Mr. CEO's Young Mistress
Chapter 60: How Dare She!

A chill travelled down her spine when Melanie sensed sharp eyes flitting towards their joined hands.

Then, she did something unthinkable.

She shoved Sharon out!

Sharon had not anticipated Melanie's reaction and her body tottered forward naturally.

The shock made her break out in a cold sweat. She instinctively reached out to grab the person in front of her and stabilised herself.

"Thank-" began Sharon gratefully.

However, her words got stuck in her throat when she lifted her head to meet someone's cold eyes.

She felt as if a gust of chilly wind had just blasted through her body.

Sharon subconsciously opened her mouth, and her breathing became heavier.

Liam couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Melanie pushing Sharon. He felt a chill run down his spine. He choked and began to cough violently.

Sara looked at Liam silently, irked. While Liam was feeling nervous, she felt more gleeful than anything.

Everyone in Montreal knew how much Leonard treasured Sharon.

So how dare Melanie push Sharon!

Did she want her hands cut off?

Sara scoffed to herself smugly.

Paul had never expected that someone would dare to shove Sharon in front of Leonard.

For a moment, he was dumbstruck. When he finally came back to his senses, he frowned and glared at Melanie.

However, as soon as he looked over, a sharper pair of eyes glared at him.

Paul stiffened, and he turned to peek at Oliver, who was staring at him with a cold smile.

Paul raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"M-Mr. Lefebvre! M-My daughter and Miss Andre are good friends, so they act very comfortably with each other. I assure you, Melanie had no ill intentions."

Regardless of their conflict, Melanie was still his biological daughter. Worried that Leonard would be angry with Melanie, Liam frantically rushed to Melanie's side. His body bowed as he explained to Leonard with a nervous smile.

Melanie was astonished by Liam's words. She never expected him to speak up for her.

Sara shot Liam a glance but remained silent. After all, it wasn't her daughter.

She waited with bated breath for Leonard to turn his rage onto Melanie.

With a faint smile, Oliver stared at Sara wordlessly before turning to glance at Leonard.

Leonard got the signal and narrowed his eyes.

He tightened his grip over Sharon's hands that were getting colder by the minute. He pulled her to his side and turned to look at Melanie with an indifferent expression. "So, this isn't the first time?" Liam trembled, and sweat trickled down his forehead. "E-Erm..."

For a while, Liam didn't say anything.

Melanie's face was white. She was usually exuberant and chirpy, but she clearly knew how to read the atmosphere.

She knew she wouldn't be able to deal with the consequences if she offended someone like Leonard.

Not to mention, most of the time, she actually acted quite familiar with Sharon...

Melanie clutched the hem of her shirt and pouted at Sharon pleadingly.

Sharon rolled her eyes at her, though what went unsaid was loud and clear. "Where's the trust? I thought we agreed to be each other's angels? How could you abandon me when I needed you the most? Humph! You're on your own now!"

Melanie replied with her eyes, "I had no choice. Leonard is too scary! Why did he have to glare at me just for holding your hand? I wouldn't have done something like that if it weren't for him. You know that, right?"

Sharon snorted to herself. "Excuses!"

Melanie responded silently. "Boohoo..."

"What are you two doing?"

Paul dashed between them. He looked at Sharon before turning to look at Melanie. "Are the two of you telepathic or something?"

The two girls watched him mutely.

"Mr. Lefebvre, just look at how close the two of them are. It's-"

A sharp look from Leonard immediately silenced Liam before he could finish his words.

Liam bit his tongue and remained silent.

Leonard turned to stare at Melanie. "How many times have you done something like this?"

"I-I never kept t-track..." Melanie answered without thinking, overwhelmed by Leonard's overbearing presence.

Sharon bit her lip and stifled a giggle, marvelling at the unfamiliar sight.

After all, she had never seen Melanie cower before, much less be stunned into silence!

Oliver grinned and looked at Melanie with a twinkle in his eyes.

Liam's face was stiff, having mixed feelings.

"I see... So you've never counted?" Leonard suddenly broke out into a malicious grin.

Melanie paled.

Sharon finally took pity on Melanie. Although she was reluctant to speak to him, she felt responsible to speak out since she was the cause of everything. She raised her chin to look at Leonard's unflinching face. "Master-"

Leonard instantly lowered his burning gaze to her.

