Who was the one who told her about it?!
“Elyette… He…” Zoe stammered, unable to let out a complete sentence.
“He doesn’t know. Let this disgusting matter rot in your hearts!” Averie picked up a napkin and wiped her hands. “If he finds out, he’d send the both of you straight to hell!”
Zoe’s face was a look of absolute terror as she slumped back into her seat.
Averie walked out of the cafe and drove the car toward the Starry River Villa.
There was an express delivery from abroad that required her signature.
She wondered why there was a package when she did not purchase anything. She had no idea who could have sent it, let alone what was in the package.
Averie parked the car at the villa’s entrance.
The delivery man was waiting for her at the front gate.
After she got out of the car and signed for the package, her phone rang in her bag.
She held the package in one hand and used the other to pull her phone out.
She answered the call after opening the front gate.
“Where are you?”
Elyette’s deep, low voice came through the phone.
“At home,” Averie answered.
“Are you not feeling well?” Elyette asked with a hint of worry in his voice.
“I’m fine. I came home to grab a package.”
Averie walked past the front yard to the front door and opened it up.
Once she was in the house, she placed the package on top of the shoeza rack.
“What’s up?” she asked as she changed into her house slipper and walked over to the couch.
“Zoe Sanford is, in fact, dating Cole.”
Elyette’s bodyguard had brought Cole to him earlier. Cole confessed to everything, so Elyette made the call to Averie.
“How did you find out?” he asked.
“How did you confirm it?” Averie asked as her hand tightened around her phone.
“Cole told me. He said they started spending time together after I broke up with Zoe. They just recently confirmed their relationship.” Elyette’s tone was very calm. “I don’t care that he’s dating Zoe.”
Averie responded simply after hearing what he said.
If Cole had told Elyette that he not only cheated with Zoe on him, but also used him as a scapegoat during Zoe’s pregnancy, then Elyette would not be as composed as he was at that moment.
“It’s all in the past,” Averie said. She wanted the entire matter to come to an end.
Elyette never loved Zoe, and nothing ever happened between them. That was enough for her.
She did not want Elyette to suffer from gossip.
Even if he did not care about being cheated on by Zoe, he would still be made a laughing stock.
Elyette was silent for a few seconds, then said hoarsely, “I know you’re mad…”
“I’m not! I don’t care, and I’m not mad anymore. Let’s just leave the past behind,” Averie said lightly.
From the sound of her voice, it was as if everything really was fine.
However, Elyette felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.
He used to date Zoe, and she was even once pregnant with his child.
How could Averie possibly not care about that at all?
“I want to see you.”
Elyette was filled with guilt, and decided to make it all up to Averie.
“Sure. Where are you?” Averie asked.
“I’ll come over to your place.”
“If you’re at the office, then I’ll come to you! I don’t have much going on today.”
Averie did not want to disturb Elyette’s work.
Upon hearing her words, the knot in Elyette’s heart loosened as a smile appeared on his face.
“Okay. I’ll wait here for you.”
He hung up the phone, then checked the time.
If traffic was smooth, it would take about half an hour to get here from the Starry River Villa.
He stood up and began to make his way out.
Coincidentally, Chad needed to see Elyette and bumped into him while he was walking out.
“Where are you going, Sir?”
“I’m going to buy some stuff,” Elyette responded as he continued toward the elevators.
Chad froze for a moment, then followed after him. “What do you need? I’ll get it for you.” “I’ll go myself.” Elyette’s expression was relaxed. His tone was not exactly gentle, but it was very polite. “Leave the documents on my desk. I’ll take a look at them later.”
“Yes, Sir…” Chad saw Elyette’s good mood and decided to be nosy. “Did something good happen, Sir?”
Elyette tapped on the elevator button, then turned back with a smile and said, “Averie’s coming over later.”
Over at Starry River Villa, it had been ten minutes since the end of the phone call.
Averie was standing in her closet and still had not picked out an outfit to wear.
She had not even seen Elyette yet, but her heart was already racing wildly in her chest.
The dress she was wearing was pretty, but she felt that it was too plain.
She took out a dress that Tammy had picked for her, hesitated for a while, then decided to go ahead and wear it.
At the Sterling Group offices, Chad sat in Ben’s office with a cup of tea.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been Mr. Foster this happy!” Chad chuckled. “I stood guard at his office doors on purpose and saw him bring back a huge bag of fruit and snacks. Can Averie eat all of that? Hahaha!”
“Did Averie finally come around? Women are so difficult to figure out!” Ben said with furrowed brows.
“Could it be because Zoe Sanford and Cole Foster got together?” Chad guessed. “Apart from that, I can’t think of any other possibilities.”
“Let’s hope that’s the case.” Ben raised his own cup of tea and clinked cups with Chad.
Averie pulled up in front of the Sterling Group building half an hour later.
After his little tea session with Ben, Chad had been waiting at the building’s entrance.
When he saw Averie’s Rower, he immediately ran up to it.
Averie rolled down her window when she saw Chad approaching, then said, “Chad, the parking lot is full here. I’ll go find somewhere to park outside.”
Chad smiled and said, “You can just park anywhere in this huge spot right here! It’s fine to just park your car at the entrance, too.”
Averie was bewildered.
Chad waved his hand and directed her, “Just park right there!”
“That’s not a parking spot!”
“It’s fine! This entire piece of land belongs to Mr. Foster. You can park wherever you want.” Chad fawned. “Or you could come down and I can park your car for you?”
Averie shook her head in embarrassment and said, “It’s fine. I’ll park it myself.”
She parked the car, then opened the door and got out.
“You look beautiful today, Miss Tate!” Chad flattered her sincerely.
Averie was wearing a floral camisole with a matching fitted skirt.
The outfit showed off her ivory skin and slender figure, making her look sexy and bewitching
Chad was afraid that Elyette would not be able to hold himself back once he laid eyes on her.
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