Leo Joyce could only fall silent in frustration.
"Don't be angry, Brother. Let's go." She had to be the first to back down to keep him from fighting Leo Joyce.
"Promise me you won't come to places like this or see Leo Joyce again, and I won't be angry."
"Leo Joyce is my friend. I can't promise you that."
"Amelia Avery, you're truly hopeless," Aiden Avery said angrily, then turned and stalked away.
Watching her brother go, Amelia Avery sighed. She turned to Leo Joyce and said in a low voice, "Don't forget what you promised me."
Leo Joyce just smiled without a word, but Amelia Avery knew perfectly well that he always kept his promises. Since he'd agreed, he would definitely see it through...
「An hour later, at the Avery residence.」
Aiden Avery had just sat down when he was startled by frantic knocking at the door.
He frowned, watching their housekeeper, Lane, muttering to herself as she hastily threw on some clothes and went to open the door.
