Averie drove her car aimlessly on the road.
She had yet to calm down from her earlier fright.
How humiliating!
She never dreamed of anything like that happening in her life.
Sure enough, one should never act on impulse.
She called Tammy and asked her to come out and meet her.
They met at a cafe half an hour later.
Averie ordered some dessert.
Tammy watched as she ate slowly, then asked in confusion, “You didn’t call me out here just so I could watch you eat, did you?”
Averie stopped eating, then said, “I went to see Elyette just now.”
Tammy could not hold back her laughter.
“I was wondering why you were wearing this outfit today… You kept saying how it didn’t suit you before, but you look gorgeous in it! Hahaha! I bet Elyette was shocked to see you wearing this, right?”
Averie’s cheeks flushed as she said, “He stared at me like an idiot… It was such a huge difference!”
“Hahaha! Did the tyrannical president turn into a drooling idiot?” Tammy said as she imagined the scene in her head.
“Pretty much…” Averie took a sip of water as she tried to calm herself. “Then, we got on the couch in his office and…”
“Holy sh*t! That’s hot! Why do you look so miserable, though? Is he… impotent?!” Tammy exclaimed in horror.
If she was right, then she would definitely tell Averie to find another man.
Averie took a deep breath, then held her head in her hands and said, “While we were… In his office… A group of employees saw us.”
Tammy had her breath taken away.
“You two are incredible!”
“I’m never going to his office ever again.” Averie gritted her teeth and kicked herself. “Why didn’t I just agree when he said he would come see me at my place? Why did I have to insist on going to his office? Oh, right. I was worried it’d affect his work… Then again, it’s not like he could do any work with me there!”
“There’s no point in regretting it now, Averie! What’s done is done, just accept it! I bet this has already spread all over the company,” Tammy said, adding fuel to fire. “This type of gossip spreads like wildfire!”
Averie was stuck in a daze.
When she finally snapped out of it, she said, “By the way, did you buy someone online for me? I received a package from Bridgedale this afternoon.”
Tammy shook her head and said, “Nope! Wasn’t there a sender’s name on the package?”
“I just glanced at it. I think it was the name of some company.” Averie then revealed the suspicious part of the matter and said, “I asked the delivery man to leave it at the neighborhood’s delivery counter or hand it over to the nanny, but he insisted on me signing for it personally.”
“Maybe it’s something expensive. You usually have to sign for something like that.” Tammy flashed a mysterious grin and said, “Could it be something from Elyette? Aren’t the two of you in the middle of a passionate relationship?”
Averie responded without hesitation, “It probably isn’t him. He’s never used a courier service to send me gifts. Even if it’s from abroad, he’d send it to his place and check it before giving it to me.”
“Tsk! Hearing you say all this is making me fall in love with him all over again. After all, he once was my dream man!” Tammy picked up her teaspoon and stirred her coffee, then said,” Have you completely gotten over things, Averie?”
Averie’s behavior today was like a young girl deep in love.
Averie knew she could not hide it, so she nodded and said, “I’m letting bygones be bygones!”
“I respect your decision. Who could go through life without making some mistakes?” Tammy was happy for her friend. “I feel like you’ve turned into a different person after reconciling with him. Of course, he’s changed as well. Since you’re so happy together, then just stay together from now on! That way, your three children would finally have a complete home. How great is that?”
Averie lowered her gaze and said, “I’m not certain about the future, but I’ll definitely cherish our time together more than I did before. We’re not children anymore. Our kids are all grown up, too.”
She had given it a lot of thought.
At this point, marriage was not important to her and Elyette.
What they needed was the trust between family members, and not a marriage license.
At five in the evening, the nanny took Layla home from school.
While changing into her house slippers, Layla’s eyes landed on the package on the shoe rack.
“Whose package is this? What’s inside?” she asked.
“It’s your mother’s,” answered the nanny:
“Oh… I want to open it…”
Layla thought that whatever belonged to her mother was hers, too.
The nanny felt uneasy, then said, “Your mother will be home soon. Let’s wait for her to open it up, okay? Or we could wait for your brother to come home and see what he thinks.”
Layla thought of how Hayden would be home soon, then nodded her head.
About ten minutes later, the bodyguard returned home with Hayden.
“Hayden! The nanny made me some really yummy pancakes today!”
Layla was holding a fluffy pancake in her hand, and was so happy that she utterly forgot what happened ten minutes ago.
As Hayden changed into his house slipper, he glanced at the package on the shoe rack
Averie rarely shops online, so they don’t usually receive packages.
“Hayden! That’s Mommy’s package. I want to see what’s inside! Let’s open it together!”
With her brother’s company, Layla was not afraid even if they got in trouble.”
“It’s Mommy’s. We can’t open it,” Hayden said.
“Mommy’s stuff is our stuff… Our stuff is Mommy’s, too!” Layla pouted, then said, “I really want to see what’s inside!”
Hayden was worried that his sister would touch the package, so he dragged her into the living room.
“We can only open it with Mommy’s permission,” he said.
“… I can open up whatever I want in the house.” Layla shook off her brother’s grip unhappily, then said, “Mommy won’t be angry at me!”
Layla rarely went against Hayden like this.
“Go and open it, then,” Hayden said coldly. “I won’t be your brother after that.”
Layla was speechless.
When Averie got home, she felt a weird atmosphere in the house.
The children did not run up to greet her like they usually did.
“Layla!” she called out as she changed into her house slippers. “Hayden! Mommy’s home!”
Layla and Hayden walked over from two different directions.
“Mommy, I fought with Hayden.” Layla ran up to her mother with reddened eyes and said, ” He said he won’t be my brother anymore.”
Hearing this, Averie turned to Hayden and asked, “What’s wrong Hayden? Did your sister upset you?”
Hayden pursed his thin lips and said nothing.
Layla impatiently dragged Averie to the shoe rack and said, “I wanted to open your package, Mommy, but Hayden wouldn’t let me… Mommy, you wouldn’t be mad at me if I’d opened it, right?”
Averie did not expect the fight to be about such a trivial matter.
“Of course I wouldn’t be mad, but it’s true that it’s not a very polite thing to do,” she said patiently. “You could wait for me to come home, then ask me if you could open it. If I gave you my permission, then you could open it.”
“Okay, Mommy. Can I open it now?”
“Sure!” As Averie picked up the package, the expression on her face suddenly turned heavy.” Layla, I don’t know who sent this package or what’s inside. I think it’s better if I open it.”
Averie was worried that whatever was inside was something inappropriate, and it would be bad if the children got shocked by it.
“Okay…” Layla was even more curious now.
Averie picked up a small pair of scissors, then cut through the tape on the package.
The nanny walked over and asked, “Is Mike coming home for dinner tonight, Averie?” “He’s got a business meeting tonight, so he won’t be joining us,” Averie answered.
“Alright. I’ll serve dinner now, then.”
“Okay.”
Averie placed the scissors down after opening the package.
A wave of cold air seeped out from the box.
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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