Chapter 79.Ava twisted her fingers nervously as she waited for Aby to arrive at the restaurant where they had both agreed to meet up. Of course, she didn’t want to talk about the realization she had made last night, but her best friend had insisted they talk about it so they could know what to do with the feelings she was currently having. “I am so sorry for keeping you waiting.” Aby apologized as she settled into the seat opposite Ava. “How are you doing?” She asked. “I am holding up.” Ava held back her tears. She couldn’t explain why she was feeling so bad about all of this, especially when she was aware that falling in love with him was completely out of the equation. Now, she was stuck with feelings that would never get reciprocated, and she might just get harmed if she was not careful.“It’s okay. This isn’t your fault. He is a handsome guy, and he helped save you at the point where you needed to be saved the most, so I would not get mad at you if you fell in love with him. Al
Chapter 80.Ava plumped down at her office desk with tears running down her eyes. She could not believe the amount of humiliation she was forced to experience outside the office building with Regina. She had never asked for any of these, so why was the woman treating her as though she was the worst thing to ever happen to anyone? All her efforts to put up some bravado against Regina’s bad behavior towards her had all failed when she thought of the consequences of the media knowing that she was married to Mr. Silver. No one would bother to know the truth about the situation, and they would tear her down with their words. She couldn’t afford a scandal and had knelt before Regina with a heavy heart. The look of triumph on Regina’s face was still etched in her mind and she could not forgive herself for giving so easily. “Is everything okay?” His deep baritone voice caused her head to jerk up as she gazed at him. As usual, her heart did a summersult, and she could notice it this time a
Chapter 81.“An accident? Where?” Mr. Silver asked Abigail who had to call him as soon as the emergency services informed her that Ava was involved in an accident. “I can’t say where exactly, sir, but she is at the John Hopkins Hospital.” She answered; the fear and panic in her voice were just too much. “All right, remain calm; I will be on my way there.” He said and stood up with the agility of a tiger. “Where are you going to?” Regina asked, standing up along with him. “Ava has been involved in a car crash. I have to go meet her at the hospital.” He said, donning his clothes. Regina’s eyes thinned into slits as she cursed at the silly girl for getting into an accident. She was sure she had done it on purpose to keep Damien to herself, or else, why was he being called? “Why do you have to be the one to go meet her? Doesn’t she have some other family member who can go take care of her at the hospital, or a friend at least? You know I need you.” She rubbed her hand on his chest,
Chapter 82.It took everything in her not to yell out in pain and anguish. Of course, she knew that Lily and Sophia hated her so much, but she never believed that they would go as far as cutting her brakes to get her killed. She thought of confronting Sophia, but her experiences with the spoilt brat taught her that it would only be a futile mission. Sophia would never agree to the truth that she had tried to hurt Ava. She might even make it look as though Ava was sick and Mr. Silver would take sides with his sister. Gently, she spun around and walked back to her room, thinking of what to do to get even with Sophia and Lily. There was no way she could let this go. Her life was in danger, and she had to do everything within her power to save herself. If she didn’t strike back, they might succeed in taking her life. Sitting on her bed, a plan finally formed in her head, but she was not sure of how to execute it. A quick search on YouTube and Google gave her most of the information she
Chapter 83.She found her way to the Smith’s car park in no time. She had lived here for the past twelve years, and finding her way around was pretty easy for her. None of the maids had bothered to ask where she was going as they were all familiar with her and simply thought she was also invited to the party. At the car park, she looked at the collection of cars until she spotted Lily’s convertible Bentley that she loved to go around with. A smile lined the corners of her face as she walked over to the car and felt around its body with her hands. The car was pretty and portable, something she had always wanted to own. To be honest, the only reason Lily had wanted this car was because Ava had earlier stated that she loved the build of the car. Ava hated what she was about to do to the car, but she had no choice. This was the only way she would get back at Lily and let her know she's never to mess with her again. Taking a deep breath, she knelt beside the car and took out a sharp shea
Chapter 84.Ava sat in the small interrogation room and wondered what all of this was about. She didn’t have a problem with Greg, let alone attempting to take his life. Yes, he had broken her heart and gotten her sister pregnant, but that didn’t mean that she would try to kill him. She was not that kind of person, and she can never be. However, her intuition told her that something serious had to be up for the police to deem it fit to pick her up. There were a lot of questions on her mind, and only the police could give her answers to those questions. “Good day, Miss Ava Smith. I am Detective Taylor.” The tall female detective who had just entered the room announced to her as she took the seat opposite Ava. “Good morning detective. I would like to know why I am here. I have never made an attempt on anyone’s life and would never do much.” She said, trying her best to calm herself down. “Well, you are just a suspect in this case, so you have nothing to be worried about.” The detecti
