If it was the latter, Niamh would feel really bad about it.
She had been married to him for some time now. However, she still could not completely remove Kendrick’s name from her heart.
Niamh walked to the French window and looked at the moon outside.
‘Eveline, since he has decided to leave, then stop thinking about him.
‘Perhaps it’s the best for you to leave this man.’
She told herself before going to bed to rest earlier.
When she lay down, she received a call from Ava.
Ava sounded excited but nervous. She said, “Niamh, Dan told me out of the blue that he’s going to take me to his home tomorrow! It’s his grandfather’s 80th birthday tomorrow. Do you think I should go, Niamh?”
Niamh answered without thinking, “If a man is willing to take you to see his family, it means he has acknowledged your position in his life. Of course, you have to go, unless you don’t like Dan.”
“I do like him,” Ava said, but after that, she was shy. Then, she said weakly, “Stop teasing me, Niamh. Just tell me what I should do.”
Niamh pondered over it but could not find any related experience.
Before she got married to Kendrick, she had never met his parents. The first time she met Karen, Karen said that she was one of the Waldburgs’ maids.
Now when she thought about it, Niamh could not help but chuckle as she had already made up with Karen.
Despite her divorcing Kendrick, Karen still genuinely treated her like she was still her daughter-in-law.
Niamh thought about it and continued, “Ava, just go. Ask Dan what the old master likes and prepare something for him. That should be enough.”
Ava pondered and answered, “Yeah, you’re right. I’ll do that, then.”
Niamh smiled when she heard the joy and excitement in Ava’s voice. “I didn’t expect you and Dan to be at this stage already. Ava, I have a feeling that I’ll get a wedding invitation from you guys very soon.”
On the other end of the phone, Ava blushed. When she wanted to explain, she realized she was at a loss for words.
After all, Daniel had already announced to everyone that he was Ava’s boyfriend even though they had only become exclusive on that day itself.
The next day.
Ava got up early in the morning and changed into a decent and stylish dress.
Then, Daniel picked her up from her apartment on time. He had even picked a present for the old master beforehand.
The moment Daniel saw Ava, there was a stunned look in his eyes.
“You look so beautiful today,” Daniel praised.
Ava felt her face heating up. She was feeling bashful but pretended to not care. “You’re saying I was ugly back then?”
Daniel explained quickly as his face turned bright red, “Of course, I didn’t mean that. I was just saying that you look more beautiful than usual.”
Ava turned her face away and was pleased with herself. She had never felt this kind of feeling before.
After she got into the passenger seat, Ava carefully looked Daniel up and down from the corners of her eyes as he drove.
The man’s side profile looked brilliant. He looked gentle and soft-spoken, but at the same time, there was still the same youthful look on his face as back then.
When the light turned red, Daniel stopped the car and turned his head.
Ava did not have time to avert her gaze before she met Daniel’s smiling eyes.
“You’ve been staring for quite a while.”
“…”
“That night in the hotel—”
“Dan,” interrupted Ava. Her face was smoking hot. “Dan, you’re not lying to me, are you? Was that really you that night?”
Daniel reached out his hand to hold Ava’s nervous and stirring ones. Then, he smiled. “Who else could that have been aside from me?”
When she got the answer, Ava felt the sweetness in her heart intensifying. However, she still had a question.
She looked at Daniel. When she was about to ask, Daniel said before her, “I didn’t ask you to be my girlfriend because I want to be responsible for you. I’m certain that I like you and I trust you feel the same way too.”
Ava looked at Daniel stupidly, her smile growing wider.
However, what confused her was how Daniel was so sure that she liked him?
Ava thought about this question the entire time until the car stopped.
She grabbed the gift that Daniel had handed her. When she stood in front of the gigantic mansion, she started to feel nervous.
A maid came up to greet Daniel. However, for some reason, her gaze became strange when she saw what Ava was wearing.
Ava was worried about whether she was dressed inappropriately. Before she entered the mansion, she asked Daniel.
Daniel looked at her and answered seriously, “You look gorgeous. I don’t think anything is wrong with your attire.”
Ava let out a sigh of relief and grabbed Daniel’s arm before walking to the door.
The old master’s 80th party was grand. Almost all of their relatives and family members were here.
Everyone was holding wine glasses, drinking, and chatting happily in the garden of the mansion.
Ava felt more and more nervous. She was attending this party as Daniel’s girlfriend, so she did not want to embarrass him.
When the guests saw Daniel, they started greeting him.
However, when they saw Ava holding his arm, some of them looked at her with weird gazes while some even started gossiping among themselves.
Ava felt the change in gazes and it made her extremely nervous.
At this moment, a young couple walked over and asked, “Dan, who’s this? Why is she so intimate with you?”
Daniel did not beat around the bush as he introduced, “This is my girlfriend, Ava Long.”
“Girlfriend?” The young woman looked at Ava profoundly before staying quiet.
Ava smiled back politely and felt that there was definitely something wrong.
She walked into the mansion with Daniel. The moment she stepped in, she saw a woman standing in the living room. Ava finally understood why those people were looking at her with such weird gazes earlier.
What a coincidence.
Someone was wearing the exact same dress as her.
Even though it was not a bad thing to wear the same outfit as another person, the uglier one of the two would feel awkward.
However, this was not about appearance. The problem was that this dress was a brand’s limited fall edition and there was only one in the entire world. Now, they were wearing the same dress. This could only mean that one of them was wearing a fake.
Ava knew where her dress came from. When she noticed that the girl was not looking at her, she contemplated before letting go of Daniel’s hand and turning around.
“Where are you going?” Daniel asked curiously.
When Old Master Graham heard Daniel’s voice, he looked over while he was talking with a group of people.
“Dan is back.” Daniel’s mother beamed as she walked over. “Dan, didn’t you say you’re going to pick up a friend? Where are they?”
Daniel grabbed Ava who was trying to bolt and introduced, “It’s her. Her name is Ava Long.”
When Mrs. Graham saw Daniel holding Ava’s hand, the smile on her face disappeared.
Then, when she saw the dress on Ava, her face fell further.
Ava noticed the changes in Mrs. Graham’s expression. Even so, she still smiled politely.
“Hello, Mrs. Graham.”
Mrs. Graham replied coldly, “Miss Long, your dress is quite interesting.”
She was obviously mocking her. Then, she grabbed Daniel’s arm. “Dan, Naya is here. She’s just over there.”
Mrs. Graham pointed at a stunning young woman next to Old Master Graham.
This woman named Naya was the person who was wearing the same dress as Ava.
Daniel finally noticed this. At the same time, he understood why the guests had been looking at Ava strangely when she walked in.
Mrs. Graham pulled Daniel over, but instead, Daniel turned around and grabbed Ava’s hand to bring her in front of the old master. He introduced, “Grandpa, happy birthday. Didn’t you always bug me to get a girlfriend? Look, I brought her back today.”
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