My Sugar And Your Spice

Chapter 263

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

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.“Additionally, I was not strong enough to rescue her alone. I had to knock her out and rest her head on some rope to avoid letting her drown.”Leo could have remained calm if Amelie did not tell him the second half of her explanation. When she did so, his face went cold as a terrifying aura radiated from him. Then, his hand clenched into fists.He could have deduced certain things even if she had remained silent. She is so distant and defiant that she doesn’t even bother to defend herself when Jodie makes a false accusation. Now, she is explaining everything in straightforward statements. Does she believe I am oblivious that she is acting out of concern for Blake’s safety?Meanwhile, Blake would never have allowed Amelie to protect him, so he stepped forward to attempt to shield her.It was clear to Leo that their actions were blatant public displays of affection.Soon, his expression grew even colder, and he abruptly walked past them without uttering a word. Then, he kneeled down before the boulder Amelie was sitting on.Amelie and Blake silently stared at him in shock. They exchanged glances, trying to decipher his intentions, before drawing nearer to see what Leo was doing. Then, they watched as his slender fingers dug through the gravel at the boulder’s base before reaching underneath the rock.Having grown up in a farming town, Amelie knew that rocks 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 boulder.Was he trying to forage for some food since he thought they were running out of food? Was that legal? Even tiny wild animals like that were considered endangered species.As 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 the vision out of her right eye went blurry. She covered her eye and took a closer look at the item. It was a key shining in the light!It’s the key we’ve been looking for all along. Does this mean that Leo shares my thoughts? So, is he here for the key? Realizing she had misunderstood his intentions, an awkward look was painted over her face as her cheeks blushed red.Suddenly, Leo silently stood up and walked away with the key.Seeing that, Amelie was rendered speechless.When she 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 corner of the house. When they walked into the elevator, it automatically announced their total weight. The doors only closed when everyone was inside.“It looks 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 left.”He was also mocking himself with that statement. In addition, he was also opposed to looking for Fabian and Fiona at first.Suddenly, Chester’s face went red when he heard that.While Elyse pretended to ask after Jodie’s and Leo’s health, she was internally seething with fury. Useless woman. I give you the mission of eliminating Amelie, and you torture yourself instead. Now that the shoot was over, Amelie stumbled away in exhaustion. She saw the studio manager groveling before Leo, apologizing profusely and bowing his head.“We sincerely apologize for the trouble caused to Miss Alston by carelessness on our part,” he said.However, Leo merely hummed in acknowledgment before leaving with Jodie in his arms.As soon as Jodie got in the car, she cast a murderous glare at Amelie’s direction, who was standing behind Leo.Amelie silently shrugged 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 her plan.Behind Amelie, Elyse was sneakily walking out of the studio like a thief. When she saw Amelie, she shrank back in fright and hid behind a pillar. She loathed Amelie, but she was also instinctively afraid of her. So, she hid there for a long while before slowly poking her head out to look around like a thief scouting out a new place.As expected, Amelie was nowhere to be seen. Then, she heaved a huge sigh of relief.“Why didn’t you leave with Mr. Alston?” someone behind her asked.Elyse immediately put on a look of modesty with two fingers fiddling 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, I can’t have her upset because of me.”On the other hand, she would never tell anyone that she was nothing to Leo. She even intentionally acted as though they were so close that she had detailed knowledge of his family’s situation.It’s the key we’ve been looking for oll olong. Does this meon thot Leo shores my thoughts? So, is he here for the key? Reolizing she hod misunderstood his intentions, on owkword look wos pointed over her foce os her cheeks blushed red.Suddenly, Leo silently stood up ond wolked owoy with the key.Seeing thot, Amelie wos rendered speechless.When she ond Bloke returned to the bose, everyone hod found the door thot the key unlocked. It wos