The two of them looked at each other with self- blame and guilt in their eyes.
If they could do it all over again, they would definitely have chosen to stay.
No matter how hard their lives would be, they should make sure their family stayed together instead of thinking that leaving would be the best arrangement for the child.
In fact, they were horribly wrong.
After Ava left the apartment, she stood in the dark, not knowing what to do and where to go for a while.
There were so many grievances and distress in her heart that she wanted to talk to someone.
At this moment, the first person she thought of was Daniel, but she could not find comfort in hiding in Daniel’s arms like before due to his current situation.
In Old Waldburg Manor, Niamh was feeding her youngest son when she suddenly received a call from Ava.
Upon hearing Ava’s depressed voice on the other end, Niamh handed her son to Kendrick without saying a word before driving to Ava.
She left Kendrick holding the little boy at the dining table while feeling dazed.
Niamh arrived at her destination according to the address given by Ava soon after.
The night wind in spring was not as cold as in winter, but it was still windy.
Niamh did not know why Ava would be in the area where they went to university back then. She stopped her car and subconsciously came to the small restaurant where they used to drink together.
Ava was sitting by the window by herself at the moment, downing drinks after drinks.
Niamh hurried in and went to Ava’s side. “Ava, what’s wrong with you? Why are you drinking alone here?
“Is it because of Dan? Is that why you’re drinking your sorrows away?”
Ava raised her blushing face. She looked at Niamh with her slightly bloodshot almond- shaped eyes and smiled. “Niamh, you’re here. Sit down, sit down.”
Ava pulled Niamh to sit beside her as if nothing had happened.
Niamh was worried that Ava was drinking too much, so she reached out to put all the glasses out of Ava’s reach.
“Ava, tell me what happened. Why did you come here to drink alone? Is it because of Dan? Don’t be so sad. Dan will be fine. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I’ll always be by your side to support you and help you, Ava.”
Niamh held Ava’s hand with concern and asked worriedly.
Ava still wanted to drink her sorrows away, but when she heard Niamh’s concerned words, she broke down in an instant.
“Niamh…” Ava buried her face into Niamh’s shoulder and started sobbing uncontrollably. “ Niamh, what should I do? What the hell should I do?”
Niamh patted Ava’s shoulder in distress. “ Don’t cry. There’s a solution to everything. If the problem is very difficult, then we’ll think of a way together. Don’t cry. I’ll always be here. You won’t be alone no matter what.”
Niamh comforted Ava sincerely, and Ava started crying even louder now. The customers who were eating at one side, as well as the servers, were all looking at Niamh and Ava curiously. They al] subconsciously thought that Ava was very drunk.
After a while, Ava finally stopped crying.
Ava laughed self-deprecatingly again, tears slipping silently from the corners of her eyes. Niamh looked very distressed. She wanted to comfort Ava, but then she heard Ava sarcastically saying, “My parents are both so capable. How great of them! But I can’t even see my boyfriend. It’s ridiculous, so ridiculous…”
While talking, Ava picked up the glass again and wanted to drink.
Niamh hurriedly reached out her hand to stop her. “Ava, stop drinking. Drinking too much will hurt your health.”
“But I’m so sad now…” Ava cried out, “Niamh, have a drink with me. I want to forget those unhappy things for a while.”
After hearing what Ava said, Niamh’s heart ached. Then, she slowly let go.
Sometimes, drinking was not necessarily a bad thing. At least, it could make people forget all their troubles temporarily. It was not a bad thing. She had stopped breastfeeding her son, so Niamh raised the glass with confidence.
Just before drinking, she messaged Kendrick.
Ava was in a very bad mood and Niamh did not want her to drink too much. She was worried that Ava would hurt her body if she drank too much, but Ava was stubborn and pushed Niamh away. She refused to stop and downed drink after drink. It did not take long for Ava to fall into a drunken stupor. She was leaning on Niamh’s shoulder while babbling drunkenly.
Niamh patted Ava’s shoulder distressedly. “ Stop crying. It’ll all pass. Dan will recover and he’ll remember you. You have to believe that your parents love you. Maybe they left you back then because they had some difficulties that couldn’t be easily solved.”
Ava seemed to hear what Niamh said and mumbled, “Danny… Danny will be alright. My parents. My parents… I don’t have parents.”
