“Well, that’s true. So are you really going to pay him 1400 million back? That’s so much money … how are you going to pay?” Tammy said gloomily, “I tried asking my dad if he has that much money and he said that I’m daydreaming.”
“Haha! I thought that I had a decent amount of money as well but it’s not after I checked that I realized it’s not that easy to earn money.”
Averie transferred the 300 million in her account to Elyette’s as they spoke, and after chatting for a while, they went to Central University to pick Hayden up.
When Hayden saw his mother, he was so excited that his eyes reddened. He went to grab her hands and asked, “when did you come back, Mom?”
“I just arrived today. I didn’t inform you guys ahead of time because I wanted to surprise you.”
A rare smile appeared on Hayden’s face.
“I’ve finally seen you smiling, Hayden. You look so adorable when you smile. You should do it more often, otherwise the girls will all be too scared to play with you!” Tammy teased.
The smile on Hayden’s face instantly disappeared.
“Hahaha! You are no fun.” Tammy pulled the car door open. “Get in!”
Half an hour later, the car drove into the yard of the mansion.
As soon as Averie got out, she saw Mike with Layla in his arms stepping out alongside Chad.
Dinner started once everyone was inside the house.
Averie’s phone screen lit up out of a sudden and she unlocked it to find a notification from the bank
The money she had transferred to Elyette had been returned in exact amount due to an error.,
‘Why would there be an error?’ She thought, ‘I managed to transfer money to him a few days ago.’
“Chad, did Elyette deactivate his account?” Averie looked up at Chad.
Chad was taken by surprise and said, “he didn’t tell me to do anything like that so I’m not sure. Are you having issues transferring money to his account?”
Averie nodded.
“I’ll go ask about it when I go to work tomorrow,” Chad said awkwardly, “maybe he doesn’t want to take your money anymore!” “That’s funny. Does he intend on keeping Averie on his debt?” Tammy directed her frustration towards Chad and questioned sharply, “what exactly is his relationship with Chelsea? Jun said that Elyette brought Chelsea along the last time they ate together.”
Chad was starting to sweat. “… They are colleagues, I guess! He’s known Chelsea for years so he would sometimes take her out foree meals.”
“Who are you trying to fool? Jun said that Chelsea was putting food on Elyette’s plate and Elyette accepted it… Is that what colleagues do in your company?”
“Tammy Lynch, it’s really not necessary for you to say all these things in front of Averie and heróf children.”
“Are you embarrassed, too?” Tammy had always been hot-tempered and straight-forward.
“What does that have to do with me being embarrassed? Averie is the one who wanted to break up and now that they broke up, my boss has every right to be with anyone he wants…”
“You’ve finally admitted that he is with Chelsea.” Tammy sneered.
“Why exactly are you venting your anger on me? Wasn’t Averie the one who told him to go 9 back to his life?” Chad was agitated and retorted, “if Averie is jealous right now, then I can only say that it’s all her ownza fault!”
Tammy was so angry that her lips began to tremble.
“Chad Rayner! You are f*cking out of line! You better look around and see whose house you are in right now!” Mike roared.
Chad stood up abruptly from his chair and said, “Sorry! I will leave!” The atmosphere in the dining room was chillingly awkward after Chad was gone.
“I’m sorry, Averie,” Tammy muttered guiltily, “it’s my fault…”
“I shouldn’t have brought him here for dinner,” Mike said.
Averie finished the food on her plate and set her cutleries down. “Chad isn’t wrong, and neither are you. It’s my own issue.”
With that, she stood up and walked out of the dining room.
She had been trying to strike a balance in everything, but there had never been such a way. Love to her was two people growing together, not one dragging the other down. Even if she hadn’t broken up with Elyette, she would still try to pay back the money she owed him; besides, she did not regret her decision.
The stress that loomed over her was too heavy when she needed to take care of her debt along with the baby in her belly.
Once she was back in her room, she closed the door. After taking some time to regain her composure, she called Elyette.
“Elyette, did you deactivate your bank account?”.
“How much have you gathered to pay me back this time?” He asked in an emotionless voice.
She ignored his sarcasm and retorted, “would you rather I pay you back in cash?!”
“Contact Chelsea.” He seemed to have no intention of arguing with her and continued in a calm tone, “contact her directly to pay your debt from now on.”
Averie pursed her lips as her mind went blank.
“Are you happy now, Averie?” He asked coldly, “Chelsea is obedient, understanding, and never pisses me off. I only need to indulge in what she gives me when I’m with her; I don’t have to guess what she’s thinking all the time like a fool…”
Averie listened to his bragging and felt her stomach turning in response. “Ugh!” Elyette’s voice stopped on the other end of the line, and his expression immediately darkened.
After two seconds of silence, he could no longer control himself and called out to her, “Averie!”
His voice was filled with unconcealable concern for her.
She gagged a few times and finally the nausea had passed.
Elyette regained his composure and muttered in a hoarse voice, “Averie, go lay down on the bed if you don’t feel well.”
Enraged by what he had said, she retorted, “I don’t need your pity!”
He didn’t need to tell her how great Chelseaee was.
“I pity our child!” He said sternly as he tightened his grip on the phone.
“Why so?” She questioned sarcastically, “because I haven’t got rid of it?!”
“Averie Tate, do you really have to be so aggressive?!”
Elyette couldn’t help but wonder if he really was the villain like she said he was. He had been overjoyed about their child and looked forward to it coming into the world; and when the accident happened, he had been deeply hurt as well.
“Who started it first?” Averie sat by the bed, her eyes reddening as her fingers dug into the sheets. “Chelsea is obedient and understanding… Repeat everything you just said!”
Elyette moved his lips but couldn’t utter a word.
“Don’t disgust me ever again!” She said sternly, before hanging up.
Elyette closed his eyes in despair.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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