When I Was a Wallflower (Leo and Amelie)

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Chapter 148

Melissa’s elegant face flinched, and it was apparent that she was unhappy, but she didn’t say anything

and pointed to Henty, who took a step forward and said, “This time, we’re here for the custody of Miss

Brianna again. Miss Dillon, the Alston Family would like her to return to the Alstons to live.”

“Didn’t we already make it clear before this?” Hearing that, Amelie frowned deeply and looked very much

annoyed. When will the Alstons give it up?

“That was in the past when you acted like a mother, at least. Considering that it wasn’t easy for you to

give birth to Bria, we allowed her to be under your care for a while.” Melissa lowered her eyes and patted

the hem of her skitt. Her disregard for Amelie was clear for all to see. “It’s proven now that you’re

unqualified. As a descendant of the Alstons, Bria shouldn’t be wasting her time with you.”

“Unqualified? When did you see that I’ve been an unqualified mother?”

Any excuse would serve a tyrant. However, Melissa’s excuse was simply too far-fetched, and Amelie’s

face turned stone cold as she shot Melissa an icy glare. Her tone wasn’t aggressive, but it was indifferent

and carried some power.

Melissa snorted nonchalantly. “Don’t you know anything about your own embarrassing deeds?”

Tilting her head, Amelie smirked and answered, “I have no idea. Why don’t you point it out for me, Mrs.

Alston?”

Melissa’s brows jumped with fury, but she sniggered as her self-righteous superiority appeared on her

well- maintained face. Instead of answering directly, she lifted her finger and pointed. “Mr. Jute.”

Raising his square and angular face, Henry hurriedly acknowledged her with great politeness.

However, in Amelie’s eyes, he was every bit like a toady, no matter how she looked at him.

After that, Henry balled his hand, placed it in front of his mouth, and cleared his throat. When he faced

Amelie, he no longer seemed like a lackey as he put on a smug look. “Miss Dillon, according to our

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investigations, you live a promiscuous private life and have complicated relationships with different men.

This is not beneficial to Miss Brianna. Based on this point, the jury in the court will be in favor of the

Alstons, who will do better for her upbringing. You should send her home first to save yourself the

embarrassment when the time comes.”

However, everything he said sounded like a joke to Amelie. “A promiscuous private life? May I ask,

whom did you hire to carry out the Investigations, Mr. Jute? How did they find out that my private life is

promiscuous and that my relationships with men are complicated?”

As Amelie had grown up as a confident child, she was unaffected by his threats.

Henry started blabbering the same old story, claiming that she must have had something going on before

the

mentioned that she had a dodgy relationship with Jamie and was involved with Blake. He even dragged

Toby

into the picture.

While listening to Henry’s nonsense, Amelie’s pretty face turned from solemn to icy before finally turning

rigid, and she glared at him emotionlessly. “Looks like all you do as a lawyer is talk without basing on any

facts! Both Jamie and Blake have clarified my relationships with them, yet you’re still spouting nonsense

here. If you continue this, I’ll have to sue you for false accusations! As for Toby, why don’t we ask him

over here right now and have a face-to-face confrontation to determine whether we have any relationship

or not?”

Her glare was so intense that it gave Henry, who was more than a decade older than her, a scare, and

shuddered silently as a shiver ran down his spine.

Although they had crossed paths before, Julia was always around previously to help Amelie take the

bullet, so Henry didn’t think that Amelie was capable at all. Everything he said earlier was meant to

intimidate her, but he didn’t expect her to be so clear-minded and could react so quickly that she

managed to catch the faults in his claims right after he finished speaking.

He didn’t have the guts to let her invite Toby for real, so he pretended to clear his throat again a couple of

times with his fist in front of his mouth as an awkward look washed over his face.

“Even if all these could be written off, it’s a fact that you have a thing with the boss of Starlight Media.

Since you’re going to date the boss of Starlight Media, why do you want to bring a child with you? You’re

a smart woman, Miss Dillon. You should know that it’d be troublesome to have a child around.

“At the moment, you share a deep relationship with the boss of Starlight Media, so maybe he won’t say

anything, but the days ahead are long, and it will be a bumpy ride. As a divorcee, why would you add

problems to your next relationship? Furthermore, it’s not like you won’t be able to meet Miss Brianna

again after her return to the Alstons. You can always visit her whenever you want. Without going through

the hassle of bringing up a child, you can even protect the bonds between the both of you. So, why not?”

Henry’s mouth was full of packs of lies. When one saying didn’t work, he immediately switched to

another. This time, he appeared to be speaking from Amelie’s perspective.

This reasoning sounded flawless, and if she weren’t the boss of Starlight Media, she would be bought in

by his words.

“Thanks for your advice, Mr. Jute, but I don’t plan to let anyone else have Bria. In addition, I can promise

that my life won’t be bumpy because of her. On the contrary, it will be even happier,” she said confidently

and waved at him. “So, please return, both of you.”

Seeing that Amelie was not open to either threat or persuasion, Melissa slammed the table loudly, and

her face contorted into an angry scowl.

“Mr. Jute!” she shouted. “I didn’t hire you to talk gibberish here! Get straight to the point!”

Her yelling sent Henty into a fluster, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, “Miss Dillon, we have

reasons

Amelie giggled out loud. “What now, Mr. Jute? I can overlook that you made up stories to snatch Bria, but

I can’t believe you’re accusing me wrongly now.”

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“Oh, he didn’t,” Melissa interjected.

Used to seeing Amelie as her timid daughter-in-law, Melissa couldn’t stop herself from interrupting

because Amelie’s current attitude was just like a dull knife cutting into her flesh-painful and agonizing.

As soon as the words left her lips, Henry turned on his phone and passed it to Amelie. “Take a look at it

yourself, Miss Dillon.”

Amelie lowered her head and saw that it was playing a video, and when she saw its content, her face fell

and

turned livid.

That video was none other than a recording of her jumping into a box of eels when she made a bet with

Leo!

“In broad daylight, when people were going around, you jumped into a spot like that without any reason

and even stayed inside for an hour. We can reasonably deduce that there’s something wrong with your

psychological health,” Henry remarked. “You can deny it, Miss Dillon, or even go to a psychiatric

evaluation center to prove your innocence. Nonetheless, this can prove that you’re emotionally unstable

and capable of doing something extreme. It’s unsuitable for Miss Brianna to live with you under such

circumstances.”

A sudden rush of adrenaline pumped through Henry’s veins, making him talk for minutes on end.

However, Amelie didn’t answer right away and clutched her fists quietly.

The only one present at that time was Leo, she recalled. So, he’s the one who recorded this? Did he

actually go this far just to have custody of Bria?

A dull pain reverberated in her chest as though someone had punched her.

“If you’re unfamiliar with the law, you may consult somebody. Just this video alone is enough to make

you lose custody of Miss Brianna, and the Alston Family can even apply to the court to deprive you of

your visitation rights!” Henry’s voice echoed into her ears once again like the voice of the devil. “Rather

than let things get to that point, why don’t we settle this out of court and talk things over? Maybe Mrs.

Alston will give you visitation rights for the sake of Miss Brianna.”

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