My Sugar And Your Spice Chapter 216-220

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Leo massaged his forehead, upset. “You sought her out?” he interrogated.Melissa caught his tone, and she was furious. She almost wanted to stuff more Heparin into her mouth.But before she could say anything, Leo warned, “I told you to never seek her out.”Melissa gripped her bag tightly and held down her frustration. Then she tried to advise her son. “You think I wanted to do that? I was just worried about you. You’re not getting any younger. You should start thinking about settling down. Leo, listen to me. Just get along with Carol, will you?”“That’s the conclusion you came to? After you saw Amelie?” A small smile tugged at Leo’s lips. I knew it. My own mother can never do anything good for me.“What do you mean? Carol is a lot better than Amelie. A lot better educated too. She’s the best choice for you.” All Amelie has is her looks.Leo kept quiet again. He was a man of few words, especially to his mother. But he wasn’t like that. He used to trust and respect his mother. No matter what she asked of him, he would do his best.Yet at some point, all of that changed, and both of them knew when that happened. It happened ever since his mother abandoned the blind young Leo in Quinn Town and never came to see him. Ever since she pretended to be a loving mother to his adopted brother.Leo’s silence was unnerving Melissa, yet she didn’t want to stop just like that, so she forced a few drops of tears. “I know you’re angry at me for leaving you in Quinn Town, but I had no choice. Your father had just died, and those goblins were trying to steal the company. I had to spend all my time keeping things in check. Couldn’t even sleep, so I… I neglected you.”Despite her attempts at making herself sound like the victim, Leo still said nothing. Melissa looked at him, but he was drinking his coffee and going through his documents, silent as a gargoyle. It felt like she was talking to a wall. Then she saw the ring he was wearing. That’s the ring he bought back when he married Amelie! She looked like she had seen a ghost, and her bag fell. “What is the meaning of this?” She left her bag and darted to her son to hold up his finger. “You still want to be with that woman?”When she sought Amelie out, Melissa believed Amelie was the one hounding her son, but when she saw this ring, her faith was starting to waver.Leo looked at the ring. It was a simple, almost perfunctory ring. He was in a foul mood when he was forced to marry Amelie. Weddings or ceremonies were not on his mind. And he only bought this ring just to go

through the motions. He didn’t care about the price or style. The retail assistant also asked him to buy another one, since this one was too simple. In other words, she said the ring was cheap. But he didn’t care. He wanted to use that ring to humiliate Amelie.Yet Amelie wasn’t unhappy. Instead, she grinned like an idiot when she saw the ring. Even when the retail assistants were mocking her due to Leo’s lack of love for her, she didn’t mind. That memory came flooding back, and it pained Leo’s heart. He only wore this ring to tell all the women out there that he was married, so they would back off. But when his mother asked him those questions, he didn’t want to deny them. All he could think of was Amelie. Melissa took his silence as confirmation, and her chest heaved. She wanted to dissuade him but knew he wouldn’t listen to him. What to do? What to do? Oh, wait, here’s an idea. “You might still love her, but she lost her love to you. When I talked to her, she wanted me to tell you to never disturb her again.”Melissa then looked at Leo in silence. Her son had stopped moving, his grip on the coffee cup tightening. Good, that worked. Melissa heaved a sigh of relief. “Leo, we’re a famous family here. You don’t want the public to say you can’t let go of your ex-wife. Besides, Amelie is a useless bum. She’s just playing hard to get so you can get back together with her. So, she can spend our money. We can’t fall for that.”Despite how Amelie expressed her disinterest in Leo, Melissa still thought that was just her ploy. She pushed her hair back arrogantly. “She refused my six hundred grand, and I’ll make her regret it. When she comes to me again, I won’t give her a single cent, and I’m taking Bria’s custody.” She was still annoyed by how Amelie tossed the checks in her face. “That woman is unreasonable. Useless and arrogant. Why, she even tossed empty checks at me in an attempt to insult me. What a joke.”Every word Melissa uttered angered Leo even further, and his face fell. When she was done talking, Leo harrumphed, as if he was mocking someone.Thinking that he was mocking Amelie, Melissa was delighted. Good. That works. The more he despises Amelie, the better.“You tried to buy her out? And you think she was just putting up an act?” Leo asked.Melissa nodded matter-of-factly. “Of course.”Leo stood up and approached his mother. Then he gave her a document. “Look at this.”Melissa skimmed through the document. “Wow. Foxy’s revenue. So, you’re going to start a livestreaming business now?”Foxy was a famous influencer. Some of Melissa’s friends were fans of hers, and Melissa had watched a few of her streams as well. Foxy was an interesting woman. Unlike most influencers who

