After dinner, Layla held Averie’s hand and said with a tired face, “Mommy, I want to go to bed … Give me a bath…”
The nanny immediately rushed over to help.
Layla threw a tantrum because of her fatigue.
“I want Mommy to give me a bath…” she sobbed.
Tammy walked over with a smile and said, “Layla, your Mommy’s belly is going to grow even bigger soon. She won’t be able to give you a bath by then!”
Layla froze for a moment, then stroked Averie’s flat belly.
“Your Mommy’s belly is going to grow this big,” Tammy said as she gestured at Averie’s abdomen.
Layla’s jaw dropped in shock as disbelief washed over her little face.
Tammy carried Layla upstairs and said to Averie, “Go take a break, Averie!”
Averie was a little worried and wanted to go up with them.
Elyette grabbed her arm and said, “Come outside with me.”
“What is it?” Averie said as she walked ahead of him. “Shea should be tired, too. You should head home.”
“The bodyguard will take her home.” Elyette held her hand and led her outside. “Let’s go for a walk.”
Summer was just around the corner. The days were becoming longer and the weather was getting warmer.
The gentle breeze outside was a welcomed comfort.
The two of them slept for a while that afternoon. Elyette guessed that Averie would not be tired, so he wanted to take her out to relax.
Averie thought he meant they were going to take a simple walk around the neighborhood, but he ended up opening the door to his car.
“Didn’t you say we were going for a walk? Where do you want to go?” she asked as she stood in front of the car door, puzzled.
“Let’s go shopping.” His tone was casual and light.
Averie knew Elyette did not like to shop.
He decided to take her shopping to make her happy.
Even if that were the case, he should have at least discussed it with her first.
“You’re weird,” Averie said, but hopped into the car anyway.
After Elyette got into the driver’s seat, Averie asked, “Where are we going to shop? I’m pregnant, so I can’t walk for too long.”
“I know.” Elyette never once forgot that Averie was carrying their child. “We’ll come home when you feel tired.”
They made their way to the city’s most popular street for luxury goods.
Every shop on this street sold high-end, designer brands.
The average crowd stayed away from it because of its exorbitant prices, which was why the street seemed secluded compared to the other shopping areas.
Averie was pregnant, so Elyette would not take her anywhere too crowded.
“I have plenty of clothes, Elyette… I don’t lack anything… If you feel like shopping, then let’s go look at some menswear!” Averie said as her eyes landed on the men’s clothing store right in front of them.
“We’ll take a look at everything,” Elyette said plainly. Sometimes, the quieter things were, the bigger the matter.
Elyette looked completely fine, but Averie began to feel uneasy.
When Tammy got home at 9 p.m. that night, she sent Averie a text. Tammy: (Where did Elyette take you? Are you home yet?] !
Averie did not reply to the text until half an hour later.
Averie: (I just got home.]
Tammy: (Holy crap! You shopped for that long? Can your body handle it?]
Averie: [You might not believe me, but we didn’t really shop. We only shopped for under half an hour, then went and got something to eat.] Tammy: [… Didn’t you two just have dinner earlier?)
Averie: (Maybe he figured I need to eat more because I’m eating for two now.]
Tammy: (Hahaha! What did he buy for you? Send me photos!)
Averie took a photo of that night’s haul and sent it to Tammy.
Tammy looked at the photo, then immediately called Averie.
“Why did he buy jewelry again? Haha! Do men like giving the women they love jewelry?” she laughed.
Averie held her head in her hand and said, “He had a motive.”
Tammy froze, then asked, “What motive?”
“It’s because of an event next Monday.”
Averie truly experienced how petty a man could be that night.
She had declined the clothes and jewelry, but Elyette insisted on buying them for her.
When she asked for his reason, he gladly gave it.
Back when Averie attended the meet-and-greet at the hotel with Eric Santos, they had both worn cream sweaters and were mistaken as lovers. The necklace she wore that Eric gave her also caused quite a bit of controversy.
All of this was in the past, but Elyette never got over it.
During their shopping spree, he picked out a dress for Averie and got a matching outfit for himself.
He also bought her a beautiful gemstone necklace.
The color of the gemstone was exactly the same as the cufflinks he got for himself!
Not only did he want to wear a matching outfit with her, he also wanted their accessories to match.
All of this was because there was going to be a contract-signing event on Monday between Tate Industries, Sterling Group and the Border Security Force.
Tammy cackled upon hearing Averie’s story.
“I never knew he was this passionate! Why didn’t you refuse the matching outfits? If you did, I’m sure he would end up doing something even more shocking!”
“His donation to the Border Security Force this time is for the good of the country and its citizens. I don’t want to let such a small matter affect that contract.” “Hahahaha! This is hilarious! I don’t know how your dating life somehow involved the country’s affairs… The government should give you two a ‘best couple’ award…”
Averie blushed slightly, then changed the subject and said, “I accidentally saw a photo of Cole Foster and Zoe Sanford together today. I’m guessing Cole mistakenly posted it online. He deleted it right away.”
Tammy smelled something fishy going on and said, “Didn’t Zoe move into the old Foster mansion after she got pregnant? I bet they already had something going on back then!”
“I think there’s a possibility they got together much earlier on, too. They were really close in the photo I saw today.” Averie frowned and wondered, “Isn’t Zoe madly in love with Elyette? Why would she do this?”
Tammy took a sip of water, then mused, “Maybe it was because Elyette was too cold to her! I heard that they only slept together once the entire time they were together. It was on the night of your birthday party. The night Elyette got really drunk…”
Averie froze.
She remembered every detail of what happened that night.
Elyette had pinned her down on the bed and tormented her for a long time.
Zoe had watched everything from outside the room that night.
It was the first time in her life that Averie felt like a homewrecker being caught in the act!
She had never revealed the events of that night to anybody, because Zoe was Elyette’s official girlfriend at the time, and she was nothing but the third party who ruined their relationship!
“Are you sure?” Averie asked as she heard the feigned vagueness in her voice, but felt extremely nervous.
“I heard about it when my husband was drinking with Ben and the other… Elyette has a personal bodyguard who knows exactly where he sleeps every night. Ben’s in charge of that bodyguard’s salary, so Ben knows everything about Elyette’s private life.”
Tears rolled down Averie’s face when she heard Tammy’s answer.
Elyette might have been too drunk to remember anything about that night, but she remembered it very clearly!
He could not possibly have had any energy left inside of him to touch Zoe that night! It was even more impossible that she got pregnant with his child!
“Why aren’t you saying anything, Averie?” Tammy asked. “Do you think there’s a possibility that Cole was the father of the child Zoe was pregnant with before? After all, the chances of getting knocked up after sleeping together once are really low! Besides, if Zoe would date a major sc*mbag like Cole, it’s enough to prove that they’re the same type of people!”
Averie felt an ache in her heart, then croaked, “I’m not sure if they really are dating or not… I’m a little tired now, Tammy…”
“Okay. Hurry up and get some rest, then,” Tammy said.
Averie hung up the phone, then looked out the window into the night in a daze.
Tears fell silently down her face.
She had thought that Elyette and Zoe were just like other couples when they were together.
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.
Leave a Reply