Averie’s eyes darted away briefly. “We no longer have any feelings for one another at this point. It’s understandable that he invests in Wanda’s business because he sees value in it.”
“I just don’t think it’s necessary for him to do that when he is already that rich. Each penny he gives Wanda is a knife thrown at you!”
Averie cringed, “He wouldn’t have gotten to where he is today if he is someone who feels content with how much he already has. Besides, even if he doesn’t invest in Wanda, someone else would. All we need to do is face it, so don’t panic,” she said, her voice monotonous.
Once she was out of the meeting room, Averie strode back to her office.
There was a beautiful invitation letter on the office desk.
Averie opened the envelope and glanced at the contents of the letter.
It was an invitation to a summit.
Mike came. He saw her holding the invitation and said, “If you don’t want to go”. “I’ll go,” she said, before opening her purse to take out her lipstick. She began fixing her makeup
Mike exclaimed, “You are provoked, aren’t you? Is that your new lipstick? It is such a bright color! You usually look quite gentle, but with that, you look like a queen. Wanda would be no match for you even if she multiplied herself by ten.”
Once Averie was done, she placed her powder and lipstick back in her purse and looked at Mike. “Are you coming with me?”
“Of course. I’ll be your driver.”
Elites of all fields had gathered for the summit. Upon Averie’s arrival, she was immediately invited backstage by the organizer.
“Miss Tate, we need you to give a speech later. You’ll need to speak for about twenty minutes. You might want to prepare your script.”
Averie nodded but soon realized that Mike had disappeared.
She had not prepared a script for the speech and there was not enough time to start preparing. She would have to improvise.
She walked out of the area that formed the backstage and glanced at the hall. There were people as far as the eyes could see. She took out her phone to call Mike when suddenly, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her to the side.
Panicked, she looked over at the person who had grabbed her.
“Isn’t this man Elyette’s bodyguard? Is Elyette participating in this summit as well?” she thought.
Just as she was about to say something, she spotted Mike and Chad arguing at a corner in the distance.
If Chad was there, Elyette had to be there as well.
“Let go of me!” She scowled and barked at the bodyguard, “I can walk just fine on my own!”
The bodyguard let go of her and said, “Don’t try anything.”
“Where is he?” Her heart sped up as she struggled to catch her breath.
The summit was about to begin in half an hour, and she suspected that Elyette sent for her on purpose.
The bodyguard did not respond and simply led the way. Once they reached one of the guest rooms, the bodyguard opened the door and signaled for her to get in.
She took a deep breath and went inside.
The door was slammed shut with a loud bang.
“What do you want?” Averie tightened her grip around her purse and glared at the man sitting on the couch.
Elyette’s eagle-like eyes locked onto Averie’s alluring face and he drawled, “Is your period over?
“I’m busy right now.” She took a step back and placed her hand on the doorknob. “If that’s what you want, wait until night!”
He got up from the couch and strode towards her, before pinching her chin with his long fingers, forcing her to look up. “I grew sick of doing it at night,” he said in a hoarse voice. “I want to try doing it in the day.”
At the summit, Mike and Chad had been arguing for over twenty minutes, and they were both exhausted.
“You are being unreasonable!” said Chad readjusting his spectacles.
Mike snorted. “You lose your mind every time you mention your boss. You need to do some self-reflecting! Your boss isn’t your dad, why do you claim to know him?”
“You are the one who needs self-reflection! Why do you care who my boss invests in? Even if he did place his money on Wanda Tate, it only means that she has that sort of value! It doesn’t mean that he likes her as a person!” Chad argued.
“Don’t call me out for drinks from now on! If you all teaming up with Wanda Tate, then it’s best we don’t meet again! I’m on Averie’s side!” declared Mike, severing all ties with Chad.
Chad’s face was flushed with frustration. “Sure! Who wants to be friends with you, anyway?”
After the argument, the two went on to look for their bosses.
Ten minutes had passed, and Mike could still not find Averie, so he went looking for Chad. “I can’t find Averie! Where’s your boss?”
Chad shrugged. “I can’t find him. He didn’t tell me where he was going. We came here for the summit, though.”
“Averie came for the summit as well! She is expected to go on stage to give a speech later!” Mike panicked and took out his phone to call Averie, but her phone had been switched off, and he could not reach her.
“Do you think that Mr. Foster is only here as a member of the crowd?” Chad snorted. “They have to be together if they are both missing.”
“Of course, I know that they are together! That b*st*rd Elyette must have kidnapped Averie!”
“Can’t you be more civilized with your words?” Chad glared at him. “Don’t panic. Mr. Foster is very particular with time, so he should be back soon.”
Mike took a deep breath and decided to wait.
Half an hour had gone by, and it had been twenty minutes since the summit’s official start, but there was still no sign of Elyette or Averie.
If it were not for all the people around them, Mike would have grabbed Chad by the and demanded to know what he meant when he said that Elyette was particular with time.
Suddenly, they heard a round of applause, followed by Wanda being invited on stage.
Wanda walked up to the stage with an elegant and confident smile and bowed.
“”I’m honored for being invited to this event today. It is my pleasure to share my story of success with the entrepreneurs before me. The concept of our company is to change lives with technology. We aim to change not only the lives of those in the upper and middle-income groups but those in the lower-income groups as well.”
Wanda passionately gave her speech on stage.
Mike strode toward the organizer. Knowing that Averie could not make it back in time, he had decided to represent her on stage.
He could not let Wanda steal their thunder.
Meanwhile, Averie was in the guest room of the hotel.
Averie had tried multiple times to get off the bed, but Elyette would not let her. He used his weight to pin her down, and there was only a thin silk blanket separating them.
“Why is he acting so childish? What’s the point of making me late for the summit?” she thought.
“Why bother participating in that kind of event? Aren’t you tired?” He buried his face in the crook of her neck. As he spoke, his warm breath brushed against her skin, and it tickled.
She pushed his head away. “I’m more tired when you press me into the bed like this!”
He got off of her at the sound of her heavy breathing. He lay down next to her and stared at her blushing face in contentment, “Let’s have dinner together.”
“Our relationship is limited to sleeping together, and we are not as close as to be dining together,” she said sarcastically, getting out of bed.
“You are already late, there’s no point in hurrying over now,” he said in a cold voice.
“I would rather go sunbathe than stay here with you.” She started putting her clothes back on, one piece at a time.
Elyette’s good mood was completely destroyed, and his expression darkened. He swung his legs and got out of bed. The two started getting dressed on opposite sides of the bed.
Once she was dressed, Averie picked up her purse and after a moment of hesitation, she asked,” Elyette, have you placed your money on Wanda?”
He buckled his belt and narrowed his eyes while looking at her. “I thought our relationship is limited to bed? We are off the bed now.”
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