When I Was A Wallflower

Amelie stared at Leo's back in confusion.

She then saw him stop by the sink and fervently pump some soap into his hands.

Soon, his hands were covered in bubbles.

He began to scrub hard.

He scrubbed and washed, then washed and scrubbed.

She could not resist walking over to stand behind him.

She clearly remembered the hand he was washing to be the hand she held just now.

"Do you think I'm dirty?" she immediately asked when the thought popped into her head.

"It has nothing to do with you."

He did not look up as he coldly uttered those words.

His response rendered her speechless.

He spent a few more minutes washing his hands before forcing himself to go back to the dining table.

Their appetites were clearly affected by the incident as they barely took a few bites before declaring they were done with dinner.

He silently sat there for a few minutes before getting to his feet. "Rest early."

He then strode out of the room.

She watched him walk away with narrowed eyes.

Something about him felt off.

Still, she could not say exactly what was off.

After dinner, she spent a few minutes chatting with Bria and Steven over a video call.

It was midnight by the time they were done.

Too lazy to call for a staff member to clear the table, she scraped the food into the trash bin.

she brought the bag out to the big

when she spotted Eugene standing near a lamp talking on

the corridor was so dark that she would not have recognized

had evidently not seen her though as he softly said into the phone, "I don't know what's going on with Mr. Alston, but he suddenly took an hour-long

as worried as Eugene as she held her red nails up to the light with an admiring look in her eyes.

dirty. He's quite the clean freak."

and indicated for the servant to continue with the

her nails was much more beneficial than worrying about Leo's boring shower problem.

tone, he internally sighed.

man, but he

on this business

for Melissa? Her son seemed to only exist so that she

yet Melissa did not know, nor did she

feeling bad for Leo, he reminded her, "Mrs. Alston, please show some

he heard was Melissa barking at a maid. "Make it perfect or I will be laughed at tomorrow by that group of housewives!"

Ah…

and silently hung up.

just so

had been showering non-stop after heading over, she could not help but recall how he

forgot to be subtle. That

her to avoid him now, so she walked

Surprise flashed in his eyes. "You're here."

told Eugene he had given his room away to someone else. Eugene was astonished; since when had

eyes could not resist glancing at Amelie's room when he spotted her.

"I'm here for some work-related

to talk about. He had planned on walking away, but she did not leave. Instead, she hesitantly asked, "Does Mr. Alston often take hour-long showers?"

The last time he sent you off at the

off?" She was confused.

then. Mr. Alston worried about you and followed you all the way to the airport. When he saw you sleeping in the airport, he even asked an employee for a blanket to keep

her know just how much Leo loved her. He wanted them to get

upon hearing that.

thought the blanket was from Toby, yet it was

washing his hands because

her that much?

Eugene did not hear a response from her, he assumed she was touched by Leo's gesture and could not resist telling her more. "Mr. Alston might look like he doesn't care about Bria, but he has always loved her. He

to only exist so that she could grow her reputation.

at her.

expectantly at