Chapter 206


    All of a sudden, Bria swung her arm in Amelie’s direction and hit Amelie on her hand. Amelie was taken


    by surprise, and her phone slipped out of her fingers. “What happened, Bria?” Amelie turned to check


    on Bria first.


    Bria simply shrugged before scratching the back of her head. The young girl looked like she didn’t


    know how she had bumped into her mother either. “Let me carry her,” Amelie said as she nced at


    Leo. Leo handed the child over without saying much. Then, he bent down to pick Amelie’s phone up for


    her. “Here you go,” he said.


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    Amelie nodded in appreciation before she took the phone from him and chucked it into her handbag.


    Soon enough, the bus arrived at their destination. The teacher directed all the children into the nursing


    home, and the dean of the nursing home delegated some cleaning duties to all of the parents and their


    children.


    Even though Bria’s leg was injured, she insisted on being a part of the activity. Amelie hesitated for a


    while before she went to the toolshed and approached one of the staff members there. “Can you give


    us some cleaning tools?” she asked.


    “Sure.” The staff member handed Amelie some tools, and her eyes lit up with admiration when she saw


    Bria. “You’re still helping out even though you’re injured, huh? That’s so nice of you,” the staff


    commented. Bria simply responded with a shy smile.


    “How many sets of tools will you need?” the staff member asked.


    Amelie hesitated for a while. “You can give me two sets,” she finally said.


    “Three, please.” A man’s deep voice came from behind Amelie right after she finished speaking. Amelie


    was shocked when she turned to see Leo standing behind her. She had assumed that Leo was just


    there to spend time with Bria and that he wasn’t going to take part in any cleaning activities. Leo, on the


    other hand, didn’t seem to realize the look of surprise on Amelie’s face. He extended his long arm over


    her and took the tools on her behalf.


    “Let’s go,” Leo said as he walked toward Bria and headed off with her. Amelie was left speechless for a


    while. She eventually hurried after them. The three of them were sent to a t and cooling piece ofnd


    outdoors, where there was ayer of tree leaves scattered all over the ground. “Let’s sweep all of the


    leaves toward the middle first,” Leo suggested after looking at their surroundings.


    Both Amelie and Bria nodded before they got to work. Bria was wheelchair-bound so she couldn’t move


    around much, but she was still earnest as she swept up all the leaves in her area. She giggled to


    herself as she worked on her task. Meanwhile, Amelie stole a few nces at Leo while they worked.


    She was genuinely curious—she had never seen Leo clean up after himself in her whole life, and she


    was nearly convinced that Leo didn’t even know how to hold a broom.


    However, to her surprise, he was dedicated to his task. He even seemed to work the broom with ease.


    He had taken his suit off and rolled his sleeves up. His posture was upright, and his arms looked strong


    as he swept the leaves—he looked like he had walked out of an oil painting. “Mommy’s checking


    Daddy out. Hehe…” Bria giggled with her hand covering her mouth.


    Amelie blushed before she quickly lowered her head to focus on sweeping the leaves. A married


    couple with their twin boys were cleaning up the area beside them, and the two boys were extremely


    naughty. They were fooling around, and their parents had to shout at them every now and then. The


    twins’ parents shook their heads helplessly as they sent envious nces in Bria’s direction. They


    wished their children would be as focused as Bria.


    Right then, the twin boys ran in Bria’s direction with two shovels that they had found somewhere. They


    both stuck the shovels into a thick pile of leaves before they sent the leaves and a few rocks flying into


    the air. Amelie saw the rocks flying in Bria’s direction, and she instinctively threw herself over Bria.


    Amelie could hear the rocks knocking against one another as they flew up into the sky, and she could


    already imagine how much it was going to hurt when theynded on her back.


    Thud! Thud! A few consecutive sounds came from behind Amelie. She let out a soft grunt, but to her


    surprise, she didn’t actually feel any pain from the rocks hitting her back. All she felt was a looming


    figure above her. Amelie turned a little to notice the man’s long legs behind hers. When she spun


    around, she realized that Leo had protected her with his own body. The thuds didn’te from the


    rocks striking her back, but when the rocks struck Leo!


    Amelie froze when she realized what just happened. This is the second time Leo has saved me today.


    Doesn’t he hate me? Why does he… Does he remember who I am now? Amelie parted her lips to


    question him when the twin boys’ parents rushed over. “Are you guys okay?” The parents wore


    apologetic and remorseful looks on their faces, and they kept apologizing to Amelie.