Sharon's words stuck in her throat. She sucked in a breath and lowered her head timidly.

Melanie watched her, sighing to herself silently.

"Leonard."

Oliver got up from the sofa and walked over.

No one could tell whether it had been intentional, but he ended up standing beside Melanie.

As soon as he stood beside her, Melanie could smell the fragrance of mint, along with a hint of tobacco.

The masculine but fresh scent made Melanie's heart skip a beat, and she slowly looked up to peek at Oliver.

Oliver caught her and his smile

widened. He raised an eyebrow at

Leonard. "Sharon and Ms. Faure are

friends. If Sharon chose to visit MS.

Faure today, it must mean that they are very close. Don't you agree, Ms. Faure?"

Oliver suddenly cued Melanie, who was still peeking at him.

Melanie, caught off-guard, blushed and nodded slightly.

Satisfied, Oliver smiled and turned Leonard. Ms. Faure is the only person Sharon has recognized as her friend. Sharon might hate you if you scare her away."

Sharon nodded in agreement.

However, just as she did, the grip on her hand tightened. Sharon immediately stilled.

Leonard looked at Oliver as if wearing a smile. "So you think that I should just let this go?"

Oliver smiled. "We're just here to pick Sharon up. And It's already quite late. If we were to talk about this any longer, it will soon be dawn."

Paul bit his lip as he watched the two of them and thought, "What the hell are they doing?"

They were putting up a show. One person was acting as the good cop, while the other acted as the bad cop.

Leonard returned Oliver's smile before turning around and dragging Sharon away.

Liam and Melanie gaped after Leonard's retreating figure.

"What's going on? Wasn't he hellbent on getting a favourable response? Why did he give up? How rude!" These thoughts were rushing through their minds.

Sharon also had no idea of what Leonard was thinking. She frowned, baffled, and looked back at Melanie.

Paul watched them walk out and reached out to pat Oliver on the arm. "Let's get moving."

"All right."

Paul turned to leave after getting affirmation from Oliver.

Unexpectedly, Oliver did not follow behind them.

Paul was already in the car when he realised that Oliver hadn't followed him out.

After twenty minutes, Oliver finally came out of the house.

Oliver strolled over with a relaxed stance. Paul frowned and asked, "Oliver, did you get lost?"

Oliver didn't reply. He merely opened the door of the passenger's seat and got in the car.

Sharon and Leonard were sitting in the back seat.

When Leonard saw Oliver get into the car, he turned to Paul and ordered quietly. "Start driving."

Paul wanted to ask more questions but bit his tongue reluctantly. He revved the engine and headed towards Coral Pavilion.

All the way back, Sharon's hand was gripped so tightly by someone that her palm was sweaty, and her fingers ached.

But when she saw his stony face, she did not dare to utter a single word.

There were a few times when Paul would open his mouth to admonish Sharon for her actions, but a sharp look from Oliver would immediately zip his lips.

In the end, Paul did not get to say a single thing even until they arrived.

Sharon's ears perked up when she heard the car door opening, and she started to break out in a cold sweat.

Her legs felt like jelly as someone dragged her out of the car.

Paul frowned disapprovingly at Leonard's rough actions, but he did not say anything.

To be honest, he also felt that

Sharon's actions today were

immature and irresponsible. She should be punished so that similar

incidents will not happen in the future.

However, he still gave in when he saw Sharon looking at him pleadingly with her puppy eyes.

"She's still young. It's quite common for kids her age to throw a tantrum and run away from home." Paul convinced himself internally and leapt out of the car.

Sharon looked as if she saw her saviour.

However...

"Get back to the car!"

Leonard glared at Paul.

Paul's tail immediately went between his legs as he scurried back to the car.

Sharon watched him dumbly.

After a few moments, the humiliation finally caught up to Paul, and he hid his face into Oliver's shoulder, ashamed to have lost his dignity in front of Sharon.

"Oh no!" he exclaimed to himself.

Oliver grinned and patted his head nonchalantly.

Leonard dragged Sharon into the villa. Then, under Kelley's nervous gaze, he pulled her into his room.

The door shut close with a loud bang, the sound resonating through her entire body.

Leonard flung her in roughly, and she landed with her butt on the ground.

She instinctively rubbed her sore bottom. She was tense as she peeked at Leonard, who was looking down at her with cold eyes.