My Sugar and Your Spice (Amelia and Leo)

Chapter 40

Amelie woke up with a start, startled. For a moment, she thought she was still at the Alston Residence and Leo had come back in the middle of the night, kicking the door again.

She hastily got out of bed, almost tripping and falling.

When she ran to the door and saw Steven there, she finally remembered that she had left the Alston Residence, and she no longer had to open the door for Leo.

As Amelie was rubbing her eyes, Steven had already opened the door.

From outside the door, a messy head poked in.

Amelie was surprised at first, but when she took a closer look, she realized that it was Abby.

Abby strode in jovially, and when she saw Steven, she exclaimed in exaggeration, “Hey there, Dillon. You didn’t run into any trouble yesterday, did you?”

Steven looked at her in confusion.

Abby didn’t mince her words at all. “Yesterday, when Amy knew that you bought a knife and went out, she thought you were about to cause trouble. She was so terrified! But Dillon, why exactly did you buy a knife yesterday?”

Amelie didn’t even have time to stop Abby before the latter spilled everything.

An obviously awkward look appeared on Steven’s face, his expressions unnatural.

“What brings you here, Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie interrupted her.

“Oh, uh…” Abby was tongue-tied since she was just here to spectate.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Noticing that Amelie kept staring at her, she scratched her head awkwardly, then peered inside the house. “How many days are you planning on staying here, Amy?”

“She’ll be here for a while, Steven answered in Amelie’s stead.

“A while, huh. Abby turned a little bashful.

Then, she continued, “For someone as fortunate as you, you probably can’t get used to living in small houses like this after marrying a rich husband.”

Amelie didn’t make a sound as she simply looked at Abby.

Abby hastily pointed in the distance. “A grand hotel recently opened in town, and it was built to accommodate wealthy people who come here on vacation. The environment and service are excellent there, and even all the three meals of the day are included. Amy, you should stay there for a bit with your dad to show him more of the world.”

I’ve lived long enough; what more is there in the world to see?” Steven didn’t seem too interested.

Amelie looked at Abby. She had already guessed what Abby was trying to say.

Abby was worried that the family wouldn’t have enough space to live in and might insist on moving back to their old house.

Amelie’s father was a kindly and reasonable person; since he never asked Abby for their rent, she was thinking of hogging the place all her life.

now that Abby herself came knocking, she naturally

old house no matter where we live, so feel free to keep

be moving back, her wizened face immediately

expected. Rich people are really built

said, “Dad, about the house Mrs. Gordon and her family are living in, do

Abby’s blooming face instantly froze.

you can give them a discount. Why don’t

so much that it

to regret making this

just be here to join in on the fun and get some juicy gossip, then completely take over that house. In the end, however,

any longer, so she found a random excuse to escape.

took Bria to

a shelter in the backyard sat his tool of trade.

in front of the old machine

long gone, and it kept

about everything, and she would touch and peer at everything that caught her fancy. Her eyes widened as she watched Steven thicken the soles of the shoes, and she would ask a few questions

every question she asked.

grandfather and his granddaughter spent a

back then, she leaned against Steven as she sat down, placing her head on his arm while feeling

all your life. Why don’t you quit?”

her father had always been sitting in

with abandon.

big company, so

to pierce the soles with a very thick needle over and over again. It looked like hard

didn’t want her grandfather to work

as he smiled. “What a good girl you are, Bria. You

cheek

his large hand covering her small

used to this. If I stop working on the shoes, I would feel

and resistant to wear. The price wasn’t

like a kitten, Amelie felt something in

should’ve brought her daughter home

to see her daughter, and the two were very close to each other as

force him. Instead, she said, “It’s okay if you want

Like an overaged child,

Amelie and Bria burst

don’t I buy a shoplot for you on the street? I can also buy a house while we’re at it,

precisely because the previous house was too big. If the place is

though Amelie married into the Alston Family, she didn’t ignore him at all. She

own skills, so he hadn’t asked for even a cent. He would return the

him quite a lot of worry. At the thought of that, Amelie

can work much longer.” Steven sighed, a forlorn