A Matter of Wife and Love
Chapter 197

Chapter 197

Elyse did not seem to hear Amelie as she swiped her fingers furiously across the phone screen.

Elyse's rude actions upset Amelie greatly, and she involuntarily raised her voice at Elyse. "If you don't return my phone to me right now, then don't blame me for being rough with you!"

Elyse abruptly pushed the phone screen into Amelie's face and pointed fixedly at a phone number displayed on the screen. "I knew it! You were on the phone with Leony earlier! How shameless can you be, Amelie! We are engaged! Why are you still trying to seduce him?"

Amelie was utterly speechless. She never imagined that discussing where to have lunch with Leo would be considered an act of seduction.

"You have misunderstood the situation. I am simply thanking him by treating him to a meal," she patiently explained. Regardless of the circumstances, Elyse was Leo's fiancée. She did not wish to be misunderstood and wrongly accused of being a homewrecker.

Elyse snorted with disdain. "Sure. You're just thanking him by asking him out for a meal today. What about tomorrow? Are you going to thank him by inviting him into your bed tomorrow?" Those words were extremely harsh.

"Miss Clayton, please watch what you say!" Amelie coldly reprimanded the other party.

Elyse snorted again. "Am I wrong? If I had not checked your phone myself, you could have used the excuse that Leony was the one who initiated contact with you! The evidence is right before us! It's clear that you are the one who is harassing Leony! How dare you harass him yet prevent me from speaking my mind?"

As she spoke, her chest heaved intensely.

She had been trying to contact Leo over the past few days, but he had stoutly refused to answer her calls. Finally, with no other choice, she decided to visit the hospital to try her luck. She did not expect to overhear Amelie's conversation over the phone.

At this moment, she was furious. It wasn't just that Amelie was suspected of seducing Leo. She was even more upset over the fact that Leo would rather answer the calls of his ex-wife, who was kicked out of the house than talk to her! His fiancée!

For her, that was tantamount to pure humiliation. The more humiliated she felt, the more she wished she could retaliate at Amelie in return!

Amelie stared at Elyse, whose face was twisted into a hideous scowl and who had lost her usual graceful composure. Her heart sank bit by bit in her chest. She was wrongly accused, but she couldn't even replace the words to explain her innocence.

Although she was the one who made the phone call, Leo was the one who suggested having a meal together. But who would believe her words?

Following a brief pause, she took a deep breath to calm her mind and intoned coldly, "Miss Clayton, you are right. However, upon careful consideration, even if Mr. Alston had saved me, we can only consider ourselves even. Nobody owes the other party anything. I've been remiss. Please convey my message to Mr. Alston. Tell him that I will not treat him to lunch anymore."

Then, she snatched her phone back from Elyse's hands and strode away.

Elyse widened her eyes and glared fiercely at Amelie's back. "Shameless!"

Her heart was filled with hatred. Oh, how she wished she could tear Amelie to pieces! Unfortunately, they were at the hospital. There were too many eyes and ears around. If others were to see her unsightly appearance, it would only affect her negatively.

After she mulled over her options, she forcefully suppressed the hatred in her heart. Then, she turned around and stomped away in her high heels.

Not far from where the two women had stood earlier, Leo stood with eyes resembling a pool of ice. A faint trace of emotion appeared on his stern and unwavering yet handsome face.

He had arranged for the meeting to be held in the hospital. When he received the phone call from Amelie earlier, he had been in the meeting room that the hospital staff had specially prepared for him in the hospital. After their phone call ended, he hastily dismissed the meeting early and even went out of his way to meet her. Eventually, he was greeted with this scene instead.

Although he initially wanted to step forward and help her, their quarrel ended before he could move. She also left the scene almost immediately.

Nevertheless, these were not the points that he had fixated upon. Instead, what bothered him the most were the words she uttered at the end. What did she mean? Why did she say that we're even? Those words sounded highly unsettling. They were also very puzzling to the ears.

When did she help me? It did not take long for him to recall how she had pushed him out of danger the other day. Was she referring to that incident when she said that we're even? If that was the case, then why didn't she mention anything when I asked her to treat me to dinner the other day?

He practically drowned in confusion for a time. Then, he suddenly received a phone call. He pushed his musings aside and turned around to answer the phone. Eugene's voice came from the other end of the phone. "I've already made the necessary arrangements. The revenge you wanted will begin immediately."

"Okay." Even though he knew exactly what the so-called 'revenge' entailed, the look in his eyes remained unchanged.

Elyse walked over in her high heels, holding a small platinum bag in her hands. Her complexion was very poor. Moreover, despite the long journey, her distorted facial features still could not return to normal. Instead, her facial muscles felt stiff and rigid in her anger.

Her assistant hurriedly ran over when she saw her in such a terrible state. "What's wrong, Miss Elyse?"

She smacked her assistant's hand away in anger. There was a refusal to admit defeat burning in her heart. Not to mention, her rage grew steadily the longer she considered the matter.

"Wait for me in the car!" she coldly instructed. After that, she wore a hat and a pair of sunglasses before she slipped into a lonely alley nearby.

Her assistant had long since gotten accustomed to how Elyse acted like the perfect woman in front of others but displayed an unpredictable temperament in private. So, her assistant gave her some space and entered the car alone upon hearing her instructions.

After Elyse entered the alley, she hugged her bag close to her body and furtively looked around until she confirmed that there were no passersby. Only then did she bring out her phone and dial a number. "Help me with something. Get rid of Amelie!"

"Wow! You're really ruthless." The voice on the other end of the phone was playful yet sinister. "A woman with a beautiful appearance but a poisonous nature. How terrifying."

His insults caused her facial features to distort further. The twitching of her facial muscles nearly made her curse out loud. Nevertheless, she knew that now was not the time for burning bridges. "As long as you help me, I will help you!"

"What concerns me right now is not the issue of whether you can even help me with anything. On the contrary, I'm curious about how she offended you this time. Did she dig up your grave? Did she humiliate you in public? Oh! Could it be that she snatched your beloved Leo away from you?"

The words of the person on the other end of the phone grew increasingly harsh and insulting. At the same time, her expression was becoming increasingly manic. "Are you going to help me or not?" she shrieked in rage.

The other party responded contemptuously, "Of course, I want to help you. Unfortunately, the current situation does not allow me to do so. Leo will never let me walk free if I get rid of her. Say, Elyse... You're such a loser. You clearly had such a good hand, so how did you play so badly? In contrast, Amelie lost... Well, she lost almost everything because of you. And yet, she can catch his attention and favor even without relying on her relationship with Leo. Tell me, does that count as retribution?"

"Bast*rd!" The man's words completely enraged her. She could not bear to listen to his insults any longer and ended the call in a huff.

"Damn it! Damn it!" She let out a string of expletives, but none of that could alleviate the fury raging in her heart.

Unable to control her emotions, she threw her phone to the ground. That was not all. She even stomped on her phone with her feet. It was not until her phone was in little pieces that she stumbled out of the alley.

I'm sure I can replace somebody willing to deal with Amelie! That person's words sliced through her mind like a sharp blade, causing her heart to ache in sorrow.

I'm going to replace somebody who will ruin Amelie! I want to see what Leo will do once Amelie is completely destroyed!

She was so focused on her revenge that she failed to notice the people entering the alley. By the time she noticed their presence, they were already standing right in front of her.

"Who are you?" She sharply questioned them. Although she was in a panic, she forced herself to remain calm.

Those people remained silent and ignored her questions.

She quickly noticed that something was amiss as she turned to flee.

One of them swiftly reached out a hand and grabbed her, covering her mouth...