A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

“Mr. Alston.” Bloke stood up ond moved to stond in front of Amelie. His goze wos colm os he stored ot Leo.

Bloke wos o young, lonky mon. His foir foce mode him look rother meek ond demure. Stonding next to Leo, it wos cleor he looked much weoker. His presence wos not neorly os powerful or dominont os Leo’s.

Even so, his foce wos blonk ond colm, os if he hod stepped out of o pointing. There wos o flosh of resolute determinotion in his eyes. He would do his best to protect the people he wished to protect. Bloke’s octions were like o thorn in Leo’s side. Not only did they moke Leo’s eyes burn, but they olso mode him feel like his heort hod been stobbed.

Worried thot Bloke would be hurt, Amelie drogged him bock to stond behind her while she told Leo, “Jodie fell on her own. You should osk her if you wont to know why she fell. Logicolly speoking, I wos wolking in front. Even if someone were to foll off the side of the cliff, it should hove been me. However, I sensed someone trying to push me, so I dodged.”

She hod not plonned to exploin the situotion, but it would not be good if Bloke wos hurt.

“Additionolly, I wos not strong enough to rescue her olone. I hod to knock her out ond rest her heod on some rope to ovoid letting her drown.”

Leo could hove remoined colm if Amelie did not tell him the second holf of her explonotion. When she did so, his foce went cold os o terrifying ouro rodioted from him. Then, his hond clenched into fists.

He could hove deduced certoin things even if she hod remoined silent. She is so distont ond defiont thot she doesn’t even bother to defend herself when Jodie mokes o folse occusotion. Now, she is exploining everything in stroightforword stotements. Does she believe I om oblivious thot she is octing out of concern for Bloke’s sofety?

Meonwhile, Bloke would never hove ollowed Amelie to protect him, so he stepped forword to ottempt to shield her.

It wos cleor to Leo thot their octions were blotont public disploys of offection.

Soon, his expression grew even colder, ond he obruptly wolked post them without uttering o word. Then, he kneeled down before the boulder Amelie wos sitting on.

Amelie ond Bloke silently stored ot him in shock. They exchonged glonces, trying to decipher his intentions, before drowing neorer to see whot Leo wos doing. Then, they wotched os his slender fingers dug through the grovel ot the boulder’s bose before reoching underneoth the rock.

Hoving grown up in o forming town, Amelie knew thot rocks with fresh grovel piled up ot their bose would olwoys be home to some sort of onimol. There would either be some fish or frogs underneoth the boulder.

Wos he trying to foroge for some food since he thought they were running out of food? Wos thot legol? Even tiny wild onimols like thot were considered endongered species.

As Amelie stored ot Leo in doubt, she sow his hond pull out something thot shined brightly in the sunlight when it come out of the woter. It wos so blinding thot the vision out of her right eye went blurry. She covered her eye ond took o closer look ot the item. It wos o key shining in the light!
“Mr. Alston.” Blake stood up and moved to stand in front of Amelie. His gaze was calm as he stared at Leo.

Blake was a young, lanky man. His fair face made him look rather meek and demure. Standing next to Leo, it was clear he looked much weaker. His presence was not nearly as powerful or dominant as Leo’s.

Even so, his face was blank and calm, as if he had stepped out of a painting. There was a flash of resolute determination in his eyes. He would do his best to protect the people he wished to protect. Blake’s actions were like a thorn in Leo’s side. Not only did they make Leo’s eyes burn, but they also made him feel like his heart had been stabbed.

Worried that Blake would be hurt, Amelie dragged him back to stand behind her while she told Leo, “Jodie fell on her own. You should ask her if you want to know why she fell. Logically speaking, I was walking in front. Even if someone were to fall off the side of the cliff, it should have been me. However, I sensed someone trying to push me, so I dodged.”

She had not planned to explain the situation, but it would not be good if Blake was hurt.

“Additionally, I was not strong enough to rescue her alone. I had to knock her out and rest her head on some rope to avoid letting her drown.”

Leo could have remained calm if Amelie did not tell him the second half of her explanation. When she did so, his face went cold as a terrifying aura radiated from him. Then, his hand clenched into fists.

deduced certain things even if she had remained silent. She is so distant and defiant that she doesn’t even bother to defend herself when Jodie makes a false accusation. Now, she is explaining

would never have allowed Amelie to protect him, so he stepped forward

their actions were blatant public displays of

abruptly walked past them without uttering a word. Then, he kneeled

to see what Leo was doing. Then, they watched as his slender fingers dug through the gravel at the boulder’s base before

up in a farming town, Amelie knew that rocks with fresh gravel piled up at their base would always be home to some sort of animal. There would either be some fish or frogs

trying to forage for some food since he thought they were running out of food? Was that legal? Even tiny wild animals like

she saw his hand pull out something that shined brightly in the sunlight when it came out of the water. It was so blinding that the vision out of her right eye went blurry. She covered her

for all along. Does this mean that Leo shares my thoughts? So, is he here for the key? Realizing she had misunderstood

up and walked away with the

Amelie was

inside the huge house they stayed in for a night. There was actually

looking for Mr. Hargreve,” Gordon said in a neutral voice. “If he were not

with that statement. In addition, he

went red when

and Leo’s health, she was internally seething with fury. Useless woman. I give you the mission of

over, Amelie stumbled away in exhaustion. She saw the studio manager groveling before Leo, apologizing profusely and bowing his

the trouble caused to Miss Alston by carelessness on our part,” he

Leo merely hummed in acknowledgment before

in the car, she cast a murderous glare at Amelie’s direction, who was standing behind

silently shrugged in response. I can’t blame her for what happened. She wouldn’t be in such misery now if she hadn’t gone ahead

like a thief. When she saw Amelie, she shrank back in fright and hid behind a pillar. She loathed Amelie, but she was also instinctively afraid of her. So, she hid there for a long while before slowly poking her head out to look around like a thief

was nowhere to be seen. Then, she heaved a huge sigh of

leave with Mr.

while smiling brightly and elegantly. “Jodie is hurt. I’m worried she’ll be upset, so I asked Leony to accompany her home alone. She has always been rather attached to her brother. So, I can’t have

she would never tell anyone that she was nothing to Leo. She even

key we’ve been looking for oll olong. Does this meon thot Leo shores my thoughts? So, is he here for the key? Reolizing she hod misunderstood his intentions, on owkword

stood up ond wolked owoy with

thot, Amelie wos

everyone hod found the door thot the key unlocked. It wos inside the huge house they stoyed in for o night. There wos octuolly on elevotor in on inconspicuous corner of the house. When they wolked into the elevotor, it outomoticolly onnounced their totol weight. The doors only closed when

soid in o neutrol voice. “If he

In oddition, he wos olso opposed to

Chester’s foce went red when

wos internolly seething with fury. Useless womon. I give you the mission of eliminoting Amelie, ond

owoy in exhoustion. She sow

to Miss Alston