“Wesley can‘t drink!” Averie set the bottle back onto the table with a frown and went to help Wesley up
Elyette scowled when he saw her reaching for Wesley, and he pulled her back.
Unprepared, she fell into his arms,
“Averie, I-“He swallowed heavily as he studied her familiar face intently and muttered in a hoarse voice, “I think I‘m drunk.”
She could feel his breath brushing against her cheeks, and it smelt like alcohol. She believed that he was drunk, otherwise, he would not have wrapped his arms around her in front of all his employees.
“You shouldn‘t drink so much if you can‘t handle it.” Averie tried to get up from his lap, but he tightened his arms around her waist and refused to let go.
“Averie, let’s drink.” He picked up the bottle and poured alcohol into the glasses. “Were you drunk last night because James was arrested?” |
His arms loosened slightly, and she immediately got up from his lap. She turned to look in Wesley’s direction, but he was nowhere to be found.
“Elyette! Where is Wesley?” She stared at Elyette‘s flushed face and felt that he was getting more and more sly. His subordinates must have taken Wesley away when Elyette was holding her.
“Given how drunk he got, of course, they escorted him to a place so he might rest,” Elyette drawled and handed her a glass. “Don’t worry, I won‘t do anything bad to Mr. Brook.”
Just then, Averie‘s phone rang. She unlocked the screen and saw one new message from Wesley that said, (Averie, I‘m not drunk. He kept asking about Professor Hough‘s secret student, so I had to pretend to be drunk. He might find out about you, so be careful.]
Averie felt relieved when she saw the message but tensed almost immediately again. She looked at Elyette with mixed feelings and accepted the glass, before taking a gulp.
“What were you doing out there just now?” he asked, taking a sip from his glass.
Her breathing grew heavy when she realized that Elyette had been watching her while he had been drinking with Wesley. She felt her emotions roiling within her.
“Elyette, have you forgotten what you said?” She sat down on the chair next to him and reminded him, “You said you will be damned if you come looking for me again.”
Elyette had not forgotten. He lifted an eyebrow and retorted with a husky voice, “I came here for the gathering, not for you.”
“Ha, then why bother with what I was doing outside? Careful not to get yourself damned!” she mocked.
“Averie, you don’t believe that I’m drunk, do you?” He narrowed his eyes with interest and drawled, “If living feels miserable, I might as well be damned.”
Under the warm light, his eyes looked gentle and sensual.
Averie emptied her glass and said to Elyette‘s bodyguards, “Your boss is drunk, take him back to
rest.”
With that, she walked away from him.
After she left, Elyette set the glass down and left the hall.
“Averie! What were the two of you doing clinging onto each other like that?” Tammy dragged Averie to the washroom. “Look at your face! It‘s all red! I don‘t even know what to say!”
Averie put her hands on her own heated cheeks and said, “I‘m just a bit drunk.”
“Oh. Was Elyette drunk? The way he was holding onto you was like how a hungry wolf would hang onto a lamb!” gushed Tammy. “I‘ve never seen Elyette that wild before… I‘m shocked!”
Averie was not sure whether to laugh or cry over how Tammy had exaggerated the story. “Do you not see him as human?” she sighed.
“I‘ve never seen him as a human. All this time I’ve known him, he has always been cold and untouchable… Sometimes, I think he is actually a robot.”
“If he was a robot, I would have switched him off so that he can‘t piss me off anymore.”
Tammy was convinced.
The two returned to the event hall from the washroom and sat down for dinner.
“Who was looking for you just now? I wanted to ask, but you left so quickly,” Tammy said.
“Guess.” Averie purposely tried to be mysterious.
Tammy shook her head. “I can‘t guess. I tried when you were out… but everyone you know is here, so who else could be looking for you?”
“My stepmother.” Averie picked up a piece of meat and chewed slowly. “I might just get more than three hundred million.”
Averie emptied her glass and said to Elyette’s bodyguards, “Your boss is drunk, take him back to
rest.”
With that, she walked away from him.
After she left, Elyette set the glass down and left the hall.
“Averie! What were the two of you doing clinging onto each other like that?” Tammy dragged Averie to the washroom. “Look at your face! It‘s all red! I don‘t even know what to say!”.
Averie put her hands on her own heated cheeks and said, “I‘m just a bit drunk”
“Oh. Was Elyette drunk? The way he was holding onto you was like how a hungry wolf would hang onto a lamb!” gushed Tammy. “I‘ve never seen Elyette that wild before… I’m shocked!”
Averie was not sure whether to laugh or cry over how Tammy had exaggerated the story. “Do you not see him as human?” she sighed.
“I’ve never seen him as a human. All this time I‘ve known him, he has always been cold and untouchable… Sometimes, I think he is actually a robot.”
“If he was a robot, I would have switched him off so that he can‘t piss me off anymore.”
Tammy was convinced.
The two returned to the event hall from the washroom and sat down for dinner.
“Who was looking for you just now? I wanted to ask, but you left so quickly,” Tammy said.
“Guess.” Averie purposely tried to be mysterious.
Tammy shook her head. “I can‘t guess. I tried when you were out… but everyone you know is here, so who else could be looking for you?”
“My stepmother.” Averie picked up a piece of meat and chewed slowly. “I might just get more than three hundred million.”
If Wanda was willing to consider fifty billion as a price to pay, it meant that she had the money.
The next day in the director‘s office of Sterling Group, the golden rays of the sun shone through the window and into the neat office.
Elyette opened the list of students that had been taught by Professor Hough. According to what Wesley said the night before, Professor Hough’s secret student was not middle aged, nor a man, which narrowed his search by quite a lot.
Suddenly, his eyes focused on Averie’s name.
Averie was one of Professor Hough‘s students as well, but because she had chosen a career in medicine, he had simply glanced through the report on her time as a student.
Her portfolio was simple, she had done nothing more than learn and author academic papers. He did an online search on one of the papers she had written, reading it, however, felt like reading an alien language, so he gave up.
Perhaps Averie was not as simple as he had originally thought her to be. Professor Hough would not have accepted her as a student if she was ordinary. According to Wesley, had been deemed unworthy as a student and therefore, ended up as his assistant instead.
Why did Averie not continue her career path in medicine after graduation if she had the abilities and talent for it? Was it truly for money? If it was, why did she bother wasting two years studying under Professor Hough?
Elyette frowned and picked up a pen to write down her name, before branching out to writing down words such as ‘Professor Hough‘ and ‘Alpha Technologies‘. In the end, he wrote Mike‘s name next to Alpha Technologies.
The profit of Averie‘s company was a result of Mike‘s joining. Mike had once told Chad that he was an exceptional hacker and indeed, there was no information about Mike on the internet.
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