Averie’s blank face made his heart tighten in his chest.
Whether she wanted the child or not, she had gone through many days of suffering for it. Now that the baby was gone, she must be heartbroken.
“Take care of my health…” Averie mumbled her brows furrowed. “Then, what?”
Elyette stared at her delicate face.
He guessed what she was doubtful about, and he knew what she was afraid of.
She was afraid that the reason he wanted her to recover was so that she could get pregnant again.
“I’ve never seen you as my enemy, Averie.”
Elyette watched Averie’s colorless face, and could not bring himself to say anything that might trigger her.
“I won’t force you to have my child again.”
His words unraveled the knot in Averie’s heart.
“Didn’t you suspect me of falling down on purpose?” she asked.
Elyette’s eyes widened in disbelief as he said, “It looks like you no longer see me as merely a monster, but a maniac.”
Averie felt like laughing.
“Don’t be so reckless again, Averie,” Elyette said sternly when he saw her relax, “Neither crashing a symposium nor going on stage to confront someone are reasonable behaviors.”
Averie was upset at being told off.
“You’ve always used violence against your enemies. I’m afraid my recklessness can’t compare to yours.”
“So, you can still talk back to me,” Elyette said frustratedly. He opened the container of food on the table, took a look at it, then asked, “Do you want some soup? It’s still warm.”
“I can’t keep it down. I’ll throw up.”
Elyette was confused as he asked, “You’re still nauseous? Why are you showing early pregnancy symptoms if the baby’s gone?”
He thought that early pregnancy symptoms would disappear immediately after a miscarriage.
“The doctor never said anything about the baby being gone,” Averie said nonchalantly.
Mike had lied to him earlier.
She wanted to see his reaction, so she did not expose the lie.
Elyette slammed the bowl of soup on the table.
He did not feel happy about that change in events, but instead felt a rising anger at being deceived.
He shot up from his seat and walked towards the door.
“Mike wasn’t completely wrong. The doctor told me to be on bedrest. The baby might still be fine for now, but we don’t know if that would still be the case a week from now.” Elyette instantly froze in his tracks and his entire body stiffened.
Averie’s heart ached at the sight of Elyette’s rigid back.
“Whether or not this baby makes it, I hope you can maintain a calm demeanor. The risk of a miscarriage is natural with every pregnancy, and not ever child comes to term successfully.”
She said this because she had a bad feeling inside of her heart.
She had been pessimistic ever since she found out she was pregnant.
She got pregnant while undergoing medical treatment. If it were not for luck being on her side, the child would not make it under normal circumstances.
Everything obtained from luck came with the possibility of loss.
Averie’s words hurt Elyette.
He turned to face her, then said, “Are you trying to make me feel better? Who exactly is the one who can’t stay calm? Didn’t you test me just now? Since you never wanted this child in the first place, then let’s just act as if it’s already dead.”
Then, he turned and stormed out of the room.
After Elyette left, Mike entered the room and asked, “Why did he leave so soon? What did you talk about? He didn’t look like he was in a good mood. Did he really think the baby was gone?
Averie’s eyes were unfocused and she was lost in a daze.
“Mike… He’s actually… Not that awful to me… Is he?”
Mike placed his hands on his hips, took a deep breath, then said, “Do you have feelings for him again?”
Averie lowered her gaze. Her long lashes fluttered as she said, “When you told him the baby was gone, he told me to take care of my health and that he won’t force me to get pregnant again.”
“When he’s rude to you, you think he’s the worst. Now that he’s showing a hint of kindness, you think he’s a saint. I’m worried you’ve got Stockholm syndrome or something, Averie.”
Averie shot Mike a cold look.
“What are you glaring at me for? I’m just reminding you to keep your guard up no matter how nice he is to you.”
He pulled a chair up by the bed, then continued, “I’m begging you, Averie. No matter what you decide to do from now on, at least let me know about it! Won’t you cry yourself to death if you lost the baby? Even if you weren’t pregnant, you shouldn’t have gone to confront Wanda Tate like that! You want her dead, but she wants to kill you, too!”
Averie admitted that she had acted too recklessly that day.
It was a last minute decision to go see Wanda.
She could not bring herself to let things slide.
“I should’ve listened to you back then,” Averie said.
“Exactly! You should’ve listened to me in the first place! Everything I do is for your own good!
“I should’ve listened to you and hired a few more bodyguards. If I had gone to the hotel today with more bodyguards than Wanda had, she would’ve been the one being thrown to the ground and not me,” Averie said.
Mike was absolutely speechless.
About half an hour later, Wanda appeared in Averie’s hospital room with her assistant , Faye Johnson to apologize.
Faye fell to her knees in front of Averie’s bed.
“I’m sorry, Miss Tate! It was all my fault! I’m disgusting! I deserve to die!” she cried as she slapped herself in the face again and again.
The sound of her palm smacking against her cheek echoed through the room.
Averie watched the performance, then shifted her gaze and landed her eyes on Wanda’s face.
“Let me guess what you’re playing at. If I take this to court, all you have to do is pay a fine. This is nothing much to you at all.” Averie had a hunch, then asked, “Who sent you here?”
Wanda’s smile didn’t reach her eyes when she said, “Why are you acting all innocent? Elyette Foster still cares about you even after you’ve broken up. Did you give him some kind of love potion?”
“I see… In that case, why aren’t you on your knees!?!” Averie snapped as her voice grew louder. “Even if your assistant slaps herself rotten, nothing can hide the fact that you were the one who orchestrated the entire thing!”
Elyette did not make Wanda come to apologize to Averie.
Averie needed rest, so he would not allow Wanda to disturb her peace during this crucial time in her recovery.
Wanda was the one who brought her assistant to apologize herself because she was concerned for Faye’s safety.
Who would have expected Averie to threaten her this way?!
Wanda was afraid of escalating things to the point of no return.
She clenched her jaw, then fell to her knees.
She silently swore in her heart that she would one day make Averie pay back today’s humiliation ten fold!
As Averie sat up in bed and watched Wanda kneeling in front of her, the unhappiness in her heart subsided.
Wanda was a prideful woman who despised Averie.
Being on her knees in front of Averie must be pure agony for her!
When the nurse entered the room moments later, she was shocked to see the two women kneeling in front of the bed.
“Take your lackey and get out of here!” Mike roared as he threw out the fruit basket they brought along with them.
The hospital room returned to its initial peace once Wanda and Faye were gone.
Once the nurse tended to Averie’s IV drip, Mike held his phone and waved it in front of Averie.
“Chad said the two bodyguards that pushed you this morning are rippled down,” Mike said as he grinned cheekily. “I’m not Elyette Foster’s biggest fan, but I’m satisfied with his work this time.”
“What do you mean by crippled?”
Mike covered his mouth and said, “Chad told me not to tell you… He’s worried you’d be scared
Averie remained a silent.
“Why did you think Wanda would come and apologize to you? She’s obviously terrified!” Mike teased. “I didn’t expect you to use Elyette to scare her earlier.”
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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