As Chandler listened to his phone, he smiled wickedly. How ruthless of Leo to kick his own sister out of the house!
Although Chandler had thought about it, his voice was still filled with worry as he spoke to Melissa. "Did Leo actually do that, Mrs. Alston? Isn't he being unreasonable about it? After all, Jojo is his sister."
"I know. Moreover, Jojo plotted against that woman for his sake. She tries to help him. Oh, Chandler, what should I do? I would rather die than watch them drift apart!" Melissa felt bitter, but she couldn't tell her inner thoughts to anyone except Chandler.
"Calm down, Mrs. Alston. Don't overthink it." Chandler pretended to be worried and comforted her.
"Jojo was crying her eyes out when she left. I was heartbroken when I saw her in such a state. Can you talk to Leo for me, Chandler?" Melissa cried out.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Alston. Even if Leo hates me, I will still try to talk to him about it." Chandler promised the lady, and only then did Melissa hang up the phone while still crying.
As soon as the call ended, Chandler stopped keeping up the act of the nice guy and had an intimidating presence. He fiddled with his phone as he smirked wickedly.
"This is getting interesting." As he spoke, he looked at the group photo in the room. Then, he grazed across the picture and flicked his fingers at Melissa's figure in the photo. "When Leo returned to the family, you had kicked me away and left me to die alone. How dare you try to rely on me now? I wonder if you are daring or stupid to do this!" After some time, he picked up his phone and dialed a number. "Get me some men for tonight. Miss Jodie is going abroad, and I would like to give her a surprise."
Just as he hung up, the doorbell rang. He drank the wine in one shot and propped one of his hands on the couch while taking the remote control. While using it to open the door lock, he said, "Come on in." Then, he wiped the wine stain on his lips and looked over with an amused smile.
When he saw who had entered the room, his smile stiffened.
Chandler was stunned momentarily before dismissing the act of a playboy. Then, he quickly ran toward the person like a dog who saw its master. "Leo? Why are you here?" His face was filled with excitement as he spoke, seemingly as if he was happy that Leo had come to see him.
"You came just in time. Hey…" Before he could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. He was being manhandled. Veins were bulging on Chandler's head as he was forced to bend. "Let go of me, Leo. What are you doing? It hurts." Chandler looked at Leo with a pained expression, and his tone was pitiful.
At that moment, Leo entered the room with a stoic expression. As he watched the bodyguard holding Chandler down, his eyes were cold. He stood before Chandler and leaned forward, lips against his ear. "I know every single thing you have done. I didn't hurt you because I know my family wronged you." Then, he put his hand on Chandler's shoulder and gripped it tightly. "However, my patience is limited, Chandler. I'll let you off this time, but there won't be a next time!" Then, he pushed him away.
Chandler's body went toward the couch, and his face crashed against it. Pain surged toward his body.
After Leo had finished his words, he turned around and left.
When Chandler regained his senses, he was the only one left in the room with an open door. "F*ck!" Viciousness flashed across his eyes, and he kicked the table. At that moment, bottles and glasses fell onto the ground, shattering into pieces.
Hatred and disheartenment filled Chandler's heart.
"Where did it go wrong?" Although Leo had said nothing about him using Jodie to hurt Amelie, Chandler knew that Leo had already found out that it was him! He is smarter than I imagined, thought Chandler.
"Ah!"
At this moment, as the glasses crashed, a woman's shriek sounded by the door.
Hearing the voice, Chandler looked up and saw a woman, who only wore little clothes, covering her mouth as she stood by the door. "Get over here!" He ordered her while pulling away his tie in annoyance.
Although the woman was frightened, she still slowly approached him.
Bang!
The door shut itself.
"Ah!" The woman screamed again as her shoulder was being grabbed.
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