Aside from Averie, every other woman in the banquet hall was by Eric’s side. Eric was a guest too, but it was clear that he did not see himself as such.
Eric probably felt that he had a responsibility to help Averie entertain the female guests, which is why he indulged their requests for photographs, autographs, and just general small talk.
He did not even have the time to take a sip of water.
“Why don’t you call him over to have a bite!” Averie said to Mike. “Don’t try to be funny. He won’t pay attention to me at all,” Mike sighed, “He’s too handsome, so it’s no surprise that Elyette feels threatened.”
“How do you know that Elyette feels threatened?” Averie failed to see how that was the case.
“Don’t you think Elyette dressed up like a peacock today?” Mike teased, “I don’t suppose he dressed up so handsomely for all these little kiddos?”,
Averie could not help but laugh. “Stay here and take care of the little kids. I’ll check on Robert.” “Bring him here if he’s awake!” Mike said.
“Yeah. He hasn’t been in a place with so many people yet! I wonder if he’ll be scared.” Averie said, then she strode towards the exit of the banquet hall.
By the time she carried Robert and returned to the banquet hall, she met Jun and Tammy who had finally come.
“I’m sorry we were late, Averie,” Jun said apologetically. “You go on ahead!” Tammy let go of Jun’s hand. She wanted to have a private chat with Averie.
Jun understood and walked into the banquet hall.
“Did the two of you…” Averie could not bring herself to look any further when she looked at Tammy’s face.
“Sigh! I drank some wine last night because I wanted to try and see whether I wouldn’t be that scared when I was drunk, but…” Tammy shook hered head.
“Was it that bad?” Averie frowned. “Don’t worry, Tammy, it’s normal to have that psychological barrier. I believe you will be able to overcome it slowly.” “It wasn’t that bad… We both drank alcohol last night, so I wasn’t afraid. But I guess his brain short-circuited or something because he played some music to soothe my mood. You know what, I didn’t feel scared anymore when he played that song.” Averie did not expect music to have such a wonderful effect. “What song was it? I’ll listen to it the next time I’m feeling down.” “Baby Ducky Boo-Boo-Quack.” Averie was speechless.
“It’s ridiculous now that I think about it! I don’t know how he even thought about playing that song for me, but we had a good laugh when it started playing and somehow…it worked.”
Averie gasped. “That’s amazing!” “Even though it worked last night, I can still feel that hurdle inside of me now that I’m awake. That’s why I still need to undergo psychotherapy.” Tammy said while poking Robert’s face with her finger. “It’s such a pity that I can’t have my own little baby.” “That might not necessarily be the case, Tammy,” Averie said. “I showed your check-up results to a gynecologist. She said that you’re not infertile but just a little more difficult to conceive a baby compared to ordinary people. The chances aren’t completely98 zero.” Tammy was stunned. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?” “Isn’t it difficult for you to…you know…do it with Jun? I was afraid to tell you because I was worried that you’d be under more pressure,” Averie said.
“Uuwaah! Do you know why I was so scared? It’s because I feel disgusted …. My memories of that incident will be jolted whenever he touches me.” Tammy’s eyes had turned red. “But if I can have my own baby, I’ll definitely work harder to overcome it.”
“Don’t cry, Tammy,” Averie coaxed. “Everything will turn out fine. Go ahead and get something to eat!” They entered the banquet hall, and Tammy went to eat while Averie carried the child and walked toward Elyette.
She had only left for a short while, but when she came back, she saw that Elyette had gone to the poker table.
“Do you even know how to play poker, Elyette?” She could see him holding the cards a little awkwardly. “Nope!” Elyette looked tenderly at Averie and the baby. He then comforted her and said, “I just need to be able to pay up.”
One of the players next to him laughed and said, “Mr. Foster’s assistant went to get some cash for him. He’s going to bleed a lot today!”
Everyone burst into laughter. Averie’s cheeks were slightly red. She did not expect Elyette to put in so much effort to entertain the guests.
“Don’t place your bets too big,” she reminded.
“Are you starting to mourn for his wallet, Averie?”
Everyone laughed again.
Elyette glanced at her with intrigue and asked, “Would you like to sit next to me and advise me?
Averie avoided his profound ga and said to the others, “You guys have fun. Bleed him dry, fellas.”
She then walked away with the child in her arms.
Jun came over to her from the buffet area carrying a plate.
“Don’t worry about Elyette. He’s not going to lose money.”
Averie stubbornly corrected Jun, “I’m not worried about him.”
“Then why did they laugh so loudly just now?” Jun had seen right through her and exposed her true thoughts. “By the way, what did Tammy say to you outside? Did she tell you about what happened last night?”
Jun felt a little ashamed of what happened and did not want anyone else to know, but from his understanding of Tammy, he felt that Averie had probably been told about it. “Wel… I didn’t expect you to have that kind of playlist on your phone,” she teased. Jun sighed. “It was the system’s automatic recommendation. I created theed playlist.” “That’s because the system wants to help you.” Averie smiled happily. “Although, you should try to drink less alcohol in the future. Tammy still has a chance to get pregnant. You wouldn’t want to get pregnant by accident and have something happen to the fetus because of your drinking.” Jun’s expression fro all of a2e sudden. “But I suggest that you don’t tell your parents about it for the time being. I’m worried they might put too much hope on you and assume that it’s easy for you two to be successful,” Averie reminded.
