When I Was A Wallflower Chapter 223


    Chapter 223


    Ashton winced and frowned at the pain he felt. “I don’t have an issue with punishing her. But… she’s


    with Mr. Oates now, and if Mr. Oates finds out I was the one who punished her, he might tell my father


    about it. I’d no longer get any allowance if that happened!” he cried.Elyse was speechless for a while.


    Ashton was usually an independent and firm man—he often imed that he was capable of doing


    anything that he set his mind to. However, now that he had to actually deal with an issue, he simply


    turned into a big baby! She was disgusted to hear that Ashton still collected allowance from his father.


    She was tempted to just shove him off a bridge. He’s worse than I am!“Are you saying you can’t even


    deal with someone like Rose? You’re so…” Elyse wanted to say that he was useless, but she held her


    tongue back at the veryst second. I’m already in trouble now, and I’m practically at the bottom of the


    food chain at this point. He’s the only influential friend I have now. I can’t afford to offend him—how


    would I keep myself alive then?After a while, she was finally able to hold down her contempt toward


    Ashton and softened her tone as she said, “If you don’t wish to go against Rose, it’s fine, but I’d like to


    work under yourpany. The people at thepany I’m working in at the moment are awful, and I


    don’t want to work with them anymore.”“Well…” Ashton was still hesitant. He appeared to be a powerful


    figure in the public’s eyes, but he didn’t receive much respect in the Lowe Family. He was the youngest


    of the three sons in the Lowes, and his elder brothers were extremely capable and skillful. They both


    held significant roles in thepany and received a lot of their father’s attention and care.Ashton, on


    the other hand, never had an interest in running apany. He was a dreamer who enjoyed


    envisioning and imagining unrealistic scenarios, yet he was also a man of all words but no action. He


    hadn’t aplished much in his whole life. His father didn’t even bother masking the fact that he was


    avoiding Ashton, treating him almost as if he was a pest.“Well, you know how inconsiderate Leo was


    when Ist helped you. He was the reason my father found out about it. My father doesn’t have a good


    impression of you now, so it’s practically impossible for me to hire you at thepany.” He scratched


    the back of his head helplessly.He can’t do anything at all. What a useless guy! Elyse was fuming—she


    cursed at Ashton in her heart. “Isn’t there anything that you can do?” She couldn’t contain her temper


    for much longer, and she sounded rather agitated. Ashton panicked when he heard the anger in his


    beloved Elyse’s tone, yet he couldn’t think of a way to please her. He kept shifting around in his seat as


    he was anxious.“Forget it!” She knew he couldn’t do much at that point, so she simply hissed those two


    words at him before she got out of her seat and left the house. The ce wasn’t John’s residential


    house—it was simply a ce he used for his leisure purposes. Elyse continued to recall all the ways


    she had been wronged as she stormed out of the ce. The more I think about it, the angrier I feel! I


    hate this!She was even more annoyed when she saw that Ashton had followed her out. “Get lost. I’m


    going to look for Leo!” She wasn’t an idiot—she knew that she only had the privilege of being a


    demanding and authoritative person because of her rtionship with Leo back then. So, she knew that


    the right decision was to cling to Leo.“Leo?” An uneasy look surfaced on Ashton’s wimpy face after he


    heard her words. The Lowe Family had a long history with the Alstons, and Ashton and Leo had


    practically grown up together. The families had always madeparisons between Ashton and Leo as


    they were growing up, and theparisons always brought them to the same conclusion—that Leo


    was the gold standard to be achieved while Ashton was the biggest failure. Even though Ashton rarely


    voiced out, he often felt a sense of aversion toward Leo.It was clear that Elyse was trying to shame


    Ashton by mentioning Leo. He felt like she was rubbing salt in his wound. “He probably doesn’t have


    the time for you. He’s probably with Amelie now. I saw a leather file in his office, and I heard that it


    consisted of all of Amelie’s files. I’m not sure what he’s doing with that information, but it’s rare for Leo


    to gather information about someone else. He barely does it to other girls!” Ashton couldn’t help himself


    from speaking up. As expected, his words brought about a weak and pale expression on Elyse’s face.


