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.

his mother abandoned the blind young Leo in Quinn Town and never came to see him. Ever since

drops of tears. “I know you’re angry at me for leaving you in Quinn Town, but I had no choice. Your father had just

but he was drinking his coffee and going through his 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 bought back when he married Amelie! She looked like she had seen a ghost, and her bag fell. “What is the meaning of this?” She left

hounding her son, but when she saw

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 said the ring was cheap. But he didn’t care. He wanted to use that ring to

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 when his mother asked him those questions, he didn’t want to

heaved. She wanted to dissuade him but knew he wouldn’t listen to him. What to do? What to do? Oh, wait, here’s an idea. “You

Good, that worked. Melissa heaved a sigh of relief. “Leo, we’re a famous family here. You don’t want the public to say you can’t let go of your ex-wife. Besides, Amelie is a useless bum.

make her regret it. When she comes to me again, I won’t give her a single cent, and I’m taking

angered Leo even further, and his face fell. When she was done talking, Leo harrumphed, as if he was

was delighted. Good. That works. The more he despises Amelie, the

you think she

nodded matter-of-factly.

and approached his mother. Then he gave her a document. “Look