Chapter 771 - EY fashion brand (1/2)

Ellie and Emma are in the back of the cab, heading toward Golden Ocean Resort.

Two of them know each other for several years and are good friends. Emma noticed that Ellie is absentmindedly staring through the window, and she found the silence uncomfortable.

”How come you don't have a +1 for the wedding?” Emma thought that this is a harmless topic. She knows that Ellie is single, but she could bring someone to accompany her to the wedding. Right?

”Can we not talk about Jasper?”, Ellie almost snapped at Emma.

Emma stifled a laugh. ”I didn't realize that my question why you don't have a date implied that I am asking about Jasper.”

Seeing that Ellie is uncomfortable, Emma got serious. ”I saw him with Millie and Sharon… Are you OK?”

Ellie closed her eyes. She really didn't want to talk about Jasper no matter how much he was popping in her mind.

”How about you? Where is your date?”, Ellie returned the question.

Emma got the hint and dropped any future probing into topic of Jasper. ”Aish! All the semi-good-ones and above I know are taken. And I had to do extra shifts at the hospital in order to get these few days free… so I didn't have time to find anyone suitable…”

Emma's explanation got interrupted by Ellie's phone.

After a minute of talk with few ”I see…”, Ellie asked Emma: ”Is it OK if we take a slight detour?”

Emma didn't object.

Ellie ended the call with: ”Don't worry, I will take care of it.”

Not long after, cab stopped in front of a grand villa in Bel-Air.

Emma gaped while staring at the impressive building in front of her.

”This is?”, Emma mumbled after some time.

”My place. My assistant called from the resort to tell me that they forgot ribbons for tomorrow's wedding, and I have extra in my house. Let's go and get them. Do you want a drink?”, Ellie ushered Emma inside.

Two maids welcomed Ellie with big smiles.

”Miss Young, we didn't know that you are coming!”, housekeeper panicked.

”It's OK. It's just a quick visit. We will not stay overnight.”, Ellie assured her house staff not to worry.

Emma was in disbelief at the sight of a luxury villa she found herself in. ”I heard you are doing well, but I didn't know you are doing this well. Did you move here from Seattle?”

Ellie was slightly uncomfortable. She does not like for people to know that she is behind famous fashion brand EY. Privacy provides her with a chance of a normal life. ”I didn't move from Seattle. I come to Los Angeles during LA Fashion week, and I found it tiring to stay in a hotel. Please, don't make a big deal out of it, you are making me feel awkward.”

Emma was about to say that this huge ultra-luxurious building is a big deal, but her attention got drawn to the sound of a splash from the back of the house.

Ellie and Emma went to investigate.

”My Queen!”, an impossibly toned body of a young man covered only with speedo briefs rushed to them and gave a big hug to Ellie.

”Hi Tom…”, Ellie hugged him back with a big smile on her face.

Ellie glanced at the swimming pool. ”Hi Brian!”, she called louder to make sure the man in the pool can hear her.