A Matter of Wife and Love novel Chapter 188

Chapter 188

At the Alston Residence, Melissa had gotten many calls to congratulate her. Although she was unhappy about it, she could only feign happiness. After all, she couldn’t keep a low profile when news about Elyse’s suicidal attempt had spread around the town. At this moment, everyone knew about Leo and Elyse’s engagement.

After Melissa was done with the calls, she told Miss Potts to do her nails. In the meantime, she was thinking about ways to make Elyse give up on marrying Leo without affecting the Alston Family’s reputation.

While Miss Potts was doing Melissa’s nails, she looked at her worriedly. “Mr. Alston hasn’t returned in days. I’m afraid he still doesn’t know that you have chosen the engagement date. What if he refuses to do it?”

Hearing her words, Melissa lowered her eyes without thinking much about it. “I’ve already made it clear to him before, so it doesn’t matter if he knows or not.”

When Miss Potts heard her words, she opened her mouth and tried to say something. However, she kept quiet in the end. She was just a maid, so she could not interfere with her master’s business.

Just as they were talking, the door swung open. Melissa was immediately startled, and the two women looked over.

Leo stood by the door, radiating an intimidating presence with a serious look on his face.

“Mr. Alston!” Miss Potts called out hastily. Although she had met him countless times, she was still intimidated by his presence.

In that split second, Melissa snapped out of her trance and said, “When did you come back? How’s work?” Then, she signaled Miss Potts to leave while she stood up from the couch and walked toward Leo.

Her face was filled with concern, and she tried to hold his hands. However, Leo avoided her hands and said, “Who decided the date of the engagement? Why didn’t you ask for my permission before making a decision?” he snarled.

When Melissa heard his words, she froze for a second before saying, “I was the one who chose the date. I’m sure you know we are on edge with Elyse’s matter. Everyone is asking us about this, and some even think that we’re lying. I’m doing this to stop the rumors.”

“Are you saying that you plan on letting me marry Elyse?” questioned Leo.

“That’s impossible! This is just an expedient measure!” Melissa denied it without hesitation.

Leo smirked when he heard her words. “Do you think that this will stop them from talking about it? As long as I don’t marry Elyse, the Alston Family will be the town’s gossip!”

“What…” Melissa didn’t think much about it. When she heard Leo’s words, she realized that things were indeed tricky. However, she was still composed as she said, “It’s fine. We’ll find a way to make Elyse cancel the wedding.”

“Do you think that will happen? From the moment she used you to hold the engagement, she never planned on canceling it!”

“What do you mean? Are you saying that…” Melissa trailed off, and the confident look on her face was gone. She had a grim expression while her fingers clutched her dress tightly.

Is this all just a setup? Have I been fooled by Elyse?

At that moment, realization dawned upon Melissa as she uncovered the truth.

“Announce that the engagement will be called off right now!” Leo ordered without hesitation. With that, he turned around and left.

Hearing his words, Melissa seemed to have thought of something and stopped him from leaving. “It’s too late, Leony. The engagement is today. It’s starting soon, and guests will be arriving any moment now. How can you expect me to cancel the engagement?!” She looked nervous to the point that she didn’t even have the time to blame Elyse.

“Even if Elyse set this up, there’s no going back. Please play along, Leony. We’ll talk about it after the engagement, alright?” In the end, she valued the family’s reputation more than anything else.