A Matter of Wife and Love

Elyse heard a movement behind her. Turning around, she saw that Leo had woken up and swung himself out of the car by holding onto the door hinge. His eyes looked alert, unlike someone who had just woken up from a nap.

She looked at the phone in her hand, picturing his eyes on her when she secretly took out her phone just now. That sent a shiver down her spine.

Meanwhile, Michael was fuming because he almost got into a car crash, and he marched up to kick the wheel of the car blocking the way. However, Leo’s sudden appearance by the car door forced Michael to frantically scurry back to his car to leave.

At the entrance to the alley, a few bodyguards dressed in black closed in under Eugene Cornelius’ lead.

Elyse saw the scene unfold in Leo’s car. It finally dawned on her that Leo had been waiting to ambush them—he wanted to expose her and Michael!

We’re done for.

Michael, with his egglike head and tiny eyes, crossed his arms on his chest and bent down a little in a defensive position. Given his stocky build, he probably could not take down even one bodyguard.

After weighing it up, he put down his hands, turned around, and chuckled. “Mr. Alston, what is this? Why did you send these men to stand guard at my house? I thought they were robbers!”

Then, he scratched his head. A pathological liar like him could lie with a straight face.

Leo stood there in silence. Half of his figure was shrouded in the night, giving him a cold and distant appearance.

By now, Elyse’s face was as pale as a ghost. Her hands and legs went limp, and she lost all strength to get out of the car.

Eugene took a few huge steps forward. “Michael Clayton, how bold of you and your daughter! How could you cheat Mr. Alston over and over? Do you think he’d always turn a blind eye to what you did?”

He waved, and the bodyguards in black produced two huge black sacks, which they unrolled in front of Michael. The sacks were perfect for two.

flicked the sack. “Mr. Alston didn’t make a move on you not because he believed in your words. He just wanted you to find the person he needed. But

quietly, and his gaze rested on the

those guys were unlucky. They got their sacks right when they accidentally revealed their intentions. I’d say you are rather

was referring to the person

Michael’s round face. He lost his calm, and his

her mouth in disbelief and shook her head furiously, refusing to believe that Leo would go

dragged her out, and flung her on top of Michael. The two were shaking.

You’re breaking the law.” Elyse refused to die. She had a long life ahead of her, and she had unrealized ambitions.

flowed down her

law to rid evil is a service to the people.”

tightly to quiet her. Her screams were muffled.

when she realized that she was done for. She and Michael were now fully

sack out of fear. As the

Leo heard a tiny voice and tensed up. He turned around and

was stuck to her face.

about to speak, but she called out

He dashed over

cowered and dropped her head, covering her face with her hair. Soon, he heard her sobbing. “Snowy, you’re a bad guy.

his grip on her arm but did not back off. Staring at her in

Instead, she repeated, “Snowy is a bad guy. We made a pinky promise that you would never get angry at me. You said a pinky promise is childish. But you were fifteen

tears welling up, and a drop of tear rolled down

this way. Amid the shock, he came to a realization and hurriedly waved

way back, Leo stared straight at the road in front of them. He was a taciturn man, to begin with, and his silence at

turned around to look at Leo, whose face was covered in flickering light and dancing shadows. Eugene could not tell his emotions from his expression. He hesitated before announcing, “The doctor