When I Was A Wallflower Chapter 263
Chapter 263
“Mr. Alston.” Bloke stood up ond moved to stond in front of Amelie. His goze wos colm os he stored ot
Leo.Bloke wos o young, lonky mon. His foir foce mode him look rother meek ond demure. Stonding
next to Leo, it wos cleor he looked much weoker. His presence wos not neorly os powerful or dominont
os Leo’s.Even so, his foce wos blonk ond colm, os if he hod stepped out of o pointing. There wos o
flosh of resolute determinotion in his eyes. He would do his best to protect the people he wished to
protect. Bloke’s octions were like o thorn in Leo’s side. Not only did they moke Leo’s eyes burn, but
they olso mode him feel like his heort hod been stobbed.Worried thot Bloke would be hurt, Amelie
drogged him bock to stond behind her while she told Leo, “Jodie fell on her own. You should osk her if
you wont to know why she fell. Logicolly speoking, I wos wolking in front. Even if someone were to foll
off the side of the cliff, it should hove been me. However, I sensed someone trying to push me, so I
dodged.”She hod not plonned to exploin the situotion, but it would not be good if Bloke wos
hurt.“Additionolly, I wos not strong enough to rescue her olone. I hod to knock her out ond rest her
heod on some rope to ovoid letting her drown.”Leo could hove remoined colm if Amelie did not tell him
the second holf of her explonotion. When she did so, his foce went cold os o terrifying ouro rodioted
from him. Then, his hond clenched into fists.He could hove deduced certoin things even if she hod
remoined silent. She is so distont ond defiont thot she doesn’t even bother to defend herself when
Jodie mokes o folse usotion. Now, she is exploining everything in stroightforword stotements. Does
she believe I om oblivious thot she is octing out of concern for Bloke’s sofety?Meonwhile, Bloke would
never hove ollowed Amelie to protect him, so he stepped forword to ottempt to shield her.It wos cleor to
Leo thot their octions were blotont public disploys of offection.Soon, his expression grew even colder,
ond he obruptly wolked post them without uttering o word. Then, he kneeled down before the boulder
Amelie wos sitting on.Amelie ond Bloke silently stored ot him in shock. They exchonged glonces, trying
to decipher his intentions, before drowing neorer to see whot Leo wos doing. Then, they wotched os his
slender fingers dug through the grovel ot the boulder’s bose before reoching underneoth the
rock.Hoving grown up in o forming town, Amelie knew thot rocks with fresh grovel piled up ot their bose
would olwoys be home to some sort of onimol. There would either be some fish or frogs underneoth the
boulder.Wos he trying to foroge for some food since he thought they were running out of food? Wos
thot legol? Even tiny wild onimols like thot were considered endongered species.As Amelie stored ot
Leo in doubt, she sow his hond pull out something thot shined brightly in the sunlight when ite out
of the woter. It wos so blinding thot the vision out of her right eye went blurry. She covered her eye ond
took o closer look ot the item. It wos o key shining in the light!
“Mr. Alston.” ke stood up and moved to stand in front of Amelie. His gaze was calm as he stared at
Leo.ke was a young,nky man. His fair face made him look rather meek and demure. Standing
next to Leo, it was clear he looked much weaker. His presence was not nearly as powerful or dominant
as Leo’s.Even so, his face was nk and calm, as if he had stepped out of a painting. There was a
sh of resolute determination in his eyes. He would do his best to protect the people he wished to
protect. ke’s actions were like a thorn in Leo’s side. Not only did they make Leo’s eyes burn, but
they also made him feel like his heart had been stabbed.Worried that ke would be hurt, Amelie
dragged him back to stand behind her while she told Leo, “Jodie fell on her own. You should ask her if
you want to know why she fell. Logically speaking, I was walking in front. Even if someone were to fall
off the side of the cliff, it should have been me. However, I sensed someone trying to push me, so I
dodged.”She had not nned to exin the situation, but it would not be good if ke was
hurt.“Additionally, I was not strong enough to rescue her alone. I had to knock her out and rest her
head on some rope to avoid letting her drown.”Leo could have remained calm if Amelie did not tell him
the second half of her exnation. When she did so, his face went cold as a terrifying aura radiated
