After they saw each other, Chloe said to Nayaina mocking tone, “Do you know who I saw on the way here?”
Naya was not stupid either and could hear the clue from Chloe’s mysterious tone.
“Did you see Ava?”
Chloe sneered, “Not just Ava but also Dan whom you’ re always thinking of.”
Upon hearing this, Naya’s initially unpleasant expression became even gloomier. “What were they doing together?”
“They got into the car hand in hand while carrying shopping bags. The two of them looked s o sweet. Judging from the direction they drove off to, they must be going to Daniel’s house. It seems that Dan was bringing Ava to meet his parents.” After Chloe said that, Naya clenched her fists as her face turned red with anger.
“That b*tch Ava caused me to be criticized even when I go out to shop while she’s shopping with Dan so carefreely? Why?”
Naya cursed in anger.
“It’s because she’s good at seducing others.” Chloe hurriedly added fuel to the flames. “Naya, I really feel sorry for you. You and Daniel were childhood sweethearts. Plus, your relatives and friends were optimistic that you’d get married to each other, but unexpectedly, Ava appeared all of a sudden.”
Chloe sighed again and said, “I understand this feeling the most. It’s a treasure that you had your eye on for many years and it was going to be yours soon, but all of a sudden, a robber suddenly showed up and snatched your treasure. Tell me, how could you take this lying down?”
After what Chloe said, Naya became angrier the more she thought about it.
Yes, Daniel was about to be her man but Ava’s appearance shattered her beautiful future.
She was nearly engaged to Daniel and was only one step away from being Mrs. Graham. However, not only was all this destroyed by Ava but she also became a target of scorn.
How could she swallow this anger?
When Chloe saw that Naya’s emotions had been triggered, she started to incite her, though it was seemingly done out of kindness.
“Naya, we’re good friends, after all. You’ve always taken care of me so much. I really can’t stand seeing you be bullied like this. Do you remember what I told you the last time in the cafe? Do you really want to watch the man who originally belonged to you marry and have children with another woman?”
“Of course, I don’t want such a day to come!” Naya almost roared, her eyes widening viciously as her breathing grew heavy.
“You were right last time. When a person’s existence hinders one’s life, then that person is better off disappearing from this world.”
Naya’s eyes became sinister and vicious for a moment. After a while, she stabilized her emotions and seemed to ask calmly.
“Will your plan work?”
‘It’ll definitely work. Even if something happens, it’ll have nothing to do with us,” Chloe swore, but Naya still had some concerns.
“Do you really have someone you can trust to execute this?”
“Naya, don’t worry so much. As long as money is involved, anything is possible for people who do those kinds of things. You should transfer the money to me first and then Ill transfer it to that person. You’ll have no contact with that person, so even if something happens, you won’t be involved.”
Chloe calmed Naya’s emotions and then told her the plan again.
“After that person gets the money, he’ll finda suitable time to go to tamper with Ava’s car. After this matter is done, I think it won’t be long before we See on the news that a female driver suffered from an accidental death due to brake failure.” Accidental death.
Naya was very happy with those two words.
She pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile. “ Ava, you shouldn’t have laid a hand on me. What I hate most in my life is someone fighting over something with me. Since you’re seeking death, who am I to stop you?”
Naya chuckled in disdain and quickly transferred 100,000 bucks to Chloe.
“Give the money to that person. After the job is done, I’ll give you another 100,000 bucks,” Naya said in an arrogant tone, “I won’t treat the people who help me badly.”
Chloe only flattered Naya so much and always curried favor with her because of Naya’s wealth. This time, it was also for money.
However, Chloe was lying to Naya. She was just going to put on an act. After all, if the police started investigating this murder case, it would be difficult for her to get rid of the suspicions on her.
If she was caught because of this, she would not have the chance to enjoy whatever money she got. Hence, Chloe had already plotted everything from the start. She was not going to help Naya and was just doing this for her own interests.
However, Chloe still had to do something in case Naya thought that she was lying to her.
On the weekend, Chloe brought a man along to find Ava’s car in the parking lot of her apartment. Then, using some tools, they opened Ava’s door without leaving a trace. That man went inside and pretended to do something.
Chloe hid at one side and secretly took a photo of this scene to send to Naya. She told Naya that the job was done.
When she saw Naya’s satisfied reply, Chloe then asked the person to leave.
However, not long after Chloe left, a figure appeared behind a pillar not far away. After that person looked around them cautiously, they quickly approached Ava’s car…
At this moment, Ava was nestled in Daniel’s arms in her apartment. They were watching a movie that was playing on the projector screen in front of them.
They rarely had the weekend together so they originally planned to go out and havea stroll to relax, but it happened to be raining lightly today. In addition to it being the transition period from late winter to early spring, it was extremely cold and humid outside. Hence, they chose to seek warmth from each other and watch a movie in the apartment instead. They had also asked Niamh and Kendrick to come over for dinner in the evening. The timing would be just right if they started cooking after finishing the movie. However, as Ava was watching the movie, her mind wandered slightly.
She went to Graham Manor with Daniel two days ago, and once again, she could clearly feel the change in Daniel’s mother’s attitude toward herself.
