When I go to my hotel room, I sink into the bed and sleep for hours. I cover my face so Lena cannot
notice the silent tears.
I feel bad that Dad was sick, and I wasn’t around. But I feel worse that once again I am expected to fulfill a daughter’s duty. I am supposed to forget the heartbreak and betrayal and accept Ethan’s apology.
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Barely three words came out of his mouth. Still, I am supposed to forgive him and patch up with my sister. To present the united front in for the fuckin media.
Maybe I shouldn’t… but I cannot help the pang of resentment in my heart.
But I will do it. I will attend the party. Just tonight, and this will be over. I console myself.
“You okay, sweetie?” Lena asks me.
“Yea.. I need to attend a party tonight,” I get up and say.
“Ethan and Della will be there too…” I admit, with my shoulders slump.
She frowns.
“What! Why?”
I sigh and explain everything to her.
“Oh Girl! It’s not fair…” she takes a pause and says, “But you know what! It’s a chance to show that sorry ass Ethan that what he is missing. That asshole!”
I smile. Lena looks cute when she swears.
“Do you have a dress?”
Oh Fuck!
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“Nooo…” I groan and admit, “Dress wasn’t even on my
“I
mind!”
I guess it’s time to shop.” she wiggles her eyebrows and I laugh.
I glance at the clock and say, “We barely have 4 hours to the party. How will we even manage it?”
With a good sister around, anything is possible. Lena helps me choose a wonderful Skin–color partially See–through lace Dress.
“This is perfect!” she says, and I bite my lips.
“Isn’t it too much?” Only the top has a thick material so it wouldn’t be indecent wear, but the skin will show off my legs and my ass real good.
“Nope! It’s perfect to make a dramatic entrance… then she spanks my bum and adds, “and exit!”
I squeak, then laugh.
“It does look good though,” I say, glancing at the sheer open back in the mirror. It’s hugging my whole body perfectly.
The party is at the ballroom of Maybourne Beverly Hills Hotel. As I enter the ballroom. I hear Joy and Ethan’s mom, Mary, making a toast. She looks happy. I hope she is thriving on my fucking kidney. I wish I could take it back.
I shake my head at the absurdity of my own thoughts.
Fuck, Great start. I wonder when I will stop feeling bitter towards everyone. I know they wronged me. But what’s the point of feeling bitter like this? I take a deep breath and walk towards them. Old
Avery would have avoided them and would have hid in a corner, but this is new me.
I will face it. No matter how hard it is.
I ignore the fact that heads are turning towards me.
Don’t be nervous. Don’t be nervous.
Oh Lena! This dress is grabbing too much attention!
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Mary’s eyes fall on me, and she takes me in with a shock on her expression. I am unable to figure out if she is shocked by my dress or shocked to see that I am here.
“Hi Mary… Congratulations on your Son’s wedding announcement,” I smile and greet her as if the words out of my mouth didn’t cut my own skin.
I throw a glance at Joy. She takes in my dress and looks furious.
Good. It’s working. You wanted me here.
Now take it, bitch.
“Hello Mother,” I sneer at her.
Mary surprises me by giving me a hug, “Thanks honey…” Then she whispers in my ear. “Bold dress. I like this avatar of yours.”
My eyes widen.
“Uhmmm Thanks,” I smile and say. I thought she would hate me for grabbing attention away from
Della.
“I missed you Avery…” she says with an indecipherable expression on her face.
I frown. Maybe…
But I guess not enough to look for me.
I take a leave from Joy and Mary to look around. It’s a good networking opportunity. If I plan to use the funds sitting in my bank, I need to make connections. I can see many investors from Kroc Food
around. It’s the Johnshon family’s side business. It has soared real good in the past year and their shares are highly sought.
I am not much interested in the food industry, but money is money. So I talk to some of the guests, anyway. Sometimes I wish I had someone to guide me. I still feel hesitant about investing my money, So far I have invested it very carefully and results are so far so good.
