When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 405

CHAPTER 405 YOU CAUSED THE CAR ACCIDENT

Melissa gripped Amelie's hand tightly. "Elie, Jodie did such a stupid thing just because Leony gave you all the shares. She's already lost her mind, even though you don't want them. It's useless even if we advise her. I... I don't want her to be ruined in this way. Why don't you do one more thing and return the shares to the Alstons? I know that it's meddlesome, but Jodie won't be so upset when she knows about it."

Amelie became thoughtful. "Do I put Leo as the recipient?"

"Oh, no, just put down my name." Melissa elaborated, "You know that Leony's illness will recur. Who knows when he'll wake up? It'll be more troublesome if you return them to him. Jodie won't have any objections if you give them to me, and others won't dare to say anything either."

"I'll think about it," Amelie answered.

"There's no need to." Melissa appeared to be nervous. "You simply need to transfer them to me. After all, you don't want the shares, do you?"

"That's true, but it involves a lot of legal technicalities. It's best to get everything cleared up."

Melissa did not say much about that after listening to Amelie. She simply said, "I'll ask around and see if it's meddlesome. I'll call you after figuring it all out. Don't worry. It won't take up much of your time. I'll do my best to handle everything and just have you sign it."

"Okay."

Amelie noticed the cars parked by the curb as she exited Alston Residence. Eugene and Victor were still there. Eugene had to look after Amelie as per Leo's orders, and Victor had something else to say.

She asked Eugene to leave first before she got into Victor's car. He then started the car.

Amelie relayed Melissa's suggestion. "What do you think?"

"Miss Dillon, I believe you have the answer," Victor said.


Smiling, Amelie replied, "Yes, I do."

"You think Melissa's been acting unusual, and the lawyer seems off as well," Victor outlined. He had been a detective for a long time, so his logical reasoning abilities were exceptional.

She nodded. "The lawyer's appearance is too sudden, while Melissa's request is too odd." Melissa only needs to tear up the shares transfer agreement to get those shares back. She doesn't have to take such a detour at all.

"I suspect the lawyer gave me the shares transfer agreement on Melissa's orders. She most likely wants to claim the shares herself." Amelie was aware that it was a wild guess, but she could not think of anything else.

"Does that mean what Jodie did was also the result of Melissa's deception?" Victor had a wilder suggestion.

Amelie drew in a cold breath at the thought. This idea did occur to me, but I didn't dare to give it much thought. If Melissa did all this, what did it make her? She would be worse than a monster!

"I'm still baffled as to why she did this."

Victor turned around to glance at her. She's not shocked at my assumption, but she's jumped to a more important issue. Ordinary people aren't as quick-witted as her.

"Uhm… I can look into that," he said.

"Okay, thank you."

Amelie was not ignorant of worldly affairs. Although the guess toward Melissa is too bold, I still trust my instincts.

The days that followed were peaceful. Melissa would come to Amelie for small talk daily. She did not say anything about it, but she made it clear to Amelie that she had come for the shares. Amelie, on the other hand, received no news from Victor, so she naturally would not agree to it while she pretended not to see through that. Melissa could only leave every day in dismay.

One day, Victor finally called her. "There's a big issue that may be relevant to Melissa. This could be the real reason she's so eager to get her hands on the shares."

"Let's talk face-to-face." Amelie did not say much before they decided on a location.

Melissa's exquisite fingernails stood out against the red wine in Alston Residence. The fingernails were blue, while the wine was red. She held the wine glass between her fingers and wore silk pajamas as she lay lazily on the couch, talking on the phone.

"Mr. Lowe, why don't you believe me? I'll transfer the shares to you as soon as I receive them."

"I heard that Leony can breathe on his own now. It looks like he's about to wake up. If you do this, aren't you afraid that he'll come after you when he wakes up?" It was Ashton's wicked but languid voice coming from the other end of the phone.

"What is there to be afraid of?" Melissa cocked her chin. "When he wakes up, I've already left with my belongings. How is he going to find me? Even if he finds me, what can he do to me since I am his mother?"

Ashton chuckled lowly as he listened to Melissa's fearless remarks.

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