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 outside.

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

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

had evidently not seen her though as he softly said into the phone, "I don't know what's going on with Mr. Alston, but he suddenly took an hour-long shower. Did he ever do this

Eugene as she held her red nails up

dirty. He's quite the

indicated for the servant to continue

worrying about her nails was much more beneficial than worrying

tone, he internally

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

was on this business

seemed to only exist so that she could

he could tell something had happened, yet Melissa did not know,

Alston, 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

Ah…

more and silently hung

he just so happened to meet Amelie's eyes.

after heading over, she could not help but recall how he washed his hands

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

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

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

had only told Eugene he had given his room away to someone else.

resist glancing at Amelie's room when he spotted her.

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

not that 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 hour-long showers?"

sent you off at the airport, he spent a while washing his hands. Then, there's

me off?" She was

When he saw you sleeping in the

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

harder upon hearing that.

Toby, yet it was actually

he was washing his hands because he touched her.

hate her that much?

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

seemed to only exist so that

at her.

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