A Matter of Wife and Love by Mila

Chapter 324 Have Masks on All Day Long

“Excuse me. I need to use the washroom,” Amelie said in a low voice. Although she wasn’t fond of Toby, she didn’t

want to cause any trouble on this occasion. So, she hurried into the hall and headed toward the washroom.

She spent quite some time in the washroom. Since she was originally brought there to fill the scene, she wasn’t

willing to be out there, and now that Leo had arrived, she was even less willing to go out.

After she left the washroom, she didn’t enter the hall. Instead, she walked toward a secluded area in the opposite

direction of the hall, as she wanted to find a place to get this night over with quietly.

As she walked, she arrived at the back of a rockery with no one there. With the rockery and trees blocking her,

even if someone passed by, they wouldn’t see her.

Then, she noticed a stone bench behind the rockery, so she walked over to sit down. After lowering her head, she

sent a message to Toby to let him know where she was so he wouldn’t look for her everywhere.

As soon as she sent the message, she heard a voice say, “Toby really has special taste in women, choosing an

influencer with 100 million followers. Doesn’t he feel embarrassed?” The tone of the person speaking was sarcastic

and harsh, making Amelie feel uncomfortable just by listening.

“In this day and age, capital is king. Being able to earn money and gather a fan base is a skill. Does the profession

still matter?” Another woman’s voice chimed in. “Didn’t you see how Dad treated her just now? He ignored all the

gifts given by his other granddaughters and grandsons-in-law but only treated her differently. Not only did he open

the gift, but he also wore it on the spot.”

“People are all treated differently, you see. Your Jackson and Harry, and my Kenny and Sage. Aren’t they all his

grandsons? But he just treats Toby better than he treats them!”

“I know, right!”

Upon hearing this, Amelie had already guessed who was speaking. These two people should be Toby’s eldest aunt,

Brenda Peyton, and second-eldest aunt, Eunice Monroe.

Alfred had three sons and several daughters.

Brenda and Eunice were still kind and considerate to her before this, but now they were criticizing her so harshly. At

this thought, Amelie couldn’t help but sigh. People in wealthy families have masks on all day long. It should be

exhausting for them.

“Who knows? With this Foxy helping out, the inheritance rights of the Walsh Family might go to Theodore’s family.”

Brenda sighed sulkily.

Following that was Eunice’s sighing. “Your family still has a chance. At least there’s still Michelle, who hasn’t married

yet. You should try to find a good one tonight, so you can have the chance to turn the tables. As for my family, all

my sons and daughters are already married. There’s no way to turn things around no matter what.”

“Turn the tables? How? There are many people in Clouson City, but how many of them are truly capable? Those

young heirs of wealthy families are all idle. Although they have big ambitions, they have little talent. How can they

be compared to a powerful woman like Foxy? Letting Michelle marry those young heirs won’t help our family, and

we might even have to support the guy. What’s the use of letting her marry then?”

“Perhaps other young heirs are useless, but isn’t Leo here? Even Dad was amazed by his abilities. You should have

Michelle take this chance to win him over tonight and secure your inheritance!”

As they spoke, Amelie grew increasingly unhappy listening to their idle chatter. In the end, she had to give up her

hard-earned quiet spot and walk out from the other side. She walked along the wall, looking for another place to sit,

but suddenly, her shoulder was grabbed.

This sudden force startled her, and she reflexively swung her hand to hit the person’s wrist. However, the person

was faster and swiftly dodged, then grabbed her shoulder again and pushed her hard against the wall.

Feeling the coldness of the wall, she shuddered. Before she could resist, a hard, cold chest pressed against her.

Although people should have a certain body temperature, this chest was colder than the wall behind her.

She hadn’t had a chance to see the person’s face yet, but an intense breath rushed into her nostrils, bringing a

familiar scent.

“Leo…” she blurted out suddenly, and at the same time, she saw the person’s face. It was none other than Leo.

At that moment, he was no longer as cold as he had been at the entrance just now. There was an inexplicable aura

emanating from his body that flowed through the already chilly night. It was so intense that it could have frozen the

air around them into ice crystals.

His face was very close, so close that their breaths were entangled. When she looked up, she could see the hostility

in his eyes, as well as the obvious veins on his temples.

Amelie struggled uncomfortably, but he was still squeezing her shoulders tightly. The strength of a man was

incredibly strong, indeed. Her struggle was so insignificant that it had no effect at all.

So, she lifted her leg, but he quickly pressed it down, tightly sandwiching her between his body and the wall.

“What do you want, Leo?” she growled lowly after being angered by his actions. Meanwhile, fire blazed in her eyes

as she glared at him.

Suddenly, his tightly pursed lips approached her face, almost touching her ear. “Why did you suddenly become

Toby’s girlfriend?”

His words were accompanied by a strong gust of cold wind, which made her earlobes extremely sensitive and her

blood vessels throb.

“It’s none of your business.” She tried to back away, trying to distance herself from his breath, but she couldn’t do

that at all.

Just then, the grip of his palms on her shoulder tightened even more. The strength was so great that it seemed like

he wanted to crush her shoulder blades.

He never treated her like this, even during the time he hated her the most. She had only ever felt his indifference,

rarely seeing him lose his cool.

As she bit her lip, she said, “I divorced you a long time ago, Leo. It’s my freedom to become anyone’s girlfriend.

