The curtains were drawn, and looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows, a thick layer of snow could be seen in the yard.
The temperature in Bridgedale was worse than that in Aryadelle. Summer was so hotter and winter was so colder.
He looked at the falling snowflakes outside the window, and all the thoughts in his mind were taken away.
At this moment, his soul seemed to be out of the body, leaving only an empty shell.
He didn’t think about anyone or anything.
Averie cooked breakfast and entered the room. Seeing him staring out the window in a daze, an indescribable complex emotion surged in her heart.
She always feel that she shouldn’t disturb him, but she also feel that his appearance reflects that he is not happy in his heart.
“Elyette, what are you thinking?” Averie walked up to him, put a kiss on his cheek and said in a low voice, “I feel like you are unhappy.”
“The snow outside reminds me of a lot of things.” Elyette eyes fell out of the window again, “I always feel that the snow is the same as before, but we are not what we used to be.”
“What do you mean we are not what we used to be? ” Averie’s eyebrows frowned, unable to guess what Elyette was thinking.
Elyette explained, “We will eventually grow old, but the snow will not change. Every birthday and Spring Festival, it is easy to fall into this emotion.”
“Hahaha! Maybe I’m not your age, So on birthdays and New Year, other than being happy, I don’t think about these things.” Averie pulled him out of bed, “I made breakfast, but it tasted so-so, so don’t dislike it.”
“What did you cook?” Elyette asked.
“Fried two eggs, and boiled noodles.” Averie shrugged, “There are no other ingredients at home. The weather is so bad today, and the takeaway has stopped.”
“Well, what time did you get up?” Elyette entered washroom wash.
“I woke up at 7 o’clock. But I didn’t get up until 8 o’clock.” Averie stood at the door of the bathroom, “I found three cases of the same condition as me in Xander’s past surgery cases. I’ve had general anesthesia twice. I’m going to go to Xander’s former teacher and ask.”
Elyette: “I’ll go with you.”
Averie said, “It’s snowing so much today, I’ll just go by myself. I’ve passed A former classmate, contacted his former teacher.”
“Aren’t you a teacher?” After washing up, Elyette walked out of the bathroom.
Averie took his big palm and walked towards the dining room.
“It wasn’t before graduate school. Did you forget that I went to a university in Aryadelle? In fact, I also like to miss the past, especially the biggest turning points in my life. I often think, if I hadn’t contacted Professor James Hough at the beginning, then I will definitely not have the achievements I have now.”
“Even if you don’t take the initiative to find Professor James Hough, you will still be a very good person. Wherever gold is, it will shine.”
“You can really praise people. I saw it. Check the weather forecast, there will be heavy snow today and tomorrow, and the flight has been suspended for the past two days, so let’s stay here in peace.”
Entering the dining room, Averie brought the cooked noodles to him.
Averie said shyly, “The noodles are a little bland, and the eggs are a little salty. You can break the eggs and eat them with noodles.”
She was also helpless about her regressive cooking skills. She had a time before and was a good cook. Later, when she returned to Aryadelle, there were people serving her every day, and she didn’t need to enter the kitchen, so her cooking skills naturally deteriorated.
“I’ll go buy vegetables later and cook for you.” Elyette tasted the eggs, and he was really flustered, so he soaked the eggs in the noodle soup, “Don’t you want to go to Xander’s house to sort out his books?”
“I’ll tidy up with his teacher. With help, I’ll be able to tidy up soon. I should be able to accompany you at home tomorrow.” Averie quickly finished the noodles and wiped her mouth with a tissue, “If you can’t eat it, Don’t eat it. There are noodles and eggs in the refrigerator, you can cook it yourself. I have an appointment with his teacher to meet at 10 o’clock, and I have to go out.”
“Actually, you can make an appointment after the snow stops. Do you have to go out today?” Elyette glanced at the heavy snow outside the window, worried for her safety.
Snowy roads are slippery and more prone to traffic accidents.
“There are cleaners to clean up the snow on the road, but I’ll drive slowly.” Averie walked to the door and changed her shoes, “I’ll call you later.”
After Averie went out, Elyette looked at the noodles in front of him. The eggs were too salty to eat, but thinking that Averie had worked so hard to fry them, he still endured eating the eggs.
Elyette took a deep breath and drank three glasses of water before covering up the salty taste.
Averie and Xander’s teacher made an appointment to meet in a cafe.
After the two met, the teacher shook hands with her very enthusiastically.
“Averie, I heard Xander mention you. Before Xander went to Yonroeville to find you, he called me.”
Averie was a little surprised: “what did he say?”
The teacher said, “He said you trusted him very much. It made him a little nervous. After he arrived in Yonroeville, I called him to ask about the situation. He didn’t want to tell me too much out of the protection of your privacy, so I didn’t ask. “
Averie: “I told him not to tell me about my illness.”
