Ch. 81..85: My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 81-85
Chapter 81 Marry Her if It Upsets You So Much!
After that, the pair said nothing until the golf ball entered the last cup, where Owen and Elyse were waiting.
“Not bad!” Owen gave the two a thumbs-up.
Though Leo won the game, Amelie’s score wasn’t far off from his.
Meanwhile, Elyse jogged toward Leo after taking a subtle glance at Amelie. “Look at you. You’re drenched in sweat.”
She pulled a towel out to wipe his sweat, but he took it from her and wiped the sweat himself before she could even do anything.
“What are you standing there for? Hand Amelie a bottle of chilled water,” ordered Owen to his assistant behind him.
Leo’s heart inexplicably skipped a beat when he found Owen smiling amiably at Amelie. It surprised him that his ex-wife was popular with the gents.
First was Blake and Jamie, and now, it was Owen. All of them were extremely warm and enthusiastic toward her.
Meanwhile, Owen and Amelie had already walked out side by side. Since they had only bumped into each other, it naturally wasn’t necessary to chat at length.
On the other hand, Leo was still deep in his thoughts when someone held his arm.
“Leo, I had a pretty long chat with Mr. Steward just now. He’s rather amiable and not as aloof as we imagined him to be,” Elyse chirped. “I even told him about your performance over the last few years as well as your plan in detail. He seems to be very interested in it.”
She might not have explicitly said it, but it seemed like she was waiting for him to shower her with praises.
However, Leo only uttered a ‘thanks’ before striding away. He was never one to praise anyone, after all.
Meanwhile, Owen and Amelie, who were drinking the chilled water inattentively, walked side by side.
Though she had worn a sun hat, the sun was still shining pretty brightly, so sweat still gathered on her fair face. Even droplets of sweat were hanging on her lashes, and her eyes were glistening because of the sweat.
“It’s him, isn’t it?” Owen asked out of nowhere, leading Amelie to look at him with slightly furrowed brows.
“He’s the man you used to love but later left, isn’t he?” He rephrased his question.
“How did you know?!” Amelie’s bewilderment instantly turned into shock, and she couldn’t help recollecting closely. But after much thought, she still couldn’t figure out how she had given it away.
Owen said nothing. How could someone like him not be able to tell when he had experienced most things in life and had also been deeply hurt by someone he loved?!
Amelie figured it out very quickly as well, and she nodded with drooped eyelids. “It’s him.”
“Why still help him when you two have already divorced?” He gazed at her gravely while standing in front of his car.
At that, she smiled with pursed lips. “Actually, I’m not helping him. I owe someone a debt, and he happens to be that person’s collaborator.”
Owen nodded and said nothing more after that. Then, he entered the vehicle while Amelie bid him farewell right outside.
Lo and behold, Owen’s car had just left when another car pulled up, and out came Ashton and Toby.
As usual, Ashton’s gaze at Amelie was one of nothing but abhorrence, looking like he had spotted the most disgusting thing in the world.
Of course, he hadn’t forgotten to pinch his nose as he walked in her direction. “What is the meaning of this? How can your golf course welcome just about any low-class people?!”
While he directed his words to the staff who welcomed him, it was a no-brainer that he was attacking Amelie.
As awkwardness filled the air, there was nothing the staff could do but wear an obsequious smile.
On the other hand, Amelie played dumb and even pretended not to have seen him as she didn’t even spare him a glance, continuing with whatever she was doing.
Toby got out of the car a little later than Ashton, and he couldn’t help chastising his friend when he heard such awful words. “If you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all, Ashton!”
“What? Does it upset you? If it upsets you so much, just marry her!” Ashton was used to having things his way, so he never behaved civilized outside, speaking whatever came to his mind.
Toby, on the other hand, couldn’t be bothered by him anymore. He glared at him before approaching Amelie. “I didn’t think I’d see you here, Miss Dillon.”
“Is it so surprising?!” Ashton interjected rudely and condescendingly. “She’s anywhere Leo is nowadays. I bet she either wants to disgust Elyse and Leo or break up the two.”