    Her body even started trembling. If Leo sees the data, he’ll find out that Amelie is Big Eyes! If that gets


    released, then a lot of things will… Even though Ellen’s cover-up story was wless, there were still a


    lot of things that could be found if someone tried investigating the matter! Furthermore, Amelie was


    alive, and if Leo asked her about it…Large beads of sweat trickled down Elyse’s back. He treats me so


    heartlessly, even when he thinks I’m his savior’s sister. If he finds out the truth about my role in this,


    and if he finds out that I have been lying, then my life will be over. He’s going to do more than just


    cancel our engagement! Elyse didn’t have the guts to imagine further what the man might do. She


    might have pulled on her hair and screamed at the top of her lungs if she hadn’t felt the need to control


    herself in front of Ashton.“Ashton!” She clutched onto his arm once more. She didn’t even realize how


    deep she had dug her nails into his skin. “Please help me. Please, help me to alter the details in the


    files!” she cried.“Why do you need to change the files?” Ashton was confused. Elyse took her


    sunsses off to reveal the side of her face that had scars on it. Tears were already streaming down


    her cheeks at that point. The man felt a strong sense of sympathy for the woman, even though she


    looked like aplete mess at that moment.“Don’t question me—just do what I say! Isn’t your family


    business rted to information-providing? I just need you toe up with some false information for


    Leo before stealing the actual file from him. I’m begging you!” She shook his arms frantically. Ashton


    had embarrassed himself a few times in front of her earlier, and this time, he finally found something


    that he was capable of helping out with. “Calm down. I’ll do it for you,” he uttered as he held onto her


    hands.“Hurry up and do it!” Elyse gave him a harsh shove.…Leo was in a good mood that night. He


    had a meal with Amelie and Bria, and this was the first time he felt a sense of kinship in their family of


    three. Looking back now, I really failed to appreciate all the good times we once had. He couldn’t help


    but think about Amelie while he was on the way back. The smile on his lips remained frozen on his face


    throughout the whole ride home.Eugene, who was in the driver’s seat, was shocked to see the smile on


    Leo’s face. Eugene hung his mouth wide open. He had always thought of Leo as a stern person, and


    he had barely ever seen Leo smile since he first met him. What’s he smiling about? Is it Bria? Eugene


    considered the possibility of Leo thinking about Bria, but his gut feeling also told him that Leo’s smile


    didn’t seem like the type of smile he would make for his daughter.Eugene was a father himself, so he


    knew how he would have apassionate and loving smile on his face whenever he thought about his


    kids. The smile on Leo’s face… looks more like it’s for a woman. But he doesn’t have any women


    around him, Eugene thought. “I want to head back to the office.” Leo’s voice sounded from the


    backseat, disrupting Eugene’s train of thought.Leo’s voice was icy and hard. The warm smile on his


    face earlier had been reced by an icy frown. Eugene shuddered at how quickly Leo could change


    his expression. “The office, right?” Eugene had been too distracted to pay attention to Leo’s words


    earlier. Furthermore, Leo had finished all of his tasks that day. Why does he want to go back to the


    office?Eugene didn’t understand what was going on, but he followed his orders and sent Leo to the


    office anyway. “You can get off work now.” Leo took the keys from Eugene while dismissing him from


    his duties. After that, Leo headed up to his room. He didn’t have much work to do, but he wanted to go


    through the files on Amelie that Victor had left for him.After so long, this was the first time Leo


    genuinely felt the urge to know Amelie as a person. He wanted to know all about her childhood and


    how she grew up. He was somewhat puzzled by certain things, too, and he wanted to figure them out.


    At that thought, Leo picked up the files from the table and tore the seal open to reveal the papers


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