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

Eugene standing near a lamp talking on the phone.

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

the phone, "I don't know what's going on with Mr. Alston, but he

worried as Eugene as she held her red nails up to the light with an admiring look in her eyes.

touched something dirty. He's quite the clean

placed her hand down and indicated for the servant to continue with the nail polish.

was much more beneficial than

her nonchalant tone,

a cold man, but he at least cared about

on this business trip for her.

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

tell something had happened, yet Melissa did not know, nor did she care to know.

please show some care for Mr. Alston

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

Ah…

more and silently

just so happened to

could not

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

him now, so she walked over

in his eyes. "You're

he had given his room away to someone

not resist glancing at Amelie's room

not tell him much. "I'm here for some

close to him, so there was soon nothing for them to talk about. He had planned on walking away, but she

his head. "No. The last time he sent you off at the airport, he spent a while washing his hands. Then, there's

me off?" She

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 them to get back together.

upon hearing that.

blanket was from Toby, yet it was

was washing his hands because

he hate her that

by Leo's gesture and could not resist telling 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 her every birthday and holiday, but he never gave her any of them."

for Melissa? Her son seemed to only exist so that she could grow her

at

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