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Chương 41: Chapter 41

Avery had always hated her room but it had never felt this much like a prison before. She was not even allowed to go to the kitchen and couldn't talk to anyone including the servants, so her meal times depended on when her parents believed she was hung—which was once a day or twice if she was lucky. It had been five days since she was grounded and the torture was unbearable.

What she found weird, however, was the food that would appear in her room when she woke up. It would be snacks and fruits most of the time, and take out once in a while. Whoever was sending it would only come when she was asleep and take away the trash to replace it with more food. She had no idea who it was but they made the last five days much better.

On Saturday, she wasn't certain whether they would come because her parents were home. At the back of her mind, she believed it had to be Damon. There was no way he would be able to sneak in with them around and he might just end up in jail for trespassing and a ton of unreasonable charges.

She eyed the last box of cookies with a smile. It had to be Damon. No one else knew what she loved and was aware that she had been grounded. Her phone had been taken away five days ago so the only way to make sure it was him was to catch him in the act.

So at midnight, she dimmed the lights in her room and climbed into bed pretending to be asleep. It was her usual bedtime and sure enough, it wasn't long before she heard movement by her window. A series of light taps nearly scared her into looking over but she lay still, taking in slow breaths in case he checked on her.

"Avery," She heard a whisper, probably confirming that she was asleep. Then she heard light footsteps heading for her bed. She felt him near the bed, pulling the drawer of her bedside table, and opened her eyes.

"I knew it was…"

He froze, and she was shocked when she actually saw him. "Gabe?"

"I see you managed to smuggle in some snacks. Was it that boy?" He glared at her.

She sat up, rolling her eyes. "I saw you, Gabe. You don't need to pretend. No wonder you managed to get everything I like."

He didn't react, awkwardly holding the bag that still had the rest of the snacks he was going to hide in her drawer.

"Why?" She demanded.

"I hate that you are close to that boy but that doesn't mean I want you to starve to death." He responded dismissively and placed the bag on her bed since she already knew the truth.

"Don't get used to it."

"It's your fault I'm here in first place." She complained.

"Yes. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what Scott did to you." His voice was heavy with bitterness.

She scoffed. "You are the one who threw me at him."

Before he could make an excuse, she opened the drawer and put all the snacks back into the bag which she placed at his feet. "I don't need your fake pity, Gabriel. Get out."

"I don't pity you. I…" He stopped himself from saying whatever he was going to say and placed a phone on her bedside table.

"My phone?"

"I stole it from our parents' room. Don't worry, I replaced it with a new one so they will never find out."

She rolled her eyes. "What do you want from me, Gabe? If you are doing this so I stop seeing Damon…"

"It will end in tears, sis. Trust me."

"Don't…" She cringed. "Never call me that, okay? It's giving me chills."

He chuckled. He had never called her that before and it felt weird to him too.

"And Damon would rather die than make me cry." She added.

"Right." He mocked her, making her want to rip him into shreds.

"Since he loves you so much, why hasn't he ever told you about his sister?" He challenged.

"Because he doesn't have one." She ignored him and turned on her phone. In the next few minutes, it flooded with notifications and she knew they had a lot to do with the fight at the college followed by her sudden disappearance.

She didn't want to see what everyone thought of her so she marked all of them as read, then her eyes widened when she saw a post about Scott. His hands had been broken and he couldn't use them for the next three months. Everyone speculated that he had touched a girl who was considered 'off limits' and faced the wrath of Gabe.

It didn't make sense. The post was from four days ago, which meant Scott had touched the girl on the day they fought with Damon. Gabe definitely didn't care who his girlfriends slept with. Did he fight his friend for touching her?

She looked up at him and decided not to ask. "Are you waiting for me to give my phone back to you after a few minutes of accessing it?"

"I'm waiting for you to tell me what I can do to make you feel better. Of course, that doesn't include anything to do with that D'aboville loser. He is only ever going to hurt you."

"The only one who would hurt me is you."

______

Present.

"He was right this whole time." Avery sighed deeply as she thought back to the words her brother kept yapping like an anthem of sorts.

"Avery!" Mina came in anxiously after knocking a few times. "Are you okay? I knocked and you didn't seem to hear."

Avery sat up straight and forced a smile. "I'm okay. Do you need anything?"

Mina placed a file on the desk. "It's unlike you to space out in the office during working hours. Are you really okay?" When she realized that she was not going to get an answer, she smiled. "Well, I did a thorough search on Mabella D'aboville. She doesn't have a spec of dirt."

"I want to know everything relevant to my son." Avery insisted.

Mina pulled up the files she had received on her Ipad. "She is a qualified pediatrician with an excellent reputation and has taken care of many autistic children before. Both verbal and nonverbal. She just seems to understand them better than everyone else."

"She does?" Avery listened hopefully.

"I know sometimes recommendations are exaggerated but I saw her interaction with Angel that day that they came over. It was as if she could understand exactly what Angel needed." Mina added.

Avery checked through the files on Mina's ipad and smiled. It didn't matter that Mabella was Damon's sister. All that mattered was that she loved children and would take good care of Angel. So, she gave her a call and asked to meet in the evening.

