When I Was A Wallflower Chapter 228


    Chapter 228


    After hearing Matthew’s words, Amelie felt uneasy and even lost her appetite. Therefore, she left Bria


    with Julia after she arrived and drove straight to Quinn Town, which was not particrly near since it


    took her three hours to drive there. When she arrived, it was already past 9.00PM. There were not


    many residents in the vige or any special entertainment. The most the middle-aged and older folks


    did was group exercises, and they had almost dispersed.There were one or two that saw how luxurious


    Amelie’s car was and came forward to have a look. So, she had no choice but to lower her window.“Oh,


    it’s you, Elie.”The two lived near Amelie’s home, so they recognized her and greeted her with bright


    smiles. Following that, they looked at her car from all angles whilementing, “Have you made a


    fortune? This is such a great car.”The vigers were different from before and were now more


    knowledgeable. Therefore, many of the elderly vigers could recognize luxurious cars.As Amelie did


    not drive her car on herst visit, the two elderly women were surprised when they saw her car.She


    was anxious to get home but still smiled at them before greeting them politely, “Mrs. Olson, Mrs.


    Drew.”The two nodded, and Mrs. Drew reached out her oily hand that was used to doing chores and


    patted Amelie’s shoulder. “Elie, you must’vee here to pick up your dad, right? That’s a good


    idea.”Hearing her mentioning Steven, Amelie thought about what Matthew had said and asked, “What


    happened to my dad?”“You mean that matter? Jeez! I even feel embarrassed just talking about it!” Mrs.


    Drew used her wrinkly hand to cover her face, but she was giggling.Meanwhile, Mrs. Olson was calmer.


    She also ced her hand on Amelie’s car window and exined, “Elie, your dad used to seem upright,


    but how did he turn into such a person? Men do develop bad habits after getting rich. After your dad


    sold his artwork and earned some money, he started to… His lifestyle became…Gosh!”When Amelie


    heard it was about her dad’s lifestyle, she was not as anxious anymore. She was worried about her


    dad’s health deteriorating or him getting into trouble. Since her dad stayed alone his whole life for her, it


    was reasonable that he wanted to find someone to apany him during hisst years.Therefore, she


    supported that idea.In the meantime, Mrs. Olson was still criticizing. “How can he do such a thing?


    Even if he wants a new wife, he should’ve found one that suits him. Why did he have to find such…From N?velDrama.Org.


    Gosh!”The two could not bear to continue anymore and asked Amelie to head home and see for


    herself. Without wasting any more time, she drove toward her home.Since thest time they returned,


    Steven retrieved the old house he used to live in and moved back in. After arriving, Amelie parked her


    car and jumped out. Then, she pushed the old wooden door open without being bothered by anything


    else. The door was not locked, so she easily thrust it open.Subsequently, she nced inside and saw a


    dark, gloomy courtyard.There was no light there, so her vision was blurred. However, she still caught


    sight of her father sitting beside the well, bending over while pushing and pulling the lever of the well. In


    the meantime, water was being pumped up from the well and flowed into a basin.Then, he bent down


    to pick up the basin and ced it outside the concrete well, where someone was sitting on a


    stool.Amelie could not make out the person’s face, but her pale legs swinging back and forth were eye-


    catching.He ced the basin before that woman and uttered slowly, dragging his words. “Hurry up and


    wash your feet. You should head to bed and rest early.”The woman on the bench giggled, which


    somehow exposed her age to be a young woman. It was then that Amelie realized the reason behind


    Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Drew’s behavior. So, my dad is dating a young woman?Hahahaha.Laughter


    sounded again.This time, Amelie turned on the shlight on her phone and shone it in Steven’s


    direction while calling out, “Dad.”The light from her phonended on his figure.Vividly stunned, he rose


    to his feet and was shocked when he saw her. “Amelie, why did youe here?”It was then that she


    approached him and looked at him in the night. “You haven’t returned after a long time, so I was


    worried and decided to check up on you.”She was shocked that her dad would date such a young


    woman. Then, she looked worriedly at thedy.Since it was dark outside, Amelie could not make out


    the woman’s face. The only thing she noticed was that the woman’s hair was hanging before her face


    and was not tied up.Though her hair mostly covered her face, the woman seemed like she was about


    Amelie’s age.Steven noticed Amelie was looking at the woman and coughed uneasily. “I wanted to


    return earlier, but this young woman suddenly appeared at our house. I asked her where she lived, but


    she said she doesn’t know. Then, I brought her to the police, but she started crying heavily. The police


    couldn’t do anything, so we could only wait and see whether her family woulde and find her. There


    was no ce to stay at the police station, so I brought her back here.”After listening to his exnation,


    Amelie finally understood what had happened. It turns out that Dad found a woman who has lost her


    way and not a girlfriend. I was right. Dad has always been upright, so how could he have fallen in love


    with such a young woman?Steven did not like talking to others, so he did not exin anything when the


    other vigers bumped into that youngdy. That was why the vigers thought he was dating her and


    spread those rumors around the vige.On the other hand, Amelie did not tell him that she came


    because of the rumors, but she could not help but worry about where that woman could go.“Since her


    family hasn’te for her after so long, they might’ve given up on her. How about we bring her to a


    shelter?” Not only did they not know where that woman came from, but she also seemed mentally ill.


    Therefore, it was rather terrifying to keep such a woman around.After thinking about it, Steven nodded.


    “That’s not a bad idea.”“Elie.”Just as the two were talking, they suddenly heard a voice.Amelie was


    taken aback and scanned her surroundings.There was only her, Steven, and the woman around, so


    that voice…“Do you know my daughter?” He was the first to react and looked surprisedly at the woman


    before him.She nodded. “Of course, I know Elie. Elie is very pretty. She wears a princess dress every


    day and is the prettiest princess in the entire vige.”Hearing that, Amelie was at a loss for words


    because the girl she was describing was indeed Amelie when she was a child. How does she know


    what I was like?While thinking of that, she shone the light onto the woman while moving away the hair


    that was covering her face. Steven also leaned over to take a look.Since he had presbyopia, he could


    not see anything under the dim lighting.However, Amelie slowly gained confidence that she had seen


    this face before. She racked her brain to find out who this woman was, and a simr figure suddenly


    appeared in her mind. “You’re Liz!”“Liz?” Steven became even more shocked. “How could she be…


    Liz? How could Liz be…”Liz was the daughter of Steven’s former apprentice and had stayed with


    the Dillons for a long period. Since her father did not send her to school, she became introverted and


    locked herself in the loft almost every day.However, the ‘Liz’ back then was alert and not mentally ill…