would talk in an overly cute way to attract attention, Foxy built her fame on her own skills. Melissa admired her a little as well.Even though she knew Foxy’s fans soared a lot after her comeback, the sum of her revenue still shocked Melissa. “She makes six figures in one day?”That’s enough for me to buy a whole year of makeup products. And that’s just from donations. Not including the products she’s selling. This is crazy.And to make things even more shocking, Leo said, “She’s Amelie.”Melissa froze, her eyes wide, and her jaw dropped. “What?” A moment later, she snapped out of it. That’s a joke. He’s trying to change the topic.“Foxy is Amelie,” added Leo.Amelie thought her jaw would be dislocated. Impossible. That listless, lazy, useless, timid, worthless Amelie is Foxy? She wanted to know if Leo was kidding, but she knew better than anyone that he was always serious. He’s not lying.“She doesn’t need anyone’s help to live the best life she can. You tried to buy her out? No wonder she humiliated you.” Leo couldn’t even begin to feel any sympathy for his biological mother. Not when her arrogance got the better of her.Melissa felt her cheeks burn, and humiliation rained down on her.

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But Melissa snapped out of it and read into the matter. The more she thought about it, the more she was sure Amelie was no Foxy. Or at least, she wasn’t the original Foxy. If she had that kind of skill, she would’ve shown it off when she was married to Leo. Nobody would hide their own best side, especially not the finest people in the world. And besides, nobody liked her back then. She could’ve used this as leverage to make us take her seriously. Also…Most people would have a ton of excuses to wave away the facts that didn’t align with their preconceived notions. Cognitive dissonance, so to speak, and Melissa had fallen into it. And now she had a new theory. Amelie used Julia to change Foxy’s account ownership. She’s still useless. She doesn’t want us to find out she’s still useless. If we do find out, we’d take Bria away from her. And once we have her custody, Amelie would have no reason to see Leo, and she would have no chance to return to our family.Melissa didn’t tell him about her theory. Instead, she placed a voice recorder on the table. “Listen to this.” And then she left without saying a word.Leo remained in his seat for a while before he finally turned the recorder on. At first, he heard white noise, and then he heard Amelie’s voice.She said a lot, but all Leo remembered was one particular line she said. “He’s my ex. No matter how bad my life might get, I will never take back the trash I’ve thrown away.”He clenched his fist, his face tensing up. I am nothing but trash to her? And then his grip became so strong, he broke the recorder.When Victor came in, he was met with Leo and his bloody hand. Whoops. He ignored the scene and handed him something. “The file you want. It’s about Amelie.”Leo grunted calmly.Victor asked nothing. He nodded and drifted away like a phantom.But the moment the door was closed, the loud sound of something crashing came from the office, shocking the assistants and secretaries. They looked at the office, wondering what had happened. When they realized it was from Leo’s office, they exchanged a look. None of these employees had ever seen Leo fly into a rage. No matter what kind of crisis the company had to face, Leo settled him with calm precision, much like a machine. So, what happened?…Amelie and Julia spent hours negotiating, and the matter came to a close. Julia was about to pick Bria up with Amelie, but Samuel called. He had something important to talk about, so Julia left.Amelie busied herself for a while before she turned her laptop off and made her

