My Sugar And Your Spice

Amelie hurriedly tried to break free.

Suddenly, she was lowered down. She had been placed in a car seat.

She swiftly darted out of Leo's arms and clung tight to the seat.

Bang.

The door gently closed.

The next thing she knew, he was getting in the driver's seat.

Then, the car started.

That was all done in the space of a few seconds.

"Hey!" she called out, confused by his actions.

However, she saw him tap and swipe at the car navigation system to enter the address of her home in Halport.

Was he... driving her home?

She stared at him in shock.

"It has been a long time since I've seen Bria. I want to visit her," he said.

He said that with a straight face.

If her memory was right, those two had just met a while ago.

Leo drove quickly, and in a few minutes, they were already on the highway.

It was already too late for her to say anything.

It was nearly midnight by the time they arrived at her home.

Steven was not home yet.

As Toby dragged her away without giving her time to prepare, Amelie had to ask her neighbor, Mrs. Levine, to babysit Bria.

When the two of them arrived, Bria was fast asleep in Mrs. Levine's home.

Amelie repeatedly apologized for how late it was while Leo walked over to tenderly lift Bria into his arms.

Even so, she was awoken by the shift. She stared at Leo while drowsily rubbing her eyes.

He looked down at her and kissed her on the forehead.

Her lips spread into a wide grin. "Dada."

She then wormed into his embrace, shuffling around to find a comfortable spot before going back to sleep.

Mrs. Levine watched their interaction with wide eyes and gave Amelie a nudge. "The child's father is a great man. He's handsome and knows how to take care of kids."

That rendered Amelie speechless.

When they headed back to her home, he acted as though he was only there because he wanted to see Bria.

stayed in Bria's room the entire time,

spotted him carefully wiping Bria's face with a wet cloth.

so cautious, and his eyes were solemn. The usual stern look on his face was tinged with the softness of a kind father.

new sleepwear from her father on the couch, she headed back to her room.

the car ride over, but she

back in her domain, such worries were

and took off her clothes before heading

shower, she went to bed

woke up at dawn when

she was now in charge of making Bria breakfast.

up and headed to the kitchen.

the shadow of a man in the kitchen.

out, thinking her father

turned around to

Leo dressed in Steven's

startled.

then that she recalled he

sleepwear on the couch as a precaution. Based on

not,

he never liked sleeping anywhere apart from his own bed.

This...

His gaze swept past her figure

his gaze today. Every second of being looked at made her feel as if her

look in his eyes was so impressionable that she found it hard to breathe.

could not avoid recalling their hug from yesterday and instinctively retreated far

out on it though. "Breakfast will be

sleepwear. She then headed over to Bria's room to wake her up.

they were ready, there was already a large bowl of steaming hot soup waiting for them in the middle of the table. Combined with the

She hurriedly scrambled over to get

some into it. That way, the

her eyes with pleasure as she took a tiny spoonful

"It's delicious!"

head before serving Amelie a bowl

surprised by his actions.

just could not get used to the idea of

and took a spoonful of soup.

and sweet.

it was not as nice as Steven's, it was good.

in her food. Her spoon kept clinking against the bowl as she shoved spoonful after spoonful of

bowl was almost empty.

can you make breakfast for me every day?" Bria swiftly asked after she finished breakfast.

he turned to look at Amelie.

he was asking for her

over to straighten Bria's clothes. "Come on. We're going to be

did not protest and let Amelie pull her out of their

behind

drop Bria at her school?" Mrs. Levine cheerfully asked, having

joy. "A family

Amelie speechless.

said to Bria as his lips tilted up into a faint

waved at Mrs. Levine and chimed,

Amelie aside and said, "You have such