Chapter 908 - After the event at Kiani familys villa (1) (2/2)

Ellie glanced toward the bathroom door. ”I can use that bathroom to freshen up, right?”

Jasper pouted and pulled Ellie closer to him. ”What's the rush?”

”Lisa said five minutes. What if she really comes and we are like this?”

…

Ellie and Lisa are in one of the sitting rooms.

”Don't worry, he will get over it.”, Lisa comforted Ellie who looked at the door with a troubled expression.

Ellie sighed. She knows that Lisa is right. After all, Jasper is a grown man. But they came here with a goal to be together and if he knew that his mother will snatch her from him (and shoo him away), Jasper would probably not come.

Ellie remembers Jasper's childish expression when he asked: ”What am I supposed to do?”

”This is your house also! You will manage!”, Lisa responded while taking Ellie away from the family room where they were supposed to have drinks and appetizers before dinner.

Back to present…

”Don't get me wrong. I don't want to separate you two.”, Lisa explained herself. ”But no matter what I say or ask, Jasper is glaring at me. We can talk freely here.”

”You want to talk about something specific?”, Ellie guessed.

Lisa didn't deny it. She is burning from curiosity to find out how serious are Jasper and Ellie about this relationship. ”I want to thank you for giving Jasper a chance.”

”He is a great guy.”

”Yes, yes he is.”, Lisa confirmed. ”Thank you for seeing that.”

Ellie felt uncomfortable. ”Please, stop thanking me. It sounds… weird.”

”True. But that is how I feel.” Lisa paused and clarified: ”Grateful, not weird. I'm watching him since he was a kid. And this is the first time in years that I see that he is really happy.”

”You think so?” Ellie was flattered at the thought that she can change him so much that others notice.

”Yes. Over the years he developed a forced smile. Today I saw him smile from his heart when he is looking at you. He loves you.”

”And I love him.”, Ellie said in a soft voice. She was embarrassed to say it, but she feels that Lisa needs to know.

”Good. You will need that when you face whatever is coming.”

Ellie gave a small nod in response.

”I heard that Lily gave you a hard time today.” In truth, Lisa got the details that Ellie handled Lily like she is a child, and even made others present think badly of Lily. Lisa is impressed.

”She is not a problem. As long as she does not have support from someone who is influential.”

”You mean Norman.”, Lisa guessed.

Ellie confirmed.

Lisa is aware that Norman never concealed his hope that Jasper and Lily will end up together, but she is surprised that Ellie knows about it.

”You don't have a positive opinion of him.”, Lisa voiced her observation of Ellie's body language.

Ellie shrugged. ”Other than the encounter from last weekend when he assumed that I'm a promiscuous woman as soon as he laid his eyes on me, I didn't interact with him.”

”I see.” Lisa understood that if that was their only interaction, it's inevitable that Ellie has a bad impression of Norman. ”He can do that. If you tell him who you are, his attitude toward you will change.”

Ellie shook her head and smiled. ”You know that I prefer my privacy. I don't want people to form an opinion about me based on what I have. If that is a requirement for someone to be polite toward me, that says more about them than about me.”

”I understand. If that is your wish, I will respect it. But know that it might delay Norman accepting you. He puts importance on the benefits a person can provide him.”, Lisa gave a friendly warning.

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