When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 211

Thanks to Toby, Amelie tossed and turned in bed all night long.

In the morning, after dropping Brianna off at school, Amelie was planning on heading home for a nap when she got a call from Julia.

Julia said she had a remarkable talent to introduce to Amelie.

Amelie’s audiobook service platform was beginning to produce results, so she planned on starting a new project that offered offline training courses. Thus, she was looking to hire people for the project.

It was hard to find great talents, so after hearing what Julia said, Amelie booked a ride to Clouson City without wasting any time.

When she arrived, the candidate wasn’t there yet. Julia was drinking coffee by herself.

Julia spotted Amelie and immediately waved at her, but when she saw Amelie’s face, she exclaimed, “Oh, my. Your undereye circles are pretty dark. What happened? Did you lose sleep over Leo’s announcement?”

“Why would I?” Amelie immediately retorted in embarrassment.

It did have something to do with Leo, but it was mostly because he got into a fight with Toby and she had to go over to talk them down, which culminated in Toby’s confession.

Still, she wasn’t going to agree to start a relationship with Toby, so she saw no point in mentioning this to Julia.

“Oh,” Julia replied, but her expression became rather strange.

Amelie didn’t understand why, so she turned around to see what Julia was looking at. What she saw was a cold and stern-looking face.

The man’s features were flawless, but his brow was hard.

A stifled feeling rose in Amelie’s chest. Her limbs felt numb.

Julia shuddered and backed away ever so slightly as she thought, That b*stard Leo has such an imposing presence. How scary!

Amelie had been married to Leo for four years and knew him well enough to pick up on his displeasure. I didn’t say anything to rile him up, so why is he displeased?

“Did he come in because of you? Don’t tell me he suddenly developed feelings for you,” Julia murmured into Amelie’s ear when she saw that Leo showed no signs of leaving.

Before Amelie could say anything, the clear, bright voice of a woman rang out. “Leo.”

Immediately after, a young, fashionably dressed woman walked over. She was carrying her purse with both hands as she stood elegantly in front of Leo.

Her smile made her pretty dimples even more prominent. “Have you been waiting long? I’m so sorry. I got stuck in traffic.”

“Let’s go over there,” Leo said as he led the way. Soon, their silhouettes disappeared behind the partition.

“What the hell?” Julia cried out as she slammed her hand on the table. “It was obvious that he was standing up for you when he made the announcement last night, but here he is on a date with another woman today! What does he mean by this?”

Julia had already heard about Elyse interrupting Amelie and Brianna at the event.

Although Elyse didn’t mention the event when she uploaded the picture, Brianna’s classmates and their parents who took part in the event as well knew about it.

Elyse’s actions had turned Amelie and Brianna into the subjects of mockery.

Julia had been focused on finding a way to get even with Elyse, but before she could do anything, Leo beat her to it.

Amelie was amused by Julia’s fury. “You’re the one who misunderstood him, so you can’t blame him for that.”

Amelie no longer had any expectations, so she didn’t misinterpret Leo’s intentions. “If he even cared the slightest bit about me, it would’ve been clear during our marriage. Why would he wait until now to show me that he liked me?”

Julia understood that too, but she still had a feeling that there were still instances of Leo protecting Amelie. Even though Julia loathed Leo, she knew that Brianna cared about her father, and sometimes, she couldn’t help but entertain the thought that it would be good for Brianna if Leo did fall in love with Amelie. It turned out that she was mistaken after all.

Amelie didn’t dwell on this subject, and the candidate arrived soon after, so the three quickly became engrossed in a discussion about work.

Eventually, the meeting came to an end. The candidate had other matters to discuss with Julia while Amelie had work to attend to, so she took leave of them.

As soon as she stepped out, she saw a tall figure standing right in her path.

The man turned around, and Amelie got a clear view of his dashing face.

“Blakey?” Amelie called out to him in surprise.

Blake’s eyes were as clear as ever. He smiled when he saw her, and it looked as if spring had bloomed across his face.

Before Amelie could swoon over the way he looked, the young women beside him were shrieking with infatuation.