her voice was melodious like a nightingale and she had used some local accent, the chat was exciting and in a frenzy!

‘Oh my God, not even the movie will be able to show us this beautiful scenery and a divine goddess with such a melodious voice.

‘I’m going to faint from this astonishing scene.”

‘Just bury me in her sweet voice.”

‘Can I die in Foxy’s embrace?”

‘Don’t say such a thing! Baby Fox is still here!’

Steven was shy on the live stream, but when he heard Amelie singing the folk rhyme he used to sing, he couldn’t help but join her. When Bria heard that they were singing, she danced on the boat, making cute gestures since she didn’t know how to sing the song.

‘Oh dear, I’m going to melt from their cuteness.”

‘I never knew Daddy Fox would be so good at singing.”

‘Be careful, Baby Fox. Don’t fall into the water!’

The chat was heartwarming, with everyone’s appraisal and reminder. Soon, there were almost eight hundred million people in the live stream, and the numbers were still rising!

At this moment, on the other end of the computer, a face with soft features was pursing his lips as he looked at the screen.

Toby had his eyes on the screen. When he saw the divine goddess on his screen, he couldn’t help but reach out his hand and caress her cheek.

Amelie is finally reborn.

After they had stopped singing and dancing, the trio logged out of their broadcast. Then, Steven stopped the boat by the shore and carried Bria off the boat. In Bria’s arms was a huge fishing net, and it was filled with the fish that Steven had caught. Although the fish was slithering around in the net and ruined Bria’s clothes, she didn’t mind and hugged it tightly as she smiled brightly. “Stop moving around. If you behave, Grandpa won’t make you guys into food,” she said to the fish.

Amelie told Bria and Steven to go home without her while she went to the town’s post office to send some fresh lotus roots and some additional products that Steven had grown to Julia. Only then did she slowly walk

back home.

Just as she was on the village path, a motorcycle came out of nowhere and went straight for her! The rider’s face was twisted with anger as he looked Amelie dead in the eyes!

Chapter 50

At that moment, Amelie’s expression changed drastically as she sensed the murderous intent and saw the motorcycle charging toward her!

Then, she noticed that it was Tom riding the bike. He didn’t even wear a helmet and his face was twisted in viciousness. His eyes were cold as he sped up his motorcycle, causing the vehicle to rumble loudly. He gritted his teeth and charged toward Amelle, seemingly as if he was going to run over her!

In that split second, her gaze went from his face to his hand before she noticed that his hands were twitching slightly. However, she didn’t overlook it and knew what was happening. Thus, she smiled at the sight of him.

Soon, Tom’s motorcycle was approaching without slowing down. Initially, Tom thought that Amelie would scream horrifyingly and embarrass herself. However, she was just crossing her arms casually as she looked

at him.

Her reactions scared the man out of his wits. After all, he was there to cause trouble for Amelie since he had waited for nothing for a whole night with eagerness when Abby told him that Elyse would go against Amelie. While thinking Elyse was unreliable, Tom felt he couldn’t let this matter off the hook. Hence, he was out looking for Amelie.

Although he was unreasonable, he didn’t dare to crash into her for real. All he did just now was to scare her, but Amelie didn’t fall for it. Noticing this, Tom was shocked and felt defeated.

When he was just in front of Amelie, he didn’t dare to crash into her and was about to change direction when he heard a huge crash and was hit by something hard! Then, he snapped back to his senses and

realized that a car had somehow got in between him and Amelie. Since Tom had crashed directly into the car door, his old motorcycle had broken some parts while the car had a huge dent.

When Tom was hit and fell to the ground, he cried out in pain and was about to curse the owner of the car. However, when he saw the brand of the car, his mouth was agape, and he couldn’t make a sound.

At that moment, a man in a suit got out of the car. “Are you alright?” he asked.

Hearing his voice, Amelie looked at the man. The man was almost in his thirties and had a square- shaped face. His hairstyle was up to date, with a nice taper on the side and a nicely groomed top.

“I’m fine,” she said politely.

On the other hand, Tom was rubbing his waist and crying out, looking as if he was in severe pain. “Hey! I’m the one you hit! How are you going to pay me when you hit me and my car?”

