Chapter 334


    Chapter 334 Mr. Alston Has a Soft Side


    Amelie stared at the woman blocking her way. The woman was slender and had delicate features, but


    her pale face looked sickly. Amelie recognized her as the girl who had tried to talk to Toby at the party


    hosted by Alfred. If Amelie guessed correctly, this was the girl that Leo said Toby had always liked and


    never gave up on.


    “Can I help you?” Amelie asked calmly. The girl was visibly nervous, making her seem fragile and


    vulnerable.


    “Uhm.” The girl bit her lip as if finding it hard to speak, but continued, “Miss Dillon, have you heard that


    Mr. Alston canceled his coboration with Toby?”


    “Yeah,” Amelie responded nonchntly.


    “Mr. Alston did it because you and Toby announced during Old Mr. Walsh’s birthday party that you two


    are dating. He did it because of you…” The girl blurted out. Her face turned red as she began coughing


    a little.


    “I-I followed you and found out that you are Foxy. Miss Dillon, you’re Mr. Alston’s ex-wife, so this was a


    form of warning to Toby because Mr. Alston doesn’t want you and Toby to be together,” the girl added,


    showing that she knew quite a lot.


    Was Leo dealing with Toby because of me? Amelie couldn’t help but recall Leo’s previous domineering


    expression.


    “So, you’re the one who told me to meet you at the Walsh Building? You nned for me to hear Toby


    and his father’s conversation?” Amelie’s expression grew colder.


    “Y-Yes, it was me,” the girl said, coughing again because of her nervousness. She was so weak it was


    downright frustrating to watch.


    Amelie couldn’t exin it, but she felt uneasy looking at the girl. She just couldn’t bring herself to like


    her.


    “I’m Serenity Lindon,” the girl introduced herself. “I don’t have the power to help Toby, so I hope you


    can help him, Miss Dillon. He can’t leave thepany; he’s too good to be let go.”


    After saying that, Serenity looked even more pitiful as her eyes turned red. If Amelie were a guy, she


    would probably hug andfort her right now. “Please help him,” she pleaded, bowing deeply before


    turning to leave.


    Watching her wobbly back as she walked away, Amelie tightened her lips, but she still went to Genesis


    anyway.


    “Hello, do you have an appointment?” the new receptionist at Genesis greeted her with a friendly smile.


    Amelie smiled back and was about to speak when someone walked over. “Miss Dillon!”


    It was Eugene. Seeing Amelie, Eugene acted like he was facing a formidable enemy and even red


    at the receptionist.


    The receptionist looked confused, but still recognized Amelie’s distinguished status and quickly lowered


    her head.


    “Miss Dillon, are you here to see Mr. Alston?” Eugene asked politely, wiping away his cold sweat. If he


    hadn’te down in time, Mr. Alston’s distinguished guest would have been neglected.


    “Please follow me,” he gestured without waiting for Amelie’s response and quickly pressed the elevator


    button. Amelie didn’t hesitate and followed him into the elevator.


    A few secondster, Eugene led Amelie into Leo’s office. Leo was sitting in front of hisputer, his


    face as serious as ever. Not only did his seriousness not affect his appearance but also added a few


    degrees of coldness.


    He was holding a phone in his hand, issuing orders to the other end. When Eugene spoke, his eyes


    were cold, but when he saw Amelie, warmth came to his eyes, and his gaze softened.


    “The meeting is postponed for three hours,” hemanded the person on the other end, his lips


    curling up slightly.


    There was a loud bang as the phone hit the ground on the other side. After a moment of silence, a


    trembling voice spoke up, “T-Three hours?” The executive from the R&D department had never heard


    of Leo postponing a meeting before. Leo’s time was always calcted by the minute and was never


    wasted. A three-hour dy was unimaginable. Leo didn’t say anything else; he just hung up the phone


    and stood up, giving Eugene a look. Eugene understood and quickly left the room.


    “Bring two cups of coffee to the office,” he strode over to the secretary’s desk and ordered the


    secretary.


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    “Yes, sir.” The professional and beautiful secretary immediately walked toward the CEO’s private


    pantry.


    Inside the office, Leo looked at Amelie with a soft gaze. “Why did you suddenlye over?” His voice


    was unexpectedly gentle, so much so that the secretary who brought in the coffee almost thought she


    was in the wrong ce. Is this really the CEO? He was always serious and stern like he could freeze


    others with a single nce. Even if he was incredibly handsome, no secretary would dare to approach


    this cold and distant CEO. The secretary took a step back, almost spilling the coffee. After she


    gathered herposure, she walked toward Amelie. Seeing that Amelie was standing, she put the


    coffee on the small table behind Amelie. She then took another cup of coffee from the tray and ced it


    on Leo’s desk. “Mr. Alston, your coffee.”


    “Where’s Eugene?” Leo’s face darkened at the sound of the secretary’s voice. “Can’t a special


    assistant like him brew coffee?”


    “Well…” Brew coffee? Isn’t that something I always do? The secretary looked at Leo nkly,


    completely unable to understand what she did wrong.


    Seeing Leo’s face darken and the secretary on the verge of tears, Amelie took a step back and picked


    up the coffee on the table, taking a sip with her head down. “I have something to discuss with you.”


    Leo finally looked away from the secretary, and when he faced Amelie, his gaze softened once again.


    The secretary was shocked to see this, wondering if her eyes were ying tricks on her. The always


    cold and distant Mr. Alston was looking at someone with such tenderness! This girl… the secretary


    couldn’t help but look at Amelie, wondering what was so special about this girl that could turn their CEO


    into a gentlemb.


    “Sit down.” Leo felt annoyed that Eugene brought in a female secretary to pour coffee. He left his seat


    and pulled out a chair for Amelie. The secretary was surprised. Did the CEO just pull out a chair for


    someone?


    She was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. But thinking about Leo’s sternness toward her, she


    didn’t dare to linger and quickly leave the office with the tray, her pace so quick that it seemed like a


    wolf was chasing her.


    Amelie didn’t sit in the chair Leo pulled out for her. Instead, she took a step back and pulled out another


    chair herself.


    “It’s about Toby.” She put the cup on the table and only stared at it, not at him. “If you have any


    grievances, you can vent them on me. There’s no need to take it out on him.”


    Amelie’s sudden visit had initially made Leo feel happy, but after hearing her words, he tightened up his


    previously soft features once again.