“I see.”
Raegan expressed her understanding. She was concerned about Ava and wanted to know more about some fragments and details of Ava’s life. Hence, she did not ask these two women too many questions. Instead, she amiably asked Fiona and Kendra to sit down.
Fiona and Kendra just wanted to try their luck. They did not expect Raegan to be so easy-going. They just casually talked about Ava’s work, but some of them were just lies that were made up on the spot. However, Raegan listened to everything carefully and gave the two of them beauty coupons for high- end spas.
Before leaving, she also paid for the untouched food on the table.
Fiona and Kendra pretended that they could not accept the gift from Raegan, but in the end, they happily held the coupons in their hands.
After Raegan left, the two of them picked up the utensils and ate contentedly.
“It’s different when you have money. She can so casually give out beauty coupons worth 10,000 bucks. I’m only willing to eat Italian food like this once a month!” Kendra sighed and exclaimed without exaggerating it.
Fiona picked up the business card Raegan left and glanced at it, her eyes gleaming with greed. “Ava is so stupid. She has such an extremely wealthy mother yet she’s refusing to acknowledge her. I wonder why she’s being so pretentious.”
“That’s right. If it were me, I would have gone over and curried favor with her long ago. Ihave no idea what she’s doing!” Kendra also grumbled. Then, she laughed. “But that’s fine. This will give us a chance to make more money.”
Fiona smiled without saying a word. She agreed with Kendra’s words in her heart.
In the future, as long as they ‘sold’ some news about Ava to Raegan, they would have indispensable benefits.
Ava had no idea that Kendra and Fiona followed her to the restaurant, nor about how they had started to record her every move to report to Raegan.
Raegan knew that this kind of behavior was wrong, but she could only resort to it to relieve her longing and concern for Ava.
Ava found things a little strange. When she accidentally broke a cup, there would be an identical one on her table the next day. When she casually said she wanted to eat something, someone would send the food she mentioned to her in the afternoon.
She thought it was Daniel’s doing but Daniel denied it. However, Ava just thought that he was doing it on purpose.
In the evening, Daniel came to pick Ava up from work. When Ava asked about it again, Daniel’s answer was very serious.
“You’re really not the one who gave me the cup and donuts?” Ava confirmed again.
Daniel shook his head. “It really wasn’t me.”
Ava was stunned with confusion. “Aside from you, who else would be so concerned about my wants and needs?”
When Ava asked this question, Raegan’s face naturally popped into her mind.
The only person she could think of was Raegan. Daniel also guessed this possibility. “I think it must be your mother. She really cares about you.” Ava smiled bitterly when she heard his words. “ When I needed my parents’ care the most, they chose to abandon me. Now, I don’t need these belated concerns anymore.”
She said while meeting Daniel’s gentle gaze. “Your care and love are enough for me now.” Daniel understood the meaning behind Ava’s words. He grabbed her hand tightly, and his eyes overflowed with love.
In the following period, Ava would still receive various small items from time to time. She thought that they were from Raegan, but it was strange how Raegan would know exactly what she needed every time.
Ava felt that Raegan might have arranged someone to observe her every move. She felt disgusted, but she did not have concrete evidence. She did not want to question Raegan either. Therefore, she began to observe whether there were people around her who were acting strangely.
After some observation, she found that Fiona and Kendra seemed to be enjoying a particularly lavish and happy life recently.
The two of them would often go to high-end restaurants to eat. When they chatted, they would also talk about going to high-end spas for beauty treatments. What was more conspicuous was that the two of them had bought new branded bags. It would be impossible for them to buy those particular bags if they did not have any acquaintances who had connections with that brand.
After Ava connected the dots in her head, she had a general idea about what was going on.
She deliberately did not go out to eat during lunch break. Instead, she just warmed up something to eat in the pantry.
Maisie was confused when she saw Ava eating fast food. “Ava, did you say you didn’t want to go out and eat because you wanted to eat this?”
Ava shot a faint glance at Fiona and Kendra, who were in the office. Then, she replied casually, “I recently took a fancy to a bag that costs me two months of my salary, so that’s why I can only live frugally.”
“Is that so? Which bag is it? I’ll see if I can find someone to help you get a discount.”
Maisie was still as friendly and welcoming as ever, but she still did not understand Ava’s behavior.
“Ava, you’re really stupid. If you want a bag, you can ask your boyfriend to buy it for you. Your boyfriend is so rich, and so is your mother. Why do you want to let yourself be so miserable and save up money just to buy it?”
“I’m too ashamed to ask them,” Ava replied. She also deliberately raised her voice so Fiona and Kendra could hear her.
Fiona and Kendra were indeed deceived. They came over to ask questions while pretending to be curious.
“Ava, which bag do you have your eyes on? Why is it so expensive that it even costs two months of your salary?”
