Chapter 205


    Amelie couldn’t help but stop and stare for a moment. She froze when she saw the person who was


    grabbing her wrist.


    “Are you okay, Mommy?” Bria, who was in Leo’s arms, tugged on Amelie’s sleeve while questioning


    Amelie in a worried tone. Amelie snapped back into reality before she gazed awkwardly at Leo’s hand


    that was wrapped around her wrist. His fingers were slender, and he had arge palm, so his grip felt


    especially firm and solid.


    “I’m fine.” In a panic, Amelie shook her head before she pulled her hand away. “Thanks.” She


    pretended to fix her hair as she tried to conceal the embarrassment that she felt. She rarely had any


    physical encounters with males in the past.


    Leo lowered his gaze to look at the lost and bashful woman before his eyes. She seemed especially


    petite and dainty as she hung her head low and looked around frantically. She looked extremely


    nervous. Leo knitted his brows together as he curled his hand into a fist. The sensation of the woman’s


    skin against his lingered for a while after that. She has such a slim wrist. Doesn’t she eat at all? Why is


    her wrist so small? I felt like I was grabbing bones when I held her earlier.


    “What’s this, Mommy?” Bria’s sharp eyesnded on the bag that was in Amelie’s hands. Amelie


    emptied the bag to reveal three hats of the same color. Earlier, the teacher informed Amelie to go over


    and collect the hats. That was why she took a long time to head to the washroom.


    “Is this for us?” Bria’s eyes widened with excitement. There were three caps—one for each of them!


    Bria was amazed as this was the first time that she owned a cap that had the exact same pattern as


    both her parents. “Hurry up and put it on for me, Mommy!” Bria urged.


    Amelie beamed when she saw how excited Bria was. Amelie’s soft and silky hair fell loosely on her


    shoulders, and a few strands of her hair covered her face. Her skin seemed especially fair when ced


    in contrast with her dark hair. The smile on her face seemed to blossom like a flower in spring, and Leo


    was attracted by how fresh and gorgeous she looked. He couldn’t help but stare at her as she smiled


    and ced the yellow cap on Bria’s head.


    Bria grinned, revealing her pearly whites. “Daddy needs one too!” The young girl was overjoyed.


    Amelie handed a cap to Leo, but Leo didn’t respond as he was still mesmerized by the sight of the


    woman. Bria quickly held her hand up. “I have an idea! Mommy can put the cap on for Daddy, and


    Daddy can put it on for Mommy!”


    Only then did Leo return to his senses. He stared at Amelie for a while, but he didn’t take the cap from


    her. Instead, he seemed to be going along with Bria’s words and wanted Amelie to put the cap on for


    him. He even lowered his head a little before leaning closer to Amelie. Amelie was speechless for a


    moment. In the end, she had no choice but to put it on for him.


    Even though Leo had already lowered his head, she was still much shorter inparison to the six-


    foot-one man as she was only five-foot-five in height. Amelie had to get on her tiptoes and stretch just


    to put the cap on him. Right then, she lost her bnce and fell forward. She ended up falling into his


    arms.


    Leo was holding Bria in one arm, and he was worried that Amelie would bump into Bria, so he reached


    his hand out to steady her. As he did so, his hand brushed past her chest area, and he could feel her


    soft breasts against his fingers. He ended up holding onto her arm, which felt nearly as slim as her


    wrist.


    Leo’s gaze darkened when he next looked at the woman. On the other hand, Amelie was furious at


    herself for her clumsiness. She bit her lower lip as she cursed at herself. What’s wrong with me? I’m


    usually calm and grounded.


    After putting Leo’s cap on for him, Bria offered to put Amelie’s cap on for her. Once that was done, Bria


    gazed at both her parents before she felt for the cap on her head. She then shed them her biggest


    grin. Even though they all had the same cap on their heads, Bria’s cap stood out the most.


