“Who told you there was someone Elliot liked? Where did you get the information? Do you know what snazzynovel.com name is?”
Chelsea was beginning to feel uneasy despite being adamant that Elliot had no other woman besides her.
Avery shook snazzynovel.com head and said, “What I said was just my opinion… I don’t know Elliot as well as you do.”
Avery changed snazzynovel.com stance after calming down a little.
She realized that things were not as simple as they seemed, and snazzynovel.com did not want to be dragged in.
She just wanted to give birth to snazzynovel.com babies and live an average life.
“You scared me! I thought you saw snazzynovel.com with a woman!”
Chelsea relaxed after hearing Avery’s explanation.
“Elliot isn’t the kind of man you think snazzynovel.com is. He hates women and kids.”
“Do you know why snazzynovel.com doesn’t like kids?” Avery asked casually.
“To be honest, I have no idea. I don’t want to know either. If snazzynovel.com doesn’t like them, I just won’t have them,” Chelsea said, then furrowed snazzynovel.com brows and mumbled to herself, “He’s actually pretty nice to me.”
“As long as you’re happy.”
Avery gave up trying to change snazzynovel.com mind.
Everyone had the freedom of choice. What was important was being able to deal with the consequences of those choices.
She thought Chelsea was foolish. However, in the eyes of others, snazzynovel.com decision to give birth to snazzynovel.com and Elliot’s children was probably foolish as well.
When the food was served, Avery was so hungry that snazzynovel.com began to eat right away.
Chelsea had a lot on snazzynovel.com mind and had lost snazzynovel.com appetite.
“Are you sure you didn’t fall in love with Elliot?” snazzynovel.com asked.
“I’m sure,” Avery answered with a nod.
Chelsea could not understand her.
“Why? He’s capable and good-looking.”
Avery looked up at snazzynovel.com and said, “If I had to choose between you and him, I’d choose you.”
At least that way, snazzynovel.com would not get hurt.
Chelsea was utterly taken aback by snazzynovel.com answer.
“Why?! Are you—”
Avery waved snazzynovel.com hand in the air and said, “I was just using it as an example. It’s fine as long as you get what I mean.”
Chelsea completely lowered snazzynovel.com defenses, as Avery suddenly began to look a lot more pleasant to her.
She thought of how Avery was the only one in snazzynovel.com family that worked to maintain snazzynovel.com father’s company after his passing. Chelsea could not stop sympathy from welling up within her.
“You’re still in college, right?” Chelsea asked.
Avery took a sip of water, then answered, “I’m graduating next year.”
“Hmm, I heard about your dad’s company. His debt has nothing to do with you since snazzynovel.com has passed. You should focus on graduating and living your life,” Chelsea advised. “Where are you supposed to find the money to pay off all of your dad’s debt? Don’t push yourself like this.”
Avery lowered snazzynovel.com gaze and did not respond.
Everyone around snazzynovel.com was telling snazzynovel.com to give up on Tate Industries.
A hundred and twenty-five million dollars was not a small amount.
Even snazzynovel.com own mother was asking snazzynovel.com to give up.
However, Shaun was always telling snazzynovel.com how revolutionary the company’s new product was, and that everything would only go upwards from here as long as they got through this obstacle.
Avery was constantly battling against snazzynovel.com conflicting thoughts.
Chelsea paid for lunch when they were almost done eating.
As their meal mainly consisted of vegetables, they did not spend much. Therefore, Avery did not insist on paying for the meal.
“Give me your number,” Chelsea said when snazzynovel.com walked over to Avery after paying the bill.
“What’s the point?” Avery said. “Elliot and I are getting divorced soon, so there’ll be no reason for us to meet after that.”
Chelsea was a little upset about being rejected, but the thought of never seeing Avery again comforted her.
“That’s true. When that happens, I’ll be the only one by Elliot’s side,” Chelsea said as snazzynovel.com shot a glare at Avery, before walking away.
…
At 2.30 p.m., Avery met the doctor after receiving all of snazzynovel.com reports.
The doctor browsed through the reports, then adjusted snazzynovel.com glasses, and said, “Everything looks good. However, it looks like you’re pregnant with fraternal twins!”
