My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 11-15

Chapter 11
“I will take all the medium-sized clothes in this store!” “What?!” Jodie blurted in disbelief. Even if Julia didn’t manage to buy the store, Jodie was pissed off. I am a size medium! Julia is clearly doing this to prohibit me from buying clothes in this store! The staff ignored her as one of them hurriedly replied, “Right away, Miss White!” From the staff’s point of view, there was nothing wrong with the guests purchasing the clothes they wanted. Furthermore, they wouldn’t be offending Jodie by doing so and could reach their sales target this month after Julia’s shopping spree. Hence, they were more than willing to wrap all the medium-sized clothes for her. Although there was only one medium-sized item for each piece of clothing in the store, it still cost her about two hundred thousand, which was the price of a house in a small city. When Jodie saw that Julia had successfully avenged Amelie without batting an eye, she stomped her feet in resentment. Even so, she couldn’t do anything about it. Thus, she had no choice but to leave the store angrily. “It’s not worth wasting your money for an irrelevant woman like Jodie.” Amelie only voiced her opinion when they departed the boutique. She truly didn’t take someone as trivial as Jodie seriously. Julie lazily conveyed her disagreement with Amelie’s statement, “She dares to be so arrogant simply because the Alstons are wealthy. I just want to let her know that wealth means nothing to you. Hey, if you didn’t hide the fact that you were a wealthy lady and crushed them with your wealth back then, they probably would have been the ones pandering to your every need so as to curry favor from you in the past four years!” In conclusion, Julia could never forget Amelie’s sufferings all these years. Amelie could be as forgiving as she wanted, but even she couldn’t begrudge Julia in holding a grudge. Little did people know, Amelie wasn’t just a certified live streamer with millions of fans. She also owned Starlight Media. On the other hand, Julia was just managing the company on her behalf. Amelie merely flashed her a bitter smile. It wasn’t that she didn’t think about telling Leo the truth. It was just that every time she wanted to speak to him, he turned and left, giving Amelie no chance to tell him anything at all. Then, as time went by, she felt that there was indeed no point in telling him anything at all. … Leo came to Toby’s house late at night. Toby’s elder sister just gave birth to a daughter, and today was the day they threw a baby shower for the newborn. Leo leaned

against the sofa as he saw Toby’s brother-in-law, Jimmy Goldstein, bustling around the living room while holding the baby girl in his arms. He didn’t mind the baby getting his expensive suit stained as he clumsily changed the baby’s diaper. This scene made Leo suddenly think of his daughter, Bria. As far as I recall, it seems that I have never changed her diaper. My heart was only full of anger and hatred back then, considering how Amelie forced me to marry her. Later, the news of her pregnancy aggravated my humiliation and anger, making me more willing to spend time at work, which caused me to neglect Bria. Thinking of that, he asked Toby in a muffled voice, “Did I fail miserably as a father?” Toby immediately stopped drinking and looked at him straight in the eye. “You failed miserably as a husband too.” Leo was taken aback for a while. The next moment, he retorted hotly, “I never asked to be her husband!” Leo hated the despicable means Amelie used against him in order to force him to marry her. Although Toby agreed with Leo, he merely nodded and continued, “Indeed, you never asked to be her husband. But you will help a stranger when they are in trouble, won’t you? Back then, she bled profusely while giving birth to Bria. Not to mention, Bria faced complications right after her birth. Because of this, Amelie barely escaped death’s clutches. When I saw her, she held Bria desperately, even though she was still pallid and sickly. Despite that, she kept begging the doctor to take her blood and save Bria. The doctor refused, so she continued begging to the point that she injured herself.” “What? Such a thing happened… before?” Leo looked at Toby in disbelief. “Yeah. Since Bria suffered from a blood infection, she required an immediate blood transfusion. Yet, the situation was made even more challenging because her blood type was Rh-negative. Unfortunately, the hospital had no such blood in its blood bank then, so they had to find someone for a temporary blood transfusion. Amelie was only so agitated because Bria was in terrible condition and very likely couldn’t survive if no donor showed up in the next few minutes.” Toby knew about this matter simply because he was coincidentally in the hospital when the incident occurred. Ever since the day he saw this scene unravel before his eyes, Toby, who initially had a terrible impression of Amelie, gradually changed his attitude toward her. Meanwhile, Leo froze on the spot for a moment after he learned of the incident. Suddenly, he recalled that she once called him several times, but he couldn’t be bothered to care at that time. He just thought that she was causing trouble for him. After doing the math, those must be the distressed calls she

