When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 205

seem like she was still a university student. The public gave them envious gazes whenever they walked around as a family. Everyone was attracted by the family’s good looks. A few of the parents who enjoyed photography even pointed their cameras toward the three of them before taking multiple pictures. Everyone took a bus over to the nursing home. Amelie allowed Bria to take the middle seat between herself and Leo so that Amelie could draw some boundaries with the man. Amelie heaved a sigh of relief after that. Even though Leo was there to participate in Bria’s school event, Amelie believed that they should maintain some distance since they were divorced. She also considered how Leo was engaged to another woman.Meanwhile, Leo sat on Bria’s other side while he casually glanced in Amelie’s direction. He didn’t say much during the ride, but he frowned a little as he gazed at the woman. “Hey, Bria’s Mommy and Daddy, I was wondering if you guys could squeeze a little. There’s a parent here who doesn’t have a seat.” The teacher walked over and spoke to them in an apologetic tone.“This child’s grandfather decided to join the event at the very last minute, and we didn’t save a seat for him. He traveled all the way here, so…” The teacher seemed extremely conflicted and troubled. Amelie looked around and saw that all the other parents took up two seats in total as they had their child in one of their laps.Amelie and Leo, on the other hand, chose the last row of the bus. Amelie wanted this spot as she didn’t want to get too close to Leo, but now… The teacher had just finished her sentence when Bria voiced out. “Hurry up, Dad!” Leo froze for a moment before he lifted Bria onto his lap and took her seat.Amelie was speechless. She could smell the fresh scent of the man’s cologne the moment he moved closer to her. His scent didn’t seem to fit his demanding personality—he smelled much lighter and gentler than the way he acted. Amelie couldn’t help but recall the old times when they would sit next to each other as teens. Back then, Leo smelled of medication most of the time, but she would still find his scent more attractive than anyone else’s.Amelie could still recall how she would read to him while inhaling his scent and how she would eventually fall asleep and rest on his shoulder. The most intimate memories they shared also felt like the most ironic ones to recall right then. The man who was once the closest to me is now this stranger who has an odd relationship with me… Amelie took a deep breath as she tried to stop thinking about the past.Coincidentally, the parents who had been snapping photos earlier offered to send her some pictures right there and then. Amelie lowered her head to scroll through the pictures on her phone. Their family of three looked stunning and natural in all the pictures. Leo was a man who rarely smiled, but he wore a faint smile on his face in one of the pictures. His gaze seemed gentle and loving as he looked at Amelie.Amelie stiffened for a moment. She felt like she had forgotten how to breathe when she saw the way the man looked at her. However, she quickly concluded that it had to be some issue with the angle at which the photo was taken. She shook off her thoughts before refocusing on Bria.At that very moment, Leo’s gaze happened to land on Amelie’s phone, and he saw the pictures she had received. The family of three seemed especially happy in the pictures. “You guys look great in pictures, especially when all three of you are in them. You guys have such a stunning aura!” The parent who had taken pictures of them didn’t hesitate to shower them with compliments. “This is the best photo I’ve ever taken.”Amelie smiled at the parents. Leo thought that Amelie would save the pictures on her phone, but to his surprise, she started deleting some pictures. She deleted all the pictures with Leo inside, keeping only a few shots of herself and Bria. She had seen how Elyse lost her mind back then, and she didn’t want the photos to cause her similar issues.Therefore, Amelie scrolled through some pictures before deleting them. Leo’s expression darkened when he saw what she was doing. Veins surfaced on his arms