    Amelie dusted off some dirt on her shirt before she nced in Leo’s direction. He had already walked


    off with his head hung low as if he were contemting something. He showed no intention of


    responding to the twins’ parents. “We’re okay.” Amelie had no choice but to answer on Leo’s behalf.


    Despite so, the parents insisted on dragging their sons over to apologize to the victims of their mischief.


    The children were scheduled to give a few performances to the old folks after they were done cleaning


    the ce up. The elderlies chuckled with excitement as they shuffled over to watch the performances.


    Bria handed the flowers that she had prepared to the elderlies while Amelie followed along to wheel


    Bria around. Amelie wore a faint smile on her face as she moved through the crowd.


    Every now and then, Amelie would look up to nce in Leo’s direction, and she would realize that Leo


    was staring at them as well. For some reason, she could sense that Leo was acting in a rather odd


    manner. He was being especially silent. Could it be because he’s too bored?


    After all the activities, the dean requested that every family nt a tree up in the hills tomemorate


    their visit. The pathway up the hills was rather rocky, and Bria’s wheelchair couldn’t be brought up. Bria


    urged Leo and Amelie to go ahead without her. “Take your time! You don’t have to rush back to me.”


    Bria had already made friends with a few of the elderlies in the nursing home, and the elderlies were all


    circling around her.


    Amelie shook her head with a smile when she saw how naturally and effortlessly Bria had blended in


    with all the old people around her. Leo nced at Bria as well. He realized how different Bria seemed


    inparison to the way she acted back when she was in the Alston Family, and his gaze darkened at


    that thought.


    Amelie didn’t see any reason to stay close to Leo once Bria was out of their sight. She kept her


    distance, and she stood far, far away while Leo dug a hole for the nt. Leo was efficient with his


    movements, but he stayed in his spot after he was done with his digging. Amelie didn’t know how long


    he was going to stay there, so she simply walked over to him before cing the seedling into the hole.


    She was about to take the shovel from him to cover the hole up, but he dodged her hand before he


    started filling the hole himself. She eyed him speechlessly before she got to her feet to head down the


    hill. “Do you hate me that much?” the man’s icy voice came from behind her all of a sudden.


    Amelie turned around with a puzzled look on her face. She had intended to head down the hills


    because she didn’t want to bother him. “You shouldn’t make it so obvious in front of Bria’s ssmates.


    Her ssmates might look down on her if they find out that we’re divorced. They were just


    discriminating against her earlier this morning,” Leo uttered.


    Amelie had no idea what had happened earlier that day, so she widened her eyes in surprise. She had


    intended to ask him more about the incident, but he had pressed his lips tightly together and looked


    away. Amelie shook her head helplessly before she made her way back to the man and took a seat at


    the curb. She watched as he slowly filled the hole up. He seemed to move slower than before, and the


    hole was barely filled even after a long while. He kept pressing the soil down to make it morepact,


    but this seemed like a pointless move in Amelie’s eyes.


    “Are you… staying in Quinn Town?” Leo asked all of a sudden.


    Amelie was taken aback by his sudden question, and her head shot up in surprise as she red at


    him. She didn’t understand why he was asking such a question, so she didn’t know how to respond to


    him. After a while, Leo looked up and met her gaze. There was a mysterious look in his eyes that she


    couldn’t seem to understand.


    Earlier, Leo had noticed a faint scent on Amelie when he was protecting her and Bria from the rocks.


    Even though the scent wasn’t strong, it caught Leo’s attention as it was a familiar smell to him. He was


    reminded of how Big Eyes smelled. Even though Amelie’s scent was covered by the smell of milk,


    Leo’s other senses had be heightened after he lost his eyesight. He could still pick up the special


    scent on her.


    Leo couldn’t believe it at first, but he was reminded of what Bria once mentioned—that Amelie was


    from Quinn Town. “What is it? Is it a secret?” Leo further questioned Amelie when he saw how silent


    she was. Amelie let out a bitterugh. I’m the only one who cares for him, and I’m the only one who


    genuinely values him. I even donated my cornea to him. Yet, he doesn’t even know where I’m from.


    “Yeah. I’m from Quinn Town.” Amelie nodded as she generously revealed the truth. “In fact, we’ve


    known each other for a while.”


    “We have?” Leo’s eyes widened as he stared at her. For some reason, Amelie felt a weight on her


    chest. She hadn’t intended to further pursue this matter, but at that moment, she desperately felt the


    need for an answer. She looked into Leo’s eyes. “Have you really forgotten about it? Back in the


    hospital in Quinn Town…”


    “Leony.” A crisp and clear voice interrupted their conversation.