Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival - Chapter 275

Chapter 275: Ethereal not beautiful (2)
“I am not his lover…just a…just a friend,” Ariana said to the woman as she corrected her notion. She couldn’t bring herself to tell Sybil that she was with Nicolai because she owed him a gigantic debt.

And telling her that they were just acquaintances sounded wrong, as acquaintances do not go around shopping for a party together.

This was why Ariana settled on being friends with Nicolai. The only slightly upsetting thing —— was the fact that she felt oddly relieved over the fact that Nicolai and Sybil were never a thing.

Sybil glanced at her as if she did not trust her words and turned to look at Nicolai before asking, “She is really not your fuck buddy?”

“Of course not,” Nicolai rolled his eyes before replying, “Have you ever seen me come with any other woman before? I don’t buy shit for my fuck buddies. They start in bed and end once they step out.”

“That woman was a crazy exception, and you were a fool to believe when she told you that she and I were exclusive. You can’t blame me for that,” Nicolai shrugged like a child who had been wronged for something he did not do.

Sybil rolled her eyes as she turned to look at Ariana, her eyes did take another look before she softly smiled and said, “I apologize for reacting like that just now. It’s just that I and Nicolai’s women have never gotten along. They somehow find out about my shop and cause trouble for me, which is not difficult given that I am his cousin and everything.”

‘How many cousins does Nicolai have?’ Ariana mused in her head but as the question was too rude to ask, she did not say it out loud.

“Like I said, it’s not my fault that you listen to their crap,” Nicolai repeated with a haughty snort.

Sybil was used to Nicolai’s antics, which was why she did not bother with him more than it was necessary. She turned to look at Ariana and said to her, “What kind of dress are you looking for dear?”

‘Something cheap,’ Ariana muttered inwardly, but she was certain that she could not say those words to Sybil. So she changed her words and replied, “Something decent.”

“Decent? It is a formal event,” Sybil took out her notepad and then started skimming her eyes over the many gowns that she had designed at the same time she recounted the ones that were neatly ironed and kept in the storeroom.

“It’s a ball, we need it for the birthday banquet of Mister Nelson,” Nicolai answered for Ariana and Sybil frowned with a touch of annoyance as she scratched the things that she had written on the notepad.

“Well, decent shall not suffice if it’s a ball of the Nelson family,” Sybil said to Ariana with a hint of reproach. “You need something flashy my dear, maybe a tad bit of glitter and backless——”

Ariana’s eyes widened as she hurriedly interrupted Sybil, “No!”

Her reaction caused both Nicolai and Sybil to look at her confused.

“I mean, I don’t like backless dresses,” Ariana told Sybil. They were ugly, and they made her feel ugly —— when she wore things that showed off her back Ariana would be reminded of how fucking flawed she was from head to toe.

Sybil frowned as she had never seen a woman despair at the thought of wearing backless dresses. Some even loved wearing them.

However, the way Ariana was staring at her while silently pleading ——

“Alright,” Sybil nodded without questioning anything any further. She wrote a few things down and said, “That is not a big deal. I think we can figure out something.”

Nicolai, on the other hand, thought and believed that the reaction just now was a big deal.

The way Ariana tightened her fingers around his hand, the way her breathing quickened, and her chest started to fall up and down heavily.

That seemed like a big deal to him, alright.

But he dared not to ask Ariana as he knew that she would deflect and avoid his questions and in case he forced her too much, she would run and hide from him.

Nicolai did not want to see her hide. Not when she had hardly opened up to him, but that did not mean that he was going to let this matter slide.

While Nicolai was looking at Ariana, Brandon was looking at Noah. Even though they did not investigate Ariana’s medical history—— her reaction gave the truth away.

She didn’t like wearing backless dresses when she was fine with wearing ripped jeans and dresses that clung to her body.

Even a child could tell that she was lying.

The only reason why she would avoid those dresses must be —— she had something to hide.

“Noah,” Brandon lowered his head and looked at Noah’s hand which was holding the frame of the shop’s door with his dear life.

He was furious. This much was clear from his expression but at whom, Brandon had no idea about it.

Inside the shop, Sybil was skimming through the many dresses that she had designed. Her eyes fell on a pastel pink gown, and she fetched it from the rack before handing it to Ariana, “Why don’t you try this? I will see if there is anything that needs to be changed.”

Ariana took the pastel pink gown and when she stepped outside, she found Nicolai looking at her as if he were staring at the woman of his dreams while Sybil clicked her tongue.

“This won’t do, it’s charming but not enough to bring justice to your true beauty,” she said to Ariana.

“I am fine with this one, Miss Sybil,” Ariana said to the woman who was now walking towards a small space in the wall which was covered by the curtains.

Most likely it was where Sybil kept her unique designs.

“Yeah, she looks beautiful,” Nicolai agreed with Ariana as his eyes stuck onto her figure.

“That’s right, she is looking beautiful, and I have always gone for ethereal.”