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 introverted personality, he was often

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

past Evadne had already

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

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

the KTV and accidentally bumped into you, you recognized

with a

just happen to pa** by and save me, you

“Yes.”

frowned 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 you to remember

felt a pang of guilt as if she hadn’t

the place to

like it here

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

and seek was a game

eyes, he could guess

to find her, letting her

her, but only

remember all that?” Evadne

of his coffee, like a gentleman straight out of

chatted 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 return to Elmsworth, but chose to stay

remembered; the Chambers family also had

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, while Avery was born to

Even though her family and the Chambers family were close when she was young, and she had been to the Chambers estate, she

come back this

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

nodded, understanding

participate in the struggle for

Ashbournes was

should we do?” Avery

Evadne was taken aback by his

to see the roses at

“I have a private rose garden, today is

Roses?

heart skipped a beat,

she even had a small rose garden in the backyard of Silverlake Harbor. In the years she was gone, it

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