When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 208

was what he wanted all along, but now that his wish came true, his mood was sour. It felt as if his chest had been replaced by an empty cavern—a hollowed-out hole.All of a sudden, Leo’s phone rang. It was a call from Eugene.“Mr. Alston, someone took a photo of you and Miss Clayton together. Everyone’s saying that the wedding will happen soon. Shall I attend to it?”Leo frowned. He removed his phone from his ear and started tapping. True enough, he saw a photo of him and Elyse going viral on social media. In the photo, he was tending to the garden while Elyse was sitting in the wheelchair looking on with a loving expression. It had been taken at Joie Nursing Home.Many comments had been left under the original post. Most of them said the two were a match made in heaven.The further Leo scrolled, the tighter his grip became, and the darker his expression.“Why are you only reporting this to me now?” His tone became a lot harsher.Eugene shuddered at the iciness in Leo’s tone before answering, “I just received the news from Miss Harris…”After Eugene’s return, Laura had been reassigned to the communication department.“She’s only reporting it now when it happened an hour ago?” Leo’s voice became even colder. “Fire her.”Eugene was stunned into silence. All this while, he could tell that Leo was far more lenient on Laura than he was on anyone else. Laura had committed several mistakes even graver than this, but she had never been punished for them. Yet, now…Eugene glanced at the news with a thoughtful look in his eyes. He sighed to himself as he replied, “Yes, Mr. Alston.”“There’s one more thing I want you to do,” Leo instructed just as Eugene was about to end the call. Eugene listened dutifully, but his eyes progressively widened as he heard Leo’s command. “Yes, Mr. Alston,” Eugene said at last. After finishing the call, Leo was in no mood to sit around and drink anymore. He got to his feet.“Leo,” Toby called out to stop him.Toby had a perceptive look in his eyes as he asked, “Why are you treating Elyse like that?”He heard the call between Leo and Eugene.Leo simply looked right back at Toby without saying anything. He didn’t plan on answering the question.Toby chuckled. “Is it because of Amelie?” His fingers dug into the couch under him.“You’re mistaken,” Leo refuted coolly.Toby started laughing again. It was a mocking laughter that Toby had never used with Leo in the past. Leo frowned.All of a sudden, he felt a grip on his shoulder. It was Toby who grabbed him.Toby didn’t say anything. Instead, he swung his fist right at Leo.Leo was caught off-guard and took a punch to the face. A bruise blossomed on his handsome face as blood trickled out of the corner of his lips. “Toby! Have you gone mad?” Leo snarled as he wiped the blood off.Toby didn’t answer. He swung his fist again.Leo’s guard was up this time. He dodged Toby’s fists as he raised his own, and the two began pummeling each other…Amelie woke up with a start. Her eyes were still a little droopy, but she saw Brianna sitting on the bed and staring at her with a phone held up.Brianna’s eyes were bright and clear.“What is it?” Amelie asked puzzledly as she stroked Brianna’s cheek.“Ma’s calling you.” Brianna passed the phone to Amelie.It was only then that Amelie realized the phone was ringing. She quickly answered the call. “Why are you calling me this late, Julia? Did something happen?”“I’ve got the most shocking news to tell you!” Julia screeched so loudly that Amelie’s eardrum nearly burst.“What’s going on?” Julia’s tone was so emphatic that Amelie’s heart stopped for a moment as she thought, Did something happen to the company?She grabbed her tablet to check for herself.“What happened to Leo? Why did he suddenly stop lavishing his affections on Elyse?” Julia cried out. “At 8.00PM today, Elyse did her usual b*tchy thing of posting a