When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)

Chapter 219

Someone held her just in time, though barely—it was the driver. Before Amelie could do anything, she was held by the waist and pulled away from the driver just then. Then, she saw the silhouette of a man standing beside her. It belonged to someone she could recognize anywhere.

Leo was silent. His lips were pursed, and he shot a sharp look at the woman who mindlessly opened her door without checking her surroundings. Scared, the woman fell back into the car, and the door slid shut automatically, slamming into her foot.

The driver—most likely the woman’s boyfriend—tried to help, but he was too late.

The woman howled in pain.

“Next time you’re so careless, you’re not getting off with just a bruised foot,” said Leo coolly.

When the driver raised his head to meet Leo’s eyes, he froze as if stricken by fear. In most cases, the man should’ve fought with Leo to protect his girlfriend, but the murderous gleam within Leo’s gaze had made him chicken out.

Amelie thought the way Leo punished the woman was a bit too much, though what the woman did earlier was indeed careless. If Amelie hadn’t moved back fast enough, the door would have slammed into Bria and her. In the end, she merely thanked the man and didn’t say anything else after that.

Leo pulled his hand back and took Bria into his arms. Then, he went ahead without saying another word.

do something wrong? She spent four years observing the man. She knew how he expressed his anger, but she hadn’t gotten to know him too well, so she had no idea why he was angry.

entered the elevator. The moment Amelie was about to walk into the elevator, the door started sliding shut. Most elevator doors would open back up the moment they slammed into someone, but that slam was awful nonetheless. Figuring she wouldn’t be fast enough to dodge it, Amelie closed her eyes

in, Mommy,” Bria

a pair of hands holding the doors back. Those were Leo’s hands, and Bria was hanging from the man’s

hopped in and stood at

again while throwing a glance at Amelie. His gaze filled with

Mommy. Good thing Daddy is always protecting you.” Her head bumped

covered her head with his hand so she wouldn’t hurt herself.

happily said, “It’s a father’s job to protect his wife.” She looked at them. “The three of you look

a beautiful, happy smile. If I said that, that’d be too cruel to her. I

and lips when she looked at Bria since he was holding the little girl. She couldn’t help but notice a slight smile on his lips. Is he… smiling? Why? She realized just then she might actually not know the

and bright, and it was filled with comfy little couches. The place looked like a warm and inviting cottage. Since Leo made his reservations, they got the window view. The city unfurled beneath them, and lights were

her hands in an attempt to catch the ‘stars.’ Leo let her

beautifully cut foie gras, and T-bone steaks imported from Amidalia. In the end, the manager even served them wine, saying that the patrons dubbed

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