When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 40

Amelie woke up with a start, startled. For a moment, she thought she was still at the Alston Residence and Leo had come back in the middle of the night, kicking the door again.

She hastily got out of bed, almost tripping and falling.

When she ran to the door and saw Steven there, she finally remembered that she had left the Alston Residence, and she no longer had to open the door for Leo.

As Amelie was rubbing her eyes, Steven had already opened the door.

From outside the door, a messy head poked in.

Amelie was surprised at first, but when she took a closer look, she realized that it was Abby.

Abby strode in jovially, and when she saw Steven, she exclaimed in exaggeration, “Hey there, Dillon. You didn’t run into any trouble yesterday, did you?”

Steven looked at her in confusion.

Abby didn’t mince her words at all. “Yesterday, when Amy knew that you bought a knife and went out, she thought you were about to cause trouble. She was so terrified! But Dillon, why exactly did you buy a knife yesterday?”

Amelie didn’t even have time to stop Abby before the latter spilled everything.

An obviously awkward look appeared on Steven’s face, his expressions unnatural.

“What brings you here, Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie interrupted her.

“Oh, uh…” Abby was tongue-tied since she was just here to spectate.

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Noticing that Amelie kept staring at her, she scratched her head awkwardly, then peered inside the house. “How many days are you planning on staying here, Amy?”

“She’ll be here for a while, Steven answered in Amelie’s stead.

“A while, huh. Abby turned a little bashful.

Then, she continued, “For someone as fortunate as you, you probably can’t get used to living in small houses like this after marrying a rich husband.”

Amelie didn’t make a sound as she simply looked at Abby.

Abby hastily pointed in the distance. “A grand hotel recently opened in town, and it was built to accommodate wealthy people who come here on vacation. The environment and service are excellent there, and even all the three meals of the day are included. Amy, you should stay there for a bit with your dad to show him more of the world.”

I’ve lived long enough; what more is there in the world to see?” Steven didn’t seem too interested.

Amelie looked at Abby. She had already guessed what Abby was trying to say.

Abby was worried that the family wouldn’t have enough space to live in and might insist on moving back to their old house.

Amelie’s father was a kindly and reasonable person; since he never asked Abby for their rent, she was thinking of hogging the place all her life.

but now that Abby herself came knocking, she naturally wouldn’t

back to the old house no matter where we live, so feel free to keep living

be moving back, her wizened face immediately blossomed into

expected. Rich people are

and her family are living in, do they pay the rent monthly

Abby’s blooming

can give them a discount. Why don’t we give

so much that it

was beginning to

she would just be here to join in on the fun and get some juicy gossip, then completely take over that

there any longer, so she found a random excuse

breakfast, Steven took Bria to the

shelter in the backyard sat his tool

in front of the old machine and

long gone, and it

peer at everything that caught her fancy. Her eyes widened as she watched Steven thicken the soles of the

answered every

grandfather and his granddaughter spent a

Steven as she sat down, placing her head on his arm while feeling the bobbing movements of

you’ve been toiling all your life.

long as she could remember, her father had always been sitting in

with abandon.

Mommy opened up a big company, so she can provide for

soles with a very thick

grandfather to work

the wrinkles on his face spreading as he smiled. “What a good girl you are, Bria. You

her cheek against

the feeling of his large hand covering her small

I’m too used to this. If I stop

made were durable and resistant to wear. The price wasn’t too high either, so many people would

like a kitten, Amelie felt something in her heart

should’ve brought her

see her daughter, and the two

if

know. I got it.” Like an overaged child, Steven nodded

Amelie and Bria burst out

for you on the street? I can also buy a house while we’re at it, so you don’t have to work

shook his head furiously. “I moved here precisely because the previous house was too big. If the place is too huge and empty, I’d feel

she didn’t ignore him at

asked for even a cent. He would return the

Amelie, but she had caused him quite a lot of worry. At the thought of that, Amelie felt regretful again, and her

Steven sighed, a forlorn look on his face. “Young people these days don’t like complicated work like