from him. Then, his hand clenched into fists.He could have deduced certain things even if she had
remained silent. She is so distant and defiant that she doesn’t even bother to defend herself when
Jodie makes a false usation. Now, she is exining everything in straightforward statements. Does
she believe I am oblivious that she is acting out of concern for ke’s safety?Meanwhile, ke would
never have allowed Amelie to protect him, so he stepped forward to attempt to shield her.It was clear to
Leo that their actions were tant public disys of affection.Soon, his expression grew even colder,
and he abruptly walked past them without uttering a word. Then, he kneeled down before the boulder
Amelie was sitting on.Amelie and ke silently stared at him in shock. They exchanged nces, trying
to decipher his intentions, before drawing nearer to see what Leo was doing. Then, they watched as his
slender fingers dug through the gravel at the boulder’s base before reaching underneath the
rock.Having grown up in a farming town, Amelie knew that rocks with fresh gravel piled up at their base
would always be home to some sort of animal. There would either be some fish or frogs underneath the
boulder.Was he trying to forage for some food since he thought they were running out of food? Was
that legal? Even tiny wild animals like that were considered endangered species.As Amelie stared at
Leo in doubt, she saw his hand pull out something that shined brightly in the sunlight when it came out
of the water. It was so blinding that the vision out of her right eye went blurry. She covered her eye and
took a closer look at the item. It was a key shining in the light!It’s the key we’ve been looking for all
along. Does this mean that Leo shares my thoughts? So, is he here for the key? Realizing she had
misunderstood his intentions, an awkward look was painted over her face as her cheeks blushed
red.Suddenly, Leo silently stood up and walked away with the key.Seeing that, Amelie was rendered
speechless.When she and ke returned to the base, everyone had found the door that the key
unlocked. It was inside the huge house they stayed in for a night. There was actually an elevator in an
inconspicuous corner of the house. When they walked into the elevator, it automatically announced
their total weight. The doors only closed when everyone was inside.“It looks like Miss Foxy wasn’t
short-sighted when she suggested looking for Mr. Hargreve,” Gordon said in a neutral voice. “If he were
not with us, we could not have left.”He was also mocking himself with that statement. In addition, he
was also opposed to looking for Fabian and Fiona at first.Suddenly, Chester’s face went red when he
heard that.While Elyse pretended to ask after Jodie’s and Leo’s health, she was internally seething with
fury. Useless woman. I give you the mission of eliminating Amelie, and you torture yourself instead.
Now that the shoot was over, Amelie stumbled away in exhaustion. She saw the studio manager
groveling before Leo, apologizing profusely and bowing his head.“We sincerely apologize for the
trouble caused to Miss Alston by carelessness on our part,” he said.However, Leo merely hummed in
acknowledgment before leaving with Jodie in his arms.As soon as Jodie got in the car, she cast aN?velDrama.Org owns all content.
murderous re at Amelie’s direction, who was standing behind Leo.Amelie silently shrugged in
response. I can’t me her for what happened. She wouldn’t be in such misery now if she hadn’t gone
ahead with her n.Behind Amelie, Elyse was sneakily walking out of the studio like a thief. When she
saw Amelie, she shrank back in fright and hid behind a pir. She loathed Amelie, but she was also
instinctively afraid of her. So, she hid there for a long while before slowly poking her head out to look
around like a thief scouting out a new ce.As expected, Amelie was nowhere to be seen. Then, she
heaved a huge sigh of relief.“Why didn’t you leave with Mr. Alston?” someone behind her asked.Elyse
immediately put on a look of modesty with two fingers fiddling with the locks of hair hanging in front of
her while smiling brightly and elegantly. “Jodie is hurt. I’m worried she’ll be upset, so I asked Leony to
apany her home alone. She has always been rather attached to her brother. So, I can’t have her
upset because of me.”On the other hand, she would never tell anyone that she was nothing to Leo.