Amelie hadn’t wanted to stoop to the mad dog’s level, but seeing that he wouldn’t give it a rest, she couldn’t put up with it anymore. “You’re also everywhere Leo Alston and Elyse Clayton are. I bet you want to disgust or break them up as well.”
“You—” Livid with rage, the veins on Ashton’s forehead throbbed.
Nonetheless, Amelie wasn’t the least bit intimidated. She gazed plainly at him with a half-smile, making Ashton guiltier by the second, for he had an embarrassing sense of being read.
“Bullsh*t! I’m not you!” roared the man, suddenly hitting the roof. “Don’t use your sinister thinking to guess my thoughts, you f*cking psycho!”
Amelie suddenly felt sorry for Ashton, who was ruffled up and could only use anger to cover up his embarrassment.
The man was head over heels for Elyse, yet he had to feign nobleness and righteousness.
She looked up and happened to find Leo and Elyse approaching them side by side.
Wanting nothing to do with them, she ignored Ashton and walked in a different direction.
The caddie had gone to grab her car, which was parked elsewhere, and it would only arrive in another few minutes.
If she had known that she would bump into people she didn’t want to meet, she’d rather walk to her car.
Now, she just wanted to stay as far away as possible.
“Ashton, Mr. Walsh,” Elyse chirped, seemingly elated. “Guess who we bumped into—Mr. Steward!” At that, she jogged toward them and couldn’t help bragging, “Mr. Steward was really nice, and he’s not as aloof as people put it. I analyzed your proposal in detail with him, as well as the pros and cons of the collaboration. He seems to be interested in it.”
“You’re really something, Elyse!” Being Elyse’s brainless fanboy, Ashton praised her the next second, putting the young woman in an even better mood.
“The way I see it, Mr. Steward’s policy of never collaborating with a Capland merchant isn’t forever. He just hadn’t found the person who could convince him.”
She was forever mindful of her fair lady image, so when she was relating, she did her best to suppress her excitement and spoke in a completely rational and analytic tone.
Meanwhile, Toby said nothing but only snorted icily after hearing her bull and went up to Amelie again, wanting nothing to do with Elyse. “Where are you heading? Do you need a lift?”
“Thanks, but I’m good.” Amelie appreciated his gesture very much. However, he and Ashton arrived in one car, and she genuinely wanted nothing to do with a dumb*ss like Ashton.
Leo, on the other hand, stood far away the entire time. There were so many people around, yet he looked isolated, and it wasn’t until Toby approached Amelie that he finally looked up.
He locked his gaze on the two with furrowed brows.
Back when Toby said he was unworthy of Amelie, he merely took it as a joke, but now, Toby seemed to be exceptionally close with her.
Elyse’s eyes were constantly on Leo, and when she found his gaze fixed on the pair, her heart skipped a beat as her nails dug into her palms. What is up with Leo? Why is he paying more and more attention
to Amelie?!
Since returning, the young woman had become extremely susceptible, not to mention Leo only had eyes for Amelie when there were so many people around. How humiliating was it for her?! This won’t do. I have to bring Leo’s attention back to me. He can only look at me and only me!
Chapter 82 Mortifying Moment
While Elyse was musing, Toby’s phone rang.
“Mr. Steward,” Toby greeted softly after answering it, causing everyone to hold their breaths.
It was a short call that lasted ten seconds, and by the end of it, Toby’s countenance became evidently different. “Mr. Steward said he’s willing to partner with us.”
“Yes!” Elyse was the very first to jump for joy, clapping her hands as she believed the heavens were on her side.
At that, she returned to Leo’s side with sheer excitement. “What did I tell you, Leo?! Mr. Steward is already tempted. I convinced him!”
“You really are something, Elyse!” Ashton instantly gave the young woman a thumbs-up, then looked profoundly at Leo. “Now that Elyse is Genesis’ number one hero, you have to treasure her, lest someone comes in and swoops her away because of how outstanding she is.”
“You think too highly of me.” Elyse blushed in response. “I merely mentioned it to him. I’m not that impressive.”
Despite being humble on the surface, the sparkle beneath her eyes had already sold her out, for she claimed herself to be the hero.
