When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)

Chapter 40

Amelie woke up with a start, startled. For a moment, she thought she was still at the Alston Residence and Leo had come back in the middle of the night, kicking the door again.

She hastily got out of bed, almost tripping and falling.

When she ran to the door and saw Steven there, she finally remembered that she had left the Alston Residence, and she no longer had to open the door for Leo.

As Amelie was rubbing her eyes, Steven had already opened the door.

From outside the door, a messy head poked in.

Amelie was surprised at first, but when she took a closer look, she realized that it was Abby.

Abby strode in jovially, and when she saw Steven, she exclaimed in exaggeration, “Hey there, Dillon. You didn’t run into any trouble yesterday, did you?”

Steven looked at her in confusion.

Abby didn’t mince her words at all. “Yesterday, when Amy knew that you bought a knife and went out, she thought you were about to cause trouble. She was so terrified! But Dillon, why exactly did you buy a knife yesterday?”

Amelie didn’t even have time to stop Abby before the latter spilled everything.

An obviously awkward look appeared on Steven’s face, his expressions unnatural.

“What brings you here, Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie interrupted her.

“Oh, uh…” Abby was tongue-tied since she was just here to spectate.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Noticing that Amelie kept staring at her, she scratched her head awkwardly, then peered inside the house. “How many days are you planning on staying here, Amy?”

“She’ll be here for a while, Steven answered in Amelie’s stead.

“A while, huh. Abby turned a little bashful.

Then, she continued, “For someone as fortunate as you, you probably can’t get used to living in small houses like this after marrying a rich husband.”

Amelie didn’t make a sound as she simply looked at Abby.

Abby hastily pointed in the distance. “A grand hotel recently opened in town, and it was built to accommodate wealthy people who come here on vacation. The environment and service are excellent there, and even all the three meals of the day are included. Amy, you should stay there for a bit with your dad to show him more of the world.”

I’ve lived long enough; what more is there in the world to see?” Steven didn’t seem too interested.

Amelie looked at Abby. She had already guessed what Abby was trying to say.

Abby was worried that the family wouldn’t have enough space to live in and might insist on moving back to their old house.

Amelie’s father was a kindly and reasonable person; since he never asked Abby for their rent, she was thinking of hogging the place all her life.

breaching the subject so soon, but now that Abby herself came

she smiled. “Don’t worry, Mrs. Gordon. We won’t move back to the old house no matter where we live, so

heard Amelie saying that they wouldn’t be moving back, her wizened face immediately blossomed into

as expected. Rich people are

Gordon and her family are living in, do they pay the rent

Abby’s blooming face instantly

give them a discount. Why don’t we give them 20 percent

stiffened so much that it looked

regret making this

then completely take

didn’t dare stay there any longer, so she found a random excuse to escape.

breakfast, Steven took Bria to the

in the backyard sat

of the old

gone, and it

everything, and she would touch and peer at everything that caught her fancy. Her eyes widened as she watched Steven

answered every question she asked.

grandfather and his granddaughter spent

them. Just like what she used to do back then, she leaned against Steven as she sat down, placing her head on his arm while feeling the bobbing movements of

been toiling all your life. Why don’t you quit?” she suggested.

father had always

with abandon.

big company, so

grandfather had to pierce the soles with a very thick needle over and over again.

grandfather to

lovingly caressed Bria’s face, the wrinkles on his face spreading as he smiled. “What a good girl you are, Bria. You even know how

rubbed her cheek against

the feeling of his large hand covering

I stop working on

wasn’t too high either, so many people would order shoes from

kitten,

brought her daughter home earlier.

and the two were very close

to give up on his job yet, Amelie didn’t force him. Instead, she said, “It’s okay if you want to keep working, but you can’t take too many orders at once. If you get tired, you have to

know. I got it.” Like an overaged child, Steven

Amelie and Bria burst out into

a house while we’re at it, so you don’t have to

Steven shook his head furiously. “I moved here precisely because the previous house was too big. If the place is too

Alston Family, she didn’t ignore him at all. She would regularly send him some

could stay alive with his own skills, so he hadn’t asked for even a cent. He would return the money every

had caused him quite a lot of worry. At the thought of that, Amelie felt regretful again, and her eyes reddened.

and legs are failing, so I don’t think I can work much longer.” Steven sighed, a forlorn look on his face. “Young people these days don’t like complicated work like this. I’m afraid my craft is going to