When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 235

While asking, Elyse could not help but replay the scenes from the horrific event today.

She was almost scared out of her wits, knowing how close she and Michael were to becoming fish food.

Michael smirked. “You were the one who asked me to find Ellen! I couldn’t find her no matter how I tried, so I went to the shelter to bring home any mad woman just to shut you up. I never thought I’d run into her over there.”

Most of the homeless at the shelter had no family. Therefore, he could easily get Ellen out.

“I thought she looked crazy and might ruin our plan, so I didn’t tell Leo about it. I never thought that she’d be our savior tonight.”

He was equally frightened because of Leo, and he never thought that Leo could do something that appalling to them.

Elyse chuckled. “I bet she likes him because he’s into crazies!”

They learned a lot of details about the history between Big Eyes and Leo from Ellen’s diary. Elyse also used a sleight of hand to obtain the agreement form of the cornea donor. Armed with that information, she and Michael made up the perfect story that Ellen was Big Eyes.

Had Elyse not known about the real identity of Big Eyes, even she might have fallen for Ellen’s bluff and believed that her sister was Big Eyes.

Michael spat after hearing Elyse’s words. “That sister of yours keeps to herself. But she warms up to one particular person. What’s the name of that girl again?”

“Amelie Dillon!” Elyse answered, looking uncomfortable.

Michael nodded. “Yes! Yes! Amelie’s father pampered her like a princess, buying her everything she wanted. She was always in floral dresses that showed off her legs, but her father didn’t care about it. I bet Ellen must have gotten her craziness from that girl!”

At that moment, he had no idea that Amelie was the real Big Eyes. He only learned about the relationship between Big Eyes and Leo Alston from Ellen’s diary, where Ellen described herself as Big Eyes.

Anyway, Elyse did not plan to tell Michael the truth because he was a blabbermouth that might leak the secret. Her sister was the key to her comeback.

“Quit overthinking. From today onward, you need to keep an eye on Ellen and take good care of her. She’s Leo’s treasure right now. If anything happens to her, we’re going down too!” Elyse said.

Now that Michael had witnessed Leo’s ruthlessness, he nodded furiously and replied, “Don’t worry! I’ll treat her as my savior.

Those who brought him luck would be considered his saviors.

“My savior! Do you have anything you want to eat or drink?” Michael asked while heading to the kitchen to get some food for Ellen.

Although Ellen was mad, she remained timid and stayed put instead of going with him.

Elyse quietly stared at her sister with a strong dislike. Ellen was never an outstanding kid when they were young. She was uncommunicative and looked like a loser. How the tables have turned! Ellen was now a treasure in Leo’s eyes.

Even though Elyse would benefit from this lie, she felt uneasy about Ellen’s sudden leap in status.

“How did you lose your cornea?” Elyse questioned Ellen coldly, held her chin, and examined her eyes roughly. “You didn’t actually donate them to Leo Alston, did you?”

As Ellen was timid, Elyse did not believe that she would make a brave decision like that. Ellen made some inaudible sounds and shook her head to free her chin from Elyse’s grip. Elyse ran out of patience and gripped on harder. “If you don’t tell me, I’m going to beat you to death!”

“What are you doing?” Michael returned with some food and hurriedly shoved Elyse away. “Are you out of your mind? How dare you touch Mr. Alston’s woman? Have you forgotten the lesson he taught us so quickly?”

Elyse felt uncomfortable after she was reprimanded by her father, but she couldn’t say a thing as a comeback. Michael placed some good food in front of Ellen and opened a bottle of Dr. Pepper for her. “Go on. Have a drink.”

Ellen bent her back while eating the bread and drinking Dr. Pepper. Soon, her mouth was filled with food. When she was chewing, she mumbled, “Ellie… Me Liz. She is Ellie. Ellie’s eyes… Ellie brave girl.”