Chapter 12
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When he got home, Leon immediately noticed the small bloodstains on the wide-open window.
She was no longer in the apartment.
Aurelie couldn’t help but scream when she saw the blood and fingernails on the ground, she never expected Leon to be so ruthless.
But soon she realized that the crueler Leon was to that woman, the more he loved her, right?
As soon as she turned her head, she saw Leon squinting his eyes and staring at the window.
Leon’s fist clenched gradually, and Eloise actually ran away.
As if thinking of something, his furrowed brow relaxed.
Aurelie frowned, “Has Eloise gone missing? Let’s go look for her, she’s a young girl.”
Upon hearing this, Leon smirked. “She will come back.”
She couldn’t leave me. Leon didn’t say the second half, he was afraid Aurelie would feel uncomfortable if she heard it.
Aurelie didn’t know why he was so certain when he said those words, but she ultimately didn’t ask again.
Leon looked at Aurelie with a tender gaze and asked, “Ellie, will you marry me?”
Aurelie was taken aback. “But weren’t you going to marry Eloise?”
Leon took her hand and said, “The person I have always wanted to marry is you.”
Her heart felt as sweet as honey in that moment, and Aurelie flashed a shy smile.
“I was willing.” The next moment, she looked guilty, “But Eloise would be hurt if she found out.”
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Looking at the kind Aurelie, Leon’s heart felt a little bitter. He touched Aurelie’s head and said, “But she didn’t show any mercy when she hurt you.” With just one sentence, Eloise was condemned.
At night, Leon and Aurelie embraced each other to sleep, but Leon couldn’t fall asleep. In his mind, he kept seeing Eloise’s voice and smile, and her fragile expression. The thought of Eloise being upset made his heart ache.
He walked to the edge of the bed, looking at the endless stream of vehicles outside the window, his eyes filled with
darkness.
In the past, Eloise used to love sitting by the window, holding him and looking at the scenery outside. She would hang onto him like a koala.
There was another time when Eloise suggested going to the amusement park. He accompanied Eloise to the amuse-
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ment park, but as soon as they arrived at the entrance, Eloise became timid and unwilling to go in.
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She looked timidly at Leon, with a vulnerability in her eyes that he couldn’t understand. “I’m already this old and still want to go to the amusement park, isn’t it embarrassing?”
Leon still remembers the heartache he felt at that time, and he swore then that he would never let Eloise be wronged again in the future.
The woman in the bed turned over and made a slight noise.
Leon seemed to be instantly awakened, he pinched his brow, not understanding what was happening to him.
Wasn’t she just a substitute for Ellie? She only felt sorry for her and took care of her because of Ellie.
Leon took a deep breath and forced himself to stop thinking about Eloise.
Eloise had neurasthenia and was afraid to sleep alone at night, so Leon was certain that she would come back to find
him.
When the time comes, all she needs to do is apologize to Ellie, and this matter will be over.
With this in mind, Leon’s heart gradually began to calm down.
He returned to bed and embraced Aurelie in his arms, falling into a deep sleep.
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