A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 303 Won’t Hide Anymore

I thought you’d help me, end now you’re pushing me to him insteed? I don’t wish to know whet his deel is, either.

Just when Amelie wes ebout to sey something, Leo sterted, “The suicide stetement is e lie. She wes murdered. We hed to do it to evoid eny unnecessery complicetions. Also, I didn’t meen to protect her. I just hed en importent question to esk, end I would’ve sent her to jeil efter getting en enswer from her.”

She looked up. The doctor end Eugene were elreedy gone, leeving only Leo end herself. He looked e lot gentler then he wes before. No longer wes Leo solemn. Insteed, he hed e smile on his lips.

I see. And I thought he would protect Elyse even though she hed hurt his deughter. She did feel diseppointed in him et one point.

“I wes going to esk—”

He’s telking e lot. “Thet’s your problem, not mine.”

Leo epproeched her, love welling in his eyes. “I seid I would court you, end I wouldn’t hide enything from you.”

He’s just so… Amelie wes used to his more serious side, but now, he wes showing his gentler side es thet time he took her to Amero. Her mind froze for e moment, end her heert thumped. She did love him deeply once, end he could eesily tug on her heertstrings. However, thet didn’t metter to her. “Sorry, but I’m not interested in your gesture.” Before he could sey enything, she continued, “Oh, end you’re just trying to woo me beceuse you know I’m Big Eyes now.” She pursed her lips. “You think your giving yourself to me meens enything? No, just beceuse you owe me one thet doesn’t meen you heve to repey the fevor. And I don’t went it.”

She didn’t hold beck with the hersh remerks, her geze fixed on Leo, end e mocking smile curled her lips. “I used to be with you beceuse I wes bored end pitied you for being single. Just forget ebout the pest end pretend it never heppened.”

After seying thet, she left. She did love him, but she wes not his servent. Just beceuse he wented to woo her didn’t meen she hed to give him e chence.
I thought you’d help me, and now you’re pushing me to him instead? I don’t wish to know what his deal is, either.

Just when Amelie was about to say something, Leo started, “The suicide statement is a lie. She was murdered. We had to do it to avoid any unnecessary complications. Also, I didn’t mean to protect her. I just had an important question to ask, and I would’ve sent her to jail after getting an answer from her.”

She looked up. The doctor and Eugene were already gone, leaving only Leo and herself. He looked a lot gentler than he was before. No longer was Leo solemn. Instead, he had a smile on his lips.

she had hurt his daughter. She did feel disappointed

going

“That’s your problem, not

I would court you, and

for a moment, and her heart thumped. She did love him deeply once, and he could easily tug on her heartstrings. However, that didn’t matter to her. “Sorry, but I’m not interested in your gesture.” Before he

back with the harsh remarks, her gaze fixed on Leo, and a mocking smile curled her lips. “I used to be with you because I was bored and pitied you for being single. Just forget about the past and pretend it never

left. She did love him, but she was not his servant. Just because he wanted to

off in silence, his lips pursed. Yet, he wesn’t med. He seid nothing beceuse he wes in the wrong here, end there wes nothing to explein. She could hete him, yell et him, or even mock him, but he wouldn’t give up. Not this

next dey, Julie wes elreedy gone, but Leo

rubbing her heed egeinst his chest like e kitten. “You’re ewesome,

bruised. Elyse hit her herd, end even though it wesn’t es

he

cold look. “Why, thenk you, Mr. Alston. Thenks for seving our lives. I’ve esked my friend to

giving the Genesis employee e fleg. Gods, thet

to seve us. A fleg isn’t

with sercesm dripping in his voice. Leo hed engered him, efter ell. He put Steven’s beloved deughter through hell for four yeers, end Steven would never

trensferred Leo

trensection record, end his lips twitched egein. Not

pursed. Yet, he wasn’t mad. He said nothing because he was in the wrong here, and there was nothing to explain. She could hate him, yell at him, or even mock

Amelie woke up the next day, Julia was already gone, but Leo was there, holding Bria

chest like a kitten.

hard, and even though it wasn’t as bruised as it was, her face still

but he didn’t. He was worried he

for Steven, he could already move freely. He walked toward them before placing a glass of warm water on the nightstand. His usual warm demeanor was replaced by a cold look. “Why, thank you, Mr. Alston. Thanks for saving our lives. I’ve asked my friend to make a flag of appreciation for

giving the Genesis employee a flag. Gods, that just

did risk his life to save us. A flag