When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)
Chapter 334

Chapter 334 Mr. Alston Has a Soft Side

Amelie stared at the woman blocking her way. The woman was slender and had delicate features, but her pale face looked sickly. Amelie recognized her as the girl who had tried to talk to Toby at the party hosted by Alfred. If Amelie guessed correctly, this was the girl that Leo said Toby had always liked and never gave up on.

"Can I help you?" Amelie asked calmly. The girl was visibly nervous, making her seem fragile and vulnerable.

"Uhm." The girl bit her lip as if replaceing it hard to speak, but continued, "Miss Dillon, have you heard that Mr. Alston canceled his collaboration with Toby?"

"Yeah," Amelie responded nonchalantly.

"Mr. Alston did it because you and Toby announced during Old Mr. Walsh's birthday party that you two are dating. He did it because of you..." The girl blurted out. Her face turned red as she began coughing a little.

"I-I followed you and found out that you are Foxy. Miss Dillon, you're Mr. Alston's ex-wife, so this was a form of warning to Toby because Mr. Alston doesn't want you and Toby to be together," the girl added, showing that she knew quite a lot.

Was Leo dealing with Toby because of me? Amelie couldn't help but recall Leo's previous domineering expression.

"So, you're the one who told me to meet you at the Walsh Building? You planned for me to hear Toby and his father's conversation?" Amelie's expression grew colder.

"Y-Yes, it was me," the girl said, coughing again because of her nervousness. She was so weak it was downright frustrating to watch.

Amelie couldn't explain it, but she felt uneasy looking at the girl. She just couldn't bring herself to like her.

"I'm Serenity Lindon," the girl introduced herself. "I don't have the power to help Toby, so I hope you can help him, Miss Dillon. He can't leave the company; he's too good to be let go."

After saying that, Serenity looked even more pitiful as her eyes turned red. If Amelie were a guy, she would probably hug and comfort her right now. "Please help him," she pleaded, bowing deeply before turning to leave.

Watching her wobbly back as she walked away, Amelie tightened her lips, but she still went to Genesis anyway.

"Hello, do you have an appointment?" the new receptionist at Genesis greeted her with a friendly smile.

Amelie smiled back and was about to speak when someone walked over. "Miss Dillon!"

It was Eugene. Seeing Amelie, Eugene acted like he was facing a formidable enemy and even glared at the receptionist.

The receptionist looked confused, but still recognized Amelie's distinguished status and quickly lowered her head.

"Miss Dillon, are you here to see Mr. Alston?" Eugene asked politely, wiping away his cold sweat. If he hadn't come down in time, Mr. Alston's distinguished guest would have been neglected.

"Please follow me," he gestured without waiting for Amelie's response and quickly pressed the elevator button. Amelie didn't hesitate and followed him into the elevator.

A few seconds later, Eugene led Amelie into Leo's office. Leo was sitting in front of his computer, his face as serious as ever. Not only did his seriousness not affect his appearance but also added a few degrees of coldness.

He was holding a phone in his hand, issuing orders to the other end. When Eugene spoke, his eyes were cold, but when he saw Amelie, warmth came to his eyes, and his gaze softened.

"The meeting is postponed for three hours," he commanded the person on the other end, his lips curling up slightly.

There was a loud bang as the phone hit the ground on the other side. After a moment of silence, a trembling voice spoke up, "T-Three hours?" The executive from the R&D department had never heard of Leo postponing a meeting before. Leo's time was always calculated by the minute and was never wasted. A three-hour delay was unimaginable. Leo didn't say anything else; he just hung up the phone and stood up, giving Eugene a look. Eugene understood and quickly left the room.

"Bring two cups of coffee to the office," he strode over to the secretary's desk and ordered the secretary.

"Yes, sir." The professional and beautiful secretary immediately walked toward the CEO's private pantry.

Inside the office, Leo looked at Amelie with a soft gaze. "Why did you suddenly come over?" His voice was unexpectedly gentle, so much so that the secretary who brought in the coffee almost thought she was in the wrong place. Is this really the CEO? He was always serious and stern like he could freeze others with a single glance. Even if he was incredibly handsome, no secretary would dare to approach this cold and distant CEO. The secretary took a step back, almost spilling the coffee. After she gathered her composure, she walked toward Amelie. Seeing that Amelie was standing, she put the coffee on the small table behind Amelie. She then took another cup of coffee from the tray and placed it on Leo's desk. "Mr. Alston, your coffee."

"Where's Eugene?" Leo's face darkened at the sound of the secretary's voice. "Can't a special assistant like him brew coffee?"

"Well..." Brew coffee? Isn't that something I always do? The secretary looked at Leo blankly, completely unable to understand what she did wrong.

Seeing Leo's face darken and the secretary on the verge of tears, Amelie took a step back and picked up the coffee on the table, taking a sip with her head down. "I have something to discuss with you."

Leo finally looked away from the secretary, and when he faced Amelie, his gaze softened once again. The secretary was shocked to see this, wondering if her eyes were playing tricks on her. The always cold and distant Mr. Alston was looking at someone with such tenderness! This girl... the secretary couldn't help but look at Amelie, wondering what was so special about this girl that could turn their CEO into a gentle lamb.

"Sit down." Leo felt annoyed that Eugene brought in a female secretary to pour coffee. He left his seat and pulled out a chair for Amelie. The secretary was surprised. Did the CEO just pull out a chair for someone?

She was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. But thinking about Leo's sternness toward her, she didn't dare to linger and quickly leave the office with the tray, her pace so quick that it seemed like a wolf was chasing her.

Amelie didn't sit in the chair Leo pulled out for her. Instead, she took a step back and pulled out another chair herself.

"It's about Toby." She put the cup on the table and only stared at it, not at him. "If you have any grievances, you can vent them on me. There's no need to take it out on him."

Amelie's sudden visit had initially made Leo feel happy, but after hearing her words, he tightened up his previously soft features once again.