Chapter 263: Chapter 272

Holding her neck, Elyse coughed vigorously, nearly hacking her lungs out.

“You should know there’s a price to pay for deceiving me.” Leo’s cold tone came from above her.

Still choking for her life, she felt tears rolling down her cheeks as this terrifying man stunned her. She fully believed Leo was adamant about strangling her to death earlier. Although she had always known of his cruelty, it was today she realized she had underestimated him. There’s no end to how cruel he can be!

Up to this point, she knew she could not admit to her deeds no matter what. Once she did, she would die a dog’s death. Leo doesn’t have any evidence anyway, and I didn’t leave any signs behind.

With this in mind, Elyse clenched her teeth and nodded. “I did go to the race track that day and texted Ashton to increase the difficulty of the track layout. I was upset inside and wanted to teach Amelie a lesson. I never thought there’d be something wrong with the logs.”

She communicated that rapidly out of fear that his grip might tighten around her neck if she spoke any slower. The sensation of death, pain, and desperation was something she never wanted to experience again.

“I mean, it was Amelie who insisted on being completely blindfolded when Ashton kept emphasizing only one eye was to be covered. If not for her stubbornness, such a dangerous thing wouldn’t have happened, though it did prove her abilities. Even under those circumstances, she still came out unscathed. I don’t understand why you’re suddenly pinning the blame on me. I-I-I feel so wronged.”

Her tears started to fall, yet they stemmed from fear rather than aggrievement.

Still, she knew if the secret about Amelie’s cornea remained unexposed, Amelie could only blame herself for this incident at the end of the day. From the outsiders’ perspectives, it was her ego that caused her the consequences.

“Leony, if you care about her, you should talk her out of it. It isn’t safe to be blindfolded for a bet.”

Leo did not move. Although Elyse could not be trusted, he indeed saw Amelie competing blindfolded, twice.

“Why is she so adamant about targeting you?” he asked.

Sensing that his tone had softened, she slowly stood up with her puffy eyes. “I don’t know either. I’ve been pondering over this and thought she might’ve misunderstood me, just like you did. Since she saw me that day, she must’ve thought I was the one pulling the strings. That explains why she is so fixated on ruining me,” she stated while drying her tears.

Coming from an actor background, Elyse was able to pull off a pitiful look with ease despite her subpar acting chops. While she bit her lip, she looked at the ground all teary-eyed with tears dripping from her cheeks. She perfectly illustrated how ‘wronged’ she felt.

“It better be just like what you said.” Leo did not show any sympathy for the pitiful-looking woman before him. As if his heart had been frozen, he found it hard to be patient with her again. Then, he turned around.

The fact that he was about to leave made Elyse realize she was safe. Placing her hands on her chest, she breathed deeply.

“If—” The man did not begin walking. Instead, his cold voice echoed. “If I come to know you were lying, you’ll experience pain worse than death!”

Just as she thought she could relax, her breath was once again taken away by his words, causing her to nearly suffocate.

The pair of shiny leather shoes then slowly disappear from her view. As she watched Leo’s silhouette disappear, she placed her hand from her mouth back onto her chest and gripped her clothes so tightly to the point where the fabric stretched beyond recognition.

“Leony, is this what we’ve come to now? You’re all about protecting her,” she muttered under her breath jealously, paired with sarcasm.

Is he going to be shielding Amelie like this from now on? He doesn’t even know she donated her cornea to him yet! Why? Why is God so unfair?

Seeing that Leo still protected Amelie without prior knowledge of the secret, Elyse felt like she was thoroughly humiliated. Sheer pain, humiliation, and embarrassment were tearing her apart from within.

…

“Leo? Why are you back?” In the middle of the night, Melissa went downstairs to get some water, only to be shocked the moment she turned on the lights.

It was under close observation before she found herself looking at her son. She was shocked to the point of covering her mouth with her hands.

Although Leo was not completely wasted, he did drink quite an amount, so he was tipsy, to say the least.

Just as he was about to fall asleep on the couch, he was awakened by the ruckus as the lights pierced through his eyes, rendering him unamused at his mother.

She walked over to him in her pajamas and scrutinized him. “Shouldn’t you be with Foxy right now?”

“Foxy?” He ruminated the word before understanding what she was talking about.

“So, you had something to do with Amelie coming to the bar?”

“What?! Amelie went instead?!” Melissa’s expectations crash-landed. “Why was it her?” She was so angry that she pulled on the hem of her pajamas.

I had my people call Foxy! That shameless woman must’ve arrived first! If so, what would happen if Foxy got mad? Where will I find such a rich daughter-in-law again?

The reason why she was trying hard to get on Foxy’s good side was not only because she thought she was a suitable candidate for her son but because of the hundred million fans she had. With the number of fans who love and support her, no matter what she sells, it all culminates in at least tens of millions in sales. This means a profit of, at the minimum, a billion! Who would miss such a God-given opportunity?

Although the Alstons were rich, nobody would mind more money. Once Foxy gets married into our household, we will go to the next level. Including the nation’s wealthiest people, we might even become the richest people in the world!

The thing that mattered most to Melissa was her pride, for she always thought of ways to further advance her inherent sense of superiority. After discovering the existence of Foxy, she was no longer satisfied being an individual of admiration by those from Clouson City and the nearby cities. Rather, she wanted more! It would be best if I get treated like the First Lady!

Yet, her plan was ruined by Amelie.

Angered beyond belief, she frowned so hard that her well-maintained skin suddenly popped a few wrinkles. Her good mood was thoroughly ruined by this news as she expressed huffingly, “That shameless woman! I can overlook that she set you up in the beginning, but she’s still clinging to you after all this time! I think she never really wanted the divorce from the start. She just wants your riches and the family’s fame! I called the people to phone Foxy, so how did she get there first?” she exclaimed while walking upstairs.

Watching her silhouette, Leo suddenly had an epiphany. The reason Amelie went there today was that she knew I was drunk. Did she go there just for me?