When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)

Chapter 39

“What’s going on?” Amelie hastily asked.

Hearing that something might happen to her father, she felt her heart racing quickly.

Abby scratched her messy hair. “I’m not sure either. I was at the store buying groceries when I saw your dad walking out with a knife. I asked him why he bought a knife, but he didn’t even look at me. He just walked away angrily.”

“He bought a knife and left?” She hadn’t seen her father coming home, much less a knife.

What is he planning to do with the knife?

“Your dad has always been a quiet person, but he’d always greet his old neighbors. He never ignored us like he did today,” Abby continued.

“Do you know if my dad got in a fight with someone recently?” Amelie hastily asked.

This was no small matter, for a person’s life might be on the line.

Abby shook her head. “Your dad is an amiable person, and everyone on this street likes him. How could he get into a fight with anyone? Moreover, your dad doesn’t like to bear grudges.”

Amelie also agreed with Abby’s words.

Her father wouldn’t get mad at anything, save for matters related to her. He was especially loving and serious when it came to her.

“Did you see where my dad went? Which direction did he head in?”

The less she knew of her father’s reasons for buying the knife, the more anxious Amelie became.

“That way!” Abby pointed ahead. “Probably in the direction of the small train station!”

“The small train station?”

It was a small town, and the residents couldn’t take the high-speed train or a plane from there. They generally took the train if they were going somewhere faraway.

Is Dad going somewhere far from home?

Amelie asked Abby to look after Bria, then hastily ran off to pursue her father.

As she ran, she dialed Steven’s number.

The call went through.

“Dad, why aren’t you back yet?” Amelie tried her best to ask calmly, not letting her father catch on.

attend to, so I won’t be able to come home tonight. You and Bria can sleep in the small room in the back. I’ve already changed the sheets, and the blankets are new too,” Steven commented on the other end of the line.

emergency is it that you have to be in

good and rest up. I’ll

of him, but she also feared that he might leave on the train, so

then, a trishaw

leaped onto the trishaw and made her way to the small

outside the train station, she caught sight of Steven’s figure.

with his bent back, a cigarette in

butts were already discarded in the small garbage

particular about these things. He had never smoked before, nor had he ever been so

a small black bag sitting next to him. It must be

to him. “Dad, why are

black bag and tossed the cigarette away, rubbing his hands as he said, “What brings you here? Didn’t I ask you and Bria to go

we just go to bed if you don’t come home?” Amelie queried while looking at

are you

his head

great familiarity, she took out the old wallet in his

destination of the ticket

city where Leo’s

recalled Steven’s expression when Bria said Amelie could cook. She immediately understood

thoughts seen through, Steven pursed his lips

doing there? Don’t tell me you’re going

shocked at her own words.

treated you!”

healthy when she married into their family, but now, she’s become emaciated!”

when Bria mentioned how good Amelie’s cooking was,

had refrained from visiting the Alstons and contacting Amelie because he wanted Amelie to live freely in that home, not to be bullied like this.

silent

was dull but painful!

her face like rain.

There’s something I haven’t told you. Leo and

him by huge surprise.

sorry, Dad. I should have listened to you

their marriage at first, and he

the end, he couldn’t win against her persistence, so he

marriage not only exhausted her inside and out; even her child and father had to bear the

unspeakable regret in his

hugged Steven as she sobbed

she was younger. “Child, don’t cry. Divorce isn’t a bad thing. I just want you to be safe