It made Averie angry too.
“Elyette…”
“Are you going to drive or not? If not, I’ll drive,” Elyette interrupted her.
He knew that Averie was going to stand up for Eric, but he did not want to hear about it.
Averie took a deep breath and opened the car door. She got out of the car from the driver’s seat and went to the backseat to sit together with Eric.
Elyette calmly moved from the passenger seat in front to the driver’s seat. The moment his hands touched the steering wheel, Averie regretted it.
“Do you have a driving license in Bridgedale?”
Elyette stepped on the gas pedal and calmly replied, “No, but I have been driving for twenty years.”
Averie’s head hurt. Looking at his stance, she doubted he would plan to step out of the driver’s seat.
Er passed his gift to her once again. “Take it. Every gift I gave you, I picked on my own. If you refuse this, I’ll be sad.”
Elyette saw Averie’s change of expression from troubled to become softhearted from the rearview mirror. In the end, she accepted Eric’s gift.
“Eric, this is the last time. If you’re going to give me jewelry again the next time, I’m not going to take it. I don’t like wearing jewelry. It’s not convenient whether I’m working or taking care of the children.”
“Then, I’ll give you something else next time,” Er said softly.
“How many days off do you have?” Averie asked.
“It’s up to me. If I want to work, I could work every day. If I want to rest, it’s the same too.” He smiled and teased, “I don’t quite like the New Years’. Ever since I was cured, my parents have been urging me to have children.”
“They might just be afraid of losing you once more. If you have children, they might feel that your life has been extended,” Averie “said, standing from his parent’s perspective.
“I know, but I can’t just live my life according to their wishes.” Er smiled bitterly.
“Hmm, talk to your parents. Don’t fight with them. No matter what their requests are, they come from a good place.”
“Averie, you sound just like my mother.”.
“Because I have children, so I can understand how your parents feel.”
“Although you have children, you’re still single.” When Er said this, he rose his voice a little. He meant to say this for Elyette to hear.
Averie was single. Anyone could pursue her, and Elyette had no right to interfere!
A moment later, the car stopped at the parking lot of a mall.
Averie looked out of the window. She was stunned. “Elyette, why did you bring us here? Are you lost?”
Elyette’s expression was cold. His tone was even colder. “Get out!”
Averie furrowed her brows. Before getting out of the car, she said to Eric, “Eric, wait in the car, I’ll go talk to him.”
Then, she got out of the car and strode to Elyette. “Elyette, why are you throwing a tantrum!”
Elyette grabbed Averie’s wrist and pulled her along into the mall without saying a word.
Averie instantly understood his meaning.
“Elyette, I don’t want you to buy me gifts! I only want to go home right now!” Averie tried to break free from his clutch, but he held her tightly.
“Why did you not refuse Eric’s gift?” Elyette retorted, “There is no reason for you to accept his gift but not mine.”
Averie thought that she had misheard him. How could he possibly say such childish things?
When Er saw Elyette forcing Averie along, he immediately pushed open the car door and ran over.
“Why are you following us?” Elyette looked at Er in detest. “You’re a big star, aren’t afraid that others would recognize you? Don’t you drag Averie and me down, lest the paparazzi take photos of us!”
Er retreated to the car because of what Elyette said. Er was not worried about the paparazzi, but he knew that Averie did not like her photos being taken.
After Er returned to the car, Averie glanced at Elyette. “The next time you want to give me a gift, buy it beforehand. Don’t you think it’s a little awkward right now?”
Elyette said, “Er should be the awkward one. He is showing off in front of me.”
“How is he giving me gifts showing off?” Averie questioned Elyette, “Who are you to me?”
Elyette’s dark eyes met with hers. “I am whatever you say I am. I am fine with anything.”
Averie was speechless. His reply made her short of breath and blushed. She did not know what to do.
Elyette pulled her along to a jewelry store.
“Take your most precious jewelry out,” Elyette said to the salesperson in a hot-tempered manner.
The salesperson was delighted upon hearing what he said, “Sir, our high-end custom-made selections have to be collected at the flagship store. Please tell me your budget, so I can recommend you accordingly…”
“As long as she likes it, the price is not a problem,” Elyette demanded.
The salesperson immediately took an intricate album to show Averie.
“Miss, this is our high-end custom-made selection. Which one do you like, I’ll immediately get someone to send it over for you to try.”
Averie looked at the album. Before she could look closely, her stomach grumbled.
She did not eat much that morning. It was already noon at that moment. She was so hungry she felt a little dizzy.
Let’s head back to have lunch first!” She closed the album and tried to discuss it with Elyette.
Elyette was not willing to return home empty-handed.
He passed her the water that the salesperson served him. At the same time, he asked the salesperson, “Do you have some food here?”
“Yes, I’ll get them to send some over.”
Averie was so awkward she slapped her forehead.
Elyette flipped through the album and started to look through it seriously. He was more inclined to a minimalist style, but he remembered how dazzling the necklace that Er gave to Averie was. Was it because Averie liked it?
He picked a similar type of necklace and showed it to Averie.
Averie looked at it and asked him seriously, “This is such a dazzling necklace. If I’m going to wear it, I have to make up and dress up nicely. I would need to get a gown too…”
Elyette said, “Even if you don’t put on make-up or dress up, you would still look beautiful wearing it.”
Averie raised her eyebrow. “Are you trying to say that the necklace itself is very pretty, no matter who wears it, it’ll be pretty?”
Elyette corrected her, “You have it the other way around.”
What he meant was she was gorgeous. She would look good no matter what she wore.
When Averie understood what he meant, her body heated up. Elyette was giving her gifts and flirting with her. What was he trying to do?
When they came out of the mall, Er saw how they were standing closer to each other and seemed more relaxed. They looked like any other couple in the streets.
When they entered the mall, they were still tugging around as if they were fighting.
What made them reconcile so quickly was definitely not the gifts in the mall. If Elyette could resolve their conflict by giving Averie gifts, they would not fight all the time.
It looked like Elyette gave in to Averie.
When they returned to the mansion, Averie kept her gifts in her room. She never thought that Mrs. Cooper had already moved Elyette’s things over.
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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