After Ava finished saying this, she fell onto Niamh’s shoulder dazedly and fell asleep. Niamh felt more and more distressed for Ava. “ You dummy, of course, you have parents. I believe they love you. Give yourself a little more time, okay?”
Niamh said softly while stroking Ava’s hot and rosy cheeks.
“Nia.”
Kendrick’s concerned voice came from beside her ears.
Niamh lifted her head to meet Kendrick’s deep gaze.
“Ava is drunk. Let’s have her sleep at our place tonight.”
“Why did she drink so much? You drank a lot too, right?” Kendrick looked at the bottles and cans on the table before helping Niamh support Ava.
“I didn’t drink much. Ava drank most of it. I couldn’t stop her.” Niamh sighed helplessly. She and Kendrick worked together to help Ava into the car.
Before drinking, Niamh sent a message to Kendrick, asking him to take a taxi over here so he could drive her car home.
Ava was exhausted and woke up from a hangover with a particularly bad headache.
She glanced at the surrounding environment and found that it was a little foreign. After taking a closer look, she finally determined that this was Old Waldburg Manor.
Knock, knock, knock.
There was a knock on the door.
Ava figured it was Niamh, and sure enough, the door was opened gently in the next second.
“Ava, you finally woke up.” Niamh handed over a set of clean clothes to Ava. “Do you have a headache? Do you want to take a shower first? I made some chicken soup to help with your hangover. You can drink it after you shower.”
Ava raised her hand and patted her head. It really hurt.
“Hiss…” Ava frowned and suddenly thought of something. “Niamh, what time is it?” +
Niamh glanced at the clock on the nightstand. “ Un, it’s almost noon.”
“What? It’s so late? Oh no!” Ava seemed to be refreshed all of a sudden. She did not care about her headache anymore as she reached out and grabbed the clothes that Niamh was hanging over before running into the bathroom to takea shower.
“Ava, slow down. You just woke up.” Niamh reminded her.
“IT know. I won’t make you worry,” Ava replied loudly. ‘
Niamh also turned around and went downstairs to prepare chicken soup and breakfast for Ava to sober up.
After taking a shower, Ava looked a lot more energetic. Niamh then learned that Ava had asked Daniel to see a doctor today.
The doctor was Ava’s biological father, Neil. “Thave to hurry up and look for Danny after eating. Danny should have left home by now. Niamh, can you drive me there in a while?” Ava said while wolfing down her food.
Niamh smiled lightly. “You dummy. Of course, I’ll take you there. Eat slowly and don’t choke.”
“I can’t. [can’t make Danny wait for me for too long. If Naya and Danny’s mother find out, they’ ll cause more trouble for us again.”
Ava quickly ate the meal Niamh personally cooked. After eating and drinking, Ava looked much better.
After she got into Niamh’s car, she called Daniel but she could not get through to him. Since they last met, Ava had already removed her number from Daniel’s blocked list, so it was impossible for her not to be able to call him. Ava was very confused. When she was about to call him again, she received a call from Neil. °
Ava looked at the caller ID and was a little lost for a few seconds. However, she picked it up anyway. Neil’s tone sounded very careful. “Ava, is that you? I’m not urging you, I just want to tell you that I’m already in the hospital. You can come here with Daniel now.”
Ava felt very uncomfortable listening to Neil’s pleasing tone.
She took a deep breath in silence and then said, “ Thank you, Dr. Long. I’ll take my boyfriend there soon. I’m hanging up now.”
After speaking, Ava hung up the phone immediately.
Niamh could tell that the person on the other end of the phone was Ava’s father. At the same time, she could also sense Ava’s conflicting feelings.
“Niamh, give me your phone. I want to call Danny.” Ava requested.
Niamh readily handed her phone to Ava.
Ava quickly dialed Daniel’s number using Niamh’s phone. “Danny, it’s me.”
“Ava?” Daniel, who was on the other end, seemed surprised. “Why is the name on the caller ID Eveline?”
“Eveline is our good friend. I’ve been unable to get through to your phone. Let’s not talk about this for now. Where are you now, Danny? I’ll pick you up.” °
“I’m at the place we agreed on that day.”
When Ava heard that, she let out a sigh of relief. “ Wait for me, then. I’ll go get you now.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.