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Avery sat at his desk the next morning, his chair facing the window and backing the door of the office. He had hurriedly left the house just so he didn’t have to speak to Zoe. Last night was weird enough and he was tired of having weird moments with her.She was scared of him and didn’t want him near her. Yes, he understood why she would be, but the fact that it affected him pissed him off. He never used to care what anyone thought of him. When he had married her, he wasn’t expecting to be emotionally attached to her. Not this fast at least.Maybe sleeping in the same bedroom was too much. Maybe it was time they had their different spaces. For him, it would stop all emotional attachments and for her, it would keep her safe.From himself.The door to his office opened and he turned his chair to see Aaron stroll casually into the office, an annoyed look on his face. Avery smiled. He was having a bad day already and it wasn’t even noon yet. That actually made him feel good.“Fire her.” A
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‘Avery Trent set to marry actress Jasmine Rodriguez’ Zoe stared at the television, mouth agape. Her husband was on the screen, dressed in suit kissing a woman that wasn’t her. Not that they had shared a kiss before, aside the meaningless one in the elevator the first day. But what the hell was that headline? Did Avery plan to marry another woman that wasn’t her? She remembered the name Jasmine had been said during her first meeting with his family but Avery said he had broken up with her already. Zoe shook her head and was about to turn off the television when the sound of feet coming her way took her attention. She turned to see Mia dressed in a very short dress, walk into the sitting room. For someone tall and slender, she does know how to wear ridiculously small clothes. Zoe turned fully to give her attention and Mia’s eyes flew to the television. “Ohh.” She exclaimed. “Looks like you will be getting a co-wife.” Then she looked at her, wearing a funny look. “I hope you have no
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Zoe was having dinner, taking in all she had learnt from Aaron. She heard Avery speaking to one of the maids and glanced at the clock to see the time, before going ahead to place a spoonful of rice in her mouth. She waited, wondering if he was going to join her at the table or avoid her like he was doing. When he appeared by the door, she turned to see him leaning on the wall with folded hands. His suit was gone, leaving just his shirt tucked out of the trouser he wore and two of the top buttons undone. “Fancy seeing you here.” Zoe said, trying to start a conversation. He surprised her by smiling and she wished nothing but to have him close to her. “Are you joining me or what?” He lifted an eyebrow and tilted his head slightly. “I wouldn’t want to assume you wanted company.” Zoe sighed. It was her fault that he was trying to give her space, but she found herself wanting to scream at the top of her lungs. He really didn’t need many personalities. Being Avery alone was enough. Someti
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The sound of glass breaking got Avery’s attention and he followed the sound to find Zoe shaking in fear and a red colored stain on her dress.“Zoe?” He called, walking closer to her. The maids were there too, blocking his view from what might have caused her to scream. He only saw what it was when he got closer.She turned to look at him, still fidgeting. His eyes caught the broken glass and the doll head lying on the ground. Her dress was stained in what he realized to be fake blood and he moved closer to hold her shoulder.“Are you okay?” He asked, trying not to frighten her.“Someone sent this.” She said to him, gaining her voice back as she tried to remain calm. He took the note she stretched to him and read the content. Then his gaze travelled to the mess on the ground. “What does it mean, Avery?”He shook his head immediately, leading her away and then signaled to the maids to clean up the area.“I don’t know.” He replied as they turned away. “We will have to send it to the poli
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Avery went over to Zoe, leading her out of the library. He didn’t want to say things that would frighten her. She had enough on her plate already dealing with the fact that she married a contemplated person, what would she do if he told her his brother’s exciting life might be the reason for the trouble?She didn’t deserve that. She didn’t deserve any of that.“The detectives think it might have been delivered to the wrong house.” He said when they were alone in the bedroom. “I told you there was nothing to worry about.”She stared at him and he wished she would let the topic go immediately. He had a lot of things to deal with at the moment.“Are you sure?” She asked, with a look of uncertainty on her face. He knew she had doubts, but the best thing to do was to keep her in the dark.“I am sure, Zoe. Now calm down and I will be back.”He picked up a file from the drawer and walked out of the room. She didn’t follow him and he was grateful for that. Jacob awaited him in his car and the
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Avery walked into the house, ignoring every living thing that came his way. He had no idea if he was still pissed with the present he received or because of his visit to Jasmine’s house.She had called him crazy to his face, that was a tough pill to swallow.“Avery?” He ignored Mia’s call and walked straight to the main house and his anger knew no bounds as soon as he set his eyes on Aaron. His brother sat with their mother, talking and laughing and that did it. Avery walked to him and without warning, lifted him by the collar and off the couch.“Avery, what the hell?” His mother exclaimed, standing from where she sat to intervene.“I received a very beautiful package today, Aaron.” Avery said, ignoring his brother. “Was that you?”“Why would I send you a death threat?” Aaron asked him.“That is not the issue.” Avery replied. “I want to know what you did that got me a death threat.”Aaron scoffed and forcefully pushed Avery away from him. “I did nothing wrong, mister. Why in the world
