TWENTY FOUR

For more than thirty minutes Avelyn waited for Michael in the living room nodding off. It felt like her eyes were very heavy, and she was hungry too. In addition, her damp clothes felt uncomfortable on jer body, making Avelyn feel very angry with Michael for kidnapping her and ignoring her. Avelyn had been shivering to be in the living room alone all along. Not a single person there passed. Even the waiter, no one appeared just to greet Avelyn as usual. In the large living room, Avelyn was only accompanied by a few jumbo-sized photos, all of which had an unfriendly facial expression. All the photos on the wall are of Michael's ancestors. In the last row of photos, Avelyn could see a portrait of Michael's current face staring at the camera with a sharp and arrogant gaze. How disgusting! Avelyn thought irritably. No wonder Michael went wild like that. He must have felt bored living in his luxurious, yet cold home. If his mother weren't around, Michael would have been lonely and feeling