way to Brianna’s kindergarten. Her daughter wasn’t around, but her new teacher was. Her old teacher took a medical leave due to her illness.“She left with a young gentleman,” the new teacher said.Amelie’s mind buzzed for a moment. She was reminded of the time Elyse sent someone to kidnap Brianna. That incident left her with an injured leg that still wasn’t healed. Once bitten, twice shy, and Amelie worried that her daughter might be kidnapped once more.Oh no. She looks scared. The new teacher quickly explained, “I think he’s Bria’s father. She called her Daddy. Didn’t he call you?”Oh. So, it’s Leo. Amelie felt a weight getting lifted off her shoulders, and she heaved a sigh of relief. “Thank you.” She went back to her car and called Leo, but he didn’t pick it up. She had no idea why Leo took Brianna away, but she went all the way to Clouson anyway. She was surprised nobody at Genesis stopped her, and she made her way to Leo’s office easily. With her worry held down, she pushed her bangs back so she wouldn’t look too harried. And then she knocked.“Enter,” said Leo coolly.Amelie entered the office. Leo was behind his desk, working on something. His lips were pursed, and his attention was focused on his work. But she couldn’t see what he was doing, not when his computer was in her way. All he afforded her was a glance.Still worried, she darted over to Leo. “Where’s Bria? You took her, didn’t you?”He slowly raised his head, the look in his eyes dark as the night. “She’s asleep. In the waiting room,” he said after a long pause.Good. She’s here. Amelie relaxed and, almost instinctively, made her way to the waiting room.“That’s my private quarter,” said Leo.Amelie held the door handle, wondering why he said that.Leo stood up, approaching her coolly. “I’m just trash that you have thrown away, aren’t I? Didn’t know you had a habit of dumpster diving.” He stopped a few inches before her.Huh? Oh, wait. The thing I told Melissa. She recorded it? Amelie looked a little awkward. She didn’t mean to talk him down, but Melissa was being pushy, so she had to say something. Yet now the one she denigrated heard her comment, and he was asking for an explanation. Awkward. “Sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean to say that. If you don’t like it, you can hurl any insult you want at me.” She bowed and put both her hands before her.Leo froze. She thinks this is a transaction? Is she an idiot? “If I’m nothing but trash, then I suppose you won’t want the child you had with trash,” said Leo.Amelie’s polite smile disappeared, replaced by horror. She didn’t think Leo would be this petty. He’s going to take Brianna away over one comment? “I… I can explain.” She fidgeted.Leo kept quiet, giving her a

chance to explain.Amelie wondered what he wanted, but she told him the truth anyway. “Your mother was pushing me around. She wouldn’t leave if I didn’t tell her what she wanted to hear.”“You could have come to me.” Leo was still upset.“Which would prove that I still am hounding you.”And then she felt the air around her stop. A great pressure came from Leo. He’s upset? But why?“You don’t wish to get involved with me?”Yep. Dealing with my past is something bad. But he has Bria. If he tries to take her away from me, I can’t win. Deciding not to take the aggressive way, she said softly, “You’re going to get married to Miss Joyner. I don’t think I should be involved with you. I have my own concerns.”For some reason, Leo instantly looked happier. “So, you were just cutting ties with me because you heard I was going to marry someone?”“Um…” Amelie gave a vague answer.And then Leo blurted, “Go. See the girl.”“Sorry?” What’s he trying to do? I can’t understand him. But she didn’t have time to figure out what he was thinking. She wanted to see Brianna, so she entered the room. But when she turned around, she caught Leo looking at her gently.

