I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 17

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It was another sunny day as usual.

It had been a while since Leticia had been outside. She decided to go for a walk to cool off when she spotted Elle in the garden.

She approached her with a cheerful smile, but Elle was drawing something with her head down.

"What are you drawing?"

"...."

"Miss Elle?"

"Ahh!"

Leticia had tapped her lightly on the shoulder and startled Elle, who quickly hid her paper behind her.

She immediately saw that it was Leticia and sighed in relief.

"Miss Leticia? You surprised me."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you."

"It's okay, it's okay."

"Am I disturbing you?"

"No! Not at all!"

Elle shook her head vehemently saying, ˜This is not the case at all'. But she was still busy checking to see if there were any other people around.

"Are you alone?"

"Yes, is something wrong?"

"No, it's nothing."

Finally, Elle's expression relaxed and she slowly got up from her seat. In her hand was an unfinished picture.

"What are you drawing?"

"Oh... this?"

When Leticia looked at her curiously, Elle glanced at her drawings.

Elle seemed to be thinking about something for a while, and then carefully put her index finger on her lips.

"It's a secret from my brother, but I'll show you if you promise to keep it a secret."

"Yes, I understand."

Elle only showed it to Letisha after she agreed to keep quiet.

"This is..."

What Elle drew was a number of accessories.

"Did you draw these yourself?"

"Yes, what do you think?"

Elle asked, looking at Leticia.

Elle was more nervous than she thought she would be, it was probably because it was the first time she had shown her drawings to someone.

Leticia was looking at the pictures carefully with Elle next to her, who had a worried look on her face.

"So cute and pretty!"

"Are you sure it's pretty?"

"Yes, I'd love to see your designs made."

Leticia said as she looked at the drawings.

She could feel Elle's sincere care in the drafts she drew. They were so beautiful that they could've been made into real jewelry right away.

Leticia looked at her with expectant eyes, but for some reason Elle avoided her gaze with a troubled expression.

Leticia didn't seem to notice Elle's troubled face and pointed to one of the drawings.

"What's this? It looks like a gold thread bracelet."

"Oh, that?"

Elle's expression became bitter.

"I couldn't get a gold thread bracelet for my brother's entrance exam, so I drew one instead."

Elle thought it would be okay if she gave him a drawing, but she was worried that people would mock Enoch. So in the end she couldn't muster up the courage to give it to him.

"Come to think of it, I forgot to thank you."

"What?"

"My brother told me; ˜Miss Leroy gave me a gold thread bracelet.'"

She was grateful to Letisha for giving such a precious item to Enoch.

"I really tried everything to buy a bracelet, but I couldn't get one."

Thinking about it, she felt conflicted.

Everyone wanted to have gold thread bracelets, but the bracelets were expensive and limited in number.

"I'm sure they all wanted to pass..."

"Miss Elle..."

Leticia quietly watched Elle's depressed appearance, and she decided to speak up.

"So why don't you make jewelry like the gold thread bracelets?"

"Like the gold thread bracelets?"

"Yes, for example..."

Leticia pointed to the most plain-looking bracelet that Elle drew.

"If you wear this bracelet, your wish will come true."

"What? The bracelet I drew doesn't make your wish come true."

"You can give it that meaning, Miss Elle."

"But..."

The confused Elle blurted out.

The meaning was too excessive for a simple bracelet that could easily be bought anywhere.

Leticia had a different idea though.

"Miss Elle should know."

"Miss Leticia..."

"Wishes are something that anyone can have, regardless of status."

"...."

Blue eyes shining bright and clear, a soft and determined voice.

Leticia's words stopped Elle short.

˜Wishes that anyone can have, regardless of status.'

Elle looked down at the bracelet she drew, repeating what Leticia had said in her mind.

It looked plain because it didn't have any of the basic gems, but that made it easier for anyone to own.

"Miss Leticia is right."

Her hand gradually got stronger as she held her picture tightly.

"Anyone can choose to have a wish, or not."

Elle could feel her heavy heart become lighter.

"I want to make jewelry that is easily accessible to anyone, just like Miss Leticia said."

Elle really wanted to make some and she was confident that she could make it well. It also gave her hope that the unfulfilled wishes in everyone's heart would come true.

Elle looked down at the bracelet she drew for a moment.

She wondered what it would look like if it had a small gem, one that meant wish, in the bracelet held tightly by two threads.

˜Wish...'

While Elle wondered what could symbolize a wish, Leticia asked cautiously.

"Why is it a secret from Lord Achilles?"

"Oh, that... I thought he wouldn't like it."

"What?"

She hadn't known him that long, but Leticia was sure Enoch would love to support Elle's dream.

So she couldn't understand.

Leticia turned towards her, Elle looked embarrassed and hesitatingly said.

"Isn't it a business to make and sell your own jewelry?"

"Right?"

"My brother won't like it because our Father's business caused a lot of debt."

Their parents died shortly after starting a business. It put the Achilles family into debt, which Enoch was forced to deal with. Her brother had struggled to take care of Ian and her. Elle didn't want to add to his burden.

Even now, the family's situation has not improved much, Enoch continues to struggle alone. She couldn't bring herself to tell him she wanted to start a business making jewelry. So Elle stuck to drawing her designs in secret.

"Ah..."

Leticia sighed quietly after listening to Elle.

She finally understood why Elle was hesitating.

Leticia looked down at Elle's drawings with a pang in her chest.

It was clear that this was a dream that she'd had for a long time.

˜But I'd still like her to talk to Lord Achilles.'