“A certain someone showed up,” Averie explained in response to Mike’s questions, “so I’m hiding in the room.”
“A certain someone?” Mike immediately realized what she meant. “Elyette is there as well? Damn! I thought he wasn’t going?”
“Let’s not talk about him.”‘
Mike took his phone and went outside. Chad overheard their conversation and followed Mike outside as well.
“Averie, is he causing you trouble again? That bast*rd!” Mike cursed.
“He won’t do that with so many guests around,” Averie said.
“Which means he would have if there weren’t so many guests, right?”
“Don’t freak out. What happened last time won’t happen again.”
“How can I not freak out? He’s
Chad couldn’t stand it any longer and snatched Mike’s phone out of his hand.
“Averie, I’ve read Mr. Foster’s medical report and he is healthy. He is not crazy,” Chad argued, “he’s just stubborn and doesn’t like other people challenging him. He won’t hurt you as long as you refrain from arguing with him.”
Chad was right. Elyette was not all that crazy, but Averie simply couldn’t control her emotions and would always lose patience before him.
It was odd to Averie, as she was usually composed and calm in front of everyone else; she would only transform to an entirely different person in front of Elyette.
If he said a word that annoyed her, she would be sure to return it by a thousand folds.
“Chad, I didn’t argue with him today,” Averie said awkwardly, “thank you for cooking for my kids today.”
“Oh, it’s fine… Your bodyguard is on leave today, so Mike invited me over.”
Averie remained quiet for a few moments, before saying, “the bodyguard didn’t ask to be on leave! That’s just Mike’s excuse, I suppose?”
‘???’ Mike thought, ‘can you not expose my lie straight away?’
Averie ended the call with a smile, when suddenly, she heard the sound of the doorknob turning The door was pushed open the next instant…
“Averie!” Tammy stormed inside the room. “Do you know what Elyette just told my husband?” Averie tensed and sat up from the bed, thinking, ‘why did he go to Jun? Could it be that…”
“He said that he wasn’t going to attend our wedding, and he changed his mind just now! He said that he will be attending the wedding tomorrow,” Tammy blurted out hastily, “how can he change his mind so quickly?”
Averie sighed a breath of relief.
“By the way, why did he come looking for you? What did you two talked about?” Tammy sat down by the bed and stared intently at Averie’s face. “He didn’t bully you, did he? I wanted to come help, but Ben said he will come up instead…”
“He didn’t,” Averie said calmly, “there are far too many guests around for him to lose his mind.”
“Good, then. Do you want to go out for a bit? The breeze out there is so cool tonight! It’s not cold!” Tammy suggested, “you probably can’t sleep this early.”
Without any hesitation, Averie nodded. “I don’t have extra clothes, though, is my sleeping gown okay?”
“Hahaha! They are all playing at the pool right now and everyone is in a swimsuit…so of course it’s okay for you to wear your sleeping gown!” Tammy took her hand and led her out of the room.
It was seven at night and the silhouettes stretched indefinitely under the streetza lights.
There were a lot of people playing by the ocean.
The temperature was approximately fifteen Celsius and though it was cool, it was hardly cold.
Averie felt more sober in the sea breeze and mumbled, “Elyette should probably get some air as well.”
Perhaps the sea breeze would bring his senses back.
“Huh? I think he went to rest. Not only was his face red when he talked to my husband just now, even his eyes were red. He is really bad at drinking.” Tammy stepped on the soft sand and said, “he insisted on staying in the same mansion as us…so my husband ended up letting Elyette have his room. He is such a weird guy, Averie, how did you even manage being in a relationship with him back then?”
“I don’t really want to think back to my past with him.”
Averie was scared that she would remember the good things about Elyette. Back when they were together, the sweet memories outweighed the bitter ones; he once saw her as his most precious and treated her with care.
At the time, he was the only thing on her mind apart from her study. First love was often unforgettable because it was the first time she had a taste of love.
“Weren’t you the one who mentioned him first?” Tammy teased, “you are the one who felt something after seeing him tonight, right? After all, he did just prove how he feels about you in front of everyone.”
“We showed him videos of famous actresses and sexy women tonight and he didn’t feel a thing! His heart only beats for you… Averie, do you know how envious my friends are?” Tammy continued to tease Averie. “Why didn’t I know how attractive you are until now? Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, is that it?”
Averie cringed at Tammy’s words.
“We got into an argument tonight, actually.” Averie told Tammy what had happened and said, “he thought that I’m on a diet for Eric’s sake.”
“Damn! What a wild imagination he has! He might as well guess that you are doing it to debut as a movie star.” Tammy was laughing her head off.
“Maybe because I’m too old for that. Idols these days start their career early before they turn twenty, right?”
“Some start after they turn twenty as well, but of course, those people are the minority. Hahaha! So what did you tell him?”
“I didn’t respond directly,” Averie said carelessly.
“That’s so mean, are you trying to keep him on the hook? You know that he likes you, but refuse to tell him the truth.”
Averie shook her head. “I just don’t want to bother because he is being unreasonable.”
“Oh, that’s true. The two of you aren’t back together … Hey, is there a chance that you would get back together with him?” Tammy grabbed Averie’s arm and stared as the wind ruffled Averie’s hair.
“How could we?” Averie tugged her hair at the back of her ears. “He hasn’t even explained to me what is going on with Shea. Besides, I feel disgusted every time I am reminded that he was in a relationship with Zoe once. I would rather stay single for the rest of my life than to get back together with him.”
“It makes sense that you would feel disgusted … He shouldn’t have gotten Zoe pregnant if he didn’t like her!” Tammy commented, “why else do you think I call him a dirtbag all the time? How dare he act all loyal and in love with you right now? Ugh!”
Averie chuckled. “I used to get all worked up when I think of him, but I don’t feel as annoyed today. Something funny happened, too… He said he wants to become my lover to destroy my relationship so that I can’t get married.”
Tammy was stunned for a few moments, before bursting into laughter after finally comprehending what Averie meant.
“Are you really talking about the Elyette Foster that I know?” Tammy was laughing her head off. “My husband would never believe it if I told him this!”
“Maybe it’s because he drank tonight,” Averie thought back to it and felt as though it had all been aza dream
Though Elyette was occasionally shameless, he couldn’t possibly be so childish.
“He had only had one bottle… He can’t possibly be that drunk.” Tammy took a deep breath and said, “he likes you, but couldn’t get his hands on you, so he is reluctant to see you marrying some other man. You better pray that you don’t meet your true love in the future, or things are going to be very complicated…”
Averie gazed up upon the sky; it was glittered with stars that shone beautifully.
‘I hope that everything goes well with no accidents for Tammy’s wedding tomorrow,’ she thought.
Within a blink of an eye, it was morning on the next day.
Tammy and Jun’s wedding venue was set to be in the most sophisticated five-star hotel in the city.
Both Layla and Hayden woke up early in the morning and started demanding to be sent to the hotel so that they could see their mother. Because of that, Mike had to wake up just as early to send them both to the hotel.
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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