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 bin

Eugene standing near a lamp talking on the phone.

so dark that she would not have recognized

know what's going on with Mr. Alston, but he suddenly took

but not often." Melissa was not as worried as Eugene as she held her red nails up to the light with

dirty. He's quite the

then placed her hand down and indicated for the servant to continue with the

about her nails was much more

heard her nonchalant tone,

cold man, but he at least cared about

on this business trip for

Melissa? Her son seemed to only exist so

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

Leo, he reminded her, "Mrs. Alston, please show some care for Mr. Alston if you have the

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

Ah…

and silently hung up.

he just so happened to meet

over, she could not help but

thoughts that she forgot to be subtle. That was how she locked eyes with Eugene.

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

in his

had given his room away to someone else. Eugene was

resist glancing at Amelie's room when he

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

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?"

The last time he sent you off at the airport, he spent a while washing his hands. Then,

me off?" She

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

that was to let her know just how much

harder upon hearing that.

thought the blanket was from Toby, yet it was actually

his hands because

he hate her that much?

resist telling her more. "Mr. Alston might look like he doesn't care about Bria, but he

only exist so that she

expectantly at her.

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