Chapter 279 - Meeting

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Friday. 

Ellie's old apartment. 

"So how is your pre-honeymoon going?" Ellie inquired. 

Groaning in satisfaction, Melissa exclaimed, "I swear this place is amazing, you and Seb need to come here for a vacation." 

"Noah was telling Seb about the place and I also saw the pictures you sent me, it's really beautiful." 

"Of course it is girls, this place is awesome and the food here is so yummy." 

Rubbing her stomach, Ellie puffed her cheeks. "Don't talk about food, I am hungry." 

"Hungry? It's already three, didn't you have lunch?" Melissa inquired. 

"No I didn't, I am too stressed to even drink a cup of water," she exclaimed. 

"Why? What happened?" Melissa panic strickenly asked thinking something serious must have happened. 

Sitting up straight, Ellie excitedly exclaimed, "Mel I told you about this big day a few days ago. My parents are meeting Seb's mom today for lunch." Glancing at the watch, she took a deep breath. "I think they must be having lunch by now." 

"Oh my God, I completely forgot about it." Squealing in excitement, she added, "How do you feel? I wish I was there to give you some moral support." 

"Yeah I—" Pausing for a while, Ellie added, "Mel, Seb is calling me. I'll talk to you later, okay?" Without waiting for her reply, she quickly hung up and received Sebastian's call. 

"Why didn't you receive my call earlier?" she complained. 

"I was stuck in a meeting. Why is everything in this office so dull and frustrating when you are not around?" Sebastian sighed. 

"You are thinking about the meeting, aren't you worried about what is happening there?"

"Honestly, I was super stressed about it before the meeting started but now I can't stop thinking about all the good things that will happen after this official meeting." Without waiting for her reply, he added, "Dad called me today, he told me he will visit your parents in Seattle when they go there with Noah's parents." 

Keeping quiet for quite some time, she sighed, "Seb, Don't you think all of this is too good and pleasant?" 

"What do you mean honey? Didn't you want things to be this way? Good and pleasant."

"I did but—" Slumping on the bed, she sighed, "I feel this is just too good." 

"You are overthinking again Ellie, don't stress about it so much." Sebastian knew Ellie was in a state of anxiety and panic since morning. Though he was super stressed too, he didn't want to reveal it to her. He didn't want to increase the level of her anxiety. 

"I—" A sudden unexpected knock on the main door interrupted her. "I think someone is here, let me go and check." 

"Alright, be careful." 

"I'll call you after attending the door, I love you." Without waiting for his reply, she hung up the call and rushed towards the main door. 

….

Living area. 

As soon as Ellie opened the door, she scrunched her brows when she saw Harry and Judith. "What happened? Why are you guys home so early? Did something happen?" Her heart dropped when both of them did not say anything. 

Noticing the change in her expression, Harry quickly forced a smile. "No honey, everything went well and we had a great time." 

"Y-Yes, your dad is right," Judith quickly added. 

Looking at them simultaneously, Ellie frowned, "You guys are hiding something from me." 

"Why would we hide anything from you? It's nothing like that," Harry assured her before entering the apartment. 

Keeping quiet for quite some time, Ellie inquired, "How was the lunch? Did you meet Seb's mom?" 

"Of course we did, didn't we go there to meet her?" 

Crossing her arms in the front, she asked, "did you guys have lunch?" When Judith smiled and nodded her head, Ellie added, "What was she wearing?" 

"S—She—that—" When both of them hesitated, she took a deep breath. 

"You guys did not meet her, right?" 

Helplessly shaking his head, Harry sighed, "Honey, we waited for her until three but she never showed up." 

"Maybe she was busy with work or something else. Why don't we just fix another meeting and—" 

"That's okay mom, no one has to meet anyone now." Without waiting for their reply, she rushed towards her room, grabbed her bag and phone before rushing out of the apartment. 

…..

Stewart International Group. 

Sebastian's office. 

Scrunching his brows, Sebastian called Ellie once again. It had been thirty minutes since he had been trying to call her but no one answered the call. Worried that something might have happened, he was about to leave for her old apartment when someone barged into his office. 

"Ellie—" he muttered before rushing towards her. Looking at her tear stained face, he panicked. "What happened? What are you—? Why are you crying? Is everything okay?" 

"No Sebastian, nothing is okay," she exclaimed. 

Placing his hands on her shoulder, he panic strickenly inquired. "Why are you crying? Tell me what happened—" 

"Tell you what? There is nothing to tell or to say." 

"El—" 

Cutting him off, she snapped, "Do you want me to tell you how your mom never showed up and my parents ended up three hours in an unknown place? Do you want me to tell you how humiliating it was for my parents? Though they are saying it's not a big deal, I can feel how bad they must be feeling." 

Scrunching his brows, Sebastian asked, "Hold on a second, are you saying that my mother did not show up for today's lunch meeting?" 

Before Ellie could say anything, Rebecca entered the office along with multiple shopping bags in her hand. 

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Sebastian frowned at his mother. 

Sitting on the couch, Rebecca sighed, "I had gone shopping with my friend, I bought so many things for you as well. Come have a look." 

Barging towards her, Sebastian snapped, "You went shopping? You were supposed to meet Ellie's parents for lunch today. They waited for you in the restaurant for three hours." 

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