Jun nodded repeatedly. “I’ve made up with my parents, and they have apologized to Tammy too. She was just a little excited last night and insisted on trying it.”
“I see.”
“You should find a place to sit down, Averie! I’m sure it must be tiring to carry the baby around all the time. I’ll watch Elyette play poker after I’m done eating!” Jun then returned to the buffet area.
Averie carried the baby and was about to go to Tammy’s side, but Layla suddenly ran over and asked to carry the baby.
Back at home, Layla could carry Robert but for only a short time. “Mommy, I want to show Robert to Hayden’s classmates!” Layla discussed with Averie, “I think Robert looks better than them, so they’ll definitely feel inferior when they see him!” Averie could not fathom what Layla was thinking. “But they all like you very much! Why do you want them to feel98 inferior?” “I just want to show Robert off! Robert is so handsome, and when he grows up, he’ll be the strongest and most handsome guy in the universe!” Averie understood that Layla’s sense of pride was acting up. “It’ll be fine, Averie. I’ll be there to watch over them,” Mike came over and said, “I think you should help Eric!”
Averie nodded. Mike put his hand on Layla’s shoulder as the little girl carried Robert and walked toward the other children. All the other children had curious expressions when they saw Robert. “Is he your little brother, Layla?” one kid asked. “You bet! Isn’t he handsome?!” Layla had a proud look on her face. “He looks weird…” Another kid stared at Robert’s face without blinking. “He doesn’t look like you at all!”
“I didn’t give birth to him, so of course he doesn’t look like me!” Layla frowned. “He looks like my dad! My dad is handsome too!”
Daniel asked Layla, “Why isn’t your father here yet?” “My dad’s been here since the beginning! He’s in the banquet hall now!” Daniel scratched his head and looked around. “Which one’s your dad? Why isn’t he playing with you here? Is he a lazy bum who enjoys himself all day and slacks off at his job? Is that why your mom isn’t with him? Is that the reason you don’t like him either?” Daniel allowed his thoughts to run free as he made wild guesses.
Layla was stunned, but she was very much against telling Daniel the truth. “My dad isn’t a lazy bum who enjoys himself all day and slacks off at his job! I just don’t wanna tell you who my dad is! You said you’re better than Hayden, right? You should find my dad yourself!” Mike smiled and asked, “Why do you want to know who Hayden and Layla’s father is?” Daniel said, “I’m just curious! My mom said that Hayden’s father is Elyette, but my dad said it’s not Elyette. The two of them argued several times about this.” Mike laughed. “Then do you trust your mom or your dad?” “My dad, I think. Because he’s nicer to me,” Daniel said firmly, “Because if Hayden’s dad was really Elyette, there’s no way he wouldn’t want a father like that! Elyette is amazing! He’s my idol!
Hayden did not bother to argue when he heard Daniel’s words and simply walked away silently. Not long after, the melodious tunes of a piano were heard inside the banquet hall.
When Layla saw that Eric was playing the piano onstage, she immediately handed Robert over to Mike and ran toward the stage.
Mike carried Robert and stared at Hayden’s classmates. “Do you have any talents? Would you like to go on stage to perform?” Mike was bored silly when he watched over them. Everyone shook their heads and showed no interest in performing arts. “Then you won’t get a girlfriend in the future.” Mike scareded them. “My dad said that anyone who can make money can get a girlfriend!” Daniel said sternly. “He’s right. You can get a girlfriend if you have money, but you can’t get a rich, beautiful, and talented one like Layla.” All the little boys were speechless. Time passed rather quickly and it was already four o’clock in the afternoon. The poker game had ended and Elyette won big. Averie asked him, “I thought you said you didn’t know how to play poker? How did you win s0 much?”
“No matter what cards I had, they all folded. Are they scared of me or something? Do I look like someone who’s that petty?”
Averie did not know what to answer him. “Where’s Robert?” He wanted to hug his baby boy. “He’s98 asleep.” “Oh. And Layla?” he continued. “With Eric.” “What about Hayden?” Elyette knew that Hayden did not want to see him, but he still wanted to know what the boy was doing. “With Mike.”
“It’s not very different from being at home, is it?” Elyette frowned slightly. “Are the two of them not very sociable?”
“You don’t seem too bothered about yourself being unsociable. Why is it an issue when it comes to the children?”
Elyette looked at her helplessly and asked in a low voice, “Why are you so angry? I didn’t treat anyone coldly today.” “Who said you could win all that money? You should have noticed that others were afraid of you and gracefully exited the game to make way for someone else.” Elyette was a little aggrieved, but he thought about it and realized that she was right. “I’ll pay more attention next time,” he promised, “There’s no point talking about next time when today isn’t even over yet.” She felt a burst of anger in her heart and turned around to leave. Elyette’s big palm grabbed Averie’s slender arm and he spoke in a somewhat urgent tone, “I’m going on a business trip tomorrow. Let’s have a good chat when I get back.”
“About what? Can’t we talk now?” Averie asked. Her conscience was clear. Their misunderstanding had been resolved and all he wanted to talk about was to ask her for another chance.
She politely refused the last time, but she still could not bring herself to agree at the present.
It was not so much that she hated him, but more so that she did not feel as though she had calmed down sufficiently.
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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