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 the big bin

her room when she spotted Eugene standing near a lamp talking

of the corridor was so dark that she would not

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

her red nails up to

he touched something dirty. He's

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

her nails was much more beneficial than

her nonchalant tone,

a cold man, but he

business trip for her.

exist so that she could grow her reputation.

Leo's assistant, 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 time."

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

Ah…

more and silently hung up.

up, he just so happened to

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

her thoughts that she forgot to

her to avoid him

his eyes. "You're here."

told Eugene he had given his room away to someone else. Eugene was astonished; since when had Leo been

at Amelie's room when

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

He had planned on walking away, but she did not leave. Instead, she hesitantly asked, "Does Mr. Alston often take hour-long

his head. "No. The last time he sent you off at the airport, he spent a while

She

very 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

her know just how much Leo loved her.

frowned harder upon hearing that.

thought the blanket was from Toby, yet it

his hands because

her that much?

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 for her every

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

looked expectantly at her.

looked expectantly at

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