A Matter of Wife and Love novel Chapter 203

“Did you just say that your grandpa lives in Quinn Town?” Leo instantly grabbed Bria’s arms as he asked.

Bria’s expression shifted as Leo’s sudden change in behavior startled her.

Leo realized that he was being impulsive, so he quickly let go. “Sorry, Bria, I just didn’t expect that your grandpa and your mommy would be from Quinn Town.”

Even though he had bumped into Amelie when he went to Quinn Town before, he initially thought that she was just following him there.

Later on, he thought that she was going there on vacation.

When they got married in the beginning, he was aggrieved, so he didn’t ask much about Amelie.

He knew nothing about her except for the fact that she had a father.

Because of this new revelation, his heart skipped a beat.

Bria knew he didn’t mean it, so she stopped being afraid as she said tentatively, “Mommy grew up there. There’s a huge river with fish in it. Grandpa took me fishing last time, and we caught a lot of them.”

Little children only chose to talk about things they remembered the most, so they couldn’t give the answers adults were looking for.

Nevertheless, Leo didn’t mind it, and his emotions slowly settled down.

All his investigations proved that Ellen was Big Eyes, the person who donated their cornea to him. What did that have to do with whether Amelie was from Quinn Town or not?

He was overreacting.

Soon came the day of the event at Bria’s school.

Early in the morning, Leo made arrangements for company matters, then hastily got ready to drive so that he could meet up with Bria and Amelie.

He had just walked a few steps when his phone rang. It was a call from Elyse.

Seeing Elyse’s number, Leo felt a sense of disgust rising within his heart, and he decided not to answer.

Elyse only attempted to call him once and never tried again after that.

However, when Leo walked to the entrance of the company, he saw her seated in a wheelchair, dressed thinly and looking pitifully at him.

Her face and lips were especially pale. She looked weak, sickly, and oh-so-pitiful.

When Leo saw her, his unaffected gaze darkened a little as his handsome face tensed up. “Why are you here?”

His tone was nonchalant.

Elyse opened her mouth, but before she could speak, tears fell out of her eyes and streamed down her face.

“Leo, I’m scared.” Her voice was shaky as well. “My phase 2 physical examination report just came out, and the tumor in my brain is getting worse.”

As she spoke, she painstakingly wheeled herself over to him, then pitifully grabbed his leg. “I’m scared that I might just die. Leo, can’t you accompany me?”

When Leo heard Elyse’s sobs, the warmth didn’t return to his cold eyes. Almost without hesitation, he pulled his hand away. “I’ll find you the best doctor.”

“You know that I just want you to be with me.” As if breaking down, Elyse sobbed so hard that her body trembled. She hugged herself pitifully, acting like an abandoned little bird.

Any man would feel pity if they saw her feeble appearance.

The care worker who was pushing the wheelchair couldn’t help but say, “Ever since Miss Clayton received the report last night, she hasn’t slept a wink. She just kept crying, and if this goes on, her health will get worse.”

“It’s your own body. If you don’t take care of it, you’ll be the only one suffering when things get worse,” Leo said calmly with an indifferent look in his eyes.

He lowered his head and made a call to Eugene. “Find the world’s best brain tumor specialist within 24 hours.”

With that, he lowered his hand. “Go back to the hospital and wait.”

Then, he left.

Behind him, the care worker shook her head as she watched him leave. “What a cold-hearted man. Under these circumstances, it’s only proper to offer at least a few words of comfort.”

Elyse was already pursing her lips tightly.

Her body, which was weak and soft moments before, had now tensed and straightened up.

Her fingers gripped the handle of the wheelchair fiercely as hatred spilled from her eyes.

“Miss Clayton, if you threaten him with your life, perhaps he would turn back.” The care worker had received too much from Elyse, so she couldn’t help but provide some ideas.