Chapter 144

“What? It’s you?” Evadne expressed in surprise.

With her freckles and messy hair, she was oddly adorably dorky.

Avery slightly curved his lips into a smile, as charming as two crescent moons, “Can’t your blind date be me?”

Evadne’s lips were sealed, a bit lost for words.

The question was rather straightforward.

Yet, the gentle humor in his gaze dissolved the awkward atmosphere, making Evadne feel like it was just a harmless joke.

“May I sit?” Avery asked politely.

“Please do,” Evadne responded coolly.

Mr. Avery who came to see her that day was just like the first time they met, dressed in a navy blue, thin–striped, high–cla** suit, wearing golden gla**es, elegant and dignified.

“Ms. Evadne, your outfit today is cute, very distinctive,” Avery squinted and said, “But, in front of me, you don’t need to pretend, just be yourself.”

Evadne coughed awkwardly. “I remember my blind date was not supposed to be you, why are you here?”

“Because I know you probably wanted to see me again. Conveniently. I felt the same way.” Avery adjusted his gla**es, smiling with ease.

His words were puzzling as if they held a deeper meaning.

“That’s right. I’ve been curious about your identity since our last encounter, so I did hope to see you again.”

Suddenly, Evadne’s sharp gaze focused on him, “Avery, Mr. Avery.”

Avery’s eyes were deep, his hands on his knees slightly trembling, he held back his excitement and said softly, “Evadne, long time no see.”

Evadne was slightly taken aback, and politely responded, “Long time no see.”

Although they did spend some childhood years together and had a pretty good time, that was more than a decade ago.

Meeting him again after such a long time, Evadne could only feel a sense of unfamiliarity.

remembered the Avery from her childhood was short and skinny, with delicate and somewhat feminine features. Due to

kid in elementary school. When she saw Avery being bullied, she stood up to protect him without any hesitation. To everyone’s surprise, she, a girl, defeated three boys from higher grades who were taller than her. Since then, no one

past Evadne

abroad for years, experiencing countless hardships, never forgot the first ray of light this girl brought

eyes, she was the sun, hot and bright, radiating

the night I got drunk at the KTV and accidentally bumped

he said with

danger, you didn’t just happen to pa** by

“Yes.”

Evadne frowned and inquired, “If you had recognized me, why didn’t you just

voice slightly hoarse as he continued to say, “I didn’t tell you

of guilt as if she hadn’t treated him

the place

thought you would like it here

“Do you remember when we used to play hide and seek in your garden

seek was a game

then, every time he closed his eyes, he could

always pretended not to find her,

liked losing to her, but

Evadne scratched

smile, elegantly took a sip of his coffee, like a gentleman straight out of an old

for a

and was at that time unable to take care of herself. He had many opportunities to return to Elmsworth, but chose to stay in Helgen for his

family also had

had two older brothers and a sister. They were all born to Mr. Jeff’s ex–wife, while Avery was born to his

for Mrs. Chambers, she didn’t know much about her. Even though her family and the Chambers family were close when she was young, and she had been to the Chambers estate, she had no recollection of the lady

come back

all, I’m the son of the Chambers family, I wanted to come back and claim what’s rightfully mine.” Avery lowered his

understanding

if they didn’t participate in the struggle for power, were likely to be exploited and

the Ashbournes was

dinner, what should we do?” Avery suddenly asked with a

Evadne was taken aback by

to see the roses

“I have a

Roses?

skipped a beat, her eyes

Silverlake Harbor. In the years she was gone, it was Suri and the others

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