“Money is a small matter. Actually, Nora and I are not even acquaintances. I only flirted with her back then because
I thought she was you…”
Although he did not explicitly say if he would help her or not, his intentions were clear.
“How much money did your company make last year?” Averie asked nonchalantly.
Cole scratched his head awkwardly. “A few hundred thousand! I know I’m not capable. What I earn in a year is less than what my uncle earns in a day.”
“Cole, I’ll give you one and a half million.” Averie interrupted him, “If you can accept this price, we’ll continue our discussion.”
“Averie, with how well we know each other, even if you don’t pay me, I’ll still help you!” Cole adjusted his glasses, hiding the delight in him.
One and a half million, of course, he would take it
“I still haven’t forgotten the time when you helped Zoe to hurt me,” Averie warned him, “If you dare to betray me this time…”
“Averie, it was hard for me too! Back then, Zoe was pregnant with my uncle’s child. How could I dare to disobey her?”
The moment Cole mentioned this, memories came flooding Averie’s mind again.
“Cole, do you think that since Zoe is dead, no one will know about the secrets between you two?” Averie changed her mind. “Don’t think about the one and a half million dollars anymore. If you help me to do it, I’ll help you keep your secret. If not, I’ll tell your uncle about how you had an affair with Zoe. Do you believe me that he’ll send you to hell to be with Zoe?”
Cole’s face turned pale.
“Don’t be too pessimistic about it. If you do things well, I’ll consider rewarding you too. If you ruin it, you won’t get anything.” Averie’s tone calmed down a little.
“Averie, you have changed.” Cole’s expressions darkened. He said heavily, “You are no longer the innocent woman I once knew. You have become like Chelsea. In front of you, I feel like a small ant.”
Averie said, “Have you ever thought that everything is changing, only you are remaining in the same spot?”
Cole sweated profusely upon hearing what Averie said.
In the afternoon, Eric brought Layla to attend their entertainment program’s live stream.
The episode that night was the final episode, so the live stream was considered a bonus.
Once the live stream started, it soon climbed up the charts to be the number one live streamed program.
The live stream was based on their entertainment program. Halfway through, the host produced a card. “Layla, we gathered the three most-asked questions on the internet. I’ll ask you right now. Are you ready?”
Layla smiled and nodded. “I’m ready.”
The host asked, “Have your mother and father ever considered letting you continue in the entertainment industry?
Everyone likes you very much. They hope that you can be a big star.”
Layla blinked her big eyes and said, “I don’t have a father!”
The host was stunned for a while.
The screen was instantly filled with comments.
[Poor Layla! Her father died at such a young age!)
[I want to be her father! It’s too bad I’m a woman!]
(Thank goodness her father has died, if not some idiot would start saying that Eric is her father!)
Layla could not see the screen, so she continued saying, “My mother loves me a lot. As long as I want to stay in the entertainment industry, she would agree to it.”
The host smiled and said, “Your mother must be very pretty, right?”
“I’ll let Uncle Eric answer this question,” Layla said cheekily, “It doesn’t count if I answer it.”
The staff there burst out in laughter.
Eric’s handsome face had a shade of blush. “Layla’s mother is indeed very pretty. I have once said that she is my goddess.”
The screen exploded with comments once again.
(Goddess? Averie Tate? Layla’s mother is Averie Tate?]
[F*ck me! What right does Averie Tate have! She does not deserve to be Layla’s mother!]
(When I see Averie Tate’s name, I think of that video! It’s nauseating!]
(Am I the only one who wonders whether Eric still thinks of her as his goddess?]
The host did not expect that Eric would suddenly bring Averie up. The host panicked and was in a daze.
“Eric, are you announcing a new goddess?”
Eric shook his head a little. His tone was firm. “I only have one goddess. She is Layla’s mother.”
He only did not explicitly say that Layla’s mother was Averie!
Once Averie was brought up, Eric did not think of burying it down. On the other hand, he took the initiative to talk to them about her.
“All this while, my fans have been concerned about my love life. I can share with you all,” Eric smiled at the camera.
His smile was gentle and dazzling. “I have confessed to Layla’s mother before, but I was rejected. If you all have seen the video not long ago, I’m sure you can see what type of body the man has. Layla’s mother would never have such a weird kink of liking ugly bodies.”
Eric brought Layla to the live stream mainly to help Averie clear her name. Ever since this thing happened, he had tried to think of a way to help share Averie’s burden. However, after thinking for a long time, without any concrete evidence, it was hard to help her.
In the end, he could only use his fame once again. At least his fans would believe her.
(My dream hunk has been rejected! Woo! Big hugs! You still have us!)
[Does Averie not have an ugly fetish? If not, I don’t understand why she would reject Eric.] [Eric is trying to help
Averie! Although Averie rejected him, they are still good friends! Those who diss Averie again, leave this chat room!]
(Actually, I think that Averie has been tricked because the video is so blurry! It looked like it was taken with an old phone! If the woman in the video is really Averie, why would the culprit not put an HD version?)
In the chat, everyone was in heated discussions.
In front of the camera, Layla tugged on Eric’s hand and asked softly, “Uncle Eric, what video? Let me have a look!”
Eric’s eyes sparkled troublingly. “It’s not suitable for small children.”
“I’m not a small child, I’m a big one! Just let me secretly have a look!”
“I don’t have it on my phone.”
“Then, look on the internet and show me! If you don’t show me, I’ll go home right now and ask Hayden to look for me,” Layla pouted and threatened him.
Eric could not win over Layla, so he could only take his phone from his assistant and show Layla the video.
He knew it was not good to do so, but he did not dare to make Layla angry.
Layla looked a lot like Averie. Sometimes, when he saw Layla, he saw Averie in her too.
Layla took his phone over and watched the video from beginning to end over and over again.
In the end, she furrowed her brows and returned it to Eric. “This woman is not my mother! My mother’s belly button does not look like that!”
Layla’s words were like a revelation because no one has ever seen Averie’s belly button before, so they had no way to prove it.
At Sterling Group. Chad hurriedly knocked on Elyette’s office door and entered. He told Elyette what Layla said in the live stream.
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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