章 21: Chapter 21 - Avery's Dad Arrives

Darius was seated right next to Avery's mother, and within the short time they had spent with one another, they had gotten to know each other quite well.

The two of them were laughing by the pool as if they had been friends for years already. Still, Darius had noticed something. Even when he touched Emma, he didn't get any opportunities to get her to join his Talent Squad. Maybe it was because she was too old. He had no clue.

"I'm home!" A man shouted from the other side of the mansion.

"Dad! You're home!" Avery shouted as she ran down the stairs with a smile on her face.

Darius and Emma looked at one another as they headed for the entrance where Avery's dad was standing, his mouth wide open.

"A-Avery? Is that really you?" He struggled to even speak. "What happened to you? You're no longer fat?"

She frowned when she heard that last word come out of his mouth, but still, it went way over her head, considering the changes to her body.

"Yes! It's all because of him!" She pointed toward Darius, who was walking in right next to Emma, who smiled at her husband.

"And who is he?" He asked, losing his smile.

A man was walking right next to his wife, and he had never seen him in his entire life. Of course, he wouldn't be happy about it. In fact, he was pretty damn mad.

"He's Darius. I met him yesterday. He gave me a pill, and it made me lose all my fat in seconds."

Her dad frowned heavily, clearly unhappy with what was happening. "A pill? Did you know where it came from?"

Avery hesitated to answer as she knew her dad was extremely mad. She tried to come up with whatever answer that came to her mind, but it was complicated.

"It's just…he wouldn't tell me."

"And you still took it?!" His voice raised.

"I-I did…but look, it worked."

"What about side effects?"

"I-I don't know, dad…"

Darius watched the conversation before staring at her dad, trying to confirm something about his identity. He wanted to confirm if he was the genius film director who won an Oscar in a year or two… and yes, it was. Right in front of him was Albert Brighton? He still couldn't recall the name.

Darius needed to make a good impression on him. That way, he would be able to establish connections within the film industry. It would open so many doors, too. Feeling his glare, Darius looked at Emma, practically begging for her to defend him. Darius knew that he wasn't important enough to convince the man in front of him. He needed more influence within the world.

"Aaron, stop giving your daughter a hard time, okay? We'll just go to the doctor tomorrow. He'll tell us if something's wrong with her. In the meantime, we should thank him. He did make our daughter much healthier."

'Ah…so that's what it was. Aaron Brighton.'

Aaron gritted his teeth while looking toward Darius. He had other things to say, but he didn't want to argue with his wife in front of everyone.

"Tsk, alright. But why would you give something so valuable to our daughter?"

"Because of her potential as a streamer."

Darius knew that it would make things extremely complicated when he made her daughter start streaming her body for money, but that was just the best way for her to get known. Still, for the time being, he wouldn't reveal that information; he would keep it for himself and himself only.

"Potential? What's your job? Some sort of scout?"

Before Darius could even answer, Emma answered once more. It seemed that their short time by the pool had made them much closer. After all, she was in her bra, and she only had her panties on.

"He's a rookie manager, and he just created his agency. It's called Talent World. He asked for Avery to join it in exchange for giving her the pill."

"Hm…" He didn't say anything just yet. Aaron clearly didn't like what he was hearing, but he didn't say anything, keeping it all inside. "And what is he still doing here?"

"Well, I thought it would only be logical for him to eat with all of us tonight. What do you say?"

He just shrugged as he dropped his bag out of exhaustion. "Sure, whatever you want." Aaron walked past the two of them and went inside the kitchen. He had gotten so much shock in such little time that he needed to understand everything that had just happened.

"While I prepare dinner, you can go to my daughter's room. I'm sure she wants to know more about you." She winked at him as she turned around and also headed for the kitchen.

It seemed Emma and Aaron were about to have a serious conversation. Before Darius even entered Avery's room, he started hearing shouts.

"What were you doing basically naked next to him? And how are you so okay with this? For all we know, he gave her a drug that will ruin her life?"

Avery quickly closed the door as she didn't want to hear those shouts anymore. However, from the looks on her face, it seemed she was used to it. The two of them might not be getting along all that well…learning that information, an even bigger smile appeared on Darius's lips.

He might actually be able to have sex with her mother. He shook his head. Never in a billion years would he have thought that a situation like this would be possible for someone like him.

Fucking both mother and daughter…if he really were able to do that. It'd be crazy.

Still, he dismissed those thoughts from his mind as he looked over to Avery, who was sitting on her bed, still wearing the same bikini as earlier, tears slowly falling out of the corners of her eyes. Darius saw this as an opportunity as he sat right next to her, slowly rubbing her shoulders.

"You'll be just fine," Darius muttered. "What about your boyfriend? Was he happy with your transformation?"

"Y-Yes, he's coming over tonight, actually."

Darius smirked. 'Perfect.'