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Zoe noticed the change in demeanor as soon as they ended the kiss. There was an amused look on Avery’s eyes when he looked at her and to her surprise, he burst into an uncontrollable laughter.What in the world!He had kissed her and allowed her swoon over the kiss and now his reaction was to laugh at her? Was she a joke to him? She remained calm, allowing him to relish in whatever was amusing to him before she allowed her mind to focus.No. this wasn’t Avery. He wouldn’t act like a maniac towards her, his pride was too huge for him to do that.“Sorry.” He hiccupped finally in between laughs. “It was just the look on your face after the kiss that amused me. Why do people look that way when kissing? It’s disgusting.”He stood on his feet immediately and removed his white pants, leaving just his underwear on. She made to look away but found herself staring at him.“Avery chooses weird moments to kiss someone, I mean who in God’s name kisses on the floor when there is a very large bed ne
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Zoe stared at Avery while he slept peacefully on the bed. It was morning already and he had not woken up. Was Simon still in there? Or had Avery taken control of the body again?She remembered the event of the past night, wondering just what Simon meant when he said no one should know about it. Just what in God’s name was going on? Why did it feel like there were still a lot to uncover about him?Shaking her head to relieve herself of the thoughts, she walked into the bathroom to have a quick shower and then entered the closet, choosing a pair of jeans and a casual polo. After getting dressed, she combed her hair and parked it into a ponytail before picking a pair of glasses from the closet table.Entering the room, Avery was still fast asleep, so she left quietly, not paying attention to the maids who greeted her as she walked out.In the garage, she asked for car keys and three different ones were brought to her. She looked around to inspect the cars before choosing the black range
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Zoe went round the little church Avery had picked for them in her simple floral white dress. She had pleaded with him that she didn’t want anything extravagant so he had done his best to get something small in the province close to their vacation home in Maples.Everything was finally going on well with her life. She and Avery were now in a place that she could never have imagined and they were going through life together. Sometimes he sends Aaron messages, to assure him that they were still brothers, but as usual, Aaron ignores them. As a couple, the both of them had visited Francis’s grave together in Maples, bringing him flowers and she had assured Francis that she forgave him for the lies and deceit while they were together.Zoe continued to look at the statue and altar in the catholic church where Avery had agreed they got married because he wanted everything to her taste. She was grateful for him and knew for sure that the both of them were going to have a good life together.“Z
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‘I need you home right now’ kept resonating in Avery’s mind even as he dropped the call. He looked at Jacob who was busy surfing through the media, looking for ways to savage the remaining reputation that they had left.“Zoe said she needs me home.” Avery said to Jacob and the latter lifted up his head to attend to him. Avery stood up from his work chair and began to roam around the space between his work table and the window.“She needs you home can mean so many things, Avery.” Jacob said, watching him keenly. “What are you getting worried about?”“She needs me home could also mean that she is tired of the life I am leading with her and wants an out.” Avery responded, watching Jacob who sighed.“If she wants an out, then you have to let her go.”Avery shook his head immediately, knotting his tie that he had loosened when he had been working. When he put on his suit, he turned back to face Jacob.“I cannot live without her, Jacob.” He said. “I have to let her know that I cannot live w
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Zoe woke up in the morning to an empty bed. She yawned weakly and rolled off her side of the bed, wondering where the hell Avery had gone to so early. The wall clock in her room read twenty minutes past eight which meant he was supposed to still be in the house.She searched the bathroom and the closet but he was nowhere to be found so she made her way down the stairs. The maids she met on her way greeted her differently and with pity as if they knew exactly what she had been through for the past two days. In the dining room, Kara brought a cup of coffee to her which she accepted with gladness in her heart. Finally, she was in the comfort of her home and could eat anything she liked. That wasn’t possible when she was at the mercy of Aaron.Zoe sipped her coffee, watching Kara who was looking at her with keen eyes. She smiled when she lifted the coffee from her lips at the young girl.“Did you miss me?” She asked, making her blush. “Where is Avery by the way? Have you seen him this mo