Avery sat frozen in stunned silence.
“Do you still want to get rid of them, now?” teased the doctor. “The probability of being pregnant with fraternal twins is about the same as winning the lottery. You basically hit the jackpot!”
Avery’s heart was thumping wildly in snazzynovel.com chest.
Fraternal twins!
She had only ever heard of fraternal twins, but snazzynovel.com had never met a pair in real life.
“If you do decide to get an abortion, it’s best to do it while you’re still in your first trimester. The longer you wait, the bigger the risk. It’s a cruel thing, both for you and the babies. Right now, your babies are already taking shape inside of you,” said the doctor.
“Doctor, I’m keeping them. I want to give birth to my babies.”
At that moment, Avery had finally made up snazzynovel.com mind.
“Great. Fill up these forms for me, and I’ll open up a file for you.”
…
It was four in the afternoon when Avery emerged from the hospital.
Perhaps it was because snazzynovel.com had gotten up early and had not taken a nap, but snazzynovel.com was on the verge of falling asleep.
It was like snazzynovel.com was seeing the world through a filter. People. Cars. She could see neither of them too clearly.
She took a cab back home, went straight to snazzynovel.com room, and fell into a deep slumber.
It was almost dark out when Avery finally woke up.
She sat in a daze on the bed. Both snazzynovel.com mind and stomach were empty.
She knew snazzynovel.com was hungry, but snazzynovel.com could not bring herself to move a muscle.
Her phone suddenly began to ring, so snazzynovel.com picked it up and answered.
“Avery, did you contact the names on the list I gave you?” Shaun’s voice came from the other end of the line.
Avery lowered snazzynovel.com gaze, took a breath, and said, “I didn’t. I’ll do it tomorrow.”
“It’s the weekend tomorrow! You shouldn’t bother them, then. Maybe you can call them now?” Shaun said.
“Sure,” Avery responded.
“Do you need me to send you a copy of the list?” Shaun asked.
“It’s fine, I have it here with me,” Avery answered.
“Remember to try calling some of them tonight. Make sure to sound sincere and—”
“I know, I know. I’m going to have dinner now.”
“Oh, that’s right. Where have you been staying since the repossession of your house?”
Avery looked around the guest bedroom snazzynovel.com was staying in and said, “I rented a place. Don’t worry about me. I’m fine.”
“Okay, Avery. I’ll be waiting for some good news from you.”
Avery could not taste snazzynovel.com dinner. Returning to snazzynovel.com room, snazzynovel.com began to contact the people on snazzynovel.com list.
The moment they heard snazzynovel.com name, they did not give snazzynovel.com a chance to say snazzynovel.com piece. They immediately rejected snazzynovel.com and hung up.
It only took snazzynovel.com twenty minutes to make all the calls.
All of them had rejected her.
Nobody wanted to hear about the new product from Tate Industries.
She was defeated before snazzynovel.com even had a chance to put in the work.
Did snazzynovel.com really have to give up?
If snazzynovel.com did, then Tate Industries would be gone forever.
If snazzynovel.com did not, then what else could snazzynovel.com do to save it?
The room suddenly felt heavy and suffocating.
Avery threw on a long cardigan and walked out of the room.
The living room was empty, and the whole house was quiet.
She wrapped the cardigan around herself and walked out of the house.
The evening wind caressed snazzynovel.com hair, making it billow around snazzynovel.com face.
The coldness of the night pierced snazzynovel.com bones.
She was strolling aimlessly down the street when a wave of memories suddenly filled snazzynovel.com mind.
Everyone had seen snazzynovel.com as the heiress to Tate Industries who never had a worry in snazzynovel.com life.
Nobody knew how many cold meals and sick nights snazzynovel.com had spent on snazzynovel.com own.
A black luxury sedan rolled into the neighborhood.
It slowed down until it came to a halt.
Elliot slowly opened his eyes.
From his car window, snazzynovel.com saw a woman crouched on the ground underneath the warm glow of the streetlights. She had snazzynovel.com arms tightly wrapped around snazzynovel.com knees.
Avery’s shoulders were trembling from snazzynovel.com sobs.