My Sugar And Your Spice

"He didn't say a word to me when such a big thing happened to you. How could I not divorce him?" Julia shouted.

"So… You're doing this for me?"

"You're my best friend. You went to such a dangerous place, and he should have accompanied you—no matter what!" Julia's voice still sounded angry.

Amelie felt both warm and amused, "He asked me to bring a bodyguard, but I refused. Also, I didn't want him to tell you."

"I don't believe it!" Julia still thought Amelie was helping Samuel.

"It's true," Amelie assured her again and again. "If you divorce him over this, won't I become the guilty one? You're my good friend. Don't do this to me."

Julia was dumbfounded. "Then I'll give him the cold shoulder for a few days."

"Okay, then just give him the cold shoulder!" Amelie finally felt relieved when she heard Julia's tone soften.

"Elie, there's something strange I've noticed." Julia finally got to the point after venting her anger. "Did you tell anyone that you were going there? How did those people find out?"

Amelie had been wondering about this too.

"Could it be your assistant who leaked that information?"

Amelie had hired a secretary to help with work. It was a young woman named Gladys Shea who had just graduated from college. Amelie thought about Gladys' character carefully and shook her head. "She's just a young girl who's new to the job. Her social connections are not very complicated. She couldn't possibly know those people."

an unsolvable problem standing between the two of them. Amelie had more doubts besides this, such as how Leo happened to travel to the same country with her and stay in the same hotel. Life wasn't like a TV

it

let go of Chandler. Chandler had no clue how much Leo

why you mentioned Miss Dillon, but I have no contact with her. Is there some

the ground. Then, they started punching and kicking him. Chandler curled up and held his head in a fetal position without any intention of fighting back. Immediately, the sound of punches and kicks filled

was kicked open and Melissa stormed in, holding her bag. She was shocked to see Chandler getting beaten

to Leo and ignored her. She was frustrated with their ignorance and decided to

at his own mother who was half a head shorter than him. His cold, heartless stare made Melissa's heart freeze as if she had just been drenched in ice water. Am I really

of Chandler's painful screams alongside the punching and kicking continued to echo in her ears. It made Melissa feel sick to her stomach. Her heart

with anger. She couldn't hold back her tears anymore after remembering the years of coldness Leo had shown her. With tears rolling down her face, she said, "Leo, I'm your mother! How could you do this to me? I've raised you since you were a baby! Since you don't care about me as your mother, I have no choice but to find someone willing to

she spoke, and her tears fell like rain. Melissa couldn't understand why Leo was so cold to her all these years. She only thought about his

his hand and the

over to Chandler. "Chandler, how

being lifted by two bodyguards. He shook his head weakly toward Melissa and said, "Mrs. Alston… D-Don't blame Leo. I-It's all a misunderstanding. I'm

because she was disgusted by how dirty he was. She only commanded

only because she was afraid that Leo would hurt him so badly that no one could please her and make her happy anymore as

hit Chandler because I'm afraid you'll end up committing a crime," said

Chandler left, Melissa realized that what she had said was wrong and quickly explained herself to Leo. Eugene, who had overheard their conversation, almost burst out laughing. Melissa wanted Chandler to be the gentle

this, Melissa shamelessly portrayed herself as the victim and attempted to gain Leo's forgiveness without realizing the emotional toll her actions had taken on him. Eugene couldn't take it anymore, so he walked over and said, "Mr. Alston, the car is

stepped out, Melissa's eyes bulged behind

Mrs. Alston." Eugene pretended not to notice her annoyance and bid goodbye to