A Matter of Wife and Love

Chapter 191

The sound was so loud that the ground rumbled. NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

When Elyse heard that, she was frightened. Then, she saw that Leo had driven past her and went toward the reporters’ direction.

They were terrified by the incoming car and quickly moved aside. In just a split second, the car had disappeared out of sight.

Subsequently, the reporters had complicated expressions as they surrounded Elyse’s car.

Her bumper was dented, and the car lights were shattered! The car had been flipped from the huge force when Leo crashed against it.

“Oh my god! Mr. Alston… He…” One of the reporters could not help but exclaim in utter exaggeration.

What happened before them made everyone realize that not only had Leo left Elyse, his fiancé, alone in the garage, he even crashed into her car for Amelie, his ex-wife! After all, he could have waited for Elyse to move her car, but he was so anxious that he did not even have the time to do so! With this matter, it was clear that Amelie was more important to Leo.

As Elyse looked at the broken car, she clenched her fists tightly. Her car was ruined, and so was her reputation! Leo had overlooked what Ellen did for him just because of Amelie! At that point, nothing could get her out of this mess. He had embarrassed her in front of the reporters, and she would be a laughingstock of the town!

As she thought about it, she was angry and glared at the reporters. “I’m sure you know what to write on today’s news. If anyone were to write nonsense, the Alston Family would get their revenge!” Then, she stormed off angrily.

When she returned to the dressing room, she was frustrated and disappointed. All she wanted to do was vent her emotions.

Just as she stepped into the room, she saw Donia and the girls who had surrounded her inside.

“What’s going on? I heard Mr. Alston has left.” Donia’s expression was grim. As soon as Elyse entered the room, she interrogated her, and her attitude was unlike before.

Although Elyse was frustrated, she still had to deal with Donia. “He has some important business to attend to.”

When Rose, the girl Elyse humiliated previously, heard her words, she said, “What is more important than his engagement? It looks to me that Mr. Alston doesn’t love you!”

She was getting her revenge since Elyse had humiliated her.

Her words resembled a slap to Elyse’s face, which infuriated and embarrassed her. She almost wanted to pick a fight with Rose right there and then.

“She doesn’t have any manners, Miss Donia. Don’t you have something to say about it?” Elyse suppressed her anger and reminded her manager.

In reality, Donia was angry and disappointed in Elyse since Leo had left. When she heard her words, she gave a light scolding to Rose. Then, her words took a turn as she looked at Elyse. “Do you know when he will be back? After all, he is the star of today’s event. If he were to be absent, your reputation will be ruined.”

At that, Elyse felt excruciating pain and wanted to bang her head against the wall from the embarrassment. Even if she wanted Leo to return, he would not listen to her!

As she thought about it, she suppressed her anger and said calmly, “Bria’s mother is in a life-and-death situation, and the kid is terrified. So, how can Leo ignore this matter? Surely, he would return after the mother is found. It was me who allowed him to leave. I’ll explain it to you guys later on.”

“Hmph!” Rose snorted in disdain and mocked her. “You sure know how to flatter yourself!”

Donia could also tell that Leo did not love Elyse as much as she proclaimed. Otherwise, he would have sent his men over to save Amelie rather than going there in person. However, she knew there was nothing more they could do now. Moreover, most people would believe in Elyse’s words, so she did not expose her since she wanted her to keep in touch with the Alston Family. “I’m sure Mrs. Alston will arrive if he doesn’t get here in time.” Then, she looked at Elyse thoughtfully before leaving with the others.

After they left, Elyse stood there without moving. She knew what Donia meant. If Leo can’t be here, Melissa can take his spot for the time being, so I won’t be embarrassed. If anyone were to talk about this, I can say that Leo’s parents approve of me as his wife.

As she thought about it, she went to dial Melissa’s number. However, Melissa had turned off her phone! Hearing the beeping noise, she dared not believe it and redialed the number. However, it was still the same!

“Damn it!” At that moment, her last hope had ceased to exist. She threw her phone to the ground angrily before it shattered into pieces. Yet, she did not seem to have had enough and rushed toward the dressing table and flipped everything off the ground.

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When Leo arrived at the grocery store, it was surrounded by police cordons. Someone was carrying Bria as she sobbed hysterically. Her eyes and nose were red as she kept calling for her mommy and grandpa.

As soon as he saw her, he immediately rushed over and embraced her.

Seeing her daddy, Bria cried while pushing him. “Daddy, please save Mommy and Grandpa!”

Once Leo had scrutinized the scene, he realized that it was not just the racks that had fallen but half of the building! When Bria was being pushed away by Amelie, the paramedics quickly got her out of the building. Since she only remembered the racks falling, she could only tell such information to Leo.

While he comforted her, he walked toward a paramedic and told the person his identity.

When the paramedic heard Leo was from the family of one of the victims, he was solemn. “We are trying to get them out of there. However, too many things are inside, and the building has collapsed severely. Thus, we are unable to get everyone out in the meantime.”

Since Bria could only understand half of the thing, she knew that it was hard for them to save the people trapped underneath. At that moment, she cried even harder and said, “Daddy, I want Mommy and Grandpa. Please. Save them.”

Leo was disheartened when he heard the news too. He was already nervous when he heard that the racks had fallen. However, things were more severe than he thought. Although he did not love Amelie and even despised her, he still felt sad when he realized that she might be trapped underneath the building!

Thinking about it, he took a deep breath and patted Bria’s back gently. “Don’t worry. I will help you find Grandpa and Mommy.” Then, he quickly dialed a number and arranged for more rescue teams to arrive.

Not far away, Julia and Samuel had arrived at the scene too.

Her eyes were red and puffy. When she saw Bria, she quickly rushed over and asked, “Where’s Mommy, Bria? Where’s Grandpa? Do they have any news?”

Hearing her words, Bria could only cry and shook her head. When Julia saw her reaction, she glanced at the ruined building, and tears streamed down her face. Samuel comforted her for a moment before he went to look for them with the rescue team.

Since Leo’s men had not arrived and he was not qualified to be in the rescue team, he was stopped outside of the police cordon. Just as he was in deep thought, Julia saw him.

Seeing that he was just standing outside, she had mistaken him that he was only here to take Bria away and would ignore Amelie’s situation. At that moment, she was enraged and barked at him. “How heartless of you, Leo! Don’t you feel guilty? Did you think you could hide the truth by forgetting it? If Elie’s accompaniment didn’t mean anything to you, what about the things she had done for you? If it weren’t for her, you would still be an unworthy, useless man!”

Before that, Leo was trying to think of a way to get into the collapsed building. However, he was stunned and quickly turned his head toward Julia when he heard her words. “What are you talking about?”

“What am I talking about? Do you know who’s the one that made you regain your eyesight?” She was so angry that she had forgotten to keep it a secret.