When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 210

in silence.Amelie napped for a while. When she woke up, she was surprised to find that the car had stopped outside her residence.It took an hour to drive from Clouson City to Halport. Moreover, she said she was going to drop Toby off at his place.“You were sleeping so soundly that I couldn’t bring myself to disturb you,” Toby said warmly.Amelie looked up and saw Toby looking at her with a soft gaze in his eyes. He had a smile on his face that made his features look even more gentle.They were already at Amelie’s doorstep, so there was no point for her to comment on it. “Oh,” she acknowledged. “How are you going to head home?”Toby shrugged non-committedly.“Why don’t you drive my car back?” He did drive me home. I can’t possibly ask him to get a cab.Toby looked like a mess. It was as if he had been robbed earlier, so few drivers would be willing to stop for him.Since Toby didn’t object, Amelie handed him the keys and got out of the car.“Elie.” She had only taken a few steps when she heard Toby’s voice. “I like you. Will you give me a chance to date you?”It was such a shock to Amelie that she turned to him with a frozen expression.He had gotten out of the car and was leaning against the car with a soft, affectionate look in his eyes as he stared at her.It wasn’t as if Amelie hadn’t picked up on the fact that Toby harbored feelings for her. However, she didn’t expect him to say it aloud. The two of us? Together? That’s impossible! “You don’t need to give me an answer now,” Toby cut in when he noticed that Amelie was about to respond. He then walked over to her and gazed at her lovely face. “I’m serious about this. I hope you will give it some serious thought too.” Then, he clasped her on the shoulder briefly before walking back to the car.Amelie stood in front of the car for quite some time. In the end, she turned and left without didn’t say anything.Even after she walked off, Toby didn’t drive off. He sat inside the car, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.He took in the air that smelled of her. The more he breathed in, the more he wanted to hold her close and protect her for the rest of their lives.As his fingers moved gently across the steering wheel, it looked as if he was comforting the woman he loved.Toby wanted to heal all the wounds Amelie had gotten from Leo. I’ll do it as her man.——Leo returned to Alston Residence.Melissa was sitting on the leather couch in her nightgown and watching television. She jumped to her feet when she saw him. “Leo! You’re back at last.”The joyous smile on her face made it clear she was in a good mood. She had been waiting for Leo.“Quite a few socialites reached out to the family and passed their information to us. Come and take a look.” Melissa held out a folder filled to the brim with paper.It was evident that the socialites had gone to great lengths to prepare these things.No one was happier about the end of Leo and Elyse’s relationship than Melissa.She thought that Leo’s method of cutting the ties would affect the Alstons’ reputation, but she ended up with an unexpected windfall instead.“I’ve looked through the information. These socialites are all highly educated—they graduated from Ivy League