Upon seeing the situation, Sophia quickly stepped forward to mediate."Leo, don't blame Amelia. She's not targeting you, she's just angry with me."The more Sophia spoke, the more it seemed like Amelia was deliberately opposing him.As expected, Leo's expression became even more unpleasant.However, Amelia couldn't be bothered to deal with him and smiled at George, saying, "Mr. George, if you're interested in our platform, why don't we go to the restaurant on the second floor and discuss it further?"George nodded. "Sure, I'm very interested in your platform. If Miss Smith doesn't mind, would you please lead the way?""I'd be honored," Amelia replied.After more than an hour of detailed discussion, Amelia finally secured George's investment.She walked out of the private room feeling happy. However, as soon as she stepped out, she saw Leo standing there.The corridor was dimly lit, and Leo's hands were in his pockets. He stood tall and straight, exuding an air of nobility.Amelia put
Leo stiffened at Sophia's words.She continued, “Auntie has been urging us all along, and I also want a home of my own soon. Since my brother passed away, I have nothing left except for you. Sometimes, I'm even afraid that you might leave me one day.”Hearing Damien's name, Leo's face softened slightly. He replied, “I'll consider it.”Sophia pouted in dissatisfaction. “I don’t want you to consider it. Every time you say you’ll consider it, there’s no follow-up. I want you to promise me now—will you marry me or not?”Leo’s face darkened. He looked at Sophia, and Amelia’s face suddenly popped into his mind, irritating him.“Let’s talk about it later. It’s not a good time now,” he said, getting up to leave.Sophia shouted, “Why are you always like this? Every time I bring up this topic, you either say ‘Let’s talk about it later’ or ‘Let’s see in a while.’""How long do you expect me to wait? Do you want me to wait until I’m old or until I die before you’ll marry me?”Leo stopped in his
The Smith family members were all tense.“Sister Sophia!” Iris exclaimed in surprise.She rushed forward and took Sophia's arm. “Sister Sophia, what brings you here?”Amelia had introduced Sophia to the Smith family, so she was familiar with everyone.“I was passing by your house today and decided to drop in,” Sophia replied with a smile.She paused and looked at John and Olivia in the living room. “I hope you don't mind my unexpected visit?”To say that they didn't mind would be a lie. After all, in their eyes, Sophia was Amelia's good friend. Amelia had caused the death of their son, and they weren't exactly welcoming to this good friend.But as people with status and reputation, John didn't want to worsen their relationship, so he casually raised his hand.“Of course not, Miss Jones, please have a seat.”Sophia graciously sat down on the sofa.“May I ask if there is anything you need, Miss Jones?” John asked.Sophia smiled. “To be honest, I came because I saw some photos online.”
Five minutes later, the company door was pushed open with a loud bang, and the Smith family rushed in with an imposing manner.“Where is Amelia? Where is she? Let her come out and see me.”The employees were all frightened, and some of them instinctively wanted to step forward to stop them.“Please wait, this is a public area…”“Get out of the way!”Without hesitation, Iris pushed the employee aside.Mrs. Smith's face was gloomy as she said, “Tell your boss to come out and see me. Say that her foster mother wants to see her.”As soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from the high-level office.“What’s going on?”Amelia walked out.The employees looked at her with embarrassment. “Boss, these people suddenly barged in and said they wanted to see you. I think they are very emotional, so…”Amelia didn't listen to the rest of what they said. She stood there blankly, looking at the people in front of her, her face full of disbelief.The Smith family was also incredulous.Although Soph
Amelia looked up, her eyes filled with sadness. “Mr. Mark.” Mark quickly crouched down and held her hands.Amelia noticed that his hair was messy, his tie was crooked, and there were a few bloodstains on his face and neck. She burst into tears even harder.“I’m sorry I’ve caused trouble for you.”Mark had never encountered such a situation before and was at a loss.“It’s not your fault. Don’t cry. I don’t know what to do if you cry like this.”He was so flustered that he didn’t know how to react. After a moment, he remembered to grab some tissues from the table.Amelia took the tissues and wiped away her tears. She forced a smile and said, “Are you curious about what happened?”Mark nodded.He was indeed very curious.His intuition told him that Amelia had many secrets.Like a thick fog that couldn’t be cleared, it was impossible to see through, and like a challenging puzzle, it constantly tempted people to try to solve it.However, Amelia shook her head.“I’m sorry, but I can’t t
Just then, a beam of headlights suddenly lit up ahead.Leo had just finished a social engagement and was preparing to go home when he saw Amelia standing by the side of the road.Her clothes were torn, her hair a mess, and she was holding a black plastic bag, looking extremely disheveled.James exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that Madam Amelia?"Leo frowned and had James pull over to the side of the road.Amelia had noticed the headlights earlier, but she hadn't expected them to stop. She had originally wanted to ask for help, but upon seeing them, she immediately closed her mouth and turned her face away coldly.James didn't notice her attitude and eagerly asked, "Madam Amelia, why are you here alone? Can we give you a ride?"Amelia replied coldly, "No need."James was taken aback, and a cold voice came from behind him."She said she doesn't need it. Why are you still asking? Let's go."James felt a bit confused. "But didn't you ask me to ask her, young master? Why are you angry now?"
Leo impatiently furrowed his brows. “What else?”“What about my clothes?” Amelia remembered she hadn't taken all of her clothes when she left.The next second, Leo coldly smiled. “Do you think I would keep those things?”Of course not. Amelia laughed at herself. She and Leo had come this far, and he hadn't kicked her out naked, so she couldn't expect him to keep her things.Amelia didn't say anything else and turned to go into the bathroom.When she came out of the shower, she saw that Leo was already asleep on the couch. James had left at some point, and there didn't seem to be any other servants in the villa.For some reason, her heart trembled. She unconsciously walked towards him quietly and saw that he was frowning with one hand pressed against his temple as if he had a headache.She pursed her lips and softened her heart. She placed the towel she had used to dry her hair next to him and sat beside him, massaging his temples.Leo didn't wake up. He was probably drunk, and with th
Amelia looked at them expressionlessly, the word they had just said echoing in her mind and her face darkened.“It's working hours. You all seem to be very free.”The group immediately trembled and one hurriedly said, “Miss Smith, we were wrong. We'll go back to work.”Amelia watched them scatter before retreating to her office.She leaned against the door, took a deep breath, and tried to hold back the tears in her eyes.After a moment she called Mark. Mark didn't know what was going on yet.Seeing Amelia's sad expression, he frowned and asked, “What's wrong?”Amelia looked up at him.“Tell me honestly where did the money you gave me come from?”Mark sighed helplessly, "You found out?”Amelia sneered.“Not only me, I guess everyone in the company knows now.”Mark wasn't stupid and immediately realized why she was sad.“I'll go and explain it to them.”But Amelia stopped him. “Come back.”She transferred all the money in her account back to Mark and said in a deep voice, “There are so