For so many years, the person she liked had always been Daniel, but after she found out that Daniel liked her bestie, Niamh, she had been suppressing the feelings in her heart until now.
She knew that she would never get together with Daniel in this lifetime, but she never thought that she would do such a thing with a stranger.
Ava got so annoyed that she started crying and vowed to never drink again.
At that moment, her phone rang. When she saw that someone was calling her, she angrily rejected and shut off her phone.
It took a long time for Daniel to wake up. He was confused when he saw a hundred-dollar bill on the empty bed.
When he recalled what happened last night, he remembered that Ava had been very drunk while he was 30 percent sober.
When he looked at the hundred-dollar bill, Daniel suddenly got a headache.
He called Ava but found that her phone was turned off.
He assumed that Ava got angry at him for last night, so he got ready to go to her place to look for her after washing up.
Ava had just arrived at her apartment and ran into the bathroom to take a bath as soon as she entered.
She could not bear to think about what happened last night. It was her first time and she ended up giving it to some random guy. She could not even remember what happened. The more she thought about it, the more her tears streamed down.
After she took a bath absent-mindedly, her doorbell suddenly rang.
She wanted to pretend that there was no one in the house, but she heard Daniel’s voice through the door. “Ava, it’s me.”
When Ava heard his voice, it was as if she was electrocuted and got stunned still.
Knock, knock. He knocked on the door again. “Ava, are you there?” Daniel’s voice softly penetrated into her ears.
Ava’s heart felt sour, and she felt even more uncomfortable.
The man she loved was standing outside the door, but she…
“Ava, last night…”
“Dan, I-I drank too much last night. I’m still a little tired and feel like going to bed,” Ava suppressed her emotions and interrupted Daniel as she pretended to be calm.
Outside the door, it took a long time for Daniel to answer. His tone sounded a little lonely. “Have a good rest, then.”
“Thanks, Dan,” Ava replied. Dressed in her pajamas, she hugged her body tightly as she stared at the door blankly.
After standing for a while, Ava slowly walked to the door. She wanted to take a look at Daniel’s back, but she did not expect that she would see him the second she opened the door.
Ava was stunned and did not move. She seemed to have been paralyzed as she stared in amazement at the man who looked confused.
“You’re not going to bed yet?” Daniel looked at her with warmth in his eyes. “Can I come in?”
“…” Ava lowered her eyes and did not have the courage to look directly at Daniel, so she gently opened the door and turned around.
When Daniel saw how coldly Ava turned around, he felt his heart sinking. He wondered if he should have been so impulsive last night.
He closed the door and followed her into the living room.
Ava sat on the sofa. It was late summer and the weather was not too cold, but she was wrapping herself tightly in a blanket.
Daniel did not understand what was going on but felt that Ava was avoiding him.
“Are you here for something, Dan? If not, I’ll be going to bed now.” Ava smiled as if nothing was wrong, but she did not make eye contact with Daniel. She continued, “Oh yeah, I’ll be going to Y Country in a couple of days and won’t be coming back anytime soon. I guess this is goodbye.”
Daniel’s heart sank. It felt as if his heart had stopped beating.
“You’re going to Y Country? Why?” There was a hint of anxiety in his tone.
Ava squeezed her fingers and smiled pretentiously. “I’m getting married soon. My family found me a good partner in Y Country. I’ll be leaving for Y Country in two days.”
When Daniel heard that, the hundred-dollar bill in his hand suddenly felt extremely heavy.
He kind of understood why Ava had given him the hundred-dollar bill.
It was because she already had a boyfriend and was about to get married, so she wanted to use the hundred-dollar bill to erase everything that happened in their drunkenness last night.
Daniel suddenly felt very guilty.
He had not been completely drunk last night. If it were not for him taking the initiative to give her that kiss, nothing would have happened between them.
After a while, Daniel nodded his head dispiritedly. He scrunched the dollar bill in his hand and asked softly, “Do you like him?”
Ava was stunned for a moment before smiling. She replied, “After getting along for a long time, I’ll grow to like him. I’ve seen his pictures. He’s pretty handsome, although he’s not as handsome as you.”
Her answer sounded very casual, but Daniel did not perceive it that way.
He did not spill the beans about Ava telling him that she liked him twice when both of them were drunk.
However, it seemed that the secret of her liking him had eventually become an unheard secret in each of their hearts.
Daniel smiled slightly and looked at Ava seriously. “Don’t worry, no one else will know about what happened last night. Rest well. I’ll be leaving, then.”
Ava lowered her eyes when she heard Daniel’s words. After being out of it for a while, she finally looked up.
‘What happened last night?’
Her heart started to race, and she called Niamh immediately. It was only then when she found out that Niamh had asked Daniel to take her home last night.
Instead of waking up at home, she woke up in the hotel instead.
She could not remember anything that happened in between those times. The only thing she remembered was waking up next to a man lying next to her. She did not even see what the man looked like.
‘Was it possible that Dan saw what happened?
‘Did he see the man and me…’
Ava felt as if her head was about to explode when suddenly, her doorbell rang again.
She thought it was Daniel who had turned back, but when she opened the door, she saw the person she did not want to see…
Niamh did not sleep a wink last night. She got up very early, fed the baby, and prepared breakfast for Ryan.
After Ryan left, she took the children to Waldburg Manor.
Lillian still could not speak, so Jackson had been accompanying his little sister.
After Niamh passed her youngest son and Jackson to Karen, she took Lillian to the hospital.
Even though she had gone to several children’s hospitals and specialized doctors, she was only met with doctors shaking their heads, telling her that they did not know what was wrong.
Niamh took Lillian’s hand and walked out of the last hospital. The sky was so blue, but inside, Niamh felt very gloomy.
She took Lillian’s hand and was about to go back, but the little girl suddenly tugged on her hand as she blinked her crystal clear eyes. She was pointing to the stall on the side of the road that was selling cotton candy.
Niamh understood and took the little girl across the road to buy the cotton candy. The guy who sold the cotton candy was very polite and gave Lillian a small balloon.
While holding the balloon, Lillian gently bit the cotton candy and smiled sweetly at Niamh.
“Lillian, what else do you want to tell Mommy?” Niamh wanted to see if she could coax Lillian to speak.
The little girl looked around. She did not say anything and just stretched out her little fleshy hand, pointing forward.
Niamh thought that Lillian wanted to eat something, but when she looked up, she saw Kendrick. He was wearing a black suit and sunglasses as he entered a cafe cautiously.
After looking at him, Niamh felt suspicious.
The last hospital she brought Lillian to was relatively remote from the city and was not in a commercial area. Moreover, the cafe was located in an off-track place.
Why would Kendrick come all the way from the city to have coffee in a place like this?
Niamh thought for a while before leading Lillian to the cafe.
Kendrick had asked someone to meet him at the coffee shop with a secret code that few people could understand. The person was already waiting on the second floor.
As soon as Kendrick entered, he went straight to the point. “Lana is sorting out all the accounts for the Stygian Johnson Gang. They’ll soon be handed over to me.”
The man in the suit and leather shoes beamed. “The instructions are ready. When you get their accounts, we’ll give out the orders.”
Kendrick listened silently and casually said, “In two days, the target will be in Glendale to negotiate business with Lana. That will be the best time.”
He had just finished speaking when the dry itch in his throat came up again.
Kendrick started coughing again, and after a few coughs, blood came out.
He wiped it with a napkin indifferently and put it on the table. His face became much haggard.
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.