When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 237

pain, let alone grunt. Instead, he only answered, “I got it.”Leo kept his voice as calm as ever the whole time.When he returned to the office, the executives could sense a change in him judging by the way he looked more distant than ever.The veins in his forehead were bulging due to anger.I remember him leaving the room with a smile on his face a moment ago.The men’s gaze all landed on Leo as he strode toward his seat. Instead of sitting back, he put his hands on the table to support his weight as he scanned the others’ faces from a commanding position. “Whoever has acquaintances in the motorsport industry can round up his team and pack their things. I don’t want to see any of you in the company.”The others exchanged looks wordlessly. What’s wrong with having acquaintances in the motorsport industry?In their opinion, Leo was a fair person who rewarded and punished people equally. Even if he planned to fire his employee, the person must be a poor performer who deserved it. He would also present detailed data and in-depth information to prove his decision was right, so the person wouldn’t argue with him.Why is it wrong to have acquaintances in the motorsport industry? Is there a trend to prove those people are poor performers?Eugene was also confused, so he turned to Leo for the answer.However, Leo simply answered the question by dismissing the meeting and leaving the room.When he returned to his office, he pushed the windows open in frustration before he stood there with his arms akimbo.Eugen followed after him. “Mr. Alston—”“You have been neglecting your responsibilities as an assistant, haven’t you? The air conditioner is not even blowing cold air. Can’t you feel it?” Leo accused with a frown between his brows.Eugene was taken aback by the groundless accusation. That’s because you opened the windows to the hot weather outside! It’s not the air conditioner’s fault!Even though these thoughts were running through his mind, he shut the windows that Leo opened a moment ago without a word before lowering the air conditioner’s temperature.At last, he finally turned to Leo. Even for him, it was the first time to see Leo getting angry to the degree that he tried to fire a group of people without a good reason.As the room temperature dropped, Leo felt slightly calmer. He walked toward the sofa and sat there without saying a word. Resting his hands on his lap, he knitted his brows in annoyance and confusion.What’s wrong with me? Why did I get angry just because Bria told me that Amelie has planned to race against another man tonight?He remembered Toby asking him whether he had fallen for Amelie. He also remembered himself admitting his feelings, but it was only because he felt at peace around Amelie.He would never have thought that learning the news that she was meeting up with another man would affect him that much.Putting the meeting minutes on Leo’s desk, Eugene asked warily, “Mr. Alston, is there anything else?”His question brought Leo back to reality. He massaged the bridge of his nose as his expression returned to its original state. “Turn down the business dinner later.”Eugene blinked in surprise. “The business dinner later is important, though. Mr. Smith is going—”Before he could finish his words, he felt a cold shiver run down his spine as Leo gave him a death stare.Eugene immediately complied with his boss’ wish. “All right.”…Amelie arrived at the racetrack at 9.00PM sharp.The newly built racetrack was oval in shape like the others, and the audience could sit in the grandstand and look down at the race circuit when there was a race.As she got down from the car, Amelie smelled the mix of fresh paint and other building materials.She made a fanning motion in front of her nose. Just then, two beams of white light illuminated the dark as if a monster lurking in the dark had opened its eyes upon smelling its prey.Amelie narrowed her eyes to make out the intruder behind the strong light.Behind them was a sports car painted in a custom scheme. The car’s skirting had almost touched the ground and it had sharp lines overall.Clad in his white racing suit, Chris got down from the car with a racing helmet in his hand, looking both handsome and confident.“Good evening.” Greeting him warmly, Amelie walked over, only to find another car parked next to Chris’.A man got out of the car.She frowned slightly at the sight of the uninvited guest.“Ash is interested in racing against us. Amelie, you don’t mind, do you?” Chris proposed with caution.He now treated Amelie as his idol in car racing. If she allowed it, he would even worship her.Ashton had a fake smile at the mention of his name before he sneered. “Why do you care? She’s no longer related to your family.”After that, he snorted again as his gaze landed on Amelie as if implying that she was misleading Chris on purpose.However, she rarely met Chris after their last encounter, so she had no way to mislead him even if she wanted.Even so, she didn’t try to explain herself. Instead, she approached Chris with a calm expression. “I don’t mind. After all, it’s your plan. Besides, I indeed am no longer related to your family, but you can call me ‘Amy’ or ‘Elie’ since we are friends.”Ashton sneered, disapproving of the idea in her words again.After all, he loathed Amelie. Thus, he would always find her words perfunctory while her a hypocrite, and he wouldn’t hesitate to express his disapproval.“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Chris hesitated. It’s impolite to address my idol by her nickname.“I think I’ll stick with ‘Amelie’.”“Sure.”As the easy-going woman that she was, Amelie agreed