A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 298 Worthless

“You wish for my help?” the man said devilishly in a nonchalant manner. “But I’ve always been helping you, yet you are too stupid to get it. You keep disappointing me.”

“I have no other choice.” Elyse could no longer stay haughty, not in this situation. “I’ll do whatever you ask of me this time. I know what you want.”

“I do not help those without value to me, and you have lost all your worth,” the man answered coldly.

Elyse’s phone almost fell out of her hand, but her reluctance to admit defeat kept her going. “It’s your fault I became like this. If it weren’t for you, I would still be in a loving relationship with Leo. We’d probably be raising a family by now.”

“Is that so?” The man chortled, which annoyed Elyse.

The mockery in his tone crushed what was left of Elyse’s dignity.

“You were arrogant. You abused the love he gave you. Even if I hadn’t shown up, you would have gone for someone else anyway. It’s sad that you still can’t recognize the error of your ways and that you think it’s someone else’s fault you’re in this predicament. That’s not right,” the man said as softly and indifferently as usual. “Perhaps you might learn a lesson in prison.”

“No, I don’t want to!” Elyse had a meltdown. She couldn’t imagine what prison life would be like. She went there once for a shoot, and it was a dark, dreary place. The days of the inmates were filled with nothing but pain and despair. She would die if she were imprisoned.

“Pull off one last one, then. You need to go all in this time if you want to live.” Then, the man hung up.

as pale as a ghost, and sweat drenched her forehead. “I need

of heels echoed in the long, dark corridor shrouded in the darkness of night. No other sounds could be heard. Amelie stared at the slip of paper on her hand, illuminated by the flashlight of her handphone. This is where that mystery guy lives. An hour ago, they called her and promised

shrewd businesswoman. She knew what the platform needed, and she knew what the best investment to make was. Every genius is a bit odd. Can’t

wind behind her, and she froze. I feel something cold on my neck. She reached back and grabbed the hand of her attacker,

attacker gasped

the surface sideways. She shone her phone on

her. Her grip was strong and it threatened to break Elyse’s arm. She

the darkness, and she looked down. A knife.

onto Elyse’s face. “Damn it. You’re a martial artist?” Elyse thought she could kill Amelie for sure. The

chuckled. “You didn’t do any research, did you? Sloppy and stupid, but I guess that’s how you messed your own life up. And I’m not the one who

have to save me, Amelie.

expect Elyse

he did it for you. He’s also going to sue me

what Leo did, but Elyse’s begging surprised her more. “You want me to help you?

looked awkward. She didn’t want to ask Amelie for help, but this was her only option. “Ellen says you’re a kind and generous woman. You’re not petty

you. You need to get your head checked.” She tossed Elyse into the distance. “Leo’s going to send you to jail anyway. I’d like

the ground. She noticed Amelie trying to call the cops, but she didn’t stop her.

she shot Elyse a