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Avery held Zoe outside the warehouse as Aaron and his crew were being taken into the police van. His fear had known no bounds while driving to save his wife and that was when he realized that he couldn’t live without Zoe. Jacob was right all along. Aaron, his brother had gotten out of hand and the best thing to do to make sure that he doesn’t do more damage is to put him behind bars.He continued to rub Zoe’s shoulders, kissing her temple when Aaron was brought to stand before the both of them in handcuffs. There was a sorry look on his face but Avery was determined not to be swayed by it.“Avery.” Aaron called, trying to meet his gaze. “You are not going to allow them take me to prison, right?” He asked with a shaky voice.Avery scoffed, finally looking him straight into the eye. “Why wouldn’t I allow them take you to prison?” He asked. “You are a criminal and a murderer. People like you deserve to be in jail.”“Come on, Avery.” Aaron called. “Remember our family name is going to be
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Zoe laid still on the cold ground completely ignoring the bed Aaron had asked his people to provide for her the previous day. The room was dark but she was staring at the ceiling, wondering how long it would actually take for Avery to forget her just like Aaron had threatened. That was the only thing keeping her alive at the moment because he had promised to kill her when Avery forgets she existed.She remained still in the dark even when the door opened but squinted when the light on the ceiling was turned on directly above her. Aaron walked up to where she was and looked at her but she ignored him.“Just a little while now, Zoe.” He said, drawing the chair close to him and taking a seat on it. “I was at the house yesterday and Avery is still looking frantically for you. Just a little while now before he forgets about you completely.”Zoe scoffed arrogantly at him, her eyes still focused on the ceiling which she could see clearly now all thanks to the light in the room. His words ind
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Avery’s head of security was the only one watching the security cameras and he sat up when he saw Avery walk in.“You had just one job.” Avery said, trying not to scream at the top of his lungs. “You had just one job and that was to make sure you kept her safe.”“Mr. Trent, what…” Daniel stammered.“You were supposed to keep her safe and watch her at every time, what the hell were you doing when she left the house?” Avery continued without giving him time to talk.“Your wife went out in a hurry and we tried to follow her, but she was able to escape the cars.” Daniel spoke“What the hell does that even mean?” Avery screamed this time around. “What the hell is your job if she could disappear out from your sight?”“Mr. Trent, she said you knew where she was heading to.” Daniel said, trying to defend himself. “She told us she had your permission to leave the house and we couldn’t argue with that. She is your wife.”“Don’t you dare remind me what she is because I think I am very well aware
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Avery shut his work laptop closed and headed out of the office. He had had quite a tedious day and wished nothing but to go home and be in the presence of his wife whether she hated him or not. At least anytime he was with Zoe, a lot of thoughts is being blocked from his head. The only thing she worries him about is Aaron but with that at least, there was a way to maneuver it. He just had to seduce her and she would forget totally about Aaron.Thinking about it now, it had been very long since he seduced Zoe and suddenly, he couldn’t wait to get home. Charlotte knocked on his office door and when he gave her leave to enter, she stuck her head and part of her shoulder in. He saw the strap of her handbag on her shoulders and could tell she too was about to leave.“Do you need anything else sir?” Charlotte asked and he shook his head immediately.“Nothing.” He replied. “You can go home Charlotte. Drive carefully.”She bowed at him and closed the door quietly behind her. Avery on the othe
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Zoe tilted her head to watch Aaron and the look on his face carefully. Of course, it was him. She thought, sighing with distress. But why had she not thought about it and why the hell would he kidnap her when Avery had warned him not to come anywhere near her? She clenched her fists in anger, hating that he was two steps ahead of her just when she had thought she had the perfect opportunity to get him the punishment he finally deserved.“You keep on surprising me, Aaron.” She said, trying her best to keep herself calm. “You surprise me every single time.”“Of course, Zoe.” He replied, taking off his suit. “I am full of surprises, am I not?”The man who had brought her the glass of water, came in with a wooden chair for Aaron to sit on and he took the seat from him.“Do you not need me, boss?” The weird looking man asked and Aaron shook his head after giving his suit to him.“I don’t.” Aaron replied, smiling. “I will just have a little fun with my sister-in-law here and be on my way.”
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Zoe relaxed on her seat and crossed her legs again. There was a certain thing she was feeling that she could barely understand. Yes, Aaron had confessed to killing Francis and she had it on her recorder. Then, why wasn’t she on her way to delivering it to the police together with the pictures Amelia had given her? Why was the satisfaction that he was going to surely be behind bars suddenly feeling bittersweet? Was it because she wasn’t sure how Avery would react to it? Or because she was scared Avery would no longer want her in his life if she puts his brother behind bars.The fact that Avery had become such an important part of her life up to the point that she thought about him before making her decision surprised her so much. She just wanted everything to be settled so that the both of them could savage the remaining aspects of their lives and live safely together. Was that the reason why she was stalling?“Did you just confess to murder?” She asked Aaron, who arrogantly shrugged h
