Chapter 378 Blackmailed Into Becoming ATMs

Amelie stared at Leo's back in confusion.

She then saw him stop by the sink and fervently pump some soap into his hands.

Soon, his hands were covered in bubbles.

He began to scrub hard.

He scrubbed and washed, then washed and scrubbed.

She could not resist walking over to stand behind him.

She clearly remembered the hand he was washing to be the hand she held just now.

"Do you think I'm dirty?" she immediately asked when the thought popped into her head.

"It has nothing to do with you."

He did not look up as he coldly uttered those words.

His response rendered her speechless.

He spent a few more minutes washing his hands before forcing himself to go back to the dining table.

Their appetites were clearly affected by the incident as they barely took a few bites before declaring they were done with dinner.

He silently sat there for a few minutes before getting to his feet. "Rest early."

He then strode out of the room.

She watched him walk away with narrowed eyes.

Something about him felt off.

Still, she could not say exactly what was off.

After dinner, she spent a few minutes chatting with Bria and Steven over a video call.

It was midnight by the time they were done.

Too lazy to call for a staff member to clear the table, she scraped the food into the trash bin.

brought the bag out to the big

she spotted Eugene standing near a lamp talking on the phone.

light of the corridor was so dark that she would not have recognized him if she was

know what's going on with Mr. Alston, but he suddenly took an hour-long shower. Did he ever do this at home?"

she held her red nails up to the light with an admiring

He's quite the clean freak."

the servant to continue with the

was much more beneficial than worrying about

nonchalant tone,

to be a cold man, but he at least cared about his mother.

business

Her son seemed to only exist so that she could grow her reputation.

something had happened, yet Melissa did not

reminded her, "Mrs. Alston, please show some care

or I will be laughed

Ah…

and

so happened to meet

over, she could not help but

so lost in her thoughts that she forgot to be subtle. That was

for her to avoid him now,

Dillon." Surprise flashed in his eyes. "You're

room away to someone else. Eugene was astonished; since

at Amelie's room when he spotted

did not tell him much. "I'm here

planned on walking away, but she did not leave. Instead, she hesitantly asked, "Does Mr. Alston often take hour-long showers?"

shook his head. "No. The last time he sent you off at the airport, he spent a

She was

smiled. "It was very hazy then. Mr. Alston worried about you and followed you all the way to the airport. When he saw you sleeping in the airport,

her all that was to let her know just how much Leo loved her. He wanted them to get back

harder upon hearing that.

Toby, yet

he was washing his hands because he

her

her more. "Mr. Alston might look like he doesn't care about Bria, but he has always loved her. He would buy a present

for Melissa? Her son seemed to only exist

expectantly at

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