The next morning. Evadne was still in a daze, barely awake.
Suddenly, she bolted upright in bed, her eyes wide open!
The room was a blend of black, white, and grey. The air was filled with an aroma that seemed to calm her nerves and relax her body. “A man’s room, Avery?”
The realization hit her like a sucker punch, causing a sharp pain in her head.
She remembered arguing with Thaddeus last night, but everything else was a blur, like missing scenes from a drunken night.
Her heart pounded in her chest as she quickly got up and left the room.
Downstairs in the kitchen, Avery was dressed in a pristine white shirt, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, preparing breakfast for Evadne
The warm morning sunlight filtered through the window, casting a soft glow on his handsome face, making him look like a beautifully colored painting.
He often cooked without wearing an apricot.
He never wore the same suit twice
“Mr. Avery
Upon hearing Evadne’s cold voice, Avery looked up, his eyes filled with warmth, “Good morning, Evadne How do you feel?”
“Mr. Avery, last night?”
“Evadne, we agreed, didn’t we? Call me Ave”
Avery’s voice was tinged with mild annoyance, his hands never ceased their work, “You fainted in my house last night due to low blood sugar and emotional stress. Don’t worry, I didn’t touch you while you were sleeping in my room.”
“I know” Evadne massaged her temples, exhausted. She was no innocent girl
She wasn’t sure about the low blood sugar, but she did remember feeling terrible last night Memories she’d rather forget still haunted her, causing an unbearable pain with the slightest touch.
She hadn’t expected such a violent reaction, enough to make her faint.
“Breakfast is ready, Evadne. Come and eat, Avery gently urged, arranging the dishes neatly
It was as if they were a newly married couple, with the husband cooking breakfast for his sleep loving wife.
Tm not hungry. Thanks for the offer.”
Staying overnight at a man’s house she barely knew was improper enough, so she wouldn’t have breakfast here
that
hospitality.
lip nervously and
followed her, “Evadne, did I upset
spending the night at a man’s house I barely know, let alone having a meal. It’s not my style,” Evadne replied,
so close to her, even hold
Evadne’s phone rang.
“Hello, Cassius.”
are outside Avery’s villa,
conveyed a sense of
making a big deal out of this.” Evadne
the night at another mar’s house!
Chambers boy touch you? Was it consensual or did he trick you? I’ve got handcuffs ready for him!” Aaron was ready to burst
worst
down Everyone,
humedly put on her high
of luxury cars had surrounded Avery’s
“Miss Evade
to her, his hands gripping her shoulders, his eyes filled with tears, “Are you okay? Did Avery do anything
they afraid of the Ashbourne Group wiping them out? Evadne
“Evader”
brothers also crowded around her Seeing that she seemed normal and her
“Cassius, Arnold Good morning”
Aaron, “Hello, Aaron. It seems the police station isn’t as busy as I
teeth, wishing he could
“Don’t call me Arnold We’re not that close. Call
been back home for a long time Our friendship
didn’t seem bothered by their hostility He looked at Evadne, “No matter how you
ד!
the second time Avery had hidden their beloved sister
anything, his actions were challenging the
go home.” Noticing the tense atmosphere, Evadne stepped forward, tugging at Cassius and
take Evadne
hand gently. “Mr. Avery,
smiled, “Of course,
finally escorted to the car by her two older brothers
to depart, she glanced out the
roadside, was a dried pool of blood.
the villa, the
his long
was not as friendly as
care for some tea?”
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