A Matter of Wife and Love

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.

abandoned the blind young Leo in Quinn Town and never came to see him. Ever since she pretended to be a loving mother

but I had no choice. Your father had just died, and those goblins were trying to steal the company. I had

documents, silent 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

Amelie out, Melissa believed Amelie was the one hounding her son, but when

ceremonies were not on his mind. And he only bought this ring just to go through the motions. He didn’t care about the price or style. The retail assistant also asked him to buy another one, since this one was too simple. In other words, she

were mocking her due to Leo’s lack of love for her, she didn’t mind. That memory came flooding back, and it pained Leo’s heart. He only wore this ring to tell all the women out there that he was married, so they would back off. But

What to do? Oh, wait, here’s an idea. “You might still love her, but she

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

thought that was just her ploy. She pushed her hair back arrogantly. “She refused my six hundred grand, and I’ll make her regret it. When she comes to me again, I won’t give her a single

fell. When she was done talking, Leo harrumphed, as

delighted. Good. That works.

to buy her out? And you think she was just putting up

matter-of-factly. “Of

up and approached his mother. Then he gave her a document.