When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)
Chapter 73

Chapter 73

The person was standing in the shadow, so she couldn't see his face clearly.

Still, she heard the name Alston as someone called out to him.

Elyse was so terrified that her soul nearly left her body. She rushed forward and grabbed the man's arm as she cried out, "That's all a lie, Leo! Don't believe Amelie! It's all fake! I didn't... do that. Don't believe her, no matter what evidence she shows you."

"So, I should believe you instead?"

The voice sounded amused.

It also sounded dismissive.

There was even a hint of derision.

This isn't Leo's voice!

As soon as Elyse realized that, she quickly lifted her head.

A young and handsome face greeted her.

"C-Chris?"

Elyse turned even paler when she saw Chris.

She wanted to clench her hands, but she couldn't.

Chris looked at her with a slight smile on his face. "I can't believe it. The amazing goddess, Miss Elyse Clayton, would actually do such a thing. What would my cousin think if he found out about this?" Elyse began to quiver like a leaf.

She also turned as white as a sheet.

"Amelie... lied! It's a lie!" she refuted weakly.

Chris scratched his ear. "Since it's just a lie, why don't I check the address that she mentioned? Maybe I'll end up replaceing the person she was referring to."

He repeated the address Amelie had given. He could even recall the phone number as well.

Elyse's lips trembled, and she could not bring herself to speak.

She was mortified that her dirty deeds had been exposed.

Her eyes welled up with tears.

Chris snorted at the sight. The instant she began crying, it thoroughly took all the fun out of things, so he grabbed his helmet and strode away.

"Chris!" Elyse desperately grabbed onto his clothes. "You won't-"

"Don't worry. I won't tell Leo." Chris could read Elyse like a book. Even his expression turned into one of scorn when he regarded her. He shook his clothes out of her grip with a look of unconcealed disdain. Although Elyse was humiliated, Chris' promise made her heart settle.

It didn't matter who else knew about it as long as Leo didn't.

"Why don't you give the evidence to Leo?" Julia couldn't help but pipe up during the ride back.

She was awake when Amelie and Elyse had their little chat, so she overheard everything.

Amelie smiled faintly. "Why should I tell him?"

She discovered the truth by accident not long after the divorce.

"So, he realizes just how evil and conniving Elyse is, of course."

"Even if he does, he won't leave her. Anyway, it doesn't matter to me whether or not he's with her." Amelie's expression remained indifferent.

Her eyes no longer lit up at the mention of Leo. It was as if he was just a stranger in her life.

"It wouldn't hurt to make that b*stard uncomfortable, at least." Julia couldn't get over the difficult ordeal Amelie had been through.

Amelie nudged Julia lightly with her elbow. "Instead of wasting my time to make my ex uncomfortable, I could spend that time on replaceing ways to earn more money and live a better life." "You've got a point!" Julia agreed wholeheartedly.

When the two drove back to the starting point, everyone clambered over to congratulate them.

Amelie responded politely, but she didn't seem to be in a rather celebratory mood despite her victory.

To her, it was an entirely meaningless competition.

She had only come to accompany Julia. So, from her perspective, it was an unexpected boon when she got the chance to torture the despicable people handed to her on a silver platter. Meanwhile, the crowd had been so caught up in the fight between Amelie and Elyse that they forgot about their competitions.

Now that the dust had settled, they began preparing for their respective races as well.

Naturally, after the two races earlier, everyone was certain that they couldn't hold a torch against Amelie. Thus, no one dared to challenge her.

Amelie packed her things and got ready to leave while someone struck up a last-minute discussion about a telemarketing contract with Julia.

Once Amelie had gotten everything in order, she felt someone approaching her from behind and assumed that it was Julia, so she said, "Get in the car." The person didn't move.

Amelie found it strange, so she looked up.

When she spotted the suit, she realized that it definitely wasn't Julia.

A tall man with broad shoulders was standing in front of her.

He had a stately pose that complemented his prominent features. Regardless, his gaze seemed a little dark.

It was Leo.

His hands were by his side as he stared at her. His expression was unreadable, and there was no telling what

was on his mind.

"Miss Clayton is not in any danger. She'll be back soon." Amelie couldn't figure out why he was looking for her, so she simply said the first thing she could think of. "Why did you marry me back then?" Leo asked instead of responding to what Amelie said.

