When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie) novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73

The person was standing in the shadow, so she couldn’t see his face clearly.

Still, she heard the name Alston as someone called out to him.

Elyse was so terrified that her soul nearly left her body. She rushed forward and grabbed the man’s arm as she cried out, “That’s all a lie, Leo! Don’t believe Amelie! It’s all fake! I didn’t… do that. Don’t believe her, no matter what evidence she shows you.”

“So, I should believe you instead?”

The voice sounded amused.

It also sounded dismissive.

There was even a hint of derision.

This isn’t Leo’s voice!

As soon as Elyse realized that, she quickly lifted her head.

A young and handsome face greeted her.

“C-Chris?”

Elyse turned even paler when she saw Chris.

She wanted to clench her hands, but she couldn’t.

Chris looked at her with a slight smile on his face. “I can’t believe it. The amazing goddess, Miss Elyse Clayton, would actually do such a thing. What would my cousin think if he found out about this?”

Elyse began to quiver like a leaf.

She also turned as white as a sheet.

“Amelie… lied! It’s a lie!” she refuted weakly.

Chris scratched his ear. “Since it’s just a lie, why don’t I check the address that she mentioned? Maybe I’ll end up finding the person she was referring to.”

He repeated the address Amelie had given. He could even recall the phone number as well.

Elyse’s lips trembled, and she could not bring herself to speak.

She was mortified that her dirty deeds had been exposed.

Her eyes welled up with tears.

Chris snorted at the sight. The instant she began crying, it thoroughly took all the fun out of things, so he grabbed his helmet and strode away.

“Chris!” Elyse desperately grabbed onto his clothes. “You won’t-”

“Don’t worry. I won’t tell Leo.” Chris could read Elyse like a book.

Even his expression turned into one of scorn when he regarded her.

He shook his clothes out of her grip with a look of unconcealed disdain.

Although Elyse was humiliated, Chris’ promise made her heart settle.

It didn’t matter who else knew about it as long as Leo didn’t.

“Why don’t you give the evidence to Leo?” Julia couldn’t help but pipe up during the ride back.

She was awake when Amelie and Elyse had their little chat, so she overheard everything.

Amelie smiled faintly. “Why should I tell him?”

She discovered the truth by accident not long after the divorce.

“So, he realizes just how evil and conniving Elyse is, of course.”

“Even if he does, he won’t leave her. Anyway, it doesn’t matter to me whether or not he’s with her.” Amelie’s expression remained indifferent.

Her eyes no longer lit up at the mention of Leo. It was as if he was just a stranger in her life.

“It wouldn’t hurt to make that b*stard uncomfortable, at least.” Julia couldn’t get over the difficult ordeal Amelie had been through.

Amelie nudged Julia lightly with her elbow. “Instead of wasting my time to make my ex uncomfortable, I could spend that time on finding ways to earn more money and live a better life.”

“You’ve got a point!” Julia agreed wholeheartedly.

When the two drove back to the starting point, everyone clambered over to congratulate them.

Amelie responded politely, but she didn’t seem to be in a rather celebratory mood despite her victory.

To her, it was an entirely meaningless competition.

She had only come to accompany Julia. So, from her perspective, it was an unexpected boon when she got the chance to torture the despicable people handed to her on a silver platter.

Meanwhile, the crowd had been so caught up in the fight between Amelie and Elyse that they forgot about their competitions.

Now that the dust had settled, they began preparing for their respective races as well.

Naturally, after the two races earlier, everyone was certain that they couldn’t hold a torch against Amelie. Thus, no one dared to challenge her.

Amelie packed her things and got ready to leave while someone struck up a last-minute discussion about a telemarketing contract with Julia.

Once Amelie had gotten everything in order, she felt someone approaching her from behind and assumed that it was Julia, so she said, “Get in the car.”

The person didn’t move.

Amelie found it strange, so she looked up.

When she spotted the suit, she realized that it definitely wasn’t Julia.

A tall man with broad shoulders was standing in front of her.

He had a stately pose that complemented his prominent features. Regardless, his gaze seemed a little dark.

It was Leo.

His hands were by his side as he stared at her. His expression was unreadable, and there was no telling what

was on his mind.

“Miss Clayton is not in any danger. She’ll be back soon.” Amelie couldn’t figure out why he was looking for her, so she simply said the first thing she could think of.

“Why did you marry me back then?” Leo asked instead of responding to what Amelie said.