When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31 Turning Into Enemies
“What is there to regret?” Amelie’s expression was calm.
She never felt regret, but she did feel a certain bitterness in her heart. Although they were divorced, she didn’t want them to turn into enemies. Even if she had stayed with the Alston Family for four years and endured so much injustice, she did not wish to insult the Alstons in such a manner.
Amelie wouldn’t have done it if the Alstons and Leo hadn’t forced her into a corner. She would’ve resolved Bria’s custody in a more subtle and gentle manner.
“All right, if you won’t regret it, then we’ll bear the consequences no matter what it is!” Julia patted her shoulder reassuringly, promising her.
From Amelie’s thoughtful gaze, Julia could already see what she was thinking. Amelie’s heart was aching, and she didn’t want things to turn out like this. Still, Julia knew that no amount of comfort could soothe this sort of pain.
“Thanks.” Amelie forced the gloominess in her eyes away as she said to Julia earnestly.
“No need for thanks. We’re way more than that.” Julia couldn’t understand her gratitude.
It was too formal.
Still, Amelie turned to Julia and gave her a hug. If it weren’t for Julia, the friend who had stayed with her since they were children, she might have had difficulty enduring everything.
“Come on, if you keep hugging me like this, I won’t be able to drive,” Julia shouted. She sounded disdainful, but her hand patted Amelie on the shoulder.
It was a silent consolation. Feeling Julia’s consolation, Amelie decided to expose her weaknesses, allowing the sorrow to flow through her entire body and soak every inch of her skin.
However, this emotion only lasted a short while. A few minutes later, Amelie lifted her face again. The original radiance had returned to her little face.
Seeing Amelie gather herself, Julia spoke again, “Amy, with a fight like that, we’ve completely angered the Alston Family. Judging by Leo’s temper, he most probably will target Starlight Media next.”
Sorrow began to fill her gaze. “We’re probably no match for Leo.”
Even though she had thousands of complaints about Leo, Julia had to admit that Leo was quite capable. This wretched man had brilliant tactics and heartless strategies, and he was second to no one in that aspect.
“Even though Starlight Media is strong, if someone jeopardizes it with intention, it won’t hold up.”
Amelie was working in media communication, so she knew a lot of things very well.
“With the current situation in our line of business, we will be threatened if a common person causes a commotion so that b*stard Alston’s tactics will only be much worse.”
“I know.” Amelie nodded calmly, her pretty little face devoid of any fear.
She had anticipated everything way before she did any of this.
“Even if we lose Starlight Media, Bria and I can still live without a worry.”
Amelie had saved quite a lot of money. Furthermore, she had also invested some money into strategic lands in the city. It was a rare resource. Every inch of the land was precious, and it wasn’t renewable. Even if house prices dropped, the houses in those pieces of land would be unaffected.
She turned to look at Julia. “As for you all, every one of you is capable. If you leave Starlight Media, many other companies will be fighting for you.”
At that, she paused briefly. “Still, I would suggest you, Jamie, and Blakey start your own businesses. With your popularity right now, working for other people is a waste.”
“Damn, Amelie, don’t tell me you’ve even prepared our start-up capital?” Julia exclaimed.
Amelie paused halfway through her actions of reaching into her bag. She was holding a card in her hand. It was just as Julia had said.
In order to break Bria entirely away from the Alston Family, she had prepared for the worst. Still, she couldn’t mistreat those who had been following her all this while.
Julia was upset now. “Am I still a friend to you? How inhumane are you to leave at this moment?”
“I won’t ask Blakey to stay, but Jamie is definitely going to fight by my side till the end!”
Julia was quite a hot-tempered and straightforward person. She was the sort who would stand her ground until the day she died. Amelie didn’t ask Blake to stay simply because he wasn’t just a live streamer but also a figure skater. Reputation was too important to him, and he mustn’t have the slightest bit of a stain on his reputation.
“Amy, just rest up in the days to come. I’ll keep handling Starlight Media!”
Julia had already made plans. If Leo wanted to fight, even if they lost, they still wanted him to lose at least something!
Of course, there was another intention behind her asking Amelie to leave. She didn’t want Amelie to face the brutal scene. Seeing the career, she had prioritized getting destroyed by the man who was once the love of her life… No one would be able to handle that. Amelie knew what she was thinking. She didn’t decline and nodded instead.
It was a good chance to visit her father. In her 4 years of marriage, her father knew that the Alstons didn’t like him, so he never visited her. Bria was already 3 years old but hadn’t met him yet. Of course, Amelie should also tell him about the divorce. At the thought of that, she immediately booked tickets for a flight that would bring her and Bria home.
The booking was just confirmed when her phone rang. It was the phone she rarely used. Also, only the people closest to her knew the number. Her expression froze as she took out her phone and looked at the jumping numbers on the screen. She didn’t recognize the number. She couldn’t help but guess who the call was from.
After hesitating for a bit, Amelie answered the call.
From the other end of the line came a familiar male voice. “Is this Miss Foxy? I’m Toby Walsh, the person in charge of Walsh Corporation.”
Toby Walsh? No wonder she found it familiar.
Amelie was slightly stunned. She never thought he would know her number. Moreover, she had linked this number to the Foxy live-streaming account so that she could use it for important matters. However, since she kept a low profile, she almost never tried to contact advertising companies, so few people knew of the number. Where did Toby get the number from?
Meanwhile, when the call went through, Toby’s heart leaped into joy. The person who gave him the number told him that Foxy hadn’t used this number in 4 years, and he even worried for a moment that she had abandoned that number.
“Hello, what’s the matter?” She suppressed the doubts in her mind as she asked.
“Well, hear me out.” Toby hastily explained his intentions.
As she listened, her expression gradually froze.
Toby had heard from somewhere that she was close acquaintance with a prominent figure in the Skaynia business scene, Owen Steward. He wanted her to help convince Owen so that they could strike a partnership deal. Interestingly, this partnership happened to be a product of both Toby’s and Leo’s efforts.
“Sorry, but I’ll have to refuse.” She didn’t even think twice before giving her reply.
On the other end of the line, Toby was stunned.
“Miss Foxy, we’ll be eternally grateful if you can help us just this once. As for the wages, just name the price.”
He thought that Amelie had refused because of the wages.
She simply smiled. “It has nothing to do with the wages. If you have other matters you need my help with, Mr. Walsh, I might give it a try. But as for this one, just forget it.”
With that, she hung up politely.
On the other end of the line, he stared at his phone in bewilderment, completely unable to understand the situation. Foxy declined this job, but she was willing to help him with other things? Did she mean it, or was she just being polite? She probably didn’t mean it. They had never met before, so she had no reason to be so nice to him.
Julia, who was driving the car, also overheard the conversation. She didn’t seem to approve.
She couldn’t help but speak up. “Are you all right, Amy? You’ve divorced that wretched Alston, so why are you friendly to his stupid friends?”
Amelie pursed her lips lightly. “I can ignore everyone else, but not Toby. He… helped me before.”
Amelie showed her fingers. “Twice, actually.”
The first time was when she lost too much blood while giving birth in the hospital, and Bria’s life was in danger. The other time…