“Avery, you are a disgrace to the Crowns. You don’t deserve Mr. Anderson Crown, you cheater,” One of her classmates said in a disgust-laced tone. As soon as her mouth closed, another one said, “Looking like an angel, who knew that you were the devil?” He was coming close to Avery as if to hit her but Laura instantly stood in front of Avery. “Stay away from her,” Laura yelled, preventing anyone from coming close to Avery. She couldn’t close their mouth from saying what they wanted to but she would prevent anyone from hurting her physically. Whereas, she rather gained the scorn of the angry students, who all had incriminating images of Avery and Maverick on their phones. “You are so pitiful. You have a man like Mr. Crown and you cheat on him with Maverick.” Another student yelled from the distance. Only then did Avery realize what was going on, feeling lost in all the allegations. She was about to defend herself when her phone beeped. Thinking it was a message from Anderson, she bro
Avery noticed that Anderson had gone quiet, not knowing if he was upset or otherwise. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing would come out. In the end, she leaned her back against the headrest and closed her eyes. The drive home was in awkward silence because Anderson was so angry, he feared, he might spew secrets if he said something. When he parked the car, he got down, went around to open the door for Avery, and said, “Love, I will just talk to security and join you.” “Okay.” Avery was saddened. This was the first time they arrived home together and she had to go ahead. It felt like Anderson was lying to her but she also couldn’t tell the reason why he’d do so, thereby walking to the room alone with sagged shoulders. Anderson noticed the change in her demeanor and felt guilty but had to take care of things he didn’t want her to know of.Avery didn’t respond to the greetings of the maids or even Nancy and seeing she had come alone, Nancy, as an elderly woman, discerned that s
Anderson gazed at his wife with a disturbed look but he knew that he couldn’t deny her anything. “I promise you anything, Love, just say it,” he encouraged her. They lay naked on their side, their eyes boring into each other. Avery pursed her lips thoughtfully. “I want you to promise me that nothing will ever tear us apart,” she said solemnly. Having the realization that Trent was now trying everything possible to break her marriage with Anderson, she needed his assurance that no matter the storm, they would face it together but Anderson was uncomfortable. “Why are you talking like this, Love?” Avery forced a smile. “Just promise me please, it’s all I’ll ever ask,” she vowed. Anderson never went back on his word. He kept all the promises he made to her so if he promised this, then he’d keep it as well. “I promise tonight, that nothing will ever tear us apart,” he vowed solemnly, instantly feeling strange. Did he do anything to make her feel insecure? “Thank you. I think we should
Avery had experienced embarrassment in her life but not one as painful as this. To be bullied by peers was something she had endured for a long time and gotten over after embracing the corporate world and being comforted by the respect and professionalism it brought along. It was for this reason that she was rendered speechless and ashamed; the fact that it was happening in front of all these respectable CEOs and their wives made her want to disappear into thin air. She was so humiliated as every gaze fixated on her, waiting for her to debunk what Trent had just said, which she couldn’t do because it was the truth. Her lips shook but her tongue felt stiff, stuck to the roof of her mouth. Anderson stared at her calmly. No one knew whether he believed Trent or not but he would believe anything Avery said. Sadly, her countenance sold her out, showing that Trent’s allegations were truth from hell. In that case, Anderson wasn’t going to allow his wife to suffer shame in front of his busi
Trent’s head was pounding and his eyes were spinning from a terrible hangover, he couldn’t immediately assimilate what Anderson was telling him. After leaving the business dinner last night, he ended up at the club, drinking more than necessary to soothe the pain he felt for the embarrassment he caused Avery.The tears she shed because of him made it worse. He was so bent on making Anderson give up on her that he didn’t think she’d also be hurt because of the revelation. It was too late for him to understand the pain he caused her and when he finally did, he was too ashamed of himself and needed a good place to let out, thereby ending up in the club. He didn’t check the caller, just answering the call because the noise from the phone made him irritable.“Who is this?” He held his aching head and asked. Anderson scoffed from the end of the line. He was still angry, feeling annoyed that Trent was still playing games.“Stop pretending,” he said coldly. The voice was getting clearer in Tre
Avery changed into a pair of white hot shorts with a tank top that left a little of her midsection exposed. Looking at her face in the mirror, she was horrified at how terrible she looked because of all the tears she shed. She washed her face and applied some makeup to hide her puffy eyes but there was nothing she could do about the redness. She combed her hair with her fingers and went downstairs.Anderson was sitted on a bar stool with a newspaper in his hand. His countenance wasn’t any better and Avery frowned when she saw the bottle of whiskey in front of him. When their eyes met, she didn’t know if it was her imagination but she saw remorse and desire in his eyes, but when she blinked, she was met with a cold expression. Perhaps she imagined the previous look. Taking a deep breath, she walked to the bar and picked up the bottle of whiskey together with the goblet. “This isn’t a healthy breakfast. I will make you some,” she said without looking him in the eyes. She couldn’t stan
Anderson was greatly disturbed. What he knew was that Trent was on his way and he wasn’t pleased about it. Everything in him wanted to pretend to be indifferent toward her but his heart couldn’t allow it. His appetite turned sour and he moved away from the bar, allowing Nancy to pick up the tray with his leftover food to the kitchen. He pondered on whether or not to tell her the truth about the papers and decided to do so after Trent’s exit but at least he should check on her to ensure that she didn’t injure herself with whatever she intended to use those stones for. Reaching the entrance, he almost bumped into Avery, and seeing her fatigued form, his brows creased. “Are you alright?” He asked her, trying hard to hide the affection in his tone. Avery was shocked at the question, not expecting that he would care about her in any way. For as long as she knew, if Anderson wanted a divorce, then it meant that he had long ceased caring about her. Watching his eyes, it seemed like her marr
There was a slow rise of anger in Avery’s voice when she began to speak again. “Two months and a week after we began dating, you told me to marry Anderson when I needed help when you could have helped me.” Trent was ashamed. Indeed, he could have just talked to his father but Avery’s parents weren’t rich and he was ashamed of getting his father involved. He would have rejected their relationship and branded Avery as a gold digger. But Trent still felt that he could have done better. The truth was, he was covetous of Anderson’s power and wealth, using Avery as the tool to get it all. Sadly for him, Avery had realized it all, for which reason he was so uncomfortable. “What is all this about?” Trent asked, swallowing bitterly. By then, Avery was so naïve and would accept anything he told her but being with Anderson, she had changed so much that the only things he recognized were her face and form. “How many stones are there?” Avery sighed and asked. Trent was annoyed and answered irrit