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.

the bag out to

to her room when she spotted Eugene standing near a lamp talking on the phone.

dark that she would not have recognized him if she was not paying attention.

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

her red nails up

He's quite the clean freak."

for the servant to continue with the nail polish.

more beneficial than worrying about Leo's

her nonchalant tone, he

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

on this business trip

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

Leo's assistant, he could tell something had happened, yet Melissa did not know, nor

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

Ah…

sighed once more and

he looked up, he just so happened to meet Amelie's eyes.

heard Leo had been showering non-stop after heading over, she could

that she forgot to

would seem too awkward for her to avoid him now, so she walked over

flashed in his eyes.

room away to someone else. Eugene

not resist glancing at Amelie's room

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

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?"

he sent you off at the airport, he spent

me off?" She was

worried about you and followed you all the way to the airport. When he saw you sleeping in the

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

upon hearing that.

thought the blanket was from Toby, yet it was

his hands because he touched her.

hate her that much?

hear a response from her, he assumed she was touched 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

only exist so that she could grow

looked expectantly at her.

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