Trapped In Her Heart - Chapter 264

“I have never tried a couple outfits before, I am sure it’s going to be fun and nice,” Ellie smiled.

“Of course, we are gonna nail it and you know what else we should do?” Without waiting for her reply, Sebastian added, “We should take a nice picture and upload it in our social media accounts.”

Placing her chin on his chest, she inquired, “Where are you getting all these new ideas from?”

“They are my own ideas, why do you always say that? Do you think all my ideas are stolen or copied?”

“When did I say that?” Without waiting for his reply, she explained, “When I first came to L.A, everyone told me you are very grumpy, rude, strict and boring.”

Scrunching his brows, he asked, “Who told you that?”

“All of them and you turned out to be exactly like that.”

Clutching his chest, he faked a groan. “My heart hurts, my girlfriend just called me grumpy, rude and boring.”

Smacking his chest, she pouted her lips. “Hey, you can’t deny that as well. I will never forget how you shouted at me in front of everyone, I felt so sad and I even felt like crying.”

“But I apologized later and even bought you that stupid donkey plushie which by the way, I am never going to give you back,” he stated.

“Well yes, you did change after that because you were charmed by my beauty.” Flicking her hair backwards dramatically, she scoffed, “no one can resist my charm.”

“Did you just praise yourself?”

“Of course.”

Pinching her nose, he chuckled, “No wonder you like donkeys.”

“What does that even mean?” she frowned.

“Haven’t you heard of the phrase ‘Self praise is donkey praise’?”

Throwing her hand in her mouth, she gasped, “Did you just call me a donkey?”

“Aren’t you my cute little donkey?” he chuckled before grabbing her hand. Gently caressing her injured wrist, he sighed, “Does it still hurt?”

“No it doesn’t.” Placing her head on his chest, she added, “I am fine.”

“I am sorry I couldn’t protect you,” he sighed in despair. Sebastian still blamed himself for not being with Ellie that day. He regretted introducing her to Vincent when he knew how cunning and shameless he is. Though he has already punished him for making an disrespective move on Ellie, he still didn’t feel satisfied and at peace.

Cupping her face, she frowned, “Hey, it’s not your fault. No one knew this was going to happen, stop blaming yourself for something that wasn’t in your control. How were you to know that Vincent was going to do such a thing?”

“But still, I will never leave you alone anywhere in the future.” Gently caressing her cheeks, he stated, “You are the most important person in my life, I can’t let anyone harm you.”

“Nothing will happen, everything is okay now and it will always be like this.”

“I promise it will.”

…..

Sebastian’s parent’s place

Ava’s room.

Looking at the stack of papers, Calvin frowned, “What are these?”

“I don’t know, maybe some random papers. Just go through them and see if you can find a certificate which has my name on it,” Ava instructed.

Raising his brows, he remarked, “This is not the way you keep your certificates honey.”

Groaning in frustration, she snapped, “I know but it was an emergency, I was trying to hide it but now I can’t find it anywhere.” She had been looking for her certificate since morning but she couldn’t find it anywhere. She was supposed to meet Calvin for dinner but left with no other choice, she called him over to help her find her lost doc.u.ments.

Separating the papers one by one, he inquired, “Why did you have to hide it anyway?”

“It’s my event management certificate, I did the course in secret and didn’t want mom and dad to find you about it,” she answered.

“And what made you think that your dad didn’t know about it?” Walking inside the room, Arthur looked at the mess Ava had created. “What is this? Are you trying to wreck your room?”

“I am just looking for something important,” Ava answered.

Leaning towards her, Calvin whispered, “Babe, uncle just said he knows about the course thing, I don’t think you lie to him anymore. What if he knows where the certificate is?”

“I don’t know where the certificate is but I know she had taken a course without telling her mother or me,” Arthur remarked.

“Woah uncle, you have sharp ears,” Calvin chuckled in amus.e.m.e.nt.

“Thank you for the compliment son but I think you were a bit loud.” Walking towards Ava, he inquired, “What do you have to say young lady?”

“Y-You knew about it?” she nervously inquired. When Ava joined her college, she was more interested in the event management course but her mother forced her to take up business management against her will. Though she complied with her request and somehow managed to complete the course, that didn’t stop her to pursue something she wanted.

After doing some research, she secretly enrolled herself for the event management course and paid the fees by using Sebastian and Noah’s card alternately.

“Of course I did, you used my car to go to that place. What makes you think that my chauffeur won’t tell me where my daughter is going in secret?” Arthur asked.

Gritting her teeth, Ava scoffed, “I knew uncle Robert isn’t someone I can trust.”

“Anyway, now will you tell why you created such a mess? Do you know how much time the helpers spend in cleaning the house? Why are you making their job more difficult?” he chided.

“I promise I will clean it before leaving dad but right now I need to look for something important,” she answered.

“And what is it?”

“Umm my—my—”

When Ava hesitated a lot, Calvin informed, “She is looking for her certificate.”

Scrunching his brows, Arthur snapped, “What? Why do you have to even look for such things? Have I not taught you how you are supposed to keep your important doc.u.ments?”

When she did not say anything, he added, “You are supposed to keep it in a file and then make sure the file is kept somewhere safe. When will you learn Ava? You are already a grown up woman now, I shouldn’t be teaching you these things.”

After getting lectured by her father, she looked at Calvin to get some sympathy but all she got was a nod.

“He is right, you need to start acting responsibly,” Calvin added.

“Look at you brother, Sebastian keeps his things so securely unlike you. Have you ever seen him look for his doc.u.ments like this?” Arthur snapped.

Clasping both her hands together, Ava sighed, “I am sorry, I didn’t want anybody to see it so I hid it somewhere. Now will you help me look for it because I need it by tomorrow morning.”

Helplessly shaking his head, Arthur sighed, “Arlight, I’ll help you look for it.”

“Alright. Dad, you start from that corner. Calvin you can resume working on the pile and I’ll look for it there.”

Everyone started looking for the lost certificate with a hope of finding it soon.

…..

An hour later.

“Found it,” Ava beamed in excitement before slumping on the floor. Looking at the certificate, she pressed it on her chest. “I thought I lost you.”

Crossing her leg, Calvin sat down beside her. “Well, at least you found it but honey, what do you need it for?”

“Seb and Noah made me the head of the event management department,” she exclaimed in joy.

“Woah that is awesome, isn;t it something you always wanted to do?’ When she nodded her head, he gave her a hug. “I am so proud and happy for you.”

They quickly pulled away when Arthur cleared his throat. Walking towards them, he inquired, “So you went to the office today.”

She nodded her head and answered, “Yes, I thought they would place me in one of those boring departments where I will have to bury my head in flies and doc.u.ments all day but that did not happen. I am so happy and thankful to them for being so considerate.”

“Of course they are considerate of you, they are your brothers and they always want the best for you.” Patting her head, Arthur added, “No matter which department you work for, you always have to give your best. Keep working hard and I am sure you will shine like your brothers.”

“Thanks dad, I’ll definitely try my best.” Without waiting for his reply, she added, “In fact, Seb told me that I will have to manage the upcoming company Gala which is happening next week. That is going to be my first project on the company, I want it to be the best.”

“I am sure you are gonna shine and rock this project,” Calvin smiled.

“And if you need any help or guidance, you can always ask for my help,” Arthur stated.

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