A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 39

“What’s going on?” Amelie hastily asked.

Hearing that something might happen to her father, she felt her heart racing quickly.

Abby scratched her messy hair. “I’m not sure either. I was at the store buying groceries when I saw your dad walking out with a knife. I asked him why he bought a knife, but he didn’t even look at me. He just walked away angrily.”

“He bought a knife and left?” She hadn’t seen her father coming home, much less a knife.

What is he planning to do with the knife?

“Your dad has always been a quiet person, but he’d always greet his old neighbors. He never ignored us like he did today,” Abby continued.

“Do you know if my dad got in a fight with someone recently?” Amelie hastily asked.

This was no small matter, for a person’s life might be on the line.

Abby shook her head. “Your dad is an amiable person, and everyone on this street likes him. How could he get into a fight with anyone? Moreover, your dad doesn’t like to bear grudges.”

Amelie also agreed with Abby’s words.

Her father wouldn’t get mad at anything, save for matters related to her. He was especially loving and serious when it came to her.

“Did you see where my dad went? Which direction did he head in?”

The less she knew of her father’s reasons for buying the knife, the more anxious Amelie became.

“That way!” Abby pointed ahead. “Probably in the direction of the small train station!”

“The small train station?”

It was a small town, and the residents couldn’t take the high-speed train or a plane from there. They generally took the train if they were going somewhere faraway.

Is Dad going somewhere far from home?

Amelie asked Abby to look after Bria, then hastily ran off to pursue her father.

As she ran, she dialed Steven’s number.

The call went through.

“Dad, why aren’t you back yet?” Amelie tried her best to ask calmly, not letting her father catch on.

won’t be able to come home tonight. You and Bria can sleep in the small room in the back. I’ve already changed the sheets, and the blankets are new too,” Steven commented

emergency is it that you have to be in such a

anything. “Be good and rest up.

she couldn’t get anything out of him, but she also feared that he might leave on the train, so she could

trishaw passed by

and made her way to the small train station

outside the train station, she caught

back, a cigarette in

of cigarette butts were already discarded in the small garbage bag next to

these things. He had never smoked

small black bag sitting next to him. It

him. “Dad, why

away, rubbing his hands as he said, “What brings

bed if you don’t come home?” Amelie queried while

“Where are you going?”

his head

to him. Then, with great familiarity, she took out the old wallet in his pocket and

destination of the ticket

was the city where Leo’s house was

Alston Residence? Amelie suddenly recalled Steven’s expression when Bria said

his thoughts seen through, Steven

you thinking of doing there? Don’t tell

she spoke, Amelie was shocked

just going to ask them how exactly they treated you!” he

heartbroken. “My darling daughter was plump and healthy when she married into their family, but now, she’s

lot of weight, but when Bria mentioned how good Amelie’s cooking was, he realized

and contacting Amelie because he wanted Amelie to live freely in that home, not to be

a

dull

her face like

I haven’t told you. Leo and I… filed

news took him by

sorry, Dad. I should have listened to you instead of going to Leo and

disapproved of their marriage at first, and

against her persistence, so he handed his precious

marriage not only exhausted her inside and out; even her child and father had to bear the

felt an unspeakable regret in his

as she

had always done when she was younger. “Child, don’t cry. Divorce isn’t a bad thing. I just want you to