Chapter 230: Don’t You Miss Me Too?
Leo clenched his jaw tightly, refusing to look at her eyes. That was the nail that sealed the coffin.
Amelia’s blood ran cold as she stared at the teenager, her breath hitching in disbelief. She was never particularly close to Carlo’s friends as compared to Carlo himself, especially since they were difficult to speak with, but she at least thought they liked her enough those times she spent her days at the orphanage with Daniella.
"Why?" Amelia asked, the word leaving her throat a little breathless. "You... You could’ve just come to me if you needed help with your future career. I could’ve helped you. There was no need―"
"You were always with Carlo!" Leo suddenly yelled, breaking his silence. "Just because he’s secretly a nerd doesn’t mean everyone else is one. Yet your eyes never land on people with talents who lie elsewhere― not on people like Jason, and certainly not on me!"
Jason― that was another name that rang a bell in Amelia’s head. He was another one of Carlo’s close friends, a little younger than Carlo and Leo.
"All you rich folk are the same," Leo continued, speaking lowly as he rubbed at his sore wrists. "But at least you’ve got one thing right. The only way to make it up is through connections. If you aren’t willing to get me one, then I’ll find my own way."
Hearing his words, Caleb let out an approving bark of laughter.
"Atta boy," he said. "This one will make it to high places."
At his words, Leo seemingly beamed with pride like a puppy that was praised by its owner.