Vivienne and Angelina strolled through the art exhibition, their footsteps echoing softly against the polished wooden floor. The gallery was bathed in natural light streaming through large, arched windows, casting a warm glow over the walls adorned with vibrant paintings. The air was filled with quiet reverence as if everyone was entranced by the artistry surrounding them.Vivienne glanced at Angelina, her heart swelling with affection for this old friend who didn't stop chatting even in such an environment. Angelina's voice was low but she still was eager to share her thoughts regarding the paintings with Vivienne and considering the fact that Angelina was herself a painter, her insight regarding the paintings was rather fascinating. Vivienne on the other hand wasn't so well-versed when it came to abstract art. She really couldn't appreciate these art pieces the way Angelina could. After all, an expert knows better than a layman and they see more than a layman too. This was why Viv
Angelina wasn't expecting such an answer from her but at the same time, it wasn't all that surprising either. In fact, she was someone who was unable to understand Vivienne's obsession with Noah. Yes, obsession! Angelina had no doubt that Vivienne had an obsession named Noah. There was love but it was kind of an obsessive love. The kind where Vivienne would forget the world around her once Noah was around. Although it seemed to have gotten better from what she observed the other day, it still wasn't completely cured though perhaps because Vivienne herself didn't understand this obsession.Or maybe she did understand it. "Have you been judging men around you with Noah's standard? Is that why you are still single?" asked Angelina straightforwardly as she didn't feel the need to beat around the bush with Vivienne. It was clear that Vivienne wouldn't mind such a question."How is that possible?" questioned Vivienne. "You don't really think that I've been single all this time and waiting
The astonishment on the newcomer's face was too obvious and along with it was her disdain that she didn't even try to hide. How could Angelina not see it? Angelina wondered what kind of relationship was between these two for Vivienne to look so cold all of a sudden and the other girl to show her disdain."Celeste Johnson," greeted Vivienne coldly but didn't seem enthusiastic. In fact, even her ever-present politeness was nowhere to be seen. Angelina finally learned who this person was and stared at Celeste with zero interest. She might not know the girl in person but she had heard of this name. After all, Vivienne's mother remarried into the Johnson family how could she have not heard of it?But since the Johnson family's social circle was different from theirs, Angelina wasn't very familiar with anyone from that family including Celeste. However, she had heard a few things about her from here and there that only gave her one impression of Celeste that this young lady was a spoiled b
Celeste was used to doing things her own way without considering the consequences of her words or actions. Even though the Johnson family couldn't be considered the true elites in this city of real affluent people, there weren't that many families who could contend with the Johnson family too. Also, this circle was all about keeping up the appearance so even if some people disliked each other, they'd like to put on the facade of politeness for a show. But Angelina was also a pampered daughter of the Cooper family. And she didn't even have a sibling. Adding on the fact that she was the only girl in this generation of the Cooper, she could be said to be the real princess. How could a spoiled brat like Celeste be in her eyes?"You are Angelina Cooper?" asked Celeste in a shocked voice. "Luke's cousin?"Angelina found it beneath her to even respond to this girl's question.Vivienne smiled subtly and gave Celeste a look, "It seems rather than a sugar daddy, I found myself a sugar mommy!"
Although Vivienne said it so lightly, Angelina could actually see the pain in Vivienne's eyes. Even though Angelina's parents were rarely home, they still had a good relationship with their only daughter. Despite being busy, they always found time for their daughter. And because of this, if there was ever a time when Angelina felt like she was wronged, the first person she would think of would be her parents. She couldn't even imagine how it felt when Vivienne's own mother didn't believe in her. "She went to Venice to celebrate her birthday that year," started Vivienne. "Since I was also there, I decided to just give her the birthday gift in person rather than sending it through mail. I don't know why she suddenly invited me to join her birthday celebration and I also don't know why I agreed."Angelina kept stirring the drink with the straw as she listened to Vivienne. "I drank a little too much and listened to my mother's suggestion to stay the night at their villa. But in my unco
Both Angelina and Vivienne turned their head and faced Noah standing by their table. He raised his hand and waved at Vivienne, "Hi, Vivi! What a coincidence!""Is it a coincidence?" asked Vivienne with a meaningful smile on her lips. "Last time, it was a coincidence. I don't believe that today is another coincidence."Noah pulled a chair without asking and sat down naturally as he answered, "Don't be so doubtful. Life can give you many surprises. One of those surprises is called fate."His cheeky answer made Vivienne didn't know what to say to this guy. She chose not to pay attention to him or else, he'd be getting out of control. Seeing how Vivienne was focused on eating her spaghetti, Noah could only turn to his secret ally, "Angie, how nice to see you here? But I just heard you talking about trouble. Who is troubling?""Who dares to give me trouble?" asked Angelina in her signature arrogant tone. "Only I can trouble others. I won't give others a chance to bring trouble to me.""Th
"I don't understand your logic at all, Noah," said Vivienne feeling really helpless in front of him. His brain really worked in a strange way that she was unable to understand. It was like they were on different wavelengths. But she had a hunch that he was doing it on purpose. "You don't have to understand my logic. You just have to know that I'm calling you irresponsible!" Noah sounded like he was standing on the moral high ground and despised her condescending behavior of looking down on his humble self. "When did you become... like this?" questioned Vivienne in confusion as she looked him up and down with a critical look in her eyes."Like what?" "This dramatic person," elaborated Vivienne as she couldn't find any other better word to describe him right now. "I am almost unable to recognize you like this. It makes me wonder what you went through to make you change so much."Noah didn't respond to her immediately, instead, he extended his hand to hold her hands catching her off g
"What evil plan do you have in mind now?" questioned Vivienne when she noticed Angelina's all too familiar expression. She felt tired inside just thinking about what this woman planned to put her through. "Actually, I wanted to go shopping with you after this," replied Angelina honestly. "But there is a change in the plan now since I have something urgent to take care of." She gave Vivienne an apologetic look. She wasn't just making excuses right now, the earlier call was regarding the urgent matter that suddenly cropped up. She couldn't ignore it. Turning to Noah, she asked, "Do you have time, Noah? How about you drop off Vivienne?"Vivienne hurriedly shook her hands saying, "There is no need to bother anyone. I can just take a cab. Why are you being so troublesome?""I have time!" answered Noah readily completely ignoring Vivienne's refusal. He looked at Angelina eagerly, "Even if I don't have the time, I'm more than happy to make some time for this important task."Angelina patted