When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 246

eyes were only on the bread covered in garbage. She continued to stretch out her hand to reach for it. After glaring at Elyse, Michael quickly took out more snacks from the bags to coax Ellen. Only after that did she calm down and let him lead her to the couch. Then, he kneeled to tear open the snack packaging and placed a glass of water on the coffee table before her. His attentive care would have made an outsider mistake him for a doting father.Only after he settled Ellen down did he hold his flabby waist to stand up straight and look at Elyse. “You… Not only did you not accomplish anything, but you destroyed everything. You can’t even handle a simple task. All you know how to do is pick on your sister. Let me tell you this. Be kind to her from now on, or I’ll even need to ask you to leave.”The rumor about Elyse being queer had spread widely, so of course, he knew about it. Initially, he liked her because she reminded him of himself, but he became unhappy when he saw her in such a passive state.Being treated like this by her biological father upset her, and she couldn’t hold back her tears anymore. “How can you blame everything on me? This is all Amelie’s fault. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be in such a difficult situation. I’m your daughter! Why are you scolding me instead of helping me? Why don’t you think that no matter how much gratitude this fool has toward Leo, she cannot achieve anything without me? She’s useless! If I cannot get back up, we will both be left with nothing!”It was evident that Michael knew he still needed Elyse to succeed, so he softened his tone. “I was just too anxious. If this doesn’t work out, you don’t have to go on the show. We can ask Leo to make you a movie. So what if Amelie can go on a variety show? It’s not like she can be in a movie.”Hearing that, she snorted. “She’s intentionally targeting me. Even if I play a part in a movie, she can still find a way to cause me trouble!”“I mean, why does she hold such a big grudge against you?” He couldn’t help but scratch his head.“God knows!” Elyse didn’t want to expose what she had done. “Maybe because I had Leo’s heart previously, so she became jealous and wants to rake things up now!”“Is that possible?” As Michael raised his chin, he showed disbelief on his face. He had spent half his life deceiving others, so he could guess someone’s character just by looking at them. Moreover, he had stayed with the Claytons long enough to know Amelie and her father well.Elyse knew that her father wasn’t easy to fool, so she quickly changed the subject. “So, are you helping me or not? If you aren’t, we can just wait to be doomed together!”“Of course, I want to help you.” As he scratched his head, his small eyes darted around like a mouse. “But I can’t think of a way now.”“My goodness… How come even your brain isn’t working?” Since she couldn’t come up with a solution herself and now, he seemed just as useless, she was both annoyed and upset.Just then, her phone rang. She was extremely annoyed looking at the phone number because, lately, various reporters had been calling her to ask about her relationship with Foxy. They wanted insider information, but when she told them the truth, they didn’t listen. It was like talking to a brick wall.So, her first instinct was to hang up the phone, but for some reason, just as she was about to press the hang-up button, her finger moved and landed on the answer button.“Hello, is this Miss Clayton? I’m a reporter from Sky News.” As expected, a reporter’s voice came from the other side of the phone.Only then did Elyse realize how foolish her action was just now, so her finger was already hovering over the hang-up button.Seemingly knowing what she was going to do, the reporter quickly said, “Wait, I’m not here to ask about your relationship with Foxy. I have something important that I think I can help you with.”“What is it?” she asked coldly. Although she was curious, she pretended to be