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.

her childhood was short and skinny, with delicate and somewhat feminine features. Due to his introverted personality,

saw Avery being bullied, she stood up to protect him without any hesitation. To everyone’s surprise, she, a girl, defeated three boys from

past Evadne had

her, despite living abroad for years, experiencing countless hardships, never forgot the first ray of light

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

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

with a

just happen to pa** by and save me, you were actually following

“Yes.”

me,

took a deep breath, his voice slightly hoarse as he continued to say, “I didn’t tell you because I was waiting for

of guilt as if she hadn’t treated him

you choose the place to

like it here because it’s similar to

when we used to play hide and seek

game they both enjoyed and played

time he closed his eyes, he could guess

her, letting her bask in the

her, but only to

that?” Evadne scratched her head, a

a sip of his

chatted for

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 return to Elmsworth, but chose to stay in

family also

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

the Chambers family were close when she was young, and she

suddenly come back this

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

nodded, understanding his

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

family like the Ashbournes was quite rare among

still some time before dinner, what should

taken aback by his

you to see the roses

sincerity. “I have a private rose garden, today is the open day,

Roses?

a beat, her

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

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