When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 110

Chapter 110 Keeping Her Around

Leo ran back and flung the door open. The first thing he saw was Elyse clutching her hand in pain, and shards of glass were scattered all over the ground.

Elyse sniffled, tears glistening in her eyes. “I was going to get a glass of water, and then the glass exploded in my face.”

The ground was covered in steaming water. The glass must have exploded in her hand.

She put her hand down, revealing her scalding arm.

He quickly approached her and placed her hand under the faucet. Then he turned it on and cleaned her wound with cold water. At the same time, he called the doctor.

It didn’t take long for the doctor to arrive. He cleaned her wound and dabbed some salve on it. Elyse put on a look of agony throughout the whole ordeal. She leaned closer to Leo, biting her lip tightly. And tears welled in her eyes.

“It’s not a serious burn. And I got here in time. Should heal in three days.” The doctor bandaged the wound and adjusted his mask. Then, he left.

Leo created some distance between him and Elyse. “You heard him. It’s not serious.” He picked the blanket up and covered it over her.

Elyse stared at him intently, a frown creasing her forehead like she was in great pain. “But my hand hurts a lot. Feels like a ton of ants are biting away at it. Can you stay for the night? Please?”

He pursed his lips and stared at her bandaged hand. Well, she did stay by my side when I was blind. And he nodded. “Very well.”

A weak smile curled Elyse’s lips, and she heaved a sigh of relief in silence.

“I’ll wash my hands.” Leo headed to the bathroom.

She saw him off. Once he was inside the bathroom, she looked at his phone. He was close enough to inadvertently unlock his phone’s face recognition. There was something she needed to confirm. Even though she was in the room, she kept an eye on Leo all the time, and she clearly heard him asking Toby about the exact time Amelie left.

Ignoring her pain, she quickly scrolled through his phone and found the text he had sent Amelie. He… He wants her to stay?

Something in her mind snapped, and a look of anxiety welled in her eyes. She scrolled his phone at random until it pulled on her wound. The pain snapped her out of her stupor, and she plopped back down, her hands pressing down on her blanket. She rested her back against the back of her bed, then she closed her eyes.

He must have gone to her. Tried to make her stay. Good thing I convinced him to stay with me. The burn was torturing her, but its pain was nothing compared to the danger Amelie was posing to her relationship with Leo.

At 10.00AM, Elyse came out with the help of Leo, still looking pale and frail. It was a fake look, of course. All so people would take pity on her. “Sorry I’m holding you back. I have a bit of hemophobia, and I don’t really like wounds. I would’ve gotten the dressing changed myself, but…” She put on a look of apology.

“It’s alright.” Leo shook his head.

He looked at the time, and he frowned.