When I Was A Wallflower Chapter 208
Chapter 208
Toby remained quiet for quite some time. His brows were tightly knitted together, and he felt torn. After
a while, he stepped back abruptly and rubbed his forehead. “Sorry about that. I had a little too much to
drink.”As his hand fell back down to his side, he regained his pleasant, gentlemanly demeanor. He then
nodded at Amelie and left.She stared at his retreating figure in confusion. Although she could tell that
he was in a bad mood, she didn’t know why. I guess something must’ve happened, she thought to
herself as she turned around and went back in.Behind her, the elevator door came to a close. The
warm, gentle smile on Toby’s face slowly vanished as his features contorted in pain. His long sleeves
kept his clenched fists hidden from sight. It had taken him all the self-restraint he had to not blurt out
thest thing he wanted to say.He didn’t tell Amelie that he discovered her secret an hour ago. In the
past, he suspected that she was Big Eyes, and now, he had been proven correct.He didn’t go to Leo
with this information right away. Instead, he came to look for Amelie first, but he had no idea why he did
that.For some reason, his chest was killing him. It felt as if someone had stabbed a dagger right
through his heart.When he thought about everything Amelie had to suffer throughout her marriage
while staying with the Alstons, the pain he felt became so excruciating that he almost gasped for air.
What was it like to cling to hope in the middle of despair? How did she survive those times? It’s
Amelie’s business, so why does my heart hurt so badly?Toby pressed his fist against his chest. Deep
down inside, he knew why, but he dared not say it. If he did, Amelie would stay away from him. He
even had to use the excuse of being drunk just to see her.Toby went back to Prix Bar. He owned the
establishment, so no one stopped him along the way. Once he got back to the private room, hey
down on a couch and covered his head.“What’s up with you?” When Leo came in, he was surprised to
find Toby in this state.Leo was used to being stern and indifferent. He rarely showed any emotions in
his expression, but he still knew how to express concern for others.Toby’s hand moved away slightly as
he turned to look at Leo.Soon, he startedughing.Leo was even more puzzled by theughter. He
walked over to the other side, bent down, and poured himself a drink.Leo was in a bit of a funk as well
because of Amelie. She didn’t even want to listen to my exnation. It’s clear she doesn’t care aboutN?velDrama.Org holds ? this.
me anymore.This was what he wanted all along, but now that his wish came true, his mood was sour. It
felt as if his chest had been reced by an empty cavern—a hollowed-out hole.All of a sudden, Leo’s
phone rang. It was a call from Eugene.“Mr. Alston, someone took a photo of you and Miss yton
together. Everyone’s saying that the wedding will happen soon. Shall I attend to it?”Leo frowned. He
removed his phone from his ear and started tapping. True enough, he saw a photo of him and Elyse
going viral on social media. In the photo, he was tending to the garden while Elyse was sitting in the
wheelchair looking on with a loving expression. It had been taken at Joie Nursing Home.Many
comments had been left under the original post. Most of them said the two were a match made in
heaven.The further Leo scrolled, the tighter his grip became, and the darker his expression.“Why are
you only reporting this to me now?” His tone became a lot harsher.Eugene shuddered at the iciness in
Leo’s tone before answering, “I just received the news from Miss Harris…”After Eugene’s return, Laura
had been reassigned to themunication department.“She’s only reporting it now when it happened
an hour ago?” Leo’s voice became even colder. “Fire her.”Eugene was stunned into silence. All this
while, he could tell that Leo was far more lenient on Laura than he was on anyone else. Laura had
committed several mistakes even graver than this, but she had never been punished for them. Yet,
now…Eugene nced at the news with a thoughtful look in his eyes. He sighed to himself as he
replied, “Yes, Mr. Alston.”“There’s one more thing I want you to do,” Leo instructed just as Eugene was
