Martin and Joyce had left for their honeymoon. Andrew and his wife Susan insisted on having dinner in Anderson and Avery’s house together with Sophia and Tom before going back on their vacation slash business trip. Anderson couldn’t refuse his parents who had already made arrangements to leave the next day. Something seemed to be chasing them away so if not for the wedding, they wouldn’t have returned. It wasn’t difficult for Anderson to make the necessary arrangements since he already had a chef at home so after ensuring that all the guests had left, the pairs drove to Anderson’s luxury home. Nancy had done a great job in organizing and transforming the dining room to welcome everyone. “This is amazing Ander, if I wasn’t there when dad gave the instruction, I would have said that you had it all planned,” Sophia said when Tom pulled a chair for her. Tom completed his therapy a week ago and was far better than he used to be. It also only increased his love for his wife and he was gra

Anderson turned to face his father tiredly and stared him in the eyes like he had a message for him. Andrew was expectant but the question thrown at him took him unawares. “Dad, have you ever quarreled with mum before?” Anderson asked seriously with his gaze pinned on his dad. Andrew was confused. How did his concern for Sophia and Tom warrant this question? It was most certain that Anderson and Sophia were hiding something which he had to find out. “I asked you a question about Tom and your sister,” he said defiantly, not expecting Anderson to put on another defense. “I knew you won’t answer the question and that was the reason why I asked. So, if you are ready to tell me every detail of your marriage with mum, then Sophia and I will tell you about ours,” Anderson said politely. Andrew and Susan have always shared a special bond so the things about their marriage have always been private. He wanted to help his children but if they won’t open up to him, then what could he do? “I

“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

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

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