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.

urgent to attend to, so I 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

have to be in such a hurry?” she asked

mention anything. “Be good and

knew she couldn’t get anything out of him, but she also feared that he might leave

trishaw passed

trishaw and made her way to the small

the train station, she caught sight of Steven’s

his bent back, a cigarette in his hand

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

a shoemaker, he was always particular about these things. He had never smoked before,

black bag sitting next to him. It must be the knife Abby was talking

over to him.

cigarette away, rubbing his hands as he said, “What brings you here? Didn’t I

Amelie queried while looking at

“Where are you going?”

lowered his head in

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

destination of the

was the city where Leo’s house

are you… going to the Alston Residence? Amelie suddenly recalled Steven’s expression when

seen through,

are you thinking of doing there? Don’t tell

she spoke, Amelie was

ask them how exactly they treated you!” he said sullenly, his

heartbroken. “My darling daughter was plump and healthy when

of weight, but when Bria mentioned how good Amelie’s cooking was, he realized that the Alstons might not have been treating his daughter with due

and contacting Amelie because he wanted Amelie to live freely in that home,

father’s concern was like a silent sword that

dull

her face like

I haven’t

news took him by huge

you instead of going to Leo

first,

win against her persistence, so

exhausted her inside and out; even

unspeakable

hugged Steven as she sobbed and

had always done when she was younger. “Child, don’t