“It’s not as bad as you make it sound.” Averie finished tidying up, then dragged Tammy downstairs. “Are you hungry?
Let’s go out and eat!”
“Sure! I know a new place for barbecue. They’ve got really good ice cream there.” Tammy was greatly delighted with the subject of food. “It’s too bad you need to watch what you eat since you’re pregnant.”
“That’s true. I’m a little scared of taking anything too cold, but I can eat meat.”
The two chatted away as they left the house.
On the other side, Cole had ordered a table of delicious food and a bottle of vintage red wine.
He continued singing Nora’s praises to her as he inspected their surroundings from the corner of his eye.
When he saw the black figure charging toward them, he picked up his napkin and dabbed at the corner of his lips.
The black figure charged over to Nora’s side, then splashed a bottle of liquid at Nora’s face!
“Ah!” Nora cried out in agony as she covered her face with her hands.
The figure in black escaped the scene during the chaos.
“Nora! Are you okay?!” Cole put down his napkin and hurried over to Nora’s side.
Cole could clearly see that the areas on Nora’s face that the liquid had touched were turning red and festering
He took a few steps back in fear, then stammered, “Don’t be scared, Nora! i’ll… I’ll call an ambulance right away!”
The other customers in the restaurant scurried away in horror, and the restaurant’s staff hurried over to check on the situation.
Their faces turned pale with terror when they saw Nora’s face.
Nora’s face was covered in tears from the pain. Through her vision blurred by tears, she saw the fear in the eyes that were focused on her. She removed her trembling hands from her face and looked at them…
There was blood… There was also what looked like pieces of flesh…
As if she had gone insane, she let out a blood-curdling scream.
…
Averie was eating ice cream when she got Cole’s phone call.
The restaurant’s food was great, and their ice cream was even better.
Averie always watched what she ate, but the ice cream was so good that she could not help but take a few more bites.
“It’s horrifying, Averie! My entire body is shaking! I’m sure I’ll have nightmares tonight!” Cole’s voice was frightened on the other end of the line. “If the person sitting in front of me just now was you… I wonder what you would do.”
Averie’s hands tightened around her phone. “What happened? Don’t tell me… Someone’s dead?
Tammy’s eyes shot up to her in alertness when she heard Averie’s words.
Over the phone, Cole took a sharp breath, then said, “It’s not that, but I think this is even scarier. Nora was disfigured! All it took was a few minutes for her face to be completely disfigured!”
Averie felt a strange stinging sensation on her face.
It was not that she felt bad for Nora, but she was astonished at Chelsea’s overly cruel tactics!
“Chelsea is terrifying! You should watch your back from now on, Averie! Don’t say I didn’t warn you!” Cole was gasping for breath, then added, “Nora’s already been sent to the hospital. I need to go give a statement at the police station now. I’m guessing Chelsea will come looking for me once I’m done.”
“You’re Elyette Foster’s nephew. She won’t do anything to you,” Averie said calmly.
“I’m not afraid of her. I just feel disgusted. Please don’t get me to do anything like this ever again, Averie.” Cole was traumatized.
“There won’t be a next time,” Averie said.
She ended the call, then put her phone down and quickly composed herself.
“What’s going on, Averie?” Tammy asked. “Who called you? What was that about someone being dead? What happened?”
“Nora was disfigured.” Averie picked up her glass of water and took a sip. “I set it up. Chelsea fell into her own trap this time.”
Chelsea was the one who brought Nora back. Now, she was destroying her with her own hands.
How entertaining!
When Chelsea finds out that the one that got disfigured was not Averie, but Nora, she would probably lose her mind with rage.
When Tammy heard about the setup, she was shocked beyond words.
“Chelsea Tierney sure is scary! You should bring a few more bodyguards with you when you leave the house from now on, Averie. Don’t simply let strangers get close to you!”
“I will,” Averie responded.
“Did she think that Elyette would want her if became disfigured? What a joke!” Tammy mocked. “Elyette would definitely get rid of her once he finds out about this.”
“She won’t admit she was the one who orchestrated it. Cole could prove it was her, but Elyette’s trust in Cole is in the negative.”
Tammy let out a heavy sigh, then said, “No matter what, nobody can impersonate you and ruin your reputation now! This was an amazing move, Averie!”
Averie pursed her lips. She had lost her appetite. At that moment, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
When Averie glanced at her phone, her heart skipped a beat. Then, she answered the call.
“Averie!” Elyette’s roaring voice penetrated through the phone.
Averie was taken aback, then asked, “What’s wrong?”
“You’re alright?” It was as if he was surprised to hear her voice. “You’re alright, Averie!”
“I’m fine. Were you hoping something happened to me?” Averie teased. “Who told you I wasn’t alright?”
“Someone saw you at a restaurant and said you were in trouble.” Elyette’s voice returned to its usual calm. “It’s a good thing it wasn’t you.”
“Oh. If that’s the case, the woman must look a lot like me… Could she have been Nora?” Averie deliberately said this.
Elyette was not interested in this at all. “I don’t care who it was, as long as it wasn’t you.”
Averie responded.
“Where are you right now?” Elyette asked after two seconds of9e silence.
“I’m eating out with Tammy.”
“Did you bring the bodyguard?” he pestered.
“I did,” Averie said as she glanced at the bodyguard standing nearby.
“Go home once you’re done eating.”
“I’m going for a haircut later. I already made an appointment.” She was not going to change her schedule because of this. “I’ll be fine.”
“Send me the salon’s address,” Elyette said after a moment’s consideration.
Averie hung up the phone and sent him the address to the hair salon.
At the police station, Cole strode out of the building after giving his statement.
A tall woman was standing by his car. It was Chelsea Tierney.
Cole’s expression instantly turned anxious. He glanced around him, then hurried over.
“What are you doing here, Chelsea?” he asked as he arrived in front of her. “This is the police station. Don’t do anything rash.”
Chelsea glared coldly at him and said, “Since you’re afraid of me, then why did you set me up?”
“I didn’t! How could I possibly do that? I didn’t tell my uncle about us working together!”
Cole said with an innocent expression on his face.
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