"You look beautiful." "I know." Her mother had even praised her hundreds of times before she walked out of the door of her fragile house to meet Michael. Tonight there will be a party at her school. An annual party that all Royale High School students must attend. However, during the three years that Avelyn attended this elite school, this was the first time she came to the annual party. Of course the problem is very simple, firstly because none of the students in the school think that being there is important, and secondly, she never had a partner to attend the event. So why did she bother to prepare herself if in the end she was only used as a mockery by a group of vile disciples who hated her. "Have fun." Avelyn smiled gently at her enthusiastic mother. To be honest she didn't want to come to the party. But Michael continues to force her. He said, she needed to amaze everyone with her natural beauty. Besides that, as the lover of the most popular boy in school, Michael kept on
Three days have passed since the night of the proposal. And since then Avelyn has not met Elvis again to provide answers. It all ended with Avelyn's uncertainty because the woman was still too shocked at the time. The proposal had come so quickly than Avelyn had expected so far. In addition, Elvis also seemed to be very embarrassed by what he had done in front of her, so that that night they ate in a very awkward manner. The man turned stiff as he led her back to the apartment. Thinking about it gave Avelyn a headache because she felt she had no way out of the problem. "It's finished, you can go out now for the first shoot." Avelyn looked at her reflection in the mirror. A casual outfit has been perfectly attached to her body. Today she officially underwent her first photo shoot under The Star agency. Yesterday she had received the initial payment as collateral for their deal. And the nominal that was sent to her account turned out to be far more fantastic than the salary she had re
Finally today's shoot is over. Avelyn leaned her tired body on the sofa in her dressing room without removing her makeup first. The three hours she spent in the studio, fifteen sets of summer-themed clothes with various poses Avelyn had successfully completed. Throughout the photo shoot, Lean only occasionally gave directions. And after that the man wasn't too fussy. This afternoon, Lean was mostly silent, paying attention to every shooting process she took while analyzing every pose that she made in front of the camera. But then Avelyn stopped seeing Lean after she finished her last shoot. The man just left without saying goodbye to anyone. And Avelyn didn't seem to care about Lean leaving. It was more than a gift to her because she didn't have to listen to his nagging. While resting her tired body, Avelyn lay on the sofa thinking about whatever she needed to think about. First, she wanted to improve her relationship with Elvis. She is afraid that the man thinks she will be offended
The party was amazing. Avelyn stepped gracefully into the ballroom with Elvis by her side, who seemed so calm in the face of the commotion around him. Beautiful crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling of the ballroom and emit a beautiful glow, a combination of white lights and dim yellow lights. Then in front there is a stage which on the right side is filled by a group of classical musicians who are playing music very softly. All guests who attended the ballroom were practically treated to melodious classical music, which could reassure their souls. Avelyn did not expect that she would quickly return to her old socialite routine. As a model, she often attends gala dinners and other dinners that require her to come to a star hotel with all the luxuries that accompany her. Sometimes she would bring a partner, which of course was Michael. She rarely went to dinner parties with Andrew because her husband was very busy. Yeah, but lately she only found out that her husband's busy life i
"Is it true that Michael likes carbonara pasta with lots of cheese?" "So it is. Why? You must be surprised when you see that boy's body is still in good shape, even though he likes to eat these fatty monsters." Merry smiled softly when she saw the innocent gaze of the young girl next to her who was helping her cook. For a long time, her house had not been decorated with the typical female fanfare. Merry is the only woman in the Phoenix family with one adopted son and one biological son. Her two children rarely got into a fuss at home because they were always on their own path. The ambitious Andrew is busy studying at university to get the degree he has long dreamed of with amazing grades. Meanwhile, Michael, the troublemaker, spends more of his time outside for the typical youthful fun. The two of them are rarely at home to accompany her lonely days. And miraculously, this afternoon Michael brought a cute girl whom she initially met, soaking wet with a slight odor of eggs. When Ave
It didn't take Avelyn long to wait for Elvis to make a luxurious and amazing wedding party. Within two weeks, Elvis has prepared all kinds of needs for their wedding party. The man's nimble movement was admittedly quite impressive because Elvis did not involve her in organizing her own wedding party. She was just left to work as usual, resting in her comfortable apartment, then they would talk at night around eight for an hour to talk about whatever they found enjoyable. The only thing Avelyn did in her wedding preparations was to try on the luxurious ivory white wedding dress that Elvis had ordered from a well-known boutique in LA. For the price, Avelyn really didn't want to think about it because Elvis would definitely not buy a cheap dress for his bride to wear. And for the dress style, Avelyn was very grateful that the man's taste was not bad. In fact, according to Avelyn, Elvis's taste was very good because they both had the same taste. Now Avelyn was staring at her nails being
