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21.02% The Ultimate Chance / Chapter 37: Chapter 37

Chương 37: Chapter 37

Mina had a billion questions but she knew not to ask any. "You got it."

When the call ended, Avery glanced in the direction where she could hear Mabella's and Angel's cheerful voices. She didn't know much about the former, only that she was the sister Damon treasured so much. In the past, she had also been of such importance to him.

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Six years ago.

"We completed our task in one piece. Our project has been approved and the company that accepted it is not one to be looked down on." Damon was more cheerful about the completion of their assignment than a kid at a toy display window. He had chirped the entire walk to the campus—not that she wanted him to stop talking.

"I can't believe we signed with Le Blanc Group. Henry Blanc has always been strict about his choice of partner." She seconded. "This calls for celebration, doesn't it?"

He was just about to suggest it so he nodded. "Movies and dinner at my place. What do you think?" He wanted to die after suggesting it. That was no way to ask a girl out.

Luckily, she nodded. She was probably too excited to notice it. "Okay. See you there."

They had arrived at the lecture hall so they had to save their discussion for later. They had agreed to stay away from each other during class hours to avoid being each other's distraction—which made no difference to him. Whether or not she was nearby, he would think about her and smile like the idiot she had made him. Her scent seemed to be stuck in his nostrils and he could swear that he felt it even in her absence.

For the first time since they grew close, he did not rush to meet her after class. She didn't notice his absence as she was too occupied with finding the perfect outfit for their date.

Her cheeks flushed when she realized what she had thought of it. He had not said anything about asking her out. They were merely celebrating their success, but she couldn't think of it as anything aside from a date. She was probably out of her mind.

She would seek help later but for now, she wanted to try on her best dresses. She rushed home ditched her bag by the door of her room before rummaging though her closet impatiently.

She had always had more clothes than she thought she could ever wear—apparently, her parents thought buying clothes for their daughter was enough expression of love. Some of them were several sizes too big or too small but at least they were beautiful.

"I should give this to friends who need them. Again." She muttered about the new clothes she knew would never fit and picked several dresses from the ones she had worn before. She tried to remember what color Damon liked on her and that resulted in a dead end. The bloke had complimented her every day, no matter what she wore. It was still uncertain to her whether she was actually pretty every day or he viewed her through imaginary rose-colored glasses.

"He is so annoying." She muttered with flushed cheeks. Which girl wouldn't fancy a guy who thought of her as the most attractive person?

She finally chose a black dress after trying through at least a dozen. One could never go wrong with a short, black dress and heels. She looked beautiful without seeming to try too hard.

"This, for a homemade dinner?" She had second thoughts. A knock sounded on her door.

"Come in." She called after making sure there were no inappropriate clothes on her bed. "Gabe?"

Her brother walked in and looked her up and down. "Are you going out?"

She knew where this was heading. "Last I checked, I was allowed to."

"Not by me. You are not allowed to go out to meet a guy, dressed like that."

She had just had second thoughts about wearing a dress to a homemade dinner but after Gabe pointed it out, she decided that she was not going to change anything from her attire. She crossed her arms. "Dressed like what? I have worn dresses to school on innumerable occasions."

He gave her a once-over. "Like you are ready to be used and dumped. Get changed. We are going grocery shopping in twenty minutes."

He was out of his mind.

"No one needs your opinion. Get out." She growled.

He did get out, but not without locking the door and taking the key with him. It was too late when she realized it.

"Open the door, you psycho!" She yelled at the door, pounding her fists against it furiously.

"In your dreams!" He yelled back.

"Who do you think you are? I'm not one of your uncountable girlfriends!" She shouted, and the commotion finally alerted their parents.

When her father got the key from Gabe and opened the door, he immediately understood the situation after taking one glance at her.

"Are you going somewhere? You are all dolled up." Her mother remarked.

"For a movie. My friend invited me." She snapped. "Apparently, Gabe thinks I'm a puppet and should stay at home just because he asked me to."

"Gabe?" Amelia shot him an inquisitive look, and he laughed.

"You like giving one side of the story, Avery. You should also let our parents know the the friend you claim to be watching a movie with is Damon D'aboville."

