Chad took a sip of water, then added,
“I took out a mortgage. I’m paying it off every month.”
“Ha! I knew he wasn‘t thatdz rich!”
“He wanted to pay for the house for me, Mom. I was the one who insisted on taking out a mortgage. He paid ninety-nine percent of it, and I took a mortgage for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I pay fifteen hundred dollars a month in property taxes.”
“Are you with him for his money, Chad?”
Tanya calmed herself down, then had a heart-to heart with her son.
“I‘ve told you that you only need enough money to spend. There’s no need to do anything you dislike for the sake ofcb money…”
“I would still love him even if he didn‘t have money, Mom,”
Chad said sincerely.
“I know you and Dad can‘t accept this, and I don‘t plan on convincing you. Let us be for now. We’ll naturally break up if we find that we‘re not suitable for each other.”
That evening, Chad went to see Mike. Mike opened a bottle of champagne for him.
“How did you convince your mother to go home?”
he asked as he clinked glasses with Chad.
“She took my credit card. She said she had to have at least my person or my money with her,”
Chad said frustratedly.
“I‘m penniless right now.”
“Haha! I‘ll take care of you!”
Mike was in a great mood.
“They should’ve just said they wanted money! It didn‘t have to lead to someone being hospitalized!”
“I think you might be lovestruck, Mike.”
Chad picked up the bottle of wine and poured himself a glass.
“You coughed up the money to buy me such an expensive house, but you‘re still crashing at Averie‘s place.
You got me a new luxury car, but you‘re still driving that wreck of a car that’s been discontinued.”
“You call that lovestruck? I think the way Elyette spends money on Averie is even scarier. Would that make him lovestruck, too?”
Mike retorted.
“Mr. Foster isn’t lovestruck, he‘s just got a lot of love to give!”
Chad said.
“Not only is he generous with his money when it comes to Averie, he’s also generous with his love! It isn’t like there aren’t more beautiful women around him, but he‘s never given any of them the time of day.”
“That’s because women who are more beautiful than Averie aren’t as capable as she is, and the ones who are more capable than her aren‘t as young and beautiful.”
Mike began to sing Averie praises.
“If I was into women, i’d fall in love with Averie too.”
Chad gave him a kick. He had only praised him a little bit, and he already had his head up in the clouds.
“You can’t take a joke! Averie and your boss are going to remarry. Once they’re back in the country, I won’t have a place in this home anymore.”
Mike had on a pitiful face, but he was in a good mood.
“I guess I‘ll just have to move in with you then!”
“Are you sure they’re going to remarry?”
Chad had spent the past few days taking care of his mother at the hospital, so he did not hear about this.
“It‘s highly likely they will remarry. Work begins in a couple of days, but Elyette still hasn‘t decided on when he‘s coming back. I bet he‘s having too much fun there to want to return,”
Mike joked.
“He’s the boss. He can have as much fun for as long as he wants. Even if Averie doesn’t come back, you‘ll still have to be back at work on time, right?”
“That‘s right. Don’t you have to go back to work as usual even if your boss isn‘t around?”
“Whatever. Let‘s drink!”
Chad thought of how chaotic the holidays were, and now that things were finally calm, it was almost time for him to go back to the office.
Meanwhile in Bridgedale, it was evening by the time the portraits were done. The photographer offered a few complimentary couple shots for Averie and Elyette.
“I’ll send the photos to you soon. I wish you all the happiness in the world!”
“Thank you. It‘s been a pleasure,”
Averie said.
“The pleasure‘s mine. It‘s an honor that you chose me.”
The photographer walked them to the exit, then said,
“By the way, may I post a photo of the two of you on my personal social media account? I think you both did very well during the shoot.”
“Sure,”
Averie answered without hesitation.
“As long as you don‘t post photos of the children.”
“Don‘t worry. I won‘t post your family portraits online. It‘s your privacy, aftered all!”
“Thanks.”
As they walked out of the studio, Averie turned to Elyette and said,
“You don‘t mind that I agreed to her request, dole you?”
She did not mind people finding out that she was with Elyette now.
She felt that Elyette probably did not mind94 either. Elyette was carrying Layla in his arms as he responded plainly,
“I don‘t mind.”
The photographer was from Bridgedale, so anything she posted online here most likely would not muchis Aryadelle. It was not a problem even if it reached Aryadelle, since his relationship with Averie was already well known throughout the country.
“You look pretty tired,”
Averie saw the trouble in Elyette‘sd3 eyes.
He seemed fine then they left the house at noon. Elyette forced a smile and said,
“Layla‘s fallingcb asleep.”
“I‘m not tired though!”
Averie opened the car door, then tapped Layla on the shoulder and said,
“Don’t sleep, sweetie. We‘re heading home now!”
“I couldn’t go back to sleep after I woke up when you went out to get Daddy‘s medicine last night… I didn’t get enough sleep…”
Averie glanced at Elyette and said,
“Could you hold her?”
“Sure. It‘s my fault, anyway,”
Elyette said, blaming himself.
“Let‘s head home!”
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.
Leave a Reply