At that, Elyse threw her hair behind and fixed her gaze on Amelie for a moment.
Ashton, too, diverted his attention on Amelie once more and couldn’t help sneering, “Some people went all out and used some shifty man’s connections to hinder our project, wanting to show off how capable
she is, but in the end, she still lost to our Elyse. Those lowly will forever be lowly, and a baboon will remain a baboon even if it wears a crown.”
His words were beyond unpleasant to hear.
Though he didn’t name any names, it was evident he was talking about Amelie, and a spokesperson like Ashton was whom Elyse needed precisely.
The man ranted every single thing she wanted to say to Amelie. Ah, how exhilarating!
As joyous as Elyse was now after having to suffer from Amelie’s outstanding performances for the last few days, she didn’t forget to reproach Ashton, saying, “Ashton, don’t say that. You don’t know the truth.”
“Was I wrong about anything?! You guys dare tell me she hasn’t deliberately come all the way here from Capland to screw things up?!”
His missiles were openly targeted at Amelie this time.
That said, Amelie smiled and said nothing.
Just then, her car arrived, and Toby spoke up before Amelie could get in while looking at Ashton like he was a dumb*ss. “Mr. Steward said the only reason he decided to invest in Genesis’ project was all for Miss Dillon’s sake.”
His voice wasn’t loud, but it managed to leave everyone except for Amelie frozen in place.
Ashton’s mouth was agape with incredulity. Even Elyse dropped her image and blurted, “Impossible!”
“Yeah, as if!” Ashton echoed at once. “Toby, don’t you think you’re favoring Dillion too much? To think you can even come up with such bullsh*t. Whose side are you even on?!”
Not wanting to waste his breath, Toby pressed a button on his phone, and Owen’s voice came from the speaker instantly. “Mr. Walsh, thank Amelie that I’m willing to give Capland merchants a chance. She’s the one who showed me the good side of Capps, and it’s because of her character that I believe the Capland merchants she recommended to me are trustworthy. One more thing, a word of advice to your partner—he can do better than settling with someone like her.”
It was a recording of the call earlier.
Toby had developed the habit over the years, and who’d have thought it would come in handy like this one day?!
Owen’s words didn’t surprise Amelie, for she had foreseen the result.
With that, she got into her car and drove away.
Meanwhile, Leo’s grim gaze slowly landed on the leaving vehicle as his lips pursed tightly.
The result was beyond his expectations.
Even though he didn’t think Amelie had come to screw him up as Elyse and Ashton assumed, he never thought that the ex-wife he never gave a damn about would one day leave such a profound mark in a significant moment in his life.
She helped me… and even succeeded at it!
Elyse, on the other hand, was rendered utterly speechless.
No, what did I just do?! I self-righteously claimed I was the reason Owen agreed to collaborate and allowed Ashton to degrade Amelie as he pleased!
Thinking back to all of it, she thought she was nothing more than a clown!
She had been performing the lousiest act obliviously while thinking she was outstanding!
Worst yet, her laughable act was fully displayed right before Leo!
No, this is mortifying! Just kill me now!
Shameful, Elyse ran away with her head buried in her hands.
“What are you getting at?! Couldn’t you have brought it up sooner?! You did it on purpose, didn’t you?!” Ashton barked at Toby in haste before chasing after the young woman.
Toby, on the other hand, shrugged helplessly. What chance did I have to interject when you two kept rambling on and on?
Besides, he hadn’t wanted to bring it up in front of Amelie, thinking he should at least save them the embarrassment. However, their words were beyond unpleasant.
Did Amelie deserve to be degraded like that?!
He ultimately let out the truth in front of Amelie to remind the two. However, they continued to behave unreasonably and even claimed that he was bullsh*tting.
In that case, he could only release the recording and unveil their fig leaf.
Meanwhile, Amelie took a long, relaxing shower after returning to the hotel.
Mission accomplished. I can finally go back.
Owen might not have invited her to join him for a meal, but he had his men deliver a great deal of the best authentic local specialties.
Finding the most authentic specialties was even more troublesome than just spending money in a shop.
Moreover, Owen had personally picked each and everything out.
