âNonsense!â It took Melissa quite some time to regain her composure, and she roared, âYouâre a shameless woman who sleeps with all kinds of men. How can you blame what happened to me?â
Sneering, Elyse retorted, âHow could you say that? Wasnât it you who sent that man to me? Your real intention was to let him tempt me into cheating on Leo so that Leo and I would break up.â
âSo what if thatâs true? Would you have fallen into my trap if you werenât such a woman? Donât forget that youâve been eyeing other men before that man ever appeared. Leony is benevolent enough not to argue with you! You couldnât resist the temptation, so you canât blame me for anything!â
âI admit that I couldnât resist temptations, but whatâs gonna happen when Leony finds out that all of this was his mommyâs plan? Also, what will he think if he knows you were the one who found the man that he hates the most?â
Those words caused Melissa to become even paler. Her sweaty hands that were by her side clenched together tightly.
Then, Elyse grabbed Melissaâs hand and acted nice by helping her relax her fingers./Mrs. Alston, Iâm not here to question you about that matter, nor did I come here to settle old scores. I came here to make a genuine deal with you. If youâre willing to accept my deal, we can establish cooperation and get what we both want. But if youâre not willing to accept my deal, Iâll leave immediately.â
After saying that, Elyse got up and walked toward the door.
âWait a minute!â
Just as Elyse arrived at the door and was about to change her shoes, Melissa called for her. âDo you really have the plan to make Leony willingly fight for the childâs custody?â
âOf course.â Elyse smiled, but her eyes suddenly flashed with a dark light.
Today was the day Amelie would be signing a contract with Toby.
Therefore, Amelie made a rare appearance in the conference room at Starlight Media, where she decisively signed her name when the secretary handed her the pen and contract.
Following that, she gave the contract to Toby. âMr. Walsh.â
Toby received the contract and pen but didnât sign them immediately. Instead, he looked at Amelie.
She was wearing a formal black suit today, accentuating her slim figure.
Also, her hair was tied up, revealing her snowy-white earlobes. She looked clean and had a slightly aloof demeanor. If one were to use trending words to describe her, it would be âunspoken rizz!â
Although Toby had seen her many times before, the moment he saw her dressed up as the owner of Starlight Media he couldnât help but be filled with admiration He quickly signed his name and reached out to shake her hand. âTo be able to be so talented and achieve such exceptional results in every field, you, Miss Dillon, are the first one Iâve ever met.â
âYour compliment is quite exaggerated.â Amelie smiled and deliberately avoided the gentleness and obvious fondness in his eyes.
Then, she formally handed the contract to the legal officers. âWell, letâs wish for a happy cooperation.â
âWish us a happy cooperation.â
Toby had a faint smile on his exquisite face.
Despite knowing he still wasnât worthy of her, he was still happy to have a chance to talk to her.
He looked down at his watch. âItâs almost noon. Could I have the pleasure of inviting you to lunch?â
Amelie looked down at her watch too. It showed 11.30AM, which was indeed lunchtime.
âSure.â She nodded. âItâs on me today. Take it as compensation for yesterday.â
Toby didnât refuse her offer, and the two left one after another.
âAmelie!â Julia came from the corridor. Her high heels clanked against the floor at a fast pace, showing that she was walking quickly.
Her complexion looked quite bad. She held an iPad in her hand and looked at Toby before nodding at him apologetically. Then, she pulled Amelie to the side. âLook at this.â
Amelie looked at the iPad, displaying an interview titled, âOwner of Starlight Media Makes His First Appearance-Walking About His Life.â
Below the title was a picture of a middle-aged man in glasses. He was sitting upright on the couch, seeming quite intelligent. However, the picture was taken from the side, so the manâs features werenât quite clear.
âI wonder which scoundrel came up with this Elliot Poole person and said he was the owner of Starlight Media,â Julia spoke very quickly. âThatâs not it. They even spoke about some sensitive topics.â
Then, she skipped past the contents in the beginning, scrolled straight to the middle, and pointed at one specific sentence. âLook!â
Amelie quickly scanned through it and saw that the article was in an interview format.
âHost: Mr. Poole, according to what we know, youâve given Miss Amelie Dillon the authority to manage Starlight Mediaâs business matters, which shows how much she means to you. What weâre curious about isâ Are you going to marry Miss Dillon? What kind of family are you looking to form?â
âElliot Poole (laughing): Of course, weâre going to get married. The best marriage in my mind is to only have two people supporting each other.â
âHost: Are you saying that you donât want any children?â
no one will disturb our life together. Of course, a child would not matter because there are many ways where we can arrange for the child to be settled down.â
Host: So, you would consider sending your child to another place to be brought up?â
1 âElliot Poole: We wonât be having a child, and the child we have now will naturally have to stay away from our lives. In fact, a child without parents can become more independent, which is better for us and the child. Itâs a win-win for all of us.â
âHost: It seems like youâre a wise man.â
âHeâs an imposter and should be put behind bars. Iâm calling the cops!â Julia yelled and was about to walk away.
Amelie pulled her back and explained while pointing at the date in the picture, âWith his capabilities, he wonât be able to do such a thing, even if he has the guts to do it, there must be someone helping him!
This interview was obviously done last night. Even if you call the cops, he must be in the wind by now.â
When Julia saw it, she roared again, âDamn it! Who the heck hates you so much that they found an imposter to say such nonsense? What are they trying to do?â
Amelie scrunched her eyebrows because she wasnât sure why someone would do such a thing either.
âIâm sorry. Elliot Poole is a name I made up.â Just as they were both thinking about this matter, someone interrupted them.
Both Amelie and Julia turned around and saw Toby standing behind them.
Toby coughed to hide his embarrassment. âI know you donât want the Alstons to know about your real identity, so I made up the name Elliot Poole and created some fake information about him. I didnât expect someone would take advantage of this and⦠Iâm sorry.â
He did it for Amelieâs sake, but his kind gesture had turned into something bad.
âBut both of you can rest assured. Iâll look into this matter immediately.â After Toby said that, he nodded and left without having lunch.
While watching him leave, Julia shrugged. âHe seems to care a lot about you. Do you think he likes you?â
Without giving any response, Amelie smiled and said, âI think my current lifestyle is great. Work during the day and family time at night.â
Knowing what she meant, Julia nodded.
If it were someone else, she would have persuaded Amelie to give it a try, but Toby was someone close to Leo, which made him an unsuitable candidate.
Later, Amelie left after a short conversation with Julia.
handsome figure.