Chapter 54


    Chapter 54 Elyse’s True Colors


    She pursed her lips, thinking that some things shouldn’t be concealed.


    “Leo believed you because he firmly believed in your rtionship. However, you can’t fool the


    bystanders. Besides, when you said that you had noments about it, was it because you were so


    spoiled by Leo that you believed he wouldn’t abandon you even if you were caught in action? You were


    waiting for him to go to you and trample his own dignity just to satisfy your willfulness, weren’t you?


    Elyse, don’t you think that you’re being selfish?”


    She managed to get it right! The anger that Elyse felt instantly turned into bewilderment as she stared


    at Amelie with disbelief. How did this woman manage to guess my thoughts so urately?


    It took her a while to think of something to refute Amelie. Elyse being Elyse, she would never give


    Amelie the chance to trample over her.


    “Yeah, what about that? No matter how willful I’ve been, it will never stop Leo from loving me. Back


    then, my intention was to let everyone know how much he treasured me. No matter how unreasonable


    I was, he would still love me and never abandon me!”


    “You shameless woman!” Amelie chided. Although she had known that much, she was provoked when


    she heard Elyse say it with her own mouth. She was so mad at Elyse and even felt bad for Leo.


    If she was still married to Leo, she would have pped Elyse in the face.


    “Haven’t you thought about the consequences of your actions? It would adversely affect Leo’s


    reputation, the Alston Family, and even Genesis. They shouldn’t foot the bill for your recklessness.”


    “Who cares?” Elyse raised her head. “It is Leo’s fault for loving me so much that he’s willing to do


    anything for me.”


    She felt smug as she showed off how much Leo loved her. While doing so, the normally poised Elyse


    instantly turned into an appalling, ssless woman.


    Would Leo still like her after seeing this side of her? Amelie couldn’t help but think. She smirked when


    she nced over at a figure standing in the corner.


    Elyse, who didn’t notice the change in Amelie’s expression, walked closer to her and eximed, “This


    is the difference between me and you!”


    Elyse hated Amelie to the core for snatching Leo from her for the past four years. All this while, she


    never insulted Amelie in her face in order to maintain her image. However, since they were in a small


    vige, no one would know even if she trampled Amelie to death.


    She then lifted her head andughed arrogantly. “Leo is my man, and he loves me. Even though you


    snatched him away from me, he still loves me nheless. He would willingly be my dog and follow me


    around as long as I ask. However, even if you wag your tail in front of him, he wouldn’t even be


    bothered to take a look at you!”


    “Oh,” Amelie replied and pointed in the direction behind Elyse. “Would you dare to speak of this in front


    of Leo?”


    “Why wouldn’t I?!”


    Elyse was so exhrated that she spoke without thinking. Only when the words came out of her mouth


    did she notice she had said something wrong. She looked behind her and noticed the figure. When she


    finally took a closer look at his face, her mind went nk as her body trembled.


    The man standing there gave off a dark and cold aura. It felt as though his whole body was shrouded in


    chilly air. The atmosphere suddenly got tense.


    “Leo…” Elyse called out, feeling suffocated. Her body was trembling as well. What… What have I just


    said? She then turned over and looked at Amelie before finally making sense of the situation—Amelie


    made her say those words after noticing that Leo was standing there.


    Amelie smirked. If it wasn’t for Elyse’s provocation, she wouldn’t have done it. In fact, the timing was


    right since Leo could get a good look at the woman whom he would be marrying. This was possibly the


    last favor that Amelie could do for Leo.


    With that, she walked away without looking at him.


    “Leo, l-listen to me…” Elyse had never felt that nervous in her life. She grabbed onto Leo’s arm with her


    trembling fingers and uttered, “Actually…”


    However, Elyse didn’t know what to say, and she couldn’t bring herself to exin the situation since he


    had already witnessed this nasty side of her. If she tried to exin, it might make her seem like a


    cunning woman.


    Leo’s gaze darkened as he stared at the nervous Elyse. He never expected that she would have this


    side to her—she was mean, sarcastic and arrogant.


    After hearing from Ashton that Elyse had left on her own, Leo became worried and went after her. In


    the end, it was just ridiculous. Throughout the entire time, she had only shown her good side to Leo


    and maintained the facade of being a graceful and elegant woman. However, it all crumbled once she


    acted like a hooligan.


    She could clearly see the disgust in his eyes. I’m done for! she thought to herself.


    Her body trembled, and she copsed to the ground at the thought of all her hard work going down the


    drain.


    Suddenly, Leo grabbed her arm as his voice rang. “Let’s be together,” he said.


    Elyse thought that she was hearing things as she stared at Leo with her eyes wide. She then grabbed


    onto his sleeve. “Leo…”


    She looked at his face and saw how calm he looked. His gaze was dark, and she couldn’t guess what


    he was thinking. She thought that she must have heard it wrongly since she had tried so many ways


    before to make him say those words, but to no avail. There’s no way he would say it after seeing the


    ugly side of me, right? She thought disappointedly.


    “Let’s be together,” Leo said again. This time round, she clearly saw him say it with his mouth while


    listening to his deep voice. He seemed determined about it. Was it all a blessing in disguise?


    Elyse seemed puzzled, but joy soon overcame her as she threw herself into his arms. Leo shut his


    eyes and gently patted her back. He realized that Elyse had changed so much that he couldn’t


    recognize her anymore. Even so, she was the silly girl who would do anything for him.


    …


    Underneath the sunset, Amelie was washing Bria’s face while they sat by the door as the evening sun


    shone on them. Faraway, the birds were chirping as they flew back to their nests before the sunset.


    After they were done, Amelie carried the washbasin and sshed the water at the melon vine that


    Steven had nted. As she was doing so, Bria tugged her shirt and said, “Mommy, look…” N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    Amelie looked at the direction where she was pointing in and noticed someone standing below the


    trellis. His arms were long and he had slender fingers, making him a tall figure. As the warm evening


    sun cast upon him, it seemed to exude a sense of loneliness.