In the past, she would ignore Ava and roll her eyes at her with disgust. Now, she would greet Ava warmly and have a smile on her face the entire time. Plus, she even lowered herself and apologized to Ava for what happened in the past. Ava knew that the change in her attitude was because of her wealthy mother and not because Daniel’s mother was really willing to accept her. Ava also told herself not to think too much about it. As long as she and Daniel could be together peacefully, she would not ask for anything more. | As she was thinking of this, she felt a surge of sweetness in her heart and hugged Daniel’s arm tightly with a smile.
Daniel also felt the change in Ava’s mood, soa surge of sweetness also flowed through his heart. He hugged Ava even harder.
After the movie, Daniel and Ava went to the kitchen together and started preparing dinner. Since they had invited Niamh and Kendrick to come over, the dishes they were preparing were very sumptuous.
Daniel and Ava chatted and laughed as they cooked. The atmosphere looked very harmonious. “Speaking of which, the four of us are all alumni, Danny. You and Kendrick are seniors to Niamh and me. You guys are one year older than us. Back then, Niamh liked Kendrick very much. I only noticed you in the years Niamh was pursuing Kendrick. Now that I think about it, maybe some things were meant to be.”
Ava lamented with a smile, but she felt very blessed and happy.
Daniel also lamented with a grin. “Yeah, this must be fate.”
“Yeah.” Ava nodded with a smile and put away the washed ingredients one by one.
When she looked at the time and was about to start cooking the first dish, she realized that she had run out of tomato paste.
“I’ll go buy it. I’ll get some fresh fruits too while I’m at it.” Daniel packed up and prepared to go out.
“Danny, buy some ingredients for dessert too. I’ll send you a message in a while. You can decide what to buy.” Ava followed Daniel to the entrance. Daniel nodded with a smile. Then, he changed his shoes, picked up the car keys on the cabinet at the entrance, and turned to open the door.
When the door opened, a cool breeze came in. Suddenly, Daniel turned around again.
“Go in. It’s cold outside.” He reminded Ava witha soft smile.
Ava looked at Daniel’s gentle gaze and nodded obediently.
“Yeah, come back soon. I’1l wait for you. I don’t know how to make some of the dishes. I need you to come back to make them.” |
“I got it, Miss Long. I’1l come back soon.” Daniel promised. Suddenly, he went in front of Ava and lowered his head to give her a soft peck on thecheek before turning around. For some reason, Ava felt an intense emptiness in her heart the moment she watched the door close. She stood on the same spot.
This was something normal. This was not the first time Daniel had gone out to buy something, but for some reason, she felt abnormally reluctant today. Also, Daniel seemed to be reluctant to part from her as well.
Ava stood there for a while before going back to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
About half an hour later, Niamh and Kendrick arrived.
Seeing that Niamh had brought fruits and her homemade dessert, Ava pretended to be depressed. “Niamh, If I knew you would bring fruits and desserts, I wouldn’t have asked Danny to go out to buy them.”
“What? Do you feel bad that your future husband is outside in such cold weather?” Niamh teased while helping Ava prepare dinner.
Ava was used to it and she admitted, saying, “Yes,of course. I feel bad since it’s so cold out there. You’d feel the same way if it was your man.”
It was an open concept kitchen, so Niamh glanced at Kendrick, who was sitting on the sofa watching the projector screen while eating fruits. She said indifferently, “He and I have been married for so long. How would we be as sentimental as you two?”
“Married for so long, huh? You’re not any less sweet than those young couples fresh in love,” Ava replied with a smile and subconsciously looked at the time. “I’ll give Danny a call.”
Ava wiped her hands and picked up the phone. However, no one answered the call even though it got through.
For some reason, Ava’s heartbeat suddenly became very unstable.
She tried calling again but still, no one answered. Niamh noticed Ava’s worried expression and stopped doing what she was doing at the moment. “What’s wrong? Is Dan not answering the phone?”
“Yeah, he’s not.” A look of worry appeared in Ava’s eyes as her heartbeat became uneasy. “ Nothing bad happened to him, right?”
“No way. Maybe he’s not paying attention to his phone because he’s driving or his phone is on silent mode,” Niamh guessed aloud. It helped relieve Ava a little.
“That’s possible. We’ll just wait, then.” Ava held her phone, but it seemed to be getting more difficult for her to breathe. She felt as if something was stuck in her throat and she could not get it out.
Ava walked back to the kitchen but she was absent -minded.
Niamh also noticed Ava’s inattentiveness and knew that she was worried about Daniel.
It had been more than an hour since Daniel went out. There was a supermarket near the apartment, and it only took ten minutes to drive there. Ava did not think that Daniel would take so long when she took time to make a round trip and shop into account.
Daniel had not responded to the message she sent him after he went out either.
The more she thought about it, the more restless her heart became. She could not wait any longer, so she took off her apron and was about to go out. Kendrick, who was sitting in the living room, raised his eyes when he heard the commotion. When he saw Ava’s nervous expression, he felt a little strange. “What’s wrong? What happened?”
“Dan has been out for a long time and he’s not back yet. Ava is a little worried and wants to go to the supermarket nearby to take a look,” Niamh explained. “Kendrick, you should stay here. I’ll accompany Ava out to take a look at things.”
“l drive you,” Kendrick said and got up.
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.