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Brianna was in a deep sleep. Her skin was gleaming, her cheeks were puffing, and a bubble hung from her nose. Then she gurgled, perhaps seeing something in her dream.Amelie wanted to wake her up, but after hearing that laugh, she decided against it. In the end, she took a seat before the bed and whipped out her tablet from her bag. Then she hooked it up to a set of keyboards and started working away.The moment Amelie came, Leo lost his mood to work. He stood beyond the door, staring into the room. And he saw Amelie working away on her tablet. Her head was hanging slightly low, revealing her slender neck. A few strands of hair clung to it, swaying as she moved. Her profile was gentle and beautiful, her lips lustrous and pink. Her attention was on the screen before her. He had no idea what she was working on, but she looked beautiful when she was serious.Leo was immersed in the scene, only snapping out of it when Eugene came to hand in some documents. He put a finger to his lips.Oh, right. Bria. Eugene slowed down and handed the document to Leo. He whispered, “You need this in a moment.”Leo looked at the document, and then Eugene saw who was inside the room. The first person he saw had a slender figure belonging to a woman. Wait. That’s a woman in there! Eugene’s jaw dropped. Leo was someone who took relationships seriously. He never had any other woman other than Elyse. He would move away even when a woman was trying to touch his hand. Eugene thought he would find no other woman after Elyse, and yet now he saw his boss hiding a woman in his waiting room. Who is…Just when he was about to have a closer look, he felt a chill run down his spine, and he shivered. He looked back only to meet Leo’s stern, dark gaze. He shivered once more. It felt like he just had a hundred spears pierced through his body. He imagined his cartoon side jumping around while being pierced by spears. Quickly, Eugene looked down and took the file from his boss. He felt the file slamming into his hands, and the steel rings hit his pinky. Ow. Do you have to go that far? But he didn’t say that out loud.“Leave,” Leo said coldly.“Of course, sir.” Eugene ran off like the wind and closed the door. Once he felt that Leo’s sight was gone from his back, he heaved a sigh of relief. Gods, that was scary. But he was really bothered. I need to find out who she is. He didn’t even show that much love to Elyse.He thought Leo loved Elyse, as he never did anything when she threw her tantrums, but now he

realized love should manifest itself in the form of care. He didn’t care for Elyse. He just let her do what she wanted.It was already seven, and Brianna slowly woke up. Groggily, she rubbed her eyes, but when she saw Amelie, delight and surprise welled within her. “Mommy!”Amelie stopped working, and the girl pounced on her, leaning in her embrace. Amelie fell backward, but someone held her lower back, steadying her. She could feel the warmth of their hand through her shirt. It was a strong, warm hold. Amelie froze, and then Bria said, “Daddy!”She stared at her father with big, gleaming eyes. Amelie stiffly moved away from Leo’s hand. “Thank you.” He has a new girl now. I should keep away from him. “Bria,” said Leo. He noticed Amelie trying to distance herself, and he frowned, a hint of anger flowing in his eyes.Amelie didn’t care. She held Brianna in her hands and went to search for her shoes. “It’s late. We should go home now.”Home? Brianna curled up, upset. She said nothing, but it was clear she wanted to be with Leo. Amelie looked at her daughter, and she sighed. She is so forgetful. Every time Leo is nice to her, she forgets all the cold shoulders he gave her. But she said nothing. Gently, she said, “Grandpa is going to worry if we don’t go home.”Brianna said nothing more. She slid down and wore her shoes.Leo looked at the girl. “It’s late. She must be hungry now. Let’s have dinner first.”“It’s alright,” said Amelie politely. I can grab dinner with her after we leave this place.Leo added, “I promised I’d take her to Starlight Tower.”Starlight Tower was the tallest building in Clouson. Brianna saw an ad once, and she had been dying to go there. Ever since Amelie moved to Halport, work and studies had been taking up all her time, so they never had the chance to go. She looked at Brianna, and Brianna was staring at her, even forgetting to tie her shoes.“Let’s go,” said Leo.Amelie was about to say no, but Brianna stood up and tugged on her shirt. “Aw, Mommy, let’s go.”She stared at her mother with anticipation in her eyes. It was her best weapon to get what she wanted. Nobody could say no to that, but Amelie refused to have dinner with Leo.“We’re her parents. We should have dinner with her. Just because our marriage is over doesn’t mean we can take her rights away,” he said coldly. There was admonishment in his tone.Amelie had to agree with that.Leo approached the girl and helped her tie her shoes. He knelt on one knee and tied the knots for Brianna. He was clumsy, but he was serious. Once he was done, Leo carried Brianna and walked out the door without saying a word.Amelie looked at Brianna’s coat. She picked it up and hurried after Leo and Brianna. They got to the car park, and just

