“Let Ben go!” Jun pulled Tammy into his arms. “Don’t worry, those two wouldn’t do anything as long as Ben i
Meanwhile, on the second a floor.
Averie came out of the shower in a white sleeping gown.
She had slept for most of the day and had a hearty dinner, so she felt energetic after the shower; hence, she did not suspect her own eyes or thought of it as hallucination when she saw Elyette before her.
Elyette strode towards her and stared down at her. “You are on a diet for Eric?”
‘How ridiculous!’ She thought.
She understood every single word he said, but still felt that it was absurd for him to say that she was on a diet because of Eric.
‘What kind of mind would come up with such an idea? Do I have to go on a diet only because of some guy? Besides, I won’t have to lose weight if I really want to be together with Eris, since he never once said that I was fat to begin with!’ She thought.
“Elyette, have you been drinking?” She scowled at the scent of alcohol on him. “Have you even recovered? If you drink now… Do you not want to recover at all?”.
“Why aren’t you answering my question?” He swallowed as his patience ran out. “You don’t get to say that when you look like a ghost yourself.”
‘A ghost? How dare he call me that!’ She thought.
Averie didn’t want to argue with him, as she was the one who caused the accident from last time, but Elyette’s words were simply far too provoking.
“Who I am on a diet for is none of your business.” Averie pointed at the door and commanded sternly, “get out!”
Elyette’s rage was instantly ignited at the sight of her affectionless expression.
“Does he know about us?” He asked in an evil and rude tone, “would he still want to be in a relationship with you if he finds out that we are sleeping together?”
Averie stared at Elyette’s handsome, yet expressionless face, and was instantly rendered speechless in rage. She would have argued with him before, but her body had weakened to the point that she no longer wanted to argue or fight with him.
If Elyette shamelessly insisted on staying inside her room, there was nothing she could do. After all, he had let go of his pride entirely.
Elyette was confused that his words had not provoked Averie to the point he thought they would.
“Am I not straight-forward enough, or has she already spoken to Eric about this?’ He thought
“Averie Tate, I won’t let you go no matter who you end up with in the future. You are not marrying someone else as long as I’m still breathing,” he threatened her once again.
Averie felt nothing at his threats. She had not thought of marrying again, so his threats meant nothing togс her.
“Do you want to be the ‘mistress’ that badly?” She stared directly into his eyes and mocked.
Embarrassment flashed by Elyette’s eyes briefly at her words.
“If I’m in a relationship with Eric and you refuse to leave me alone, then you are the other man. A lover.” Taking advantage of Elyette’s silence, Averie added.
As expected of someone as capable as Elyette, he readjusted himself swiftly and drawled , “so what if I’m a lover? I don’t mind.”
‘See? He really is shameless,’ she thought.
Averie shoved him aside and went to sit down by the bed, before taking out her skincare products.
She had stopped using skincare products ever since she found out that she was pregnant. All the products she had been using before smelt horrible to her and the ingredients were not suitable for pregnant women as well.
After a while, her skin started to become flaky from the dryness, so Tammy bought her a set of skincare products that carried no scent and were suitable for pregnant women.
Averie felt good after using them.
Elyette stared at her while she was putting skincare products on and was becoming increasingly certain that she was on a diet and taking care of her skin for a man.
She used to be more casual and rarely used skincare after shower back then.
Sensing his eyes on her, Averie gazed up to meet his eyes.
“What are you staring at me for?” She placed the cover back onto the skincare once she was done. “Is there anything else you need? You can’t be thinking of sleeping in my room, can you?
Her words seemed to have reminded him that he was, indeed, slightly light-headed after drinking the bottle of wine earlier.
He strode towards her and sat down. It was apparent what he meant and so he looked at her in a challenging manner. “I can’t?”
“Do you think three adults would be able to all fit on this bed?” She said.
Elyette couldn’t quite understand Averie, but glanced at the bed. It was spacious, but to be shared between three adults…
He scowled defensively. “Who are you about to sleep with tonight?”
“Tammy, of course! She’s sleeping with me tonight.” Worried that Elyette might not believe her, Averie pointed at the red purse resting on the dressing table. “That’s her purse.”
Elyette stood up from the bed abruptly as though he had been shocked by electricity.
Averie desperately wanted to laugh, but couldn’t do so. She might be able to run from Elyette this night, but what about the future?
She had thought that he would stop seeing her after he had his heart broken from the incident before, but to her surprise, he refused to give up. She had never seen a man as stubborn and obsessive as him. Elyette sobered up and turned to leave after standing up from the bed.
Averie called out to him, “Elyette, can you stay away from me from now on, if I give you a child like we agreed on?”
She didn’t want to be involved with him any longer.
Elyette stopped and responded coldly, “give me back a child, and then you can negotiate with me.”
With that, he opened the door and stepped out of the room.
Ben was waiting outside the door and asked, “Elyette, are you okay?”
Averie heard him; she felt irritated and she could not seem to suppress or avoid the emotions she felt.
She collapsed onto the bed once the footsteps outside the door disappeared into the distance. After a few minutes, she picked up her phone to make a video call to Mike.
Mike picked up immediately. “Averie, have you eaten?”
Mike was playing with Hayden and Layla.
Averie spotted a faint figure moving in the kitchen from her screen, but Mike adjusted the camera right away to focus on theża children.
“I have…” Averie relaxed at the sight of her children. “Hayden, Layla, what are you two playing?”
“We are playing puzzles! I’m watching Hayden…because he won’t let me do it. He says I’m messing it up.” Layla pouted. “Mom, Uncle Chad cooked for us today.”
Stunned, Mike said, “Layla, didn’t I tell you not to tell your mom? You promised!”
“But I’ve already told Mom!” Layla said with an innocent expression, “it’s not like Mom would get angry.”
“Mike, have you forgotten about the surveillance camera outside our door? I saw Chad’s car parked outside our yard this evening,” Averie said.
Layla burst out laughing. “Stupid uncle!”
“Aren’t you supposed to be on vacation? Why are you going through surveillance footage?” Mike asked in confusion, “are you laying in bed now? What’s going on with you? If you are there to sleep, why bother going all the way there for that?”
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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