When I Was A Wallflower

She was about to turn around when her waist was gripped tightly and she was dragged into the elevator. Her back immediately made contact with the cold wall.

The process happened too quickly, and when she tried to turn around and attack the other person, they caught her hand perfectly and pressed it against the wall. She lifted her leg and tried to get at their lower half, but it was caught and trapped as well. Both their bodies were now pressed together tightly.

"It's me," a low, masculine voice uttered as the other person pushed her hand higher. She glanced sideways to see Leo looking downward, his face nearly touching hers. They were now in an unbelievably intimate position.

"What do you mean by this, Mr. Alston?" His face was dangerously close as his breath tickled her face, making it difficult for her to breathe. She had no choice but to turn her head and avoid him.

His face moved closer, the breath from his lips fluttering against her cheek as he spoke. "Why did you come here dressed like this?"

His long fingers moved against her temple as he tried to remove her wig. He did not like her dressed as a man.

"It's none of your business, Mr. Alston." Amelie was pushed against the wall by Leo and could only shrink into it. However, she was already fully pressed against it; since she didn't know the art of contortion, she couldn't get any further than that. The back of her ear burned as he breathed against it.

"Mr. Alston, can you release me? The way you are pressing yourself against me will make witnesses suspect your sexual orientation."

He merely laughed and did not retreat. "That's better. It will be less troublesome."

Well…

Even if he didn't mind it, she did. She didn't want this to be recorded and eventually hit the headlines.

"When have you become so cheesy?" He would never have said such things back then, even on the brink of death. "I'm more used to the past you."

had been stern and scornful toward her, ensuring they

"It's easy for others to see the past me, but it will be impossible for you!"

implication was clear, and he would be pestering her

she didn't need

he ignored all her attempts to win his heart, but now that she decided

in protesting and Amelie knew she couldn't change his opinion, so she changed the subject immediately. "Thank you for not exposing my identity just now, Mr. Alston. I owe

into her eyes, suddenly recalling what

around when her waist was gripped tightly and she was dragged into the elevator. Her

she could make him let go of her, was puzzled when he relaxed his grip on her but did

elevator reached the lowest floor at that moment, and she marched out while rubbing her wrists that had been gripped tightly. She quickly walked to the garage, and when she turned around, Leo was no

her. "Sorry, I didn't manage

played with the sash of her pajamas. "I'm okay. What about you?"

just a business deal. It's fine." Julia sounded as careless as she had always been. While Amelie founded Starlight Media, she had given Julia full control after

to accept it. Now that Julia and Samuel had been together for so long, it was about time they got married. Samuel's family was extremely successful, so Amelie couldn't just let Julia marry into the family empty-handed.

more prestigious a family was, the more relationships would be involved. It would be hard to get by with only love from one's husband. She didn't want Julia to have to be as tentative as she had been but to get married spectacularly. That way, Julia could hold her own when dealing with her in-laws as well.

…

Genesis Tower resembled a slumbering lion after working hours, with only its tall silhouette visible when the lights were turned off. Only the president's office was

after leaving Windy City International

somberly with his back to him. He touched the files under his

Leo asked as if he had eyes on the back of

"I've already checked it out. Miss Dillon submitted the files for the application to start Starlight Media under the name Gina Holland. That is most likely the name of

she felt that her birth had caused her mother's death. Was she paying homage to