When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 39

“What’s going on?” Amelie hastily asked.

Hearing that something might happen to her father, she felt her heart racing quickly.

Abby scratched her messy hair. “I’m not sure either. I was at the store buying groceries when I saw your dad walking out with a knife. I asked him why he bought a knife, but he didn’t even look at me. He just walked away angrily.”

“He bought a knife and left?” She hadn’t seen her father coming home, much less a knife.

What is he planning to do with the knife?

“Your dad has always been a quiet person, but he’d always greet his old neighbors. He never ignored us like he did today,” Abby continued.

“Do you know if my dad got in a fight with someone recently?” Amelie hastily asked.

This was no small matter, for a person’s life might be on the line.

Abby shook her head. “Your dad is an amiable person, and everyone on this street likes him. How could he get into a fight with anyone? Moreover, your dad doesn’t like to bear grudges.”

Amelie also agreed with Abby’s words.

Her father wouldn’t get mad at anything, save for matters related to her. He was especially loving and serious when it came to her.

“Did you see where my dad went? Which direction did he head in?”

The less she knew of her father’s reasons for buying the knife, the more anxious Amelie became.

“That way!” Abby pointed ahead. “Probably in the direction of the small train station!”

“The small train station?”

It was a small town, and the residents couldn’t take the high-speed train or a plane from there. They generally took the train if they were going somewhere faraway.

Is Dad going somewhere far from home?

Amelie asked Abby to look after Bria, then hastily ran off to pursue her father.

As she ran, she dialed Steven’s number.

The call went through.

“Dad, why aren’t you back yet?” Amelie tried her best to ask calmly, not letting her father catch on.

urgent to attend to, so I won’t be able to come home tonight. You and Bria can sleep in the small room in the back. I’ve already changed the

you have to be in such a hurry?” she

and rest up. I’ll

couldn’t get anything out of him, but she also feared that he might

a trishaw passed by

and made her way to

the train

back, a cigarette in his hand as he puffed

number of cigarette butts were already discarded in the small garbage

was always particular about these things. He had never smoked before, nor had

bag sitting next to him. It must

over to him. “Dad, why are you

saw her, he froze a little. He hastily hid the small black bag and tossed the cigarette away, rubbing his hands as he said, “What

you don’t come home?” Amelie queried while looking at him. Then, she peered

“Where are you going?”

his head

familiarity, she took out the old wallet in his pocket and produced a ticket from

of the ticket

the city where Leo’s house was

you… going to the Alston Residence? Amelie suddenly recalled Steven’s expression when Bria said Amelie

his thoughts seen through,

what are you thinking of doing there? Don’t tell me you’re going to kill

spoke, Amelie was shocked at

them how exactly they treated you!” he said sullenly, his eyes obviously

was plump and healthy when she married into their family, but

only thought that Amelie had lost a lot of weight, but when Bria mentioned how good Amelie’s cooking was, he realized that the Alstons might not have been

these years, he had refrained from visiting the Alstons and contacting Amelie because he wanted Amelie to live freely in

a

dull but

down her

Dad. There’s something I haven’t

him by

have listened to you instead of going to Leo and getting married to

their marriage at first,

against her persistence, so he handed his precious daughter over

out; even

felt an unspeakable regret in his

she

his daughter lovingly, his heavily calloused hands caressing her hair like he had always done when she was younger. “Child, don’t cry. Divorce isn’t a bad thing. I