A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 138

Due to the distraction, the meeting room was instantly filled with an eerie silence as everyone instinctively shifted their gazes to the source of the loud bang. “I’m sorry, Mr. Alston. Your mother, Mrs. Alston, would like to see you, and I couldn’t stop her.” The secretary’s voice shivered as she spoke, standing right behind Melissa.

At the same time, Melissa had already fixed her messy hair and outfit, presenting herself in a more decent appearance, but despite her gorgeous front, the darkened look on her face made her seem unapproachable. While everyone else began to gossip upon noticing the change in her expression, Leo soon started to knit his eyebrows silently with an unhappy look on his face.

In the meantime, the secretary was seen with her back covered in sweat, looking as if she was about to cry. “I- I’m so sorry.” She kept repeating that, not knowing what else to say.

“It’s me who insisted on seeing you. No one else should be blamed for that,” Melissa said, but the moment she

met Leo’s eyes, she felt her heart racing like a jackhammer. After all, she knew Leo was a workaholic who

didn’t like being disturbed at work.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please give us a little space here,” Leo responded and waved his hand, whereupon the rest of the people stood up and grabbed their belongings before disappearing from the meeting room. As soon as the secretary thoughtfully closed the door, Melissa instantly felt relieved and grateful that Leo was kind enough to dismiss everyone else to talk to her in private, but not long after that, her relief was replaced by a twinge of bitterness. “Leo, I thought I told you to discuss Bria’s custody with Amelie. Haven’t you talked to her about it?” She walked up to her son and asked.

The only reason Melissa met Leo the night before was that she wanted to hear his stance about Bria’s custody. Upon hearing his affirmative reply, she became audacious and decided to interfere with the matter in her son’s place, thinking she should keep him away from Amelie whom she reckoned would be up to some dirty tricks should both of them meet.

However, before she could even bring the issue up with Amelie, she was met with Steven’s outburst that frightened and sent her back empty-handed. Because of that, she got so mad that she decided to see Leo and talk to him about it instead of going home after that.

unhappily while rubbing his forehead in silence. “Where is Bria? Is she back?” Melissa seemed to lighten up a

will continue staying with Amelie as I pay them their alimony,” Leo

wrong with you, Leo?” She couldn’t believe things had just taken a turn for the worse and gone against her

just give up your chances of fighting for Bria’s custody and pay Amelie the alimony. If you do that, the Alston Family’s sacrifice will go unrecognized. By then,

feel embarrassed in front of her son despite her decent reputation known to the

a soothing voice when she noticed his darkened look. “Well, you should know why I’m insisting that you bring Bria back. After

bluntly with

Leo didn’t say a single word more, Melissa felt so embarrassed that her face began to turn red, knowing her son was lecturing her. Back then, she had abandoned Leo because she was blinded by the ego that prompted her to help her adopted son rise through the ranks;

not entirely about that. B-Bria is part of the Alston Family, so she should come back and live with us,” Melissa

anything. After all, she found it ironic to demand Bria’s return using the reason that she was a part of the Alstons when she was the one who had abandoned her own son, Leo. Defeated and embarrassed, Melissa wanted

on the line for Bria, so I will not take the child away from her.” Deep

code of honor.

her son’s words, Melissa grunted nonchalantly and said, “Hmph! You’re making a mistake by believing Amelie. We, the Alstons, didn’t just sit by and do nothing when she was in labor. We helped her, didn’t we? Wake up. Leo. She was just trying to fool you with her words by taking advantage of your kindness. Have you forgotten how she set you up and made

mother if he had heard those words earlier, but now, he was not so sure anymore.

her heart sank. Deep down, she even thought of threatening her son with her own life until the thought of her

submit to anyone just because he is forced to. Furthermore, Melissa lacked the courage to hold herself at knifepoint, fearing she would leave a scar on the beautiful face she treasured