Just like the last time they saw each other, Angel willingly let Mabella hug him and was happy to be held by her.

Avery was relieved. "Would you like to talk about your remuneration?"

Mabella slapped her forehead. "I already told you, Avery, I'm not going to accept payment to take care of my nephew."


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Chương 42: Chapter 42

Angel jumped down from Mabella's lap and ran to his mother to kiss her cheek. It was out of the blue and she was stunned for a moment before she returned it.

"He didn't like to kiss anyone in the past." She explained to Mabella, knowing her reaction must have been odd.

"I don't think I've told you this before. You are doing great." Mabella said.

She was puzzled. "You think I am?"

Mabella refrained from being overly friendly, knowing Avery was still suspicious of her. "You are one of the best mothers I have ever met."

"You have no idea how much that means to me." Avery's heart melted.

Mabella placed a hand on Avery's, chuckling when Angel posessively swatted it away. "You have always done your best. However, I think you do too much sometimes."

She laughed. "There is no such thing as too much when it comes to my son."

"That's where literally every mother I've met goes wrong. You love your children so much that you nearly forget to love yourself. But if you don't take care of yourself, who will?"

Avery averted her gaze.

Mabella continued, "You need to spoil yourself too, Avery. Go to the spa, have massages, have girls nights out, calming baths once in a while, hit the nightclub…"

"Mabella, I have a son." She laughed.

"Of course." Mabella smiled. "Did you realize that you rejected all the things I said because you have a son and not because you don't want to?"

"You win." Avery gave up. "What are you suggesting?"

"That you reward yourself like you deserve for being such a great mother. Why don't you go on a vacation for a week? I know some wonderful destinations I can suggest."

Avery looked at her like she was an idiot. "I get your point about me needing a break but there is no way in hell I'm leaving my son for a whole week just to have fun."

"He will be fine! His father and I will make sure…" She shut her mouth when she realized she had said the wrong thing, but it was too late.

"Are you trying to get me to leave so Damon can take my son?" She snarled.

"Hell no, I promise." She cursed inwardly. "I really think you should go on vacation. You can take him with you if you feel safer that way."

Avery studied her expression and was convinced that she was telling the truth.

"Then I'll take your advice." She hugged her son who was confused by the sudden affection for a moment before slipping away to play. She chuckled as she turned to Mabella. "About your schedule…"

"I sent it to your email last night. Yeah, I knew you would accept me after thinking about it." She grinned, making Avery raise her brows in amusement.

"Can I take a photo with him?" She eagerly asked.

Avery knew it was for Damon but she shrugged. "If Angel doesn't mind."

____

She couldn't focus on work after talking about the vacation with Mabella so she decided to go. She looked up the best destinations and settled on Clauhan Island. She called Angel over to get his opinion on whether he liked it and sat him on her lap.

He pointed at the picture of the island excitedly.

"Do you like it?" She asked. "If you like it, we can go there on Monday."

He nodded happily, and when she asked for the room he wanted, he pointed at the blue and white themed one and turned to look at her, waiting for her to say yes.

She tousled his hair and kissed him. "Sure. Let's get you ready for bed, okay?"

He jumped down from her lap and ran out of the room. She caught up to him just as he grabbed the fluffy toy that was a chibi version of Damon. It drove her crazy but she smiled nonetheless as he hugged it.

"Are you missing your daddy?" She asked when he held the toy up to her. He shook his head, making her guess again. "You want me to hold it?"

To her relief, that was not what he wanted. He ran back to her room and when she followed him, he pointed at the computer screen that was still on. It took her a second to understand that he wanted them to invite Damon to go to the island with them.

She crouched to his level and cupped his face. "Baby, I'm sorry but your daddy cannot come. We can call him to come see you tomorrow. What do you think?"

She was relieved when he nodded. She was going on a vacation to get rid of her distress. Not to bring the distress along with her.

She carried him to his bed and read him the story he chose. He was asleep in a few minutes with a smile on his little face. She kissed him, her heart melting, and tucked him in to let him sleep before she gave Damon a call.

"The sun must have set on the wrong side for you to give me a call this late, angel." He teased as soon as he answered the call.

She rolled her eyes. "I didn't call to have meaningless chatter with you. Angel wants to see you tomorrow. If you have the time…"

"I'll always have time for my son." He interrupted.

"12pm. We can have lunch together."

The line went dead for agonising seconds, then she realized what she had just said. She gripped her phone awkwardly. "I mean, you can have lunch with him. Angel would like that. I will be at the table too but that's just because I'll be accompanying my son."

The more she explained, the less sense she made. She diverted her attention to the window and walked to it. She had the urge to open it so she did, glancing out at the starry sky as the soft breeze blew against her skin.

"There are many stars in the sky right now, Avery." He finally spoke, his voice heavier. "Are you at your window?"

"No." She lied, gripping her phone so hard she thought she would accidentally end the call.

"Go to your window." He ordered.

Her heart skipped a beat. "No."

"You are scared it will remind you of the first time we made love under the starry night sky, aren't you?" He taunted.

She bit her lip and shut her eyes. "Goodnight Damon." She hung up but not before hearing his taunting laugh. He just had to bring that up, didn't he?


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