Chapter 8
Lucien sat still with disdain on his face as the orange juice dripped down on the jacket he was putting on. He remained completely still, not even flinching as the juice finally soaked the entire fabric. His eyes were like ice, cold and unfeeling, as he watched her.
Avery stood there, her chest heavy in anger, as she glared at him feeling irritated. She could take everything but she wouldn't tolerate being looked down on.
“You've made a grave mistake, My dear,” His words cut like a knife.
“I'll make sure you regret it!” He coldly said ready to leave the dining table.
“I want a divorce!” Avery said dropping the bombshell confusing almost everyone in the dining room. She was also confused by her outburst.
“Divorce?”He enunciated the word once again with an unbelievable expression, the lady in front of him had always had the desire to marry him and tried to throw herself at him but she suddenly asked for a divorce the next day of their marriage.
“What? Do you love me that you can't bear to divorce me?” She sneered with an eye roll.
Butler Lee kept his gaze on a lane, he was just looking straight forward into Avery's eyeball and could see the serious look on her face which was much different from the last time he met her.
“Leave us!” Lucien coldly announced in an authoritative tone.
Almost immediately, the maids took about ten feet backward except Butler Lee who was close by to them.
Lucien didn't utter a single word and just sat there with a burning anger running through him, his terrifying gaze was enough to prove how much he hated the disgusting lady in front of him.
“Is this one of your childish jokes?” Lucien glanced at her, his eyes dangerously narrowed.
“You must be muddled head to think this sounds like a playful joke!” She said with no sign of a childish joke in her words.
“Wait… Why did you think I voluntarily helped you out of the mansion? You think I followed you here without a reason, huh?
From the owner's memories, Avery could see how the previous owner wanted and always desired to marry the richest man who happened to be the man in front of her. She was sure the reason why the man in front of her was acting cranky towards her was because he knew the owner of the body had much crush and hoped to marry him.
With the little details he knows about the man in front of her, she knew it would do a great favor to not get a divorce and eventually mean for her to hide under him and get her desired revenge but the man sees the previous owner as a cheap lady who would do anything to marry him which she decided she must change those thoughts of his!
“Do you think your parents would allow you to get a divorce, Eileen? Dream on!” Lucien sneered, breaking the silence.
“Does that matter to you? You can easily divorce me by telling my parents I didn't meet your standards! Simple, isn't it?” She calmly said before sipping from her drink.
“Okay,” Lucien said, still finding it hard to believe her.
At this point Avery began hoping she wouldn't end up regretting her actions, even if the man happened to divorce her right on her seat she would have nothing but the work of the previous owner which she wasn't sure she would be able to do but still would be giving it a shot today.
The only thing she could think about was how to achieve her aim, how to make sure she wouldn't lead the kind of life she lived in her previous life, she had to get her revenge deep and clean.
“Hey, dish me another portion!” Avery ordered at the maid who instantly rushed towards her.
“Okay, madam!” The maid addressed with a sly smirk playing at the corner of her lips and stylishly glanced at her master with the corner of her lips.
“It's Miss Av.. Eileen for you!” Avery spoke up instantly, she couldn't help but sense a little bit of mockery in the maid's words but she didn't bother to give it a second thought not like she cared about how she would be addressed.
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Minutes later, Avery was done eating while Lucien didn't touch anything on the dining table and just focused his gaze on Avery who was eating like a lost puppy who was being derived from eating.
Avery could feel his gaze on her but she didn't even spare a second to return the gaze until she was done eating.
She stood up from the chair ready to ascend the staircase when his cold voice stopped her on her track.
“Tell me your condition! Or do you really want a divorce?!” He coldly stated.
“Avery, this is an opportunity for you to get what you want! Not like divorce is an option!” Avery thought inwardly, she couldn't but be happy that her first plan worked on a cold-hearted man like him.
From the previous owner's memories, Avery could see that Eileen was an illegitimate daughter of the Morrison family and that without her work and popularity, she was absolutely nothing. Her family was going bankrupt which was why they pushed their daughter into the marriage and also Eileen has always loved the Man which seemed like a Grand option.
She wants revenge but she couldn't blurt it out as that would make Lucien suspicious of her.
“Bring the cheque book!” He ordered.
Butler Lee bowed respectfully before walking to the cabinet to get the requested cheque book.
Avery was surprised when she heard him but she still didn't move an inch from where she was.
“Three million dollars?” Lucien asked with confidence as he believed the lady was bitchy and would reject such an amount of money.
“Five million dollars?”
“Eight million dollars?”
“Damn it!” Avery cursed feeling tempted by the huge money, she had never touched such an amount but her so-called husband wanted to name her condition.
“Fifteen million dollars?”
Lucien smirked coldly when he saw her cursing herself, he believed she wouldn't be able to overcome the temptations.
“Twenty million dollars!”
