A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 376

Chapter 376 A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing

However, Leo still felt that he was utterly disgusting and continued to scrub his body endlessly.

In recent years, he had gotten a weird condition. Whenever he thought about Amelie, he felt like he had done something sacrilegious.

This feeling was even stronger, especially after seeing her. He felt filthier than if he had just crawled through a mud puddle, but Amelie was uncorrupted like an angel.

He needed to clean himself thoroughly so that he could be cleaner.

Only when he had scrubbed every inch of his body did he walk out of the bathroom in pajamas, his hair still wet.

“Leo,” Chandler greeted him brightly. “You took a long time in the shower. Mrs. Alston thought something happened to you.”

Leo was still wet from the shower and merely glanced coldly at him with his lips in a tight line.

Chandler was clearly used to his cold attitude and didn’t take it to heart as he continued lightly, “You didn’t eat today at the children’s party. I asked the kitchen to make something for you. So, let’s head down.”

Then, he turned around to leave. “I’ll get it served. Don’t forget to come down.”

“My mom doesn’t know what happened to me. But you don’t?” Just when Chandler reached the door, Leo’s icy voice sounded across the hall.

He paused in his tracks, and his facial expression froze momentarily.

However, when he turned around, it was filled with innocence. “What are you talking about, Leo? I don’t understand.”

Leo didn’t reply and brushed past him as he went downstairs.

…

Finally, the vog had dissipated. Amelie couldn’t wait any longer and bought the tickets as soon as it was available.

Toby knew that she wanted to return and came to send her off.

“That country is so far away, and you don’t have family there. Do you really not plan on coming back?” He couldn’t help but ask as they walked toward the airport lounge.

Amelie, with her huge luggage bag in tow, just smiled lightly. “That’s actually a good thing. We can have some peace and quiet without all the trivial matters messing things up.”

“That’s true.” Toby scratched his nose. “You’re self-sufficient and don’t need someone else to take care of you.”

She smiled in return.

He was in a daze for a moment as he looked at her smile.

Although he knew that he would never be able to be with her, he still regarded her as his muse. Even so, he dared not tell her about his feelings, fearing she would distance herself from him.

When they first met, he did have some thoughts about her. Nevertheless, after he spent time with her these few days, he dropped those thoughts since he was smart enough to deduce what her actual thoughts were.

It was also genuinely fortunate that he could do so.

Toby sighed inwardly while he handed over the local specialty product to her. “This is for Master. Please pass it to him.”

He had always addressed Steven as Master. So, Amelie couldn’t very well reject his request since this was for Steven and accepted the gift.

They still had some time before the plane departed, so they sat outside the lounge and chatted. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Miss Dillon.” Chandler came running from afar with a wheeze.

Then, he whipped out a box that was wrapped tightly. “Leo bought this for you. I think he was too shy to give it to you. So, it’s been on the study table all this while.”

Amelie lowered her head and looked at the box that someone had wrapped nicely. She couldn’t see what was inside.

“It’s just some food.” Chandler saw her hesitation and rushed to explain.

“Children always miss their father. Bria would be disappointed if you returned empty-handed.”

She smiled. “It’s okay. There’s no need for this. Thanks, though.”

“Miss Dillon… ” he muttered. “Even if you and Leo are divorced, you can still be friends, right? Besides, the child is also his…”

She still didn’t speak and only looked at the box with a meaningful smile.

Chandler was left with no choice as he reluctantly took the box away. “It’s okay if you don’t want this. I won’t force the matter, but Leo really does have you in his heart. I truly hope that you will reconsider getting back with him.”

Then, he turned around and walked away, leaving Amelie there with her pursed lips.

On the other hand, Toby’s eyes had an unknown glint to them. “Did Leo actually send him to deliver things to you?”

Amelie chuckled when she heard that. Some things were better left unsaid. Frankly, if it were indeed from Leo, he would have come personally and given it to her.

He knew where she and Bria were all these years but had never disturbed them. Why would he suddenly think of giving them something?

“This Chandler guy seems to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. You should look out for him.” Toby cautioned slightly.

They were all intelligent people. So, things didn’t need to be explicitly discussed.

Amelie lowered her head in response. Although she didn’t give Toby a verbal response, she vehemently agreed with his words.

It was just that she couldn’t figure out why Chandler was trying so hard to get her and Leo back together. What would he gain from this?

…

The second day Amelie returned home, Blake came to Lumaria.

Even though two years had passed and he was now 26, he didn’t look old at all. On the contrary, he still looked like a bashful young heir straight out of a fairytale.

The look in his eyes when he gazed at Amelie remained unchanged.

Bria noticed the tenderness in his eyes despite him never exposing his feelings for Amelie to the light. She even roasted Blake behind his back to Amelie, “I bet Blakey really wants to become my dad.”

Amelie flicked her small nose to stop her from spouting nonsense.

However, the little girl just mischievously blinked her eyes. “I’m just telling the truth.”

Since Blake was a guest, Amelie and Bria brought him around as a good host should.

He stood by a river as he enjoyed the distant view of the volcano that had just erupted. There was a local myth that one’s dreams would come true as long as one prayed sincerely at the volcano.

“Mr. Gareth, I know you like my mama. But she’s not interested in dating or marriage. So, why don’t I make you an offer? You can wait for me to grow up, and I can marry you, then.”

Blake turned around and saw her blinking her big eyes with a face filled with seriousness before bursting out in jovial laughter as he patted her little head.

Bria was far from happy by his reaction. “I’m serious, Blakey. I’m five this year. I’ll be an adult in 15 years.”

“I’ll be old by the time you’re all grown up,” Blake commented gently.

“It’s okay. I’ll still like you,” Bria promised as she thumped her chest confidently.

However, Blake just nodded carefreely. “Okay. Sure.”

He didn’t know that this simple answer planted a seed in the little girl’s heart as she swore to herself that she would treat him well when she grew up.

After the mother-daughter duo sent Blake off, Amelie received a new project that was located in Mospal.

The vast ocean separated Lumaria and Mospal, and the flight there took five hours.

This project had many forward-looking ideas, and she hit things off well with the person in charge through their phone call. So, they decided to discuss this further in detail face to face.

After she arrived at Mospal, she didn’t rush to meet the person in charge and got checked into a hotel.

Even though their discussion was delightful, she still decided to investigate them thoroughly.

Hence, she didn’t tell them the exact time of the meeting despite having shown an interest in discussing things face-to-face.

When she arrived at the hotel, she got settled in, applied makeup, and wore high heels before walking out.

Samuel had helped her contact the best private investigation company in Mospal as she needed their expertise.

After she left the hotel, she immediately got in a cab.

As the cab drove off, another car slowly arrived and stopped where it was parked.

A young driver jumped out of the car and politely opened the back door. “We’re here, Mr. Alston.”