A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 38

Amelie hastily picked her up and looked toward the woman.

Meanwhile, the woman was looking at them as well. “Who are you? Why are you here?”

Her expression softened a little.

She roughly pushed her messy hair over her head, revealing her entire face.

“Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie recognized the woman as she called out.

When Abby Gordon heard the beautiful girl calling her that, she couldn’t help but examine the latter.

“It’s me, Amy,” Amelie introduced herself.

It was only then that Abby recognized her. With a stomp of her foot, she clapped both her hands on her thighs ‘Amy! It’s been years since I last saw you. You’ve grown even prettier now. I almost couldn’t recognize you, and I thought you were a celebrity from somewhere.”

Amelie smiled shyly.

Abby continued, “Sorry for just now. I thought my stupid son came back, so that’s why I threw the washbasin. You weren’t hurt, were you?”

“No.” Amelie wasn’t concerned about that. She looked up and gazed at the yard behind Abby. “Where’s my dad? Is he no longer living here? Or-”

A sudden extreme fear invaded her heart, and even her voice trembled.

“Your dad is fine.” Noticing Amelie’s pale face, Abby guessed that Amelie was overthinking things, so she hastily said, “He complained about how this house was too big for one person, so he moved into the smaller house at the end of the street. Our family is huge, so I discussed it with him, and he agreed to rent the place

to us.”

Abby grinned, a guilty look flashing across her face.

Even though they called it renting, she never paid him a single cent all this while.

Steven never urged her, so she pretended it never happened.

On the other hand, Amelie wasn’t in the mood to think about these things as she said, “Can you take me to my

dad?”

“Of course.” Abby thought that since she was living in their house, she should at least help them with this little request

As she strode with her thick legs, Abby took Amelie to the end of the street.

Soon, they found a small shop facing the street.

It was rundown and shabby, and it didn’t even have a sign.

“Your dad is in there” Abby pointed at the shop as she spoke.

Amelie looked at the shop

It wasn’t just worn-out, it was pitifully tiny.

A few items were piled outside the shop, and most of them were the toys she used to play with during her

childhood

a little bicycle, a

at the items bearing so much history, Amelie couldn’t stop her tears as

face.

Steven to come out when Amelie

she took step after careful step

old alley

than the shopfront, and it was

patterns were various

in their novel styles, she couldn’t help but pause in

so she could only proceed

small yard lay at the back of the

her as he sat at an antique shoe machine. His back

whereas his hair was a mixture of

at him,

recognize at a glance that this man in front of her was none other than her father,

doubted herself

memories, her father’s hair wasn’t this white. When she got married, his hair was still dark with an occasional silver strand here

He was a bonafide middle-aged man with broad

stature

movements weren’t

contain the sorrow in her heart, she called in a

working man paused

slowly

did that, he revealed his

were calm and gentle from all the years

covered his face, adding to him

as he finally recognized her.

me Amelie took a few steps toward Steven, sobbing. In her raging emotions, she wanted to

as

her and took her hands. “It’s really you, Amy-you’re back. No

singing so happily this

away the tears on her face. “Child, why have you gotten

thin?”

on her face, which was a stark contrast to her appearance now. Now, her chin was extremely

him after she married into the Alston Family.

been too cruel, and she wanted more than anything to give

so glad you’re back.” Steven

he led Amelie outside. “I’ll whip something up

loved Amelie to bits, and he would always pamper her ever since she was

if it were the middle of the night, or if he had to go through a lot of trouble, he would still do everything he could to provide her with all the food

back, but she chose to go to the Alston Family

should’ve been repaying her father’s grace and love for her with her whole heart, but she wasted

cheeks once again as she

on the back, comforting her like he used to

the two finally went

at the room, they

child…” Steven gazed at the adorable little girl in between

to