The doorbell to Averie’s room rang a while later.
Averie heard it, but she did not feel like opening the door nor did she want to know who was on the other side.
She felt hollow.
It was as if she was floating on the surface of a body of water but could not drown no matter how much she wanted to.
She wondered for a moment why she felt this hopeless.
She wondered if she still harbored delusions about Elyette.
Despite all the times he had lied to her, she had never really learned her lesson.
Otherwise, she could have immediately left after he revealed his plan.
The doorbell continued to ring and it gave Averie a splitting headache.She had a feeling that whoever was ringing the doorbell would not cease until she opened the door.She held onto the edge of the bed for support, got to her feet, then dragged herself toward the door.
When she opened the door, a tall, familiar silhouette appeared before her.
The moment Averie saw Elyette, she took a step back on reflex.
“Averie! You got it wrong!”
Elyette’s heart ached at the sight of Averie’s red, swollen eyes.
“I wasn’t in the room this entire time.Someone called me out for drinks after I sent you to your room, so that’s where I went.”
He strode into her room, then shut the door behind him.
Averie suddenly smelled the alcohol on him.She examined him closely as she blinked.
His clothes were clean and had practically no wrinkles on them, but his brows were furrowed, and his expression was serious.
“Tammy called me and gave me an earful! That’s how I found out what happened!”
Averie suddenly turned around in embarrassment.It was hard for her to tell if he was telling the truth or not.
“The woman who entered my room was Mr.Goldstein’s niece.I’ve only met her a few times and we’re not close at all.We’ve never had any private interactions before.If I was in the room at the time, I definitely wouldn’t have opened the door for her.”
Elyette walked over to face Averie, placed his hands firmly on her shoulders, and did not let her escape.
“Who opened the door for her, then? I saw her walk into your room with my own eyes.”
Averie’s voice was hoarse filled with hurt.
“It was housekeeping.”
Elyette’s chest was rising and falling rapidly.
“You know what turndown service is, right? I didn’t ask for the service.I’m guessing the housekeeping manager arranged for it.The cleaner knows Mr.Goldstein’s niece and let her into the room.I’ll take you over to check the surveillance cameras if you don’t believe me.A weight suddenly lifted off of Averie’s shoulders.
It felt as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
She thought of how she had lost control earlier as his explanation echoed in her mind.
Suddenly, she understood her true feelings.
She tore off the chains around her heart, then threw her arms around Elyette, and buried her face in his broad, muscular chest.
“I’m sorry I misunderstood you.I should’ve followed her in and checked things out for myself.”
“It’s alright.At least we’ve cleared the air now.”
Elyette held her tightly in his arms and rested his chin on the top of her head.
“Give me some credit next time, won’t you? I didn’t exhaust my efforts to get you over here just to hurt you.”
“I don’t know what happened either.Something just snapped in my head just now.”
Averie took a whiff of his familiar scent, then softly explained, “I care about you, so seeing you mess around with another woman broke my heart.”
“I know.”
Elyette pondered in silence for a few seconds, then made a decision.
“Let’s get married when we get back, Averie!”
Averie’s head suddenly shot up, and she gazed at him with bloodshot eyes.
Elyette lowered his gaze to look at her.
“I said, let’s get married when we get back.We’ve known each other for seven years.When would we get another chance again? My feelings for you have never changed.Since you care about me, too, then why should we waste any more time?”
Averie gazed at his loving yet serious expression and wanted to say something a few times, but it felt like something was stuck in her throat and she could not say a word.
All she could do was nod aggressively in response.
Averie abruptly woke up in the night.
It was not until she reached out and felt the warmth of Elyette’s body next to her that she finally felt relieved.
She grabbed her phone and sent Tammy a text.
[Hey, Tammy.We decided to get remarried.] Tammy was already asleep at this hour.
Averie stared at her phone and lost all desire to sleep.
She was wide awake, and very certain, that the man next to her was the one that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with.
Averie opened up her contacts and found her mother’s contact card.
She sent a text to the number.
[Elyette and I are back together, Mom.This time, we cleared up all of our misunderstandings.I believe that we won’t ever be apart again after this.I hope you’re doing well up in heaven.I’ll live a good life and raise the kids well.]
After Averie sent the message, she put down her phone and prepared to go back to sleep.
At that moment, something suddenly lit up in the room.She glanced over to the source of light and saw Elyette’s phone screen flashing on the nightstand.She could vaguely make out that he had received a text message, but she could not see who it was from or what it was about.
He had never kept his phone from her.He would not get mad even if she looked through it.
If his phone was by his pillow, she might have taken a look out of curiosity.
However, she did not feel like getting out of bed and waking up, so she abandoned the thought of checking it out.
She closed her eyes as she no was no longer afraid of any unknown terrors.
At seven the next morning, Elyette slowly awakened from his slumber.
When he saw Averie lying quietly next to him, his brows relaxed and a tender smile appeared on his face.
He was afraid of waking her, so he decided to lie down next to her for a while.
He grabbed his phone from the nightstand and saw the new text message.
The moment he finished reading the message, his expression instantly turned frighteningly ominous! An hour later, Averie groggily opened her eyes.
She had trouble going back to sleep after she had woken up the night before, so she was not in a great mood and was still groggy.
The scene in front of her made her even more certain that she was perhaps still dreaming and had not actually woken up yet.
“You’re up?”
The one who spoke was Roger Goldstein’s niece.
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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