A Matter of Wife and Love novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173

In the next moment, she slapped herself hard on the face. From the beginning to the end, she was the one being played. What was written on the paper was what Amelie said to Samuel just now. Amelie had never thought about going up against Leo at all, and she just wanted to give him a chance to prove his innocence! The ridiculous thing was that when Amelie calmly made the plan, Elyse was walking around like a clown, thinking that she had caused a rift between the two of them. She was too set on getting benefits when war broke out between them!

How ridiculous! It’s really ridiculous!

Elyse laughed so hard that she burst into tears and nearly couldn’t breathe properly. After a long time, her eyes rolled backward and she fell unconscious on the chair…

In the hospital, Elyse opened her eyes. In front of her, there were no flowers or smiling faces. There were only cold shackles before her. She asked the nurse for a phone, and then dialed the number with trembling hands. “Please, help me! I don’t want to go to jail, and I don’t want to be ruined!”

On the other side, there was no response.

Overwhelmed by despair, she weakly let the phone drop.

At the Alston Residence, when Melissa heard about what happened, she flew into a rage. “That useless Elyse was defeated so easily! I really wasted my time believing in her!”

Melissa was so angry that her facial features twisted in fury. It was one thing for Elyse to be undependable, and it was another thing entirely that her son was now helping Amelie! How could Melissa allow the child staying with Amelie to be the topic for outsiders to mock her?

Melissa cared about her image, so even if she got angry, she only did so in her room. She didn’t even dare to throw something to vent her anger, for fear that the servants would hear it and spread it to the outside world, which would affect her reputation. The more she cared about her reputation, the less she could accept the facts in front of her.

After a while Melissa stopped being upset and gasped for breath, thinking about how to save everything.

Just as she was thinking, the door was pushed open. “Mom, why are you hiding in the room so early in the morning?”

The one who came in was Jodie, who was dressed up beautifully. Not only was she all dressed up stylishly, but she was also wearing all kinds of branded clothing from top to toe. Melissa didn’t think much about Jodie acting like this during usual times. But she was in a bad mood at this

going again? All you do is party! Look at you. What practical skills do you have?”

Jodie felt aggrieved by her mother’s scolding and replied, “Who says I have no practical skills? I graduated from a proper university, Mom. Also, it’s not that all I do is party. It’s all Leo’s fault. He disagreed with me setting up a live broadcast platform under Genesis, otherwise, I would have already gathered tens of thousands of fans!”

Melissa listened to Jodie talking about live broadcasts and media, and she was so disgusted she nearly threw up. “Your brother doesn’t want you to be humiliated! Don’t you understand that? As an actress, you should act in movies. Not be a live broadcaster! How shameful is that? What’s the difference between doing that and selling things on the street? I paid for your university degree and let you attend so many different classes. How could you end up as a salesperson?”

Melissa had always had a sense of superiority, and she looked down on influencers and live broadcast platforms because she felt that those were not reputable jobs. Hearing that Jodie was obsessed with these things only made her angrier. Jodie pursed her lips when she heard her mother speak so harshly and didn’t bother to argue further.

After criticizing Jodie, Melissa sighed again. “The two of you make me worry so much. What crime did I do in my previous life to deserve this?”

“What’s wrong with Leo?” Jodie asked alertly after hearing what Melissa said even though she was about to leave with the script in her hands. When Leo was mentioned, Melissa sighed even louder. She briefly revealed that Leo refused to fight for custody, and even sent her ally Elyse to jail. Jodie never cared much about Bria’s custody rights, so naturally, she wasn’t as angry as Melissa. But when she thought of Amelie, she was also infuriated.

“That Amelie has caused me trouble so many times and humiliated me. I hate her to death!”

Melissa was not in the mood to blabber with her, so she said coolly, “If you have nothing else to say, go back to your room and rest early.”

Jodie didn’t move. Instead, she thought of an idea and hurriedly grabbed Melissa’s arm. “Mom, if you want to fight for Bria’s custody, I have a plan.”

Toby barely steadied himself as he picked up the glass and pretended to be nonchalant. He poured the alcohol, then pressed the rim of the glass to his lips, but he didn’t drink it and just looked at the bottom of the glass. Then, he asked, “Leo, what will you do if you find Big Eyes?”

“Of course, I’ll treat her well,” Leo said without thinking.

Toby gripped the glass tightly and then immediately let go. “Have you ever thought about it properly though? You’ve been separated for nine years, and she may have started a family long ago.”

Leo froze at that. He really hadn’t thought about this at all.

“You might ruin her marriage and family by going here. You won’t be treating her well but ruining her instead.” Toby’s voice came over again coldly.

If I had been more careful back then, would I have recognized the right person?

Amelie waited until Bria fell asleep before coming out. The lawsuit was over, and it was time to go back. Bria had to go to school, and their lives should go back on track. Originally, she was going back to Halport today, but Julia dragged her off to celebrate. It was already late after dinner, so she decided to depart early tomorrow morning.

She came out at this time to buy something to eat on the way back tomorrow so that Bria would not be hungry.

Amelie went downstairs and walked along the dim boulevard under the streetlights. There was a 24-hour tuck shop not far away.

“Big Eyes!”

Suddenly, a low voice came from next to her. Trembling as if she had been electrocuted, she froze in place. After a long time, she slowly raised her eyes. Then, she saw that slender and tall figure hidden under the streetlamp less than three meters from her. The man’s body moved, slowly peeling away from the shadows and revealing a familiar face…