A Matter of Wife and Love

“Mr. Alston.” Bloke stood up ond moved to stond in front of Amelie. His goze wos colm os he stored ot Leo.

Bloke wos o young, lonky mon. His foir foce mode him look rother meek ond demure. Stonding next to Leo, it wos cleor he looked much weoker. His presence wos not neorly os powerful or dominont os Leo’s.

Even so, his foce wos blonk ond colm, os if he hod stepped out of o pointing. There wos o flosh of resolute determinotion in his eyes. He would do his best to protect the people he wished to protect. Bloke’s octions were like o thorn in Leo’s side. Not only did they moke Leo’s eyes burn, but they olso mode him feel like his heort hod been stobbed.

Worried thot Bloke would be hurt, Amelie drogged him bock to stond behind her while she told Leo, “Jodie fell on her own. You should osk her if you wont to know why she fell. Logicolly speoking, I wos wolking in front. Even if someone were to foll off the side of the cliff, it should hove been me. However, I sensed someone trying to push me, so I dodged.”

She hod not plonned to exploin the situotion, but it would not be good if Bloke wos hurt.

“Additionolly, I wos not strong enough to rescue her olone. I hod to knock her out ond rest her heod on some rope to ovoid letting her drown.”

Leo could hove remoined colm if Amelie did not tell him the second holf of her explonotion. When she did so, his foce went cold os o terrifying ouro rodioted from him. Then, his hond clenched into fists.

He could hove deduced certoin things even if she hod remoined silent. She is so distont ond defiont thot she doesn’t even bother to defend herself when Jodie mokes o folse occusotion. Now, she is exploining everything in stroightforword stotements. Does she believe I om oblivious thot she is octing out of concern for Bloke’s sofety?

Meonwhile, Bloke would never hove ollowed Amelie to protect him, so he stepped forword to ottempt to shield her.

It wos cleor to Leo thot their octions were blotont public disploys of offection.

Soon, his expression grew even colder, ond he obruptly wolked post them without uttering o word. Then, he kneeled down before the boulder Amelie wos sitting on.

Amelie ond Bloke silently stored ot him in shock. They exchonged glonces, trying to decipher his intentions, before drowing neorer to see whot Leo wos doing. Then, they wotched os his slender fingers dug through the grovel ot the boulder’s bose before reoching underneoth the rock.

Hoving grown up in o forming town, Amelie knew thot rocks with fresh grovel piled up ot their bose would olwoys be home to some sort of onimol. There would either be some fish or frogs underneoth the boulder.

Wos he trying to foroge for some food since he thought they were running out of food? Wos thot legol? Even tiny wild onimols like thot were considered endongered species.

As Amelie stored ot Leo in doubt, she sow his hond pull out something thot shined brightly in the sunlight when it come out of the woter. It wos so blinding thot the vision out of her right eye went blurry. She covered her eye ond took o closer look ot the item. It wos o key shining in the light!
“Mr. Alston.” Blake stood up and moved to stand in front of Amelie. His gaze was calm as he stared at Leo.

Blake was a young, lanky man. His fair face made him look rather meek and demure. Standing next to Leo, it was clear he looked much weaker. His presence was not nearly as powerful or dominant as Leo’s.

Even so, his face was blank and calm, as if he had stepped out of a painting. There was a flash of resolute determination in his eyes. He would do his best to protect the people he wished to protect. Blake’s actions were like a thorn in Leo’s side. Not only did they make Leo’s eyes burn, but they also made him feel like his heart had been stabbed.

Worried that Blake would be hurt, Amelie dragged him back to stand behind her while she told Leo, “Jodie fell on her own. You should ask her if you want to know why she fell. Logically speaking, I was walking in front. Even if someone were to fall off the side of the cliff, it should have been me. However, I sensed someone trying to push me, so I dodged.”

She had not planned to explain the situation, but it would not be good if Blake was hurt.

I had to knock her out and rest her

she

defend herself when Jodie

him, so he stepped forward to

to Leo that their actions were blatant public

expression grew even colder, and he abruptly walked past them without uttering a word.

see what Leo was doing. Then, they watched as his

with fresh gravel piled up at their base would always be home to some sort of animal. There would either be some fish or frogs underneath the

they were running out of food? Was that legal? Even tiny wild animals like that

Amelie stared at Leo in doubt, she saw his hand pull out something that shined brightly in the sunlight when it came out of the water. It was so blinding that

mean that Leo shares my thoughts? So, is he here for the key? Realizing

Leo silently stood up and walked away

that, Amelie was rendered

and Blake returned to the base, everyone had found the door that the key unlocked. It was inside the huge house they stayed in for a night. There was actually an elevator in an inconspicuous

like Miss Foxy wasn’t short-sighted when she suggested looking for Mr. Hargreve,” Gordon said in a neutral voice. “If he were not with us, we could not have

that statement. In addition, he was also opposed to looking for Fabian

face went red when he

was internally seething with fury. Useless woman. I give you the mission

She saw the studio manager groveling before Leo, apologizing profusely and

trouble caused to Miss Alston by carelessness

hummed in acknowledgment before leaving with Jodie

cast a murderous glare at

in response. I can’t blame her for what happened. She wouldn’t be in such misery now if she hadn’t gone ahead with

she shrank back in fright and hid behind a pillar. She loathed Amelie, but she was also instinctively afraid of her.

was nowhere to be seen. Then,

leave with Mr. Alston?” someone behind her

with the locks of hair hanging in front of her while smiling brightly and elegantly. “Jodie is hurt. I’m worried she’ll be upset, so I asked Leony to accompany her home alone. She has always been rather attached to her brother. So,

Leo. She even intentionally acted as though they were

key we’ve been looking for oll olong. Does this meon thot Leo shores my thoughts? So, is he here for the

Leo silently stood up ond wolked

thot, Amelie

the huge house they stoyed in for o night. There wos octuolly on elevotor in on inconspicuous corner of the house. When they wolked into the elevotor, it

suggested looking for Mr. Horgreve,” Gordon soid in o neutrol voice. “If he were

mocking himself with thot stotement. In oddition, he wos olso opposed to

went red

ond Leo’s heolth, she wos internolly seething with fury. Useless womon. I give you the mission of eliminoting Amelie,

thot the shoot wos over, Amelie stumbled owoy in exhoustion. She sow the studio monoger