Kate's expression changed slightly. She knew nothing about it.
She and Amber were planning to make Leonardo believe that Amber was Rosie mother since he had
forgotten everything in the past. Why not let the lie grow as it did?
With her help, Amber didn't need to take Rosie as a trouble.
"Maybe Amber was just a little careless ... Besides, didn't you bring Rosie back with you just now?
She's fine..."
It was Amber's mistake after all. Although Kate subconsciously wanted to defend Amber, Leonardo's
cold face silenced her.
Suddenly, Kate's phone rang.
"Kate, did Rosie return home? I took her out today. She got mischievous and ran away. I haven't found
her yet...." She cried out of breath, and couldn't finish her words.
Kate looked up at Leonardo and said, "She is home."
"Really? I'll be right back!" Amber's voice was filled with undisguised delight.
Kate hung up the phone and pondered for a moment before she said to Leonardo, "Talk to her yourself.
Amber will be here in a minute. After all, she is Rosie's mother. She must have felt terrible with it...."
Leonardo only looked at her expressionlessly without words.
Amber came very quickly.
She looked messed up. Her hair and clothes were drenched by the rain, and her makeup was spoiled.
Kate's heart got tendered by her pale face.
After all, she and Amber had been good friends for many years. Seeing Amber like this, she ordered
the servant, "Get a cup of hot tea and bring over a blanket."
"I'm fine." Amber shook her head helplessly. When she saw Leonardo, her eyes lit up and she walked
straight towards him.
She reached out for Leonardo's hand who took a step back to dodge it.
"Leonardo, have you really found Rosie? It was all my fault ... I was too careless...." Amber said, her
eyes turning red again.
Her eyes were filled with tears, but she stubbornly held them from flowing down. Her sad expression
seemed such sincere.
Leonardo looked at her coldly, his gaze extremely sharp.
Being stared at by his pitch-black eyes, Amber felt like she was being seen through.
She blinked her eyes to let the tears rolling down like broken beads, "Leonardo, where is Rosie? May I
see her?"
Leonardo's eyes got even colder along with his voice, "Do you think you deserve it?"
Amber's expression fractured, "Leonardo, you ... won't forgive me?"
Leonardo suddenly raised his hand and waved at the bodyguard behind him.
The next moment, the bodyguard handed over a check and a pen.
Leonardo took the pen and wrote a long string of figures on the check before throwing it directly to
Amber, "Rosie has nothing to do with you from now on. And stay away from the Emersons."
The check struck lightly on Amber's body, then fell to the ground.
Amber looked at the check unbelievably. She did not expect Leonardo to be so cruel.
No, not just cruel.
He was clearly insulting her.
Did he think that it was for money that she tried so hard to marry him?
She didn't need money at all!
Kate was also enraged by Leonardo's action. She pointed at him with her trembling finger, "Leonardo!
Is this your way of treating a lady? Apologize to her!"
Leonardo had never been under control of others.
He wasn't even afraid to go against Mr. Charlie, let alone Kate.
He turned around and headed for the dining room as if he didn’t hear Kate's words.
The servants could never prevent themselves from doting upon Rosie with ice cream.
When Leonardo entered the dining room, he saw a bunch of servants gathered around Rosie, trying to
coax her to give up the ice cream in her hand.
Leonardo walked over and called with his usual emotionless voice, "Rosie."
Rosie, who was savoring ice cream, trembled at his words, and hurriedly hid the empty box behind her
back before raising her head with a fawning smile. She said sweetly, "Dad."
Leonardo crossed his arms and stood like a colossus in front of her, staring down at her.
Rosie pursed her small lips and rounded her eyes with an innocent expression, but she was quickly
defeated by Leonardo's gaze.
She docilely handed over the ice cream box to Leonardo.
Leonardo did not take it, but said indifferently, "How much did I just say you are allowed to eat?"
Rosie murmured, "Half a box...."
Leonardo continued the interrogation, "How much did you eat?"
"I ate ... much." Rosie stood on tiptoe and raised the ice cream box in her hand, a little scared.
"No ice cream for next week." Leonardo put the ice cream box aside and carried her up, "It's time for
bed."
The house of the Emersons' was very large with ingenious design.
The hall and the dining room weren't connected. So, Leonardo could send Rosie back to her room
without seeing Amber again.
After comforting Rosie to sleep, Leonardo retreated from her room and went to the hall.
Kate was still in the hall, but Amber was gone.
"I sent someone to drive Amber back." Seeing him come down, Kate stood up.
Leonardo ignored her and only turned around to order a servant, "Make me some noodles and bring it
to my study."
After saying that, he was about to return upstairs.
Being ignored by him, Kate could only hold her temper and shout, "Leonardo, I hope you can have a
talk with Amber sometime."
Leonardo turned to look at her, but didn't responded to her request, "Did you have dinner?"
Kate didn't understand the question, "Yes, I did."
Hearing this, Leonardo's lips curled into a mocking smile, "Well, I didn't."
"Didn't you just ask the servant to cook noodles?" Kate unconsciously lowered her voice.
"You and I are siblings by blood ties, so I chose to believe you when I woke up three years ago. You
said that Amber was my ex-girlfriend, and that I have nothing to do with Carl of the Tip Top. I believed
everything you said."
Leonardo's tone was indifferent without the slightest bit of reproach or displeasure. However, Kate's
expression turned more and more ashen as every word came out of his mouth.
After a brief pause, Leonardo looked at Kate with a faint smile, "My sister, who I trusted so much,
doesn't care if I have had dinner or not. Instead, she cares more about other people's feelings. You are
truly selfless."
"Leonardo, you...." Kate's expression cracked suddenly, but she collected all strength to calm herself
down, "Amber and I have been good friends for many years. You knew it, I just...."
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