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.

out to the big

turning back to her room when she spotted Eugene standing near a lamp talking

that she would not have recognized him if she was

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

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

he touched something dirty. He's quite the clean freak."

the servant to continue with

her eyes, worrying about her nails was much more beneficial than worrying about Leo's boring shower problem.

Eugene heard her nonchalant tone, he internally sighed.

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

this business trip for her.

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

he could tell something had happened, yet Melissa did not know, nor did she care

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

Melissa barking at a maid. "Make it perfect or I will be

Ah…

more and silently hung

he just so happened to meet Amelie's

Leo had been showering non-stop after heading over, she could not help but recall how he washed

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

avoid him

his eyes. "You're here."

had given his room away to someone else.

could not resist glancing at Amelie's room when

not tell him much. "I'm here for some work-related business."

close to him, 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

at the airport,

off?" She

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

of telling her all that was to let her know just how much

frowned harder upon

Toby, yet it was

washing his hands because he touched her.

her that much?

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

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

at

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