Elyette just came out from his study and returned to his bedroom. Just when he was about to close his curtains, he noticed the snow outside his window.
He blinked for a while. His hands hesitated for a bit too.
He suddenly thought back to the winter five years ago. Averie had knitted a sweater for him. It was a thick sweater. He never liked sweaters.
However, when he had received the sweater, he had immediately put it on. He still remembered how his heart had thrummed with joy when he wore the sweater she had made.
He walked over to his closet and opened it. In it, that ordinary–looking sweater was still hanging there. It stood out against all the other branded shirts and suits.
After their breakup, he had never worn it again.
He did not know why, but he took the sweater out and put it over his head. The sweater was warm, but his heart was cold.
That day, Zoe had asked him. She wanted to go shopping with him. He accompanied her. When they passed by a jewelry shop, she was attracted by the pieces of jewelry there. She picked a very cheap ring. Elyette said nothing but paid the bill. It was as if he had given her the ring.
He was still not in love with her, but she was quiet. She never disturbed him. If he had to find a woman to settle down with, he could bear living with a woman like her. In the coming spring, if she could cure Shea, he was going to marry her.
A package was delivered to Starry River Villa the next morning. Laura accepted the package and placed it on the table.
The kids saw the thick pile of snow outside, so they eagerly put on their coats and ran out.
the temperature to drop by a fair amount.
Averie came out of her room in her pajamas. It was so cold in the living area that she returned to her room to grab her coat.
“Averie, there’s a package for you on the table!” Laura‘s head popped out from the kitchen.
“Oh, I didn‘t buy anything!” Averie walked to the table and picked up the package. She was stumped. “What is it?”
“The thing in the package seemed very soft, like a sweater or some sort,” Laura said.
Averie took a pair of scissors and opened the package. Sure enough, it was a sweater.
The moment she saw the sweater, she instantly recognized it as the one she had given Elyette. His return of the sweater signified the end of their relationship. He was cutting all ties to her.
Averie wanted to throw the sweater into the bin, but she thought back to the amount of effort she had placed into making the sweater, and she could not bear to throw it away.
When punishing others, one should be careful to not punish oneself.
Averie picked up the sweater, and Elyette‘s scent instantly flooded her. She furrowed her brows,
When Laura saw Averie carrying the sweater, she immediately understood what had happened.
“Averie, you should give it away.”
“No, I put a lot of effort into making it. I‘m going to wear it.” She could not bear to throw it away or donate it. The sweater was as good as new. Elyette must have worn it only a couple of times.
Laura sighed. “Averie, why don‘t you go and see the kids. They are building a snowman.”
“Hmm.” Averie placed the sweater into the washing machine before heading outside.
The moment she appeared Layla immediately tugged on her hand.
“Mommy, help Hayden with the snowman! I‘ll go look for Grandma to get some carrots for the snowman‘s nose!” Layla said excitedly and ran into the villa.
Averie looked at Hayden’s small red hands. “Are you cold?”
Averie looked at Hayden‘s small red hands. “Are you cold?”
“No ” Hayden grabbed Averie‘s hands. His hands were hot.
“What do you want for your New Year‘s gift?” Averie smiled and asked.
“A computer,” Hayden answered without thinking.
Averie furrowed her brows, slightly troubled. “I will return your computer to you, but you can’ t use it to do bad things.”
“Hmm!” he hummed.
In the afternoon, Mike found Averie and said to her, “I asked Chad to come here and hang out with me for the New Year‘s. I‘m sure you‘re alright with that, right?”
enough for them?
“Let me buy you an apartment! There are so many offers on the market. Let‘s go. We‘ll go look at houses right now!” Averie pulled Mike along, intending to take him out.
“I want to stay with you! What if I fall sick? If I‘m with you, at least you can take care of me when I fall sick. If I were to stay alone, no one would know if I died.” After falling ill, Mike no longer liked staying alone.
“Have you confirmed your relationship with Chad?” Averie‘s mind was a mess. Mike had an incredulous look. “What are you thinking? Chad and I are just purely friends!”
“But you two have done it with each other.”
“Stop bringing up the past! He says that he is a good cook, so I got him to cook a meal for me, ” Mike explained. “You just tell him that you don‘t know how to cook and we‘ll let him do it.”
Averie reluctantly agreed.
Soon, it was New Year‘s Eve.
Laura made a feast. Averie placed three tripods and cameras around the dining table. She wanted to record the first festive meal they had after returning to the county.
After setting the cameras up, her phone on the dining table rang.
“Mommy! Your phone!” Layla picked up Averie‘s phone and rushed to Averie’s side excitedly, passing it to her.
Averie took her phone from Layla She saw that it was from Wesley. She immediately answered
“Averie, happy new year!” Wesley‘s delighted voice carne through
Averie chuckled. “Wesley, happy new year‘s eve! I‘ll save the new year greeting for tomorrow.”
“Hahaha! Have you all had your dinner? I initially wanted to call you later, but the hospital just passed on a piece of good news to me, so I can‘t wait to tell you about it,” Wesley paused for a while before saying, “Eric can sit up! He is slowly gaining consciousness!”
Averie said, “That’s amazing!”
“Averie, he and his family wanted to thank you. They said that they want to visit you after the New Year’s,” Wesley said.
“There’s no need to trouble them. I’ll go see him after the New Year‘s. Right now, all he needs to focus on is his rehab. The others are unimportant.”
“How is it unimportant? They want to pay for his medical expenses. They asked me what would be an appropriate amount. I told him to discuss the matter with you.”
Averie was silent for a while. “I was just helping Professor Hough complete his unfinished work. If they want to pay for his medical expenses, tell them to pay it to Professor Hough’s family at the rate they had previously agreed upon.”
Wesley said, “I knew you wouldn‘t want it.”
“Professor Hough left too suddenly.” Averie‘s voice suddenly turned glum. “I find it hard to accept it even now. He had saved so many people, yet in the end, he left us so early.”
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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