When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Amelie hastily picked her up and looked toward the woman.

Meanwhile, the woman was looking at them as well. “Who are you? Why are you here?”

Her expression softened a little.

She roughly pushed her messy hair over her head, revealing her entire face.

“Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie recognized the woman as she called out.

When Abby Gordon heard the beautiful girl calling her that, she couldn’t help but examine the latter.

“It’s me, Amy,” Amelie introduced herself.

It was only then that Abby recognized her. With a stomp of her foot, she clapped both her hands on her thighs ‘Amy! It’s been years since I last saw you. You’ve grown even prettier now. I almost couldn’t recognize you, and I thought you were a celebrity from somewhere.”

Amelie smiled shyly.

Abby continued, “Sorry for just now. I thought my stupid son came back, so that’s why I threw the washbasin. You weren’t hurt, were you?”

“No.” Amelie wasn’t concerned about that. She looked up and gazed at the yard behind Abby. “Where’s my dad? Is he no longer living here? Or-”

A sudden extreme fear invaded her heart, and even her voice trembled.

“Your dad is fine.” Noticing Amelie’s pale face, Abby guessed that Amelie was overthinking things, so she hastily said, “He complained about how this house was too big for one person, so he moved into the smaller house at the end of the street. Our family is huge, so I discussed it with him, and he agreed to rent the place

to us.”

Abby grinned, a guilty look flashing across her face.

Even though they called it renting, she never paid him a single cent all this while.

Steven never urged her, so she pretended it never happened.

On the other hand, Amelie wasn’t in the mood to think about these things as she said, “Can you take me to my

dad?”

“Of course.” Abby thought that since she was living in their house, she should at least help them with this little request

As she strode with her thick legs, Abby took Amelie to the end of the street.

Soon, they found a small shop facing the street.

It was rundown and shabby, and it didn’t even have a sign.

“Your dad is in there” Abby pointed at the shop as she spoke.

Amelie looked at the shop

It wasn’t just worn-out, it was pitifully tiny.

A few items were piled outside the shop, and most of them were the toys she used to play with during her

childhood

a little bicycle, a skateboard,

bearing so much history, Amelie couldn’t

face.

was about to holler for Steven to come out when Amelie stopped

took step

it past the darkened old alley

wasn’t much more spacious than the shopfront, and it was filled with shoe patterns.

were various and exquisite.

help but pause in

so she could only proceed

yard lay at the back of

his back to her as he sat at an antique shoe machine. His back

whereas his hair was a mixture of gray

at him, perfectly still.

man in front of her was

she doubted herself a little.

memories, her father’s hair wasn’t this white. When she got married, his hair was still dark with an occasional

back wasn’t bent so much either. He was a bonafide middle-aged man with

stature

this slow either….

Unable to contain the sorrow in her heart, she called in

man

he slowly turned around.

he did that, he revealed

calm and gentle from all the years spent on

glasses covered his face, adding to him a hint of a bookish aura.

as he

took a few steps toward Steven, sobbing. In her raging emotions, she wanted to hug him, but she couldn’t

tears

“It’s really you, Amy-you’re back. No

so happily this

tears on her face. “Child, why

thin?”

stark contrast to her appearance now. Now,

her for ignoring him after she married into the Alston Family. Instead, he worried greatly for

wanted more than anything

so glad you’re back.” Steven was obviously happy about her return.

led Amelie outside. “I’ll whip something

always loved Amelie to bits, and he would always pamper her ever since she was a

of trouble, he would still do everything

father who loved her to the moon and back,

her with her whole heart, but she

of regret rolled down Amelie’s cheeks

comforting her like he used to do

the two finally went back

room, they caught sight

little girl in between the shoe racks, his eyes

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