Ashton was also confused. âHe asked me about Elaine just now, and I admitted to it, as we had discussed before. After that, he just left.â
Elyse immediately frowned, her eyebrows tightly knitted, Her heart also began to thump wildly.
âWhat questions did he ask?â she asked anxiously.
Ashton relayed the questions as they were.
He had just finished speaking when Elyse trembled in anger, saying, âHow can you be so stupid? If Leo asked you, that means he was just guessing. He wasnât completely sure whether Elaine was someone we made up or not. By admitting it so easily, youâre confessing everything on your own!â
Elyse looked at the idiot of a man in front of her. If he didnât have the Lowe Family backing him, she would have slapped him long ago.
Ashton had always thought he stood out and was better than everyone else.
When he heard Elyseâs words, his expression went stiff. He couldnât explode in anger, so he could only say, âEven if I confessed to it, I would be the only one at fault. You donât have to worry.â
âHow can I not be worried?â Elyse felt annoyed when Ashton was still being ignorant. âBack then, we talked to Leo together. Do you think that Leo, with his intelligence, wouldnât be able to figure out that I was involved as well?â
She had discreetly told Ashton to take the blame before, but that was just in case of emergencies. She didnât think he would admit to it so quickly and reveal everything on his own accord!
It was only then that Ashton realized his mistake. He scratched his head in regret, then felt a little mad as he said, âHow dare Leo play tricks on me! Geez!â
Elyse glared at him in disgust.
Nothing was going right tonight, and now that Ashton had exposed the matter with Elaine on his own, Leo would hate Elyse even more.
Was their breakup truly set in stone?
Extremely annoyed, she was no longer in the mood to entertain Ashton. She turned around and got into the car.
Elyse was still too irked to check the screen, so she tossed her phone aside.
She rested her hand on her forehead as she leaned against the window, closing her eyes and staying silent.
Behind the wheel, Ashton had been quiet all this while. When he noticed she wasnât answering the phone, he turned around and took the phone to take a glance. âItâs a call from Mrs. Alston. Are you sure youâre not going to pick it up?â
It was only then that Elyse opened her eyes. There was a look of surprise in her eyes as she glanced at the screen.
She proceeded to take the phone and place it beside her ear. âHello?â
âElyse, I spotted you just now. Did you come to the Alston Residence?â On the other end of the line, Melissaâs voice was filled with a natural sense of superiority. She spoke in a high-and-mighty tone even when she was talking to Elyse.
Elyse hated it when Melissa spoke in that tone, especially now that Leo was breaking up with her and cruelly exposing her.
She was about to say something rude when she remembered that Ashton was still around. She said in a roundabout way, âI did have a quick chat with Leo outside the house.â
Melissa skipped the nonsense and said, âWait for me at a spot 2 miles away from the Alston Residence. Letâs meet up.
Elyse didnât know why Melissa wanted to see her.
Remembering that Melissa was never friendly to her, she was about to decline coldly when Melissa continued, âI want to make a deal with you.â
With that, she hung up without waiting for Elyseâs response.
Elyseâs dull eyes shimmered a little. In the end, she told Ashton to pull up at the spot Melissa spoke of.
âPark the car a mile away, and donât come here unless I call for you,â she ordered coldly after getting out of the car.
Ashton looked at her in worry. âItâs not safe for you to be here alone. Let me accompany you.
âNo need!â
Her expression was cold and stubborn.
Since Melissa wanted to talk to her, the topic must be something outsiders were not allowed to hear.
Ashton looked at her for a while. When he thought about the mistake he committed that night, he scratched his head.
In the end, he still left like he was told to.
Elyse waited by the road for a few minutes before the Alston Familyâs car slowly drove up to her.
The driver got out of the car first.
Then, he jogged to the back seat and respectfully opened the door.
Melissa was dressed meticulously, just like a queen.
She held her bag with both hands and got out of the car in the most elegant way possible.