He wasn’t a man who wore his heart on his sleeve, but through this, it was apparent how much Amelie meant to him.
No doubt only Amelie—his savior, friend, and junior—could make him go all out.
While feeling touched, Amelie also felt helpless when she looked at the pile of local specialties, and she inevitably recalled his latter words to Toby in the recording.
Though he didn’t care about her love life on the surface, he was defensive of her deep down, and it warmed her heart.
Moments later, she decided to get her father, daughter, and Julia some gifts.
With that, she headed out only to find a tall, slender, handsome figure standing right behind the door.
Chapter 83 She’s Playing Hard to Get
Who else could be this handsome other than Leo?
Surprised by his visit, she asked curtly with quirked brows, “Is there something I can help you with, Mr. Alston?”
“I’ve come to thank you,” said Leo with a slight frown before pulling out a document. “Genesis will give you twenty percent of the profits as gratitude for helping the company secure the collaboration with Mr. Steward. This is the contract. It will come into effect as soon as you sign it.”
At that, Amelie lowered her head and gazed at the contract while pursing her lips slightly.
How typical of Leo to handle anything and everything with money.
“This is unnecessary, Mr. Alston,” responded the young woman as she gently pushed the document back to Leo. “I didn’t approach Mr. Steward because of you or Genesis; I did it because of Mr. Walsh. As such, I’ll have to turn you down.”
With that, she bypassed Leo and strode away while the man latched his gradually dimming gaze on her back as he clenched his fist, crumpling the papers as a result.
In the past, he felt uncomfortable when she looked at him with a love-filled gaze, but now, he still felt uncomfortable when she looked at him with nothing but aloofness.
“What is Leo doing at Amelie’s door? What is the meaning of this?”
A distance away, Ashton was helping Elyse back to her hotel room.
While he gazed tenderly at Elyse, the woman’s gaze was latched onto Leo.
Her eyes trembled once again.
“That Amelie sure is a b*tch!” Ashton scowled, having nothing but repugnance for the young woman. “Everything she did was to get Leo’s attention, and to think he actually fell for it!”
“Can’t you stop with your bullsh*t guesses?!” Toby was exasperated when he heard his friend’s baseless accusations. “Miss Dillon helped us out of goodness, and Leo went to her only to give her his thanks. That’s all there is.”
“Goodness, my *ss!” No way would Ashton believe it to be the truth. “The way I see it, she still can’t let go of Leo and is just playing hard to get! That woman has nothing but mind games in her! Leo will fall for that b*tch’s tricks one day if he keeps at this! He’ll be rueing for the rest of his life when that day comes!”
“You shouldn’t look down on Amelie like that. Commoners like us are way out of her league,” Toby hinted and went into his room, no longer wanting to be around the two.
“What is he talking about? Me, out of Dillon’s league? As if! Is Walsh even sane?! I’d puke if I had someone like Dillon polishing my shoes!” roared Ashton, for he hated how Toby defended Amelie.
“Alright, cut it out.” Elyse stopped him limply. “Actually, Amelie Dillon is Dash.”
“Dash? The car racer, Dash?!” Ashton was taken aback for a second.
He was also into car racing since Elyse was interested in it.
To him, the young woman was an unobtainable goddess, and he loved to develop anything she liked into his hobby so that they had something in common.
Being a decent racer, he naturally knew who Dash was. However, the latter barely ever showed themself. What was more, he didn’t join them the other time, so he didn’t know about Amelie’s alias
until this very moment.
“You’re messing with me, aren’t you?”
“Sure, I have all the patience to do that,” taunted Elyse with deeply furrowed brows. She gave the man little patience when the two were alone.
“That’s… Shut up!” Ashton’s jaw dropped once more.
Elyse galled, seeing that Ashton was all over Amelie. As such, she related the race to him.
“What? She concealed her identity to humiliate you?! Does Dillion think she’s something just because she’s Dash?! That shameless wench!” Ashton flew into a rage once more.
How could he sit back and do nothing when someone had bullied his fair maiden?!
“Don’t worry, Elyse. I’ll reveal this to the association and see that she can never enter another competition ever again!”
