Kabanata 342

Kabanata 342 Ang halik ay parang tumagal ng walang hanggan.

Hindi pinakawalan ni Elliot si Avery sa kanyang pagkakahawak hanggang sa marinig niya ang tunog ng pagtapik sa bintana ng sasakyan.

Si Mike ay nalilitong nakatingin sa loob ng sasakyan.

Laking gulat ni Avery na nawala ang kulay sa kanyang mukha.

Bubuksan na sana niya ang pinto at lalabas nang hawakan siya ni Elliot at paos na sinabing, “Ang mga bintana ay tinted. Hindi niya tayo nakikita.”

Nakahinga ng maluwag si Avery!

Ang halik ay nagtulak sa kanya sa isang siklab ng damdamin.

Ang kanyang mga pisngi ay hindi pangkaraniwang namumula habang ang kanyang buhok ay gulo-

gulo. Hinubad ni Elliot ang kanyang jacket at itinapon ito sa lupa!

Kinuha ni Avery ang kanyang jacket.

Inabutan siya ni Elliot ng isang bote ng tubig.

“Ayoko!” putol niya habang malamig na tinitigan siya.

The thought of what he just did to her made her so mad her head ay pumipintig.

She would rather die of thirst than drink the water he was offering.

Elliot ignored the hateful gaze Avery shot at him.

All of the anger and resentment he felt melted away with their kiss.

Was all the unhappiness he felt this entire time simply a symptom of him missing the taste of her lips?

“Didn’t you enjoy that, Avery?”

Elliot took a sip of water, then used his fingers to elegantly wipe away the droplets on his lips.

“You haven’t had a man in a while. You must be lonely, right? If you have the need for it, I could always help you out for free.”

“Get out of my sight, Elliot Foster!”

Avery felt like she was stabbed in the heart. She immediately jumped out of the car.

She slammed the door shut, then gave the car a violent kick!

“Holy sh*t! Avery!” Mike exclaimed. “What were you doing in Elliot Foster’s car?! You weren’t fighting in there, were you? What’s the point of kicking his car? You should land a kick right on him!”

“Don’t you think I wanted to kick the sh*t out of him? It was just too cramped in there for that!”

“I see… I almost called the cops when you disappeared all morning! What were you doing with him?

Wasn’t he supposed to get engaged today?” Mike pestered as he followed closely behind Avery.

Avery walked ahead, walked through the front door and hurried into the bathroom.

Her face was boiling up!

She had to wash her face! She had to take a shower! Otherwise, his scent would be lingering on her body!

“Can you stop asking questions? Can’t you see how annoyed I am right now? Give me some peace, won’t you?”

Avery washed her face in the first floor bathroom, then hurried upstairs.

“Let’s not talk about that b*st*rd, then! Let’s talk about Eric Santos! Why did she speak up for our company? Do you know him? If you don’t, then why did you buy all of those portraits of him before?”

Mike badgered on.

Tate Industries was a complete mess.

However, everyone was quite happy despite the chaos.

Mike was ecstatic, too.

The huge problem that bothered him just the day before disappeared overnight like a godly miracle!

Avery picked up her phone to check on the situation and asked, “How exactly did Eric Santos help us?”

“He posted a video online basically advertising the Storm Series. After that, his fans not only scared off the trolls who were bad-mouthing us, they also caused our new orders to go through the roof… Isn’t that interesting?” Mike said as he could not hide the joy he was feeling Avery’s mood was complicated.

Maaaring nakatulong sa kanya ang mga aksyon ni Eric, ngunit inilalantad din niya ang kanyang sarili.

Ayaw niyang gumawa siya ng ganoong klaseng sakripisyo.

Gayunpaman, sa puntong ito, ang tanging magagawa niya ay tanggapin ang mabait na kilos nito.

“Avery, ano ba talaga ang ginagawa mo sa b*st*rd na iyon, sa kotse ni Elliot Foster kanina?” Mike biglang tanong na may masungit na tingin. “Bakit namumula at namamaga ang labi mo?! Mukhang kakakuha mo lang ng fillers!”

Hindi nakaimik si Avery. Wala na siyang ibang gustong ihampas ng duct tape sa labi ni Mike para tumahimik siya!

Sa lumang mansyon ng Foster, ginugol ni Rosalie ang buong oras sa pag-aliw kay Zoe pagkabalik nila mula sa hotel.

Nawasak ang puso ni Zoe, ngunit tumanggi siyang maging isang katatawanan, at pinanatili ang isang maayos na kilos.