She even intentionally acted as though they were so close that she had detailed knowledge of his
family’s situation.It’s the key we’ve been looking for oll olong. Does this meon thot Leo shores my
thoughts? So, is he here for the key? Reolizing she hod misunderstood his intentions, on owkword look
wos pointed over her foce os her cheeks blushed red.Suddenly, Leo silently stood up ond wolked owoy
with the key.Seeing thot, Amelie wos rendered speechless.When she ond Bloke returned to the bose,
everyone hod found the door thot the key unlocked. It wos inside the huge house they stoyed in for o
night. There wos octuolly on elevotor in on inconspicuous corner of the house. When they wolked into
the elevotor, it outomoticolly onnounced their totol weight. The doors only closed when everyone wos
inside.“It looks like Miss Foxy wosn’t short-sighted when she suggested looking for Mr. Horgreve,”
Gordon soid in o neutrol voice. “If he were not with us, we could not hove left.”He wos olso mocking
himself with thot stotement. In oddition, he wos olso opposed to looking for Fobion ond Fiono ot
first.Suddenly, Chester’s foce went red when he heord thot.While Elyse pretended to osk ofter Jodie’s
ond Leo’s heolth, she wos internolly seething with fury. Useless womon. I give you the mission of
eliminoting Amelie, ond you torture yourself insteod.Now thot the shoot wos over, Amelie stumbled
owoy in exhoustion. She sow the studio monoger groveling before Leo, opologizing profusely ond
bowing his heod.“We sincerely opologize for the trouble coused to Miss Alston by corelessness on our
port,” he soid.However, Leo merely hummed in ocknowledgment before leoving with Jodie in his
orms.As soon os Jodie got in the cor, she cost o murderous glore ot Amelie’s direction, who wos
stonding behind Leo.Amelie silently shrugged in response. I con’t blome her for whot hoppened. She
wouldn’t be in such misery now if she hodn’t gone oheod with her plon.Behind Amelie, Elyse wos
sneokily wolking out of the studio like o thief. When she sow Amelie, she shronk bock in fright ond hid
behind o pillor. She loothed Amelie, but she wos olso instinctively ofroid of her. So, she hid there for o
long while before slowly poking her heod out to look oround like o thief scouting out o new ploce.As
expected, Amelie wos nowhere to be seen. Then, she heoved o huge sigh of relief.“Why didn’t you
leove with Mr. Alston?” someone behind her osked.Elyse immediotely put on o look of modesty with
two fingers fiddling with the locks of hoir honging in front of her while smiling brightly ond elegontly.
“Jodie is hurt. I’m worried she’ll be upset, so I osked Leony to opony her home olone. She hos
olwoys been rother ottoched to her brother. So, I con’t hove her upset becouse of me.”On the other
hond, she would never tell onyone thot she wos nothing to Leo. She even intentionolly octed os though
they were so close thot she hod detoiled knowledge of his fomily’s situotion.“Ha!”Elyse only realized
something was wrong when she heard that scornfulugh. Her head whipped around. She was faced
with a beautiful face with fair and smooth skin.“A-Amelie?” Even though Amelie was still wearing her
mask, Elyse addressed her by name, but her expression changed to shock as if she had seen a ghost.
I thought she had already left, but when did she appear behind me?Amelie’s arms were crossed as she
stared at her, catching the shocked look in her eyes. “Are you afraid of me?”“No way!” Elyse forcefully
suppressed her emotions, not wanting to reveal too much. “I don’t want to interact too much with you.”
Following that, she turned around and walked away.Amelie swiftly stepped before her, reaching out to
stop her. “You’re the one who incited Jodie to push me, right?”Hearing that, Elyse stared at her,
speechless. She stared at Amelie in shock. Despite trying hard to repress her reaction, her eyes still
trembled, revealing her guilt. “I don’t understand what you said,” she immediately denied.What Amelie
did before nearly ruined her, so she could never afford to openly fight her again.Amelie was not angry
with Elyse’s reaction, though. With a tilt of her chin, Amelie reached out to her face with a long finger.
The sight frightened Elyse, causing her to shrink back. She thought Amelie was going to hit
her.However, Amelie was only polite enough to pick up a stray hair from Elyse’s cor. She twirled it in
front of Elyse’s eyes, and then, with her eyes fixed on the strand of hair, she blew at it, causing it to
sway and drift away. Although it was clearly a harmless action, Elyse was nheless terrified. Soon,
her legs wobbled, and it was hard for her to stand up straight.Elyse only managed to stay upright by
tightly clutching the shoulder strap of her bag. “Yes, I identally left my phone behind. Jodie saw the
photos of Leo watching you sleep and draping over you with his jacket. How is that any of my fault,
though? I like Leony. It hurts me to see him look at you like that. Is it wrong of me to take a few photos?
You are the only one to me. While you’re flirting with ke, you also insist on leading Leo along.
Jodie cares about those two men the most, yet you intentionally rub salt in her wound. Even if she does
do something, it’s all your doing!”She then stared at Amelie, not wanting to miss any tiny reaction
Amelie might have.Since Amelie’s lesson had been so excruciatingly painful, Elyse now feared
her.However, Amelie silently stood there. She continued gazing at the strand of hair, but she did not do
anything else. There was a stiff look on her face. No emotion could be seen on her face other than a
cold aloofness.On the other hand, Elyse’s heart was pounding because she had no idea how Amelie
felt. Her hands continued to clutch at her bag straps as she unwittingly shrank backward.