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.

somewhat feminine

popular 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 dared to bully Avery who was

of the past

the man before her, despite living abroad for years, experiencing countless hardships, never forgot the first ray

eyes, she was the sun, hot and

got drunk at the KTV and

he said with

you didn’t just happen to pa** by and save me, you

“Yes.”

me, why didn’t you just tell me who you

he continued

guilt as if she hadn’t treated him

the place to

would like it here because

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

seek was a game they both enjoyed and

his eyes,

find her, letting her bask in the glory of

her, but

Evadne scratched her head, a bit

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

for a

taking care of his 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

family also had a complicated family

were four children in the Chambers family, Avery had two older brothers and a sister. They were all born to Mr. Jeff’s ex–wife,

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

come back this

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

nodded, understanding

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

family like the Ashbournes was quite rare

should we do?” Avery

aback

me take you to see

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

Roses?

a beat,

garden in the backyard of Silverlake Harbor. In the years she was gone, it was Suri and the others who took turns

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