AVERY"Hold... On..." I murmured while trying to pull her back. She shouldn't fall down the stairs, not when she's pregnant. I looked at the spiral stairs that counted to about 25 if not more."If I don't fall, how would you be accused?" She asked me with a smirk on her lips. "No, please," I begged as I tightened my grip around her wrist. She scowled at me for a while before she sighed and pinched her nose bridge."Fine. I won't roll down the stairs..." She muttered walking around me. I was now backing the stairs while she was in front of me."You can let me go now." I slowly let her hand go and that... That was the biggest mistake I made that day. "Cause you'll be going!" Before I could comprehend what was going on, she kicked my stomach and I tried to grasp onto something to steady myself. I gripped nothing as I fell and rolled down the stairs with my head whacking against the edge of the stairs with every roll.Why? Why am I in this miserable life? Why is my life so unfortunate?
AVERY"Mr. Black!" Someone yelled and I turned around to see a man running towards us. He was dressed in a casual navy blue suit and black tie. He looked to be in his Mid Thirties yet he was running towards myself and Maverick at a fast speed."I heard you were at our bank and I couldn't help but come downstairs to check on you. What brings you to our humble bank?" Carter stepped forward and opened his mouth to talk when the man suddenly yelled again,"My my... pardon my hospitality! I seem to be getting old that I don't even know what to do.""Including keeping your voice down. Are you always this loud?" Maverick berated while looking at the man from head to toe. I sighed inwardly and bowed my head staring at my shoe."Sorry... Let's go to my Office..." The man said with a lower voice.I looked up to see him gesturing in the direction he came from. I'm guessing that's the way to his office.We were at the bank right now. Maverick didn't tell me what we were here for since we came di
MAVERICK"This isn't the way home," Avery said and I turned my head to her."I know." "Are you going somewhere?""Hn." I hummed and responded turning my head away from her.She said nothing in response and I turned my head back to her to see her staring at the scenery outside though her eyes looked distant. I raised a brow at her behavior.'She did the same thing this morning. I wonder what's on her mind. Or is she... Angry?'"Avery?" I called. She didn't flinch nor did she acknowledge my calling her."Avery?" I called again. The same thing happened. I proceeded to touch her shoulder while saying,"Avery." She flinched at my touch before she turned to me."Were you calling me?" She asked enlarging her ocean blue eyes and staring back at my Obsidian ones."Are you okay?" I found myself asking and she gave a low nervous chuckle before she said,"Of course, I am." As soon as she said it, she turned her head away.That confirmed my suspicions. I offended her. Let's see... The bank, money
AVERY "Nice to meet you, Miss Laura Castillo. Can we come in and have a chat with you?" I asked with a smile. A spark to my right made my heart skip a beat and before I knew what was happening, my vision had been blocked by Maverick's sturdy back and his hand tightly wrapped around my wrist holding me behind him. His eyes was fixated on whatever caused the spark and I saw the woman roll her eyes with a groan. Maverick grabbed the jug of flower to his left and doused the couch with it. He dropped the jug with a loud bang and turned to the woman. "So careless and stupid, you are." I stepped out of his back in time to catch the last speck of fire die down. A fire? On her couch? She indeed, was stupid. "Sure." She replied to my question earlier and deliberately ignored Maverick's remark, jerking herself again in an attempt to get away from Carter. "Maverick?" I called. "Hn?" "Can you tell Carter to let her go?" I asked turning to Maverick. "Tell him yourself." He replied steppin
AVERY"Ah! This has to be the best food I've eaten in my entire life!" I exclaimed patting my stomach.I turned to the maids who had their heads bowed with their hands folded on their stomachs while waiting on us in case we needed something."Who prepared this food?" I asked and Miss Flora stepped forward."It's Jasmine, Young Miss." She replied courteously."Oh well... Thank you, Jasmine, for the lovely food. I liked it." I praised and scanned the face of the maids to see if I could spot Jasmine. A girl stood in the middle of the lined-up people with her face blushing crimson red. She slowly stepped forward and bowed deeply."I'm pleased you liked the food. Thank you for your compliment, Young Miss." "Give her a raise in her salary for this month," Maverick commanded dropping his cutlery. "Really?!" Jasmine yelled suddenly before she clasped her hand over her mouth and calmed herself before saying,"Thank you very much, Master. Thank you, Young Mistress." A small giggle escaped m
AVERYHe swiped the screen to the right and then placed it on his ear. I stared at him while he received the call. He as well held eye contact with me and I raised a brow at him."Hn." was all he said and then he ended the call. "She agreed.""Oh," I replied nodding my head. Silently, I laid my head back down."You don't seem happy with the plan." He pointed out and I closed my eyes."I just... I guess I don't want him to be a cheater for real. I don't want it to be that he has been cheating all this while." I replied opening my eyes."He doesn't seem the type?" I shook my head and bit my lips."Can we... Can we not talk about him?" I asked blocking out the memory."What's wrong?" He asked and I was quick to shake my head."Avery, what's wrong?""Nothing. I'm fine."He said nothing in response and I pursed my lips.The fire danced in the fireplace like it was having a party of being alive. I smiled at the thought before I noticed Maverick was awfully silent.I didn't dare to look up
AVERYWe stepped out of the car into the restaurant that Carter had driven us to. I looked up at the name to know the place just for future reference."Let's go in," Maverick said placing his hand on the small of my back. I jumped at his touch and he slowly retracted his hand."Is there a problem?" He asked and I shook my head."I'm just not used to you touching my back. I'm used to your gripping my wrist, pulling me with you... That kind of stuff." I replied and he nodded his head."I'll be touching you more like this in the future, especially at the Charity Event so we might as well start practicing now." He commented and I paused before I nodded my head awkwardly."I'm holding you now." He announced and before I could nod in response, his hand had snaked to the small of my back."At least give me a warning," I muttered as the valet pushed the glass door open with a bow."I did give you a warning." He replied in a whisper and I rolled my eyes at him. Rows of servants bowed their hea
AVERY"You just like that inorganic thing so much.""Inorganic?" I asked turning away from the second cotton candy to his face that was staring at me."Yes. It's full of unhealthy things. I don't know why you like it so much."Instead of replying, I tore a part off the cotton candy and waited for him to talk."What are you trying to do–"Shove!"Chew it," I commanded tearing off another part and pushing it into his mouth while I stared at his face to see the look on his face.He slowly chewed the cotton candy in his mouth and I saw his face contort into one of surprise."And that is why I like it."Before I could say something else, he snatched the one that I was holding and then placed it between his index and thumb."Like this?""Yes. But why are taking mine?""Ah, right. Take it." He said pushing it into my hand. Then he kept watching me."Why are you staring at me?" I asked tearing off another part of the cotton candy. Before I could take it to my mouth, he grabbed my hand and ate