When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 228

her car.She was anxious to get home but still smiled at them before greeting them politely, “Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Drew.”The two nodded, and Mrs. Drew reached out her oily hand that was used to doing chores and patted Amelie’s shoulder. “Elie, you must’ve come here to pick up your dad, right? That’s a good idea.”Hearing her mentioning Steven, Amelie thought about what Matthew had said and asked, “What happened to my dad?”“You mean that matter? Jeez! I even feel embarrassed just talking about it!” Mrs. Drew used her wrinkly hand to cover her face, but she was giggling.Meanwhile, Mrs. Olson was calmer. She also placed her hand on Amelie’s car window and explained, “Elie, your dad used to seem upright, but how did he turn into such a person? Men do develop bad habits after getting rich. After your dad sold his artwork and earned some money, he started to… His lifestyle became…Gosh!”When Amelie heard it was about her dad’s lifestyle, she was not as anxious anymore. She was worried about her dad’s health deteriorating or him getting into trouble. Since her dad stayed alone his whole life for her, it was reasonable that he wanted to find someone to accompany him during his last years.Therefore, she supported that idea.In the meantime, Mrs. Olson was still criticizing. “How can he do such a thing? Even if he wants a new wife, he should’ve found one that suits him. Why did he have to find such… Gosh!”The two could not bear to continue anymore and asked Amelie to head home and see for herself. Without wasting any more time, she drove toward her home.Since the last time they returned, Steven retrieved the old house he used to live in and moved back in. After arriving, Amelie parked her car and jumped out. Then, she pushed the old wooden door open without being bothered by anything else. The door was not locked, so she easily thrust it open.Subsequently, she glanced inside and saw a dark, gloomy courtyard.There was no light there, so her vision was blurred. However, she still caught sight of her father sitting beside the well, bending over while pushing and pulling the lever of the well. In the meantime, water was being pumped up from the well and flowed into a basin.Then, he bent down to pick up the basin and placed it outside the concrete well, where someone was sitting on a stool.Amelie could not make out the person’s face, but her pale legs swinging back and forth were eye-catching.He placed the basin before that woman and uttered slowly, dragging his words. “Hurry up and wash your feet. You should head to bed and rest early.”The woman on the bench giggled, which somehow exposed her age to be a young woman. It was then that Amelie realized the reason behind Mrs. Olson and Mrs. Drew’s behavior. So, my dad is dating a young woman?Hahahaha.Laughter sounded again.This time, Amelie turned on the flashlight on her phone and shone it in Steven’s direction while calling out, “Dad.”The light from her phone landed on his figure.Vividly stunned, he rose to his feet and was shocked when he saw her. “Amelie, why did you come here?”It was then that she approached him and looked at him in the night. “You haven’t returned after a long time, so I was worried and decided to check up on you.”She was shocked that her dad would date such a young woman. Then, she looked worriedly at the lady.Since it was dark outside, Amelie could not make out the woman’s face. The only thing she noticed was that the woman’s hair was hanging before her face and was not tied up.Though her hair mostly covered her face, the woman seemed like she was about Amelie’s age.Steven noticed Amelie was looking at the woman and coughed uneasily. “I wanted to return earlier, but this young woman suddenly appeared at our house. I asked her where she lived, but she said she doesn’t know. Then, I brought her to the police, but she started crying heavily. The police couldn’t do anything, so we could only wait and see whether her family would come and find her. There was no place to stay at the police station, so I brought her back here.”After listening to his explanation, Amelie finally understood what had happened. It turns out that Dad found a woman who has lost her way and not a girlfriend. I was right. Dad