Chapter 10“I don't need…”“Thirty million dollars,” Lucien impatiently interrupted her without sparing her a glance, as if she was not worth his glance.The maids who were ten steps away were able to hear their master's voice and opened their mouths widely, totally not believing what was happening at that moment. They couldn't help but think their master turned a dining room into a bidding room.Avery's expression dramatically changed when she heard the whopping sum of 30,000,000 was offered by her husband for not getting a divorce. She couldn't help but tilt her head up, the temptations were more tempting than she could ever imagine.“Thirty million dollars?” She calmly asked.The maids couldn't help but look at her in disbelief, wasn't she acting as if she couldn't be brought by money earlier? Even Butler Lee was taken back thinking the lady was different from every other lady but her words made him think otherwise.Different crazy thoughts were running through her head, she could
Chapter 11Lucien stood at the terrace of his penthouse smoking intensively, he could see almost everything going on in his villa, especially the guards parading the whole place.Anytime he was angry, he would always smoke intensively to wash away his anger but it seemed the tobacco stick wasn't enough.“Master, Your brother has been visiting a lot of our shareholders recently and it seems few among them are about to go astray.” Butler Lee said.“There's no way there won't be a betrayer, there should be a betrayer for it to be more fun!” Lucien said, his words dripping with sarcasm and disdain.“But master? What if all of them betray us? After all, they believe you'll be dying in a few months.” Butler Lee said calmly.Even though he wasn't the type to worry over something like that, he seemed to be more than worried as he seemed to realize it wasn't as simple as his master thought.“Damn you!” Lucien growled instantly.Butler Lee suddenly heard a loud growl from Lucien and thought it
Chapter 12 The car pulled over in front of the building where the shooting seemed to be taking place, Avery opened her mouth in total bewilderment upon seeing the fans who were screaming out their lungs.“What's going on?” “Why are they here? “How did they know shooting would begin and the drama would be shot here?” Avery asked.“Since the promotion of the drama is quite low and the company might not promote it well, I decided to use this medium to promote it by linking the news of the shooting area.”“I'm sorry, forgive me this time, I promise not to do such and fight my way to get your drama your desired promotions!” Mr James.“You don't have to apologize, I was just surprised to see many people waiting at the shooting area,”“But don't you think it'll affect the period of the shooting? You know how fans can be, what if they decided to come over here throughout the one month of the shooting?” She asked, thinking about the consequences of having the fans around.“Have you forgotte
Chapter 13The person in front of her was her nemesis!The person holding her arm tightly looks innocent but she was the cause of her downfall.Her gaze hardened as shivers ran down her spine, the one who had ended her life in her previous life was right beside holding her claiming she was her role model.Avery's breath charged with unresolved vendetta as she looked at the hand clutching tightly around her arm. Avery's gaze was like a deity looking down upon an ant.She wasn't that surprised when she heard her saying she was her role model. Of course, Eileen was a role model to some young lady, she has close to 17 million followers on Instagram which made her a top actress who has paved the way.“Excuse me, can you let go?” Avery calmly asked, she walked towards Bianca who seemed to be ignoring her.“Miss Bianca, it's nice working with you,” Avery said and brought out her hands for a handshake which left almost everyone in shock, even Bianca couldn't hide the shock on her face.“You
Chapter 14Sweat could be seen at the corner side of her face anytime Bianca who is playing Mia's role got close to her for the kissing scene. Avery never thought kissing would be more challenging than she could ever imagine.Cut!“Eileen, can you show willingness on your face? You've been shooting other scenes perfectly, what's wrong now?” The director was a little bit irritated by the situation.“I'm sorry, director, I have no reason to justify my actions.” She pleaded.She has played the part where the moment she caught her boyfriend cheating, she went straight to a club to clear her head and get drunk and then met with Mia where things got intense between them.Actions!In the scene, the atmosphere was charged with tension as the characters indulged in their characters, and emotions reached their peak point. Amidst a heated exchange at the bar, The first female lead, Mia, impulsively pushed the second female lead, Eileen, against the bar cabinet.Since they were both drunk, the mo
Chapter 15“What the heck?” Avery curled her fist underneath before flipping back her hair.Avery couldn't help but see the scornful smile on the unknown maid's face, she tried confirming it but her gaze was straightened and no sign of scornfulness could be seen.“Ma'am, I'll advise you to go now as she's, waiting in the living room,” The maid named Shirley said with a grin as she slightly bowed respectfully at Avery with a cunning smile.“Damn it!”Avery cursed angrily watching her retreating figure till she was out of sight, she knew the maid had more under her sleeve and she was ready to deal with her but not now. She needs to come up with a big plan to stop the woman.“Call Lucien, call him now!” Avery yelled furiously as she couldn't even come up with a single plan.“What do you mean, Miss? You don't have Master Lucien's number.” Emily calmly said.“This can't be freaking happening to me! What do I tell her, how should I explain that his unconscious son is nowhere to be found!” Av
Chapter 16“Mother, let me cook………..ah”Avery tried to play her card fully at that moment but her mother-in-law wasn't buying it and angrily gulped down the whole content in her wine cup before hurling it in the direction of the maids.Some maids narrowly dodged the glass that smashed on the ground and shattered into pieces but along the way, some were not too fast to move which made some of the broken pieces pierce into their skins.Avery was so scared but still she kept a straight face not moving an inch from where she sat. She never thought the woman would lose her patience in that manner. “Like mother like son!” She thought.“Get lost!” Avery said she could not show any weakness or pity to those maids. The only thing she could do was to send them away using an arrogant tone.The maids bowed respectfully and backwardly left the living room not without Shirley's mouth curved into a sly smirk, she knew there was no other way out for the bratty Eileen.“Now, get up and lead the way!”
Chapter 17 His musky fragrant smell which she had just inhaled filled her nostrils as both locked their gazes. “Thank you ….” She mumbled trying to get out of his grip. “Hey, let go….!” Before she could finish her words, she suddenly felt the person who was supporting her waist with his hands collide on her chest. “Ah…. What do you think you are doing, Lucien?” Avery uttered in confusion. Avery's gaze widened in terror as she gasped in surprise as the man's head pressed hard against her chest, she tried to pull away, but he was just too heavy. “What does it seem like I'm doing?” Lucien mumbled unknowingly. “Hey, why did you get wasted to this extent?” Avery asked, concerned. Avery stared through his face and could see how flushed he was, his face had turned red. Lucien blinked twice “Does it seem like I am drunk? I am not.” “Since you're not drunk, Can you get off me, first? So that I can get some maids to take care of you.” Silence erupted the room instantly, as Lucien seem