Leonhart took a sip of his tea, opened his eyes, and looked at Mellisa's face through the rim of the cup.
At this moment, he seemed to have unleashed the power of the Patriarch, like an ordinary elder chatting about family.
Mellisa looked ahead, and after a few battles of the heart, she was almost certain that Leonhart wasn't testing her, but that he found out she was a woman disguised as a man.
Thinking of this, Mellisa smiled calmly. "For him."
Leonhart's eyebrows suddenly rose.
He put down the teacup and narrowed his eyes. "Your sudden honesty really surprised me!"
"If I quibble again, it would seem insincere! You arranged our meeting in such a way, perhaps... You let the assistant chef help me buy medicine today, right?"
Melissa is very smart. In just a few minutes, she had connected all the trouble dots.
It seemed like Leonhart knew that he was asking the assistant chef to help her buy some medicine, and just as Lawrence pulled Leonard over for a private talk, the assistant chef sent her a message.
Moreover, on the way back from the back kitchen, the driver immediately took her to meet Leonhart.
All this being coincidence would absolutely make no sense.
Leonhart's deep and gloomy eyes instantly showed appreciation. He lowered his head calmly, and even patted his knee. "Smart enough, you are many times brighter than Lyn's brain!"
Melissa frowned. 'Is this a compliment?'
"Come and sit down. Since you dare to face my question, let's be honest about the next thing!"
Leonhart pointed to the sofa next to him and motioned for Mellisa to sit down.
The change between these moments made him feel heavy.
Leonhart's personality is too shrewd, his joy and anger are invisible, and every sentence carries deep meaning.
Even though Mellisa could see the deception, she still didn't know how the other party's attitude had suddenly changed.
At this moment, Leonhart didn't see Melissa doing anything. His sharp facial features relaxed a bit to lighten the mood. "You most likely came to my house after hearing about my son's marriage right? Sit down and you will find your answer."
Hearing this, Mellisa no longer hesitated and sat across from him.
Leonhart was slightly surprised, and then he shook his head and laughed. "It seems you are quite worried about him."
"Sir, if you want to tell a story, just spit it."
The problem was solved, Mellisa could see that Leonhart had no ill intentions.
At least at this moment, he had not expressed any anger or dissatisfaction with her.
Since he was able to see through her identity as a woman, and sent someone to investigate, the next discussion might be the key.
At this moment, Leonhart looked at Mellisa on the opposite side, "What is your purpose in coming and disguised into my house? I know the relationship between the two of you, but haven't you heard that he already has a fiancée?"
"I heard about it!" Melissa nodded lightly. "It's just that I want to see him in person whether he has a fiancée or not."
Leonhart raised a final note in surprise. "Oh? After you saw it for yourself, you couldn't leave him? Was it because of his illness?"
Mellisa nodded.
"Then why pretend to be a maid? Do you not want to be discovered by him or do you not intend to reveal your identity?"
"Both!"
Leonhart noticed something interesting, and after a short conversation, he threw the point. "Since you are willing to undertake such a dangerous mission, do you intend to snatch him back from Lyn's hands?"
Hearing these words, Mellisa couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Leonhart asked rhetorically.
Mellisa rubbed her fingers and was silent for a few seconds before raising her eyes to look at Leonhart. "I heard his fiancée was originally appointed by the family. But why do I feel like you are testing my feelings for Leonard now? However, a few hours ago, you reminded Leonard that his marriage to Lyn must not be late."
Upon hearing this, Leonhart pursed his thin lips, retracted his eyes, and looked at her while raising his eyebrows. "It's the same with you. If you don't force him back to Bandung, do you need to go to the trouble of disguise now? Aren't you the one who forced him to take over his responsibilities!"
Mellisa's eyes trembled, and her heart jumped violently.
She didn't speak, and Leonhart slowly got up, walked to the bookshelf unhurriedly, then picked up a jade carving, and said while caressing. "He was the first heir to the Adler family in Bandung and he just ran away. Did he think being a police officer could make him avoid his responsibilities? That was the first mistake he made. As for the second, he was dating a woman without the permission of his family. This is the Adlers, that's absolutely not allowed, and that's not in line with family rules."
Mellisa looked at Leonhart steadily. "In this era, it seems that everyone has the right to seek their true love!"
"Little girl, what do you know?" Leonhart put the jade statue back down and turned to face her. "This is not the order of her parents, but the responsibility of the Adler family. You think the Adler family can sit firmly in the top position in Bandung just because of money?"
"Outside of Bandung, the Adler family has countless industries all over the world. How can an ordinary woman get qualified to stand by his side? If that woman wants to control such a large family industry, she must also be able to stabilize the position of the Adler family."
"Therefore, the wives of the successor Patriarch are candidates who have passed the fifteen family exams. Whether she is from an ordinary family or a noble one, the Patriarch's wife should be able to bear all the important responsibilities of the entire Adler family. If it's an ordinary woman, who can't even understand financial spread and stock market volume ratio indicators, how can we support her?"
Leonhart's statement was harsh, and it made Mellisa feel the burden of the family standing on top of the world. The difficulty in it was completely beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
"Why are you scared?"
At this time, Leonhart walked back to the table, picked up the teacup and placed it in front of Mellisa. "I've said a lot, can you understand it?"
Melissa looked at the teacup on the table, then pursed her lips. "So, are you saying that Lyn Graham meets all the requirements of a future wife?"
She couldn't believe it!
Leonhart stopped his cup midair, then looked at Mellisa without answering her question. "From your tone just now, don't you think she is indeed a good candidate?"
Mellisa said frankly. "If she had really passed the Adler Family's exam, you wouldn't have said that I'm smarter than her."
Leonhart felt stupid and didn't speak for a moment. Instead, he poured Mellisa a cup of tea.
"Come on, tell me your plan. Since you don't want my son to find out about you, when are you going to leave my family's house?"
At this moment, Leonhart's conversation turned a little strange, but Mellisa realized it.
He had opened his mouth a lot, was it just to kick her out?
Mellisa touched the rim of the teacup with one hand, meditated for a moment, and whispered, "If you want me to leave, what I just said would definitely seem redundant!"
Leonhart sat back down, one hand supporting his chin on the arm of the sofa while leaning forward slightly.
"I won't force you. If you decide to leave this house, I will definitely open my door wide, and I will never embarrass you.. Of course, if you leave, then the entire Adler Family, including Leonard, will have nothing to do with you from now on."
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