Chapter 132 - MEET WITH FILIA
Lucas immediately started the car engine and left the place, after the task of dropping off his wife had been completed.
Meanwhile, Ellena walked a little hastily towards the shop, as soon as she got out of her husband\'s car. I don\'t know what made her in such a hurry, she even ignored the cellphone in her bag which had been screaming for attention.
"Good morning, Miss," said several shop assistants at the same time, as soon as she appeared inside.
"Good morning everyone." Ellena replied softly with a friendly smile. However, she did not stop her steps until he arrived at the door of her private room.
She fished the door key out of the bag she always brought home. Instantly the door opened in one gentle push.
The woman went straight in and put the bag on the table, plopped down on the swivel chair, while the cell phone that was still ringing she just ignored it.
The woman\'s elbows seemed to rest on the midwife\'s table, holding her head slightly dizzy. Not because she was sick, but there was something bothering her mind.
"Who else is calling me?" Ellena grumbled looking frustrated, then removed her hands from her head.
Hearing the phone ringing continuously made her mind even more confused. She couldn\'t even suppress the tremors that had taken over her entire body. Nervousness and fear, that\'s what is now haunting her.
With a feeling of doubt, Ellena immediately reached into the bag in front of her, daring to pick up the flat object that had been asking to be touched.
Ellena immediately shifted the green icon, then put the phone to her ear.
"What else are you calling me, huh? I told you I wouldn\'t do anything you ask!" Ellena said firmly, cursing someone on the other side who didn\'t know who it was.
"Elle, what are you doing?"
The question immediately managed to make Ellena dumbfounded. Ah, she knew the owner of that voice very well.
Ellena quickly stared at the screen of the cellphone and how she was very surprised when she found a different contact than before. Ah, she should have seen the contact who called her first.
"Elle!"
Ellena stared at the screen of the cellphone for a moment, even ignoring the voice on the other end that kept calling her name.
\'Filia? What\'s she calling me for?\' Ellena muttered to herself, a little hesitant to continue the conversation with the caller. However, it was too late until she decided to turn the phone back to her ear.
"Fi-Filia? S-sorry, I thought it wasn\'t you who called," said Ellena, stammering a little nervously.
"What\'s the matter? Why are you so angry, Elle?" Filia asked from the other side in a slightly worried tone of voice. "Are you having a problem?" She added curiously.
"N-no, Filia. I\'m just being annoyed with someone." Ellena answered simply.
"Is someone bothering you?" Filia immediately suspected Ellena. Of course because she was curious about his friend\'s unusual attitude.
"Nothing, Filia." Ellena answered evasively. "Oh yeah, how are you? Why are you just calling me again?" She asked then, trying to remain as normal as possible.
After all, she didn\'t want to show any disappointment to her best friend. In front of Filia and Keenan, let her be thought of as not knowing anything about their relationship.
"I\'m fine, Elle. How about you?" replied Filia softly.
"I\'m fine too, Filia." Ellena replied a little awkwardly.
After being friends with Filia for a long time, this is the first time Ellena has felt such a great awkwardness towards her own best friend and it happened because of Keenan.
Ah, it felt like she wanted to ask Filia directly about their relationship, but she didn\'t have the courage to do so.
"What\'s the reason you\'re calling because you miss me too? You seem so busy, Filia, that you didn\'t have time to contact me at all!" Ellena immediately protested, trying to keep her attitude as before, just as Filia knew.
"I really miss you, Elle. I called you, but there was no answer from you, Elle. It seems that you are also busy taking care of your husband," replied Filia not wanting to lose.
"Ah, I\'m sorry, at that time I didn\'t know you called me, but I also forgot to call you back," said Ellena, looking regretful.
"You! You always ignore me!" Filia grumbled to Elena.
"Is that why you called me, Filia? There\'s nothing else you want to talk about?" asked Ellena to be sure, daring to ask something that made her a little bit stuck in her heart, even though she actually felt hesitant to ask it.
"Yes, Elle." Filia hissed in response.
"What is it, Filia?" Ellena was slightly rounded and was so enthusiastic about getting an answer from Filia.
Ellena guessed that Filia would talk about things related to her relationship with Keenan. However, she was still not so sure, before receiving a direct explanation from Filia.
"Can we meet today, Elle?"
Instead of answering, Filia asked Ellena to meet. I don\'t know what she wanted to say to her friend. Could it be that she would admit her guilt with Keenan?
"Yes, Filia. Of course." Ellena looked so happy. It seemed she had already mentally prepared to meet Filia.