when Amelie wondered if she should drive or get into Leo’s car, she felt someone putting something into her hands.Leo placed Brianna in her hands, breaking the silence, “I don’t have a child seat. Take her.”Brianna wrapped her arms around her mother’s neck, giggling at her father. She might be young, but she was smart. She could see her father cared about her mother, and a cute smile curled her lips.Half an hour later, they came to Starlight’s basement car park. Once they were parked, Amelie got out of the car with Brianna in her hands. There were a lot of cars going around. Starlight was receiving a lot of customers.The moment Amelie got out of the car, the door of the car next to their car opened. She didn’t realize it, and the person in the car didn’t see her either. The door was about to hit her, and she quickly moved backward, but the cramped space made her lose her balance, and she gasped.Just when she and Brianna were going to fall, someone held her. “Are you alright, lady?”

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Someone held her just in time, though barely—it was the driver. Before Amelie could do anything, she was held by the waist and pulled away from the driver just then. Then, she saw the silhouette of a man standing beside her. It belonged to someone she could recognize anywhere.Leo was silent. His lips were pursed, and he shot a sharp look at the woman who mindlessly opened her door without checking her surroundings. Scared, the woman fell back into the car, and the door slid shut automatically, slamming into her foot.The driver—most likely the woman’s boyfriend—tried to help, but he was too late.The woman howled in pain.“Next time you’re so careless, you’re not getting off with just a bruised foot,” said Leo coolly.When the driver raised his head to meet Leo’s eyes, he froze as if stricken by fear. In most cases, the man should’ve fought with Leo to protect his girlfriend, but the murderous gleam within Leo’s gaze had made him chicken out.Amelie thought the way Leo punished the woman was a bit too much, though what the woman did earlier was indeed careless. If Amelie hadn’t moved back fast enough, the door would have slammed into Bria and her. In the end, she merely thanked the man and didn’t say anything else after that.Leo pulled his hand back and took Bria into his arms. Then, he went ahead without saying another word.Amelie scratched her nose in confusion. Is he… mad? Did I do something wrong? She spent four years observing the man. She knew how he expressed his anger, but she hadn’t gotten to know him too well, so she had no idea why he was angry. Though, she didn’t bother to figure out the reason and went after them.Leo and Bria entered the elevator. The moment Amelie was about to walk into the elevator, the door started sliding shut. Most elevator doors would open back up the moment they slammed into someone, but that slam was awful nonetheless. Figuring she wouldn’t be fast enough to dodge it, Amelie closed her eyes as she waited for the impact to land, but she felt nothing even after a long while.“Come in, Mommy,” Bria said.When Amelie opened her eyes, she saw a pair of hands holding the doors back. Those were Leo’s hands, and Bria was hanging from the man’s neck, holding him tightly.Amelie quickly hopped in and stood at the corner.Leo pulled his hands back in silence and held Bria once again while throwing a glance at Amelie. His gaze filled with admonishment.The little girl in his arms chuckled. “You’re such an airhead, Mommy. Good