about to end the call. Eugene listened dutifully, but his eyes progressively widened as he heard Leo’s
command. “Yes, Mr. Alston,” Eugene said atst. After finishing the call, Leo was in no mood to sit
around and drink anymore. He got to his feet.“Leo,” Toby called out to stop him.Toby had a perceptive
look in his eyes as he asked, “Why are you treating Elyse like that?”He heard the call between Leo and
Eugene.Leo simply looked right back at Toby without saying anything. He didn’t n on answering the
question.Toby chuckled. “Is it because of Amelie?” His fingers dug into the couch under him.“You’re
mistaken,” Leo refuted coolly.Toby startedughing again. It was a mockingughter that Toby had
never used with Leo in the past. Leo frowned.All of a sudden, he felt a grip on his shoulder. It was Toby
who grabbed him.Toby didn’t say anything. Instead, he swung his fist right at Leo.Leo was caught off-
guard and took a punch to the face. A bruise blossomed on his handsome face as blood trickled out of
the corner of his lips. “Toby! Have you gone mad?” Leo snarled as he wiped the blood off.Toby didn’t
answer. He swung his fist again.Leo’s guard was up this time. He dodged Toby’s fists as he raised his
own, and the two began pummeling each other…Amelie woke up with a start. Her eyes were still a little
droopy, but she saw Brianna sitting on the bed and staring at her with a phone held up.Brianna’s eyes
were bright and clear.“What is it?” Amelie asked puzzledly as she stroked Brianna’s cheek.“Ma’s calling
you.” Brianna passed the phone to Amelie.It was only then that Amelie realized the phone was ringing.
She quickly answered the call. “Why are you calling me thiste, Julia? Did something happen?”“I’ve
got the most shocking news to tell you!” Julia screeched so loudly that Amelie’s eardrum nearly
burst.“What’s going on?” Julia’s tone was so emphatic that Amelie’s heart stopped for a moment as she
thought, Did something happen to thepany?She grabbed her tablet to check for herself.“What
happened to Leo? Why did he suddenly stopvishing his affections on Elyse?” Julia cried out. “At
8.00PM today, Elyse did her usual b*tchy thing of posting a photo of her and Leo tending to the garden
together, and the Inte went wild with praise. Everyone said the wedding bells were ringing soon
enough. Quite a number of productionpanies tried to get her onboard for their projects when they
heard about this.”“Uh huh,” Amelie hummed nomittedly.“But doesn’t that prove his affection for
her?” Amelie couldn’t help but recall what happened earlier today. She felt a slight twang in her heart.
No wonder they took so long. They were busy showing off their rtionship. He shouldn’t have done it
during Bria’s event. He went too far.“That’s not all, of course!” Julia raced to finish sharing, “Here
comes the twist. At midnight, Leo personally made an announcement saying that the so-called
gardening date was just a coincidental encounter.”Amelie was taken aback. “A coincidental
encounter?”“Not only that, but Leo even said that Elyse wants to focus on her career and has decided
to go back to being just friends with him. He said that from now on, the two of them are just friends and
he asks that everyone stops trying to put them together.”“That’s…”“Do you think Leo went crazy? Or
did Elyse cheat on him?” Julia kepting up with different possibilities.Amelie couldn’t make heads or
tails of the news either. She went online and checked the article for herself. Not only did it include the
photo, but it even had a statement that the reporter received from Elyse.The article included a
response from Elyse’s team who confirmed that she and Leo were in a solid rtionship and would
soon be announcing some good news.Leo immediately refuted what Elyse said. Wasn’t that akin to
pping her in the face?When did Leo be so cold and merciless toward Elyse?Still, this had
nothing to do with Amelie and she wasn’t keen on paying any attention to it. She chatted briefly with
Julia before ending the call.As soon as she finished her call with Julia, her phone started ringing
again.“Hello?” she asked in puzzlement.A male voice rang out. “Miss Dillon? This is Eugene Cornelius.
Could youe over to Prix Bar now?”