When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280 He’s Not a Trophy for Exchange

The view outside was a large, flat, green grass field that extended to a mountain range.

The mountains weren't tall, but to those used to city life, this was still a breath of fresh air.

After exiting the bus and seeing the view. Amelie took a deep breath. "Fresh ah'!"

"Come on, let's take a look over there." suggested Fiona while pulling Amelie after hopping out of the vehicle.

The others, too, ignored the following cameramen and their cameras and ran toward the center of the field.

Just like that, the area where the buses parked fell silent instantly.

Meanwhile, Leo held his phone impassively as he went to a secluded area. "That girl back then, can you still find her?"

"It happened too long ago. and a lot of evidence has been deliberately wiped out. It isn't an easy investigation. However, I did talk to the attending physician who treated your eyes. He said he doesn't quite remember what she looked like anymore, and what he said was practically what he told you the last time—the girl's father was a shoemaker."

A shoemaker? Ellen's father, Michael, is a shoemaker.

It was indeed useless information.

He hung up the phone dryly and looked up to capture Amelie at first glance.

The young woman was snapping pictures of the surrounding scenery.

Though he couldn't make out her expression hidden beneath the mask, something hit Leo with a thump, and he clenched the hand holding his phone.

If liis memory served him right. Amelie's father was also a shoemaker.

With that, he strode toward Amelie, who was oblivious to Leo's actions. She remained immersed in the beauty of the scenery.

Bria will love this place, she mused while taking more photos when Leo suddenly entered the shot.

He had a dashing face, and his chiseled outlines were impeccably good-looking. He was looking right into the camera as though he wanted to creep into her heart through it.

A thick, enigmatic emotion surged beneath his eyes, and it had already reached the ignition point. One flick of a match, and it would explode.

Amelie's heart skipped a beat. She nearly dropped her phone, for it was her first time seeing Leo like this. What... What is up with him?

The man wasn't himself that day, and Amelie couldn't help being stupefied, only staring at him through the camera.

For a moment, time stopped.

Half a minute later. Leo finally moved, reaching a hand toward her.

Is he going to pull me toward him? Just as Amelie was speculating, another hand entered the shot, and a slender figure blocked the entirety of it the next second.

"Leo." Ellen appeared out of nowhere and held Leo's hand while giggling, looking innocent and adorable. Her piteous look was long gone.

"We're camping today. I'm so happy!" She clapped and hopped with joy in front of Leo like a little girl.

"I'm going to be sick!" Jodie shot Ellen a side-eye glance with zero effort of concealing her contempt for the young woman as she approached the pair from the other side.

With that, she shoved Ellen aside and stood in front of her brother. "The crew wants us to gather now. Let's go."

Leo hummed a response, but he remained still and only gazed at Amelie.

Amelie, on the other hand, genuinely wanted nothing to do with them, so she hurriedly put her phone away and rushed toward the bus upon hearing that they needed to gather up.

A glimmer flashed across Leo's unfathomable eyes before his eyelids drooped and he strode toward the bus.

Meanwhile, Jodie glared wamingly at Ellen before checking their surroundings for the camera crew. Seeing that no one was following them, she taunted icily. "Don't copy your sister’s ridiculous actions! My brother isn't a trophy you and your sister can give to each other, and the Alston Family will never accept low lives like you. F*ck off!"

Terrified, Ellen balled herself up and stared timidly at Jodie. The woman loathed Elyse and disliked Ellen as well, so she wanted to throw up even more when she saw Ellen's reaction.

"Did you not hear me? I told you to f*ck off! I won't play nice the next time I catch you approaching my brother!" With that, she pointed far away. "See that? My brother's interested in Foxy. A sl*t like you isn't even worthy of holding a candle for Leo!"

With that, she strutted away condescendingly.

"As all of you can see. we're camping today," the hosts announced the theme for the day beside the bus.