A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 137

Chapter 137

As soon as the duo turned around, they saw Steven taking big strides toward them with a big ladle in his hand. At the same time, he was followed by Toby, who was staggering with his steps along the way. Steven was seen with his eyes wide open at that moment, glaring at Melissa like an angry beast as if he wanted to eat her.

It turned out that he had overheard the duo’s conversation when he was on his way to return the ladle to where it was. Having a strong grudge toward the Alston Family, Steven was even more pissed off upon hearing Melissa’s words. The next second, he angrily walked up to the old lady and questioned her, “What did you just say? Did you just threaten to lay my daughter off? How dare you!” The man raised the ladle as he finished his

words.

Taken aback by the man’s violent reaction, Melissa was prompted by her instincts to step back in intimidation as her face turned pale. “Y-You! You’re unreasonable!” The woman’s anger quickly took over her feeling of humiliation just when she pointed at Steven madly with a trembling finger.

“Me? Unreasonable?! Guess what? No one else on this planet is more unreasonable than any one of you from the Alston Family!” Steven bellowed like a tiger roaring at its prey. Steven had always preferred to avoid rather than engage in conflict even though it rarely ended in his favor, but this time, he was so angry that he could’

barely control his emotions.

Meanwhile, it was Amelie’s second time seeing her father so worked up as she recalled the last time that he got

mad on her behalf.

In the meantime, Steven didn’t strike Melissa with the ladle but instead brandished it in front of the woman to

threaten her. “My daughter gave everything she had to your family, but none of you treated her the way she

deserved. I’ve always put up with that, yet here you are now, trying to stir up trouble. Do I look like some

man’s menacing loud voice sent cold chills down Melissa’s spine, making her

from head to toe.

but recall the time she met Steven

a timid man whom she reckoned she could just take advantage

had been wrong about the

Steven finished his words, he slammed the table with the ladle, creating a loud bang

same time, Melissa lost her footing

frozen as if her soul left

also frightened by Steven’s response, thinking the latter was about to hit Melissa. However, when he saw him slamming the table

get physical with Melissa. Judging from that, she wasn’t worried

the same time, Steven kept questioning Melissa harshly with his deafening voice, showing no signs of going easy on the lady who tried

helpless look for the first time, Amelie couldn’t help but find the sight of that satisfying. After all, Melissa had always treated her less than she deserved, having

Soon, she recalled the fact that she was always stopped from seeing Leo every time he returned

to you, Melissa. You’re a big reason why Leo and I still felt like strangers to each other despite the four years we spent together. Amelie was disgusted by the thought of Melissa’s hypocrisy, feeling sick about her unkind nature beneath her kind pretense in front of others. However, although she found Melissa’s situation ironic, she felt a stab of pain in her heart

the wrong side of the Alston Family, it won’t end well for you.” Amelie heard Melissa’s voice just when her eyes began to swell

Dad.” Amelie snapped out of her trance and restrained

them anymore. I’ll always have your back!” Deep down, Steven blamed himself for Amelie’s misery, thinking he could have avoided that if he had interfered with his daughter’s marriage soon enough. Because of that,

father’s words, Amelie could barely fight back her tears as she wrapped her arms around him. “Enough, Dad. You’ve done plenty for me.

he could give up the

a sigh of relief. Even though Steven hadn’t laid a finger on her, she was still too frightened to respond. She would have collapsed onto

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