thing Daddy is always protecting you.” Her head bumped into the man’s chin as she giggled.The man said nothing. He merely covered her head with his hand so she wouldn’t hurt herself. He looked just like a father taking care of his child.An old woman who shared the elevator with them happily said, “It’s a father’s job to protect his wife.” She looked at them. “The three of you look great together, not to mention beautiful, too. You’re the perfect family I’ve ever seen.”Amelie wanted to say they were not a family, but then she noticed the smile on her daughter’s face. It was a beautiful, happy smile. If I said that, that’d be too cruel to her. I should stay quiet instead. With that in mind, she remained silent. Even though she tried not to look at Leo’s face, she could still see his chin and lips when she looked at Bria since he was holding the little girl. She couldn’t help but notice a slight smile on his lips. Is he… smiling? Why? She realized just then she might actually not know the man that well.Starlight Tower’s restaurant was resplendent and bright, and it was filled with comfy little couches. The place looked like a warm and inviting cottage. Since Leo made his reservations, they got the window view. The city unfurled beneath them, and lights were coming on like stars twinkling in the night sky.Bria giggled happily, extending her hands in an attempt to catch the ‘stars.’ Leo let her do what she wanted.The food here was marvelous. A moment later, they were served with big Amidalia lobsters, beautifully cut foie gras, and T-bone steaks imported from Amidalia. In the end, the manager even served them wine, saying that the patrons dubbed them ‘the best customer for the night.’ After pouring them two glasses of wine, the manager bowed before leaving the family of three to dine in peace.Amelie looked at the wine awkwardly. She figured the both of them shouldn’t be drinking wine together since they were not a couple. Thus, she ignored it and focused on cutting the steak for Bria.Elegantly, Leo picked his glass up and twirled the wine within, though his gaze fixed on the lady and the girl. He noticed Amelie trying clumsily to cut the steak, and he smiled.Thanks to Steven feeding her all kinds of food since she was a child, Amelie didn’t really have any desire to eat these kinds of food. She seldom went for fine dining over the years. Even during the times that she did go, Julia would be the one to cut up the steak for her. Ever since she married Leo, she never ate out. This was the first time she was cutting up steak, and she wanted to do it well, but the cutlery wouldn’t do as she wanted them to. She either couldn’t cut the meat up, or it would slide past the knife. A few moments later, droplets of sweat formed on her

forehead, making her look miserable.Just when she was wondering what she should do, someone took the plate away. Surprised, she looked up only to meet a gaze of resignation and… a hint of love. No way. I must be seeing things.Amelie was stunned for a while, only snapping out of it when Leo extended his hand toward her. Oh, he’s trying to help. She quickly handed the cutlery to him. Once he had the cutlery, like a noble from the medieval era, he cut into the steak perfectly, slicing them up into perfect, equal sizes. The pieces of meat looked just like a work of art.That’s a super-rich guy for you. While Leo was cutting up the steak, Amelie wrote some replies to her more urgent texts. When she raised her head again, two plates of bite-sized steak sat before her. One of those plates was given to Bria. Just when she thought the other one was for Leo himself, he pushed it to her.Oh, you shouldn’t. Though, Amelie didn’t reject his kind gesture. She dug right into it like her daughter. Unlike Leo, both of them were wolfing the meat down.Despite Leo’s distaste for people who had no regard for table manners, he couldn’t bring himself to dislike these girls. Instead, he felt proud, thinking that he managed to make these girls happy.While they were having the time of their lives, Elyse was having the time of her life as well, only in the opposite way.

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Due to her marriage’s cancellation, numerous projects Elyse was in were canceled, and her plan to raise her popularity through these projects was for naught. Brimming with frustration, she couldn’t be bothered to keep up the image she portrayed herself in public and kept scolding her assistant for every little thing during the whole ride.However, once she was done yelling at her assistant, she looked into the mirror and straightened herself out. Still have an image to keep in public. When she came to the company, she had hidden her hideous, evil self deep within her, replacing it with a bright, cheery, and elegant look. Her heels clopped as she made her way to the dressing room.Only a select few in the company had a dressing room, and Elyse was one of them. She had the biggest and grandest dressing room. As usual, she was being stared at by the interns, yet she didn’t even throw as much as a glance at them. Even those who tried to say hi to her only gained a harrumph in return.As she stood before her dressing room, she felt her heart calm down. At least I’m still treated like an A-lister here. I bet tons of people are jealous of me. As she thought of that, she pulled on the door, but no matter how much she tried, the door was still shut. Thinking that it was malfunctioning, she shot her assistant a glare. “What’s the meaning of this? The door’s broken, yet you didn’t even bother to call for someone to fix it!”Scarred by all the yelling from earlier, the assistant shuddered when Elyse yelled once more. She then tried to pull on the door as well. “No way. It was still good when I came this morning.”“Then, explain this! Don’t try to use any excuses to cover up your failure.”The assistant was at a loss for words at that point.“Get someone to fix this!” hissed Elyse. Her voice filled with a distaste for her assistant, who was nothing but a failure in her eyes.The assistant was about to call someone to fix the door, but then someone opened the door from within.When Elyse saw who it was, her face fell. “What is the meaning of this? This is my dressing room! Don’t you know that?”The person who came out of the dressing room was none other than Rose. Not only did she ignore Elyse’s questioning, but she also leaned on the door, looking nonchalant as she replied, “I do.”“In that case, get out of my sight, then!” Rose was one of those who tried to butter her up all the time. Elyse wouldn’t even give her a moment of her day. She refused to even shove her. Doing that is going to dirty my hands.Rose hated that arrogant attitude of hers.“Oh,

