Chapter 191 - Sebastian's dairy

Awkwardly clearing her throat, she stuttered, "What about Brandon?"

Rolling her eyes, Ava scoffed, "Oh come on Char, we stay in the same house and I see you everyday." 

"Yeah I know but—"

Cutting her off, Ava continued, "So what makes you think that I don't know what is happening between you and Brandon? Don't you think that I can easily make out what is happening through your activities?"

"I have no idea what you are talking about." 

"Dinner dates, coming home late, talking over the phone all night which I am very sure that you talk with Brandon and the way you smile is evident enough that you are in love," Ava snapped. 

Keeping quiet for quite some time, she inquired, "It is that evident?" 

"Duh huh, it's written all over your face." Without waiting for her reply, she curiously inquired, "So, did you tell him yet?" 

Charlotte sighed and shook her head, "No, I haven't but I will tell him later." 

"What later?" Without waiting for her reply, Ava continued, "You shouldn't delay these things, what if someone else comes and sweeps him away? You gotta stake your claim before someone else does." 

Scrunching her brows, Charlotte inquired, "Do you think that is possible? I mean, someone will just barge in and take him away?" 

"Anything is possible and Brandon is a handsome, rich and young man who makes him even more vulnerable," Ava explained. 

Thinking for quite some time, she asked, "Did you feel like that for Calvin too?" 

"Hmm, I think our situation is different from yours. I mean, we just clicked very unex[ectedly. Trust me when I tell you that Calvin was not even the last guy I would choose even if the world would come to an end but it just happened and I could do nothing to stop the strong feeling that just kept developing in my heart whenever I saw him. Anyway, but it's different with you guys right?" When Charlotte nodded her head, Ava added, "So I would suggest you not to delay this thing any further." 

"I am going for a long drive with him the day after tomorrow, maybe I will tell him then but I don't know. I haven't done this before so—" 

"Did he tell you anything that made you feel like he is also interested in you like the way you are?" Ava inquired. 

Taking a sip of her coffee, Charlotte answered, "He told me that he loves me." 

Splattering the coffee from her mouth, Ava coughed vigorously. 

Patting her back, Charlotte sighed, "Be careful girl." 

After calming herself down, Ava widened her eyes in shock. "He what?" Pausing for a while, she added, "So he told you that he loves you?" 

Charlotte nodded her head and answered, "Yes, he did." 

"What did you tell him?" Ava beamed. 

Pouting her lips, Charlotte hesitated for a while before answering, "Hmm I told him that it was one of his tricks to get into my pants and—"

"You did what? So that man you love told you that he loves but you shut him down saying that it was one of his tricks to bed you?" When she nodded her head, Ava sighed, "Seriously Char? What the hell is wrong with you?" 

"I know that was a dumb thing to do but on a brighter side, I fixed things and now we are going out for a drive tomorrow." 

'Why tomorrow? Go today, I think that you shouldn't delay," Ava suggested. 

Awkwardly clearing her throat, Charlotte stuttered, "N-Not today because I have this very important thing to do today." 

"What thing? 

"I-Its an appointment with my dermatologist." 

"Ahh I see, then we will help you get dressed for tomorrow's date," Ava grinned. 

…..

Stewart International Group

Ellie's office. 

"So you did not go?" 

Eliie sighed and shook her head, "No I didn't and I think Seb is right, I will surely have a panic attack but I also want to go." 

Placing her hand on her's, Melissa said, "I understand how you are feeling El but you also need to understand that everything has been already taken care of and nothing is going to happen now or in the future." 

"I know Mel but I—" Pressing her forehead on the desk, she grunted, "Maybe I will feel better after I see Seb or if I witness the trial myself." 

Thinking for quite some time, Melissa suggested, "Then why don't you go there?" 

"Are you serious?" When she nodded her head, Ellie pursed her lips. "But I don't even know when the trial starts. What if the trial is already over?" 

"Hmm that is one of the possibilities but what if it's not?" 

Thinking for quite some time, Ellie suggested, "Can you call Noah and ask him when the trial starts? Because Sebastian won't tell me anything about the trial, in fact, I am pretty sure that he won't even tell me what the verdict is." 

"I don't think so that will work El because Noah will tell me, there is no doubt ij that but Seb is with whom remember? And that guy has big brains so he will definitely figure out something is wrong." Pausing for a while, Melissa inquired, "Does Seb still have this habit of writing down all his important visits and meetings in his notebook?" 

Scrunching her brows, Ellie answered, "I don't know but he writes something in a dairy kind of a thing and keeps it inside his drawer. I never paid attention to it so I never cared to see what that exactly is."

"Perfect, I think that is it. We should go find that dairy and echeck if we can find anything which is related to the trial." 

Without wasting any time, both of them rushed towards Sebastian's office. 

…..

Inside Sebastian's office. 

Grabbing Ellie's arm in excitement, Melissa chuckled, "Oh God, this is so exciting." 

"Exciting?" Ellie frowned. 

"Uh huh, we are inside the big boss's office, this is so thrilling," Melissa answered. 

Helplessly shaking her head, Ellie sighed, "Mel, we enter Seb's office all the time, what is so exciting about it today?" Though it was very easy for her to predict what Melissa meant, there were times when it was hard for her to understand the direction in which her best friend's brain was running. 

"Oh come on, are you trying to tell me that this isn't exciting at all? Like I know that we enter Seb's office all the time but this time it's different." 

Opening the first drawer, she inquired, "How?"

"Okay so usually when we enter, Seb is here or at least he knows that we are here right?" When Ellie nodded her head, she continued, "But today, Neither he is here nor he has any idea that we are checking his drawers. It's like we are stealing some useful information from his office and selling it to the rival company." 

Raising both her hands in the air, she exclaimed, "Two assistants break into the CEO's office and steal important information." 

Not paying any attention to what Melissa was bragging about, Ellie kept looking for the notebook in the drawer. 

"Aha found it," she exclaimed before taking it out. 

Without wasting any time, she quickly opened it. Caressing the beautiful sketch of a man and woman, she sighed, "This is beautiful." 

"Wow, this is really beautiful," Melissa exclaimed. 

"Do you think Seb made this?" Ellie inquired before flipping over. 

"Hmm I think yes." Pausing for a while, she added, "I mean, I remember Noqah telling me that Seb is a very good artist. Did he not tell you?" 

Ellie shook her head and answered, "I had no idea." Taking a mental note to ask him about it, Ellie flipped over to the last written page. The entire dairy was covered with self notes, important meeting schedules and sketches which made it look very beautiful and organised. 

"There, this is today's date right?" When Ellie nodded her head, Melissa started going through the list. "Okay let's see—"

"Trial at 11:00 am," Ellie murmured before glancing at her watch. 

"It's just 10:30, you can make it if you leave now," Melissa snapped. 

Without wasting any more time, she kept the dairy in its original place and rushed out of the office. 

"Wait for me," Melissa yelled before rushing after her. 

….

Ellie's office. 

"But El, you don't even know which room number the trial is in," Melissa explained. 

Grabbing her bag, Ellie answered, "That isn't a problem, I mean, how tough can it be?" 

"It's a court El not a park so of course it is tough." Without wasting any more time, Melissa grabbed her bag. "Alright, I am coming with you."

"But someone has to stay in the office too right?' 

"Ah let's not worry about that for now, I'll ask Patricia to take care of things here. Anyway, there is nothing much to do and how can I leave you alone?"

Left with no other choice, Ellie nodded her head.

….