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
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
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
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
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
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
Avery forced himself to wake up when he heard her scream. He turned to look at Zoe who was breathing very fast and he immediately turned on the bedside light.She sat there, panting with her eyes wide open. He noticed beads of sweat around her forehead but the front of her top was drenched as though she had soaked it in water. She must have had a bad dream, Avery thought as he stood up and made the mistake of touching her.“Zoe?”At his touch, she flinched and screamed before falling from the bed with a really hard thud.“Gosh, Zoe.” He called, yanking off the blanket from his body and going down the bed from his own side. “Are you okay?” He asked her.“Stay back!” She exclaimed, making him to stop walking immediately. She took some minutes to study him and he obliged her, trying not to make her more scared than she already was. She needed lights, he thought. Bedside lamb aside, the room was otherwise dark so she needed light.“Turn on the lights Jake.” He said and the light came on i
Avery sighed, looking at his wristwatch. He needed an excuse to get out of this checkup, especially since Zoe was home. He didn’t want to sit down and talk about himself in front of anyone, especially her.“Avery.” Doctor Phil called as he walked in and took Avery’s hand in his. “It’s been a while.”“It has just been a month, doctor.”“No. two months.” The doctor answered. “You missed last month’s and you had an excuse. Hope there is no excuse this morning seeing that you are already dressed for work.”Of course. What a way to corner him.“It won’t take long.” His mother said, interrupting them. “It usually doesn’t take long, so let’s get on with it.”They all went into the living room, leaving him with no choice but to follow them. As they seated, Zoe strolled into the room with a surprised look on her face.“Hello, Zoe.” Felicity greeted with a big smile on her face. A look passed between Aaron and Mia; one Avery didn’t fail to recognize.“Good morning, Mrs. Trent, to what do I owe