When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)
Chapter 235

While asking, Elyse could not help but replay the scenes from the horrific event today.

She was almost scared out of her wits, knowing how close she and Michael were to becoming fish food.

Michael smirked. "You were the one who asked me to replace Ellen! I couldn't replace her no matter how I tried, so I went to the shelter to bring home any mad woman just to shut you up. I never thought I'd run into her over there."

Most of the homeless at the shelter had no family. Therefore, he could easily get Ellen out.

"I thought she looked crazy and might ruin our plan, so I didn't tell Leo about it. I never thought that she'd be our savior tonight."

He was equally frightened because of Leo, and he never thought that Leo could do something that appalling to them.

Elyse chuckled. "I bet she likes him because he's into crazies!"

They learned a lot of details about the history between Big Eyes and Leo from Ellen's diary. Elyse also used a sleight of hand to obtain the agreement form of the cornea donor. Armed with that information, she and Michael made up the perfect story that Ellen was Big Eyes.

Had Elyse not known about the real identity of Big Eyes, even she might have fallen for Ellen's bluff and believed that her sister was Big Eyes.

Michael spat after hearing Elyse's words. "That sister of yours keeps to herself. But she warms up to one particular person. What's the name of that girl again?"

"Amelie Dillon!" Elyse answered, looking uncomfortable.

Michael nodded. "Yes! Yes! Amelie's father pampered her like a princess, buying her everything she wanted. She was always in floral dresses that showed off her legs, but her father didn't care about it. I bet Ellen must have gotten her craziness from that girl!"

At that moment, he had no idea that Amelie was the real Big Eyes. He only learned about the relationship between Big Eyes and Leo Alston from Ellen's diary, where Ellen described herself as Big Eyes. Anyway, Elyse did not plan to tell Michael the truth because he was a blabbermouth that might leak the secret. Her sister was the key to her comeback.

"Quit overthinking. From today onward, you need to keep an eye on Ellen and take good care of her. She's Leo's treasure right now. If anything happens to her, we're going down too!" Elyse said.

Now that Michael had witnessed Leo's ruthlessness, he nodded furiously and replied, "Don't worry! I'll treat her as my savior.

Those who brought him luck would be considered his saviors.

"My savior! Do you have anything you want to eat or drink?" Michael asked while heading to the kitchen to get some food for Ellen.

Although Ellen was mad, she remained timid and stayed put instead of going with him.

Elyse quietly stared at her sister with a strong dislike. Ellen was never an outstanding kid when they were young. She was uncommunicative and looked like a loser. How the tables have turned! Ellen was now a treasure in Leo's eyes.

Even though Elyse would benefit from this lie, she felt uneasy about Ellen's sudden leap in status.

"How did you lose your cornea?" Elyse questioned Ellen coldly, held her chin, and examined her eyes roughly. "You didn't actually donate them to Leo Alston, did you?"

As Ellen was timid, Elyse did not believe that she would make a brave decision like that. Ellen made some inaudible sounds and shook her head to free her chin from Elyse's grip. Elyse ran out of patience and gripped on harder. "If you don't tell me, I'm going to beat you to death!"

"What are you doing?" Michael returned with some food and hurriedly shoved Elyse away. "Are you out of your mind? How dare you touch Mr. Alston's woman? Have you forgotten the lesson he taught us so quickly?"

Elyse felt uncomfortable after she was reprimanded by her father, but she couldn't say a thing as a comeback. Michael placed some good food in front of Ellen and opened a bottle of Dr. Pepper for her. "Go on Have a drink."

Ellen bent her back while eating the bread and drinking Dr. Pepper. Soon, her mouth was filled with food. When she was chewing, she mumbled, "Ellie... Me Liz. She is Ellie. Ellie's eyes... Ellie brave girl." Michael hummed along with Ellen, thinking that his daughter was speaking nonsense. However, Elyse started frowning. If she recalled correctly, Michael had once stayed at Steven Dillon's home as an apprentice.

Michael went to live with Steven Dillon for a while with a fake name because he was there to steal the recipe for the adhesives. He named himself Gary McBride, while Ellen became Liz. Since the identification system was not digitized, no one cared to verify their backgrounds. The two lived with the Dillons for a long time.

Ellie... Liz...

Elyse went over Ellen's words just now and stood up in a hurry. Her movement was so great that she knocked against the table.

Michael gave her a puzzled look. "What's the matter?"

Elyse did not answer. Grabbing her bag, she left the house without a word.

Since work wasn't busy, Amelie ended her day early, which was rare.

Steven had been thinking about Liz and worrying that she might be suffering at the shelter.

Amelie knew that her dad was too kind to blame Liz for Gary's wrongdoings. Still, she had sent Liz to the shelter, so she felt an obligation to visit. Therefore, she drove Steven to the shelter that day. After registering themselves, they arrived at the office of the shelter director.

"Liz has been brought home by her family two days ago," the director shared with them when he learned that they wanted to see Liz.

"Has she been brought home?" Steven looked shocked and exchanged glances with Amelie.

Amelie also asked, "Are you sure?"

"I am," the director explained. "Her father came to take her home. They've completed the paternity test and the results are positive."

The director was always extra cautious when it came to the issue of releasing someone to their family. "If you're concerned, you may apply to the upper management to get Liz's family contacts." The director did not have the authority to reveal private information.

Steven waved at him. "That's fine."

"Dad, you're not going to look for Gary McBride?" When they left the chief's office, Amelie asked Steven. "He stole a lot of money from you, didn't he?"

In the past, everyone liked to keep cash at home instead of depositing it in the bank. In an incident, Gary almost looted everything owned by the Dillons.

Walking ahead, Steven folded his hands behind his hunched back. He shook his head and waved at her. "That's unnecessary. What's the point of going after an incident that happened long in the past? Seeing that he has brought his daughter home, I believe he still has some morality left in him. We should let it go."

"Dad, it's so easy to take advantage of you." Amelie took his arm and swayed it. "Thankfully, I am different from you."

Her casual remark took him aback, but he merely laughed it off.

After learning that Liz went home, Steven finally put his worries to rest. He was reminded of his precious granddaughter and was in the mood to cook up some good food for her when they reached home. Amelie went silent when she thought about Brianna's weight increase, but eventually, she let him be.

The school was about to end. Amelie waited outside the school gate. It would open in a few minutes. She waited under a tree and scrolled her phone.

When she was absorbed in browsing the Internet, someone suddenly reached out to pull her, causing her to stumble. She looked up and saw a familiar face.