When I Was A Wallflower

When I Was A Wallflower Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Amelie hastily picked her up and looked toward the woman.

Meanwhile, the woman was looking at them as well. “Who are you? Why are you here?”

Her expression softened a little.

She roughly pushed her messy hair over her head, revealing her entire face.

“Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie recognized the woman as she called out.

When Abby Gordon heard the beautiful girl calling her that, she couldn’t help but examine the latter.

“It’s me, Amy,” Amelie introduced herself.

It was only then that Abby recognized her. With a stomp of her foot, she clapped both her hands on her thighs ‘Amy! It’s been years since I last saw you. You’ve grown even prettier now. I almost couldn’t recognize you, and I thought you were a celebrity from somewhere.”

Amelie smiled shyly.

Abby continued, “Sorry for just now. I thought my stupid son came back, so that’s why I threw the washbasin. You weren’t hurt, were you?”

“No.” Amelie wasn’t concerned about that. She looked up and gazed at the yard behind Abby. “Where’s my dad? Is he no longer living here? Or-”

A sudden extreme fear invaded her heart, and even her voice trembled.

“Your dad is fine.” Noticing Amelie’s pale face, Abby guessed that Amelie was overthinking things, so she hastily said, “He complained about how this house was too big for one person, so he moved into the smaller house at the end of the street. Our family is huge, so I discussed it with him, and he agreed to rent the place

to us.”

Abby grinned, a guilty look flashing across her face.

Even though they called it renting, she never paid him a single cent all this while.

Steven never urged her, so she pretended it never happened.

On the other hand, Amelie wasn’t in the mood to think about these things as she said, “Can you take me to my

dad?”

“Of course.” Abby thought that since she was living in their house, she should at least help them with this little request

As she strode with her thick legs, Abby took Amelie to the end of the street.

Soon, they found a small shop facing the street.

It was rundown and shabby, and it didn’t even have a sign.

“Your dad is in there” Abby pointed at the shop as she spoke.

Amelie looked at the shop

It wasn’t just worn-out, it was pitifully tiny.

A few items were piled outside the shop, and most of them were the toys she used to play with during her

childhood

little bicycle,

bearing so much history, Amelie couldn’t stop her tears as they

face.

was about to holler for Steven to come out when Amelie stopped her. “I’ll go in

hand, she took step after careful step

past the darkened old alley and

more spacious than the shopfront,

shoe patterns were various

the colorful shoes in their novel styles, she couldn’t help but pause in her tracks and reached

anywhere, so she could only proceed further to look

lay at the back of the

had his back to her as he sat at an antique shoe machine. His back was bent over as

movements were slow, whereas his hair

at him,

a glance that this man in front of her was none

doubted herself

got married, his hair was still dark with an occasional silver strand here and

was a bonafide middle-aged man

stature

movements weren’t

in her heart, she called in a

man paused

he slowly

revealed his wizened and

and gentle from all the

black-rimmed reading glasses covered his face, adding to him a hint of a

glasses as he finally recognized her. “A…..

Steven, sobbing. In her raging emotions, she wanted to hug him, but she couldn’t bring her feet

there as tears fell from

went to her and took her hands. “It’s really you,

singing so happily

toe, wiping away the tears on her face. “Child, why have

thin?”

which was a stark contrast to her

married into the Alston Family. Instead, he worried greatly for her health,

been too cruel, and she wanted more than anything to give herself a heavy

you’re back.” Steven was obviously happy about her

much as he led Amelie outside. “I’ll whip something up

Amelie to bits, and he would always pamper her ever since she was a

if he had to go through a lot of trouble, he would still do everything he could to provide

back, but she chose to go to

repaying her father’s grace and love for her with her whole heart, but

of regret rolled down Amelie’s cheeks once

comforting her

later, the two

at the room, they caught sight

girl in between

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