Todos os capítulos de You Broke Your Vows, So I Replaced You: Capítulo 71 - Capítulo 77

"Yes, she's my cousin," Ava replied without hesitation. "She might arrive in the city tomorrow. Although the news circulating says she's already here, she's actually still out of town."Maverick nodded slowly, as though the answer matched his expectations. "I suppose she agreed to collaborate with Langham Group because your name is listed as one of the organizers of the art gallery."Ava chuckled softly. "You could say that. But it might also be because she wants to see what my husband is like."Maverick turned to her. "Me?"Ava nodded, a smile still lingering on her face. "Valerian and I are quite close. Of course she'd want to know what kind of man I married, especially after I'd been away from home for so many years."Maverick didn't answer immediately. He understood that beneath Ava's teasing, there was a family bond she had maintained despite leaving Birmingham a long time ago. And if Valerian really was a cousin she was close to, it was only natural that she would want to get to

“Yes,” Ava replied with an unabashedly bright smile. “My life is wonderful right now.”Despite the pain in his heart, Jackson tried to respond calmly. He couldn't afford to make an even worse mistake than before. “That's good. I'm glad to hear it.”Ava offered no further response. She simply continued toward her office, occasionally returning the friendly greetings of the museum staff.Jackson tried to ignore the jealousy that had been troubling him. He knew there was no point bringing up Maverick's kiss in front of the museum, especially when Ava didn't even feel the need to explain anything to him. So he decided to return to the reason he had come in the first place.“Then can we talk about Valerian now?” Jackson asked after Ava invited him to take a seat in her office.Earlier, he had taken a moment to look around the office where the woman who had once been with him for seven years worked. Jackson

Jackson looked at her for a few moments before finally giving up.He said goodbye and left the office feeling far from at ease. He had come that morning hoping to spend at least a little time with Ava, but instead, he was leaving with the realization that she no longer wanted to give him any space outside of work.Meanwhile, Ava reopened her documents after Jackson left.She didn't feel guilty about turning down his invitation. She had given him the opportunity to discuss their work, and that should have been enough. She didn't want to repeat the same mistake by allowing the boundaries between her personal and professional lives to blur simply because of their past.Especially now that she had something she wanted to protect.Her marriage to Maverick.Ava smiled faintly as she remembered her husband's promise to pick her up for lunch.For some reason, simply remembering that small promise was enough to lift her mood. She then turned h