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.

to the big bin outside.

room when she spotted Eugene standing near a lamp talking on the

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

as he softly said into the phone, "I don't know what's going on

not often." Melissa was not as worried as Eugene as she held her red nails

He's quite the clean freak."

placed her hand down and indicated for the servant

more beneficial than worrying about Leo's

tone, he internally sighed.

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

was on this business trip for

seemed to only exist so

happened, yet Melissa

to resist feeling bad for Leo, he reminded her, "Mrs. Alston, please show some care for Mr. Alston if you

he heard was Melissa barking at a maid. "Make it perfect or I will be laughed at tomorrow by that group

Ah…

once more and

he just so happened to meet Amelie's eyes.

after heading over, she could not

had been so lost in her thoughts that she forgot to be subtle. That was how she locked eyes

avoid him now, so she

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

to someone else. Eugene was astonished; since when

glancing at Amelie's room

much. "I'm here for some work-related business."

so there was soon nothing for them to talk about. He had 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 while

me off?" She was

hazy then. Mr. Alston worried about you and followed you all the way to the airport. When he saw you sleeping in the airport, he even asked an employee for a blanket to keep you warm."

that was to let her know just how much Leo loved her. He wanted

upon hearing

Toby, yet

he was washing his hands because he touched her.

her that

she was touched by Leo's gesture and could not resist telling her more. "Mr. Alston might look like he doesn't

to only exist so that she could grow her

looked expectantly at her.

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