When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 227

any better. Her face was ashen, and she had broken out in a cold sweat. She was gripping the metal armrests of her wheelchair to stop herself from falling over.It took her a while before she slowly made her way to the closed door and opened it with a key, revealing an empty room.“El, have you gone mad? How could you lie to Leo about this?” Michael got up from the couch and made his way over to Elyse with difficulty. He supported his waist while heaving. “Do you know how much danger you’ve put us in earlier? I was almost scared to death!”“It’s not the first time, anyway! What’s there to be afraid of?” Her voice was now ice cold, and her expression had returned to normal.On the other hand, he looked pale after being exposed.“Didn’t I ask you to get a decoy?” Elyse questioned in dissatisfaction, “Why is no one here?”Michael sighed and replied, “How do you expect me to get a woman in such a short time? You should be lucky I was quick-witted and locked the door. Or else, we would’ve been toast.” He kept wiping the sweat on his forehead.The so-called ‘Ellen is back’ was just a plan Elyse conjured up on a whim. Therefore, when Leo asked to meet his savior, she could only text Michael and ask him to make some arrangements.Although they were habitual liars, Michael was still terrified by what happened. The person tricked was not anyone but Leo Alston, the man who could erase him from the earth with ease and silence!“El, even though you managed to fool Leo this time, you might not be able to fool him again. I think we’d better come up with another plan. How about we come clean to him?”He was already so old and wanted to live the rest of his life peacefully, so he did not want to cause any more trouble for himself.“Come clean?” When Elyse heard what Michael said, her face immediately fell. “Leo doesn’t even look at me now. How do you expect me to make a turnaround if we tell him the truth?”Thinking of the people who bullied and hurt her, she gnashed her teeth so hard and felt her blood boil!“I’m still counting on him to help me get back on my feet!”“My dear daughter, what nonsense are you on about?” He felt like crying after hearing what she said. “If you tell him the truth now, he might forgive us because of your ‘sister’ and make sure we can live a comfortable life. However, if your lies get exposed, not only would we have to worry about food and water, we might even lose our lives!”To Michael, having necessities and money to spend was already a perfect life, so he did not have to make things more difficult for himself.“El, you can’t be so muddleheaded.”Meanwhile, Elyse also knew that her plan was risky.“I’m going to find Leo now and apologize to him!” While saying that, Michael frantically sprinted toward the door.“It’s too late!” Her voice came from behind him. “Dad, have you thought about what would happen if you tell Leo we lied? He’d start getting suspicious about whether there’s an ‘Ellen’ in the first place! You and I know the truth, so if he decides to investigate this matter, he’ll certainly find something. When that time comes, we won’t live a comfortable life but disappear without a trace!” Once she finished her words, Michael fell to the ground like he had lost all his energy. “El, what have you done? Can’t you think before coming up with such a plan?”“Do you think Leo wouldn’t investigate this matter had today’s incident not happened?” Elyse stared down at her haggard-looking father with cold eyes. “He’s already suspicious and has been investigating! I helped you this time because only when ‘Ellen’ comes home will he ignore his suspicion and believe that it was her who saved him!”“Leo… is investigating this matter? H-How could that be? Didn’t we tie up all our loose ends? How could he…” He looked at her in disbelief.She sneered. “Do you think Leo is a fool? He wouldn’t have survived in the business industry if he’s so gullible.”Temporarily, Leo could not find any clues because she had someone helping her. When she thought about that person, she could not help but feel irritated.“So, what should we do now?” Michael was anxious. He did not want the comfortable life he obtained to vanish.“What else can we do? Of course, it’s to find Ellen as soon as possible.”Hearing that, he wanted to cry again. Find ‘Ellen’? Ellen might’ve been long dead by now, so where can we find her?When he transmitted his thoughts into words, she replied, “I don’t care about the probability! We must find her! If she’s dead, we’ll just find one who has similar circumstances. If there isn’t one, we’ll just make one!” She wore a vicious expression while pinching her fingers.At that sight, Michael could not help but exclaim secretly while looking at his daughter. My daughter is more merciless than me!“You have more connections, so I’ll leave this to you. I’ll be responsible for stalling Leo,” Elyse ordered decisively.…When Amelie’s father, Steven, went to