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.

tonight. You and Bria can sleep in the small room in the back. I’ve already changed the sheets, and the blankets are

to be in such a

good and rest up. I’ll be back

she couldn’t get anything out of him, but she also feared that he might leave on the train, so she could only hang

trishaw passed by

made her way to the small train station on the wobbly

outside the train

there with his bent back, a cigarette in

number of cigarette butts were already discarded in

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

saw a small black bag sitting next to him. It

ran over to him.

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 brings you here? Didn’t I ask you and Bria to go to

home?” Amelie queried while looking at him. Then, she

“Where are you going?”

lowered his head in

ran up to him. Then, with great familiarity, she took out the old wallet in his pocket and produced

of the ticket was

city where Leo’s house was

Alston Residence? Amelie suddenly recalled Steven’s expression

thoughts seen through, Steven pursed his

of doing there? Don’t

Amelie was shocked at

how exactly they

plump and healthy when she married into their family, but

lost a lot of weight, but when Bria mentioned how good Amelie’s

Amelie because he wanted Amelie to live freely in that home, not to be bullied

a silent

was dull

streamed down her face

Dad. There’s something I haven’t told you. Leo and

news took him by huge

sorry, Dad. I should have listened to you instead of going to Leo and getting married to

at first, and he

end, he couldn’t win against her persistence, so he handed his precious daughter

her inside and out; even her child and father had to

felt an unspeakable regret

hugged Steven as she sobbed and

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