After he left, she relaxed a little. Suddenly, a car honk came from outside the window.
Averie pricked her ears and listened to the sounds outside the window. Many cars pulled up in front of the mansion.
A moment later, a cacophony of sounds came from downstairs. Why were there so many people here so late at night?
Why were they here at such a remote place?
Elyette had said that this was one of his holiday villas. Did he invite them there?
His mother had just passed, but not only was he not with her, but he was in a remote forest villa hosting a party?!
Just when she planned to get out of bed to head over to the window to have a look, the room door swung open.
The doctor entered with his case of medicine.
“Miss Tate, I hear you’re refusing food. Mr. Foster got me to come here to inject you with some vitamins,” the doctor said with a sigh. “Why don’t you have some food? Don’t abuse your body. Although you have suffered quite a lot today, I can see that Mr. Foster still has feelings for you…”
“Ha! Feelings!” she thought.
Just because he did not kill her with his bare hands, that meant that he had feelings for her?
The doctor placed the bottle on the rack and pushed the needle into Averie. He stood by the side, guarding against any sudden movements.
Averie understood what he was doing. Thus, she said, “It’s late. Go and rest! I won’t pull it out.”
“Are you sure you won’t pull it out? If you do so again, Mr. Foster will blame it on me.”
“I won’t.”
Averie heard the sounds below getting clearer and clearer! Even if it was not a party, it was a huge gathering
As the host, Elyette must be greeting the guest downstairs. This was her chance.
“Miss Tate. I’m relieved that you are talking to me. When it’s time to remove the needle-” The doctor was about to tell her how he was going to remove the needle.
Before he could finish his sentence, she said, “I’ll take it out myself.”
“Oh, you do indeed know how to take it out, but violently…” The doctor teased and left.
After the doctor left, she immediately pulled the needle out and walked over to the window.
Downstairs, dozens of luxurious cars were parked outside. There were headlights shining nearby too! Some cars were coming over!
Averie did not know why the people were there. The night breeze blew by. Averie gripped the railings tightly. She thought back about the things that had happened that day. It was like a dream. It was dramatic and ridiculous.
That day was the closest she had ever been to death.
Previously, she had been extremely afraid of death because she wanted to bring her kids up and watch them grow into adults.
However, at that moment, she felt that it was luxurious to do so.
Everyone was sitting in the main hall downstairs. They were drinking and chatting.
“Elyette, we won’t say much. Come, let’s drink!”
Everyone raised their glass and drank.
“We haven’t gathered together for a long time, right?”
“About four to five years already! Everyone is getting busier! We have to find time to gather at least once a year in the future!”
Everyone was talking when a few bodyguards brought the barbecue rack and placed it in the middle of the hall.
“Are we having a barbecue tonight?”
“We’ll eat whatever Elyette prepared!”
“Hmm…”
Right at that moment, the two bodyguards brought supper out.
“Damn! We’re having this tonight!”
“Hahaha! What a surprise!”
Everyone looked at the barbecue feast excitedly. Averie silently walked down the stairs
When the bodyguard saw her coming down, they immediately reported it to Elyette.
Elyette got up from the sofa and looked at the staircase.
Averie was wearing his robe. It was touching the floor. The sleeves were a little long too.
She looked like a child wearing adult clothes wrapped in the huge robe.
He furrowed his brows. Should she not be on a drip at that moment? Why was she downstairs?
“Elyette, you have hidden a woman here!” Someone chuckled and teased when they saw Averie.
“He is a man! It would be weird if he didn’t have ladies! Haha!”
“Which family is this heiress from? Or is she someone you found just to have fun with?”
Elyette ignored everybody’s questions because Averie was walking toward them.
Did she not want to die? Why would she be willing to come down to meet his friends? What was she trying to do?
He strode over to her and blocked her path. He looked at her with dark stormy eyes. “Did you pull the needle out again!”
She stretched her hands out and pushed against his chest a little. “You invited friends over, can ‘t I join in?”
Join in? Hehe! Since she wanted to join in, he would let her do so!
He turned aside. Averie’s gaze naturally landed on the barbecue rack!
Her gaze turned cold. Her feet turned to jelly. She suddenly shuddered and retreated a few steps!
Their dinner that night was the python that had scared her out of her mind and made her run into the wall!
She could still remember how intimidating and alive it was when it opened its jaws. She never expected them to kill it, clean it, and serve it up as barbeque!
Looking at her terrified face, Elyette grabbed her by the wrist and led her to the sofa.
“Since you’re already here, then have a taste!” Elyette’s voice was low and hoarse with a hint of charm in it. It was as if he was talking about normal food.
Averie’s heart was beating wildly! Why did he kill the python? She did not dare to think much of it.
She was like a puppet under his control. He placed her on the sofa.
“Isn’t she Averie Tate of Tate Industries?” Someone had recognized her.
“Oh, I have heard of her before.”
“You two are amazing! I have never heard anything about you two!”
“Haha! I only started noticing her company because I heard she was young and pretty.”
Averie lowered her gaze and picked up a glass of wine.
Elyette grabbed her hand and stopped her. She had been on a drip to lower her fever. She could not consume any alcohol that day as the fluid used for the drip contained fever-reducing and anti-inflammatory drugs.
Taking away the glass of wine, Elyette signaled for the bodyguards to give her water instead.
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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