‘Hurry up!’
There were heaters inside the mansion and the temperature was slightly warm.
Both Tammy and Averie removed their jackets and sat down on these couch.
Tammy had prepared a lot of fruits and displayed them before Averie.
Averie picked up a peach in surprise and said, “I thought it’s not the season for peaches yet.”
“You can have this anytime of the year you want as long as you have the money. Try it!” Tammy urged.
Averie nodded with aza smile.
Jun took the chance and took a picture of her biting into the peach.
The result was great; the structure, lighting and general outlook of the photo were perfect. Averie looked both seductive and adorable in the photo.
Jun sent the photo to Ben and Ben couldn’t help but exclaim after seeing it.
‘Are those arms even real?’
The dress Averie wore inside the jacket was sleeveless, and showed her slim and fair-skinned arms.
‘Doesn’t she look like someone who lost weight after being terminally ill?’ Jun typed.
‘You are such a big mouth. You shouldn’t wish for her to get sick even if she had separated with Elyette!’
Jun felt mistaken. ‘I’m not wishing her ill… You haven’t seen her in person, but it’s even more shocking to look at her in real life!’
Ben instantly wanted to head over for a look, but going alone felt lonely, so he wanted a companion.
He sat on his leather chair thoughtfully, before dragging his finger across the screen of his phone to locate Elyette’s number.
Naturally, he couldn’t directly send Averie’s photo over, or Elyette would be mad, so he sent Elyette a message.
‘Elyette, the financial report for Quarter 1 is being sent to you right now. Look at it when you have the time.’
Shortly after, Elyette replied. ‘Okay.’
Ben sent the financial report over with a smile, and attached Averie’s photo along with it. He stared at the screen after pretending to have accidentally sent the photo of Averie over.
He desperately wanted to know how Elyette would react, but couldn’t see Elyette’s reply even after refreshing the chat a few times.
“Could it be that he didn’t recognize Averie?!” Ben mumbled to himself, “that would be funny!
Ten minutes had passed but still, there was no reply and Ben could no longer contain himself. He stepped out of his office and strode towards Elyette’s office.
Meanwhile, in the President’s office.
Elyette stared at the photo of Averie and scowled. He couldn’t recognize Averie at first, and simply thought that the woman in the photo looked familiar.
It was not after seeing Tammy next to her that Elyette managed to reach the conclusion that the woman holding the peach was Averie.
‘Why has she slimmed down so much? Is she sick? A person couldn’t possibly lose so much weight in such a short period of time if they weren’t sick,’ he thought as his heart sank.
Ben did not knock before walking in and simply pushed open the door to Elyette’s office.
Elyette immediately put his phone down at the sound.
“Ahem! Elyette, I accidentally sent a photo of Averie to you…Ben said in a pretentious tone.
Elyette looked up. “I won’t do anything to you even if you just be straight and say that you did it on purpose.”
Ben laughed awkwardly. “Jun said that Averie lost a lot of weight, almost as though she was sick. I didn’t believe it, so he sent me a photo of her.”
“I suppose she is not actually sick based on the fact that you are laughing now.”
The smile on Ben’s face froze. “Um… I heard that it was because she was trying to lose weight. She sure is determined. There are plenty of ways to lose weight and she chose to go on a diet. Isn’t she a doctor? Doesn’t she know that not eating isn’t healthy? I feel like she’s lost her senses… It’s almost as shocking to me as the time she tried to kill you.”
The composure on Elyette’s face faded as he set the documents in his hand down. “Why don’t you go work for Tate Industries instead, if you care so much about her?”
“Forget I said anything! I came here for something serious! I am getting off work a bit earlier today. I want to go join them for the big meal.”
“Since when do you need to report to me about yourza schedule?”
“Alright, no more beating around the bushes. Do you want to come? Jun said that there will be a lot of pretty ladies around…”
″Scram!”
Ben escaped swiftly.
Once the door was closed, Elyette unlocked his phone and the photo of Averie came into sight.
He zoomed in on the photo and saw the cheerful smile on Averie’s face. She looked like the way he remembered when they met for the first time: naïve, young and innocent.
It had been so long since he last saw her this relaxed, because she did not behave this way in front of him.
Back in the resort, the guests slowly began to arrive. Most of the guests were under the age of thirty, with each looking fashionable and stylish.
Averie sat on the couch and felt as though she was an audience to a fashion show.
There were no activities for the morning, so everyone simply gathered around to eat and chat happily.
They had to prepare their own lunch, so everyone went over to the open kitchen to discuss who was to cook and what to cook.
Averie had no appetite and went to rest in the guest room after informing Tammy.
When Jun spotted Averie walking away, he leaned over to Tammy and asked, “she can’t be thinking of skipping lunch, can she?”
“She is! Jun, I told you to stay out of it, have you forgotten already?” Tammy shoved his head aside.
Jun grabbed onto Tammy’s wrist and deadpanned, “I think that you are acting weird. You get all worked up whenever I mention her, almost like you are scared of having me talk about her.”
“I don’t like you talking about her because you side with Elyette.” Tammy made up an excuse and said, “Averie doesn’t want anything to do with Elyette anymore, so whether she is on a diet or not is none of your business!”
Jun sighed. “Fine! I’m only asking out of concern because I feel like she could just pass out at any moment.”
“I get it! But she’s not a child and doesn’t need others telling her what to do. If she really ends up fainting, we will just send her to the hospital.”
After lunch, Tammy called everyone out to play at the beach, and the mansion instantly became quiet.
Averie slept all the way until evening. It wasn’t until Tammy brought her dinner that she woke up to the wondrous smell.
“Averie, I brought you spicy chicken soup. My mom once told me that she couldn’t eat when she was pregnant with me, but she loved spicy chicken soup.” Tammy placed the bowl of spicy chicken soup onto the coffee table in the room and said, “I kind of feel bad when I see you suffering so much. How long until you recover?” Averie got out of bed.
Averie felt much better after sleeping for most of the day, and the nausea seemed to have subdued as well.
“It’s hard to say. It might get better soon, or later. Don’t be afraid, some people barely react to pregnancy, so maybe you won’t suffer from morning sickness when you are pregnant.” Averie went to sit down on the couch and beamed at Tammy. “Thank you for being so considerate, Tammy. It’s been so long since I had spicy chicken soup.”
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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