My Sugar And Your Spice

Chapter 229

at a shelter there.After the personnel checked Liz, she asked Amelie, “One of her eyes is blind, and she has traces of abuse on her. Do you know what she’s been through?”Amelie gazed into Liz’s eyes in surprise. She noticed her eyes looked dazed and thought it was due to her mental state. So, it was because she’s blind in one eye?“I don’t know.” It took her a while to answer.The worker sighed and shook her head. “People from the black market typically prefer healthy but mentally ill kids because their families don’t care or want them, so there’s no risk in kidnapping these kids. After caring for the kids for a few years, they would have these kids’ organs harvested for whoever needed them. It seems like she’s one of the lucky ones because she only lost her cornea.”Although Liz only had her cornea removed, such an experience must have been terrifying. Then, Amelie subconsciously touched her eye, which had lost most of its cornea too.That day onward, Amelie’s life was back to being peaceful, except when Leo kept coming over with the excuse of visiting Bria. Luckily, his visits were not frequent, so Amelie could accept that exception.Two weeks later, she went to Starlight Media. Although she no longer relied on that company to earn money, she still had to participate in making important decisions.When she arrived at Starlight Media and was ready to walk up the long, artistic stairs inside the building, she heard someone call her name. She turned around and saw it was Matthew, who was standing not far from her and dressed like an elite with his neat suit, beaming at her.“Matthew.” Since they bumped into each other, she had no choice but to greet him.He kept his bright smile. “I thought I saw you.”Amelie smiled and heard him continue, “Miss White and I just happened to talk about you the last time we met. Since you’re single, how about giving me a chance, Elie?”Previously, he retreated his pursuit because he thought she had a boyfriend, yet after hearing from Julia that Amelie was single, he felt his heart beating wildly for her again.Amelie did not answer him but touched her aching forehead. Julia, that idiot. Does she think I don’t have enough on my plate? “I’m sorry, but I don’t have plans on getting married.”“Well, you never know. Things