Yahk smiled brightly, "Isn't there a phrase that sounds knowledge is power?"
"What does that mean?" Ellie was confused with the phrase Yahk mentioned. Why did he speak like a philosopher, she felt embarrassed for not being able to understand what he said.
"Which means you should read more, dummy!" Nico interrupted.
"You are a dummy!" Ellie said, and she felt slightly annoyed.
Yahk laughed, "Nico is right, one should read more."
"Read…" Ellie repeated, obviously, she was not interested. "Does novels count?" She'd rather die than read philosophical books.
"Novel?" Yahk thought for a moment, "Yes, it counts. But what I meant was history, finance and economical books. Those are not hard, you can read it like a novel." Yahk liked cultures. The historic stories of foreign countries for centuries were mostly about war or preparation for war; change of dynasties, and overthrowing regimes. Whereas your history showed not only war but also the development of different social and cultural aspects.
Ellie had no interest in what he said. She liked time-traveling sorts of novels, fairytales, and underground CEO. But she felt reluctant to reject Yahk who was genuinely providing his suggestions, so she simply answered, "I'll pay a visit to the bookstore this weekend."
"Alright then, Nico and I will teach you some etiquette like ways to win people over, greetings, table etiquette, fashion and trends, walking postures, tone of voice, and others. Get ready for your training, my princess." Yahk's tone turned serious suddenly.
Ellie thought it was fun, she replied with a playful tone, "Yes, yes, I'm ready, bring it on." It was just etiquette lessons, the agency trained her for that before, Yahk's seriousness made her very anxious just now.
Yahk on the other hand was dead serious. He was a fun and humorous person, but he could also be serious whenever required.
But Ellie took it too lightly just now. Her fun and laughter vanished soon as the lessons began and lasted for a few hours. She was required to stand on a ten centimeters wide board while balancing her posture with an apple on her head.
Oh gosh, her legs were numb, they were trembling. Damn Yahk and Nico, they were enjoying wine and music while laughing at her, challenging her to give up if she couldn't take it.
Ellie grunted, 'I'm not someone who gives up easily, standing with one leg with an apple on my head for an hour is nothing.' Ellie thought and vowed not to give up in front of them.
Half an hour passed, forty-five minutes, fifty minutes…
Ellie had finally managed to endure an hour-long. And her body was straight and stiffed. Surprisingly, she didn't feel tired at all but more stable instead…
Yahk and Nico exchanged smiles, they cheered and smiled victoriously.
A gorgeous lady should have a straight back, Ellie had loads of bad habits before like slouching while surfing the internet and while sitting. She was still young, hence, there was still time to fix it.
The training session lasted three hours a day, there were a variety of lessons. Ellie rejected at first until she saw the result three days later where she could walk elegantly effortlessly and became more fashionable while dressing herself, she instantly fell in love with those lessons.
She began to ditch the habit of applying heavy makeup that damaged her skin, eating unhealthy food that ruined her health and swearing or cursing all the time. She had completely transformed into another person in a matter of days.
Those who knew her especially Saniyah couldn't believe that the elegant lady before her eyes was Ellie.
Ellie enjoyed seeing their shocking faces and was determined to continue with the lessons. Not only for Kayden but she wanted to be a better person.
On Sunday, Nico had an event to attend while Yahk had surgery to perform. Ellie took her purse, put on sunglasses and was ready to go out.
She was walking aimlessly until she arrived at a bookstore, a place she hadn't visited since ages ago.
She wanted to walk away but then she turned back and stared at the entrance. She thought for a while, gritted her teeth, "I'm here anyway, let's check if there are the latest fashion magazines."
She entered and flipped on the magazines on the rack casually.
The afternoon light shone through the window onto her, the shafts of light streaming around her made her look like an angel.
All the males in the bookstore were astounded by her presence while the females looking at her with jealousy.
Ellie was busy flipping through magazines and didn't notice what was happening.
"Wow, that man is gorgeous, he looks like a godfather in a gangster movie."
"Yeah, is he a celebrity, he is so charming."
"Yeah, compared to the old man opposite him, he is too good-looking."
Since they are foreign students, Ellie understood their language and looked in the direction they were looking at. She froze, the godfather they were talking about was Kayden!
He was sitting in a cafe opposite where she was. He was chatting with a middle-aged man sitting opposite him. Kayden was not smiling and looked serious. It seemed like their conversation didn't go well, the vibe didn't seem to be pleasant.
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