Amelie was startled by that abrupt question.

She couldn't help staring at him dumbly as she tried to understand his train of thought.

He never asked this question throughout their four years of marriage.

Was he suddenly curious about it now?

"What were you after?" Leo pressed further.

He looked down at the woman who was only half a head shorter than him.

She was an incredible racer. She would've earned a fortune just from racing alone. She was reasonably attractive too.

She wasn't someone who had to rely on landing a rich man to have a good life.

"What was I after?" Leo's question felt like a knife that stabbed Amelie where it hurt the most.

A sense of humiliation poured out of the wound and overwhelmed her.

It was so excruciatingly painful!

Even now, he still thinks I married him because I wanted something from him.

What followed the pain was an overwhelming sense of degradation.

Her emotions flared up in a righteous fury!

She was furious, but she smiled through her anger as she quipped. "I was blind and foolish, so I made a mistake. So sorry about that."

He was the one who forgot about his promise and betrayed me, but he's now asking me what I was after.

What a joke!

Amelie might have told him the truth if he had asked her about this during their marriage.

Nevertheless, they were divorced now, so what was the point of bringing this up again?

"Blind and foolish?!"

Leo had genuinely wanted to know, but all he got were those three words..

Amelie had used those three words to negate their entire marriage, including him!

The anger that burned inside him seemed to set him on fire!

The angrier he was, the colder his expression became, and the icier the look in his eyes.

His lips curved into a mirthless smile.

It was a smile that could freeze a person's soul!

"Anyone can claim I did wrong by them, except for you?" Leo declared heartlessly. "Have you forgotten? You're the one who insisted on marrying me I never forced you!" Amelie silently looked at the cold, heartless man in front of her. She didn't know whether she should laugh or cry at his brazen and hurtful remarks.

His words turned all her effort and sacrifice into the act of someone who willingly demeaned herself!

Leo's heart would always be as hard as a rock whenever the situation involved her.

Since he was always like this, why should she go forward and hurt herself over and over again, trying to warm that cold, dead heart?

She drew up ramrod straight as her tiny face turned dark ang. "Leo Alston, anyone else has the right to say what you just said to me except for you!"

She threw his words back in his face!

Leo stared at her in disbelief.

Her gaze was stone cold!

Her imposing manner made her seem like someone who was far beyond his reach!

She was the one at fault, so how could she sound as if she was in the right?

Leo felt uncomfortable, and he regretted coming over.

"You're completely unreasonable! Leo snapped as his gaze turned derisive once more.

Amelie approached him, and her figure was partially hidden in his shadow, but her eyes remained as bright as

ever.

She pursed her lips tightly before saying, "You asked me what I was after, right? After everything that I've done for you, Leo, you have no right to object to anything I ask for. Even if I ask for half of your assets, it still won't be a loss to you!"

As soon as she said those words, Leo's brows knitted tightly.

His expression rapidly turned nasty!

It was easy enough to read. What he was thinking was, I knew it!She was after the Alstons' family fortune!

"However..." Amelie smiled as she trailed away mid-sentence.

Her smile was as pure as the morning dew, yet... It gave others an uneasy feeling.

"I don't want anything! As I said before, I'll just think of it as an act of charity, especially since it's you!"

She walked off as soon as she finished speaking.

Leo's expression turned even more unpleasant at these words.

How dare she?! It's one thing to twist things around unreasonably, but how can she portray me as a beggar living off her money?!

He stormed forward and grabbed her. "Why don't you tell me right here, right now, just what kind of incredible sacrifice you've made for the Alstons and me?! You said it was charity, right? So, even if you're just trying to claim credit, you should at least have something to claim credit for, right?"

Just trying to claim the credit?

Is he trying to say that I didn't do anything? That I'm just making this up?

It felt as if someone had stuffed a boulder inside Amelie's chest.

It felt like the shackles she had tried her best to shake off had gotten ahold of her again. She scrunched her eyebrows in pain as she swallowed the bitterness coating her tongue. She had to bite down on her lip to stop herself from slapping him.

Since he wants to settle the score, then I might as well lay it all out on the table for him.

Her smile was melancholic at the thought that this would be the way they settled the score between them. Her heart was squeezing in pain as she began, "Alas, great men tend to be so forgetful since they're always. so busy, aren't they, Mr. Alston? Don't tell me you forgot about.

"Leo!"