When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 185

Melissa’s face stiffened.

Leo’s words made her angry and embarrassed

It was embarrassing to be questioned like that, and it ticked her off because she was his mother. It was natural for her to arrange his marriage. What he said meant that he didn’t take the engagement seriously!

But she knew that this wasn’t a time to quarrel with him.

Instead, she took a deep breath and said, “You saw the situation. Elyse was so upset. What if she really went through with it? Plus, all the reporters were here. How would you explain it to them? Either way, it will impact her and her family. I trust that you won’t want that to happen either.”

She couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Leo after speaking. When she saw that he didn’t intend to refute, she discreetly breathed a sigh of relief.

Melissa took a few steps toward him and continued, “It’s just an engagement, not marriage. If you don’t want to be with her, you’ll have chances to break off the engagement in the future. Now is not the time.”

…

Downstairs, Ashton stood in front of Elyse’s bed, pacing in circles.

He couldn’t help but reprimand her, “You know how dangerous that was, Elyse?! Don’t you dare do such dangerous things again in the future!”

Elyse listened to his words indifferently. Her face was a blank mask.

After listening for a while, she muttered, “I’m tired. Come back again tomorrow.”

Ashton stopped pacing as soon as he heard her request. Nodding, he stated, “Okay, I’ll come back tomorrow, then. Listen to me and be obedient. Stop thinking about what you have and don’t have.”

It was when Ashton left that Michael decided to approach his daughter.

He sat closely beside his daughter.

Then, he quietly said, “This Ashton guy really cares about you, so much more than Leo. If it doesn’t work out, don’t get hung up on him. You should consider Ashton.”

Elyse immediately changed her tune and rolled her eyes at her father. “Ashton is just an ordinary guy. Not only is he not the only son, but he’s also not a capable man. Being with him is like throwing myself into a pit of fire!”

Michael was so surprised by his daughter’s outburst that he choked before quickly covering it up with a cough. His fists were clenched tightly.

“But Leo doesn’t care much about you. If the reporters weren’t there, he would’ve rejected the engagement long ago.”

think Melissa came here on her own? She’s the kind of

her explanation. He looked proudly at Elyse. “As expected of my daughter. She’s just as smart as

he was immediately clouded

Leo didn’t deny it in front of the reporters, he isn’t someone who can be manipulated easily. If he doesn’t buy your act, we will die of

if he doesn’t care about me, he would still care about Elie?” Elyse wasn’t worried at all. “As long as my sister is still on his

words assured Michael. “Good. That’s

for a

they

overjoyed with her plan. Before leaving, he hurriedly told Elyse that she must

everything had quietened, Elyse took out her

the news of the couple getting engaged was all over

her lips twitched into a smile and a cunning

with a promise of engagement, but

sent a short

…

end, Melissa had left the

poker with her friends but after the things that happened, she simply had no energy to

could postpone the engagement indefinitely and finally

deep in thought, her phone

Yancey. She was a long-term friend whom Melissa often played poker

up her chest before answering the phone. “Madam Yancey, I’m so sorry. I’ve already told Madam Freeman I won’t

alright. I understand that you’re

giggling over the phone. “Congratulations, Mrs.

face tugged into

had already spread the news of the engagement. However, Elyse was not her choice of daughter-in-law and she

asked

has already proposed to her and

darkened when she heard Genevieve mentioning it so

reputation as much, she

a deep breath to hold back her annoyance before saying calmly, “An engagement seems good. We’ll take things one

soon as the news of Mr. Alston and Miss Clayton’s engagement spread on the Internet, the citizens made up a lot of rumors. A lot of people are saying that the Alston Family didn’t

the time Melissa hung up the phone, her face was already pale

sure enough, just like Genevieve said, every bit of the news was covered with the engagement of Leo and Elyse. To top it off, there was a

of them were as Genevieve