Chapter 85.“Okay, I know this video looks implicating, but I swear that I did not do a single thing to that vehicle. You have to believe me please.” Ava said with tears almost running down her eyes at this point. “I am afraid that this video is not enough evidence for you to accuse my client of such a grievous crime.” Her lawyer said. “We would insist you do further investigations to get to the root of this.” “This video looks incriminating enough, and unless you have proof that while you were under that car, you were not cutting off the brakes, I am afraid you would remain our prime suspect in this case,” Taylor said and gathered her belongings. “But you can’t do that. I didn’t do anything wrong. I swear.” Ava begged with tears running down her eyes. “I am afraid I am not doing anything. The law has to take its course.” She said and stepped out. Tears began to run down Ava’s eyes as she imagined going to jail for a crime she did not commit. Yes, she had tried to commit the crim
Chapter 86.Sophia watched her walk into the house and let out a tired groan. Of course, Ava was out. This was what she didn't want and Lily had assured her it wasn't going to happen. Her brother had a lot of connections at high places, and he usually got what he wanted. She wondered what it was that her brother saw in this girl that never let him let go of her. There were a lot of other better girls out there for him, but he was so fixated on this one girl, and it was running her mad. "You murderer! What are you doing back here?" Regina hissed as soon as her eyes landed on Ava. "Can't you see she is with me?" Mr. Silver asked, causing Regina to fix her attention on him. "That is the more reason why I should be worried. She doesn't know how to move on, and only God knows what she would do to you when she becomes fixated on you, that is, if she isn't already fixated on you. She must have had all of these planned the day she insisted she wanted to come to the party with us." Regina s
Chapter 110: What Have You Done?Damien stirred from his sleep. He hated the nightmares that were befalling him that night. Images of Ava reaching out and begging him for help danced through his mind. The images filling his head were so unsettling that he rose with a start and glanced at the other side of the bed. It was empty and it caused his heart to jump in panic. “Ava?” He called out into the dim room, hoping she was in the bathroom. There was no response and this officially got him worried. “Ava, where are you?” He called out as he stood up from his bed and walked around the room, glancing around for any sign of his room. He was about to walk into the bathroom when he noticed that the bedroom door wasn’t properly locked. Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the room and immediately heard the sound of struggling and gulping. Instinctively, he headed to the balcony where the hot tub was located and the sight that greeted him caused bile to form in his mouth and his stomach to
Chapter 109: I Will Take Care Of Everything “Thank you so much for defending me against Regina. I wasn’t in the mood for a fight and was thinking of the best way possible to get away from her.” She thanked him as their vehicle sped along the highway. “Hey, it is nothing. You are my wife, and I ought to protect you at all costs. It was too bad that she tried to hurt you. If you want, I can get her arrested. It would be nice to teach her some lesson so she doesn’t try this ever again.” He said. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach at his words. She would never have believed that a day would come when he would defend her so greatly, like today. “So, what made you leave Dr. Xavier’s office? Did she call you out or something?” He asked as he maneuvered the car through a bend. “No. I intended to gift the good doctor something. If it wasn't for him, you and would most likely not be together anymore. I am so grateful to him and just thought I should get him something. Unfortunately, I le
Chapter 108: What’s Going On Here?Ava glanced around the whole space, thinking of how best to avoid Regina and the trouble she was promising. If she wasn’t in a haste to get back to Damien and Dr. Xavier, she would have taken the time to be trashy to the woman in front of her. “You look so scared like you want to run away. Well, you know what? It is best you run away because what I intend to do to you is terrible.” Regina hissed and menacingly towered over Ava. “Regina, I wish we could roll on the floor and drag our hair at each other, but I do not have the time for that. I have to go. I will see you some other time.” She answered and tried to make a beeline for the elevator, but Regina’s gait and agility were faster than her reflexes. Regina threw her to the floor in one fast move. Ava felt her head spin as pain exploded in her head. She was momentarily dizzy, and the pain traveled down her body, causing her to ache. Gosh, she had been trying to avoid trouble, and yet it came to
