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 his

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 dared to bully Avery who was under

the past Evadne had

man before her, despite living abroad for years, experiencing countless hardships, never forgot the first ray of light this girl brought into

his eyes, she was the sun,

night I got drunk at the KTV and accidentally bumped into you,

he said with a slight

just happen to pa** by

“Yes.”

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

hoarse as he continued to say, “I didn’t tell you because I was waiting for

hadn’t treated him well enough, that she

choose the

would like it here because it’s similar to Silverlake

to play hide and seek in your garden as kids? You always liked to

game they

he closed his eyes, he could guess where she

pretended not to find her,

losing to her,

remember all that?” Evadne scratched her head, a bit

gave a gentle smile, elegantly took a sip of his

for a

mother in Helgen for the past few years, as she was suffering from Alzheimer’s and was at that time unable to take care of herself. He had many opportunities to return to Elmsworth, but chose to stay in

Chambers family also had

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

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

you suddenly come back this year?”

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

nodded, understanding

didn’t participate in the struggle for power, were

Ashbournes was quite rare among

some time before dinner, what should we do?” Avery suddenly asked

taken aback

you to see the roses

eyes full of sincerity. “I have a private rose garden, today is

Roses?

a

was Evadne’s favorite flower, and she even had a small rose garden in the backyard of Silverlake Harbor. In the years she was gone, it was

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