made while giving birth! So when she called me back then, she was actually… calling for help? She wants me to save Bria?! That was why she would ask me if I knew what they had gone through when Bria was born. Did she want to tell me this? As he thought of that, his heart abruptly throbbed in pain. He immediately rose to his feet and ran outside. At the same time, Elyse and Ashton happened to be making their way over. When Elyse saw Leo was in such a hurry, she couldn’t help shouting, “Leo!” Unfortunately, Leo left without even sparing her a glance. Therefore, Ashton walked up to Toby angrily and questioned, “What’s going on? What did you tell him?” Toby shrugged indifferently as he replied in a blasé tone, “What else? I’m just telling him what Amelie had experienced in the past.” “You!” Ashton was tremendously infuriated. “You clearly knew that Elyse returned for Leo, so why did you tell him all those things?” “I just don’t want Leo to not be able to learn about his true feelings and make a mistake again!” Toby gave Elyse a meaningful look before he strolled out without saying anything else. On the other hand, Elyse stared at the now empty chair that Leo had sat in earlier—signs of emotional turmoil could be seen in her eyes. Because Amelie was worried that the divorce would affect Bria’s mood, she helped Bria apply for a long holiday and only sent her to kindergarten today. “Goodbye, Mommy.” Bria waved goodbye to her obediently before making her way into the kindergarten with her petite legs. As she tenderly watched her daughter’s lovely back silhouette and smiled gently. It wasn’t until Bria’s figure completely disappeared from her sight that she turned around and left. However, she unexpectedly saw Leo on the side of the road after she took a few steps away from the entrance’s kindergarten. She thought in confusion, Leo never comes to Bria’s kindergarten, so what’s he doing here… As she tried to guess the possibility of Leo showing up in front of Bria’s kindergarten to no avail, she involuntarily approached him. “Is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Alston?” Leo slowly shifted his gaze to her face at the sound of her voice. I can’t believe that I actually only thought of taking a proper look at her today. She has a heart-shaped face, and her facial features are neat and delicate. No doubt, she’s a beautiful woman. The only problem is that she’s just too skinny. He straightened his posture as he asked, “Why have you never mentioned that you were bleeding profusely and the baby had a blood infection and needed an exchange transfusion when she was born?” Amelie raised her eyebrows with surprise at the inquiry. She didn’t expect Leo would actually ask her about this matter.

“You didn’t come when I needed you, so what’s the point of me mentioning it to you later?” Then, she lowered her head and smiled, concealing the sadness in her eyes. He was silent for a while. Then, he took out a check from his pocket, handed it to her, and said, “Here. Consider this money as your compensation.” As she stared at the large amount written on the check, she thought, How generous of him to write me a check with this large sum of money. I did imagine what his attitude would be after he learned about this matter. At that time, I thought he would at least apologize to me for Bria’s sake. Yet, I never thought that in the end… he would use money as a way to sweep it under the rug. Well, that just shows me that I can’t harbor high expectations regarding him.

Chapter 12
“Thanks, but no thanks.” She avoided Leo’s check coldly. “I only have myself to blame for everything in the past. Since I delayed some of your good years as well, you can just think of it as if I have taken the money and given it back to you as your emotional damage compensation. From now on, we don’t owe each other anything.” After she said that, she tilted her head and looked at Leo with a carefree smile. Her cool reaction surprised Leo. In his opinion, she married into the Alston Family because of money. But now, she refused the money that he gave to her freely? However, when he thought of the various things that happened, his surprise was immediately replaced by irony. Leo’s face darkened. “Think carefully before you speak. This is my last offer to you! Keep pretending, and you won’t get a penny in the future!” Ha! He thinks I’m pretentious. The moment Amelie heard Leo’s words, her heart turned stone cold. “Don’t worry, Mr. Alston. I will live a happy life without you, and my time is worth more than getting into petty fights with you,” she mocked contemptuously. After she finished speaking, she hailed a taxi and got into it without a single hesitation. As the car moved away, the frigid expression on her face slowly dissipated, leaving only a resigned smile. She had lived with the Alston Family for four years and had never overstepped her boundaries. So when had she ever tried anything when it came to Leo? Julia soon learned about Leo forcing money on Amelie instead of apologizing for his wrongdoings. She was so pissed that she held nothing back as she insulted him mercilessly. “What a b*stard! He thinks that he is the only one with money in the world. Amelie, you must attend the Starlight Media charity auction and make him jealous!” Julia had always been efficient; within a minute, she told her staff that Amelie would appear on stage. At the same time, she also had Amelie’s outfit and her male companion ready. “The male companion will pose as your boyfriend. Don’t worry, the companion I found will definitely make Leo so jealous that he will cry and faint in the toilet!” When Amelie finally saw the ‘boyfriend’ Julia talked about at the entrance of the auction venue, her head filled with white noise. The first thought she had was she would definitely get photographed fainting in the toilet instead of Leo because the ‘boyfriend’ was none other than Blake. If Blake’s fans knew that the gorgeous man was tainted by a ‘harlot’ like her, they might actually attempt to shoot her. He was wearing a white shirt and

