Chapter 138

Due to the distraction, the meeting room was instantly filled with an eerie silence as everyone instinctively shifted their gazes to the source of the loud bang. “I’m sorry, Mr. Alston. Your mother, Mrs. Alston, would like to see you, and I couldn’t stop her.” The secretary’s voice shivered as she spoke, standing right behind Melissa.

At the same time, Melissa had already fixed her messy hair and outfit, presenting herself in a more decent appearance, but despite her gorgeous front, the darkened look on her face made her seem unapproachable. While everyone else began to gossip upon noticing the change in her expression, Leo soon started to knit his eyebrows silently with an unhappy look on his face.

In the meantime, the secretary was seen with her back covered in sweat, looking as if she was about to cry. “I- I’m so sorry.” She kept repeating that, not knowing what else to say.

“It’s me who insisted on seeing you. No one else should be blamed for that,” Melissa said, but the moment she

met Leo’s eyes, she felt her heart racing like a jackhammer. After all, she knew Leo was a workaholic who

didn’t like being disturbed at work.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please give us a little space here,” Leo responded and waved his hand, whereupon the rest of the people stood up and grabbed their belongings before disappearing from the meeting room. As soon as the secretary thoughtfully closed the door, Melissa instantly felt relieved and grateful that Leo was kind enough to dismiss everyone else to talk to her in private, but not long after that, her relief was replaced by a twinge of bitterness. “Leo, I thought I told you to discuss Bria’s custody with Amelie. Haven’t you talked to her about it?” She walked up to her son and asked.

The only reason Melissa met Leo the night before was that she wanted to hear his stance about Bria’s custody. Upon hearing his affirmative reply, she became audacious and decided to interfere with the matter in her son’s place, thinking she should keep him away from Amelie whom she reckoned would be up to some dirty tricks should both of them meet.

outburst that frightened and sent her back empty-handed. Because

his forehead in silence. “Where is Bria? Is she back?” Melissa seemed to lighten up

with Amelie as I

wrong with you, Leo?” She couldn’t believe things had just

do that, the Alston Family’s sacrifice

hand, Melissa couldn’t help but feel embarrassed in front of her son despite

noticed his darkened look. “Well, you should know why I’m insisting that you bring Bria back. After all, you made a promise to me about that, so don’t you think

made his point bluntly with

felt so embarrassed that her face began to turn red, knowing her son was lecturing her. Back then, she had abandoned Leo because she was blinded by the ego that prompted

and live with us,”

her head down in humiliation even though Leo didn’t say anything. After all, she found it ironic to demand Bria’s return using the reason that she was a part of the Alstons when she was the one who had abandoned her own son, Leo. Defeated and

on the line for Bria, so I will not take the child away

code of honor.

in labor. We helped her, didn’t we? Wake up. Leo. She was just trying to fool you with her words by taking advantage of your kindness. Have you forgotten how she set you up and made you sleep with her? Have you forgotten

earlier, but now, he was not so sure

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