While I am talking to one of the ex partners of my family’s company, The Collins Constructions, Della
slips her palm into mine and smiles at the ex- partner and says, “I will borrow my sister from you…”
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He laughs and says, “Sure!”
t’s hilarious. I am sure every single person talking to me today knows about the Collins Family’s
ness. They know how Ethan and Nikki betrayed me and how I snarled at that reporter exposing
hem.
wonder if they find it funny. If they see through Della and Joy’s facade.
Della drags me to one of the corners behind a huge curtain of hallway. Then she hisses at me, “Why are you dressed like a whore?”
glance at my legs and say, “Am I?”
Then shrug. “Dad, Didn’t say anything.”
To be honest, Dad never outed Della for wearing the worst kind of dresses. This one is at least decent
and is not showing my nipples. Just my ass and curves.
‘You have to change… You cannot be here in this slutty dress,” she orders.
I roll my eyes hard enough to see the back of my head.
“Stop irritating me Della… Or I will show you how a real slut behaves!” I warn her.
She gasps. “Are you threatening that you will sleep with Ethan?”
uhmmm, that wasn’t on my mind, but okay.
I shrug.
I see a flash of anger in her eyes and her hand raises to hit me. I stumble back to avoid her slap and lose my balance. But someone saves me from the fall. I blink one then twice to see who is holding me
“Ethan?”
I get up and move away from him.
He looks flabbergasted.
“Th–Thanks,” I mumble.
Fuck, this is a bad spot. They both can corner me.
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“Just look at her how she is flaunting her body like a slut,” she snarls again, talking to Ethan.
I roll my eyes and walk away from both of them.
She grabs my arms again and says, “You are not going into the party! Leave and change.”
“Stop it Della!” Ethan says in a firm voice.
Her eyes widen. “Are you taking her side?”
“I have to talk to her. Please leave.”
I frown. What does he want to talk about? Della hesitantly leaves the two of us alone. I look at him
and raise my brow.
“I really couldn’t believe it was you… when I saw you in that news clip that day,” He says in a soft
voice.
I don’t have time for this shit.
“What do you want to talk about?”
“I want you back.” he says in a confident voice.
What the actual Fuck!
“Why? Doesn’t Della ride you well enough nowadays?”
He closes his eyes and says, “I was a fucking fool… You have no idea how hard Della is. You always supported me, helped me. She, on the other hand, always creates a mess. A fuckin libality”
“Well, you chose her. Now deal with it…” I say with indifference.
Does he really think I will care about Della giving him trouble?
“I couldn’t leave her because it would have caused big blows to both the Johnson and Collins family,
Avery… You know how delicate these things can be..”
I frown. It’s an absurd excuse. I am sure.
“I missed you… I knew where you were, but I never opened the PI reports. Thinking I wouldn’t be able to stay away from you. God, I was such an idiot!”
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My eyes widen at the realization. He had a PI on me? A fucking private investigator?
He adds, “If I had known you have transformed your body like this! I would have taken you back in no time.” He looks at me hungrily.
Oh fuck off!
“I have some dignity, Ethan.” I say, annoyingly. “I don’t want you. So stay away from me.”
“Really? Then why are you still single?” He smirks.
“I… it’s my choice.” I stammer.
“I am sure you miss me. That’s why you haven’t moved on.”
I scoff, but I don’t have words.
“I.. I moved on long ago…” I hate that I am stammering. Where the hell is my confidence?
“Did you? I don’t believe it, Avery. I am sure you miss me,” He says, touching my arm.
My skin burns and my face goes hot.
Is it true?
No. it isn’t.
I had my own reasons. I couldn’t date because I am married to M.
“I am not single anymore…” I say to defend myself. To gain an upper hand. But the truth is, I am feeling pessimistic and alone. He is right. It’s been 2 years and I am still single. I will probably die alone because emotionally I have not opened up with anyone after Ethan. I don’t miss him. But the hurt was too deep for me to trust anyone else again.
“I don’t believe you…” He takes a step towards me and places his palm on my cheek.
My heartbeat quickens as he traces my lips and brings his face near mine for a kiss. Ethan can be really insistent if he wants something. I have to end this for good.
“I am married,” I blare out. “I am not single anymore. So stop pestering me.” I pull and run away
from him.
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That was a wrong thing to say. Because it opens a fucking pandora box I don’t know how to deal
with.
