Chapter 195 The Reason to Keep Going
Paige sat opposite Leo and poured herself a cup of coffee. A sneer appeared on
her face. "I''m not gonna ept a woman who loves to cause a ruckus and turn
our family upside down. Sure, our family might not be top-tier, but we''re not
letting just any hick into the family!"
Leo fixed Paige with a cold, piercing stare. He enunciated each word deliberately.
"I''ve never even brought Miley up to you. Howe you not only know she exists
but also know all about her background?"
Paige was taken aback.
Suddenly, she realized it was fishy that she knew so much about Miley. She
should''ve had no clue about Miley.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
But she was no fool. Her eyes darted around for a moment, and then she quickly
came up with an answer. "Um, it was..."
"Did Ezra tell you?"
Paige nodded frantically. "Yeah, yeah. Ezra told me."
"You nted Ezra beside me. You made him watch my every move as my
assistant, noting who I talked to and who I was
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interested in. That''s how you found out about Miley right away. A country bumpkin
like her? How could she ever be good enough for you, the son of a professor?
I went out on a sudden errand. Oh, I remember! I said I wanted to go home that
day, and you asked me to get your favorite sandwiches from that shop early in the
morning."
As Leo talked, he attempted a half-hearted smile, but it twisted his face into a
grimace that was far more pitiful than a sob. "I got out of the hotel bed at six in the
morning. Drove for almost an hour round-trip to that sandwich ce to get you
those sandwiches. I was even nning to pick up Miley around seven and take
her back to meet you."
Paige just sat there, mute as a fish, not a single wording out of her mouth.
"When I got back to the hotel, Miley was gone. She took off so fast that she didn''t
even leave me a note or anything. I was left there, totally confused."
Leo fixed Paige with a mocking stare. "Then,ter on, I found out the truth. You
were the one who told Ezra to go to her and say that there were a bunch of
women all over me, and that I was only with her because she was this pure,
fresh-faced girl."
"And you made Ezra give her some cash and tell her to stay away from me.
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"Mom, you know me. I''ve always been a good guy. There''ve been loads of women
trying to get with me, but I''ve never given them the time of day.
"Miley''s the only girl I''ve ever fallen head-over-heels for in my entire life!
"Why did you break us up so cruelly? Why did you make me look like a heartless
jerk?"
Under Leo''s increasingly blood-shot gaze, Paige felt so guilty that she hardly
dared to look him in the eye.
Even at this point, she still hoped to shift the me. "Did Ezra tell you all this?
He''s lying. I have no idea what you''re talking about! That brat is trying to drive a
wedge between us. Don''t be fooled by him!"
Leoughed sardonically, "Don''t you remember? You just
praised Ezra for being honest and hard-working. Would such an honest and
hard-working guy lie to me?"
Paige had shot herself in the foot.
She regretted her actions. She never thought this would evere to light.
She had overestimated Ezra''s loyalty to her.
In fact, Ezra had been loyal to her. If it hadn''t been for Alistair
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and Caroline, Leo would still be kept in the dark, flying like a kite with the string in
Paige''s hand.
Did Alistair and the others do wrong?
Whether it was out of their own self-interest or for Leo''s well-being, they were
right!
Leo was an adult who needed freedom and independence!
How could he break his own wings, give up his freedom, and bid farewell to his
previous happiness just to satisfy his mother''s sick sense of control?
Before he even woke up to the truth, his happiness had already been brutally
snuffled out by his mother!
Leo felt as if he were living in hell.
"Leo, Leo! I know I was wrong. It was my fault. I shouldn''t have been so
prejudiced against that girl. How about this? Where is she now? I will go and
apologize to her right away. I won''t stop you two from being together. I''ll treat her
like my own daughter. I promise!"
Seeing Leo turn around and walk away in despair, Paige waspletely
panicked.
Caroline might ignore her as an aunt, Mabel might give her ti cold shoulder as a
daughter, and Gordon might turn a blind eye
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to her. But Leo was her son, the pride of her life. He couldn''t ignore her!
After his fit of rage, Leo slumped back into the same state of dejection that Alistair
had seen before.
With empty eyes, he let out a cold, sarcasticugh. "Fine, then go ahead and
bring her back from down there."
"Alright, alright, son. I''ll send someone to fetch her right away. No, wait, I''ll go get
her myself. Where is she? Down... down..." Paige suddenly trailed off, her eyes
widening in terror.
Leo turned his head and stared at her nkly. "Yeah, down there. She''s gone.
She died five years ago. Are you happy now?"
Paige, who usually held herself so gracefully, staggered and crumpled to the
ground.
Little did she know at that moment, Leo''s arrival was just the start of this horrible
day.
"Hey, sir! This is a private property. No trespassing. If you try toe in again, I''ll
call the cops!"
Outside the house, as Leo walked away apathetically, he heard the butler trying to
stop someone at the courtyard gate.
He just kept moving forward, like a walking ghost.
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He was merely going through the motions of life.
All his past achievements now seemed utterly meaningless.
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He felt so wretched that he believed he didn''t even deserve to live.
The only thing that stopped him from ending his life after being struck by the triple
blows of grief, a shattered worldview, and deep disappointment in his mother was
the news that Miley had left him a daughter.
That little girl was the sole reason he kept going.
Leo searched for his daughter like a madman, forgetting to eat or sleep.
Ezra was horrified by his state and pleaded with him through tears. "Come on. Eat
something, or at least have a drink of water. You''ll drop dead otherwise!"
Ezra felt incredibly remorseful.
Although he wasn''t the mastermind, he was an aplice, and the guilt weighed
heavily on him.
Finally, Leo''s perseverance paid off. He got the exact information that his
daughter had been adopted by a young
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When he finally calmed down and waved Ezra away, the nearly thirty-year-old
Ezra broke down like a little kid.
He wanted to stay and make amends for his mistakes, but Leo didn''t need him
around.
As he made his way back, Leo''s mind was in a whirl.
He''d heard that the girl who adopted his daughter was stunningly beautiful, a city
girl, and quite well-off.
For some reason, he couldn''t help but think of Caroline.
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