“You had one job, Zoe. Only one job and that was to keep him away from alcohol but of course you had other things in mind.” Felicity screamed at Zoe as she paced the sitting room.They had wasted no time in coming when Zoe had called and seeing the worried looks on their faces, she couldn’t help but feel guilty for giving Avery alcohol. Thinking about it now, it was probably a very stupid thing to do.“What did he say before he left?” Mia asked her with a ridiculously calm voice. “Did he say anything?”'Ask Avery the real reason he married you.' That was his last statement to her but they really had no business knowing that. That was a talk for Avery and herself.“He didn’t say anything.” She responded.“Did he try to hurt you?” Mia asked again, worry all over her voice. Zoe was quite surprised that she was acting more matured than the adults. From their first meeting, she never would have thought Mia to be nice to her.“No.” Zoe replied to her question. “He didn’t hurt me.”“If he tr
“Are we having a party here or what?” Avery asked, looking over at his family as they stared at him. He caught Zoe and Mia’s sigh of relief before looking over to meet Zoe’s gaze. He knew his mother and brother must have given her hell for giving him alcohol and he still wasn’t sure why she did that either. But he was grateful she had been willing to help.To apologize for the crazy night she must have been through, he walked over and gave her a peck on the cheek, one that surprised the hell out of her.“Well, good morning for a start.” Felicity said to her son, eyeing him and he gave her a little smile.“Good morning, mum.” He answered. “What were the both of you thinking last night?” She asked.“Nothing.” He replied with an unconcerned tone and then continued to look at his wife. “Zoe was only trying to help relieve the stressful day I had gone through.”“Yeah of course.” Aaron said to him, shaking his head. “The both of you really deserve eachother, dumb and dumber.”Avery gave hi
The look on Avery’s face made her smile as his ex-girlfriend walked into the office. She was gorgeous in her black sweat pants and top and just by looking at her, Zoe was able to tell the type of women Avery was used to dating.Gorgeous and popular women.Zoe turned back to Jasmine as the latter walked closer to them. She could feel Jasmine’s suspicious eyes on her and couldn’t do anything to hide her smile. The only reason she came to the company was to find out what Michael meant when he said Avery married her for a purpose because she couldn’t stop thinking about it. But Jasmine coming in was sure going to add some spice to her morning.“I saw you in the pictures.” Jasmine said, throwing her purse on the bed. “You were with him in the party.”Zoe smiled at her intelligence. One thing she used to be popular for was being arrogant and cocky and she sure knew she and Jasmine weren’t going to be friends.Jasmine shifted to meet Avery. “You really married her?”“Leave, Jasmine.” He said
“What?” Zoe exclaimed, not knowing which she was most surprised by. What her mother had said or the fact that she felt good about saying it. “Who was in love with you?”“Her husband.” She replied still wearing the proud look on her face.“How did you know that?” Zoe asked. “Were you also in love with him?”“Of course not.” She answered immediately with a guilty look on her face. “Why would I be in love with a married man?”Zoe nodded her head, still studying her. There was still more to be told because of the look in her eyes and she would try her best to play around it so she wouldn’t come off as being too inquisitive.“So, they were already married before you noticed her husband was in love with you?”“Yes. In fact, we were all married. I noticed for the first time during a business dinner that he was throwing looks at me. Donald was a very handsome man so I felt flattered.”“Flattered?” Zoe asked. “Even as married woman, you were flattered that another married man was throwing look
Avery rubbed his palms together while she waited for a response. He didn’t know why she was asking him that but he sure as hell wasn’t going to defer from giving her an answer. Any answer at all.“What are you asking, Zoe?” He asked, eyes on hers. “What are you really asking?”“You do not want to answer the question?"“What is the question?”“Are you still in love with Jasmine?” She clarified boldly and he relaxed on his chair, eyes still on her. He was surprised that she was asking him that. Surprised about how she asked the question. Like she really wanted to know what it is he was feeling.“I don’t know.” He replied. “But every time I look at you, I want to kiss you. Every time I look at you, I want to touch every part of your body and make you shiver at my touch.”Zoe swallowed hard at the statement as she felt her cheeks becoming red. That was a very honest answer that she had not been expecting.“You are breathtaking, Zoe. I’m sure you have been told that before.” Avery continue
Avery watched as the hospital staff wheeled his sister and her driver into the hospital. She had been hurt but not as much as her driver. Wherever the car that collided with them had come from, he had no idea, but the car zoomed off in the blink of an eye and left them to deal with their mess. The car had hit the driver’s side and he wasn’t sure David, Mia’s driver was going to make it.Avery walked inside, grateful that the hospital administration had taken them in through the VIP entrance. At least it would stop them from being seen by onlookers in the hospital even though much couldn’t be done at the accident scene.Avery picked up his phone and dialed Jacob’s number and the latter picked up on the fourth ring, a hint of frustration in his voice.“Where are you?” was the first sentence out of Jacob’s mouth. Avery took three breaths to steady himself as he paced the lobby while waiting for his family to come.“Mia was in an accident Jacob.” He answered. There was silence on the othe
“Calm down, Mia.” Avery said to her but she stared daggers at him. So, he thought twice about going near her in order not to meet something worse than a flying vase.“You think I have not been aware of the whispering that has been going on between all of you?” She asked, this time around allowing Aaron share in her deadly stares. “You are doing dangerous things and putting our lives in danger?”“What the hell are you talking about, Mia. That was an accident.” Aaron argued.“Was it?” She snapped at him before turning back to look at Avery who stared at her, worried that she might not be as naïve and thoughtless as he might have made her to be. “Was that an accident, Avery?”He cleared his throat before speaking, knowing fully well that he needed to thread with care. She just lost her driver. Her driver who has been driving her around since she was a child, someone she shared a lot with. Right now, she was very sensitive.“It was an accident, Mia. You saw what happened. The car came out
“I can handle it, Avery.” Zoe replied immediately. The tone in his voice as he asked the question had scared her, but she wanted to know everything there was to know.“You are just saying that because you are curious.” He replied, closing his tablet.“Avery, you have to tell me.”“Well, it’s nothing.” He said. “I have to get to the company. Stay with Mia until I come get you.”Zoe rolled her eyes at him while he stood up and left. He had been serious when he asked if she could handle the truth, meaning that there was indeed something he was hiding and she needed to find out about it.Quickly, she finished her coffee and headed over to Mia’s room. Thankfully the teenager was alone, surfing through television channels. Zoe walked straight to her and took the couch provided beside her.Mia kept groaning and moving from one channel to the other with the television remote. When she couldn’t find anything suitable to watch, she turned the television off.“Nothing in the whole freaking telev