A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 40

Amelie woke up with a start, startled. For a moment, she thought she was still at the Alston Residence and Leo had come back in the middle of the night, kicking the door again.

She hastily got out of bed, almost tripping and falling.

When she ran to the door and saw Steven there, she finally remembered that she had left the Alston Residence, and she no longer had to open the door for Leo.

As Amelie was rubbing her eyes, Steven had already opened the door.

From outside the door, a messy head poked in.

Amelie was surprised at first, but when she took a closer look, she realized that it was Abby.

Abby strode in jovially, and when she saw Steven, she exclaimed in exaggeration, “Hey there, Dillon. You didn’t run into any trouble yesterday, did you?”

Steven looked at her in confusion.

Abby didn’t mince her words at all. “Yesterday, when Amy knew that you bought a knife and went out, she thought you were about to cause trouble. She was so terrified! But Dillon, why exactly did you buy a knife yesterday?”

Amelie didn’t even have time to stop Abby before the latter spilled everything.

An obviously awkward look appeared on Steven’s face, his expressions unnatural.

“What brings you here, Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie interrupted her.

“Oh, uh…” Abby was tongue-tied since she was just here to spectate.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Noticing that Amelie kept staring at her, she scratched her head awkwardly, then peered inside the house. “How many days are you planning on staying here, Amy?”

“She’ll be here for a while, Steven answered in Amelie’s stead.

“A while, huh. Abby turned a little bashful.

Then, she continued, “For someone as fortunate as you, you probably can’t get used to living in small houses like this after marrying a rich husband.”

Amelie didn’t make a sound as she simply looked at Abby.

Abby hastily pointed in the distance. “A grand hotel recently opened in town, and it was built to accommodate wealthy people who come here on vacation. The environment and service are excellent there, and even all the three meals of the day are included. Amy, you should stay there for a bit with your dad to show him more of the world.”

I’ve lived long enough; what more is there in the world to see?” Steven didn’t seem too interested.

Amelie looked at Abby. She had already guessed what Abby was trying to say.

Abby was worried that the family wouldn’t have enough space to live in and might insist on moving back to their old house.

was a kindly and reasonable person; since he never asked Abby for their rent, she was thinking of hogging the

that Abby herself came knocking, she naturally wouldn’t let the latter

Mrs. Gordon. We won’t move back to the old house no matter where we live, so feel free to keep living

be moving back, her wizened face immediately blossomed into a

expected. Rich

about the house Mrs. Gordon and her family are living in, do

blooming face

yearly, you can give them a discount. Why don’t we give them 20 percent

much that it looked

was beginning to

just be here to join in on the fun and get some juicy gossip, then completely take over that house. In

so she found a random

Steven took Bria

in the backyard sat his tool of

of the old machine and began

times long gone, and

and she would touch and peer at everything that caught her fancy. Her eyes widened as she watched Steven thicken the soles of the shoes,

answered every question

his granddaughter spent

like what she used to do back then, she leaned against Steven as she sat down, placing her head on his arm

your life. Why don’t

long as she could remember, her father had always been sitting in front of this machine, toiling away

right, Grandpa. Mommy opened up a big company, so she can provide for us,”

looked fun to Bria, her grandfather had to pierce the soles with a very thick

grandfather to

spreading as he smiled. “What

rubbed her cheek

the feeling of his large hand covering

too used to this. If I stop working on the shoes, I would feel very

resistant to wear. The price wasn’t too high either, so many people would order

a kitten, Amelie felt something

brought her

see her daughter, and the two were very

his job yet, Amelie didn’t force him. Instead, she said, “It’s okay if you want to keep working, but you can’t take too many orders at once. If you get tired, you

Like an

and Bria burst out into

buy a house while we’re at it, so you don’t have to

his head furiously. “I moved here precisely because the previous house was too big. If the place is

ignore him at all. She would regularly send him

stay alive with his own skills, so he hadn’t asked for even a cent. He would return the money every

quite a lot of worry. At the thought of that, Amelie