Chapter 137 - Annabelle

Melissa chuckled and said, "You make it sound so—"

"Truthful? Yeah, because it is the damn truth and how? Why? For what good reason?" Charlotte curiously inquired.

Shrugging her shoulders, Ellie answered, "Well I don't know, maybe I was waiting for someone special." 

Giving her a weird look, Charlotte snapped, "Which century are you living in? Okay maybe you are one of those sentimental women who believe in giving your everything to a man but trust me honey, I was like that once too and it brings nothing but misery." 

"What do you mean?" Ava asked.

"Ahh I smell a nice gossip here," Melissa chuckled.

Taking another sip from her drink, Charlotte explained, "Okay so there was a time when I was innocent and a woman with innocent principles who believed in fairy tale kind of a love story, in short, I was naive and stupid." 

Pausing for a while, she added, "Anyway, there was this handsome man who I fell in love with and he was first everything. Things were going fine and I was so madly in love with him that I did everything for him. But after a year, I found that he was cheating on me and when I confronted him about it, he told me that he was only toying me. He also told me that he never loved me and I was stupid to even think he was serious about me." 

Placing her hand on her chest, Melissa sighed, "Oh God, I am so sorry Char." 

"Pfft sorry? You should feel sorry for him girl." When they gave him a weird look, Charlotte explained, "You see honey he toyed me, he treated me like a damn toy so I decided to be Annabelle. "

"He was just a common man and let's face the fact that my uncle is rich and powerful. So I pretended to cry in front of my uncle and he melted—" Snapping her fingers, she added, "Like this." 

"Wow, I think I like you even more now," Ava chuckled.

"With only a few drops of teeny tiny tears, I destroyed his entire career in a few seconds. He thought he could mess with me? Huh, men I tell you, they are dumb" 

"If someone treats you like a toy, be Annabelle." Melissa repeated it before excitedly clapping her hands.

"How did you get over it?" Ellie inquired.

"Well, not gonna lie but it wasn't that easy and I had my struggles. Shopping was my ultimate saviour though. I also went on solo trips, had flings with some random men and trust me, if you aren't looking for anything serious then flings are the best option." 

Placing her hand on hers, Ellie smiled, "You are really very brave Charlotte." 

"Not really, I mean I have had sleepless nights and I did cry until my eyes were all red and puffy but that's it. I think I have had enough from this serious relationship you know, I will just focus on flings at the moment." Pausing for a while, Charlotte continued, "Anyway, let's get back to your serious problem."

Shrugging her shoulders, Ellie said, "There is no problem, we are doing just fine."

Keeping quiet for quite some time, Ava asked, "Okay, El who is Seb to you? What kind of relationship do you and Seb share?"

Opening and closing her mouth at the same time, Ellie frowned. She had no idea how she was supposed to describe their relationship. They were too close to be friends and they were not in a relationship yet so everything was way too complicated and hard to describe.

"Hard to describe?" Charlotte asked.

"No, it's just a bit unclear right now but I am sure that we will definitely find a way out." Ellie was sure they would definitely find a way out very soon. She knew that he would never abandon her or leave her alone, she could easily trust Sebastian for everything.

"Well, you have to do something and make it clear El."

"I agree with Mel, you have to do something so that he realizes it's high time to make a move and give this relationship an official name," Ava explained.

Thinking for quite some time, Ellie inquired, "Okay but how?"

"You can start acting a bit aloof, I mean start maintaining a certain distance with him. This will not only make him realize your importance but it will also urge him to quicken things up," Charlotte suggested.

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Shopping mall

Rise & Shine Jewellery shop

"Nope, show me something more elegant but simple at the same time," Brandon said.

The attendant nodded his head and explained, "We have a new collection but you will have to wait for a bit before I bring it out sir."

"No problem, take all the time you need." After the attendant left, Brandon sighed, "This is gonna take long."

Brushing his fingers against a necklace, Noah asked, "What is wrong with this one?"

"It's very gaudy and I don't think so it will suit Ellie—"

Cutting him off, Sebastian snapped, "Firstly, anything will look good on her because she is beautiful. Secondly, how can you say that this will not suit her?"

"Well with all due respect, I am not judging her beauty and neither have I ever seen her but she is someone who managed to capture your heart so I am sure that she is very unique. I don't think that she likes gaudy things, she is more on the simple and elegant side." 

Without waiting for her reply, he hooked his arms around Sebastian's neck and continued, "Okay, can you visualize Ellie in this gaudy necklace? I mean you know her better than me obviously so do you think this thing suits her taste?"

Looking at the necklace, Sebastian frowned. Brandon was right, this necklace was too gaudy for Ellie and way out of her taste and preference.

Patting his shoulder, Brandon sighed, "See that mate, I told you. Anyway, I am sure we will find something perfect for her."

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