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.

his lips and kept quiet.

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

insistently said, "I don't mean anything by it, but you

repeat her statement. He said

had not actually said anything, he had already slapped her in the

her he knew she was only using not wanting him to miss out on someone 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

her throat and looked 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

his biological mother. Since he was a child,

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

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

slowly replied, not understanding what he meant.

the woman be if not Foxy?

to explain further, Leo turned and left.

to life once more when she saw him walk away from her, but she did

hid in a safe and quiet spot.

not want the Walshes and other people to constantly

wanted. For the next few hours,

only decided to call her sometime after ten.

the event was over.

rejoiced and told him where she was.

appeared

was a bitter smile on his face when he realized where she was

ask him what was happening between him and that girl.

either.

to waste his time. Hence, she had him drop her off at the area

her farewells, and walked into the

off

home unless something happened, so she walked along the road, planning to call a taxi

out her phone, she sensed an overpowering presence coming from above her as her entire body was covered by the shadow

than three feet away from her,

that

was going to suffocate.

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

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

on her tone of voice. Instead, he 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 since she was not good

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