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Chapter 1547
Lilith received a call from Ben.She had finished showering and was laying in her bed, scrolling through videos. When Ben's name popped up on the screen, she immediately jumped up.She answered the call and heard Ben stuttering, "Lilith... I... I am drunk... Can... Can you... come pick me up?"He even burped after asking the question.Lilith felt like she could already smell the alcohol even through the call."It's so cold out there. I'm not picking you up!" She rejected his request without hesitation but felt slightly guilty after that and added, "You can just find a hotel nearby to stay the night! Why bother coming back here this late at night? There's no point."Ben's heart sank at her affectionless reply."Aren't you drinking with my brother? What about him? Is he drunk as well?" she asked when Ben did not reply.Ben sighed. "Your brother wants to take me back to his place, but his leg has just recovered. I am over a hundred pounds; how can I lean on him?""Then walk on yo
Chapter 1548
"What kind of nightmare?" Elliot kept his hand on the jacket."It's a weird dream so I don't dare to talk about it," she scowled."It's just a dream. It's not real." He hesitated and said, "Was it about what happened in Ylore?"She nodded, before shaking her head. "I dreamt about Jed. I used to be quite close with him. Though we hadn't contacted one another for a few years, I felt the same when I saw him again; but in my dream just now, he was the villain.""The villain? What did he do in your dream?""He tried to stop us from being together. In that dream, he was on Ruby's side." Her blood ran cold as she spoke, "That's not Jed. He would never side with Ruby! He is my friend, and if he—""Calm down, Avery. Dreams are not real. He was not a bad person; if he was, he wouldn't have been killed." Elliot helped her back to the bed. "What do you feel like eating? I'll go buy it for you.""I said I don't want you to.""I don't want you to starve." He looked at her sternly. "I have ju
Chapter 1549
When she saw his face, she frowned and raised her arm.Sensing that he was about to be punched, he swiftly dropped her back on the couch"What are you— were you trying to hit me?" Ben took two steps back and blurted out, "I saw that you fell asleep on the couch and wanted to carry you to your room. What did you think I was trying to do?"Lilith rubbed her eyes at his explanation and said, "I thought you wanted to molest me. I was terrified!""Wait... Am I that scary? It's not like I forced myself on you when we slept together for the first time, right? I never force women!" he said."It's not about if you are scary or not." Lilith sat up and drawled, "If it was a face as handsome as Eric Santos' in front of me just now, I wouldn't fight back."Ben stared at her in shock. "With a handsome guy like him, even just staring at his face would be a luxury, let alone being intimate with him. I would feel like I'm the one taking advantage of him," Lilith said with a pleasant expressi
Chapter 1550
"Elliot, what are you thinking about?" She walked toward him and planted a kiss on his cheek, before continuing in a hoarse voice, "It seems like you are unhappy."Elliot beamed and smiled at the kiss."The snow outside reminds me of a lot of things." He turned back to look outside the window. "The snow remains the same but we aren't who we used to be.""What do you mean?" She scowled as she could not figure out what he was thinking."We will grow old someday, but the snow will always look the same," he explained. "I get emotional every year during birthdays and New Year's.""Hahaha! I'm not your age yet so during birthdays and New Year's, I will only be happy, and I won't think about these kinds of things." She pulled him out of bed and said, "I made breakfast. It doesn't taste that good, though. Do overlook it.""What did you make?" he asked."I fried two eggs and made some pasta." She shrugged. "There aren't any other ingredients at home. The weather is too harsh to get food
Chapter 1551
After Avery left, Elliot looked at the pasta in front of him. The egg was way too salty. However, at the thought of her taking the effort to cook the meal, he ate it. He took a deep breath and drank three cups of water straight, washing away the saltiness on his tongue. Avery and Jed's teacher agreed to meet at a cafe. When they met, Jed's teacher passionately shook Avery's hand. "Avery, I have heard Jed mention you before. He called me before he went to Ylore to look for you." Avery was a little surprised. "What did he say?" "He said that you trust him a lot, so he was rather nervous," Jed's teacher said. "Once he reached Ylore, I called him to ask about his situation. He wanted to protect your privacy, so he wasn't willing to disclose much to me, and I didn't ask him any further." "I was the one who told him not to tell anyone about my condition." "I understand. When I heard about his death, I visited his parents. They were very sad, but I didn't dare to ask them about
Chapter 1552
Did she add you on social media?" Avery asked. "No," Elliot replied without any hesitation. The second time Ruby went looking for him was through text messages. She did not add him on social media. "If she does add you on social media, you should know what to do, right?" Avery reminded him. "Ignore her." Elliot gave her the answer she wanted to hear. At the same time, he asked, "How does it taste?" "I'm not exaggerating, but your skills are as good as a great chef." Avery had a few bites and gave him her raving reviews. "You must have not eaten much at the Hutchinsons." Elliot had eaten dinner. He knew where his standard of cooking was. His cooking could barely be compared to a professional chef. It was at most slightly better than hers. "No. I came home full." Avery took a bite of food. "Although I'm a little biased, you really did well. At least this is qualified home food." Elliot was silent for a while before asking, "Do you want to get a checkup? I think that Jed d
Chapter 1553
"It was snowing heavier during the day! It's not really snowing anymore." On the other end of the video call, Layla yelled out loud, "Hayden! Stupid Robert!" Not long after, Hayden and Robert appeared in the video. "Look at Mommy and Daddy's snowmen! Who do you think built it better?" Avery showed the children the snowmen. "This slightly shorter one is done by me, the bigger one is by your Daddy." "Do you still need to ask? Of course, it's Mommy's one that is better," Layla said endearingly. Avery was instantly delighted. "I haven't done it well yet. I'm planning to give it a pretty nose. When I'm done, I'll make another three more little ones. Then it will be our family of five!" "Mommy, make me prettier! I want to be the prettiest snowman!" Layla immediately requested. "Of course, I'll make sure you'll be the prettiest one." After the call, Elliot walked over to her and touched her hand which was holding her phone. "It's much colder. Go back inside. I'll build the r
Chapter 1554
From what Avery typed in the post, she was definitely not as nonchalant as she appeared to be when faced with Jed's death.If she did not want to avoid Ruby, she would be in Ylore right now, investigating Jed's death. From her post, he could feel her grievances, but his hands were also tied. He could not make Ruby or the child disappear, and neither could he force the truth of Jed's death out of Ruby. Avery would not let him go to Ylore or contact Ruby. The only thing he could do at that moment was to stay with her and the children and not make them sad. It was noon in Aryadelle. That morning, Jun accompanied Tammy to the hospital for a checkup. After the checkup, they immediately returned to the Lynch mansion. Jun would stay there during the week and return to his home to be with his parents during the weekend. The last time he went there, his mother had been admitted to the hospital due to hypertension. Even if she was discharged, her blood pressure was still high.
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