“Don’t. There’s no point making a fuss over something so minor.” Elyes acted as though she wanted to leave the matter behind. “Actually, what baffles me now is her relationship with Starlight Media’s CEO. Though it is maddening that she used such a method to ruin my relationship with Leo, I don’t want to fuss over all that anymore. It’ll be a win-win situation for everyone if she ends up with Starlight Media’s CEO. I’m just worried that her relationship with him and what she’s done in the past was only to trick everyone. By then…”
“Is there anything that b*tch won’t do?!” Ashton slandered Amelie again. “Let’s be real for a second, though. Do you think the CEO of Starlight Media would be into a bimbo like her? I bet she orchestrated everything!”
“I wouldn’t be so sure…”
“Relax, leave this to me. I’ll do the digging. I, for one, would like to see if she has anything to do with the CEO of Starlight!” Ashton patted his chest firmly.
Elyse’s business was also his. He had to get to the bottom of it!
At that, Elyse nodded in satisfaction.
She was currently seething with hatred for Amelie, and the only reason she hadn’t done anything outrageous to this day was that she was worried about what the CEO of Starlight Media would do.
If their relationship had been made up, Ashton would teach the woman a good lesson without her asking.
“You should get to it,” Elyse urged, in a bit of a rush.
However, Ashton was still worried about her. “What about you?”
“I still have Leo with me, don’t I?”
At that, Elyse sauntered toward Leo.
Meanwhile, Ashton suppressed the feeling that flashed across his eyes and left, feeling resigned.
“Leo,” Elyse called out tenderly as she approached the man, who looked up expressionlessly.
Seeing the way that he reacted, she instantly put on a grieving face but barely revealed much. “Sorry, I thought I managed to convince Mr. Steward, but who’d have thought… I’m sorry.”
“I’m not the one you should apologize to but Amelie,” Leo corrected.
“What do you mean, Leo?” Taken aback, Elyse whined at once. “I was never the one who insulted her. Why should I apologize? Just because she secured the project for you? How can you do this to me, Leo?!”
Her eyes were red-rimmed with oncoming tears.
However, for some reason, Leo couldn’t feel bad for her even though she looked pitiful.
“Just because you don’t tell me some things doesn’t mean I’m oblivious to it. Think back to whatever you said to Owen.”
“W-What have I said to him?” Despite refuting, Elyse’s face had become ghastly pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
“It’s Dillon, isn’t it?! She snitched on me! You can’t trust a word she says.”
She thought it through and believed it could only be Amelie’s doing. After all, it was impossible for a big shot like Owen to gossip.
Just as Elyse wanted to say more, Leo extended an arm to reveal an object in his palm.
Chapter 84 Exposed
“My earring?!” Elyse felt her ear at once, and sure enough, she was an earring less.
“You dropped it at the golf course’s cafe. When the manager called me to pick it up, I overheard someone talking about you and the derogatory words you said to Owen about Amelie,” Leo revealed.
His every word revealed the filthy heart hidden beneath Elyse’s flesh bit by bit.
Elyse instantly clutched her earring while biting down the corner of her lips in utter shame. The blood drained speedily from her face, leaving it ghastly pale.
She hadn’t deliberately watched out for people when she was talking to Owen, for she knew the staff would never have anything to do with Leo. However, she forgot there was one thing in this world called a coincidence.
Her earring had coincidentally dropped; Leo coincidentally went back to the place; the staff members were coincidentally talking about her…
How did it lead up to this?!
At the time, when she realized Owen wasn’t as aloof as she imagined, she then pretentiously brought up Amelie after talking about the collaboration.
Though her words were euphemistic, they implied multitudes.
For the longest time, Elyse portrayed her fair maiden image flawlessly, but it was now entirely ruined because of this insignificant mistake.
“I only said all that because I thought… I thought Amelie wanted to foil your dealing. I feared Mr. Steward would believe her, so I hinted at him. I… I did it all for you and the company’s sake!” she hurriedly explained as she looked at Leo with teary eyes. “You have to trust me.”
Despite Leo’s silence, his eyes were sub-zero.
Honestly, some things didn’t need to be said, but those decent would never speak ill of others to someone else, especially when that person was a big shot like Owen.
