When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 269

young man she had just evaluated standing in front of her. The shyness in his smile gradually faded away and was replaced by tenderness. His eyes were smiling too, and he looked like a young man who was new to adulthood.“I was waiting for you,” Amelie answered. Blake had already taken off his ice skates and performance clothes and was now wearing a pure white and clean suit, making him look even more flawless.“Congratulations, you’ve won another important gold medal.”Despite the competition still being ongoing, his score was already significantly high, for he had executed advanced moves that no one had ever attempted before. The score was seemingly predetermined. Blake appeared relaxed as if the event was just another ordinary training session and not a world-class competition. He softly thanked Amelie, “I owe it all to you. Without your encouragement, I might have settled for a mediocre life in some obscure corner of the world. I might have pursued other endeavors, but figure skating would not have been one of them.” Amelie felt a little sheepish as she ran her hand through her hair, reminiscing on how she awkwardly persuaded Blakey to take up figure skating. At the time, Blakey lacked any motivation to learn the sport, and no matter what approach she took, he wouldn’t budge. So, she proposed a bet to him. She promised that if she could execute the most challenging move at the time, he would have to return and learn figure skating again. This move was so complicated that even professional figure skaters struggled with it. Blake assumed that she would fail and thus would give up pestering him, so he accepted the bet. It was true that Amelie failed to execute the move, but she practiced tirelessly for seven days, focusing solely on that one move. It was a jumping move, and she, a beginner who could barely stand on ice skates, had no