At the question, the man walked toward him. “If it weren’t for me, you would have killed someone, Tom. So, don’t try to tell me to compensate you. Here’s fifty, so get out of here and buy yourself some cigarettes. As for that old motorcycle, it should have been discarded a long time ago.”

When Tom heard his words, he immediately cowered and left without saying anything after taking the money from the man. At that moment, Amelie was looking at the man’s actions in silence. Then, she watched Tom leave

After a moment, the man returned and said, “Don’t worry. Although Tom has the idea of hurting you, he wouldn’t dare to do so. From now on, he won’t cause trouble for you anymore.” As he spoke, he was smiling at

her

“Thank you,” Amelie replied faintly. Although she didn’t need his help, he had already lent a helping hand to her. Thus, she would need to thank him for it

However, the man ruffled his hair and said her name. “You’re being too polite, Amy.”

Hearing his words, Amelie looked at him in shock

Then, the man introduced himself, saying, “I’m Matthew Larkson. We used to go to the same school together.”

Only when she heard his words did Amelie recall that he was indeed her classmate when she was studying elementary school.

Then, she saw that Matthew was driving an imported BMW worth about two hundred million. Obviously, he had earned a lot in the past few years.

When he noticed that she was looking at his car, he went over and patted his vehicle while saying, “I’m doing well since I have been working with my father.” He was a humble gentleman.

When Amelie was still young, Matthew’s father became the wealthiest person in the village. Looking at Matthew’s appearance, Amelie guessed that his father was still the richest in the village.

Then, she averted her gaze and said faintly, “How much is it for your ruined car door? I’ll pay for it.”

“There’s no need for it.” Matthew shook his head. “I can claim insurance with such a small defect.” Then, he walked toward Amelie and stood in front of her. His eyes were filled with admiration as he spoke. “Yesterday, I heard that you came back, Amy. I also know that Tom and his family had bullied you. Initially, I wanted to go to the police station to help you with this. However, you and your father had already left when I arrived. Thus, I didn’t bother you guys since I know you all must be exhausted.”

He had something more to say, but she ignored those unspoken words. “If you can’t claim your insurance, you can hit me up.” Then, she nodded toward him politely and tried to leave.

However, Matthew grabbed her out of the blue. “I heard you are divorced, Amy. I also know that you have brought your daughter to live at your father’s place. Since elementary school, I have liked you and have been single for all these years, Amy. Will you go out with me?”

Hearing his confession, Amelie turned around and looked at him in shock. Although she was classmates with Matthew, she never knew that he had taken a liking to her.

Seeing that Amelie was silent, Matthew thought she was having second thoughts and quickly added, “Don’t you worry. I won’t mind that you have a daughter. For now onward, I will treat her like my own!”

His sudden confession had caused Amelie to be dumbstruck to the point where she didn’t know what to say.

“Pfft!” At that moment, she snapped back to her senses when she heard a snort.

At the same time, Matthew also heard it and thought it was someone from the village. However, he was startled when he turned around and saw who it was. He saw three unfamiliar faces looking at him. The one who snorted was smirking in disdain while looking at him and Amelie in mockery. Although he was uncomfortable with the person’s gaze, he didn’t say anything since he was unfamiliar with him.

Then, the person huffed and walked toward them. “Why are you doing this, Amelie? You have divorced him, and yet you ask about his whereabouts and come all the way here.”

To be honest, Amelie had noticed the trio, but she had ignored the person because her eyes were locked on the other man and woman.

“Ashton!” the woman called out, seemingly disapproving that he had said such hurtful words.

The woman was none other than Elyse. She was wearing a white dress, stunning as usual. The man beside her would naturally be Leo. Although they weren’t holding hands, Elyse and Leo stood close together, giving off the sense that they were close.

Leo pursed his lips and lowered his darkened gaze. His eyebrows were furrowed as if he was in thought.

At that moment, Ashton frowned and tilted his head toward Leo and Elyse’s direction, signaling Amelie that she was being caught red-handed “Did you think that Leo would change his mind and love you back if you find some random man to confess to you? You are daydreaming! Ashton was never one to beat around the

bush.

When Matthew heard his words, he was uncomfortable and blurted, “What are you talking about? I’m not acting”

After all, why would he need to act when he is the wealthiest man in the village?

However, Ashton snorted and didn’t believe his words. “Stop joking around. How would she be in such a remote place if she hadn’t stalked us?”