A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Amelie hastily picked her up and looked toward the woman.

Meanwhile, the woman was looking at them as well. “Who are you? Why are you here?”

Her expression softened a little.

She roughly pushed her messy hair over her head, revealing her entire face.

“Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie recognized the woman as she called out.

When Abby Gordon heard the beautiful girl calling her that, she couldn’t help but examine the latter.

“It’s me, Amy,” Amelie introduced herself.

It was only then that Abby recognized her. With a stomp of her foot, she clapped both her hands on her thighs ‘Amy! It’s been years since I last saw you. You’ve grown even prettier now. I almost couldn’t recognize you, and I thought you were a celebrity from somewhere.”

Amelie smiled shyly.

Abby continued, “Sorry for just now. I thought my stupid son came back, so that’s why I threw the washbasin. You weren’t hurt, were you?”

“No.” Amelie wasn’t concerned about that. She looked up and gazed at the yard behind Abby. “Where’s my dad? Is he no longer living here? Or-”

A sudden extreme fear invaded her heart, and even her voice trembled.

“Your dad is fine.” Noticing Amelie’s pale face, Abby guessed that Amelie was overthinking things, so she hastily said, “He complained about how this house was too big for one person, so he moved into the smaller house at the end of the street. Our family is huge, so I discussed it with him, and he agreed to rent the place

to us.”

Abby grinned, a guilty look flashing across her face.

Even though they called it renting, she never paid him a single cent all this while.

Steven never urged her, so she pretended it never happened.

On the other hand, Amelie wasn’t in the mood to think about these things as she said, “Can you take me to my

dad?”

“Of course.” Abby thought that since she was living in their house, she should at least help them with this little request

As she strode with her thick legs, Abby took Amelie to the end of the street.

Soon, they found a small shop facing the street.

It was rundown and shabby, and it didn’t even have a sign.

“Your dad is in there” Abby pointed at the shop as she spoke.

Amelie looked at the shop

It wasn’t just worn-out, it was pitifully tiny.

and most of them were the toys she used to play

childhood

little bicycle, a skateboard, and

so much history, Amelie couldn’t stop her tears

face.

for Steven to come out when Amelie stopped her. “I’ll go in

took step after

it past the darkened old

much more spacious than the shopfront, and it

were various

saw the colorful shoes in their novel styles, she couldn’t

father anywhere, so she could only proceed further

small yard lay at the

someone had his back to her as he sat at an antique shoe machine. His back was bent over as his

were slow, whereas his hair was a mixture of

at him,

glance that this man in front of her was none other

she doubted herself a

father’s hair wasn’t this white. When she got married, his hair was still dark with

back wasn’t bent so much either. He was a bonafide middle-aged

stature

movements weren’t this

sorrow in her heart, she called in a low

working man

slowly turned

did that, he revealed his wizened and wrinkled

calm and gentle from all the years spent

covered his face, adding to him a hint of a bookish

as he finally recognized

me Amelie took a few steps toward Steven, sobbing. In her raging emotions, she wanted to hug him, but

stood there as tears

her hands. “It’s really you, Amy-you’re back. No wonder the

so happily

wiping away the tears on her face. “Child,

thin?”

had some baby fat on her face, which was a stark contrast

grudges against her for ignoring him after she married into the Alston Family. Instead, he worried greatly for

had been too cruel, and she wanted more than anything to give herself a heavy

you’re back.” Steven was obviously

outside. “I’ll whip something up for you.

he would always pamper her

go through a lot of trouble, he

and back, but she chose to go to the Alston Family to

for her with her whole heart, but she

regret rolled down Amelie’s cheeks once again as she

the back, comforting her like he used

while later, the two finally went

at the room,

the adorable little girl in between the shoe racks, his eyes lighting up in an

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