Until not long ago, he was still baffled by Owen’s advice, telling him he could do better than settle for someone like Elyse. But after overhearing the gossip, it all suddenly became clear to him.
His silence was like a boulder weighing down on Elyse. She felt suffocated and grabbed her hair in frustration.
Just what the heck has gotten into me?!
She would be all over the place once it had anything to do with Amelie.
She knew the potential harm of gossiping to other people, but she just couldn’t help herself.
“You should get some rest. I still have other business to see to,” announced Leo impassively before heading out.
Uneasiness instantly surged within Elyse, and she hurriedly grabbed Leo’s arm to forbid him from leaving. “Leo, you have to trust me. I have your and the project’s best interests at heart. I was just too anxious and eager to help you that I behaved so indecently. However, Amelie’s also to blame. She showed up here so coincidentally and coupled with how she repeatedly attacked us last time, I thought she wanted to screw things up! Wouldn’t it make sense that I warned Mr. Steward to look out for her?! Also, I believe she has a reason for helping us. She wants to break us up!”
Even at this point, she continued to defend herself without forgetting to defame Amelie.
“Elyse!” Leo never expressed any emotions, not even when he was utterly disappointed in her. However, he couldn’t stand it anymore when she still disregarded her mistakes and disparaged others even when it had come to this.
“Straighten yourself out before you randomly assume others!” he fumed with unprecedented sternness. He wasn’t even this stern back when she humiliated him by cheating on him.
Startled, Elyse shuddered in fear, no longer daring to say another word.
She cautiously checked Leo’s expression, only for her heart to skip a beat and race when she took in his disappointment.
Shoot! Leo has seen through me and is starting to despise me! Where is he heading off to so hurriedly? To chase after Amelie? She’s doing outstanding now. If he starts falling for her…
An unprecedented insecurity surged within Elyse, and she grew more unwilling to let him leave. However, forcing him to stay would only make him despise her even more…
An idea suddenly hit her amidst the chaos, and she hurriedly winced in pain. “My eye hurts, Leony. I’m blacking out. Ouch…”
Even though he had already stridden off, Leo turned around and supported her at once.
“Don’t worry. I’ve got you. I’ll take you back to your room now.” Anxiety instantly enveloped his voice as he picked her up and strode toward her room.
Meanwhile, Elyse wrapped her arms around his waist while burying her face in his chest.
Thank the heavens that she had a shrewd brain.
Her ‘impaired’ eye would become her holy grail forever. In the future, no matter what fault she was in, he would eventually yield if she pulled this card.
Very well.
Amelie returned to Capland first thing in the morning, and she found Julia’s hot, enthusiastic figure as soon as she exited the arrival hall.
Julia made nothing of other strangers either and gave her best friend a massive hug while shrieking, “I miss you so much, Darling!”
“Alright, that’s enough. People are looking at us.” Amelie hurriedly avoided her and glanced around.
No one could capture the moment, for those who were oblivious would certainly assume she and Julia had some unspeakable relationship.
Alright, strangers didn’t matter—Samuel did. The man was a pretty scary character.
As she had shipped Owen’s local specialties, it would take some time for them to arrive. Thus, Amelie only had to drag a simple suitcase as she walked alongside Julia.
Julia had a hot body and a bold fashion sense, while Amelie had a slender figure and dressed elegantly.
Though one was fiery while the other was poised, both were beauties that attracted a lot of attention.
That said, both were used to the attention and merely chatted while walking when Julia suddenly snapped her fingers. “Amelie, guess what massive secret I’ve found out recently!”
She deliberately kept the suspense up to attract Amelie’s attention, and the latter very cooperatively looked at her. “Do tell.”
At that, Julia moved her head closer and whispered, “Remember the time we ran into the b*stard and the b*tch when I forced you to get your eye checked?”
“I do,” replied the young woman curtly.
Amelie felt nauseous when she ran into the pair several times a day.
“You’re not going to believe this.” Julia’s expression grew increasingly mysterious. “One of Elyse’s eyes has zero vision!”
“Zero vision?!” Amelie was honestly shocked by the news, for she had never heard about it.
