Vincent continued, “I was curious about that gift, too, at that time. It was not tightly sealed, so I wanted
to open it to see what was inside. But he did not let me touch it at all.”
Then, Vincent told Elisa the story about him wanting to take a peek at Elisa’s gift but failing.
But the scathing look on Elisa’s face continued to grow.
Of course, he wouldn’t let Vincent touch it. He wanted to let Elisa see his perfect side. He wanted to
make her realize she was not worthy of someone or something so perfect. That’s why he didn’t want
the heels to get ruined. Elisa might think she was worthy of the heels if they got ruined.
Elisa suddenly felt irritated once more.
“Elisa, I…” Vincent seemed like he wanted to say more, but Elisa interrupted him coldly, “Stop.”
“…”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOh no. He had said something he shouldn’t again.
She had already calmed down and was feeling all right listening to him talk.
Vincent felt helpless. He had tried his best for Gareth. It was up to the heavens to decide if the two
were destined for each other.
The air fell quiet again since Vincent stopped talking to Elisa. He sent a text message to Rachel on his
way back. Rachel could not believe what Vincent had told her. But she dared not doubt Vincent as well.
When Elisa arrived home, Rachel was at Elisa’s doorstep.
She held her bag with both hands and paced back and forth on Elisa’s doorstep. She looked worried.
She immediately walked over when she saw the Rolls Royce with Elisa in the co-drivers seat. Rachel
looked at Elisa worriedly when she got out of the car. “Elisa.”
She did not ask any questions as Vincent was present.
Elisa smiled at her, hinting that she was still all right.
Then, Elisa turned to Vincent. Rachel followed after her.
Vincent did not get out of the car. He knew it wouldn’t be convenient for the girls to have a conversation
if he were around. He winded down the car window and said calmly, “Rachel, do stay back and
accompany her tonight. I’m going back first.”
He was aware that the two women would not treat his unwanted stay kindly. They would probably
ignore him too. So he put up his window and left after he finished speaking.
Only then Rachel turned to Elisa and took her by the hand. She asked gently, “What’s wrong? What
happened?”
Tears shone in Elisa’s eyes. She should have stopped Vincent just now. She only saw him fiddling with
his phone, but she didn’t know he was texting Rachel. She thought it was Gareth.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhen Vincent told Old Madam Wickam that he would send Elisa to Rachel’s, she thought he was just
trying to comfort her.
She should have stopped him. Then Rachel wouldn’t have to worry about her.
Elisa spoke softly, “I’m fine. What did Vincent tell you?”
Rachel frowned hard. She was afraid Elisa would lie if she told her what she knew. “Tell me first, what
happened today?”
Elisa did not want to hide anything from Rachel. She led Rachel into her house and told the whole story
to Rachel. Rachel’s face immediately turned grim.
“Jerk! How could Gareth act like that!”
Elisa forced a smile and said nothing.
They sat on the sofa. Rachel gritted her teeth and snarled, “Tell him to scram! He should just die!
Trash! Men are all so useless!”