Laura wasn't getting any younger, and her biggest wish was to see Eason happily married and settled down. Eason hadn't thought about getting married and starting a family so soon, but since things had come to this, he figured that he should give Summer a chance."I will!" Summer exclaimed. "I will resign from my position at Lavigne Corp. for you!""Okay." Eason nodded.…It wasn't until Avery left the tea house that she realized she was in an extremely deserted place. She had to be at least dozens of miles from the nearest city. The people who came here were all businessmen looking to strike a deal. It was close to impossible to hail a cab from the entrance.Avery had nowhere to go, so she walked over to the nearby fountain and sat down."Avery?"The voice was familiar. Avery turned around and caught sight of Eugene.There were a few other men alongside Eugene, and they were dressed in smart-looking suits as they gave Avery the once-over."Eugene," Avery greeted politely w
"Mr. Lavigne…"Eason carried Summer into the elevator and said, "Take us to the hospital.""Yes, sir," Xavier said at once. He didn't waste any time asking unnecessary questions. Instead, he pressed the button for the ground floor once more.While Xavier went to get the car, Avery waited with Eason and Summer at the entrance. Eason was still holding Summer in his arms. There was a night breeze, and Summer was so cold that she started shivering. From Avery's view, she could see Eason's arm tightening further around Summer as she shivered.Their car arrived. Avery hurriedly opened the back door for both Eason and Summer.Eason had first thought of letting the two women sit together in the back. However, just as he set Summer down, she woke up. She opened her swollen eyes and clutched harder at the hem of Eason's shirt.Avery caught sight of everything. She then automatically went to the front passenger seat, pulled open the door, and sat down.She then looked out the window for
Summer smiled. "Thank you, Avery."…Avery could barely sleep a wink the entire night.She kept her eyes on Summer's IV drip for the first half of the night. For the second half of the night, scenes from the night she'd slept with Eason in the tent kept plaguing her mind.It went on like that for the rest of the night. Avery was on the brink of insanity.Just as the sky was about to light up, Avery heard footsteps. She looked up and was met with Eason's gaze on her."Didn't you sleep at all?" Eason asked, sitting down next to her when he saw her open her eyes. He then placed a paper bag on the table before her. "I bought some breakfast for you. Sorry for all the trouble."Avery sat up straight. "Since you're here, I'll be going back now.""Avery," Eason called out to her, stopping her. "Take your breakfast with you."Avery shook her head. "No, thank you. Summer will appreciate it more."Then, she walked out of the door.The door closed behind her, shutting out the light in t
"What did you just say?" Violet glared at Avery. "Are you trying to worm your way out of this?"Avery glanced at Violet's dress. "I'm not trying to 'worm' my way out of this. First of all, I was just standing here by myself, and you were the one who deliberately walked into me. So, I'm not the one at fault."Secondly, even if I were in the wrong, I'd never pay you 39 thousand dollars for it!"Violet never thought that the Avery she used to bully would bark back at her like this. Violet got angrier and more frustrated by the second."I was walking fine, but you were in my way. How else would I have bumped into you? Also, my dress is worth 39 thousand dollars, so you'd better pay me back exactly that—not a penny more and not a penny less! "Otherwise, I will not let this go!"Violet figured that Avery was a scaredy, timid little mouse who was afraid of everything. A little bit of intimidation would always work on her. She was just too easy to manipulate.However, Avery insisted
Avery knew that whatever she said would only fall on deaf ears. So, she turned to Xavier and said, "Mr. Jackson, I would like to request a viewing of the security footage from the pantry camera."Violet's face fell. "What do you mean by that?"Avery ignored her and looked at Xavier again. "Can we do that, Mr. Jackson?"Xavier glanced at Violet and saw that she suddenly looked unsure of herself. It wasn't like Violet could openly protest Avery's suggestion since everyone's eyes were on her. She could only nod in response. "Then, check the security cameras for all I care! I'm not afraid of anything!"Xavier's phone was connected to the security system, but he didn't have permission to view the footage on it. Only Eason had the authority to do so.So, Xavier called up Eason and asked him about it. Eason then asked him for the reason.Xavier didn't want to hide things from his boss, so he summarized the incident and explained it as briefly as possible to Eason."Avery would never
Avery repeated, "I don't want any compensation. I only want you to apologize to me in front of everyone."Violet was already in the wrong here. Now that they had surveillance footage as proof, she couldn't deny the hard truth that she was at fault."Mr. Jackson!" Violet said coquettishly, looking at Xaiver.However, Xavier didn't even spare her a glance. "Violet, formally apologize to Avery, and this will be over."Seeing how Xavier wasn't going to help her, Violet was out of moves. Xavier opened the door to the small waiting room and led the two of them outside. "Everyone, please pause your work for a moment. "I have looked into the incident from before, and it was Violet who accidentally bumped into Avery while walking. "Now that the truth has been made known, Violet will apologize to Avery in front of everyone. You will serve as a witness to this apology. After this, we'll put this matter behind us; it is not to be brought up again."Everyone looked at Violet and Avery. T
Summer hugged Violet back faintly.Only then did Violet realize that Summer was dressed differently than usual. "Why did you come here dressed like this?"The company had a formal dress code. Usually, Summer followed the regulations strictly. But she was wearing a navy blue dress and heavy makeup that day. She'd even put on jewelry. She looked like a completely different person.Summer smiled. "I came to tender my resignation.""You're resigning?"Everyone was stupefied.Violet repeated the question while grabbing Summer's hand. But Summer fended off their questions with a couple of sentences.Violet was still in disbelief. "Are you playing a prank?""No. I've already done all the paperwork for my resignation. Since we've worked together for so many years, I'd like to invite all of you to my house for a meal. I just sent the address on the group chat."Summer then walked over to Avery's desk. "Avery, are you free tonight? Do you want to join us for dinner?"Violet and the o
The sudden ringtone not only scared Avery, but also Violet and Summer outside. The two of them had purposely come to the restroom to talk in secret and avoid the others, so they'd never thought that there would be someone else here.Enraged, Violet banged on the door. "Who's in there?"In the next second, the door opened, and Avery walked out."It's you?" Violet looked at Avery as all the hairs on her body stood up. "Why are you hiding in there and eavesdropping on us?""This is a misunderstanding. I just happened to be in the toilet," Avery said, walking to the sink.Violet pulled her back. "Avery, I don't care what relationship you have with Mr. Lavigne. You'd better be honest with me. Or else, I have my ways to kick you out of this company!""Violet." Summer held Violet back. "Forget it; I don't think Avery did this on purpose."Thanks to Summer, Avery finally managed to get away.As Violet watched Avery leave, she stomped her foot angrily. "Summer, why are you always on A