Suddenly Becoming A Mum - Chapter 94

Hastily, Nelli reached for her peach-coloured handbag to fathom the tinkling origin.

Lily leaned over to her, seeing the word ‘PAPA’ written in big letters on the screen. She pressed her lips together, knowing exactly what it meant when Papa de Carvoisin called his daughter.

But unwavering, with a smile on her lips, Nelli pressed the red button before turning the phone off completely and throwing it back in her bag. “How do we keep getting into these situations?” She whined snivelling. Only a subtle undertone betrayed her acting, the amusement of being involved in this situation.

It wasn’t the first time the friends piled up problems like other women pile up jewelry. In their youth, when there were three of them, with Elodie on board, Fabien or Nelli’s older brothers often had to deal with explosive situations for the girls. Lily wasn’t a confident person, but the dangerous mix was only created when all three of them were present. Then they would get carried away.

The mere memory of this made her giggle like a bell. “Fifteen years of friendship and I still don’t know.” Quickly she bent over and kissed Nelli’s soft cheeks. “But I would never want to miss a moment of it.”

Nelli blinked a couple of times, her round lips had turned into a sweet ‘O’ as her fingers stroked the spot Lily had kissed with astonishment. A subtle pink colored her cheeks. Before she regained her composure. “Oh baby, I know. What would life be, without a little bit of drama?” Her eyes lit up in glee.

There was a knock at the door, which pushed her back to reality the moment Mr. Zoeller entered the room with a silver box in his hand. ” Well, here’s the piece of desire.” Carefully he placed the box on the table and typed a digit code onto the keypad on the box. It buzzed before a loud click was heard. The door of the safe deposit box jumped open.

“We would like to be left alone. Is that possible?” Lionelle asked.

“Of course, I’ll wait in my office, just let Mr. Lugmaier know if you need me. He’ll be waiting for you outside the door.” The banker took his leave and closed the door behind him.

With numb fingers Lily touched the door. Her heart was beating up to her throat. An indescribable tension was in the air. But there was also an intense sense of excitement inside her. She did not know why! But she felt secure for once. As if Elodie and Fabien were still holding their hands over her.

The iron was cold as her trembling fingers grabbed the door. A metallic sound was heard when opening the door. Curiously, the girls pushed their heads in front of it, peering into the box. Their breath faltered. The smiles on their faces disappeared, a strange expression was suddenly on their faces. What was the meaning of that?