Ava looked up and asked with a half-smile. “Why? Are you guys also interested in buying it?” Fiona hurriedly waved her hand. “If you have to save money for two months to buy it, how could I be able to afford it? I’m just curious.”
“I’m also curious. Which bag is it?” Kendra asked as well.
Seeing that Maisie was dissatisfied and wanted to send the two away, Ava quickly told them the bag she wanted.
After Fiona and Kendra knew about it, they found an excuse to leave.
Ava pretended to start eating, but her eyes were focused on Fiona and Kendra. The two of them picked up their phones and walked out while whispering to each other. ‘
If she was right, they were probably reporting it to Raegan.
Sure enough, just as Ava guessed, Fiona and Kendra reported the situation to Raegan as soon as possible.
After Raegan learned about the bag that Ava liked, she asked the manager of a luxury store to obtain the bag as quickly as possible.
After a while, Raegan sent the bag to Ava’s company and asked Fiona to pick it up for her. She also asked Fiona to put it in Ava’s cabinet before Ava went to work the next day.
Fiona had accepted money from Raegan, so of course, she would need to serve Raegan well. However, when she got the bag, she was a little swayed.
This bag was gorgeous, and the texture was so good. Most importantly, this bag was really valuable as it was a limited edition. +
As she thought about it and looked at it, Fiona’s mind changed.
She wanted to keep this bag for herself. She only needed to tell Raegan that she had given it to Ava because Raegan would never come to the office to verify it in person.
After making the decision, Fiona quietly hid the bag.
Ava thought that after expressing that she wanted a bag, the bag would suddenly appear just like before. However, this time, it did not.
As a result, Ava felt that she was overthinking. This weekend, Daniel brought Ava to a high-end restaurant. Daniel’s father and mother had already been waiting for them for a long time. Daniel had also asked Ava’s opinion before taking her to see his parents.
After sitting down, Ava could also feel that the attitude of Daniel’s parents toward her was different from before.
She found it somewhat ironic that her true love for Daniel could not be exchanged for the approval of his parents. Instead, it was the fame, fortune, and background that could win her his parents’ approval.
Although she thought so in her heart, Ava did not show it. She smiled the whole time and talked with Daniel’s parents magnanimously.
This was the first time Ava saw such a smile on Daniel’s mother. This smile had never appeared on her face before.
Daniel’s mother had always looked down on her until Raegan’s identity was revealed.
This time, the words Daniel’s mother said to her were even a little flattering. She complimented Ava a lot. After all, Ava was now the daughter of an extremely wealthy woman.
When they were about to leave after dinner, Daniel’s mother kept holding Ava’s hand witha friendly and affectionate look.
“Ava, drop by the house whenever you’ re free so that we can get to know each other more. I didn’t do well enough in the past. Please don’t take it to heart.” :
Ava displayed a rather embarrassed smile. She gently withdrew her hand and stood next to Daniel.
“Thanks, Mrs. Graham.”
Daniel’s mother could somewhat sense that Ava was feeling uncomfortable, so she stopped herself and left after saying a few words to Daniel’s father.
Ava breathed a sigh of relief.
Daniel saw this and felt distressed. “I’ve wronged you.”
Ava quickly returned to her senses. “No, I don’t feel wronged. As long as I can be with you, nothing else matters.”
After hearing what Ava said, Daniel felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He took Ava’s hand and was about to take her somewhere else. However, as soon as he turned around, Ava’s eyes were suddenly fixed on a spot ahead.
“What’s the matter? Did you see someone you know?” Daniel looked curiously in the direction of where Ava was staring. “That person seems to be your colleague. Would you like to go over and say hi?”
Ava looked at the person sitting by the window of the restaurant from a distance. Then, her vision landed on that person’s bag on the chair.
After staring for a while, Ava gradually understood something.
She made an excuse and said that she wanted to eat the cream puffs from a certain shop that had gone viral online. She asked Daniel to buy them for her now. Daniel felt that Ava was trying to send him away, but he figured that she had her reasons, so he did not ask any more questions. He obediently went to buy the cream puffs for Ava. After she saw that Daniel was gone, Ava looked in that person’s direction and grabbed her phone to call Raegan.
Raegan never thought that Ava would take the initiative to call her. She was so excited that she almost dropped her phone.
She thought that she could finally chat with Ava, but Ava just said a few quick words before hanging up the phone.
Raegan was stunned for a moment while holding the phone. Then, she came back to her senses. After Ava hung up the phone, she walked straight to that person.
Before she could get close enough, Ava heard that person talking to the man sitting opposite her. “You speak too highly of me, Mr. Biles. I’m not as good as you said.” That person was being very modest, and she put on a shy expression.
Ava took two steps closer and heard that person say in a serious tone.
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