“Why not?” Cole asked.
“It’s because I’ve been doing very well.Whatever I say would just sound like I’m bragging to you.It doesn’t feel right.”
Averie finished her coffee, then stood up and said, “The coffee’s on me.Enjoy.”
Cole watched her leave in a daze.
They barely exchanged ten sentences from beginning to end, and it was a conversation that could be carried out over the phone.
The only thing she could not have done over the phone was pluck his hair out.
Cole was certain that Averie took a big chunk of hair off of his head and not a strand.
He would have thought that this was a dream if it were not for the lingering pain on his scalp.
Averie walked out of the cafe, then got in the car and drove toward the DNA testing center.
Her emotions were all over the place and she felt slightly nervous.
She did not know what the results of the DNA test would be.
There was no way for her to guess.
If Elyette and Cole’s DNA matched that of an uncle nephew, then life would continue on its current course.
It would simply overturn her traditional way of thinking.
She would believe that there truly were hidden experts in the world.
However, if their DNA results were not a match…
She let out a heavy sigh! If the results did not match, then it meant that Elyette was not a Foster.
Cole was the spitting image of Henry.
There was no need for a DNA test to confirm that they were father and son.
If news got out that Elyette was not a Foster…
Averie was too afraid to imagine the consequences.
Setting aside the effect this would have on the public, this would also have a huge impact on Elyette.He had loved Shea so much that he was willing to kill his own father for her.
How could he possibly accept it if he ever found out that he and Shea were not biological siblings?! At this thought, Averie dejectedly stopped the car by the street.
For some reason, her intuition told her that truth was just as she thought.
The more she thought about it, the clearer it was that Elyette was completely different from the rest of the Foster family.
Averie no longer wanted to go through with the test.
She was too afraid to face that ending!
Over at Sterling Group, Ben was sitting in Elyette’s chair in his office and grinned widely as Elyette walked into the room.
“You sure act fast, Elyette!”
Ben knew that Elyette would not get mad no matter how much he teased him now, so he was being especially insolent.
“I was only away for two days and you managed to get Averie in the bag.You’re even planning your wedding already.If Chad hadn’t told me over the phone, did you not plan on telling me anything until after the wedding?”
Elyette walked over to his desk, then asked, “Are the Tierneys and Goldsteins close?”
“Which Goldstein?”
“The Goldsteins from Mount Sierra.After old man Goldstein died, his son, Roger took over.”
Elyette was still bothered by what happened in Mount Sierra.
“If I hadn’t bribed one of the staff members there beforehand, I would probably be a pile of dust by now.”
Ben cursed out loud, then shot to his feet in shock.
“Chad didn’t tell me about this.He just said that you and Averie were getting married.I’m not sure if the Tierneys and Goldsteins are close because Chelsea rarely talks about her family matters in front of me.”
“I remember that Chelsea took time off of work once to attend a banquet that the Goldsteins were throwing,” Elyette said.
“You might have forgotten about it.It’s been a while since then.”
“If that’s the case, then she definitely knows the Goldsteins.You’re not suspecting her of wanting to kill you, are you?”
Ben was stunned, “Do you really think that’s possible, Elyette? You know Chelsea would gladly die for you.Why would she want you dead?”
“She’s not the same Chelsea that we knew.”
An ominous chill flashed across Elyette’s hawk- like eyes.
“She didn’t just want me dead.She wanted to wipe out everyone there at the time.She’s twisted.”
Ben was at a loss for words for a while.
“I can’t leave her be any longer.”
Elyette turned to look at Ben, then said, “Send her a wedding invitation when you have time and check her out.I need to know for sure.”
All of the earlier giddiness vanished from Ben’s face.
“What if she says it wasn’t her?”
“If she says she didn’t do it, then ask her to surrender her phone.I’ll check see if she called Goldstein the night before yesterday,” Elyette said.
Ben listened to his words, then nodded and said, “Alright.What happens if she really was behind it? Are you really going to kill her?”
“If I don’t kill her, then should I just wait around until she kills me?” Elyette clenched his fists tightly.
“I’m about to marry Averie and we have three children together.I can’t die, and nothing can happen to Averie and the kids.”
Ben sighed woefully.
“Perhaps something really did snap inside of Chelsea.Isn’t Tammy Lynch supposed to go and see a psychiatrist? Chelsea should see one, too, but she’s too stubborn.Besides, she probably won’t bother now that she has no family left around her.”
“She’s a lost cause.”
Elyette took a seat on his office chair, then frowned and said in a deep voice, “I’ve given her plenty of chances, Ben.She was the reason Averie and I constantly misunderstood each other.I’ve been more than merciful with her! She’s the one who was too greedy and evil!”
“I know.I’ll contact her as soon as possible.”
Ben’s heart felt heavy.
”Leave it to me.You focus on planning the wedding.”
“Alright.”
Over at the DNA testing center, Averie parked her car in the parking lot outside of the building.She let out a deep sigh before she got out of the car.She could not give up on finding the truth because she was too afraid to face it.
If the results came out against Elyette, then all she had to do was keep it to herself.
She had been troubled by this matter for too long.She could not continue to fuss over this any longer.
Averie grabbed her bag and strode over to the test center’s entrance.
That afternoon, she drove over to the office.
The moment she entered the building, the receptionist flashed a smile at her and said, “Congratulations, Miss Tate!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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