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 kept quiet.

he 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

mind and insistently said, "I don't mean anything by it, but you looked so interested in her. I

finally spoke, but it was only to repeat her statement. He said it as if he were savoring

had already slapped her in the face with such a

was only using not wanting him to miss out on someone he loved as an excuse. At

exposed, it took her a 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 be of great help to you in the future."

up at him. "Leony, you have brought the company to 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 to criticize you one day. If you marry Foxy, you won't have to worry about that. Of course, my status would also increase if you married an amazing wife."

was her

woman who was his biological mother. Since he was a child, she only cared about

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

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

she slowly replied, not understanding what

woman be if not Foxy?

wanting to explain further, Leo

fury flared to life once more when she saw him walk away from

a safe and quiet

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

wanted. For

her sometime after

him, the event was over.

told him where she was.

minutes, he appeared in her vision.

a bitter smile on his face when

smiled in return, but she did not ask him what

explain either. "I'll send you

time. Hence, she had him drop her off at the area she used to live

bid her farewells, and walked into

drove off before walking back out.

she would always go home unless something happened, so she walked along the road,

above her

had been standing less than three feet away from her, staring at her with pursed lips and

exuded an aura that was so heavy that she

felt like she was

force herself to look at him.

so casual and nonchalant that it sounded as if she had merely bumped into a neighbor she only knew the name of.

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 been in love with someone the entire time, but he could not be with her

surface. He had never once planned on giving up on her. If you date him, you