Chapter 90 Sheâs the One I Want to Protect Amelie turned around and looked at Leo, puzzled.
âCan I help you with something, Mr. Alston?â She had to ask after a long silence.
Hearing that, he let go of her, his gaze blurry.
âWhat were you trying to do by asking Jodie to expose Elyse?â
Ah, so Jodie went ahead with it? Amelie mused.
She wasnât surprised that Jodie would go pick a fight with Elyse, but what she was surprised about was that Leo would come to her.
âI was the one who ignored you from the start. Iâve said it again and again. Come at me if youâre displeased about something. Donât involve anyone unrelated. Why wonât you listen to me?â
His tone as he continued speaking was filled with rage, impatience, as well as his disgust toward her.
Amelie felt like she had suddenly understood a lot of things when she heard this.
Even if Jodie had exposed the truth about Elyseâs faking an eye problem, Leo would still choose Elyse.
Will he still think sheâs the best when she kills someone one day?
âArenât you shameless to think that I would waste time to be displeased with you? And even if Iâm upset about something, weâre already divorced! Thereâs nothing between us anymore. Iâm not that petty to still let it affect me!â she sneered.
Her eyes were chilling as if she had no regard for him.
His dark eyes were fixed on her.
He had heard her say such words one too many times after the divorce, but there was no way he would believe her when she always did the opposite as she promised.
Amelie knew Leo too well to easily know what he was thinking from the slight change of expression.
Sadness immediately washed over her when she saw the look on his face.
People who didnât mean what he said would always think that others were as untrustworthy as them;
that was the kind of person Leo was.
âYes, I am trying to pick a bone with her, but itâs all because of my grudge between me and her. Mr.
Alston, please donât think too highly of yourself or look too deeply into it. Itâs between me and her. It has nothing to do with you!â
Amelie exposing Elyse couldnât even count as revenge.
She only did what she did because she refused to have Elyse take credit for her effort.
Amelieâs expression was cold, and her eyes were even colder.
Her eyes which used to be filled with stars when she looked at him now had no place for him.
Leo didnât know why, but his chest tightened painfully when he saw her indifferent and alienated gaze.
He was suddenly curious. âWhat grudge do you and Elyse have?â
She scoffed, âWhat grudge, you ask?â
There are too many to mentionâ¦
She began to recall certain things that happened in the past.
The corners of her mouth curled upward, and she opened her mouth to finally reveal the truth. âShe and Iââ
Leoâs phone went off right then.
He took the call, and after he listened for a bit, his frown deepened. âIâm on my way!â
He then hung up his phone.
Amelie only peered at him.
Even though she wasnât sure what the caller said or who the caller was, she knew for sure that Elyse was the one person Leo would get so worried about.
He would even come all the way here to interrogate Amelie because of Elyse.
It was also because of Elyse that he was now rushing back.
She must have been born under a lucky star.
âI donât care about whatâs the issue between you and Elyse. She is my woman now, and I will protect her!â Obviously not in the mood to listen to her, he threw that out indifferently before he jumped in his car and drove off.
Amelie sneered under her breath as she watched the car drive into the distance.
Somehow, her laughter soon turned into big beads of tears that rolled down her cheeks.
She said before that she wouldnât shed another tear for Leo.
Still, it hurt to hear him wanting to protect Elyse without a bottom line.
His words had thoroughly trampled all over her. It was as though everything she did for him was nothing but a joke!
She had no qualms about going blind to help him, but she ended up becoming his enemy.
What else could this be, if this werenât a joke?
â¦
Elyse was no happier when Amelie was heartbroken.
She was currently lying on the bed with her eyes closed, sadness written all over her beautiful face.
Seeing this, Laura sat beside her helplessly and caressed her forehead again and again. âDidnât it all work out well? Why are you still sad? Look, Mr. Alston is rushing over here as soon as I called him. He is acting just like he was before by prioritizing you. Itâs good news!â
âYou donât understand,â Elyse whispered.
No one truly understood her.
The more Leo worried about her, the more she felt like she was a thief who stole and enjoyed the fruit of someone elseâs labor.
A woman as dignified as herself had ended up becoming a thief.
There was no way someone of her pride and ego could accept this!
âItâs all your fault! Why did you tell me to pretend to be the cornea donor? None of this would have happened if you didnât come up with this crazy idea!â she growled, her voice full of resentment.
Laura immediately had a shameful look on her face as she apologized, âItâs indeed my fault. I didnât think that Amelie would find out and let Jodie expose you. But Elyse, hasnât that incident come to an end?â
She didnât know what happened to Amelie and Leo before, and she didnât know that Leo had mistaken Elyse for Big Eyes all these years. It was because Elyse took Amelieâs place as âBig Eyesâ that she could live such a good life.
What was more, Laura wasnât aware that Elyse already knew everything.
Elyse forcefully covered her face.
She wanted to throw a fit.
If Laura hadnât come up with such a stupid plan, Elyse wouldnât have gotten exposed by Jodie, and she wouldnât have had to pretend to be Big Eyes.
She could have still lived her life as a proud and noble woman.
However, she knew better than to let her anger show.
She would be the one who ended up embarrassing herself further if she raised Lauraâs suspicions and prompted Laura to reveal the truth to the public.
Not even Laura, Elyseâs closest friend, knew that Amelie was Big Eyes and that Elyse was pretending to be Big Eyes. Laura also didnât know that Elyse took credit for someone elseâs donation of corneas.
Elyse took a deep breath and looked at Laura. âIâm sorry, Laurie. I didnât mean to lose my temper with you. About the corneas⦠I know that you only wanted to help me. I was talking nonsense on the spur of the moment. Please donât get mad at me, Laurieâ¦â
Her gentle voice sounded pitiful as she lightly tugged on Lauraâs arm.
Of course, there was no way Laura would get angry as the woman she deemed as perfect.
She shook her head. âItâs true that it was my fault for deciding it without telling you. I could have spared you from all this. Donât worry. Iâll let Mr. Alston know so that there is no misunderstanding between you and him.â
âNo, thereâs no need for you to do that, Laura. You did nothing wrong,â Elyse dissuaded Laura. âJust let it be. Listen to me. We canât let anything else happen.â
Laura only felt her guilt grow. Seeing Elyseâs reaction, she was now more determined to clear Elyseâs name.
However, she didnât say anything about it. She left after staying with Elyse for a little while longer.
As Elyse watched the door close, a scheming smile appeared on her beautiful and flawless face.
She knew that Laura would go to Leo and handle the rest for her.
Leo might have forgiven her because he thought she was Big Eyes, but this incident undoubtedly drove a wedge between them.
Their relationship would only return to what it was after Laura confessed to being the culprit.
âThis is a terrible, terrible idea you came up with on your own, Laura. Itâs not my fault,â Elyse hummed to herself. She thought she had drawn a clear line between love and hate.
She felt no guilt.