a dark blue suit. He looked more handsome than ever, like a noble prince right out of fairy tales. Regardless, he had a bashful smile when he came over and handed a bunch of flowers to Amelie. “Hey, Amelie.” “H-Hi, Blakey.” Amelie had difficulty speaking as she felt a migraine building. Could she just change the ‘boyfriend’ before it was too late? The truth was that it was indeed too late. On the opposite side, Leo and Elyse could be seen entering the venue and were surrounded by reporters. Elyse intentionally stopped in front of Amelie and Blake when she saw them standing together. “Mr. Gareth, will you not introduce me to this lady here? Last time, I remember seeing you both skating together on the ice rink. There was good chemistry.” F*ck! If no one had previously known about the skating incident, it was no longer the case! Elyse had just announced it to the world. “She’s my girlfriend,” Blake answered promptly. He had probably received Julia’s instructions as he smiled shyly. “Girlfriend?” Elyse looked surprised. “How come? That day, I also saw…” She did not finish her sentence, although her eyes went between Amelie and Blake, and it was self-evident what was left unspoken; Amelie had a child, so how could she be in a relationship with Blake? Nonetheless, he remained calm. “Yes, everything is just as what you had seen.” After he spoke, he nodded to Elyse and then looked at Amelie with a gentle gaze. “Let’s go in.” “Sure.” Although he was only a figure skater, he was very famous. Coupled with his outstanding appearance and legendary performance in the past two years, he had fans worldwide. The reporters initially interviewing Elyse swarmed around Blake and Amelie when he revealed such big news. “Mr. Gareth, can you tell us how you both met?” “You two seem to be a good match. Do you plan to get married in the near future?” “Mr. Gareth, you’re only 23 years old. Aren’t you worried that your fans won’t be able to bear it if you open up about your relationship so early?” “Mr. Gareth…” “She is not from the industry. Please don’t scare her off.” Blake was not annoyed even though he was surrounded by all sides. He just reminded them to be gentle and ensured that Amelie was safe by his side. Amelie immediately lowered her head cooperatively upon hearing his reply. She played along by revealing a nervous look on her and tried to hide her face in the crook of his arms so that no one could see her. Nevertheless, she caught sight of Leo out of her peripheral vision, who was standing not far away. He was also looking at her, and his expression was no longer indifferent—there were signs of obvious derision when he curled his lips. He was sneering at

her because she was wheeling the same old trick. The so-called living a better life without him was actually her seducing another man. Even though she had decided to ignore him completely, she was still very uncomfortable at the thought of him looking down on her, and her heart twisted in discomfort. Perhaps Blake gave everyone such a good impression that the reporters stopped bothering them. But it was not until entering the venue that Amelie dared to heave a sigh of relief. “I’m sorry, Blakey. I did not expect Julia to arrange you as my boyfriend. Don’t worry. I will have Julia clarify everything as soon as possible after we return.” Amelie felt extremely guilty for involving such a beautiful and innocent Blake in her mess. She only dared to say these words out loud because the reporters were not allowed in the venue. “It’s okay,” he answered and smiled warmly. “I’m honored to be your boyfriend. Though, I know I’m not good enough for you.” “No, no, no. You’re worthy. Of course, you’re worthy of me.” He was being so kind. Obviously, she was robbing the cradle, but he still insisted that he was not worthy of her. He cared so much that he did not want to hurt her feelings. Amelie was busy thinking about how kind he was in her heart that she did not notice the sincerity and disappointment that flashed across his face when he said that. Well, she didn’t see it, but someone else definitely did. Leo was only a few steps behind them. Even though their intended destinations differed, he still could not help but follow the pair. He was hiding in a corner where she could not see. So naturally, he also overheard the conversation between the two. It turned out it was not Amelie who seduced the man half her age. Instead, it was Blake, and he liked her? Leo felt that the turn of events was incredible. At the same time, he thought Blake had an incredibly terrible taste that he would develop feelings for a woman like her. After this thought appeared in his mind, he felt his heart constrict in discomfort and felt somewhat suffocated, though. The only thing he could think of was how gentle Blake was when he gazed at her. In addition to being a figure skating champion, Blake was also the most popular male anchor of Starlight Media. Nobody had a second thought when he appeared at the auction site because everyone only regarded him as representing Starlight Media. No one dug deep into Amelie’s identity. Although her name trended on Twitter once, her face was blurred out. Also, since she seldom went out after her marriage with Leo, almost no one recognized her. Only Blake’s name was written on the seat, but not hers. She was not sure whether it was another one of Julia’s machinations. Not long after he sat down, he was