“So Liam. Do you have any girisister?”
Her question takes me by surprise, and I look at her, trying to evaluate. What is she thinking? Deep inside, I am too afraid to know. Have I stepped over?
“I don’t do relationships, Avery.. I hope I am clear enough on that,” I tell her, and she looks stunned.
“I’m glad we cleared that up,” she replies in a chirpy tone and I feel worse than ever. She pushes herself from the table to walk out. My urge to hold her hand and pull her back is a little too strong, I grip the chair handle tight to stop myself.
Don’t fuck it up more than you already have.
“Take your bodyguard with you. He will throw a tantrum,” I tell her to distract myself.
She leaves the room and I sit in my spot, trying to figure out if her reaction was really that bad or I imagined it?
I am a little stunned too. Does it mean she asked me to act as his fake husband because she liked me?
I lean in my chair, trying to understand it from her perspective, but feeling clueless. I spent little time with her. How could she…
A thought makes me pause. Does she know who I am? Should I come clean to her? And then what? If she admits her feelings, what will I do?
Idea of tying myself to someone, committing myself to a relationship feels like a noose around my neck. I am not ready for a relationship. I don’t think I’ll ever be. My mom’s silent tears remind me why it’s a bad idea. I don’t want to make Avery cry. I am my father’s son, after all. No matter how much I hate his guts… What if I end up doing what he did to my mom?
I am drowned in my thoughts while working, my phone vibrates, and I take a glance at the screen. There is a
notification from Raylan.
Raylan: We are coming back. Looks like her father didn’t take her side. She is upset.‘
“Fuck.” I mutter. It’s no different from what had happened two years ago when she had left her home
But after watching the news report, Avery will understand the gravity of the situation. She will not object to Raylan’s presence anymore. I just wish she would stop living at her father’s place. Best of all, if she goes back to New York. So I will stop being conflicted.
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Chapter HT
I shouldn’t have meddled with her,
Soon after, Avery walks into the room and I spin my chair to face her.
“We are going back… I have told Raylan to pack his stuff,” She declares withoragaking eye contact with me I wore
“Care to explain what happened?” I ask needlessly,
She walks towards the closet and grabs her clothes from inside.
“I am a little drunk and not in the mood to talk… so leave me alone,” she says while throwing her staff on the bed to
pack.
I get up and walk towards her.
“I saw the news.”
She sniffs.
“Great!” she says curtly.
As far as I have understood her. She is an emotional girl. I remember how she was hysterical in Las Vegas before our wedding. This is an enormous blow to her.
“What did your father say?” I ask her softly.
She doesn’t answer and keeps stuffing her clothes into the bag aggressively. I put my hand on her shoulder. She turns and snaps, “Why the hell do you care?”
I raise my hands in defense.
“Do you want to fight? If that makes you feel better, I would happily oblige… Oh wow, it rhymes.”
“It’s not funny.” She slides past me into the bath and I follow her. She splashes water on her face.
“Can’t even get drunk or fuck someone in peace,” she mutters.
I am confused by the aggression in her voice. Is she angry about what happened downstairs or is she angry about our conversation two hours ago?
or is it a deflective mechanism?
“Move!” she snaps when she tries to walk out of the bathroom, but I block her way.
“Is it because of what I said before or if it’s the news you heard just now?” I ask her and her eyes fill wi
ars.
“It’s… a bit of both… On top of that I am drunk… so I really don’t-” her face wrinkles and she breaks into tears.
I sigh and try to pull her into a hug, and she pushes me away.
~My World
Chapter 81
“It’s not fair. Nothing is fair…”
This time, I grab her and pull her tight so she cannot push me away.
she sobs harder, hiding her face in my shirt.
1- I don’t even know if… it’s some bre- breaking news or if it is true…” she say, taking gasps in–between. “Why do they hate me this much?”
Her body trembles against mine and as she continues, “Dad- dad said maybe it’s just some fake rumor.. not even once he tried to ask me… How… How I was doing..”
“I know…” I tell her, stroking her hair.
“I don’t want to stay here…”
“We will talk about it once you are sober… let’s take a quick nap.”
She pulls away and rubs her nose. “your shirt..” She sniffs again. “I’m sorry…”
I shake my head and pull her arm towards the bed. she goes stiff in her spot.
“What happened?”
She shakes her head again, and a tear slips from her eyes.
“I told Raylan to pack his stuff. We have to leave in some time.”
I step closer to her and pull her face between my palms.
“You need some sleep… Then we can leave… You are safe here. I am here.. Raylan is here too… No one can harm you.”
Raylan had told me he is trying to observe some things in the resort so it would be better to stay here for at least one more night.
I pull her towards the bed, and this time she doesn’t resist.
Avery falls asleep within a few minutes next to me. Despite being drunk, she was hesitant to lie next to me or come near me. She remembers the conversation we had before she went to the bar. I know I am not being fair to her. But I couldn’t leave her crying. I didn’t want to.
Trying to understand my own feelings is too big of a task, so I distract myself by making a quick cali need to know what happened in the lobby.
aylan. I
He tells me the details, then I ask, “Any news on that hit in the market…you had mentioned you will ask around.”
“Not yet. It’s only been a day. But I will get in touch with my sources again today.”
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Chapter 21
After talking to Raylan, I lay next to Avery, breathing the comforting scent of her hair.
My phone vibrates, and I see Jane’s name flashing on my screen.
“You said you would wait for me to give you a signal,” I hiss at her in a low voice as soon as I pick up her call.
“I apologize, but it got out of hand. My senior saw me preparing this report and he wouldn’t sit still. He said the news was not big enough to be featured at prime time. On top of that he gave me a freaking ultimatum…. Like now or never situation,” She explains.
“I wasn’t expecting you to run it as it was. Jeez, did your team do any research?” I ask, glancing at Avery, to make sure I don’t wake her up with my conversation.
“That’s the surprising part… they couldn’t find much.” She breathes. “But guess what? I did a telephonic interview with the officer who is investigating the case. He said he would look into it.”
“He better do that,” I mutter.
“I have one more thing to say..
“What is it?” I ask.
“Have you checked her life insurance? I couldn’t see it because, of course, it’s private information. But that could be a motive too.”
I pinch my brows, trying to remember.
“Okay… I will look into it.”
