A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 404

“Let’s stop here. Just sort out the data again based on what I just said,” Amelie instructed Eugene.

He nodded and walked away in a different direction.

Only then did she open the door and step into the office.

The secretary happened to bring the cups of coffee into the office. Melissa was then given a cup of coffee. “Madam.”

Melissa sat upright in the small reception room in her branded suit dress while carrying a designer bag. Her classy appearance had a deliberate elegance to it. She pushed away the cup of coffee in front of her as she glanced at Amelie. “I’m not going to take the coffee. Makes me sleepless at night.”

Amelie knew how much Melissa cared about her health, so she asked her secretary to substitute a cup of milk for Melissa.

After the secretary left, Melissa rose to her feet and took several steps toward Amelie. “Be honest with me, Elie. Uhm… Did the lawyer give you the shares transfer agreement?”

She found out about this so quickly. Amelie could not help but be taken aback. Nonetheless, she nodded. “He did, indeed.”

Melissa paled as her fingers turned weak while gripping her bag. “I trusted you, Elie. How could you possibly… How could you have done this to me… I-is Jodie right about you coveting the Alstons’ property?”

Amelie rubbed her aching brows. Genesis’ affairs are much more complicated than my previous work. I’m already under great pressure and exhaustion from handling them every day. Now I have Melissa making a scene here.

She knew the reason why Melissa was afraid, so she hurriedly stated, “Don’t worry. Although the lawyer gave it to me, I don’t intend to take anything from the Alstons.”

“Really?” Melissa’s question revealed how little she trusted Amelie.

Amelie sighed silently.

“If you don’t want the Alstons’ property, why don’t you let me keep that shares transfer agreement?” Melissa asked quickly, averting her gaze. “Doesn’t it prove that you’re selfless if you let me have it?”

However, Amelie made no reply before she walked over to take out the shares transfer agreement. She was on the verge of ripping the shares transfer agreement.

Melissa, on the other hand, moved quickly to stop Amelie. “Elie, what are you doing? No, you can’t destroy it.” She snatched it and pressed it against her chest while speaking.

Amelie frowned as she looked at Melissa.

Melissa had stuffed the shares transfer agreement into her bag. “You don’t have to tear it. I’ll keep it for you.”

The secretary happened to come into the office to serve Melissa a cup of milk. After casually taking a sip, Melissa said, “I’ve got to go because I have something to do.” Then, she strode out of the office swiftly as if she was being pursued. Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

The secretary was perplexed as she observed Melissa’s back. “Why did Mrs. Alston leave in such a rush? Isn’t it better for her if you rip the shares transfer agreement up? What made her stop you?” When the secretary entered the office, she happened to see that scene. She was baffled, so she tilted her head. However, she soon realized that she had overstepped her boundary, so she immediately bowed her head to apologize. “I’m sorry, Miss Dillon.”

Amelie did not say anything but waved her hand.

The secretary left quickly and closed the door.

Her frown tightened. Even the secretary found it strange. It might make sense if it were someone else, but Melissa has always been extremely selfish. She’d want me to just destroy it given her character. While she was deep in thought, a phone call from Victor came.

Victor would never call her for no reason, so she frowned as she quickly picked up the phone.

As expected, he said something useful on the other end of the phone. “I found who harmed Mr. Alston!”

Victor and Eugene were both present when Amelie arrived at Alston Residence.

Melissa wore an extremely solemn and hideous expression.

All the servants in the house were sent away.

Jodie huddled in the corner feebly, sobbing and covering her face. Not far away, the wheelchair she had been using was turned upside down.

Eugene approached Amelie when he saw her.

“What happened exactly?” she asked, looking down at Jodie.

“Victor found out that it was Miss Jodie who yanked off Mr. Alston’s respirator. When we came just now, we forced the truth out of her, and she admitted to it. Mrs. Alston got so angry that she kicked Miss Jodie.”

Amelie responded subtly. The call she received from Victor not long ago informed her that the murderer was Jodie. The news shocked her, but she had calmed herself down on her way there. She appeared

as composed as usual at the moment. Melissa, on the other hand, couldn’t stop breathing heavily on the couch. Even her face was distorted.

“Your brother has been extremely protective of you. You never earned a penny for our family at your age, and all you ever did was cause problems. He never made a big deal about it, and he just let you be. What audacity you have to do this to your brother!”

Jodie was too shameful to face others, so she covered her face even more firmly.

Melissa dashed over to shake Jodie’s body recklessly. “You useless girl! Why did you harm your brother? For what? He’s become like this now, but you still want him dead. What do you want?”

Jodie became dizzy as a result of the shaking. Her teary face turned pale as she bit her lips again until they bled.

Something finally got to her, and she shoved Melissa. “You are only ever concerned with him. When do you care about me and my feelings? I know everything, even if you guys thought you kept things well hidden. He gave all of his property to an outsider and gave me nothing! The Alstons’ property is not solely his, and he did not acquire it all on his own. How could he do this? Why should I care about him if he doesn’t care about me?”

Amelie listened to her silently. Both Victor and Eugene said nothing either.

However, Jodie’s motive became obvious with what she had just said. Jodie had discovered Leo’s shares transfer agreement and wanted to kill him before the affair became public. She believed she could keep the Alstons’ property in this manner.

“You fool!” Melissa slapped Jodie. “Do you know that the transfer agreement has taken effect? If you kill your brother, we’ll lose the property!”

Jodie was struck speechless. She was struck dumb there like a helpless lamb. She was not that bright, and she disliked studying. She had no idea that her actions would go against her wishes.

On the other hand, Melissa hit and pushed her incessantly.

“You must trust Elie, even if your brother is unjust to us. She never wants our family’s possessions. She even gave me the shares transfer agreement!” Melissa felt Jodie had fallen short of her expectations.

Amelie stood there as an observer for a while before Victor approached her. “How should we handle this? Should we call the cops?”

“No, please don’t.” When Melissa heard Victor’s words, she hurriedly let Jodie go and ran to Amelie to hold her hand. “Elie, you can’t call the cops. We should never wash our dirty linen in public, and our family can’t afford to be humiliated like this. And i-if we call the cops, Jodie will be locked up in jail. Please, I’m begging you. Don’t do this. Let’s handle this family issue between us, okay?”

After all, Amelie was just an outsider. She could not say much if Melissa did not haggle over it.

Melissa realized that Amelie had agreed to her given Amelie’s silence. Hence, she was no longer nervous. She then glared at Jodie. “You should be punished even if we won’t send you to jail. Lock her up in her room. She’s grounded from today onward!” After that, she called the butler over and asked him to drag Jodie to her room.

After the matter was resolved, she wiped away her tears. “Elie, thank you for giving Jodie a way out. Have you had your dinner? What would you like? Let me cook for you.”

Amelie noticed Melissa still had something to say to her, so she nodded at Eugene and Victor. They quickly realized what was going on and left. She only spoke up after that. “I’m not going to stay for dinner. Now, spit it out.”