novelxo Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Sheila excitedly grabbed the coat and demanded, “Ellinor, where did you borrow this from? How did yo Ellinor glanced at the dress nonchalantly, “Is it pricey? A generous man lent it to me. I barely know him Seeing her clueless look and not appearing to be lying. Sheila scornfully said,
“I bet you wouldn't know a man who can afford such high-
end clothes! Wash it and return it when you're done using it. Don't get into trouble because of greed! A Ellinor casually laughed, “Oh right, sis you didn't answer my question. Where is your boyfriend?” Sheila's face instantly turned sour, seeing that Ellinor seemed unaware of the details, she faked it with, * Ellinor raised her eyebrows curiously. “You don’t want to get married? Why? The Blanchet family is top-notch. Don't you like them?”
Sheila scoffed, “Top—
notch family, so what! The man I want would come running at the flick of my fingers! That Theo is alm Ellinor wanted to laugh, and nodded, “Hmm, sis you really thought this through. Congrats on dodging After packing her stuff, Ellinor went downstairs, said a quick goodbye to Arnold, and then left the Mend Meanwhile, Sheila sneakily followed
Ellinors taxi in her car. She was curious about who the man that lent Ellinor the coat.
The man who wore such high-end custom clothes must be a billionaire!
Yesterday's chaotic wedding made her lose all her dignity. If she could take this opportunity to find a ric man, she could finally lift her head in front of her relatives and friends!
Ellinors taxi stopped in the old town.
Ellinor got out of the taxi, walked into a small roadside restaurant with her suitcase, and sat down to or Sheila sat in her car and shook her head.
She thought Ellinor had stepped up, now that she was able to borrow such expensive branded clothes. I Just as she was chuckling, there was a knock on her car window
Sheila rolled down the window and saw a stern—faced traffic cop.
“You can't park here! You're violating traffic rules.”
Sheila retorted discontentedly. “There are no other vehicles here, what's the problem with me parking h cause traffic congestion. This will also alleviate your work pressure, do you understand?”
The traffic cop was unshaken, “No matter who you are, this is a pedestrian street, no one can park here continue to not cooperate with the regulations, I will have your car towed. Those are the rules!” “Would you dare?”
Sheila took off her sunglasses, “Look carefully at who I am! Do you know how many millions of fans I h The traffic cop barely glanced at her and instantly picked up his walkie-talkie to call for a tow truck. Sheila stomped her feet in anger and started bickering with the traffic cop like a shrew, attracting a cro But not many recognized her, everyone was criticizing her for
not following the rules. Sheila was no longer arrogant, and could only watch as her sports car was towe She remembered the important matter, so she didn't care about her car anymore. She hastily left the cr Ellinor walked into a large shopping mall in
the old town, and went straight to a luxury brand flagship store. She started choosing clothes boldly. Sheila, hiding in the dark, couldn't believe her eyes!
There was
definitely something up with Ellinor! Where would she get the money to shop in luxury stores, and spec expensive clothes?
Seeing that Ellinor had finished choosing clothes and left through another door of the luxury store, She But she was warmly stopped by the store manager, “Ms. Mendoza, the clothes you selected are already Sheila was bewildered, “You must be mistaken! I just entered your store!”
The store manager smiled, “Aren’t you the famous actress Sheila? Your assistant came in earlier. She sel clothes for you according to your size. We've already packed them for you, you just need to pay now." Sheila frowned, “What do you mean? I came alone, I didn't bring an assistant, and I didn't plan on buyi Some store clerks whispered...
“Do you think she finds it too expensive and can't afford it?"
“You see, she’s wearing outdated styles from a couple of years ago!”
“Other female celebrities are generous when they come to our store, this Sheila looks a bit shabby. I he Sheila angrily said, “Who said I can't afford it? I just don't like the styles in your store!”
The store manager enthusiastically said, “Ms. Mendoza, rest assured, these styles are the latest of the se “Who said I'm short of money? I've got plenty of it! Here, swipe the card!”
The clerks’ whispers left Sheila no room to back down. She gritted her teeth, swiped her card, and spent Had Ellinor realized she was being followed a while ago? Bet that traffic cop was called over because st Sheila came out of the luxury store with her shopping bags and quickly went after Ellinor. She wanted ! dashed out of the mall, she saw Ellinor hop into another cab.
Sheila quickly hailed a taxi to keep up.
This time, Ellinor headed downtown. She got out, lugging her suitcase into a very swanky residence. Sheila was gobsmacked. This was prime real estate in the city center. Whoever built a private house hel big shot?
Just then, a black sedan pulled up and parked in front of the residence.
Veronica was helped out of the car by a few maids. She had just got back from the hospital after an IV Seeing someone approaching, Sheila walked over and asked, “Excuse me, could you tell me who lives h Veronica looked at Sheila's outdated outfit with disgust, “What do you do? How dare you ask around ot Sheila was taken aback. In front of Veronica, who was dressed from head to toe in designer clothes, she Veronica was somewhat impatient, “Your sister? Who's your sister?”
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