My Sugar And Your Spice

Amelie had been in love before, so she instantly saw through the new girl's thoughts. She was interested in Toby.

Amelie turned to look at him.

The gentle smile on his stern face previously had vanished.

To be more exact, there was a conflicted look on his face.

She did not know what it meant, but she was absolutely certain that he and the girl knew each other.

"I'll leave you to it," she said, kindly stepping away.

Her dress swished as she strode away.

......

"What is going on, Leony? Why did you let Toby get together with Foxy?"

After searching the whole place in frustration, Melissa finally found her son. The instant she did so, she began to question him, making no effort to suppress her disappointment.

Her youthful face no longer looked elegant and refined. Instead, she looked frustrated and breathless.

In contrast, Leo looked so calm that it made others wonder if they belonged to two separate dimensions instead.

They were acting very differently from each other.

He remained where he was with two hands resting against the railing with a calm and handsome face. If one were to look closer, one would realize he was staring at something in the distance.

Three figures could be seen reflected in his eyes with one of them slowly drifting away from the other two with a swish of her dress.

His gaze trailed the departing figure until she vanished from his sight.

"Are you listening to me, Leony?" Melissa was so furious when she did not hear a response from him after a while. Still, she dared not cause a scene because she was afraid of humiliation. Thus, she had no choice but to suppress her rage.

Her exquisite makeup was starting to crack, though.

It was only then that Leo slowly turned around and looked at her.

When he looked at her, the warmth lurking deep within his eyes had vanished and was replaced by his usual cool aloof look.

lips and

silently pursed his lips, he always looked incredibly stern and even Melissa was afraid of him despite being his mother. If not for the anger burning in her, she would have backed off

shoved her frustration out of her mind and insistently said, "I don't mean anything by it, but you looked so interested in her. I don't want you to miss out on someone you love."

statement. He said it

flushed red. Although he had not actually said anything, he had

he loved as an excuse. At the very

long time before she could finally speak again. "I admit, I like Foxy. She may be a little arrogant, but she's a strong woman. She would

great heights and made those who doubted you shut their mouths, but your marriage is always a weakness people criticize you for. I don't want those shareholders to use that as an excuse

last statement was her true

looked in disappointment at the woman who was his biological mother. Since

as it made her look good, anything could be given up—even he,

she is?" he asked calmly. His lips were tilted in disappointment

Foxy?" she slowly replied, not understanding what he meant.

woman be if not

to explain further, Leo turned and left.

when she saw him walk away from her, but she did not

a safe and quiet

did not want to bump into Leo, and she did not want the Walshes and other people to constantly

gods seemed to understand what she wanted. For the next

only decided to call her

the event was over.

rejoiced and told him where she

minutes, he appeared in her vision.

his face when he realized where

but she did not ask him

explain either.

was so late that she did not want to waste his time. Hence, she had him drop her off at the area she used

off, bid her farewells, and walked into the area with

waited until he drove off

happened, so she walked along the road,

phone, she sensed an overpowering presence coming from above her as her

three feet away from her, staring

heavy that she felt breathless looking at

like she was going to suffocate.

take a deep breath and force herself to look at him. "Is there something you need, Mr. Alston?"

and nonchalant that it sounded as if she had merely bumped into a neighbor she only knew

said, "Toby is not the same kind of playboy as Ashton. Ashton is only a playboy on the surface, an act for his family. Toby is a man who has

orders on the surface. He had never once planned on giving up on her.