“What happened to Robert? I didn't know that he was sick.” Leo couldn't stop commenting, especially since it was about Robert. He gazed at Erin, who was still hugging him in the airport. When Leo looked around, his eyes were darkened.
How did he not notice that there was a man who was secretly photographing them? Leo liked that he didn't see the photographer, and took his phone while Erin continued to act like she was sobbing.
Leo typed the man's location, and the clothes that the man had been wearing. He informed his men to take the camera and ruined it.
While the man, who was secretly hiding, was pleased to have a job. Erin was the one who approached him, and told him that she would pay a hundred thousand dollars just to capture her with Leo.
Although Erin was known to be an evil mistress, it wouldn't change the fact that it was the money that he wanted to get. When the man stopped from capturing a lot of photos, and started walking in happiness whenever he was looking at the photos that he had taken.
For sure, Erin would add a payment for him because he made sure that Erin and Leo would be sweet in the photos. When he was about to go out of the airport, he was bumped by a big man, which made him drop the camera.
“Oh, man! Look what you have done! I can't believe that the pathway is so wide but you bumped me! Did you know how much it cost to have this camera?” The photographer gritted his teeth, and was about to say again when the group of men took him.
The photographer widened his eyes in fear, and his lips trembled. He gulped and was about to run when they held him at the same time.
“Come with us. Mr. Fontaine wanted to talk to you.” The man said, which made the photographer almost pass out. He couldn't understand if he had done something wrong because he thought Leo and Erin were married.
The men took the photographer to a large vehicle, and they surrounded him to prevent him from escaping. The photographer looked like a bullied prey by a lot of predators.
“I… I don't understand why Mr. Fontaine wanted to talk with me? Erin is his wife, and I think it's natural that I'm taking their sweet photos.” The photographer clenched his teeth and couldn't stop getting worried when the vehicle started to move.
The men didn't say anything because they were forbidden to talk a lot. All they needed to do was to make sure that the man wouldn't escape from them.
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Leo looked at his phone when his trusted men informed him that they had finally taken the man away from the airport. He pushed Erin away, and seeing how devastated Erin was, made Leo think that Erin was such a good actress.
“Leo, I needed you.” Erin mumbled and was about to hug Leo when Leo started walking from the airport.
Erin was shocked, gnashed her teeth, and followed Leo. Erin almost stomped her feet in frustration, but she stopped herself because she didn't want Leo to see how irritated she was.
Leo wouldn't like it when a woman was a fighter. He used to select a woman who was innocent and pitiful. She remembered her best friend, the first woman that Leo had appreciated. Erin felt that she was betrayed at that time because Ella knew how much she loved Leo so much.
But when Erin was about to tell Leo about what she felt, she saw them almost kissing in the rain. Erin asked someone to kidnap Ella, but sadly, those who she hired included Leo.
Leo thought that Ella died because of him. Ella died because she protected Leo so much that Erin used what happened to make Leo pity her.
Unfortunately, Leo was in love with Blossom too much, and he didn't allow Ella to be with him. But Leo was guilty, and Leo kept assisting her because of Ella's death.
“Leo, I will book for our honeymoon. Is it okay with you? Let's make everything work.” Erin had a lot of hopes. She finally got rid of the two women who were trying to stop her from getting Leo, and she was the only one left. Erin thought Leo would love her too fast if they had a honeymoon.
If that happened, Erin would conceive Leo's baby, and she would be happy now. All she wanted to achieve was to be Leo's true wife.
“I'm busy now. I have a lot of appointments that I need to make.” Leo reasoned out, which made Erin try not to have a sour expression. Erin's first clenched, and forced herself to smile.
“Okay, what about next month? Is it okay with you? I want us to be exclusively married. Leo, please!” Erin didn't want to stop, which made Leo look away because he was annoyed when Erin was demanding him.
Leo angrily glimpsed Erin, which made Erin startled and swallow.
“Erin, I married you because I thought you already knew me? I thought that you would understand whenever I was busy!” Leo exclaimed, which made Erin widen her eyes.
“I didn't know that you liked to control me. You aren't like this when we are friends. I thought you were so innocent, and kept supporting me in whatever I wanted.”, Leo added, which made Erin gulp again, because she couldn't believe that Leo would say those words to her.
It looked like Leo slapped her several times and told her that she was being too demanding. Erin had fear in her eyes. What was important to her was what she wanted. She forgot that Leo was too observant of his surroundings, and she didn't like to be exposed.
“Leo— I'm sorry if you think that I have changed. I'm desperate to be loved by you! I thought you would give this marriage a chance.” Erin acted like she had teary eyes, and sniffed to make Leo see that she was hurt. How could she be so reckless when it comes to her plan?