“Do you seriously believe that one of her eyes has zero vision when she appears on TV every day? Well, I don’t!” Julia tapped the side of her piercing eyes. “Forget about using a machine. My eyes alone can tell she isn’t visually impaired at all!”
“So? What are you going to do? Blow the whistle on her? But she has never mentioned any issues about her eyes in public either,” monotoned Amelie.
“My point exactly!” Julia clapped her hands. “Think about it. Elyse is always on about her fair maiden image and will ramble about her insignificant injuries every now and then to gain pity from her fans. In fact, she would constantly come up with fake inspiring stories to cheat her gullible fans. Now that she has a truly inspiring story with her one blind eye, she keeps quiet about it instead! You can’t tell me that’s normal, can you?”
Amelie had never been one to actively talk about Elyse, so she naturally wouldn’t dig into the woman. However, she also knew Julia would never assume anything without a good reason, so she turned to the latter. “What you’re saying is…”
“So, I’ve made a bold assumption. Elyse’s eyes are working perfectly fine. She merely said she’s visually impaired for Leo alone to hear. I assure you, no one else but Leo knows about it!”
“So?”
“This is a red flag!” Julia suddenly turned grave and held Amelie’s hand.
Chapter 85 Elyse Stole Her Credit
“Amelie, has it ever occurred to you that Elyse’s real purpose is to steal your credit?!”
“Steal my credit?” Amelie froze for a second.
She got what Julia meant, but…
“This is ultimately just an assumption. Don’t go around rambling,” she advised.
To that, Julia quirked her lips and huffed indignantly. “We’ll know as soon as we dig into it, won’t we? We can overlook all the losses we’ve suffered and the sacrifices we’ve made now that we’re staying away from those b*stards and b*tches, but that doesn’t mean we should let her claim the credit that isn’t hers! It is what it is. Elyse trampled over you four years ago in exchange for momentary peace and a few years of prosperity. Now, four years later, she wants to trample over you again in exchange for a happy ever after with Leo?! Fat chance!”
Julia was right. She could overlook everything in the past, but it didn’t mean people could walk all over her as they pleased.
“I’ll look into this matter myself.” She didn’t want to drag Julia into this nonsensical mess.
“I’m already on it, and we’ll be hearing some news soon!” Julia quirked her brows profoundly.
The next second, her phone rang, and it was a call from Samuel.
“You have the report?!” Julia raised her brows after hearing Samuel’s words.
With that, Julia took Amelie to her place, where Samuel had already been waiting.
He was dressed in a dark gray dress shirt, and the tie on his neck showed that he had just arrived not long ago.
Upon seeing Amelie, he quirked his chin as a greeting, but before Amelie could even speak, she was already handed her favorite latte.
“Come on, give it to us,” pressed Julia, a short-tempered one, before even sitting down.
Samuel shook his head helplessly at her as affection poured from his eyes.
He was long used to her short temper and knew that there was nothing anyone could do about it.
“I did some digging at the hospital, and the reading states that Elyse’s eyes are perfectly normal,” he revealed while pushing Julia to a seat. “But here’s the interesting part. Someone overheard Elyse’s examining doctor and nurse say her left eye has zero vision and that she deliberately kept quiet about it because she didn’t want Leo to know. The best part is that Leo overheard it. At the same time, he also sent his men to find his cornea donor. However, there hasn’t been a follow-up since Elyse got her eyes checked.”
Samuel had many jobs under his name, but his very first one was as a detective. Having operated the business for years, he had long developed a fine network. As such, obtaining information like this was a piece of cake to him.
“We can be almost certain that Elyse has stolen your credit. She’s pretending to be blind and deceiving Leo as his cornea donor! Can this woman be any more shameless?!” Julia slammed the table in anger repeatedly, wanting nothing more than to mangle the woman. “That’s it! I’m going to capture her and show the world just who she is!”
Julia allowed her anger to take over her and decided to capture the woman immediately.
“So what if you capture her? What about her can you show to the world?” Samuel pulled her back helplessly. “Her report shows that her eyes are working just fine. Capture her, and you’ll be the one affected.”
