A Lifetime With You

Chapter 29

Back then, although Ava secretly admired Damien, she never dared to confess to him because she felt inferior.

But God always had a way of playing tricks on people. Two years ago, both of them drank too much during a party and ended up having sex. It was just a one-night stand, but for some reason, word got out about it, and both their parents found out about it.

The Radbury family had always cared about their reputation a lot. Even though Ava was merely the Nagel family’s illegitimate daughter, the two families cooperated a lot when it came to business. There were a lot of profits involved, and the Radbury family couldn’t just sour relations with the Nagel family like that. Moreover, when it came to things like this, the woman’s reputation was affected more than the man’s. If the Nagel family were to hold the Radbury family accountable for this, things would get ugly. Therefore, after some negotiation between both families, Ava finally fulfilled her dream of marrying Damien.

But what did Jessica have to do with this matter? “Mum, tell me? What did you mean?” When Ava saw that Jessica was avoiding her gaze, she asked. Jessica paused for a while before she said, “Cowardly as you are, if I didn’t drug the wine the two of you were drinking, do you think that you would ever have the chance to be with Damien?” “Mum, what did you say? You drugged Damien and I?”

Her heart sank.

She had always thought that this was an opportunity from God. Even though she suffered a lot under the hands of the members of the Radbury family, she didn’t mind because of her love for Damien But it turned out that everything was just a scheme. It was no wonder that Damien hated and disdained her so much. It turned out that just like what Damien thought, she was merely a woman who resorted to unscrupulous means to marry into a rich family.

“Da-Damien, why are you back?” There was a tremble to Jessica’s voice. Ava turned around and saw Damien standing at the door. It was obvious that he had heard the conversation between Jessica and Ava. Ava opened her mouth, wanting to explain things. But in the end, she decided against it.

Her mother only did that because of her. She was in no way innocent.

It’s not what you think…” Jessica panicked. However, as

you a cake, do you want to eat it

cake the day before, but Damien actually remembered it. But what was going on? Jessica stood awkwardly beside them, as though waiting for Damien to scold her.

attention to Jessica and

was a chocolate layered cake in

to eat one piece. No more than

He cut the cake and handed a slice to her

Ava looked at him in fear. She couldn’t decipher the emotions in his

not dare to eat the cake. For a moment, she suspected that Damien was trying

to pick up the fork and take a bite.

that Damien would get angry and do something bad to her mother. Unexpectedly, Damien said, “Ava, not everyone in the

He was not at all surprised when he heard what Jessica said just now. He probably already knew that he

why he had always been so disgusted by Ava. Moreover, he had never allowed Ava’s

cake was very sweet, and the rich creamy aroma along with the taste of chocolate slipped into her throat. Ava only took a few minutes to finish the small slice of cake. There are very few happy moments in her life, but she felt happy whenever she ate dessert. The aftertaste of the cake lingered

wasn’t stone cold and dead yet. She could still be touched by such a small gesture and feel happy because of it. She could still

she finished the cake. She glanced at the time. It was one