When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)
Chapter 265

Chapter 265

"Why are you acting so mysterious?" Jodie shook her head, ignoring Melissa's solemn tone.

Melissa's youthful face darkened. "Did you push someone during the shoot? Did you try to kill someone?"

"Mom, you..." Jodie had never expected her to ask about that. She was so shocked that she forgot about the tears rolling down her cheeks. Jodie, with red eyes, stared at Melissa as she held a crumpled tissue in her hand.

She had been so secretive about what she did that not even Leo knew about it. How did Melissa replace out?

Melissa's heart sank when she saw the look on Jodie's face; it meant that her guess was most likely right.

"How can you be so foolish?" She angrily twisted Jodie's arm and pushed her down. "How can you do something like that while cameras are rolling? Are you afraid that your reputation has not been ruined enough? Thankfully, I know the director, and he deleted the footage when he saw it."

In fact, Melissa also found out about it from the director.

However, he had spoken so tactfully that his only request was for Melissa to have a proper talk with Jodie.

"Don't you know that it's murder? If Foxy decides to take you to court, it's not just your reputation that will suffer; you will go to prison! Can you think before you act?"

Jodie had been seething at how painful her arm was when she heard Melissa say she might be imprisoned. Her face immediately went pale.

She had only been thinking about venting her anger. She did not think any further than that.

She might be Leo's sister, but if she caused too much trouble, not even he could protect her. Her anger immediately turned to fear

as her hands began to tremble. The crumpled piece of paper in her hand slipped out and rolled on the bed.

She did not have the time to think about it though. Her voice trembled as she grabbed Melissa's sleeve. "Save me, Mom!"

Melissa sighed when she saw Jodie cowering and trembling in fear.

"Jojo, I'm not against you scheming to get what you want, but you cannot ever let anyone catch you red-handed. If the director hadn't been on our side this time, we would be in trouble." Her words finally made Jodie realize how foolish she had been.

Jodie was still seething in anger, though. When she heard that the director had to help her and that it was impossible for Foxy to take her to court, she gritted her teeth.

"In the end, it's all Foxy's fault! She's so shameless. She leads Leo on while constantly flirting with Blakey. I was so angry that I just did it."

She absolutely hated Foxy.

"Oh, you." Melissa sighed again when she saw how little control Jodie had over her temper. Though Jodie was still very young, she was much more immature than Melissa was back then.

"Oh, that's right. Is this Foxy that influencer?" Melissa asked as if a thought suddenly struck her.

She rarely watched variety shows. She had planned to watch the episode Jodie was featured in, but after the phone call from the director, she felt so ashamed that she was not in the mood to watch it. Hence, she did not know who was who in the show.

Jodie's constant mention of Foxy excited her.

"That's right." Jodie bit her lip and nodded. "She makes herself sound so mysterious. She wouldn't even show her face. Maybe she's afraid of people replaceing out she's just very ugly."

The more Jodie spoke, the more certain she was of that assumption. She began to scheme to one day take off Foxy's mask and reveal her ugly face to the whole world.

Perhaps, she would be so ugly that all of her fans would immediately unfollow her.

Melissa did not care if Foxy was ugly. At that moment, she was lost in her own thoughts.

Then, a realization struck Jodie, and she tugged at Melissa's arm. "Did you know, Mom? Foxy is a vicious woman. Not even Elyse, the woman who keeps bothering Leo, can compare to her. Just one move from Foxy and Elyse's reputation is ruined. Not only that, but she also used that to gain 50 million fans. She's such a schemer!"

Melissa had recently been following Foxy. Naturally, she heard all about that.

What an amazing woman Foxy was.

Melissa might place a lot of importance on a person's family background, but a woman with 100 million fans was akin to a rich family as well.

Foxy was definitely good enough for her son.

If Leo truly liked Foxy, then she should try and befriend Foxy to push them together. She would then be able to use Foxy to raise her own position in this family.

Her inability to speak to Leo as an equal had always been something that bothered her.

Obviously, Jodie did not know of Melissa's thoughts, so she continued to badmouth Foxy. "She escaped this time, but just wait. She will regret it one day." She huffed. The fantasy of exposing Foxy's ugly face and the sight of her miserable dejection finally cheered her up.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Leo initially planned to leave as soon as he had dropped Jodie off.

He just so happened to glance at the television.

It was currently showing the episode of 'Show Your Love', a series they had just finished filming.

The scene being shown also just so happened to be the scene of Amelie sitting on the boulder while Blake cleaned and dressed her wound.

Her face was lowered, and her gaze was trained on her injured leg. Blake, on the other hand, was kneeling in the water and was so focused on treating her wound that he completely ignored the cold of the water.

Every move he made was so cautious; every gaze he shot at her was warm and tender. When he smiled at her, his smile was full of adoration.

Even through the screen, his love for her was evident.

As he watched the scene, his fingers subconsciously curled into fists.

Blake was so obvious with his affection that he did not believe Amelie could not see it. Although he could not see her face, he could sense that she was happy.

That was because her eyes were curved slightly while stars shone in her eyes.

Click.

Leo grabbed the remote from the table and turned the television off.

The screen immediately went dark.

There was nothing on it now.

He did not walk away as he merely continued to stand there unmoving.

His eyes were still locked on the screen as his lips were pursed so tightly into a line.

At that moment, Miss Potts walked over. When she saw him looking at the television, she thought he was watching a show.

However, upon closer inspection, she realized that the television had been turned off.

She shot Leo a strange look before staring back at the television. "Are you trying to watch a show, sir?"

Then, she began to search for the remote control as she continued to wonder about his actions.

Prior to this, he had never watched TV shows. At the very least, he never watched TV shows here. What was going on? Why was

he suddenly interested in them now?

Bang!

Just as she was searching, he raised his hand and threw the remote on the table.

Thereafter, he walked out of the house.

Miss Potts was rendered speechless.

She had assumed Leo was angry because the remote control could not be found, but he was holding it the entire time.

Why was he angry then?

She moved to pick it up.

She had just done so when the other half of the remote control drooped down.

It was... broken?

Was he angry because it was broken?

How did it get broken?

She clearly remembered it being intact beforehand.

Meanwhile, Amelie was watching the latest episode of 'Show Your Love' in her room.

She could not watch it anywhere else; she did not want Bria to think that she and Leo would reconcile because they appeared in

the same shot.

Some time ago, Bria seemed to have been utterly taken by Leo. Now, however, all she thought about was her father.

She was also watching the scene where Blake was treating her injuries.

Perhaps, it was because of the editing, but the scene suddenly looked so beautiful.

They were clearly miserable and wet, but now the entire scene was filled with tender love.

Even the casual glance she directed at Blake could be interpreted as loving.

As for Blake's gaze, the adoration was even more obvious. Over and over again, he would shoot her gentle looks.

After the episode was over, Amelie silently sat on the bed for a long time. After a while, she picked up her phone. "Jules, can you help me with something?"