My Sugar and Your Spice (Amelia and Leo)

My Sugar and Your Spice Chapter 216

Leo massaged his forehead, upset. “You sought her out?” he interrogated.

Melissa caught his tone, and she was furious. She almost wanted to stuff more Heparin into her mouth.

But before she could say anything, Leo warned, “I told you to never seek her out.”

Melissa gripped her bag tightly and held down her frustration. Then she tried to advise her son. “You think I wanted to do that? I was just worried about you. You’re not getting any younger. You should start thinking about settling down. Leo, listen to me. Just get along with Carol, will you?”

“That’s the conclusion you came to? After you saw Amelie?” A small smile tugged at Leo’s lips. I knew it. My own mother can never do anything good for me.

“What do you mean? Carol is a lot better than Amelie. A lot better educated too. She’s the best choice for you.” All Amelie has is her looks.

Leo kept quiet again. He was a man of few words, especially to his mother. But he wasn’t like that. He used to trust and respect his mother. No matter what she asked of him, he would do his best.

Yet at some point, all of that changed, and both of them knew when that happened. It happened ever since his mother abandoned the blind young Leo in Quinn Town and never came to see him. Ever since she pretended to be a loving mother to his adopted brother.

for leaving you in Quinn Town, but I had no choice. Your father had just died, and those goblins were trying to steal the company. I had to spend all my time keeping things in check. Couldn’t even sleep, so I…

as a gargoyle. It felt like she was talking to a wall. Then she saw the ring he was wearing. That’s the ring he bought back when he married Amelie! She looked like she had seen a ghost, and her bag fell.

Amelie was the one hounding her son, but when she saw this ring, her

he only bought this ring just to go through the motions. He didn’t

mind. That memory came flooding back, and it pained Leo’s heart. He only wore this ring to tell all the women

Oh, wait, here’s an idea. “You might still love her, but she lost her love to you. When I talked to her, she wanted

famous family here. You don’t want the public to say

her a single cent, and I’m taking Bria’s custody.” She was still annoyed by how Amelie tossed the checks in her face. “That woman is unreasonable. Useless and arrogant.

uttered angered Leo even further, and his face fell. When she was done talking, Leo harrumphed, as if he was

he was mocking Amelie, Melissa was delighted. Good.

you think she was

matter-of-factly.

up and approached his mother. Then he

“Wow. Foxy’s revenue. So, you’re going