Avelyn couldn't help but roar the joy in her chest. After the pastor legalized their marriage to be a marriage blessed by God and recognized by the state, Elvis immediately kissed her with great tenderness as a husband. Now Avelyn really has the name Taylor behind her name. And now she has also officially become a young lady in Elvis's house, which is so big like a palace. "I love you, Ave." Elvis whispered softly in front of Avelyn's trembling lips which now looked slightly swollen and shiny. The second kiss Avelyn received from Elvis was truly extraordinary. Avelyn thought, Elvis must have been a charming man who was crazy about many women in his youth. "Me too. And I'm happy." Avelyn replied honestly. After the marriage ceremony at the church, their party was continued with a festive party held by Elvis at one of his business partners' hotels. Avelyn couldn't help but feel amazed as she stepped into the ballroom for the first time which had been transformed into a party arena th
For more than thirty minutes Avelyn waited for Michael in the living room nodding off. It felt like her eyes were very heavy, and she was hungry too. In addition, her damp clothes felt uncomfortable on jer body, making Avelyn feel very angry with Michael for kidnapping her and ignoring her. Avelyn had been shivering to be in the living room alone all along. Not a single person there passed. Even the waiter, no one appeared just to greet Avelyn as usual. In the large living room, Avelyn was only accompanied by a few jumbo-sized photos, all of which had an unfriendly facial expression. All the photos on the wall are of Michael's ancestors. In the last row of photos, Avelyn could see a portrait of Michael's current face staring at the camera with a sharp and arrogant gaze. How disgusting! Avelyn thought irritably. No wonder Michael went wild like that. He must have felt bored living in his luxurious, yet cold home. If his mother weren't around, Michael would have been lonely and feeling
The halls were full and bustling with Royale High School students. Avelyn walked as usual down the hallway, ignoring the scornful stares of her friends. Isn't that normal? Avelyn thought sarcastically. For almost three years, she had always received the same gaze from them. So this is no longer a problem for her. But is she sure that this is not a problem? A student suddenly blocked her way. He looked at her body with an impolite look, then suddenly gripped her chin with a painful grip. "Let me go!" Avelyn hissed sarcastically. As far as she knew she had never had any business with the dark curly-haired student. But she knew what his name was, Hudson. That boy had never bothered her, at least as long as she was with Michael. Only a fool would dare to deal with Michael. Unfortunately not anymore. Avelyn wasn't part of Michael anymore, ever since she slapped the man for her lecherous act. Their relationship was practically broken. Michael didn't come to her often in class anymore to d
Avelyn hesitated to ring the bell in front of her. But this is the only chance she has so she can be free from Michael who has been looking for her since five days ago. Her flight from that man was not time to stop. She had to keep moving in order to avoid Michael's hired spies whom he had seen in the various places he had been. This morning when she came out of her rented apartment on the outskirts of LA, she saw a man with glasses standing reading a newspaper across the street, right in front of her apartment window. Of course she wouldn't be as paranoid as it if the man she saw this morning was not the same as the man she saw yesterday while having lunch at a Japanese restaurant. Without any hesitation, Avelyn was sure that this man was the spy Michael sent to find her. But to hell with that guy. After she was sure that her position was known, she just walked out of the apartment, speeding fast right in front of the man using her sports car which she happened to be able to rely o
Elvis Taylor is an old man with a gloomy face who has not been touched by happiness during his life. Since his wife and child died, Elvis has continued to make himself like a robot who has absolutely no thought for his own health. Now at the age of fifty-three, Elvis looked so pale, his cheekbones protruded horribly because of his thin body. Her eyeballs, once brilliant green, had faded to a cloudy green from looking at the computer too much. Elvis's pale skin looked wrinkled here and there because of the effects of the hard drugs he had been consuming. Although he never considered his heart disease to be a serious disease, he occasionally took medication to survive. He needs to endure until he finds the right person to replace him. There are thousands of employees who survive from the business he started. If he dies, then who will be responsible for them? It's not easy running a business in the life of the family troubles that have haunted him for the past twenty five years or so. E
