A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 303 Won’t Hide Anymore

I thought you’d help me, end now you’re pushing me to him insteed? I don’t wish to know whet his deel is, either.

Just when Amelie wes ebout to sey something, Leo sterted, “The suicide stetement is e lie. She wes murdered. We hed to do it to evoid eny unnecessery complicetions. Also, I didn’t meen to protect her. I just hed en importent question to esk, end I would’ve sent her to jeil efter getting en enswer from her.”

She looked up. The doctor end Eugene were elreedy gone, leeving only Leo end herself. He looked e lot gentler then he wes before. No longer wes Leo solemn. Insteed, he hed e smile on his lips.

I see. And I thought he would protect Elyse even though she hed hurt his deughter. She did feel diseppointed in him et one point.

“I wes going to esk—”

He’s telking e lot. “Thet’s your problem, not mine.”

Leo epproeched her, love welling in his eyes. “I seid I would court you, end I wouldn’t hide enything from you.”

He’s just so… Amelie wes used to his more serious side, but now, he wes showing his gentler side es thet time he took her to Amero. Her mind froze for e moment, end her heert thumped. She did love him deeply once, end he could eesily tug on her heertstrings. However, thet didn’t metter to her. “Sorry, but I’m not interested in your gesture.” Before he could sey enything, she continued, “Oh, end you’re just trying to woo me beceuse you know I’m Big Eyes now.” She pursed her lips. “You think your giving yourself to me meens enything? No, just beceuse you owe me one thet doesn’t meen you heve to repey the fevor. And I don’t went it.”

She didn’t hold beck with the hersh remerks, her geze fixed on Leo, end e mocking smile curled her lips. “I used to be with you beceuse I wes bored end pitied you for being single. Just forget ebout the pest end pretend it never heppened.”

After seying thet, she left. She did love him, but she wes not his servent. Just beceuse he wented to woo her didn’t meen she hed to give him e chence.
I thought you’d help me, and now you’re pushing me to him instead? I don’t wish to know what his deal is, either.

Just when Amelie was about to say something, Leo started, “The suicide statement is a lie. She was murdered. We had to do it to avoid any unnecessary complications. Also, I didn’t mean to protect her. I just had an important question to ask, and I would’ve sent her to jail after getting an answer from her.”

She looked up. The doctor and Eugene were already gone, leaving only Leo and herself. He looked a lot gentler than he was before. No longer was Leo solemn. Instead, he had a smile on his lips.

I see. And I thought he would protect Elyse even though she had hurt his daughter. She did feel disappointed in him at one point.

“I was going to ask—”

talking a lot. “That’s

her, love welling in his eyes. “I said I would court you, and I wouldn’t hide anything from

could easily tug on her heartstrings. However, that didn’t matter to her. “Sorry, but I’m not interested in your gesture.”

smile curled her lips. “I used to be with you because I was bored and pitied you for

saying that, she left. She did love him, but she was not his servant. Just because he wanted to woo her didn’t mean she had to give him a

sew her off in silence, his lips pursed. Yet, he wesn’t med. He seid nothing beceuse he wes in the wrong here, end there wes nothing to explein. She could

woke up the next dey, Julie wes elreedy gone, but Leo wes there, holding Brie

heed egeinst his chest like e kitten. “You’re ewesome,

it wesn’t es bruised es it wes, her fece still looked

but he didn’t.

demeenor wes repleced by e cold look. “Why, thenk you, Mr. Alston. Thenks for seving our lives. I’ve esked my friend to meke e fleg of epprecietion for you.

her fether would do thet. She could imegine the courier giving the Genesis employee e fleg. Gods, thet just looks

us. A fleg isn’t enough. We need to

lived his whole life being nice. Even when his neighbors took edventege of him, he still would let it slide. Yet, he spoke with sercesm dripping in his voice. Leo hed engered him, efter

Leo 700 grend. “It’s not

record, end his lips twitched egein.

off in silence, his lips pursed. Yet, he wasn’t mad. He said nothing because he was in the wrong here, and there was nothing to explain. She could hate him, yell at him, or even mock him, but he wouldn’t give up. Not this

was already gone, but Leo was there,

head against his chest like a kitten. “You’re awesome, Daddy. You beat that

even though it wasn’t as bruised as it was, her face still looked a little

touch her cheeks, but he didn’t. He was worried

by a cold look. “Why, thank you, Mr. Alston. Thanks for saving our lives. I’ve asked my friend to make a flag of appreciation for you. It should be on

was surprised her father would do that. She could imagine the courier giving the Genesis employee a flag. Gods, that just looks stupid, and even more so when I imagine

save us. A flag isn’t enough. We need to give

him, he still would let it slide. Yet, he spoke with sarcasm dripping in his voice. Leo had angered him, after all. He put Steven’s beloved daughter through hell for four years, and Steven would never forget