“What now, then? Are we going to just let her bully Amelie as she pleases?!” Julia’s eyes turned bloodshot as she roared.
Then, she looked toward Amelie, and her heart wrenched at the thought that her friend could never see with both eyes ever again.
“Julia, Samuel’s right.” Amelie joined Samuel in dissuading the young woman. She soothed, saying, “Elyse is completely innocent on the surface. We have nothing on her.”
“That b*tch is too smart.” Julia seethed with rage.
In actuality, Amelie didn’t want to make a fuss about the matter.
She had willingly donated her cornea and deliberately kept it from Leo, so there was nothing to argue about.
Now that Leo wanted to be an idiot and accept Elyse’s deception, she couldn’t care less about it either. But seeing how worked up Julia was, she was honestly worried the young woman would go all out and avenge her.
“Relax. I’ll see to it myself.” She patted Julia’s shoulder, only for the latter to grab her hand with an aching heart. “Amelie, I know you want nothing to do with Alston anymore, but why should your credit be given to someone else?! We can’t let Elyse act so shamelessly! So be it that she was ungrateful when she used you to flee four years ago, yet she still wants to use you now?! Not on my watch! Swear to me that you’ll show her who’s boss, Amelie!”
“I swear.” Amelie nodded solemnly.
She was well aware that her issue hurt Julia even more. Besides, Elyse was indeed shameless for doing something like this.
Later, Samuel sent her home on behalf of Julia.
“Julia’s a little hot-headed. I’ll talk some sense into her. Now that you and Leo have divorced, it won’t be good for you to fight head-on. There’s no need to force yourself to do what you don’t want to. Of course, if there’s anything I can help you with, feel free to come to me.”
Samuel was a little older than her and Julia, so he was like an older brother to the two.
He also genuinely wanted what was best for her.
Amelie nodded with a smile. “Don’t worry. I won’t fight him head-on, and you don’t need to get involved in this either.”
“What do you have in mind?” Samuel couldn’t help asking.
“Someone will naturally see to it,” said the young woman euphemistically as she looked at the figure not far away.
Likewise, Samuel noticed the person at the main entrance and nodded. “You always know what to do, but keep an eye open. Call me immediately if anything happens.”
“I got it. Thanks, Samuel.” Amelie bid the man goodbye before exiting the car.
“My, if it isn’t my ex-sister-in-law, Amelie Dillon.” A sarcastic voice rang out right as she arrived at her doorstep.
Jodie sauntered over with her arms crossed in front of her chest, looking condescendingly at Amelie while her ‘little minions’ followed behind.
Amelie, on the other hand, reacted impassively toward Jodie and had no intention of greeting her either.
Naturally, Jodie became irritated, and the defeat she suffered at this very place immediately came to her.
At that, she went up to Amelie and shoved the latter while gazing provocatively like Amelie was a tattered rag. “Still think you’re the first lady of Starlight Media, eh? Quit pretending! I already heard the CEO has dumped you! All that two hundred million growth fund and divorcing his wife for you were nothing but stunts! He was merely using you and had long abandoned you after you weren’t of use to him.”
However, Amelie stood firmly rooted to her spot without moving an inch.
“Carla told you about it, didn’t she? Do you trust her that much?” She looked at Jodie with a half-smile, stupefying the latter so much that she didn’t even hit the roof.
She couldn’t believe Amelie knew she had a ‘brain’!
Meanwhile, Amelie smiled plainly as she said, “I have two pieces of advice for you. One, people will catch you easily if you’re going to bully me here. I’m sure many people will be interested to learn about the sister of Leo Alston, the CEO of Genesis. Two, your ‘brain’ isn’t as smart as you think she is. Someone’s ordering her in the shadows. You’ll be dead before you know it if you really put all your trust in her.”
“Yeah, right!” As if Jodie would believe it.
“Why don’t you scare her with the ‘little minions’ you’re using to scare me? See if she’ll speak the truth.” Amelie smiled. “Also, another important thing to remind you of.”
“What is it?” Not even Jodie was aware that Amelie already had the young woman wrapped around her little finger.
At that, Amelie smirked and gradually opened her mouth to speak.