A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 378 Blackmailed Into Becoming ATMs

Amelie stared at Leo’s back in confusion.

She then saw him stop by the sink and fervently pump some soap into his hands.

Soon, his hands were covered in bubbles.

He began to scrub hard.

He scrubbed and washed, then washed and scrubbed.

She could not resist walking over to stand behind him.

She clearly remembered the hand he was washing to be the hand she held just now.

“Do you think I’m dirty?” she immediately asked when the thought popped into her head.

“It has nothing to do with you.”

He did not look up as he coldly uttered those words.

His response rendered her speechless.

He spent a few more minutes washing his hands before forcing himself to go back to the dining table.

Their appetites were clearly affected by the incident as they barely took a few bites before declaring they were done with dinner.

He silently sat there for a few minutes before getting to his feet. “Rest early.”

He then strode out of the room.

She watched him walk away with narrowed eyes.

Something about him felt off.

Still, she could not say exactly what was off.

After dinner, she spent a few minutes chatting with Bria and Steven over a video call.

It was midnight by the time they were done.

to clear the table, she scraped the food

out to the big

her room when she spotted Eugene standing near a lamp talking on

corridor was so dark that she would not have recognized him if she was

not seen her though as he softly said into the phone, “I don’t know what’s going on with Mr. Alston, but he

Eugene as she held her red nails up to

dirty. He’s quite the

her hand down and indicated for the servant to continue

worrying about her nails was much more beneficial than worrying about Leo’s boring shower

Eugene heard her nonchalant

appear to be a cold man, but he at least cared

was on this business trip for

Melissa? Her son seemed to only exist so that she could

Leo’s assistant, he could tell something had happened, yet Melissa did not know,

resist feeling bad for Leo, he reminded her, “Mrs. Alston, please show some care for Mr. Alston if

barking at a maid. “Make it perfect or

Ah…

more and silently hung

up, he just so happened to meet Amelie’s

Leo had been showering non-stop after heading over, she could not help but recall how he washed his hands

lost in her thoughts that she forgot

avoid him now,

Surprise flashed in his eyes.

he had given his room away to someone else. Eugene was astonished;

could not resist glancing at Amelie’s

did not tell him much. “I’m here for

He had planned on walking away, but she did not leave. Instead, she hesitantly

last time he sent you off at the airport, he spent a while washing his hands. Then, there’s

me off?” She

Mr. Alston worried about you and followed you all the way to the airport. When he saw you sleeping in the airport, he even asked an

true goal of telling her all that was to let her know just how much Leo loved her. He wanted

frowned harder upon

Toby, yet it was actually

his hands because he touched

he hate her

a response from her, he assumed she was touched by Leo’s gesture and could not resist telling her more. “Mr. Alston might look like he doesn’t care about Bria, but he has always loved her. He would buy a present for her every birthday and holiday, but he never

expectantly at

only then that she snapped out of her thoughts