didn’t Donia tell you? This room is mine now.” She filed her beautiful nails. Unlike her usual sycophantic self, Rose was acting high and mighty.“Impossible!” Elyse snapped.“Nothing’s impossible.” Rose chuckled. “One who makes the most money will get the best the company has to offer. I have a few projects on my hands while nobody would work with you. Heck, they’re all canceling your projects. Donia has no reason to keep this room for you.” Rose wanted to get back at Elyse for the humiliation she had to suffer back then.“W-What are you talking about?” Elyse was confused. Rose isn’t the best girl around. That was why she kept ingratiating herself with me. “Don’t you know? The guys who canceled your projects came to me after that. They’ve picked me for the main role.”Elyse felt shocked, infuriated, and insulted. “How can that be?!” She knew the investors pulled out, but she never thought they’d turn to Rose. Wait. So, this means the investors didn’t pull out. The company just changed its plan!Angry, Elyse called Donia. In the past, Donia would have taken her calls instantly, but this time, she only picked up after several calls were made. “What is it? I’m in a meeting.”She must have known those were my calls. Now, she’s talking to me like trash because I’m worthless to her. Unable to hold her anger back, Elyse hissed, “Why did you let Rose take over my projects? Don’t you know the investors came for me?”Donia responded coolly, “They did come for you, but the moment your marriage with Leo was canceled, they pulled out. If I hadn’t recommended Rose to them, and if Rose hadn’t performed spectacularly, they would have taken their money elsewhere.”“Spectacularly?” Elyse almost laughed. All she knows is buttering people up and sleeping with the clients. That’s all. “This is unfair.”“How so? They weren’t investing in you; they were investing because of Mr. Alston. You only have yourself to blame for your incompetence in keeping him by your side. If you really want those roles, why don’t you work for them as Rose did.”Work for it as she did? Does she expect me to go around and sleep with those pigs? I am not that kind of woman! Because of Leo’s spoiling, Elyse developed a haughty and arrogant attitude. She would never sell herself out to get a future. Even when Leo and Amelie were married, Elyse was still using the resources of the Alstons. She would never deign to attend any appointments.Donia had lost her patience, and she hung up as soon as she finished her words.Elyse could feel her fury bubbling up within her, ready to explode at any minute. “You think you have a future just because you sleep around?” She looked at Rose coldly, mocking,

“One day, they’re going to get tired of you and toss you away like an abandoned ragdoll.”Rose chuckled, a sardonic smile curling her lips. “At least I’m relying on myself. You, on the other hand, are like a parasite sucking off the Alstons. Without them, you are nothing. Before you talk down to me, you should try carving a future for yourself.”“Why you little…” This arrogant b*tch! Elyse clenched her fists. I am going to claw her face and gouge her eyes out!Rose wasn’t going to stop right there. She drove the point deeper. “Oh, wait. You’re already old. Nobody’s going to sleep with you even if you were to stand before them naked.”Elyse was 28 years old. She was already past her prime, at least in this industry, where everything was changing by the minute. Except for the most outstanding ones, most female celebrities would have retired and married someone or taken up supporting roles. Elyse wasn’t the best actress around. The only things she had going for her were her looks and attitude. However, those could only attract shut-ins and NEETs. These people would switch to the latest and hottest things at the first chance, leaving the old actresses behind.Infuriated and humiliated by Rose’s retaliation, Elyse shivered in rage. Putting her image aside, she raised a hand against Rose, giving her one tight slap.