A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 135

Chapter 133

The signature put-together short hair and classic-looking face came into sight-it was none other than Toby

Walsh.

Leo stiffened, and his eyes turned profound while the surrounding temperature dropped when he saw Toby, who also saw the pair before approaching them with a plain smile. “What? Have you guys been enchanted by the mother and daughter’s performance too?”

“No, we were just passing by.” Elyse fixed her image with breakneck speed and returned to her typical fair maiden look, smiling ambiguously at Toby while hinting, “I guess you weren’t lying about what you said, Mr. Walsh. You do have feelings for Miss Dillon.”

Toby smiled in response, and the smile pierced Leo’s heart, suffocating him as he reminded icily, “Have you forgotten that she’s now the first lady of Starlight Media?”

Nevertheless, Toby remained silent and only shifted his gaze to Leo as his smile deepened.

“It’s getting late. Let’s go,” Elyse interjected and hooked her arm around Leo’s.

To that, Leo said nothing but only turned to his vehicle.

“Do you not regret it, Leo?” Toby’s voice came from behind, causing him to stop in his tracks.

He stood with his head drooped and hands balled into fists on his sides. It was only a loose grip, but it made

him look inexplicably lonely.

Elyse’s heart skipped a beat, and she bit the corner of her lip when she saw him like this. Just as she was about to say something, he began walking ahead.

After dropping Elyse off, Leo returned to the Alston Residence.

However, he stopped at the gates, leaving the vehicle stalling for a long time.

The dim, cold lighting cast on his obscure countenance made him look aloof and lonely.

long while that he finally pulled his phone out and made a call. “How

Amelie?”

like a normal, vivid human

a slap

it were any other time, Leo would’ve just snorted disdainfully and sniffed

quiet about the fact that Amelie was Foxy and only said, “Leo, has it

of breaking her wings and turning her from a glamorous woman into the Alston Family’s anonymous

just letting you know that she used to love you deeply. Since you never reciprocated her feelings back then, there’s no

all. However, his chest suddenly felt inexplicably stuffy, and he had trouble uttering even a single

just hung

without a word and quirked her chin. “This one’s

speechless. Did you just steal

resignedly and watched the two leave before getting into the car to

garage.

the door open when

find a

somewhat surprised by the young woman’s appearance. Of course, Elyse’s expression hadn’t gone unnoticed by her either, and she kindly reminded, “Though it’s in the middle of the night, your image will be

“You did it on purpose,

a brow in response, made baffled by

the hem of her skitt tightly and snapped when she saw Amelie reacting impassively to all of this. “Do you honestly think pulling Bria out to perform in front of Leo, singing and dancing where we would certainly pass by will

even more!”

“In that case,

loss for words, and a

why

realized it wasn’t wise of her to come here

straightened her clothes and regained her fair maiden look. “Don’t get the wrong idea. Leo only showed up tonight because I begged him to. I’m happy for you that you’re able to meet the CEO of Starlight Media and even gain his trust.

you very

was that nice. However, Amelie didn’t burst the former’s bubble and thanked her instead, causing a pang of inexplicable guilt to

were tantamount to exposing herself, and humility

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