Chapter 199 The Unspoken Topic
After she left the internet cafe, Simone decided to book a fancy hotel again. This time, they decided to share a room to save money for entertainment.
mone and Keira, Eric and
Brandon, Zac and Harry shared spaces, and they went back to the hotel to rest.
Meanwhile, the other group….
Tina looked at the three of them and said, “We only have enough money for meals, but not enough for the hotel we stayed at yesterday. So, we have to earn more money.”
Leon and the other two were feeling down.
“At this hour, there won’t be many people at the tourist attractions. Maybe we can just cat something cheap and save the money for the hotel. If we don’t have enough money, we can stay in a cheaper hotel.”
Today, they didn’t feel like putting in any effort.
Tina thought to herself, Whoever ends up with these three is unlucky. Fortunately, she wasn’t really trying to gain popularity; otherwise, she would have been driven crazy by them. It was better this way. If these three wanted to act lazy, she could only “be forced” to act lazy as well. If she didn’t become popular, it was not her fault. So, she reluctantly said, “Alright, as long as you guys are happy.”
Then, they booked a hotel that was much lower in grade compared to yesterday.
After they booked the hotel, Tina deliberately asked the three of them, “Your previous teammate got injured and is in the hospital. Since we’re not working today, do you want to visit the hospital?” She knew that Jodie, with her personality, must be watching the livestream.
She asked this to annoy the three of them and to provoke Jodie.
Aaron and the others looked at Tinà with complicated expressions.
This woman was truly wicked.
The unspoken topic is being mentioned.
Leon bluntly said, “I want to avoid suspicion, so I won’t go. Otherwise, it might stir up rumors. about me and her, and I can’t handle that.”
This is another denial of his relationship with Jodie. And he’s telling everyone that he wants to keep his distance from Jodie.
Leon can be so straightforward, but the Gray Family brothers can’t.
Luca thought for a moment and showed a pained expression. “I still have unresolved issues. from before. Let me resolve them first, and then I’ll go to the hospital.” He still didn’t know how to face his sister, whom he had loved and pampered for so many years, but was thrown out to take the blame.
The two of them said this, which left Aaron speechless.
He didn’t want to go to the hospital either, especially not alone.
With a change of mind, he covered his stomach and said, “I drank too much alcohol earlier, and now my stomach hurts. I’ll go back to the hotel and rest for now. Let’s talk about it tonight or tomorrow.”
If Leon and his youngest brother didn’t go, he wouldn’t go either. If they all went together, it wouldn’t be awkward.
Tina knew that the three of them would react this way.
She smiled and said, “If you guys don’t want to visit, let’s go back to the hotel.”
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she wasn’t staring at them
anymore.
Then they took a cab together to the hotel.
Jodie was really angry as she watched the live stream.
She didn’t expect that Tina would take the initiative to suggest going to the hospital to see her, but Leon and her two brothers refused to go along with it.
It was as if they were treating her like a ferocious beast.
The more they acted like this, the more determined she was not to let them get away.
They can keep dreaming of winning Simone back.
She wouldn’t let them have their way.
If Leon wanted to get rid of her, he would have to see if she was willing or not.
She had a trump card up her sleeve, and she didn’t believe that Leon could escape from her.
So, she cried and called Melinda.
She said that there was no one taking care of her in the hospital, and she felt lonely and
pitiful.
She also hinted that Leon deliberately distanced himself from her for Simone’s sake.
After she was hospitalized, he never came to see her once.
Melinda didn’t watch the live stream, but she felt sorry for Jodie when she heard her crying.
She assured Jodie that she would make sure Leon took care of her.
Jodie acted spoiled and thanked Melinda.
She also sent Melinda Leon’s current phone number.
At the hotel.
As soon as Leon entered the room and sat down, he heard his phone ringing-
He picked it up and saw that although the caller ID was a string of numbers, he remembered
who it was.
He had never told his biological mother his phone number for the show before.
But now she was calling.
Without guessing, he knew who instigated her.
Leon threw the phone aside and didn’t answer, but the other party was persistent and kept calling several times in a row.
Only then did Leon pick up the phone and answer, “Hello!”
He pretended not to know whose number it was, but it was this greeting that made Melinda unhappy. “It’s me.”
Leon pretended to be surprised and said, “Mom, how did you know this number? Is there something wrong?”
Melinda asked in displeasure, “You don’t remember my phone number?” She was annoyed that her son didn’t remember her number.
He said, “I saved your number on the other phone.”
She suddenly asked, “Do you remember Simone’s phone number?”
Leon naturally remembered, but he said, “I don’t remember. I usually just fl*p through the contacts on my phone; I don’t deliberately remember anyone’s number.”
He knew his mother was strong–willed, and if he didn’t meet her expectations, she would be unhappy.
So, this was the only answer that would satisfy her.
Sure enough, Melinda’s anger subsided a bit.
She continued to question, “Jo was so badly injured because of Simone. Why didn’t you go to the hospital to take care of her?”
Leon frowned. “Did Jodie tell you that Simone caused her injury?”
Melinda said, “I found out by watching the replay of the live stream myself. Jo is so innocent and kind. How could she possibly curse Simone? And she doesn’t even know anything about those crooked ways. It’s Simone who likes them. It’s obvious that Simone harmed Jo and deliberately twisted the truth in the livestream, causing Jo to be criticized by many people. It’s simply too malicious.”
Leon was taken aback. “It was clearly Jodie who cursed Simone, and she got hurt as a result. Simone dares to swear, but Jodie doesn’t. Mom, have you misunderstood something?”
Melinda scoffed. “I watched the live stream replay myself, so how could I misunderstand? Should oaths be taken lightly? Jo doesn’t swear, not because she’s guilty, but because she’s afraid Simone will use it against her. Only you would believe Simone.”
She complained again, “I’ve told you many times before that Simone is not good, but you did
listen. Now, she has not only corrupted your sister, but she has also tarnished your and. Jo’s reputations. What do you expect from a woman like her? I would never agree to let such a malicious person into our Foster Family.”
She had never liked Simone.
Besides wanting to match Jodie with Leon, she didn’t like how much her son cared about his girlfriend.
She didn’t want her son to lose his heart before getting married. It would be even worse if she married into the Foster Family.
As a mother, she had no place in her son’s heart.
Although she favored her eldest son more, she still wanted her youngest son to prioritize her.
That was why she has always hindered her youngest son’s relationship with Simone.
Jo was obedient and listened well, and her profile resembled that person to some extent; she was much better than Simone.
Even if she married into the family and was not as favored by her son, she still had her
support.
She watched the live stream replay, and she disliked Simone’s arrogant and domineering behavior even more. She believed that it was Simone who was misbehaving, not Jodie.
Leon didn’t expect his mother to say such twisted words.
