There was no other reason why he repeatedly failed to reach her number.
To verify his speculations, Elyette pulled off the covers and leaped out of the bed.
He used the house’s landline and dialed Aveyr’s number.
His heart throbbed with every button he pressed.
Although he had not confirmed his suspicions, he had a very bad feeling about the entire thing.
Once he dialed the number…
It went through!
The call actually went through!
His fingers wrapped so tightly around the phone’s receiver that they turned white!
His eyes were filled with the redness of rage!
With his old temper, either the phone or Averie would be torn to pieces!
However, this time he was holding back and waiting for Averie to answer the call.
When Averie’s phone rang, she had one hand wrapped around her blanket.
She reached for her phone with her other hand and answered the call.
“Hello?” she said in a voice that was sluggish and hoarse.
“Averie Tate!” Elyette’s furious voice hit Averie’s ear with intense force. “Unblock my number right now!”
Averie instantly woke up.
It was embarrassing how quickly she was discovered.
She composed herself, then said, “What’s the point, Elyette? From now on, the both of us…”
“Unblock my number!” Elyette interrupted before Averie could finish her sentence.
Her eardrum hurt from the loudness of his voice.
“Can you not speak so…”
“Unblock me right now!”
“I won’t!” Averie snapped as her blood began to boil with rage. “Don’t order me around with that domineering attitude! You can’t order me around!”
Her clear, powerful voice instantly silenced the man on the other line.
In the silence, Averie noticed that her breathing had quickened, her heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was about to jump out of her chest, and her body temperature had risen.
She did not want things to be this unpleasant between them.
How… Did it end up like this?
“Are you really going to draw the line here?” Elyette said moments later.
The misery and hurt in his voice was undisguised.
No matter how hard things were, he had never lost his composure in front of people.
However, when it came to Averie, all of his principles vanished in an instant.
Averie’s eyes teared up as she said through the lump in her throat, “Zoe’s pregnant with your child. You should have a good life with her!”
Mike and the children had their ears glued to the door of the master bedroom and were eavesdropping
Averie’s loud roar earlier lured them over.
Moments later, the door opened without warning.
Mike almost fell into Averie’s embrace.
Averie stared at them in bewilderment and said, “What are you guys doing?”
“Who were you fighting with, Mommy?” Layla asked as she lifted her head with innocent eyes filled with curiosity. “Was it Dirtbag Dad?”
“Your mother turns a little feral in front of him and her enemies,” Mike teased. “Otherwise, she’s a perfect lady.”
“Oh, so Dirtbag Dad’s Mommy’s enemy.”
Layla’s comprehensive skills were on point.
Averie felt a throbbing pain in her temples.
She walked out of her room and moved downstairs.
“There’s dinner for you in the kitchen, Averie!” Mike called out to her slender back.
“Okay.”
“I’ll help the kids wash up. Let’s talk after you eat,” Mike continued.
With one hand on the banister, Averie turned her head and asked in confusion, “What’s there to talk about? Why can’t you just say it now?”
“Have you forgotten what I told you in the afternoon?” Mike said in frustration. “Go and eat. I’ ll come to you later.”
Averie tried her best to recall their earlier conversation, but she did not have a clue.
Things have been chaotic in the past couple of days.
On top of that, her sleeping patterns were messed up. Her spirit was drained and her memory was deteriorating
Averie had a couple of bites of food to eat then made her way back upstairs.
When Mike saw her come up, he asked in shock, “Are you done with dinner already?”
Averie leaned against the door frame of the children’s bedroom, then asked, “What did you want to talk about? Stop being so mysterious.”
Hayden shoved Mike towards the door and said, “I’ll take care of Layla.”
Mike agreed, then grabbed onto Averie’s arm and pulled her downstairs.
“I was worried about disturbing your rest,” Mike said bitterly. “It’s about work. It’s nothing serious. It’s just that there were some issues with our product.”
Averie raised her brows and asked, “What kind of issues?”
“Our business partners tricked us. Didn’t we order high-end lenses from Nycra? They ended up giving us one of their mid-range products.”
“That’s unacceptable! How did this get past quality assurance?”
“Things were hectic towards the end of the year. Our manager didn’t know much about these things either, so something like this happened,” Mike said as he opened a video on his phone and showed it to Averie.
There were over two millions views on the video.
Master Up was the most popular influencer in the field of drones.
The title on the video was especially shocking.
“The Most Awesome Review in History!: Let’s see how Alpha Technologies’ subsidiary, Tate Industries, is cheating our citizens!”
The video described the products in detail, including both its pros and cons.
Master Up even went through the trouble of buying a drone that was produced by Alpha
Technologies and compared it with Tate Industries’ Storm Series drone..
The conclusion was that, despite owning both companies, Averie Tate’s products abroad were of better quality and more cost-effective!
The Storm Series, which was manufactured in Aryadelle, had the same battery life as the product that was made abroad.
However, its lousy lens made it impossible to take professional photos!
Even so, it was selling at the price point of a professional drone!
Tens of thousands of comments were rolling in under the video.
(This is just rude! Did Averie Tate forget that she’s from Aryadelle?! How could she trick her fellow citizens? Disgusting!)
[Down with Tate Industries!)
(Should we tag Sterling Group here? After all, their president Elyette Foster is Tate Industries’ top customer!)
Averie sat down on the couch, picked up a glass of water and took a sip.
“I’ve contacted Nycra. They said that they’re willing to reimburse everything as per the contract,” Mike said. “Also, they said they can’t sell us their high-end lenses.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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