The reason why she allowed Elyette to come over and make up for the Children’s Day dinner was not because he had spent a fortune to see her, nor was it because he washed her feet.
It was because he had entered a minefield without hesitation just to find her.
How could she ignore the deep feelings of a man who was willing to risk his life for her?
Her mood was chaotic and she felt conflicted.
There were too many complications in her relationship with Elyette.
Averie sat down on the side of the bed, but did not feel like sleeping.
She pulled out her phone and casually scrolled through it until she accidentally clicked on a photo!
There was a couple in the photo. The man was shirtless, while the woman was wearing a skimpy swimsuit. It was an intimate picture of them hugging each other!
Moreover, Averie knew the couple in the photo!
The man was Cole Foster!
As for the woman, she was… Zoe Sanford!
“Why would the two of them take such an intimate photo?” Averie thought.
She thought she was mistaken, so she zoomed into the photo…
Just as she was zooming into the picture, it suddenly disappeared, and an error message popped up.
(This photo has been deleted.]
Averie tapped on the return button and realized she had unknowingly clicked into Cole’s social media page earlier.
The intimate photo she saw just now was posted on his page.
However, he had deleted it!
Averie pinched herself on the arm. It hurt.
She was not dreaming, and this was not an illusion.
Cole and Zoe were together right now.
From the looks of the photo, there was definitely more to their relationship.
Judging by how close they were, they must have been seeing each other in secret for quite some time.
Was Elyette not the man that Zoe loved?
It was only a few days ago that she sobbed in agony for the child they lost. How was she already with Cole in such a short amount of time?
Averie could not figure out what was true and what was not.
She glanced over at Elyette in a daze. He most likely did not know about this.
She pondered if she should tell him. How would she go about it?
“Your nephew and your ex-girlfriend are seeing each other!”
“It looks like it’s been going on for a while, too!”
“You got cheated on, Elyette!”
Countless voices began to ring in Averie’s head.
Her thoughts must have been too loud somehow, because she saw Elyette’s eyes suddenly open moments later.
Averie wanted to say something, but she was shocked by the glistening tears and undisguised vulnerability in Elyette’s eyes.
“Elyette…”
When she could not help but speak up, his name was what escaped her lips.
She wanted to ask him what was wrong.
However, Elyette wrapped his large hand around her arm and pulled her into his arms before she could say another word.
Averie supported her weight with her arms as her long lashese8 fluttered.
Their faces were only inches away from each other.
She could see the brokenness in his eyes even more clearly now.
“What’s wrong, Elyette?” she asked in an unintentionally gentle voice as her heart clenched tightly in her chest.
“I dreamt that you left me.” Elyette’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat and his voice was hoarse. “You ran off with another man.”
Averie felt a lump in her throat. She could not speak.
She would not tell him about the recurring nightmares she had back when he was dating Zoe. She always had dreams about the two of them getting married.
One would worry about gain and loss when one cared.
“It was a dream. It wasn’t real,” Averie said as her fingers tenderly wiped the tears from the corner of Elyette’s eyes.
“Don’t be with another man,” Elyette said. As if he did not hear her explanation , he clenched onto her hand tightly.
“I’m not with another man.”
Averie’s hand was being clenched so tightly that it began to hurt, but she did not retract it.
She knew that he would only squeeze harder if she did that.
“Swear it.” Worried that she might escape, Elyette wrapped his other arm tightly around her waist. “Swear that you will never be with another man for the rest of your life.”
After a moment of silence, Averie said, “You’re asking this of me, but what if you go off with
another woman?”
“I don’t want anybody else but you.” Elyette’s deep-set eyes gazed intensely at her as he persisted, “You can’t be with any other man but me.”
“I’ve never thought of being with any man at all, Elyette,” Averie responded clearly. “All I want is to raise my kids.”
At the mention of children, the pain in Elyette’s eyes deepened.
Layla was a normal child, but Hayden was not.
He was special and required more effort and attention from Averie.
He did not know what condition the children were in before, but at least they were now being cared for very well.
On top of the baby she was carrying… Averie definitely did not have any remaining energy left to date other men.
“Averie,” Elyette croaked as he gazed at her with pleading eyes, “Kiss me.”
Averie froze.
“Kiss me!”
This time, his voice was filled with the anxious anticipation and the pain from fear of rejection.
When Averie hated him, she wanted go murder him with her bare hands.
When she loved him, however, she wanted to give everything to him.
She did not hesitate any longer, and kissed Elyette’s cold, thin lips.
In the living room downstairs, Layla wanted to play with Hayden, but was rejected.
“Are you mad because I made the lobster Daddy made for me, Hayden?”
Layla knew exactly why Hayden was upset, but she was a glutton who could not resist good food.
“You used to call him ‘Dirtbag Dad’! Now, you’re calling him ‘Daddy’?!”
It was rare for Hayden to say this many words at one go.
It was clear that he was furious!
It was just a couple of lobster tails with some chocolate in them.
“Does she think we can’t afford lobster tails or chocolate without him?” Hayden thought.
Layla’s cheeks flushed a scarlet red as her hands shot up to cover her mouth.
“I didn’t mean to say that! I meant Dirtbag Dad!”
“Don’t call him ‘Daddy’ with all the guests around right now! Don’t even call him ‘Dirtbag Dad !!” Hayden said sternly.
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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