After Divorce I Became A Queen (Aurora and Sion)

Chapter 294 Elle’s “Friend”

David understood his meaning in an instant. "I'll take care of it right away." He said.

Sion offered an advance of 50% to resolve Jordan's financial difficulties instantly. In the end, Jordan

visited the Carroll Group and they entered a cooperation agreement.

This matter was finally settled.

There was a different atmosphere in the executive office of Crescent Group lasting for several days.

Aurora had been restless these days; she failed to muster up enthusiasm when she went to work.

She felt conflicted about Sion-memories of their past and the present kept intertwining in her mind,

making it difficult for her to distinguish between truth and lies. It felt like an angel and a demon were

fighting inside her head, neither willing to give way to the other.

Sion could be a teammate of Nevaeh and he was pretending; however, she knew Sion wasn't that kind

of person. He'd been good to the children lately as if he genuinely regretted what happened between

them before. But whether or not his remorse was genuine remained unclear-Aurora didn't know if she

should believe him.

So these past few days had left her feeling agitated. She didn't know how to face him again or how

best to bring Theodore back from his side.

Aurora leaned against the window sill holding her phone absentmindedly as she gazed out at the

clouds outside, which looked like giant marshmallows suspended in mid-air ready at any moment to fall

on earth.

She sighed lightly.

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ago, causing wrinkles on Aurora's forehead.

No wonder that man hadn't bothered her recently.

"Should I call him?" she asked herself.

It wasn't so much concern for Sion but more worry over whether Theodore would be neglected if things

got too busy for him at work. As these thoughts raced through her mind, without realizing it herself,

Aurora opened up her contact list on the phone and scrolled down until she stopped suddenly upon

reaching Elle's number, which made Aurora hesitate briefly before dialling out anyway.

It'd been a long time since they last spoke; maybe Elle could help her answer some questions.

The phone rang for a while before Aurora thought Elle wouldn't answer it and was about to hang up

when someone finally picked up on the other end.

"A-ah! No."

Before Aurora could say anything, she heard a strange noise coming from the other end, with quite a

bit of commotion.

"Don't... " Elle's voice came through the phone, breathing unsteadily. "Let me take the call."

"Don't pick up." As soon as Elle finished speaking, a man's hoarse voice came from the other side.

"Ellie, focus."

"... Umm."

Aurora held her phone tightly and her face turned red instantly; she felt like petrifying right where she

stood. She knew what they were doing and she quickly hung up the phone.

For a moment, Aurora couldn't remember why she had called Elle in the first place; all that filled her

mind were those strange sounds coming from Elle's end of the line.

But who was this man that Elle was with?

Elle might have had a boyfriend when she hadn't contacted her, Aurora reckoned.

Aurora got more curious while thinking about it, but even after racking her brain for half an hour or so,

nothing came to mind regarding any men who might be involved with Elle.

This girl knew how to keep quiet until there was something worth saying.

Aurora just stared at her black screen phone, lost in thoughts, not knowing how far away they drifted.

But she knew Elle would call her back later.

As expected, an hour later, Elle called her back. Aurora put her on speakerphone while continuing work

on designs nearby instead.

"Aurora!"

Elle's voice sounded somewhat uneasy. "You called me earlier, was there something you wanted?"

Aurora put aside some sketches onto the desk surface and asked curiously, "Well, never mind

whatever reason I called you. But tell me honestly though, are you seeing someone new?"

"Well…Yeah, something like that." Elle began hesitantly before trailing off.

"Something like that? When are you going to introduce your boyfriend to me? I want to check him out

for you. What if you get scammed because of a hot head?"

"No..." Elle was a bit panicked when she heard that Aurora wanted to meet the man. She stammered,

"We're just... friends with benefits, you don't need to meet him..."

If Aurora met him, it would be more awkward for Aurora and Sion.

"Huh?" Aurora didn't react at first, "Friends with benefits?"

"Yes, I never thought of doing anything with him so..." Elle didn't finish her sentence but she knew that

Aurora understood what she meant.

Aurora didn't expect her to be so frank, but this kind of relationship could only last for a while and would

be a waste of time. So she frowned and said seriously, "How can this work? It's been so many years

already. You should find someone and settle down."

"Yea, you're right... When I have a boyfriend, I will bring him in front of you first!"

Aurora could hear the perfunctory tone in her voice but as a friend, it wasn't good to interfere too much.

"Be careful yourself and don't get scammed or hurt," Aurora warned.

She knew how chaotic things could be in adult circles, especially when it came to love affairs. Women

were more likely than men to fall into emotional traps without even realizing it.

"Okay!" Elle answered solemnly.

The two chatted briefly before agreeing on dinner together later that afternoon then hung up the phone.

It wasn't until after putting away her phone for some time did Aurora remember that she wanted to ask

for Elle's opinions earlier.

Instead what happened was quite gossipy news, which made her feel better anyway. She would talk

more with her tonight when they meet up.