Was this the reason why Amelia kept scolding her because she couldn't control herself anymore? Was this the reason why she was stressed?
Leo sighed, but didn't say anything. Erin couldn't stop herself from crying for real. She couldn't understand what was happening to her, and she was so aggressive when it came to Leo.
“Leo, I'm sorry. I was so desperate to get your attention.” Erin kept uttering those words while they were leaving the airport. Erin felt hopeless and blamed her desperation to be with Leo for real.
When they went to their house, Erin thought that Leo would go directly to the Fontaine house, but she was wrong. Leo went inside their room, and unbotton his clothes, which made Erin hug him tightly.
“Leo, please, I'm sorry. I will be good now. I don't want to think that they will steal you from me. We are married.” Erin sweetly muttered those words. Her tone was full of plead, as if she would be dead if Leo didn't forgive her.
Leo closed his eyes. He didn't want the drama to be extended because he didn't want Erin to think that there was another reason why he was acting strange. He would do anything to protect Leah and his sons against Erin.
If Erin felt that he was trying her best to be with her, maybe, Erin would stop acting crazy!
“I will clear my schedule next month. I will give you a chance.” When Erin heard what Leo had been told, she smiled, and gripped Leo's waist tightly.
“Thank you! I promised that I would not do anything bad. I'm sorry.” Erin kissed Leo's chest, and when Leo looked away she felt hurt.
“I want us to start. Let's act as if we are girlfriend and boyfriend. Erin, I'm still not moved on to Blossom's death. I want to be honest with you.” Leo mentioned Blossom, so Erin would think that Leo was dead. If Erin knew how to trick him, then he would do the same thing.
“Okay.” Erin murmured, and there was a glint of happiness in her face. She needed to do her best to make Leo believe that she was a good woman, and not a bad one.
Leah was looking at Adam and Allen in their bed. Allen stopped crying when he fell asleep, and Leah couldn't stop pitying her son.
Leah remembered what Johnny wanted to tell her, but she didn't want to hear anything because she was hurt. She was about to leave them when Adam opened his eyes, and called her.
“Mom, where are you going? You are so busy that you don't want us anymore.” Adam commented, which made Leah stunned for a moment, and swallowed. Adam was the most matured one, and the most copied of Leo's face.
If someone saw her child, she was sure that they would conclude that they were Leo's child. She was stupid not to think that time, and accepted Leo's job offer because she was too desperate to have a job.
“You used to sing with us. You used to read us a lot of books to make us sleep. What happened, mom?” Adam questioned Leah, which made Leah look away. She knew how smart Adam was, and he was too observant of his surroundings.
“Nothing. I'm sorry if I'm too busy. I love you.” Leah hugged Adam, and Adam tried to push her away to see her reaction. Leah tried to hide her face because she knew that Adam would tell her what she truly felt.
“Mom, you told us that lying to someone isn't good, but why are you doing it to your son? I know that there is a problem. I want to know if that man is my father.” Adam didn't want to stop himself from asking. Adam was curious, especially when he saw Leo looking at him.
“I looked like him, and I thought that you had finally located my father. Mom, he's my father. I'm sure of that because I looked like him. I feel that I'm looking in the mirror, and now I know what I looked like when I grew up!” Adam exclaimed, and there was a spark in his icy eyes. That was the reason why he let Leo take him.
Adam was known to avoid avoiding people that he didn't know, but when he saw Leo, he was sure that he was his father, so he let him get too close to him.
“Adam, I wish I could say everything to you. I still couldn't remember everything.” Leah didn't have a choice but to be honest with Adam. She felt guilty when Adam told her that she was lying and it was bad.
“Does it mean that you remember a slight part of your memories, mom?” Adam didn't want to stop.
“Yes.” Leah stopped and bit her lips to prevent herself from crying. “It was painful. Leo is your dad. He is my husband who cheated on me. I don't understand why I ended up getting pregnant with him after what he had done.”
“Maybe you loved him so much that you still gave him a chance, mom. But dad is married to another woman, mom. I heard the maids kept talking about his wife, and I heard that they said she was my father's mistress when he was married to his legal wife.” Since Leah was honest, Adam couldn't stop himself from telling the truth to Leah.
“W-What?” Leah was shocked because she was the legal wife of Leo, and now she found out that Leo married his mistress when she was missing.
Leah's mouth hung open in disbelief. She couldnt understand what she was thinking in the past. Ironically, Leo treated her as his mistress now while he was married to his past mistress. Leah wanted to curse Leo for how he treated her.
‘Leopold Fontaine, how dare you do this to me!’