There is no worse day than today. Avelyn felt so bad he felt like crying. Really she hates being in the silence without anyone who will hold it. Rebecca here couldn’t help calm her down. And she also didn't want to keep bothering Rebecca just to hear all her sad story. She was an adult, married, but her heart and mind felt completely immature. Until now she hasn't even tried to fix the problem with Elvis. Her ego is really too high just to just contact Elvis, then invite the man to talk nicely. And because of that now Avelyn was sad. All day, after she came home from McDonalds feeling annoyed with Tobbie, she just stayed home without doing anything. Many times Magda knocked on her door, reminding her to eat, but she always refused on the grounds that she was full. But that's exactly what happened. She is full of the problems that have befallen her. This impulsive marriage in fact tortured her and made her heart waver. It is undeniable that her recent closeness with Lean has influence
Lean stroked the top of Hill's head affectionately. Just as he expected, Hill was still sick and not completely healed. After an hour of playing in the park, Hill has now fallen asleep on his shoulders. That kid was not as active as usual. When he tried to impress Hill with his basketball skills, the boy just clapped his hands without showing any enthusiasm. But whatever it was, Lean felt relieved that Hill was doing well. It only takes a little more time to rest, medicine, and nutritious food, and Hill will soon recover from illness. "Oh, I was just about to catch up with you." Letha looked surprised when Lean suddenly stood behind her who had just locked the apartment door. Seeing Hill sleeping comfortably on Lean's shoulder, Letha hurriedly opened the door to her apartment again and immediately opened the door wide for Lean. "Your friend is home?" “Yes, ten minutes ago. After clearing the glasses and plates, I intend to catch up with you. Is he a bother?" Letha led Lean to Hill
There was nothing Avelyn could do today. After returning from Lean's apartment, she found her house quiet as usual. Elvis is not home. Yeah, of course that guy couldn't be home at ten like this. It is certain that Elvis is currently struggling at his office desk to sign the dozens of files that come and go on his desk. Thinking about Elvis getting longer, it made Avelyn even more annoyed. The cold war that occurred between them actually made their household unclear like this. Even last night Elvis didn't contact her at all. Even though when Avelyn activated her cellphone this morning, she hoped Elvis would call her, looking for her with a panicked face while praying non-stop throughout the night, asking God for her safety. But all she got when her white cellphone was completely turned on was a pile of emails from credit cards, from the legality agency Lean who sent her a copy of the employment contract, then a few missed calls from Becca. In addition, there were absolutely no calls
Letha rested on her chin in Hill's room while accompanying the boy to play with his dinosaurs. It had been quite a while since Tatyana had said goodbye to go out with her boyfriend. Her heart had been wondering whether Lean would come to see his child? Is Lean willing to leave the pleasures that woman offers in his apartment? The more she thought about it, Letha's head grew dizzy and her heart pounded. She can't just keep expecting a man who clearly doesn't expect her anymore. This is her fault. The other side of her was sneering while laughing at her old foolishness. She was too arrogant when Lean volunteered take responbility to his past. And at that time, when Lean was staying at her house in Tacoma, Lean said he wanted to make a whole family for Hill. The man wanted to fulfill the dream of children in general who always wanted a warm family with a complete father and mother. How he hated himself, who at Hill's age could not feel a normal family life, so he didn't want something
Avelyn closed the door to Lean's apartment and stayed where she was with a frown as she stared at the door. Just now Letha came. But he thought the woman looked strange. Her face showed both nervousness and surprise when she saw her open the door. Avelyn then glanced at her own appearance from top to toe, at her bare feet. Instantly she patted herself on the forehead and voiced some curses for the stupidity she had done this morning. Really she didn't mean to misunderstand her. No wonder Letha immediately looked pale after seeing her come out to open the door. her appearance this morning really couldn't be said to be appropriate. She thought she was still wearing her wet dress last night because she didn't even check her appearance before getting out of bed. Moments ago she was awakened by the disturbing sound of the bell from the front door. She saw Lean sleeping soundly on the sofa, made her feel so sorry that she decided to open the door without waking Lean. Seeing the man so guar
All night Lean has to keep Avelyn from being unconscious. In a panic, Lean decided to take Avelyn to his apartment. It was completely unthinkable in Lean's mind to take Avelyn to the hospital because he was too worry about Avelyn's situation. Plus, if he took Avelyn to the hospital, it would only create a scene. In this city, even though people are indifferent to each other, there is still a sly paparazzi who likes to take advantage of the situation. So in the end Lean turned the steering wheel toward his apartment and immediately lifted Avelyn outside as soon as they reached the basement of the lonely apartment. One of the things he is grateful for about the apartment, they prioritize a very strict privacy system. None of the spies managed to infiltrate the apartment to extract information that the owner of the information did not allow. After Lean managed to bring Avelyn to his room, the man immediately laid Avelyn carefully on the bed and took a towel to dry Avelyn's drenched body