Averie got into the car with a bland expression and fastened her seat belt.
Mike opened a bottle of water and handed it to her, then said, “Elyette Foster’s looking into Eric Santos’s doctor. I’m guessing he’s planning on getting rid of Zoe Sanford. What a cruel man! She’s pregnant with his child!”
Averie took the bottle of water from him and took a sip.
The cool liquid made its way down her throat and into her body, bringing with it a welcomed sense of vigor.
“Let him be!”
A look of nonchalance flashed across her eyes.
She wanted to see what Elyette could manage to dig up!
Eric Santos and his family had promised her absolute secrecy.
The place where they were living now was also fairly secluded.
It was possible that Elyette had yet to find out where the family lived.
It was Rosalie’s birthday that weekend, and she was in an especially good mood because of Zoe’ s pregnancy.
All of the Foster family’s closest friends had been invited to the celebration.
Zoe had sent Elyette a text first thing in the morning to remind him of the party, but he had still barely made it to the banquet hall on time.
Once the host was done with the opening speech, he invited Rosalie to the stage.
Rosalie held Zoe’s hand in one of hers and clenched her other hand tightly around Elyette’s.
Once the trio was up on stage, the host handed the microphone over to Rosalie.
“Today is my birthday. In light of that, I would like to take this opportunity to announce some fantastic news!”
Rosalie reached out her wrinkled hand, caressed Zoe’s bellŷ, then announced enthusiastically, “My grandson is five months old! He will be coming into the world soon!”
At first, the LED screen on the stage was broadcasting photos of Rosalie’s younger days.
Suddenly, it turned a blinding green!
The crowd was in an uproar!
“Apologies!” said the host as he tried to save the show. “Our technicians will fix this right away! Please don’t worry, everyone!”
The commotion died down, but Elyette could still hear the sound of his raging heartbeat!
The light from the screen had draped every member of the audience in a shroud of green.
As Elyette gazed at the green screen behind him, an ominous feeling rose within him.
For some reason, his first thought was not that the LED screen had malfunctioned. Instead, he thought of Hayden Tate’s aloof little face.
Just as Elyette was wondering if Hayden was behind the night’s fiasco, the green screen suddenly turned into the image of a vast meadow!
All kinds of green hats were floating above the meadow!
Elyette was at a loss for words.
“Look at all those green hats!” cried an innocent child in the audience.
“Who did this? Who’s being cheated on?”
The crowd broke into a frenzy of discussion.
Zoe’s expression was filled with inordinate dread.
She thought that nobody knew about the night she spent fooling around with Cole.
She did not expect to get a slap in the face! Who was the one behind all of this?!
Rosalie’s face was drenched in a green glow.
If Elyette had not been holding her up, she probably would have passed out from the shock.
The staff disconnected the LED screen’s power, and the disturbing green light vanished.
“What the h*ll is going on?!” Henry yelled. “Why did that mess show up on screen? How exactly do all of you do your jobs around here?!”
The manager rushed over to apologize.
“I’m so sorry, Mr. Foster. I asked the staff and was told that our computers had caught a virus. We have no idea how those images appeared on the LED screen.”
Henry glanced at his mother.
Rosalie had caught her breath.
“Hurry up and get a new computer. Don’t let anything like this happen again!” Henry ordered the manager.
The awkward atmosphere on stage did not dissipate with the manager’s departure.
Other than being a vibrant color, there was a deeper meaning to the color green.
For example, it symbolizes betrayal in a relationship.
Zoe felt the eyes of everyone in the room fall on her.
She explained through flushed cheeks, “I’ve never done anything to betray Elyette, Rosalie. The bodyguard can be my witness.”
“Are you saying that I’m the one who betrayed you?” Elyette asked.
Zoe shook her head, then said, “I don’t suspect you of anything, Elyette. I’m sure the stage technicians just messed up… Perhaps it wasn’t implying anything. Let’s not overthink it.”
Elyette’s thin lips parted slightly as he murmured, “Is that so? Let’s hope nobody’s trying to insinuate anything, then.”
“Zoe spends all of her days at home. How could she do anything to betray you?” Rosalie said.
She decided to calm things down for the sake of the child Zoe was carrying.
“I have a birthday wish, Elyette.”
Elyette’s temples began to ache.
The woman standing before him proclaimed herself to be the one who loved him most, but she was always forcing him to do things he hated in the name of that love.
“I’m a woman, too. I’ve also carried a child for nine months, so I know how tough it is. I hope you can treat the mother of your child better, even if it’s just a little bit… Can you promise me that, Elyette?”
Rosalie was forcing Elyette to make a stand in public.
If he were to refuse in front of all their friends and family, he would forever be seen as a heartless man!
“Since you love your unborn grandchild so much, you should wish for a longer life!” Elyette said, before storming off the stage.
The entire banquet hall froze in stunned silence as if someone had hit the pause button on time.
Suddenly, Cole stood up, raised his glass, and passionately said, “It’s my grandmother’s birthday today. I’d like to make a toast to Grandma’s long and prosperous life! Let’s drink the night away tonight!”
The atmosphere returned to normal after Cole’s toast.
Elyette walked outside and lit a cigarette.
Who was behind the green hats and meadow that had appeared on the screen?
Was it Hayden?
However, considering how much Hayden despised Elyette, he probably would not tell him if Zoe was cheating on him even if he knew.
After all, getting cheated on was not as horrific as being made a fool of for the rest of one’s life.
Besides, had Averie not confiscated Hayden’s laptop?
Who else could it be, if not Hayden?
Although he did not have a clue, tonight’s episode had made him wary.
Once Zoe gave birth to the child, he would insist on a paternity test right away.
With that thought, he felt he would not mind being cheated on if that turned out to be the case!
It would be a relief if the child Zoe was carrying was not his. However, that steamy night five months ago still felt so real to him!
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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