“Let’s head to the office!”
“Is the baby really okay?” Mike asked in disbelief. “Did the doctor say you can go back to work?
“Yes, it’s fine.”
The baby was safe and her condition improved. Going to work should not be a problem.
Chad stood next to Elyette and said, “Congratulations , Sir! The baby will be three months old soon. Once it’s stable, miscarriage is unlikely.”
Elyette’s emotions were a mess.
He had a nightmare last night that the baby was gone.
It was a good thing that it was all nothing but a scare.
When Averie arrived at the Tate Industries offices, the vice president immediately came up to report to her.
The heads of each department regularly send her emails on the company’s various affairs.
Although she was not in the office, she was up to date with everything that was happening in the company.
While the vice president gave his report, Averie picked up a magazine from the table.
It was the Fashion Forward magazine that came to interview her before.
Averie was on the front cover.
The original plan was for her to go to their studio for a photoshoot, but since she was sick, she ended up sending a few photos to them.
The photo the magazine chose was a lifestyle shot taken when she was in graduate school.
In the photo, she was holding a cup of coffee and beaming dazzlingly under the sun.
Averie opened the magazine and found the article from her interview.
Apart from the question and answer section, there was also a section about her personal introduction.
It was filled with praise.
Averie blushed and shut the magazine.
“We bought five thousand copies of the magazine, Miss Tate,” said the vice president when he noticed her interest in the magazine.
Averie was stunned.
“Didn’t Mike tell you?” The vice president chuckled. “He said to distribute it to all of our staff, then send one each to all of our customers.”
Averie’s temples began to throb.
“Why wasn’t I informed about this?!”
This behavior was too pompous!
Those who did not understand might think that she wanted to become a celebrity!
“Mike said he paid for the magazine with his own money and not the company’s, which is why I didn’t tell you.”
“Just give them to the staff. Don’t send them to the customers!”
With an embarrassed expression on his face, the vice president said, “They were already couriered out this morning…”
Averie picked up a glass of water and took a sip to calm her nerves.
“Have they been sent out to all of our customers?”
“I think so! We followed the list from the sales department. We only sent it to our biggest clients.”
“Show me the list…”
The vice president noticed her discomfort, then guessed, “Did you want to see if Sterling Group was on the list, Miss Tate? They’re our ultimate client, so I already asked my assistant to drive over and personally deliver it to them.”
Averie buried her face in her hands.
At eleven that morning, the latest issue of Fashion Forward magazine was delivered to Elyette’s office at Sterling Group.
When Elyette returned to his office after a meeting, his eyes were drawn by the magazine on his table before he could even take a seat.
He could not miss the fact that Averie was on the cover of the magazine!
He picked it up and glanced at the headline of the interview.
“An Exclusive Interview with Goddess Averie Tate: My Dream Hunk is Eric Santos” A chill washed over Elyette’s face as he threw the magazine onto the table with a loud slam!
Elyette stood in silence for a moment, then called Chad on the office intercom and asked who sent the magazine over.
“One of the employees from Tate Industries delivered it. They sent a total of twenty copies to us. I’ve asked the secretary to distribute a copy to each department head.”
“Have you seen it?” Elyette asked with a frown.
“Not yet. I was going to buy myself a copy after work today.”
“You can take mine!”
Moments later, Chad entered Elyette’s office.
When he saw the grim expression on his boss’s face, he instantly had a feeling that there was something wrong with the magazine.
He had only glanced at the magazine’s cover.
The photo of Averie was beautiful, so that could not be the problem.
The issue must have something to do with the content of the a interview.
“Should I take the magazine, Sir?” Chad asked.
“Take it away!” Elyette snapped.
His expression was icy, and his voice was even colder.
Chad picked up the magazine from the desk then walked out of the room.
He flipped to the page of Averie’s interview and quickly read the title.
What the hell?!
Averie Tate’s dream hunk was Eric Santos?
Chad returned to his office, then called Mike to ask the meaning behind the interview.
“Wanda Tate was selling the whole ‘boss lady’ and ‘superwoman’ angle, and people were eating it up,” Mike said. “Averie accepted the magazine’s interview to increase our company’s exposure. What’s up?”
“So you used Eric Santos to hype things up?”
“That wasn’t our intention. The magazine decided to go with that direction. They need the sales!” Mike explained. “Besides, Eric Santos was the one who called Averie his goddess first.”
“How could Averie publicly announce that Eric Santos is her dream man? My boss got jealous!” Chad hissed under his breath. “You even sent a copy of the magazine to him. What were you thinking?”
Mike chuckled, then said, “That’s the vice president’s work. I told him to send copies of the magazine to our biggest clients. Why did he send them to you, too? You may be one of our biggest clients, but it’s obvious that we don’t need to keep up rapport with you!”
Mike’s words gave Chad a headache, so he hung up the phone. He picked up the magazine, then knocked on Elyette’s door once again and walked into his office.
“Sir, I just made a call and found out that Averie accepted the interview as a counter to Wanda Tate’s marketing plan. The contents and title of the interview were exaggerated for the purpose of entertainment. The magazine needed the ale, and Tate Industries needed Eric Santos for the hype.”
Chad’s explanation was rational and reasonable.
After a few seconds of silence, Elyette said calmly, “Give me the magazine.”
He only saw the title earlier and did not actually read the contents of the interview.
Chad immediately handed the magazine over to him.
“You can leave for now,” Elyette said as he felt a little embarrassed and humiliated.
After all, he was asking for the magazine only after less than ten minutes of demanding for it to be taken away
Chad left the room in a flash.
Elyette flipped open the magazine and read through Averie’s interview.
When the interviewer asked her if Eric Santos was her dream hunk, Averie answered, “I guess so. I admire him very much.”
It was a straightforward answer that could not be taken out of context.
Elyette relaxed his furrowed brows as his deep set eyes naturally began to admire Averie’s photo.
It was a lifestyle photo taken when she was abroad.
Her dazzling smile was brighter than the sun shining behind her.
Her eyes sparkled with a child-like aloofness.
Elyette’s heart could not help but race wildly for her!
At noon, Wanda returned home for lunch, and Zoe informed her of the news that Averie’s baby was safe.
“When she went back to work today, I thought the child was gone!” Wanda said indifferently.
“We need to get rid of that baby!” Zoe scowled. “I looked into it. Once the baby’s born, Elyette is the one who’s going to raise it! If we don’t get rid of the child, Elyette will continue to help Averie until she gives birth!”
Wanda gritted her teeth and said, “Why does Elyette care so much about his ex-wife?! Averie would do anything for the sake of money! Giving birth to a man’s child without status like this … If her father were still alive, he would die from shame! It’s despicable!”
Zoe felt uneasy after hearing those words, because she was also willing to give birth to Elyette’s children without status. Besides, Averie and her were not the only women who were willing to do that.
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