“I‘m not crazy, Ben.”
Chelsea gazed at Ben’s face and said calmly,
“I bet Elyette is very happy with Averie right now. Don‘t tell them about this and ruin their mood. I’ll let them enjoy their bliss for a few more days!”
“Oh, you‘re not crazy. I’m the crazy one, or maybe Elyette is!”
“You wouldn‘t be this emotional if I wasn‘t disfigured, would you? You used to say that I‘m worthy of only the best of men. You even said that Elyette and I were a good match.”
Chelsea laughed bitterly.
“Now that I‘m disfigured, you don‘t think I‘m worthy of him anymore.”
“Do you really think your face has anything to do with it, Chelsea ? If Averie was the one who was disfigured, I would still think that she‘s a better match for Elyette! Your d*mned face has nothing to do with it!”
Ben yelled furiously.
“You were cruel and vindictive, and this is your retribution! Even if you really married Elyette, I still wouldn‘t respect you, let alone be your friend!”
Chelsea remained silent as her eyes filled with tears.
Since she was disfigured, Charlie would use the most cruel words to insult her every day. However, she had never shed tears in front of him.
She felt that the weaker she came across, the more brutal Charlie’s persecution would become.
“Keep me company, Ben! I‘m so lonely.”
Chelsea took a seat on the couch, then hung her head and sobs,
“I know I’ve done a lot of unforgivable things, but there are worse people in the world. They’re all around me. They‘re still living their best lives, so I can’ted die.”
Her shrill wails gave Ben a splitting headache.
He wanted to leave, but his feet felt heavy and would notie move.
He wanted to call Elyette to ask what was going on, but Chelsea’s warning was still fresh on his mind.
He could sit here for a while and ponder if he wanted to wait and see if what she said would turn out to be true three days94 later.
Meanwhile, Elyette had trouble sleeping again in Bridgedale. He spent the entire afternoon out with Averie that day. Logically, using up all of that energy should make it easier for him to fall18 asleep.
However, no matter how many times he shut his eyes and forced himself to fall asleep, it made him feel more awake than before. He was afraid of waking Averie, so he stayed still the entired3 time. During the night, Averie turned over and threw her arm over Elyette in her drowsiness. She was shocked to find that his body wascb rigid. She suddenly woke up, then asked hoarsely,
“What‘s wrong, Elyette? Why are you still awake?”
Elyette could not lie to her, and said,
“I forgot my pills.”
“What pills?”
Averie immediately sat up, turned on the lights, then looked at him with a stern expression and asked,
“Do you mean your antidepressants?”
“My sleeping pills, too,”
Elyette said through bloodshot eyes.
“Is your insomnia that bad?”
Averie ruffled her disheveled hair.
“How did you sleep last night? What about the night before? Don‘t tell me you haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep at all?”
As she spoke, she pulled back the covers and got out of bed. Since Elyette could not sleep without his pills, then she had to go buy some got him.
“It started last night.”
Elyette did not want Averie to worry, so he said casually,
“It’s probably because I’ve been so happy the past couple of days that I keep thinking about Shea.”
“I know Shea’s passing was a huge blow to you, but we need to move forward in life. If Shea was still a live, she wouldn’t want you to be sad.”
Averie put on her coat, then said,
“Do you remember the name of the pills you take? Or should I follow my own judgement?”
“I‘ll go with you,”
Elyette said as he got out of bed.
“It’s fine. Lie back down,”
Averie said as she pushed him back down on his back.
“The drugstores would be closed by now. I’ll have to get them from the hospital. I’ll ask a friend for help, so I‘ll be right back”
“You have so many connections here in Bridgdale, and life is so convenient. Why didn’t you just settle down here before?”
Elyette asked.
“No matter how good it is here, it still isn‘t my hometown.”
Then, Averie jeered,
“I have a lot of connections in Aryadelle as well, but none of them are as powerful as you are. That’s why you don’t know they exist.”
“Get the bodyguard to go with you.”
“Get some rest and don‘t worry.”
Averie picked up her bag and walked out of the bedroom. As Elyette watched her back, he let out a silent sigh. His torturous sleepless nights were caused by the fact that he knew happy days were coming to an end.
He knew that was the problem, but there was nothing he could do about it. He had yet to figure out how he could say his goodbyes to Averie once they returned toed Aryadelle. He stared blankly at the ceiling as the blinding lights stung his eyes.
Suddenly, a cold drop of liquid rolled down toward his ear. He wiped the tear away with his finger, then shut hisie eyes.
Averie returned with the medication forty minutes Iter.
Mrs. Scarlet heard her return and came out of her room to ask where she had gone at that time of94 night.
Elyette heard their conversation clearly from the room.
Soon after, Averie entered the room with a glass of18 water. Elyette sat up in bed and felt guilty when he saw her cheeks flushed from the cold.
“It must be coldd3 outside.”
“Just a little. It’s warm at home.”
Averie placed the pills and water on his nightstand, then took off her coat and hung it up.
“Why didn‘t you mention before that you didn’t bring your pills? Would you have stayed up all night if I didn‘t notice that you had insomnia?”
“I didn’t expect to have troublecb sleeping.”
“You were regularly taking your pills before this, did you really not expect this if you suddenly cut yourself off? Did you think I could cure your incomnia?”
Averie sat down by Elyette’s side and gazed at his profile.
“I talked to the doctor for a little bit. He said that curing insomnia greatly depends on regulating your emotions.”
“I‘ve tried that, but it didn‘t work.”
Elyette took the pills, then joked,
“I‘m not old, yet. There’s no need for you to take care of me like this in the middle of the night. It‘ll be tougher when I actually grow old. Maybe you should go find yourself a younger man.”
Averie let out a hearty guffaw.
“Sure! I‘d like to see if younger men are more obedient, too… However, you might already get better by the time I find a younger man!”
Elyette’s pills took effect half an hour later, and he fell into a deep slumber. On the other hand, Averie was no longer tired. She thought deeply about all the things that happened between them since Elyette arrived. She had spent every day in bliss. Not only was she sleeping well, but her appetite had also improved. She had thought things were the same for him.
She did not expect that he would suffer from insomnia.
She wanted to help him, but there was nothing else she could do other than buy medication for him.
In the days that followed, she could treat him better and love him more.
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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