When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 2

Bureau. I didn’t know that you guys would get a divorce because of this.” No wonder Leo arrived earlier today. If not for Elyse’s words, I would have thought that Leo had some feelings for me within the last four years of our marriage. Fortunately, I’ve already made up my mind to forget about him. Otherwise, I would be heartbroken, Amelie thought sarcastically.  “I’m glad that there is a cooling-off period. Leo, talk it out with her, okay?” Elyse said softly. Then, she pushed Leo forward and walked away. Once they were left alone, Amelie tried explaining immediately since she didn’t want him to misunderstand. “I’m not here for you. This is all a coincidence.” However, Leo didn’t believe her and said, “Stop playing hard to get. It’s useless!” Then, he lowered his head and stared at Amelie, noticing her new hairstyle and clothes. He assumed that she looked like this in order to catch his eyes. To be honest, Leo didn’t believe that Amelie wanted a divorce and thought that she was just trying to play some tricks on him during the cooling-off period. The more she acted like this, the more he hated her. “Playing… Playing hard to get?” Amelie couldn’t believe her ears when she heard his words. She was shocked that Leo would think of her like this when they had already divorced, so she was upset by his words. Knowing that he never believed in her, she didn’t care to explain anymore and simply said, “Whatever goes your way.” Then, she walked past him and entered the booth. Initially, Leo had expected her to explain the situation and was about to leave. Thus, when he heard her response, he came to a halt and turned around to look at her. However, all he could see was her figure. Is… Is she leaving just like that? he thought. After dinner, Julia looked at Amelie mysteriously and