"Did you just say D'aboville?" Her parents freaked out almost in unison. She frowned. What was wrong with that?


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Chương 38: Chapter 38

"Is there a reason why I can't go out with a D'aboville?" She asked, crossing her arms in annoyance.

Amelia shot her a glare. "There is a huge problem."

"What problem?"

"Avery, don't be stubborn. Now, change out of those slutty clothes and do your homework or something. Stay away from that family at all cost." She dismissively waved her off.

It was unexpected but to her surprise, Avery chuckled and remained in the same position. "No."

"What did you say?" Screeched Amelia who had never been told no by her daughter.

"I said no. I am not going to do something just because you said it. First of all, mother, I have every right to have friends and go out with them when I want to. I'm not doing anything wrong."

"You are under my roof and…"

"And I will not be for a day longer if this house turns into a cage. What do you think I am, a bird?" She interrupted her mother. She knew that she was being rude but she couldn't stand it. The family had always thought of her as a prisoner instead of a daughter.

"Secondly, I will wear whatever I want as long as I'm comfortable in it. At least these slutty clothes fit me more than the ones you have been buying. You don't even know my height!"

"Avery!" Bryce roared.

"And mother, I will go out with the president if I want to. I don't care what you have against the D'aboville family, I was not there when the feud started and I will not let it define my life either."

A slap landed on her face from Bryce.

She held her cheek and glared back at him.

"Don't get ahead of yourself, Avery. You are our daughter and it has never been your turn to lecture us." Before she could say a word, she was pushed back into her room. She was no match for two men, so they locked the door before she could fight back. The assholes!

They had said that they would not send her any food—not that she was ever expecting them to. Starving her because she had apparently defied their will was not new. The last time, after starving her for an entire day and night, they had made her clean the entire mansion on an empty stomach before she was allowed to cook her own food—all because she had expressed her dissatisfaction about the university they had selected for her.

But she was not going to let them have it their way this time.

She glanced at her window. They probably thought she was too scared to scale walls and jump through windows. She was in the past, but not anymore.

"Perhaps I acted out of anger. I wasn't thinking straight." She berated herself when she arrived at Damon's apartment complex. She would have to go back home later and obviously, her parents would make her pay the price for sneaking out.

Damon opened the door just as she raised her hand to ring the doorbell.

"Uh… hi." She was nervous.

"You look beautiful." He remarked. He had said it a million times already but seeing his expression, he definitely meant it.

"Thank you." She stepped into the house when he stood aside to make way.

She smelt his cologne when she brushed past him. It wasn't as if she was new to his smell but it felt hypnotic this time, and she would have taken another sniff if that wouldn't be creepy.

He had already set up the living room for a movie—a fluffy mat on the floor with large throw pillows and a mega basket of popcorn. It was a simple set up and she liked it.

"What are you in the mood for?" He asked, running a hand through his hair. She could tell that he was nervous. Why was he nervous?

"I don't know. Pizza?" She gave a random suggestion.

"Okay." He placed the order and took his place on the mat. She sat beside him. The mat was not too big so they were suddenly sitting closer than they ever had. She couldn't help grabbing a fistful of her throw pillow uneasily.

He played the movie which he would pause once their pizza arrived. For the first few minutes, she couldn't make head or tail of the movie as her mind was filled with whatever would happen if her parents realized that she was gone.

"Is everything alright?" He asked when he saw how restless she was.

She wanted to say that she was okay but she wasn't. Instead, she blurted out what had happened. He must have a superpower that made her comfortable enough to talk about her insecurities with him no matter what they were.

In response, he held her hand. "Then you had every right to sneak out. I'll be sure to sneak you back in safely but do you know what should happen before that?"

"What?"

"Let's make the time worth it." He winked.

"Yes." She looked at him for a while. He didn't look away even as she smiled awkwardly and before her mind could process it, she moved in and pecked his lips.

They were both shocked by her sudden action and she recoiled, her face flushed.

"I don't know why I did that either. I…"

"No." He pressed his forefinger against his lips. "Don't apologize." Then, he cupped her face and kissed her.


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