“Does my misery amuse you?” Elyette asked with a furious expression on his face.
He unlocked the car doors, but Averie stayed unmoving from her seat.
Elyette’s brows furrowed. He did not know what she was thinking.
“I’m not going anywhere unless you send me home,” Averie said.
She was starving from being cooped up in the car with him all morning and had no energy to get out.
Elyette stepped on the gas pedal and drove the car towards Starry River Villa.
Before Averie got out of the car, she grabbed onto the door handle and hissed through gritted teeth, “You’re despicable, Elyette Foster!”
“Despicable?” Elyette snapped as the vein in his forehead pulsed. “Who’s a gentleman in your eyes, then? Mike? Or your dear Wesley?”
“Anybody would still be better than you!” Averie said coldly, then pushed the door open and began to get up from her seat.
Elyette reached out and yanked her back into the car.
Before Averie could struggle, Elyette’s lips landed forcefully on hers, trapping her into a domineering kiss!
The kiss felt like it lasted an eternity.
Elyette did not release Averie from his clutches until he heard the sound of someone tapping on the car window.
Mike was staring confusedly into the car.
Averie was so shocked that the color drained from her face.
She was about to open the door and get out when Elyette grabbed onto her and said hoarsely,” The windows are tinted. He can’t see us.”
Averie was relieved!
The kiss had driven her into a frenzy of emotions.
Her cheeks were unusually flushed while her hair was a disheveled mess. Elyette had taken off her jacket and thrown it to the ground!
Averie picked up her jacket.
Elyette handed her a bottle of water.
“I don’t want it!” she snapped as she glared coldly at him.
The thought of what he just did to her made her so mad her head was throbbing.
She would rather die of thirst than drink the water he was offering.
Elyette ignored the hateful gaze Averie shot at him.
All of the anger and resentment he felt melted away with their kiss.
Was all the unhappiness he felt this entire time simply a symptom of him missing the taste of her lips?
“Didn’t you enjoy that, Averie?”
Elyette took a sip of water, then used his fingers to elegantly wipe away the droplets on his lips.
“You haven’t had a man in a while. You must be lonely, right? If you have the need for it, I could always help you out for free.”
“Get out of my sight, Elyette Foster!”
Averie felt like she was stabbed in the heart. She immediately jumped out of the car.
She slammed the door shut, then gave the car a violent kick!
“Holy sh*t! Averie!” Mike exclaimed. “What were you doing in Elyette Foster’s car?! You weren’t fighting in there, were you? What’s the point of kicking his car? You should land a kick right on him!”
“Don’t you think I wanted to kick the sh*t out of him? It was just too cramped in there for that!”
“I see… I almost called the cops when you disappeared all morning! What were you doing with him? Wasn’t he supposed to get engaged today?” Mike pestered as he followed closely behind Averie.
Averie walked ahead, walked through the front door and hurried into the bathroom.
Her face was boiling up!
She had to wash her face! She had to take a shower! Otherwise, his scent would be lingering on her body!
“Can you stop asking questions? Can’t you see how annoyed I am right now? Give me some peace, won’t you?”
Averie washed her face in the first floor bathroom, then hurried upstairs.
“Let’s not talk about that b*st*rd, then! Let’s talk about Eric Santos! Why did she speak up for our company? Do you know him? If you don’t, then why did you buy all of those portraits of him before?” Mike badgered on.
Tate Industries was a complete mess.
However, everyone was quite happy despite the chaos.
Mike was ecstatic, too.
The huge problem that bothered him just the day before disappeared overnight like a godly miracle!
Averie picked up her phone to check on the situation and asked, “How exactly did Eric Santos help us?”
“He posted a video online basically advertising the Storm Series. After that, his fans not only scared off the trolls who were bad-mouthing us, they also caused our new orders to go through the roof… Isn’t that interesting?” Mike said as he could not hide the joy he was feeling
Averie’s mood was complicated.
Eric’s actions might have helped her out, but he was also exposing himself.
She did not want him to make that kind of sacrifice.
However, at this point, all she could do was accept his kind gesture.
“Averie, what exactly were you doing in that b*st*rd, Elyette Foster’s car earlier?” Mike suddenly asked with a stern look on his face. “Why are your lips all red and swollen?! You look like you just got fillers!”
Averie was speechless. She wanted nothing more but to slap a piece of duct tape on Mike’s lips to make him shut up!
Over at the old Foster mansion, Rosalie had spent the entire time comforting Zoe after they returned from the hotel.
Zoe’s heart was broken, but she refused to turn into a laughingstock, and maintained a composed demeanor.
Forget about the engagement.
Zoe was already prepared for the day Elyette would break up with her and make her leave the Foster house.
Even if he could not give her his love, he would still give her a hefty reward.
It would not be a total loss for her as long as she got that money.
When the black Rolls-Roice pulled up in front of the entrance, Rosalie exclaimed to Zoe,” Elyette’s back! I’ll make him give you an explanation right away!”
Zoe stayed seated on the couch and did not get up.
Her heart was completely shattered!
How could Elyette tell her that he was still in love with Averie Tate on the day of their engagement?
Not only did he not love Zoe, he also did not respect her at all.
All of this was still based on the premise that she was Shea’s doctor and had operated on her twice.
Without any of that, Elyette might not even give her another look.
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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