“Won’t that mean I will be far apart from Chelsea?” She muttered, “Elyette, I can come here every week to play! Don’t transfer me here, please?”
Elyette looked at how coquettish she was being, pleading in a soft, gentle way. Averie’s face appeared on his mind once again!
Averie was rarely that coquettish with him. Even when they first started dating, she was rarely like that.
Elyette was clear that Nora was not Averie but looking at Nora always made him think of Averie involuntarily.
He quickly stopped looking at Nora.
“Elyette, there is one thing I have to explain to you.” Nora noticed that Elyette’s expressions were rather unnatural. She guessed what he was thinking. “I did not make my face look like Averie. I only had my nose done because it was injured, and it could not heal on its own. The doctors advised me to undergo cosmetic surgery. I can let you see my previous photos.”
When Elyette heard what she said, he was even soberer. “No need. You are you and Averie is Averie. Even if you made your face look like Averie, in my eyes, you are not the same person.”
Nora nodded obediently. The next second, she looked behind Elyette and her expression suddenly changed. She protected Elyette. “Elyette, look out!”
Elyette could not react in time. Nora had already hugged him from behind tightly!
He quickly turned around to see a metal rod stabbed into Nora!
If Nora did not stand in front of him suddenly, protecting him, he would be the one that was punctured by the metal rod.
Nora was in a floral dress. Her dress was punctured too. Blood could be seen flowing!
Elyette tensed and yelled, “Call an ambulance!”
When Averie returned from Bridgedale, she heard a rumor that Nora was hurt and admitted to the hospital because she saved Elyette.
“Chad didn’t tag along with Elyette, so I don’t know the details,” Mike teased, “I don’t understand. Why would a metal rod suddenly appear? It was aiming at Elyette too! Was it God who wanted him dead or did he owe his workers their pay and they wanted to kill him?”
Averie ignored his mocks at Elyette. She asked, “Are Nora’s injuries serious?”
“Only a scratch.” Elyette sent her to the hospital personally and even reserved a special care unit for her.” Mike’s tone was rather sardonic. “Initially, Elyette didn’t want to see this counterfeit woman, now he owes her one.”
Averie said, “Since she’s already injured, you don’t have to bad mouth her behind her back.”
“Who knew if this injury was deliberate or not? If she could make herself look like you, you don’t know where her limits are,” Mike said and warned, “Elyette will come over to look for you later. I’m guessing to settle the score with you!”
Averie yawned. “I’ll go to my room and rest first. Wake me up when he is here.” She returned to her room and slept till evening because Elyette did not come to look for her.
At eight in the evening, the black Rolls-Roice slowly drove to Starry River Villa.
Mike heard movements and came out from the villa.
“Elyette, it’s late. What are you doing here?” Mike coldly jabbed, “Didn’t you say you’ll come by in the afternoon? It’s already dark. Is your afternoon different from others?”
Elyette looked up and said, “Is there any difference between me coming now and this afternoon?”
“Of course, there is. If you came in the afternoon, Averie would still be at home. Averie is not at home now.” Mike stood in the yard. He did not bother to open the gate. “I won’t welcome you in then.”
Elyette’s chest constricted tightly. “Where did she go?”
“You tell me first. What were you doing this afternoon? Why did you say you would come this afternoon, but didn’t appear?” Mike asked haughtily.
Elyette swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice, “Nora insisted on being discharged in the afternoon. I sent her back. Her family insisted that I stay for dinner, I can’t refuse them.”
Mike sneered. “If her family asks you to stay for the night, you won’t be able to refuse them as well?”
Mike said, “So, what if I stayed the night! You have no right judging me on high! Where is Averie?”
“I don’t know,” Mike said quickly, “It’s pointless if you glare at me. She said she went out for a meal. She didn’t say who she was eating with.”
Mike was afraid that Elyette would flare-up. He immediately turned around and returned to the villa.
Elyette’s gaze darkened. He fished his phone out, found Averie’s contact, and dialed her.
Averie saw his incoming call. She did not pick up, and neither did she dare to hang his call up. She was afraid that he might keep calling if she hung up.
Averie turned off the ringing tone and put her phone in her bag. She wanted to pretend to be not angry, but her body expressed otherwise.
Elyette said that he would come to look for her in the afternoon, yet up till evening, he did not even come. Averie did not think much about it, but Tammy sent her a photo.
It was a photo of Elyette sitting together with Nora. There were other people next to them too. They were having a meal together.
It was a feast. Besides Elyette, the other people were all smiles. The harmonious scene was like a family reunion.
Tammy told Averie that Chelsea posted this photo on social media, so Chelsea was the one that took the photo. Elyette delayed looking for her because of Nora.
Elyette could not get to Averie, so he could only call Tammy. Averie only had a few friends. She was either with Tammy or Wesley.
“Averie is not with me!” Tammy picked up the call and teased, “Aren’t you together with the copy of Averie? Is your party done? You’re finally thinking of the real Averie?”
Elyette heard Tammy’s mocks. He did not want to argue with her, so he hung up.
He found Wesley’s contact and dialed. It was only picked up after a few seconds.
“Wesley, is Averie with you?” Elyette stood by the side of his car, looking at the endless dark skies. His expressions were glum.
He went to Nora’s house today. Her family took her past photos to show him. He looked at Nora’s past photos and realized that Nora did indeed look like Averie, so it was most probably a coincidence that Nora looks like Averie. It was not that she has done her face up to look like Averie.
However, Averie’s friends had already determined that Nora was a fake.
“No, why?” Wesley hesitated for a few seconds before replying.
Elyette furrowed his brows even tighter. “She went out for a meal. I thought she would be with her friends. Since she’s not with you, I’ll hang up.”
“Okay,” Wesley said and hung up. Then, he looked at Averie. “How long can you avoid him for?
Averie lowered her gaze and ate in small mouthfuls. “I don’t want to talk to him right now. When in a bad mood, it’s best I don’t let it explode. Once I’ve calmed down, maybe I won’t be that angry anymore.”
Wesley said, “Although I have never seen that woman that looks like you, I think even if she has done her face up to look like you, she will never be you. Your knowledge and capabilities. No one can mimic you. I believe that Elyette knows about this.” Averie replied, “Wesley, as long as I don’t see him, I won’t get angry at all.”
“Let’s not talk about him then,” Wesley said with a smile, “It’s late. I have to send Shea home. Let’s meet up again soon!”
Averie looked at the time and nodded. “Go! I’ll sit here for a little while longer.”
Averie had a long nap in the afternoon, she was still feeling quite awake. Her children were not home. It would be boring for her to be at home, so she would rather stay out a little longer.
She was the one that set up the meeting that night. She brought gifts from Bridgedale for them.
After the two of them left, Averie took her phone out of her bag. She saw Mike’s message, (He left! You can come back already!)
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