“Mr. Schaffer, Miss. Tate did check into our hotel earlier today.”
Ben’s heart sank at her words, thinking, ‘Averie, you have guts!’
Averie woke up in an unfamiliar room, with no one else around but her.
Suddenly, she noticed Tammy’s phone on the coffee table. She immediately picked up the phone and checked, before confirming that it belonged to Tammy.
‘‘Why is Tammy’s phone here?’’ She thought.
She could only remember fragments; she recalled receiving messages from Tammy, saying that she had a surprise for her and asking her to hurry over. However, she couldn’t find Tammy when she arrived.
After that, she started feeling extremely light-headed and fell asleep.
The room she woke up in was not the room she walked into earlier that evening.
‘Who moved me to another room?’ She thought. Unsettled, she took her purse and hurried outside the room. As soon as she was out of the hotel, she calledJun.
“Averie, Tammy lost her phone. If someone calls or messages you asking for money, don’t do it!” Jun said.
“Oh… When did she lose her phone?” Averie’s blood ran cold.
“Around three in the afternoon. Did you receive weird messages?”
Averie took a deep breath. “Is Tammy with you right now? I need to talk to her.”
“Oh, okay. She’s upstairs. I’ll go find her.”
Shortly after, Jun passed the phone to Tammy.
“Averie! My phone was stolen! Damn that thief! I reported it to the police but they said that it’s going to be very hard to find it. I’ve been so caught up with this the entire morning. I have too much personal information on my phone..” Tammy whined.
“Your phone is with me,” Averie said in a cold voice, “someone texted me with your phone yesterday in the afternoon and fooled me into going to Caesar hospital.
“Huh?! Why would the thief lure you to the hotel? Averie, are you okay? You are scaring me!”
“I’m fine.” Averie still felt a little dizzy.
“I didn’t see anyone when I arrived at the hotel. I was probably drugged and fell asleep. Other than feeling a bit dizzy, I feel alright.”
“Hurry and go get checked in the hospital! That thief is so weird.”
“Yeah, don’t worry. I will head to the hospital right now. Also, don’t tell anyone about this just yet, I don’t want Elyette to worry,” Averie said.
“Okay, I won’t.” Still concerned, Tammy asked, “which hospital are you going to? I will go look for you now.”
“There is a hospital for traditional medicines near the hotel.”
“I will go to you right away.”
The next day, in Sterling Group.
Ben had not been able to sleep the entire night and stormed directly into Elyette’s office as soon as he arrived into the office in the morning.
“Elyette, I am not giving money to Averie on your behalf anymore.” Ben stepped towards the office desk and said, “she can earn money on her own and she doesn’t need your money.”
Elyette gazed up in confusion. “What’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing. I just checked and you don’t have much money left, anyway. There’s no need to drain yourself over a relationship,” Ben said with a cold expression and an even colder voice.
“She is the mother of my child. It’s only natural that I spend money for her.” Elyette noticed that Ben was upset and asked once again, “what exactly is wrong with you?”
“If you have to ask, then I’ll tell you the truth!” Ben slowly began to lost his temper.
“I hate Averie. That woman isn’t worthy of the way you treat her! So what if she can give birth? Other women can do the same! I’ve seen pathetic pursuers before, but none as lowly and egoless like you! The more you put up with her, the less respect she shows you! Is this fun for you?”
Ben felt much better after speaking his thoughts; but on the other end of the desk, Elyette’s expression instantly darkened. The pen he was holding dropped onto the desk as he stood up from his chair and strode towards Ben, before grabbing him by the collar.
“Repeat what you just said!”
“I won’t pay Averie another penny on your behalf! You can either get a new Chief Financial Officer, or give up on Averie Tate!” Ben swallowed hard and gritted out, “dump her as soon as she gives birth to the baby!”
“Ben, don’t f*cking push me! I will never give up on Averie!”
“Then you are doomed!” Ben cursed, “that woman is going to ruin you!”
When Chelsea heard that Ben and Elyette were fighting, she hurried over and by the time she arrived, the fight had stopped because Chad got between them to break them apart.
Chad had been accidentally struck for trying to stop the fighting; his spectacles were shattered and there was blood on his face.
“Outside, now, Ben!” Chelsea commanded coldly before dragging him outside.
Once Ben was out of the room, Chad glanced over atElyette.
It had been Elyette who was hitting Ben and Ben did not fight back at all, which brought Chad to the conclusion that Ben had somehow provoked Elyette, or Elyette would not have attacked him. However, the two had been best friends for years and had never even argued much, let alone physically harming one another.
“Mr. Foster, what happened?” Chad asked as he white-knuckled through the pain on his face.
” Did Ben do something? Did he betray you?”
Elyette clenched his fists and went back to sit down on the chair.
“Get out!”
His head was throbbing as he struggled to understand what had happened between Ben and Averie. He would not have been so furious if only Ben could tell him what was wrong with Averie.
Chad strode out of the office and walked straight towards Ben and Chelsea.
“Everything I said to you last night just went down the gutter!” Chelsea scolded Ben.
“Are you trying to make everyone aware of what happened? What good does this do for Elyette? I’m so disappointed in you!”
Ben took out his phone to check the wounds on his face with the camera, and did not seem affected by Chelsea’s words.
“I can’t get over it unless I spill it all out,” he said pathetically, “don’t worry. I didn’t mention last night.”
Chelsea sighed a breath of relief. “Your face is swollen. You should go get your wounds looked at.”
“Oh. You are not coming with me?” Ben asked gloomily.
“You got what you deserve, so no,” she said, before turning to walk towards Elyette’s office.
Ben sighed and stepped towards the elevator, while Chad caught up to him.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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