Chapter 175 - Rough Childhood

Thinking that her point wasn't clear, she decided to add an example, "I mean when I first started dating Noah, I was very kind and sweet to her because you know she was Noah's aunt and yada yada yada…..but she was always mean to me. Like she never did anything to hurt me physically by the way she talked to me and looked at me was just too much to handle. You can say when a person is genuinely sweet and when someone is faking it, I could feel her fake sweetness from a distance." 

"And then what did you do?" Ellie curiously inquired, though Sebastian had already assured that nothing was going to be wrong and he would handle everything, she still wanted to figure out if she could make things right with his mom when it was the right time. She wanted Rebecca to like her without taking any help from Sebastian.

"Nothing, I just stopped being nice and started pretending that I am sweet to her just like he did," Melissa answered with a 'why should I care about that bitch��� expression on her face.

Helplessly shaking her head, Ava sighed, "I am telling you guys that there is nothing that can satisfy my mother. Like when I was small, I was asked to take part in competitions and was always expected to win. If you win the second prize, you will be frowned upon and lectured but if you win the first prize, you will still be lectured again saying that it's nothing so great and there are better things to do in life which is even more important. Satisfying them wasn't something that I could ever do."

Reminiscing her awful childhood still gave Ava shivers and she felt very sour. Though whatever happened in her childhood was in the past now, all she wanted was a happy future where there would be no one to judge or frown upon her but she could only wish. Despite being an a.d.u.l.t, her mother still kept on interfering in her life and kept making things worse.

"What about your father? Did he not say anything?" Ellie curiously asked. All the stories that she had heard about Sebastain's mother definitely did not give her a very good picture but everything she heard about Rebecca's awful acts, it made her wonder why Sebastian's father never objected or stopped his wife from making their kids life miserable.

"Dad? Pfft he is just like mom, he did not make things easy as well especially for Sebastian. I mean man he had it very rough and hard. Why do you think my brother turned out to be like he was before you just barged in and added some real life into his boring one? The only happy time that we had were during our breaks when we used to visit our grandparents."

Placing her hand on hers, Ellie sighed, "I can say that it wasn't a really nice childhood experience." Spreading her arms towards Ava, she added, "Let me give you a warm comforting hug."

"Ahh thank you so much El, I really needed one." Hugging her back, Ava said in a very assuring tone, 'And don't stress about anything okay? You have Seb and everyone's support so things are gonna be way easier for you." 

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4:00 pm

Glancing at the watch, Ellie frowned before slumping on the couch. It had been a couple of hours since Naoh came back to the office from the lunch meeting but there was still no sign of Sebastian. She tried calling him but it kept directing him to his voicemail which was very annoying. 

"Hey, is the boss not here yet?" Patricia inquired before walking into the office.

Ellie sighed and shook her head, "No, the call isn't going through either."

"Maybe he got stuck somewhere, did he tell you anything?" 

"Uh huh nothing, he had no agenda after the meeting so I wonder where he is at." Thinking for a while, she sighed in dejection and got up. "I'll go finish some work by then, maybe he will show up after some time. Did you have anything important to discuss with him?"

"Yes but since he is not herr, I'll discuss it with Noah." 

"Alright then, I'll be in my office if you need me," Ellie informed before walking out of Sebastian's office.

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Calvin and Ava's place.

Charlotte's room.

With a small pout on her lips, Charlotte was intently staring at the dresses for a long time now but she still couldn't decide which one she should wear for her 'FRIENDLY' meet with Brandon which was scheduled in a few hours. 

Though she said she wasn't excited for it, she still felt a need to dress her best like it was a real date with a man she admired. 

Thinking that she had probably gone nuts, she still ended up picking her favorite and the most alluring red dress which did not make her calves or waist look thicker but it definitely made her b.o.o.b.s look bigger and better. 

"I also wanted you to pick that one but I didn't say anything because I wanted to see if our tastes match and guess what, it does," Brandon cheered.

Turning towards the door, Charlotte gasped and leaped backwards. "Oh dear God, what on earth are you doing here?" 

With his hands tucked in his pocket, he was leaning against the door slab wearing a blue blazer along with a full white shirt matched with tan fitted grey pants and brown boots.

This entire look was worth ogling and starring at and if not for her teeny tiny woman ego, she would've definitely pounced upon him. 

Taking her eyes off the tasty looking man, she placed her hands on her lips and inquired, "What the hell are you doing here?" 

"What? We have a date, remember?" 

"Yes I know that but how did you get in? I remember locking the door," she snapped.

Walking inside the room, he unbuttoned his suit and made himself comfortable on the bed. 

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