Chapter 107: Just My ManAva watched what used to be her family walk out of the office. They were all smiles even after agreeing to Damien's condition in a heartbeat. “What is wrong? You look like you have seen a ghost.” He asked her as he grabbed her into his arms. She settled into his warm body and laid her head on his chest. His heartbeat was steady and strong, promising her that everything was going to be okay. She desperately wanted to believe that, but not with the amount of money he had just thrown out to her family. When he had said that he had a condition for her family before giving them the money, she had thought it was something serious, only for him to demand that the Smiths make a minimum of 50 percent return on the amount he was going to give them. Her family had readily taken it and signed a contract, confident that they were going to get their business up and running in optimal capacity with the sum he had given them. "I may have not seen a ghost, but I just watc
Chapter 106: ShamelessDamien glanced at the Smith family and took in a few breaths to center himself. He didn't want to do anything crazy, especially not with Ava around. He wanted to protect her, including from himself. “Despite all the good you have done for my wife, which we are both grateful for, I don’t think I can help. You see, I just recovered from a coma and my business is yet to pick up. Hopefully, some other time, I would be able to help.” He said with a forced smile. Ava let out a breath certain that this should be enough to dissuade her family from asking him for money, but she was wrong. They all stared at each other and chuckled lightly. “Mr. Silver, you seem to forget who you are. You are not just the richest billionaire in New York, you are the richest in the world. No matter how bad your business goes, you would definitely have a heavy sum to help us with.” Mr. Smith said. Ava could not believe the shamelessness of her adoptive father. He was still asking for mo
Chapter 105: Your Word Is My LawAva can’t say how it happened, but before the door swung open, she and Damien were fully dressed with her leaning against the table with a pen in her hand. “There he is. I told you he would be expecting us.” Lily announced to the security guards who were trying to prevent her and her family from coming into the office. Ava’s countenance immediately changed on seeing her adoptive family here. Wasn’t it clear that they no longer had anything in common and she owed them nothing? Why was she also saying that Damien was expecting them? "Good day, sir. They came in and insisted that they wanted to see you. The receptionist informed them that they needed to get an appointment first before they could get an audience with you, but they were so adamant that you were expecting them. We tried to stop them, but…" One of the guards explained with a shrug. Damien raised his hand in the air, stopping the guard and all the noise that was filtering into his office.
Chapter 104: Get Used To ItAva walked into Silver Cooperation with a spring to her steps. She had refused to believe Damien when he told her she was coming with him to the office that morning. She had thought it would be against his ethics to have her work with him as it is now public knowledge that the both of them are married. Moreover, he wasn't fully recovered yet. He still had some appointments with the doctor. “Good morning, Mr. Silver.” The employees on sight all bowed to him as he walked into the office building. “Good morning, Mrs. Silver.” They all followed suit with her. She was momentarily shocked by the gesture as this was the first time anyone was ever bowing to her. All her life, she had done the bowing to other people and made to do dirty jobs. She spun around watching the employees all bow down to her. Despite how much she wanted to get acquainted with it, it still felt surreal to her. “Hey, get used to it. You are the boss’s wife.” He beamed at her. The recepti
Chapter 103: Talk To Me.Ava stepped into the hot tub and let out a breath. It has been hours since she returned to Mr. Silver’s house. In this short while, she has been treated with so much respect that she had never for once imagined possible. She settled into the hot bubbling water and the stress and tension of the day eased off her body in no time. Despite the calm that was settling into her muscles and bones, a recurring question was dancing through her head - why did Mr. Silver want her back? She still couldn't wrap her head around how fast he had switched. The first thing he had said to her after waking up was that he never wanted to see her again around him and days later, he had come begging at her doorstep. Something had to have led to his change of heart and she really needed to know why. "Someone looks to be lost in so many thoughts." He whispered in her ear as his hands snaked up her waist and pulled her barely covered buttcheeks to his groin. A satisfying sigh escape
Chapter 102: Super AngryIf she could, Sophia would have died from the sight in front of her. This was impossible. It was not supposed to be happening. How was Ava back at their house and worse of all, she was in her brother’s arms, clutching tightly to him. “Damien, what is this woman doing here?” She pulled her brother away from Ava. Her eyes shot daggers at Ava and if looks could kill, Ava would have fallen dead at this point. “What do you mean by that? She is my wife. She is meant to be here. This is where she belongs.” He answered his sister. “But…” She tried to object when Damien raised up a hand signaling that there was no need for her to talk at all. "No buts, Sophia. My wife is back home and the same respect you accord to me, you must accord the same respect to her." He ordered. Sophia glared at her brother and the smug smile on Ava's face only managed to make her super angry. The little snake she had tried to keep away from her brother was back in her life. "Damien, wh