Resisting the strong urge to roll her eyes at him, Ellie sighed.
"Dude, stop acting like a donkey."
"Duh uh Cal, you better not use donkey to curse anyone otherwise Ellie will lash out at you." Sitting beside Noah, Melissa frowned and snatched the wine bottle from his hands.
"Babe, I just finished off with my third glass."
"And that is your limit for the day."
Ignoring their rant over alcohol, Calvin asked, "What do you mean? Why would Ellie lash out at me?"
"Ellie loves donkey, in fact, donkey is her favourite animal."
Turning towards Ellie, Ava asked, "Donkey? Seriously? Out of so many different kinds of beautiful animals, your favorite animal is a donkey?"
Ellie vigorously nodded her head and said, "Yes, donkeys are cute. Don't you all find donkeys cute? I mean what is there not cute about them? His pointed ears, cute cutler face, beautiful grey colour and-"
Cutting her off Noah added, "Ant sized brain, yup very cute."
"Oh come on, stop shaming an innocent animal. So what if he is a little less intelligent than the other animals? But that doesn't mean we should place him at the bottom."
Looking at each other when Calvin and Noah started laughing out loud, Ava and Melissa couldn't stop themselves too.
Rolling her eyes at them, Ellie added, "Fine laugh but donkeys are cute no matter what you people say."
Looking at Ellie who was grumpily sitting with her hands crossed in her chest, Sebastian chuckled. He had to agree that she was slightly different than all the assistants he had worked with.
"Oh good lord, look you also made Sebastian laugh."
Wiping his tears away, Calvin added, "Okay, that was really very funny."
Just then, June and Owen arrived.
Looking at them, Calvin grinned. "Ahh there he is, our second lover boy."
Awkwardly scratching his forehead, Owen cheekily smiled.
"Ahh June, you are finally here." Ava excitedly got up and gave her best friend a tight hug.
"Sorry, I was stuck at work."
"Ava already told us about your new job, where is it?" Melissa asked.
"It's just a few blocks away from the place I work at noon."
"Seb will you please move your ass a little bit and make some room for us?" Ava asked.
When Sebastian shifted towards her, Ellie straightened her back and her body turned stiff.
Looking at him, she widened her eyes in shock. Sebastian Stewart looked even more handsome and dashing from his side profile. His distinct and dashing jawline made him look even more handsome. His perfect lashes made her jealous and his evenly shaped brows made her wonder if he also gets it done every two weeks.
Turning towards her when Sebastian raised his brows, Ellie looked away to the other side.
Sticking her tongue out, she cursed herself for getting caught twice. He will not think of her as a pervert right?
"Alright, dinner is ready."
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Rubbing his stomach, Calvin sighed, "I always promise myself not to overeat but I always end up eating more than I should."
"I know right?" Holding her stomach, Ava added, "I gotta do a few extra scrunches tomorrow while working out."
"I have to say Mel, your cooking is fantastic but your dessert is—"
Cutting Owen off, Noah coughed vigorously.
When June kicked Owen and narrowed her eyes, he cleared his throat and added, "But your dessert is so much better. Ahh I cannot wait to have that delicious apple custard."
"Really?" Melissa asked.
Owen vigorously nodded his head and added, "Yes, in fact, we all were talking about it and Noah said that he will have two big bowls today. In fact , even Calvin wanted a big bowl today."
Ignoring everyone's threatening glare, Owen added, "Ahh do something, get a big bowl for everyone."
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