Averie was in a daze throughout dinner.
Mr. Tennant noticed her unusual demeanor and asked, “Is the food not to your liking, Miss Tate? Or are you not used to the environment here?”
Averie shook her head and said, “The food is pretty good, and I’m quite happy with the accommodation.”
“Why aren’t you eating, then?” Mr. Tennant asked, then added with a warm smile, “You should’ve brought someone along to keep you company.”
Averie took a bite of her food and was preparing to come up with an excuse to explain herself.
Suddenly, a soldier appeared and reported, “Sir! An outsider arrived claiming to be the head of Sterling Group. He said he wants to make a donation!”
Averie almost spat the food out of her mouth.
Mr. Tennant saw Averie’s reaction and picked up on a clue.
“Do you know this person, Miss Tate?”
Averie glanced out of the window. The sky was turning dark.
Things were not the same as the bustling city out here. There were no street lights at night.
She could not afford to let her emotions get the better of her.
Ten minutes later, a soldier led Elyette to Mr. Tennant’s office.
“Did you say you wanted to make a donation? How much do you plan on donating?” Mr. Tennant asked bluntly.
“I’ll pay for all of the drones you buy from Tate Industries,” Elyette responded.
Mr. Tennant narrowed his eyes, then asked, “Are you here to make a donation, or to look for Averie Tate?”
“I’m here to make a donation, but I’m also here for Averie Tate,” Elyette said honestly. “Can you take me to her? I have something to say to her.”
“You should’ve come earlier,” said Mr. Tennant regretfully. “She went out for a walk in the afternoon and hasn’t come back yet.”
Terror flashed across Elyette’s eyes. He stood his rigid body up and said, “Where did she go? I’ll go look for her right now!”
Mr. Tennant led Elyette out of his office and toward the woods.
The sun had not set completely, but the woods were much darker than its surroundings.
There was a warning sign outside the woods that read: Danger! Landmines!
“We’ve looked everywhere apart from this mindfield, Mr. Foster.”
Mr. Tennant then turned to Elyette and asked, “Do you have the guts to go in and look for her?”
Minefield was self-explanatory. There were landmines buried in those woods. If one were to accidentally step on one, they would be blown to pieces.
Thus, Sean’s words carried a double meaning: was he willing to enter the dark woods to look for her, and was he willing to die for her.
Elyette looked toward the dark forest.
He had made his decision in a matter of seconds. He strode into the forest.
Averie was feeling antsy as she waited in Sean’s house. Sean had said that he would help her teste8 Elyette.
Half an hour had passed. “Why are they not done yet?” she wondered. She did not know what Sean was doing
Elyette had a strange temperament. “Would there be friction between them?” she wondered.
Emily stared at Averie. She noticed that Averie’s brows had been tightly knit with worry the entire time she had been here.” Don’t worry Miss Tate. Sean always does things within reason. He would surely bring him here later,” said Emily in an attempt to comfort Averie.
Averie nodded. “It gets dark quite early here.”
“Yes. The weather here is quite different from Avonsville,” Emily said and changed the topic,” The child in you is his, isn’t it?”
Averie was a little stunned.
“Haha! You’re so worried for him, I saw through you immediately.” Emily held Averie’s hand and said, “If he came all the way here because of you, he still cares for you. In any case, Sean’s tactics tend to be more intimidating than the regular ones, so I’m a little more wore worried that he might not be able to withstand that. If it does not go well, it does not mean that he does not love you. It could just mean that he has a little more self-preservation.”
When Averie heard what Emily said, she immediately jumped up from the sofa. She thought back to the time when Elyette had abducted her and taken her to the mansion in the woods. She remembered when she had been so terrified by his men that she had run into a wall.
Averie did not want such terrifying things to repeat themselves again! Whether it was to her or Elyette, she did not want such things happening to them!
Averie furrowed her brows and strode outside.
“Miss Tate, wait up! I’ll go with you! I roughly know where they are.” Emily was afraid that something might happen to Averie. She immediately chased after Averie.
Outside the forest, Sean was discussing having a discussion with Hunter. They were discussing whether they should accept the donation or not. Elyette’s would be donating a considerable amount of money.
“Since you want to accept his donations, why are you making things difficult for him?” Hunter asked.
“How is this making things difficult? This is not a minefield. I’m just scaring him.” Sean crossed his arms over his chest. “Didn’t you see how troubled Miss Tate looked just now! That man has done something bad to her. I’m just helping Miss Tate out!”
“They’re a couple. They fight. Why are you worrying about them for nothing?”
“What do you mean by worrying for nothing? Once they are here. It is our matter,”
“Hahaha! Be careful! Don’t end up aggravating him or he might decide not to make the donation!”
“Even if he does not make a donation, it’s not like we are starved for money. We’ll be fine! Furthermore, Miss Tate is selling the drones to us at production cost.”
“Then, we should accept Elyette’s donation! We shouldn’t let Miss Tate charge production cost. We should allow her to profit from Elyette.”
“Hahaha!”
They chatted in delight failing to notice Averie’s and Emily’s approach.
“Miss Tate, do you see the forest in front of you? The minefield sign is a fake. The forest isn’t a minefield,” Emily said. “Elyette should be inside!”
When Averie heard what Emily said, she immediately walked into the forest.
Before Sean and Hunter could react, Averie had already entered the forest,
The sky was completely dark.
Averie switched on the torchlight on her phone and quickly headed deeper into the forest.
“Elyette!”
After five or six minutes of yelling out his name, all she could hear is her voice reverberating through the forest.
Suddenly, she saw a ray of light.
When she saw the light, her tensed heart relaxed instantly.
“Averie!” Elyette yelled out her name even louder than when she had yelled out his name.
Hearing his familiar voice, Averie felt a burn in her nose and eyes.
“Averie, don’t move! You’re in a minefield!” Elyette had seen the light from her phone. He reminded her of the fact that they were in danger after he had made sure that it was her.
Averie began to cry. If this was truly a minefield, would Sean have allowed him to risk himself? Did he leave his brain at home that day? Furthermore, if this was truly a minefield, she would not have entered to begine8 with!
If she remembered correctly, Elyette was a smart man, yet why was he behaving so foolishly at the moment?
“We’re not in a minefield!” croaked Averie. “Come here quickly!”
Upon hearing Averie’s words, Elyette immediately ran toward her. Averie’s vision was blurry from the tears. She only saw the light getting brighter as he ran toward her. She seemed to be able to feel the heat of his breath.
Averie raised her hand and quickly wiped away her tears.
A moment later, he was in front of her.
“Averie, they said that you were lost. You didn’t get lost, did you?” Elyette’s breathing was rather heavy. He grabbed her shoulders tightly.
“I’m not a three-year-old child. How could I have gotten lost?” She shrugged his hands away and looked at him. “Since when did you become so gullible?”
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