"Okay. Where can we meet?" Filia asked for sure.
"You just come to my cake shop, Filia. You\'ve never been here, have you? Don\'t you want to taste my cake?" replied Ellena with a smile.
Whatever Filia would say later, she was ready to hear and accept it. Because after knowing that fact, she had started to forgive Keenan for Filia. After all, she already had Lucas who she was already in love with.
"All right, Elle."
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"Filia, is it true that you resigned from Lucas\' company?"
Ellena seemed to be leaning forward, looking seriously at Filia who was now sitting in front of her, right on the sofa in her room.
Yes, after 15 minutes they ended the chat on the phone, suddenly Filia came to the shop alone with a slightly gloomy face.
Ellena knew what was implied behind Filia\'s current expression. However, she tried to hide and pretended not to notice it.
Filia forced a smile, before responding to Ellena\'s question. "Yeah." She whispered, nodding slowly.
"Why?" Elena rolled her eyes.
Even though she already knew the reason, she would not be satisfied if she didn\'t hear directly from Filia. This she also did because to lure Filia into being willing to admit the real reason.
"How is your relationship with Lucas?" asked Filia which managed to make Ellena frown in surprise.
Oh shit! Filia instead changed the subject. Ellena is increasingly convinced that Filia\'s biggest reason for resigning is Keenan.
Yes, if not for that. Why didn\'t Filia just answer Ellena\'s question directly?
\'Okay, looks like this will be a good opportunity to start for Filia to admit what she\'s hiding from me." Ellena muttered under her breath.
"Hm ... my relationship with Lucas is getting better, Filia." Ellena replied with a smile, deliberately wanting to provoke another question from Filia.
"What do you mean? Does that mean you and him have ...." Filia hung up on her words as she looked at Ellena inquiringly.
"We\'ve ended the agreement, Filia." Ellena answered honestly, deliberately wanting to tell Filia the truth. At the very least, Filia wouldn\'t be too worried about Keenan\'s current status.
"I-I still don\'t understand what you mean, Elle," said Filia looking innocent and not realizing the meaning behind Ellena\'s words.
"Do you really not understand, Filia?" Ellena looked surprised, why did her best friend suddenly turn into a fool like that?
Meanwhile, Filia only responded by shaking her head while frowning slightly.
"Oh Lord!" Ellena reflexively tapped her forehead when she realized her friend\'s folly. "You\'re such an idiot, Filia." She then cursed.
"What? You call me stupid?" Filia rolled her eyes, disapproving of Ellena teasing her like that.
"Then what is it called if not stupid, huh?" replied Elena not wanting to lose.
"Oh, shit! How dare you call me that, Elle!"
A sofa cushion instantly flew to Ellena\'s face. Luckily the woman quickly parried.
Their laughter finally broke in the room. They seem to have missed moments like this, joking with each other and sharing stories. They haven\'t done that in a very long time. Instantly the problems that were bothering each other\'s minds disappeared just like that.
"I don\'t know, Filia. The longer the time, the more comfortable I feel living with Lucas. A few days ago, we agreed to terminate the agreement prematurely, we even agreed to remain husband and wife forever," Ellena explained after they ended the laugh. that.
"So, you already love Mr. Lucas?" Filia asked still in disbelief.
"To be precise, he and I already love each other," replied Ellena smiling and managed to surprise Filia.
"Are you serious?" Filia looked seriously at Ellena\'s face while casting a pleased expression.
"Of course I\'m serious."
"Amazing! I didn\'t expect your story to end like that." Filia slightly clapped her hands, expressing admiration for her best friend.
"I don\'t know. I didn\'t expect it either, Filia," Ellena replied with a faint smile.
"Then, what about Keenan?"
Precisely! Finally, Filia questioned what Ellena had been waiting for.
"I don\'t know, Filia. I think I\'ll end the relationship with Keenan," said Ellena.
"Are you sure?" Filia looked at Ellena questioningly, yet hopeful. Ellena could read that gaze.
"Yeah, I\'m sure." Ellena whispered, nodding slowly. "You\'ve been the one asking questions, while you didn\'t answer my questions at all!" then protested.
"Which question, Elle?" Filia wore a confused expression, it seemed that she had indeed forgotten the question from her best friend. In fact, the question only came out of Ellena\'s mouth for a few minutes.
"Why did you resign from Lucas\' office?" asked Ellena again.
Filia was silent for a moment then lowered her head. I don\'t know what he will answer.
"I\'m getting married, Elle." Filia answered softly while forcing a smile.. Meanwhile, her neck was still bent, not daring to look at Ellena.