When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 169

Chapter 169

“Mr. Dillon, Elie.” Julia and Samuel rushed over.

Unable to catch her breath, Julia quickly grabbed the two. “What happened to Bria? How did she suddenly disappear?”

Before they could even respond, she turned around and noticed Leo. Her eyes widened in surprise, and she sounded hostile as she snarled, “What are you doing here, Leo? Is Bria’s disappearance connected to you in any way? Elie has already divorced you. What more do you want? Give Bria back to her!”

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With that, Amelie was on the verge of physically attacking Leo, but Samuel quickly stepped in, grabbing her by the waist and pulling her back.

At this point, Julia was fuming so hard that she kicked her feet in frustration. “Why can’t I teach him a lesson? What’s your relationship with him? This sc’mbag keeps hurting Elie, so I must fight him to death. You must be in cahoots with him since you’re stopping me!”

Julia was so angry that she spoke recklessly. Samuel also knew that she was emotional and could only try to persuade her by saying. “The most important thing right now is finding Bria. We can talk about everything else later, okay?”

After hearing those words, Julia finally calmed down and looked at Amelie. Her eyes were filled with deep worry as tears welled up. “What exactly happened to Bria?”

Amelie explained the situation again.

While furrowing his brows, Samuel asked, “You’re saying that she was sent to the hospital because of a mild case of food poisoning?”

Amelie nodded her head silently. His lips were pressed into a thin line as a wave of self-blame

filled her heart.

“It’s my fault for not taking good care of her,” Steven said regretfully as well. “If I had been more careful, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“This is not the time for self-blame,” Samuel chimed in. “Why don’t we think carefully about what happened before she felt unwell? Don’t overlook any small details, no matter how insignificant they may seem.”

He was a detective by trade and had a vast network of highly skilled detectives at his disposal. In the city, he was well-known for being the best in this industry.

At Samuel’s words, Leo, who was standing nearby, perked up his ears. At the same time, he began to recall every detail of his encounter with Bria.

Amelie looked at Steven again. “Dad, what were you about to say earlier?”

Steven finally spoke. “Well, there was a courier who came by the house last night. Bria thought it was you and went to answer the door. However, she quickly came back saying that the courier had the wrong address and already left.”

“I’ve thought about it, and I think it’s just a coincidence.” He hunched his back and rubbed the back of his head as he continued.

Samuel’s eyes flickered. “Even if it’s a coincidence, we should look into this courier.”

Coincidentally, there were surveillance cameras just outside their home. As such, Amelie pushed Steven toward Julia and instructed, “Please watch over my dad. I’m going with Samuel to get the surveillance footage now.”

“Sure thing,” Julia had nothing else to say as she walked over to support Steven. “Mr. Dillon, let’s go inside and sit down. With Samuel’s abilities, I’m sure we’ll find Bria soon, so don’t worry.

Steven yearned to join them but was hesitant as he feared his slow movements might impede their progress. Keeping his thoughts to himself, he set off with Julia into the distance.

Meanwhile, Amelie and Samuel exchanged glances and quickly departed from the hospital.

Leo looked at their retreating figures with his darkened eyes and trailed behind them.

Samuel raced all the way home, and in no time, he and Amelie arrived at the doorstep.

Immediately, Amelie pulled up the surveillance footage on her computer. She looked up and noticed Leo following behind Samuel, causing a warm flicker in her heart.

Without a word, the two bent their heads together, studying the footage with utmost concentration. The suspect was an expert, having taken great care to cover themselves entirely and even using a large box to obscure the camera’s view.

However, the more they tried to hide, the more suspicious it appeared.

Samuel suddenly clicked on the mouse and froze the image on a specific frame. Then, he pointed