My Sugar And Your Spice

Chapter 39

“What’s going on?” Amelie hastily asked.

Hearing that something might happen to her father, she felt her heart racing quickly.

Abby scratched her messy hair. “I’m not sure either. I was at the store buying groceries when I saw your dad walking out with a knife. I asked him why he bought a knife, but he didn’t even look at me. He just walked away angrily.”

“He bought a knife and left?” She hadn’t seen her father coming home, much less a knife.

What is he planning to do with the knife?

“Your dad has always been a quiet person, but he’d always greet his old neighbors. He never ignored us like he did today,” Abby continued.

“Do you know if my dad got in a fight with someone recently?” Amelie hastily asked.

This was no small matter, for a person’s life might be on the line.

Abby shook her head. “Your dad is an amiable person, and everyone on this street likes him. How could he get into a fight with anyone? Moreover, your dad doesn’t like to bear grudges.”

Amelie also agreed with Abby’s words.

Her father wouldn’t get mad at anything, save for matters related to her. He was especially loving and serious when it came to her.

“Did you see where my dad went? Which direction did he head in?”

The less she knew of her father’s reasons for buying the knife, the more anxious Amelie became.

“That way!” Abby pointed ahead. “Probably in the direction of the small train station!”

“The small train station?”

It was a small town, and the residents couldn’t take the high-speed train or a plane from there. They generally took the train if they were going somewhere faraway.

Is Dad going somewhere far from home?

Amelie asked Abby to look after Bria, then hastily ran off to pursue her father.

As she ran, she dialed Steven’s number.

The call went through.

“Dad, why aren’t you back yet?” Amelie tried her best to ask calmly, not letting her father catch on.

I won’t be able to come home tonight. You and Bria can sleep in the small room in the back. I’ve already changed

have to be in such a hurry?”

and rest up. I’ll be back

also feared that he might leave on the train, so she could only hang

then, a trishaw passed

her way

steps outside the train station, she caught

back, a

number of cigarette butts were already discarded in the small garbage

about these

black bag sitting next to him. It must be the knife

to him. “Dad, why are

small black bag and tossed the cigarette away, rubbing his hands as he said, “What brings you here? Didn’t I ask you and Bria

bed if you don’t come home?” Amelie queried while looking at him. Then,

“Where are you going?”

his head

with great familiarity, she took out the old wallet in his pocket and

the

where Leo’s house

you… going to the Alston Residence? Amelie suddenly recalled Steven’s expression when Bria said Amelie could cook. She immediately understood

through, Steven pursed his lips

of doing there?

spoke, Amelie was

them how exactly they treated you!” he said sullenly, his eyes

daughter was plump and healthy when she married into their

he only thought that Amelie had lost a lot of weight, but when Bria mentioned how good Amelie’s

he had refrained from visiting the Alstons and contacting Amelie because he wanted Amelie to live freely

was like a silent

was dull

down her face

go, Dad. There’s something I

news took him by

I should have listened to you

their marriage at first, and he had

win against her persistence, so he handed his precious daughter over

not only exhausted her inside and out; even her child and

felt an unspeakable

hugged Steven as she sobbed and

she was younger.