When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)
Chapter 109

Chapter 109 Punish Me, Leo

Leo sped to the hospital.

He strode into the ward to replace Elyse lying in bed as Laura took care of her. Ashton was in the room as well.

"What happened?" Leo appeared calm.

"Elyse said she could not fall asleep due to a tightness in her chest. I was worried, so I drove her here. The doctor said it is just stress, but she should stay a few days for observation," answered Laura. "Didn't I tell you to spend more time by Elyse's side because she's not feeling well?" Ashton questioned. "Where did you vanish off to, Leo?"

Anything concerning Elyse was a major priority for him.

"Don't blame Leo for this. It's me. I... Ashton, please leave," Elyse said feebly.

When Ashton turned to look at her, he saw the dissatisfaction lurking in her eyes. Hence, he nodded and left as he did not dare stay any longer.

Laura soon came up with an excuse to leave as well.

Finally, the only people in the room were only Elyse and Leo.

He walked over to sit by the bed. "If the doctors here are not good enough, I can send you overseas to a better hospital."

"There's no need." Elyse shook her head and leaned over to grab his hand. "This is just stress. There are so many things on my mind that I feel rather depressed."

As she said that, she ducked her head down to hide her red eyes.

"I know you are angry with me," she continued. "You think I'm too vicious. I think so too, and there's just no way I can forgive myself for it. Ignore my illness, Leo. Don't be afraid of aggravating me. Punish me however you like."

She then looked up at him. Her eyes were bloodshot as tiny drops of tears shimmered in them. She looked just like a pitiful rabbit.

In the past, if she pulled such a look, Leo would definitely dote on her and reassure her.

However, just then, his heart was cold, as if it had been frozen. He felt no compassion for her.

Julia's words from before kept echoing in his mind.

"If you don't want to be a responsible man, then keep your lower half in check. Don't touch Amy at all."

"Putting aside the fact that her testimonial all those years ago had been a great help to the Alstons, even if she had not helped you at all, you still have no right to detest her! You slept with her, so you have to take responsibility. It is her right to request you marry her!"

"Also, what has Bria done? Why does she not have the right to be born? Why must she be unduly punished just because you're angry?" When Elyse saw the distracted look on his face, her heart sank.

Ever since Leo knew she had been the culprit behind Bria's contaminated blood bag, he did not pay as much attention to her as before.

If she had not said she claimed she was mentally ill, that she had depression, who knew what he would have done to punish her?

Even though he had gone to meet Mr. Hampton with her, he had only done so because Genesis was involved in the project.

Even going to a theme park afterward wasn't something she wanted; he suggested it.

She thought he was taking her out to destress because he was finally willing to forgive her. It was only when they bumped into Amelie that she realized what was going on.

He had someone keep a close eye on Amelie at all times so that he could bump into her.

Hatred simmered in Elyse's heart. How she wished she could tear Amelie into pieces!

She did not let any of her thoughts show though.

She heard that Amelie would be leaving tomorrow.

Once Amelie was gone, Elyse would have the chance to repair her relationship with him.

All she needed to do now was to make him stay so that he could not meet Amelie before Amelie left.

At that thought, she shuffled to kneel on the bed. "Leo, even if I had done that because I was mentally ill, it was still wrong of me. Give me a harsh punishment. I will only rest easy if you do." She then slumped into his embrace and started crying.

He never once moved an inch.

He did not push her away, nor did he comfort her.

For a few long minutes, Elyse cried and cried until she got bored of crying. As she slowly let her cries fade away, she let her eyes droop half-closed as if she was going to fall asleep. Suddenly, she heard him speak beside her ear, "Why did Amelie go to my room all the way back then?"

The question came out of the blue, catching her unaware.

There was a loud ringing in her mind. The bubble of secrecy around the knowledge she had been hiding all this time had popped.

Her eyes snapped open.

She saw Leo looking down at her with an extremely solemn face.

He had a cold and unapproachable face even when he was not smiling, so now, his face looked like an oppressive gray cloud that made it hard for her to breathe.

"W-Why do you ask that, Leo?" It took her a few moments before she tried speaking.

There was no reply from him as he continued to stare down at her with his eyes as dark as ink, making her go numb with fear.

Over and over again, she reminded herself; she could not falter.

She sat up and cried, "I understand. It is normal to suspect me because I invited you out to the hotel in the first place. I truly do not know why things happened the way they did. I told you everything, didn't I? I was running late that day, and when I arrived at the hotel, I felt woozy for some strange reason. I was later dragged into another room."

"If you don't believe me, you can investigate the incident," she continued.

"As for why she was in your room, isn't that question answered by what she did later on?"

Her last sentence was intended to hint at Amelie having ulterior motives.

While Elyse was not the culprit of that incident, she was not completely innocent either.

Certain secrets would involve too many other incidents if those secrets were revealed.

Four years ago, she might have actually dared to come clean as she was still arrogant and spoiled. She no longer dared to do so.

"It's all in the past, Leo. Let's not argue about who was right or wrong, please?" She gently tugged at his arm as she pitifully pleaded. "I just want us to be happy, just like before."

Honestly speaking, she was not saying that to help Amelie out. She merely did not want anything else to happen before Amelie was gone from the city.

Leo did not say anything, but he recalled Amelie mentioning she was leaving the city.

Thus, he made Elyse lie back down on the bed before tucking her in. "Get some rest. I have to make a phone call first."

"Okay." Elyse pretended to obediently close her eyes.

Leo then walked out of the room with his phone in hand.

He first called his lawyer. "Transfer ten percent of Genesis shares that I own to Bria Alston."

After hanging up, he called Amelie.

She did not answer.

He scowled and stood there for a while before slowly composing a message to her. 'I won't steal Bria from you. You don't need to leave.' Once the message was sent, he stared down at the phone for several long minutes.

She did not reply.

Disappointment flashed in his eyes as he pursed his lips.

"Do you know when Amelie will be leaving?" he asked Toby in another phone call.

"Tomorrow," Toby replied.

"Tomorrow?"

Leo's fingers twitched as he silently hung up.

He then took a step away from the hospital ward's door, intending on having a proper talk with Amelie.

Just then, he heard something loudly crash behind him before a scream soon followed.