The teacher: “I understand. After the news of his death, I went to see his parents. They were very sad, and I didn’t dare to ask more about it.”
“Frankly speaking, we don’t know what’s going on.” Averie took out the examination that Xander had done in Yonroeville, “This is the surgical plan formulated by Xander and me, and these are what Xander asked me to do. The day before my operation, he gave me a general anesthesia. You should know that general anesthesia is harmful to the body. Moreover, we generally do not give patients two general anesthesia in a short period of time, unless connected Two major operations. But we generally don’t perform two major operations on patients in a row.”
The teacher’s face changed greatly when he heard the words.
The teacher: “This is definitely not possible. Why did Xander do this?”
Averie: “I asked, and he said that the dose was less than the dose of general anesthesia. I didn’t doubt it at the time, so I didn’t ask. After he died, I checked it, and that was The dose of general anesthesia.”
The teacher: “There must be a problem. Xander is either threatened or for some other reason. He takes your illness very seriously and is cautious, and he won’t want to harm you.”
Averie nodded: “yes, I think so too. Before he was killed, his attitude towards me was normal. I really hope that I will get better from the operation soon. I don’t believe that it is fake. He will never harm me.”
The teacher: “Can’t you find the reason?”
Averie shook her head: “If I could find out the reason, I wouldn’t come to you. We have no contact with the Yonroeville now.”
The teacher: “Then there is no way, I…I can only be sure that Xander will never mess around. He must have had a last resort.”
“With your words, I feel more at ease.” At least Averie no longer doubted that Xander was on Rebecca’s side…
In the afternoon, after she and the Teacher had sorted out the books in Xander’s study, Xander’s parents kept them for dinner.
Averie couldn’t refuse, so she went home after dinner.
She sent Elyette a message in advance that she couldn’t go home for dinner, but Elyette was already cooking at that time, so he still cooked a large table of dishes.
When Averie got home, she saw the food he cooked, and her eyes were red with emotion.
“Husband, serve me a meal.” Averie sat down in the dining chair and acted coquettishly with him, “I’m a little tired of sorting books today.”
Elyette immediately filled her a bowl of rice and handed it to her: “You met his teacher, is there anything to gain?”
“Yes.” Averie took a piece of meat and put it in her mouth to taste it, and it tasted surprisingly good, “His teacher thinks there is a secret behind this incident. I think it has something to do with Rebecca. But I don’t want to go to Rebecca. Because Rebecca will never admit that Xander’s death is related to her. Go to her, maybe she will take the opportunity to entangle you.”
“Has Rebecca added your Whatsapp?” Averie asked.
“No.” Elyette replied without hesitation.
The second time Rebecca looked for him, it was through text messages on his mobile phone, and he did not add his Whatsapp account.
“If she adds you Whatsapp, do you know what to do?” Averie ‘beats’ him face to face.
“Ignore.” Elyette gave the answer and asked, “How does it taste?”
“It is no exaggeration to say that your cooking skills are comparable to that of a chef.” After Averie took a few bites, she gave a very high rating.
“You didn’t eat much at Xander’s house, did you?” After dinner, he knew the quality of the dishes he cooked.
His cooking skills are not comparable to that of a chef, at best a little better than Averie.
“No, I came back today after I was full.” Averie took a mouthful of rice. “Although I have a filter for you, you are doing really well. At least it’s a qualified home-cooked dish.”
Elyette was silent for a moment and asked: “Would you like to go for another checkup? I always feel that Xander did something to you before he died.”
“I had a checkup before, and my body is fine.” Averie looked up at him, “After he died, I at least I did two comprehensive examinations. Besides, if he really did something to me, my body would definitely feel it. After the anesthesia took effect, I didn’t feel any discomfort.”
Elyette said firmly, “That’s because you told Xander at the time. I didn’t have any precautions, so I didn’t feel the abnormality of the body carefully. I asked the doctor today. There are many adverse reactions of general anesthesia. Generally, the doctor does not recommend general anesthesia for patients when general anesthesia is not necessary. Yes. Xander must have done something to you.”
She was startled by his solemn expression.
“But since you didn’t notice anything abnormal, it’s too late to say this now.” Elyette saw her stop eating, so he changed the conversation, “You eat! Let’s make a videocall for the children after dinner. It hasn’t snowed in Aryadelle yet. Layla and Robert will definitely be very happy to see the snow.”
“Well. We’ll build a snowman later, and then make a videocall for them.” No matter how old Averie is, as long as she sees snow, the first thing that comes to her mind is to build a snowman.
Averie tasted every dish Elyette made, and when she finally put down the dishes, she smiled contentedly: “Husband, is there anything you can’t do?”
“Yes,” Elyette replied, “I’m not going to have children.”
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