When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 235

inaudible sounds and shook her head to free her chin from Elyse’s grip. Elyse ran out of patience and gripped on harder. “If you don’t tell me, I’m going to beat you to death!”“What are you doing?” Michael returned with some food and hurriedly shoved Elyse away. “Are you out of your mind? How dare you touch Mr. Alston’s woman? Have you forgotten the lesson he taught us so quickly?” Elyse felt uncomfortable after she was reprimanded by her father, but she couldn’t say a thing as a comeback. Michael placed some good food in front of Ellen and opened a bottle of Dr. Pepper for her. “Go on. Have a drink.”Ellen bent her back while eating the bread and drinking Dr. Pepper. Soon, her mouth was filled with food. When she was chewing, she mumbled, “Ellie… Me Liz. She is Ellie. Ellie’s eyes… Ellie brave girl.”Michael hummed along with Ellen, thinking that his daughter was speaking nonsense. However, Elyse started frowning. If she recalled correctly, Michael had once stayed at Steven Dillon’s home as an apprentice.Michael went to live with Steven Dillon for a while with a fake name because he was there to steal the recipe for the adhesives. He named himself Gary McBride, while Ellen became Liz. Since the identification system was not digitized, no one cared to verify their backgrounds. The two lived with the Dillons for a long time.Ellie… Liz…Elyse went over Ellen’s words just now and stood up in a hurry. Her movement was so great that she knocked against the table.Michael gave her a puzzled look. “What’s the matter?”Elyse did not answer. Grabbing her bag, she left the house without a word.…Since work wasn’t busy, Amelie ended her day early, which was rare.Steven had been thinking about Liz and worrying that she might be suffering at the shelter.Amelie knew that her dad was too kind to blame Liz for Gary’s wrongdoings. Still, she had sent Liz to the shelter, so she felt an obligation to visit. Therefore, she drove Steven to the shelter that day.After registering themselves, they arrived at the office of the shelter director.“Liz has been brought home by her family two days ago,” the director shared with them when he learned that they wanted to see Liz.“Has she been brought home?” Steven looked shocked and exchanged glances with Amelie.Amelie also asked, “Are you sure?”“I am,” the director explained. “Her father came to take her home. They’ve completed the paternity test and the results are positive.”The director was always extra cautious when it came to the issue of releasing someone to their family. “If you’re concerned, you