Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around! novel Chapter 158

“Hah.” Charles snickered inexplicably. "You’re to bear the responsibility as her daughter, then. As someone who always attends to each and every aspect of a matter, do make sure that you teach Aunt Lewis well."

This might sound like a compliment, but from his tone of voice, it did not sound like a compliment at all.

"You must be joking, Charles. My parents have always called me silly, so how am I qualified enough to teach my mom anything?" Leah covered her mouth and chuckled.

The two might look as though they were on good terms, but their words carried hidden implications. A dark tide was surging. Audrey’s eyes wandered between the two. She was frowning from time to time, seemingly pensive.

William cocked up his ears and listened for a very long time but did not hear the answer that he was waiting for. He frowned and could not help but ask, "What did Dr. Hemingway say? Will Sophia's leg heal?"

"Most probably,” Leah replied first. She looked at her leg and let out a soft sigh. “Before this, a doctor said that Sophia's leg will go back to being normal again. Besides, Dr. Hemingway will be treating her himself this time anyway."

She let out a self-deprecating laugh. "She has better luck than I do. She might be able to dance again in the future. I’m quite envious of her."

"I was just asking. I wasn’t concerned about her." William turned his head to look at Leah in the back row, guilt and self-accusation evident in the depth of his eyes.

A touch of mockery appeared in Charles’ face as he watched the interaction between the siblings, though it was only for a fleeting moment.

Leah sighed and said softly, "Don't be so nervous, William. I was just expressing my emotions. I wasn’t blaming you."

"Leah is such a considerate sister who considers your feelings in every single aspect, yet you can’t stop thinking about the woman who has put Leah in this state today." Audrey sneered. "What a great brother you are, William!"

William looked askance at her and frowned. "I never said that I still like Sophia!"

"Sure, you didn’t say it, but you can’t stop thinking about her in your heart!" Audrey said sarcastically, "Don't forget, we just got engaged. If…”

Charles was not interested in watching them argue and interrupted Audrey straight away. "I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to stay here listening to your family affairs. Please excuse me."

"Wait, Charles." Leah bit her lip and called out to him. She said sincerely, "Is Sophia feeling better now? I’d like to visit her."

"Master Lewis is getting married next month. I’m sure that as his granddaughter, you will be very busy, so you really don't need to take time out of your busy schedule to visit Sophia," Charles said, tugging at his lower lip slightly.

The smile on Leah's face froze at his words. The expression on her face turned slightly grim.

"Goodbye." After watching the changes in her expression, Charles turned around and was prepared to leave.

Leah forced out a smile. "Since you’re not driving, why don’t you take our car, Charles?"

"Thanks, but no thanks." Charles sneered inexplicably and rejected her offer.

Leah bit her lip and said softly, "You don’t have to feel like you’re troubling us. We have known each other for so long. It's perfectly normal for us to give you a lift.”

She stared fixedly at him. Longing and bitterness were hidden in the depth of her eyes.

"You got the wrong idea." There were traces of indifference and sarcasm between Charles’ brows. "I’m just worried that the brakes of this car will malfunction and that will be the end of my puny life.”

Leah's pupils contracted and her jaws tightened when she heard the words ‘brakes malfunction’. For the first time ever, her resolve had been broken twice in a day.