My Sugar And Your Spice

Chapter 10

my trip. Amelie looked down, disappointed by Leo’s reaction. I once read the introduction of a novel about a woman who had gone through her pregnancy alone, went for check-ups alone, and even gave birth alone. At that time, I felt that the female lead character in the novel was very pitiful. It wasn’t until I bled profusely during childbirth to the point that I had to sign a notice of critical illness for Bria that I realized the scenario described in the book was only one-tenth of what I had endured. For that reason, ever since he didn’t pick up my distressed calls, I deliberately kept this matter hidden from him. So what if I told him the truth? He would probably just ridicule and mock me anyway, saying everything that happened to me was due to my scheming against him and my karma for ruining his relationship with Elyse. She hid away the grief in her heart as she raised her head and gave him a fierce smile. “Don’t worry, Mr. Alston. Bria is the apple of my eye. So naturally, I won’t make her suffer the same fate as me. I won’t let anyone think she’s of lowly birth. Instead, I will provide her a life that’s filled with utter dignity!” Immediately after she finished saying her piece, she bypassed him and stormed out of the bathroom. The following days were much calmer. After Blake’s return, he began his e-commerce live-streaming activity every day. He earned himself a considerable fanbase thanks to his exceptional temperament and reputation as a figure skating champion. His live stream was so successful that one wouldn’t think the staff members at the Starlight Media were boastful if they told them that the company was profiting greatly every single day. Bria even transformed into Blake’s biggest fan. She would follow him around like a duckling. This made Jamie so jealous that he, too, tried his best to win Bria’s favor. Bria was totally overjoyed to be able to hang around with these two handsome guys daily. On the other hand, Amelie had a lot of free time since she didn’t have to look after Bria all the time. Hence, Julia came knocking early in the morning and took her out on a shopping spree. Since Julia was an influential lady boss in the e-commerce live-streaming industry, everyone in the store instantly recognized her the moment she entered. The staff wasted no time gathering around her, wishing they could persuade her to try on all the clothes in the store. Unlike Julia, Amelie was used to keeping a low profile. She watched as everyone gathered around Julia and simply exited the store quietly. Then, she randomly walked into another store. Soon, she had her eyes on a pink dress. Although the dress had a simple and minimalistic design, it was both chic and beautiful. She immediately took the dress, approached a staff member, and said politely, “Please wrap it up for me.” “Right away, Miss.” The staff wasted no time as she bagged the dress. “Lookie here! Isn’t this the especially tough Amelie?” Suddenly, a piercing and sarcastic voice sounded from outside the boutique. Amelie swiveled her head toward the voice in slight annoyance and saw a woman walking into the store with several people in tow. The instant she laid her eyes on the woman, she could feel the woman’s glares stabbing her like daggers. The woman had her lips curled into a smirk as she sized Amelie up with her eyes filled with contempt and disdain. This person was none other than Amelie’s former sister-in-law, Jodie. Jodie had always looked down on her. Hence, when she saw the dress in the staff’s hand, she snorted derisively, “With that little capability of yours, you still dare to shop for clothes at a store such as this? Do you even know how expensive the clothes here are?” “It’s not that expensive,” Amelie retorted indifferently. Most of the clothes here only cost thousands of dollars. This amount of money is nothing to me. “Ha! How boastful! From what I see: you knew precisely that I would come here to shop and specifically waited for me here. Instead, you want me to pay for you and, simultaneously, complain about how broke you are in the hopes that I will bring you back to the Alston Residence,” Jodie said with absolute certainty. From Jodie’s point of view, this was the sole possibility that Amelie would show up here in this store. That was because she knew that Amelie had left the Alston Residence without taking a single cent and was currently unemployed. “How about you get down on your knees and beg me? Who knows? I might think about it.” With that, she crossed her arms in front of her chest and sat before Amelie imperiously. Her eyes gleamed with malicious intent as she tilted her head arrogantly at Amelie. In truth, Jodie never thought of allowing Amelie to return to the Alston Residence at all. Unfortunately,