“Sure.’ Averie replied.
Elyette’s work piled up because of her. In order to apologize to her, he had hurried over to Bridgedale and had stayed awake through the night to resolve her company’s crisis. She could be stone-hearted and would still be moved by what he had done for her.
At night, she lied on the bed as she made a video call to Tammy.
“Averie, he did well this time, but don’t you think that it’s disgusting for him to keep Nora around in his company?” Tammy voiced out her opinion.
“Unless he fires her, I won’t allow you to get back together with him. This woman is like a prick that could stab you on the skin anytime!”
Averie could feel her face burning.
“When have I ever mentioned anything about getting back together with him?”
“Just now! You mentioned how much he had done for you and said that you want to buy him a gift and dinner… It’s so obvious that you’ve fallen for him,” Tammy said, “don’t forget what I said. I am really accurate when it comes to reading people. That Nora girl might look tamed, but she has to be even better at scheming than Zoe!”
Averie remained thoughtful for a few seconds and said, “but she doesn’t have any leverage.”
“She could create some. So long as she doesn’t give up, you will always be her biggest enemy. She and Chelsea will definitely team up against you.” Tammy removed the facial mask on her face and continued, “Elyette Foster is one big chunk of meat and everyone wants a bite. Averie, be cautious!”
Averie felt more calm after talking to Tammy.
“Not only does he have to fire Nora, he also needs to fire Chelsea!” Tammy proposed, “if you are too embarrassed to talk to him about this, I will go tell him for you!”
“Tammy! Things between me and him are not like that…” Averie immediately interrupted her.
“Alright, but think about the things I told you just now. Also, I heard that Ben used to pursue Chelsea so he is probably on her side.”
Reminded of all the misunderstanding between her and Elyette, Averie instantly lost all romantic interest.
“I was being reckless just now, Tammy. Let’s see how things go after the baby is born!”
“That’s fine, too. The most important thing right now is for you to give birth to your baby safely. Are you busy tomorrow? If you’re not, I’ll go find you,” Tammy said with age smile.
Feeling relaxed, Averie said, “I’m not busy. Mike won’t let me handle much related to the company lately. He’s been working overtime so much that I’m worried he might collapse.”
“He has Chad, so don’t worry about him.” Tammy glanced at the time and said, “it’s getting late, Averie. You shouldn’t stay up, go rest!”
“Sure.”
Three days later, Averie received a message from Tammy in the afternoon.
‘Averie, I’m in Room V609 in Caesar Hotel. There’s a surprise for you. Come now!’
Averie chuckled at the message and called Tammy.
The message was odd. If there was a surprise, why mention it in the message? Tammy was no fool, so was she trying to prank Averie?
Averie’s call was hung up right after being picked up. She stared at her phone dazedly, when another message from Tammy came in.
‘‘I’m only waiting until five, Averie! If you don’t show up before five, then there’s no surprise for you!’’
Averie looked at the message and smiled with resignation, before taking her purse and hurrying towards Caesar Hotel.
At six in the evening, Ben and Chelsea appeared in Caesar Hotel.
Chelsea had a social gathering to attend that night, but had called Ben to help as she wasn’t felt so well. Almost halfway through the gathering, Chelsea’s face was flushed from drinking too much and struggled towards the washroom.
Ben followed her and said, “I will ask the driver to send you back, Chelsea. Leave the rest to me.”
Chelsea nodded with a pale face.
As they walked by a private room, they overheard laughter and chatter of a couple from the inside.
“Be gentler! Don’t make me lose my baby! I am still counting on this baby to get my Elyette Foster’s fortune! Once he dies, all his money is going to belong to us! Mm… He might be tall, but he is useless in bed! He is nothing compared to you and he couldn’t even satisfy me!” The woman’s voice sounded exactly like Averie.
Ben froze. His expression darkened as he clenched his fists.
Just as he was about to push through the door to the private room, Chelsea grabbed onto his arm.
“Ben! No!”
“Why not?!” Ben gritted out, “not only am I going in, I’m calling Elyette too so that he can see who this woman truly is!”
“See who she truly is, and then what? What about the baby she is carrying? According to my knowledge, Elyette wants to keep the baby. Tell Elyette about this after Averie gives birth.”
Chelsea’s words had convinced Ben to suppress his anger.
‘‘That’s right! That baby!’’ He thought, ‘’without the baby, I wouldn’t show Averie mercy! What she said just now was pure venom! Not only can I not stand to hear it, Elyette might just kill her if he heard it himself!’’
However, in order to ensure that the baby was delivered safely, Ben had to pretend that he didn’t know a thing and keep it a secret from Elyette. If he told Elyette about this, there was a great chance that the baby would not be born into the world.
Chelsea dragged Ben away and left.
After exiting the hotel, Ben could barely contain his anger and took out his phone to call Averie.…Sorry. The number you have dialed is out of service at the moment. Please try again later.’
“F*ck!” Ben tightened his grip around the phone and glared viciously at the hotel.
“I f*cking thought that I heard wrongly! How could Averie be this kind of woman? How could she?”
He even suspected he might be hallucinating after drinking too much, otherwise, how could something so ridiculous happen?
“You heard them right, Ben.” Chelsea grabbed onto his arm tightly out of fear that he might run back into the hotel.
“I heard it loud and clear, That was Averie’s voice. Averie said that Elyette couldn’t satisfy her in bed, so she-”
“Shut up! Chelsea, it’s bad enough that someone has said something like that, how could you repeat it!” He roared and swung her hand away.
“Go back on your own! I need some time!”
Before leaving, Chelsea reminded him, “don’t do anything reckless, Ben. If Elyette’s baby doesn’t survive, he might very well not have another child for the rest of his life.”
Ben scowled. “Chelsea Tierney, I don’t need you to keep reminding me that! I know what I’m doing!”
This was the first time Ben had shouted at Chelsea. After Chelsea left, Ben strode back into the hotel and towards the reception.
“Help me check if there’s a woman under the name Averie Tate checking into this hotel today.”
The receptionist responded hesitantly, “sir, we can’t disclose private information about our customers.”
“This is my business card,” Ben said, “I know your boss!”
He handed his business card to the receptionist and she took one glance, before helping him check right away.
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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