    Bria was adorable and pretty; her father was handsome and stunning, and her mother was youthful and


    gorgeous. Despite having given birth to a child, Amelie still had a young and energetic aura that made


    her seem like she was still a university student. The public gave them envious gazes whenever they


    walked around as a family. Everyone was attracted by the family’s good looks. A few of the parents


    who enjoyed photography even pointed their cameras toward the three of them before taking multiple


    pictures.


    Everyone took a bus over to the nursing home. Amelie allowed Bria to take the middle seat between


    herself and Leo so that Amelie could draw some boundaries with the man. Amelie heaved a sigh of


    relief after that. Even though Leo was there to participate in Bria’s school event, Amelie believed that


    they should maintain some distance since they were divorced. She also considered how Leo was


    engaged to another woman.


    Meanwhile, Leo sat on Bria’s other side while he casually nced in Amelie’s direction. He didn’t say


    much during the ride, but he frowned a little as he gazed at the woman. “Hey, Bria’s Mommy and


    Daddy, I was wondering if you guys could squeeze a little. There’s a parent here who doesn’t have a


    seat.” The teacher walked over and spoke to them in an apologetic tone.


    “This child’s grandfather decided to join the event at the veryst minute, and we didn’t save a seat for


    him. He traveled all the way here, so…” The teacher seemed extremely conflicted and troubled. Amelie


    looked around and saw that all the other parents took up two seats in total as they had their child in one


    of theirps.


    Amelie and Leo, on the other hand, chose thest row of the bus. Amelie wanted this spot as she didn’t


    want to get too close to Leo, but now… The teacher had just finished her sentence when Bria voiced


    out. “Hurry up, Dad!” Leo froze for a moment before he lifted Bria onto hisp and took her seat.


    Amelie was speechless. She could smell the fresh scent of the man’s cologne the moment he moved


    closer to her. His scent didn’t seem to fit his demanding personality—he smelled much lighter and


    gentler than the way he acted. Amelie couldn’t help but recall the old times when they would sit next to


    each other as teens. Back then, Leo smelled of medication most of the time, but she would still find his


    scent more attractive than anyone else’s.


    Amelie could still recall how she would read to him while inhaling his scent and how she would


    eventually fall asleep and rest on his shoulder. The most intimate memories they shared also felt like


    the most ironic ones to recall right then. The man who was once the closest to me is now this stranger


    who has an odd rtionship with me… Amelie took a deep breath as she tried to stop thinking about


    the past.


    Coincidentally, the parents who had been snapping photos earlier offered to send her some pictures


    right there and then. Amelie lowered her head to scroll through the pictures on her phone. Their family


    of three looked stunning and natural in all the pictures. Leo was a man who rarely smiled, but he wore


    a faint smile on his face in one of the pictures. His gaze seemed gentle and loving as he looked at


    Amelie.


    Amelie stiffened for a moment. She felt like she had forgotten how to breathe when she saw the way


    the man looked at her. However, she quickly concluded that it had to be some issue with the angle at


    which the photo was taken. She shook off her thoughts before refocusing on Bria.


    At that very moment, Leo’s gaze happened tond on Amelie’s phone, and he saw the pictures she


    had received. The family of three seemed especially happy in the pictures. “You guys look great in


    pictures, especially when all three of you are in them. You guys have such a stunning aura!” The parent


    who had taken pictures of them didn’t hesitate to shower them withpliments. “This is the best


    photo I’ve ever taken.”


    Amelie smiled at the parents. Leo thought that Amelie would save the pictures on her phone, but to his


    surprise, she started deleting some pictures. She deleted all the pictures with Leo inside, keeping only


    a few shots of herself and Bria. She had seen how Elyse lost her mind back then, and she didn’t want


    the photos to cause her simr issues.


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    Therefore, Amelie scrolled through some pictures before deleting them. Leo’s expression darkened


    when he saw what she was doing. Veins surfaced on his arms as he clenched his fist. He felt as if


    someone had stabbed him in the chest whenever she deleted one of his pictures. He watched as


    Amelie got to thest picture. She was about to tap on the button to delete it…