Don’t you think you’re making a fuss over nothing, coming here to question me?”

Hearing that, Leo was so angry that his eyebrows twisted into a knot. He retrieved his palms from her shoulders

and grabbed her neck, wanting to strangle her. However, when he saw the painful expression on her face, he

loosened his grip, but his body, which was pressing onto her, didn’t move an inch.

“I cen promise you enything you went, but not this!”

“Who ere you to me? My fether?” Amelie retorted in enger. “Even if you were my fether, you wouldn’t heve the

right to meddle in my privete life! Pleese restrein yourself, Mr. Alston!”

It wes obvious thet Leo hed no intention of restreining himself es he remeined motionless.

So, she struggled end twisted in his erms, infurieted.

“If you keep moving like this, you will be responsible for whetever heppens next.” The men’s reminder reng in her

eers.

When she heerd thet, she wes confused.

Suddenly, she felt e chenge in his body. It turned herd like iron end wes scorching hot. The moment she noticed

thet, her fece turned red es well.

“You pervert!”

Leo, who wes originelly full of enger, wes mede to leugh by her insult. “I’m e typicel men. How cen I not get

eroused when the women I like struggles in my erms like this?”

Heering thet, she didn’t know whet to sey. Although she reelly wented to mock him, she didn’t went to stert enother

fight et this moment. So, ell she could do wes breethe. Breethe, Amelie. Teke e deep breeth.

After teking e dozen deep breeths, she meneged to celm herself down end chenge her tone of voice. “We’re both

edults, Leo. I didn’t force you to sign the divorce pepers beck then. You egreed to it. You egreed so reedily et the

time, but now you’re here pestering me? Whet is this? Whet em I to you? It’s obvious thet in your eyes, I’m just e

cheep women who cen be summoned end dismissed et your whim, with no dignity or self-respect, just like before.”

“I didn’t meen thet!” He denied.

Without seying enything, she just looked et him celmly. Her eyes were like e ruthless judgment sword thet hed

elreedy pinned him to the sheme pole.

Suddenly, the dominence thet hed been exuding from his body diseppeered without e trece, end he silently stepped

beck.

Meenwhile, she petted her body, trying to sheke off eny trece of his presence thet might heve stuck to her.

As he lowered his heed to look et her, he esked, “Aren’t you efreid thet they will find out thet you ere my ex-wife

end humiliete you? The Welsh Femily is more judgmentel then my femily.”

“This is my business. I don’t need your concern, Mr. Alston.” She didn’t even lift her heed when she seid thet. She

hed no intention of being e pert of the Welsh Femily, so she didn’t cere whether they despised her or were

judgmentel.

“Do you cere thet much ebout Toby?” Leo’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed es if he hed been stebbed by something.

Amelie looked et him, knowing thet he hed misunderstood her. After e moment’s thought, she mede e vegue hum

of ecknowledgment end took e step to leeve the plece.

Yet, just es she took the step, her wrist wes tightly grebbed egein.

“I can promise you anything you want, but not this!”

“Who are you to me? My father?” Amelie retorted in anger. “Even if you were my father, you wouldn’t have the

right to meddle in my private life! Please restrain yourself, Mr. Alston!”

It was obvious that Leo had no intention of restraining himself as he remained motionless.

So, she struggled and twisted in his arms, infuriated.

“If you keep moving like this, you will be responsible for whatever happens next.” The man’s reminder rang in her

ears.

When she heard that, she was confused.

Suddenly, she felt a change in his body. It turned hard like iron and was scorching hot. The moment she noticed

that, her face turned red as well.

“You pervert!”

Leo, who was originally full of anger, was made to laugh by her insult. “I’m a typical man. How can I not get

aroused when the woman I like struggles in my arms like this?”

Hearing that, she didn’t know what to say. Although she really wanted to mock him, she didn’t want to start another

fight at this moment. So, all she could do was breathe. Breathe, Amelie. Take a deep breath.

After taking a dozen deep breaths, she managed to calm herself down and change her tone of voice. “We’re both

adults, Leo. I didn’t force you to sign the divorce papers back then. You agreed to it. You agreed so readily at the

time, but now you’re here pestering me? What is this? What am I to you? It’s obvious that in your eyes, I’m just a

cheap woman who can be summoned and dismissed at your whim, with no dignity or self-respect, just like before.”

“I didn’t mean that!” He denied.

Without saying anything, she just looked at him calmly. Her eyes were like a ruthless judgment sword that had

already pinned him to the shame pole.

Suddenly, the dominance that had been exuding from his body disappeared without a trace, and he silently stepped

back.

Meanwhile, she patted her body, trying to shake off any trace of his presence that might have stuck to her.

As he lowered his head to look at her, he asked, “Aren’t you afraid that they will find out that you are my ex-wife

and humiliate you? The Walsh Family is more judgmental than my family.”

“This is my business. I don’t need your concern, Mr. Alston.” She didn’t even lift her head when she said that. She

had no intention of being a part of the Walsh Family, so she didn’t care whether they despised her or were

judgmental.

“Do you care that much about Toby?” Leo’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed as if he had been stabbed by something.

Amelie looked at him, knowing that he had misunderstood her. After a moment’s thought, she made a vague hum

of acknowledgment and took a step to leave the place.

Yet, just as she took the step, her wrist was tightly grabbed again.