“Miss Tate, how did my boyfriend fare?” Zoe‘s voice trembled as she looked at Averie full of hate, “Can’t believe I left him for no longer than 20 minutes and you snuck in. You knew he was drunk and yet you seduced him! Oh, you‘re cheap!”
Averie tried to explain but nothing will make sense.
She can‘t believe she would be the other woman. It was hypocritical of her.
“I‘m so sorry,” Averie said. “What‘s the use of saying sorry?” Zoe felt tears streaming down from the corners of her eyes. “At least I got together after your divorce. Miss Tate, I‘ve never hurt you before. Why did you hurt me?” Zoe cried.
“I‘m sorry.” Averie walked to her side and apologized again.
“I‘ll pretend nothing happened tonight. You can‘t tell anyone about it, including him! I will tell him the same when he wakes up,” Zoe mocked Averie as she looked up at her, “Who knows, he might not even remember anything. He was drunk after all.”
“Alright.” Averie left as she said.
She walked out of the hotel room and felt a sharp breeze of the wind. She hugged herself for warmth, looked up, and breathed deeply.
She felt confused and agonized. Yet she wasn‘t allowed to talk about it to anyone. Averie sat by the roadside. She did not feel like going home or getting a room from this hotel.
She‘ll just sit here for the night! Tomorrow is a new day, and she could start fresh again.
The next morning at 8 a.m., in Room V906, Elyette got up with a pounding migraine from drinking too much. He looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings and was alerted by the woman beside him.
A naked woman with dark ebony hair. There’s a mole on her shoulder blades. The mole was obvious against her fair-skinned body.
back! He sat up and realized he was naked too. Memories slowly came back to him.
Averie came to him last night, and he couldn‘t control himself and they did it.
Where’s Averie?
He got off the bed and got dressed. As he was about to awaken the woman beside him, Zoe woke up. She rubbed her eyes and smiled at him, “You got up? Why don‘t you come over and get some sleep?
Elyette was completely dumbstruck. He froze as his eyes were filled with shock and disappointment!
Zoe? Did he mistake Zoe for Averie?
“Elyette, what‘s going on? Last night… you carried me to bed… I didn’t get in by myself…” Zoe explained as she held up the sheets with both hands covering herself.
Elyette’s palm curled into a fist. He quietly uttered, “I‘m sorry.”
He really took Zoe for Averie by mistake! How could he make such a huge mistake?
“Why are you apologizing? I‘m your girlfriend, and you‘re my boyfriend, This is a common thing to happen between us right?” Zoe said as she tried to squeeze out some tears.
She felt a huge wave of relief in her mind.
Seemed as though Elyette really forgot who the woman was in bed with him last night. Take that, Averie Tate! You‘ve lost him forever!
“I‘m sorry, Doctor Sanford,” Elyette said as he immediately calmed down his nerves. He went back to his usual cold self and added, “It was my mistake last night, I need to calm down now.”
He left the room as he said it.
Zoe stood frozen. She thought her tears will soften him up, and that Elyette will take her into his arms and comfort her.
Why on earth was he still acting so cold? And just took off like that?
He wasn‘t like this last night with Averie.
Zoe wiped her tears off her face. Though she was heartbroken last night, at least there was a positive outcome for her. She looked for her phone and dialed Cole‘s number.
“I‘ve succeeded,” said Zoe. “Congratulations, Dr. Sandord! Let me know if I can be of any help in the future. I‘ll be here for you,” said Cole with a laugh.
Zoe‘s heart turned sour as she heard that from Cole. If only Elyette was half as obedient as Cole to her. “Tell me, do I look like a man? Your uncle never batted an eye on me,” said Zoe. “He had zero reaction even when I had no clothes on,” she added.
Cole laughed even harder as he heard that from her, “My uncle is abnormal! Dr. Sanford, He should seek medication as he‘s the ill one.”
Zoe thought that was mockery, and she said sadly, “He was completely normal last night when he was with Averie!”
“Oh…” Cole toned down his voice, and said, “No man can refuse Averie, she‘s a real beaute.”
“Did you just say I‘m not as pretty?” Zoe asked,
“No, Dr. Sanford! You have a great body and a pretty face. Both of you are beautiful! I mean, maybe, men prefer Averie who‘s more seductive yet innocent–looking…”
Zoe hung up. She didn‘t need to hear more.
She knew Averie was younger and prettier than her. She doesn‘t even wish for Elyette‘s heart, as long as he was hers.
In another room of the hotel, Chad woke up looking for his glasses. He was blind without them. As he felt a warm body with his hands, he gasped! “Who‘s that?” Chad asked nervously.
He had too much to drink last night. He couldn’t recall how he got here last night. He needed to look for his glasses and check what was going on.
Mike yawned and kicked him with his leg and said, “What the hell are you waking so early for? It’s a weekend! “Where are my glasses? Where did you hide them?” Chad could see a shadow moving in front of him.
“Why would I want your glasses for? Just say it if you want my help! Say please! If you just say please…” Chad kicked Mike down the bed before he could finish his sentence.
“You shameless prick! Why are you on my bed?” said Chad fuming with anger. “Darn it! I was going to ask how did you end up on my bed! I can‘t remember a thing since last night as I got too drunk,” Mike got hold of Chad‘s collar and they fought on the bed.
Averie was woken by a phone call. She spent the night on the bench at the bus stop. She took out her phone as she heard the ringing tone and put the phone close to her ears. Her fingers touched her ears, and her skin felt hot.
Averie had a fever.
“Averie, they beat me up again!” Mike cried from the phone, “I slept with Chad again last night as I got too drunk! How could they blame me if I blacked out?”
Averie held up her head and breathed in deeply, “If you think you‘re innocent, just call for the cops this time.”
Mike coughed and said, “There’s no need to get the cops involved! Averie, where are you right now? You sounded weak and exhausted.”
Averie stood up with the support of the pillar next to her and lied, “I’m at home.”
“Oh, were you still sleeping? Get back to bed! I‘m fine, just feeling wronged… Chad blames me for everything, he’s so unreasonable!” Mike felt better after a rant session with Averie.
Averie got a cab and headed home.
She popped a fever pill and fell asleep in her bed. Laura didn‘t manage to ask what happened to her.
At the old mansion, Elyette had been in the shower longer than an hour. He was still thinking about last night, and couldn‘t accept that it was Zoe. He could settle Zoe anytime, but how could he face Averie?
He was more certain than before that he was still very much in love with Averie.
He couldn‘t lie to himself that he was unable to forget about her.
Elyette got out of the bathroom and stumbled upon Mrs. Cooper and Shea. “Master, Shea waited for you all night,” Mrs. Cooper said.
Yes! Elyette recalled Averie came over to his room and told him to go home to Shea! He felt a sharp ache against his heart. Did she or did she not come last night?
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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