The only thing lacking was that she had no worshippers.
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A few years ago, Elyse was treated coldly by Melissa, so she didnât have much of a good impression of the latter.
Seeing her grand entrance, Elyse simply looked on coldly.
There wasnât even a hint of warmth in her eyes.
When Melissa saw Elyse, she was expressionless as well.
In the night, her high heels clicked crisply against the ground as she walked up to Elyse, then she straightened up even further.
Not wishing to be intimidated, Elyse straightened her neck a little.
The two seemed to be comparing heights, competing in secret.
Melissa hated Elyseâs attitude of competing with her. She let out a snort of disdain and withheld her comment as she said, âIâve already filed a lawsuit with the court to fight Amelie for the custody of Bria.
Leo doesnât know about this yet; I fear that if he did, he would definitely stop me. So, I hope you can think of a way to get him to leave for a few days, and then he can come back after everything settles.â
Elyse was even more annoyed when she heard that Melissa would be fighting Amelie for custody of the child.
Of course, she kept an eye on this matter in the dark.
So, she knew about this a long time ago.
She felgned ignorance as she put on a slightly surprised expression.
Melissa smiled.
The meaning behind her smile extended far beyond the surface.
With just a smile, she signaled to Elyse that she knew all sorts of things that Elyse wouldnât want anyone to know.
Elyse felt uneasy all of a sudden, and the expression on her beautiful face darkened and turned cold.
âYouâre a smart person, Miss Clayton. You should know how this will benefit you. Youâre not helping me;
youâre helping yourself,â Melissa said meaningfully.
Elyseâs long eyelashes stopped fluttering as a dull light flashed across her eyes.
Melissa was right.
She truly could benefit from this.
As soon as the two faced each other in court, it would mean that they were total enemies.
They simply must fight each other!
Even if she couldnât get Leo, she didnât want him to be with the woman who destroyed her happiness!
Elyse didnât think that she was to blame at all. She still attributed the failure of her relationship 4 years ago to Amelieâs interjection.
âAll right, deal!â She nodded readily.
Melissa nodded in satisfaction.
She got back into the car with her regal steps, then left.
Elyse stood under the tree for some time, then dialed Leoâs number. âLeo, I agree to the breakup, but can you accompany me to Quinn Town? I want to spend a few days there, and Iâm setting out tonight.â
On the other end of the line, Leo was holding his phone with one hand while sticking the other hand in his pocket.
His gaze was dark as he looked into the distance.
He was standing in the study, and documents were piled on the desk along with a number of tasks to be completed on the computer.
âSure.â Still, he opened his mouth to speak the word.
However, because of their history, even if he didnât like her anymore, he was still willing to go with her.
A few minutes later, Leo had his work sorted out as he drove and arrived in front of Elyse.
Elyse pursed her lips and opened the door to the passenger seat, sitting in it.
Leo glanced at her silently, then started the car.
The car drove along the intersection.
Someoneâs phone started ringing. It was Leoâs.
He slowed down and took out his phone, then looked down at the screen.
A hand suddenly covered the screen, blocking it from view so that he couldnât see the number displayed.
âLeo, I donât want you to answer random calls!â Elyse looked Leo in the eye as she spoke in a spoiled manner.
Leo looked up at her.
With their current relationship, she had no right to make such requests.
Elyse couldnât care less as she plucked the phone from his hand. âYou said youâll accompany me, so I want you to focus on accompanying me for the next few days. Ignore everyone else!â
At the end of her sentence, she added pleadingly, âOkay?â
Leo stared at his phone as he thought for a while.
In the end, he nodded. âOkay.â
If she hadnât accompanied him all those years, he wouldnât have become who he was today. This little bit of sacrifice was nothing in comparison.
Seeing that he had agreed, Elyse swiftly turned off his phone and tossed it into her bag.
On the other end, the expression of the person holding the phone gradually sankâ¦