When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)

Chapter 144

Brianna’s bright face instantly turned gloomy, and her small body moved aside, drawing a distance between her and Leo as caution appeared on her face again.

“I’m not going back with you!” She shook her head vigorously, and all traces of familiarity from earlier had evaporated.

Leo already found out from Amelie about Brianna’s dislike for the Alstons, so he wasn’t surprised by her reaction, but he couldn’t help asking, “What if Mommy comes back together with us?”

“We’re going back together?” Brianna repeated, tilting her head as though she was weighing this question seriously.

On the other hand, Leo had no idea why such a question would stumble out of his mouth, but instead of regretting it, the image of the three of them being together as a family appeared in his mind.

“I’m still not going back!” Half a minute later, she shook her head again.

This time, he was struck by surprise.

Gulping, Brianna then answered seriously, “I don’t want to return, and I don’t want Mommy to return, either, because Grandma and Aunt Jodie don’t like us. I don’t want Mommy to be worried every day because I’m unhappy, and I don’t want her to be unhappy, but it’s great outside. Grandpa treats me very well and we’re all very happy together. Whatever it is, I’m not going back to that home anymore. That place is terrifying!”

From the bottom of her heart, she disliked the environment at the Alstons. That oppressive environment was akin to hell for a child.

After she said her piece, she ran back to school without waiting for Leo to say anymore and shut the door of the kindergarten with a bang.

For a few minutes, Leo stood in the same spot until he suddenly heard a car honking.

Turning back, he saw Amelie jumping out of the car in a hurry and marching toward him in a huff.

Fury was written all over her face. “Leo Alston, what are you doing here? Be a man of your word. You shouldn’t fight over Bria with me anymore since you’ve already lost!”

hit him that she thought that he was here to take Brianna away when he was simply here to

ashamed to say something like that when you couldn’t even keep your word back then? The cheek of you to ask me to stick to my

her chest hurt, and her face fell. She held her chest, where a huge amount of blood had rushed there and clotted. Her body throbbed from the congestion, and even her

gasps.

at him and

wouldn’t fall. Even if it was divorce, she had never regretted her decision back then, but until this

eyes were brimming with tears,

then, she was the one who set him up and did him wrong, but the way she was now somehow made him

this odd idea, but when he saw her tear-filled eyes, he turned soft-hearted.

emotions just a little. “I only have one request. Once we’re done and over, let me leave with Brianna. Although I have no other talents, I’m

glimmered in her dark eyes, and he felt a hard knock on

more uneasy was, she actually wanted to settle every single score and make a clean

break with him!

it because of Elliot? he wondered, but his chest felt so stuffy that he

and walked

From behind, Amelie shouted, “I’ll never let Bria go!”

car and simply left while she stared at his back. As she rubbed the center of her forehead, numerous worries started to creep

go, no amount of assertion from her would make a

went to Genesis. Ignoring Toby who was drinking, he plopped

brought the wine he usually drank. Quietly, he lowered his head and took a drink. When Toby finished

going on will think that you fell out of love, but Elyse cares about you so much that you can’t even drive her away. Why are you creating this false image for

of answering him, Leo continued drinking with his

Toby had a certain level of understanding about Leo. It came