My Sugar and Your Spice (Amelia and Leo) novel Chapter 54

Chapter 54 Elyse’s True Colors
She pursed her lips, thinking that some things shouldn’t be concealed.
“Leo believed you because he firmly believed in your relationship. However, you can’t fool the bystanders. Besides, when you said that you had no comments about it, was it because you were so spoiled by Leo that you believed he wouldn’t abandon you even if you were caught in action? You were waiting for him to go to you and trample his own dignity just to satisfy your willfulness, weren’t you? Elyse, don’t you think that you’re being selfish?”
She managed to get it right! The anger that Elyse felt instantly turned into bewilderment as she stared at Amelie with disbelief. How did this woman manage to guess my thoughts so accurately?
It took her a while to think of something to refute Amelie. Elyse being Elyse, she would never give Amelie the chance to trample over her.
“Yeah, what about that? No matter how willful I’ve been, it will never stop Leo from loving me. Back then, my intention was to let everyone know how much he treasured me. No matter how unreasonable I was, he would still love me and never abandon me!”
“You shameless woman!” Amelie chided. Although she had known that much, she was provoked when she heard Elyse say it with her own mouth. She was so mad at Elyse and even felt bad for Leo.
If she was still married to Leo, she would have slapped Elyse in the face.
“Haven’t you thought about the consequences of your actions? It would adversely affect Leo’s reputation, the Alston Family, and even Genesis. They shouldn’t foot the bill for your recklessness.”
“Who cares?” Elyse raised her head. “It is Leo’s fault for loving me so much that he’s willing to do anything for me.”
She felt smug as she showed off how much Leo loved her. While doing so, the normally poised Elyse instantly turned into an appalling, classless woman.
Would Leo still like her after seeing this side of her? Amelie couldn’t help but think. She smirked when she glanced over at a figure standing in the corner.
Elyse, who didn’t notice the change in Amelie’s expression, walked closer to her and exclaimed, “This is the difference between me and you!”
Elyse hated Amelie to the core for snatching Leo from her for the past four years. All this while, she never insulted Amelie in her face in order to maintain her image. However, since they were in a small village, no one would know even if she trampled Amelie to death.
She then lifted her head and laughed arrogantly. “Leo is my man, and he loves me. Even though you snatched him away from me, he still loves me nonetheless. He would willingly be my dog and follow me around as long as I ask. However, even if you wag your tail in front of him, he wouldn’t even be bothered to take a look at you!”
“Oh,” Amelie replied and pointed in the direction behind Elyse. “Would you dare to speak of this in front of Leo?”
“Why wouldn’t I?!”
Elyse was so exhilarated that she spoke without thinking. Only when the words came out of her mouth did she notice she had said something wrong. She looked behind her and noticed the figure. When she finally took a closer look at his face, her mind went blank as her body trembled.
The man standing there gave off a dark and cold aura. It felt as though his whole body was shrouded in chilly air. The atmosphere suddenly got tense.
“Leo…” Elyse called out, feeling suffocated. Her body was trembling as well. What… What have I just said? She then turned over and looked at Amelie before finally making sense of the situation—Amelie made her say those words after noticing that Leo was standing there.
Amelie smirked. If it wasn’t for Elyse’s provocation, she wouldn’t have done it. In fact, the timing was right since Leo could get a good look at the woman whom he would be marrying. This was possibly the last favor that Amelie could do for Leo.
With that, she walked away without looking at him.
“Leo, l-listen to me…” Elyse had never felt that nervous in her life. She grabbed onto Leo’s arm with her trembling fingers and uttered, “Actually…”
However, Elyse didn’t know what to say, and she couldn’t bring herself to explain the situation since he had already witnessed this nasty side of her. If she tried to explain, it might make her seem like a cunning woman.
Leo’s gaze darkened as he stared at the nervous Elyse. He never expected that she would have this side to her—she was mean, sarcastic and arrogant.
After hearing from Ashton that Elyse had left on her own, Leo became worried and went after her. In the end, it was just ridiculous. Throughout the entire time, she had only shown her good side to Leo and maintained the facade of being a graceful and elegant woman. However, it all crumbled once she acted like a hooligan.
She could clearly see the disgust in his eyes. I’m done for! she thought to herself.
Her body trembled, and she collapsed to the ground at the thought of all her hard work going down the drain.
Suddenly, Leo grabbed her arm as his voice rang. “Let’s be together,” he said.
Elyse thought that she was hearing things as she stared at Leo with her eyes wide. She then grabbed onto his sleeve. “Leo…”
She looked at his face and saw how calm he looked. His gaze was dark, and she couldn’t guess what he was thinking. She thought that she must have heard it wrongly since she had tried so many ways before to make him say those words, but to no avail. There’s no way he would say it after seeing the ugly side of me, right? She thought disappointedly.
“Let’s be together,” Leo said again. This time round, she clearly saw him say it with his mouth while listening to his deep voice. He seemed determined about it. Was it all a blessing in disguise?
Elyse seemed puzzled, but joy soon overcame her as she threw herself into his arms. Leo shut his eyes and gently patted her back. He realized that Elyse had changed so much that he couldn’t recognize her anymore. Even so, she was the silly girl who would do anything for him.
…
Underneath the sunset, Amelie was washing Bria’s face while they sat by the door as the evening sun shone on them. Faraway, the birds were chirping as they flew back to their nests before the sunset.
After they were done, Amelie carried the washbasin and splashed the water at the melon vine that Steven had planted. As she was doing so, Bria tugged her shirt and said, “Mommy, look…”
Amelie looked at the direction where she was pointing in and noticed someone standing below the trellis. His arms were long and he had slender fingers, making him a tall figure. As the warm evening sun cast upon him, it seemed to exude a sense of loneliness.