When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)
Chapter 174

Chapter 174

The moment Leo called her Big Eyes, Amelie's mind went blank.

After their divorce, she kept that identity hidden. She never imagined that she would hear him call her by that name again.

"Did you remember me?

Before she could finish her sentence, Amelie felt her body being squeezed.

He hugged her.

Following that, a heavy scent of alcohol wafted into her nostrils.

"Did you drink?" She was still in shock after falling into his embrace.

Without speaking, Leo pressed his head into her nape.

His breath was a little urgent as he felt an inexplicable surge of depression.

Amelie dared not move an inch as she silently felt the rhythm of his breath. Somehow, she started feeling uncomfortable.

Gradually, her anger toward him for forgetting her was beginning to fade.

Leo hugged her tight.

"I'm sorry. I should've come and looked for you sooner. It's all my fault." His voice was subdued but also sounded heartbroken.

Amelie shuddered and froze at the spot.

What is he saying?

"Why didn't you come and look for me?" She almost blurted the question as she was eager to know the answer.

Her lashes shuddered uncontrollably after she asked the question. It was a sign of grievance.

"It's my fault," Leo muttered.

"Your fault? What did you do wrong?" Amelie asked softly.

They were knitted so tightly they could turn into a knot that couldn't be untied.

"I always thought it was you." He blurted out of nowhere after falling silent for some time.

She almost gave up seeking an answer from him, but that sentence once again aroused her curiosity.

"You thought it was me?"

Leo snuggled deeper into her nape and muttered, "El..."

"Mr. Alston."

Amelie pricked up her ears in an attempt to hear him clearly, but the weight on her body suddenly turned light. Leo had been pried away from her.

Laura's worried face entered Amelie's line of sight, which caused the latter to sober up. she recalled that she was no longer in a relationship with Leo, she quickly backed away.

When

Noticing Amelie, Laura looked surprised but didn't badger her. "Mr. Alston is drunk. Sorry that he bothered you."

"Don't worry about it," Amelie replied indifferently.

Laura quickly called the guards over to help Leo stand.

Standing still in the middle of the road, Amelie allowed the wind to blow the hem of her dress.

What was Leo doing? He has forgotten about Big Eyes but suddenly said things like it's my fault."

Shaking her head fervently, she forced herself to forget about him.

Since they were divorced now, she intended to leave everything behind and stop dwelling on the past.

Despite her trying to comfort herself, Leo's words still left a strong impression, like a ripple that formed in her usually calm heart.

After the incident, she returned to her normal life.

Amelie started going up and down between the two cities.

It was tiring sometimes, but she was happy.

On this day, she entered the office as usual.

She sat on the chair with her legs crossed, revealing her slim legs as she flipped through a magazine with her slender fingers.

"Did something happen?" Noticing something off, Amelie asked.

Julia looked at her with a complicated gaze. Then, she tossed the magazine on the table with a thud. "Look at this."

Amelie was puzzled as she turned to look at the magazine.

The opened page revealed a familiar face of a man.

The photo had a dark filter that accentuated his textured skin.

He sat in an upright posture with an ever-handsome face, but his expression was stern. He didn't look approachable at all.

The man was none other than Leo Alston.

Seeing his face in the magazine, Amelie felt her heart race without reason. She couldn't help recalling that night when he hugged her and admitted his mistake.

"Leo Alston must be out of his mind. I can't believe he used his power to bail Elyse Clayton out. He even invested in a series she's going to star in. Rumors are saying that she's going to rise to fame again." Julia sounded furious as she spoke urgently and at lightning speed.

On the other hand, Amelie felt as if being hit in the head.

She quickly skimmed through the content of the magazine.

Aside from the fact that Elyse persuaded Ashton to take Bria away, the content was exactly the same as what Julia had mentioned.

Amelie found it absurd. "Is this an actual magazine? Did you get it from the streets?"

Some immorál æsthetic clinics would often pick up outdated entertainment news for the sake of promotions, so Amelie immediately thought of that.

In response, Julia closed the magazine to show her the cover.

Hitting Amelie's head with her knuckles, she exclaimed, "Look! This is a weekly entertainment magazine. I bought it! This article isn't just published here but is also spread across the Internet. Everyone is talking about Leo investing in Elyse's projects, and they're even claiming that he's

getting hack tooether with herlTM

Without much effort, she managed to replace another article.

Amelie went silent as her beautiful face was suddenly deprived of color.

Julia's irritated voice rang in her ears again. "I knew that Leo Alston have been acting in front of us. He was afraid that we would make things worse, so he pretended to side with us. His ultimate goal was to convict Elyse Clayton of her crimes. Look how successful his strategy was. We fell for his trick and left Elyse up to the police, and we didn't even tell the public about her arrest! Anyway, I reckon this was his plan all along!"

Julia talked non-stop beside her.

However, Amelie's mind was currently in a mess that she didn't register what her friend was blabbering on and on about.

Her mind was filled with the scene from that night when Leo hugged her, called her Big Eyes, and admitted his mistake.

Was that part of his act too?

If he wasn't acting, how could he explain the news today?

The more she thought about it, the more disappointed she felt.

After a long time, she brought her hands to her head and uttered, "Can you leave me alone for a

while?"

It was only then that Julia noticed the sadness on Amelie's face. She was first taken aback by her reaction but quickly led her to the couch without another word. "Don't keep your worries to yourself. Remember, you can always tell me and Samuel," she reminded Amelie.

Amelie nodded in response.

After Julia left, Amelie plopped onto the couch as if suffering from a cramp.

She sat on the couch for a while until the sound of her ringtone brought her back to reality.

Grabbing her phone, she realized there were a few incoming calls from the same number, but she was so distracted that she didn't hear them.

The number on the screen aroused complex emotions in Amelie.

She was about to toss the phone aside when the same number appeared on the screen again.

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Amelie forced herself to suppress the overwhelming emotions in her heart and swiped the answer key before blurting in a cold voice, "What is it?" "Let's meet up." That was all the other party said before giving her the address and hanging up the phone.