Chapter 242
After Mna was taken away, Nicole rested absentmindedly for a few more minutes before continuing
with the filming.
For the whole day, she had to reshoot a crying scene over and over again, but for some inexplicable
reason, her performance was unsatisfactory, and she couldn''t seem to meet the director''s expectations.
“Okay, that''s enough. Let''s wrap it up for today. Both of you can go back and figure out what''s wrong.
We''ll try again tomorrow,” said the director with disappointment while looking at the male and female
lead.
Nicole couldn''t be bothered to think about what went wrong with her acting. All she wanted to do was to
leave the set as soon as possible.
Her acting career was indeed important, but it was not as important as her mission of getting married to
Cayden.
The moment her trailer left the set, she gave Dn a call right away.
Meanwhile, Dn was having a cup of coffee and ying chess with his father at home.
Talia, who seldom got to see the father-and-son duo interacting harmoniously, busied herself with
serving the two sliced fruits and nuts.
When Dn''s phone rang, he nced at it to see Nicole''s name on the screen. He immediately
answered the call, but his eyes were still glued to the chessboard. “What''s the matter?”
Nicole answered, “Where are you? Are you free to meet up?”
Dn said, “I''m afraid I can''t today, but I''m free tomorrow. I''m currently ying chess with my father,
and the game is in full swing. How can I walk away?”
As he spoke, he moved another white chess piece on the board.
Subsequently, Toby lifted his chess piece with a smile but did not ce it anywhere on the board. He
did not know why Dn started caring about his family to the extent ofing home for a game of
chess with him, but as Dn''s father, he was pleased to see the change in his son.
Nicole then said, “FIne. We don''t need to meet up. I can talk to you over the phone. Hey, listen...
Avery''s father has passed away. Do you know about that?”
Dn instantly straightened up his back and frowned. “What? Avery''s father has passed away? Who
said so?”
She replied, “So you actually have no idea. I heard Mna talk about it. The police came over to the
filming set to take her away, so I looked into it and found out that Mna is responsible for the death of
Avery''s father. He''s been dead for two days.”
Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Dn ended the call.
Both Toby, who was preparing to ce his chess piece on the board, and Talia, who was peeling an
apple, heard what their son said.
“How did Avery''s father pass away?” Talia was holding a fruit knife and an apple in her hands, and she
nicked her finger when she wasn''t paying attention.
Toby stood up and said, “Be careful.”
A housekeeper quickly approached them with a first aid kit and helped to dress Talia''s wound.
Dn had already put on his jacket and prepared to leave. With a solemn expression, he said, “I''m not
sure what has happened. Let me go to look for her and ask about it.”
He knew that he could not reach Avery on the phone, but he still tried anyway.
Before he got into his car, Talia followed him out with her jacket on and a bag in her hand. “I''ll go with
you.”
Dn stopped her. “Please don''t. Once I know what''s going on, I wille over to pick the both of you
up.” He was worried that his mother might witness Avery''s cold attitude toward him.
No mother would like to see her son being treated coldly by her daughter-inw.
That would only cause the rocky patch between the two women to further worsen.
Throughout the whole night, none of Dn''s calls were able to get through to Avery. He made repeated
attempts until his phone was out of battery.
Previously, he had found out about the hospital where Leonardo stayed. Upon his arrival at the
hospital, however, the hospital staff told him that the deceased''s daughter had already left the hospital.
Dn brought his marriage certificate with him, so he quickly showed it to the staff and informed them
that he was the legal husband of Avery and would like to know more information about Leonardo''s
sudden death.
One of the nurses watched the entertainment news and recognized him to be Avery''s husband.
Therefore, she told him everything that she knew.
The look in Dn''s gaze turned solemn. He knew that Mna was a vile woman, but he did not expect
thetter to be that despicable.
Many spections and rumors regarding the incident that happened in Leonardo''s ward were spread
around the hospital. Everyone in the entire hospital knew about it.
After obtaining the information he needed, Dn left the hospital lobby.
He didn''t return home or go to the pub. Instead, he climbed into his car and drove to a parking space
near the entrance of the hospital.
There was already another car in the parking space. It was a Volkswagen Golf worth around one
hundred thousand.
Dn walked out of his car before taking out a wad of cash from his wallet and giving it to the other
person in the car. “Can you move to another parking space? I would like to park here.”
Shocked, the driver looked at the money then at Dn.
Really? Isn''t this just a parking space? Or is there gold on it?
In the end, he took the money and parked somewhere else.
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Dn sat in his car and left the engine running. He had switched on the heater to make the interior of
the car warmer. After lighting up a cigarette, he took a few puffs while looking in the direction of the
hospital entrance.
He could''ve gone back home ande back the next morning.
Nevertheless, his mind was in an inexplicable mess. Thus, he wanted to find a spot with a broad view
so that he could see Avery first thing in the morning.
Just now, he was informed by the hospital staff that Leonardo would be cremated the next day.
That was an extremely long night for Dn. To Avery, however, the night was short.
She jolted awake after having a bad dream.
In her dreams, she was once again in her teenage years and was bullied by Mna and Henrietta.
The allowance that she had kept in her bag was stolen by Mna.
Subsequently, the money that she kept inside her pocket was also snatched away by Henrietta.
That was when the scenes in her dream transitioned into something else.
She then saw Henrietta and Mna crying and begging for mercy in the courtroom. Surprisingly, she
magnanimously agreed to withdraw thewsuit.
In reality, however, Avery had sworn not to show any mercy toward the mother-and-daughter duo after
listening to Weston''s advice.
When she woke up, she went to the kitchen to make breakfast while mumbling to herself, “It''s all right.
Dreams are usually the opposite of reality. It''s going to be okay.”
Rory had woken up and heard her mother''s mumbling. The little girl then walked toward Avery while
rubbing her eyes sleepily and asked, “Mommy, what are you talking about?”
Avery bent over and was about to answer her daughter''s question when she saw Cayden standing at
the kitchen door.
d in a suit and wearing a necktie, he approached her, and she could smell the aftershave he was
wearing. Then, he put a unique card on the kitchen counter and said, “Keep this. It''s my supplementary
card.”
Dumbfounded, Avery stared at the ck card with a gold streak embossed on it.
So, are dreams really the opposite of reality?
Right after her stepmother snatched away all her pocket money in her dreams, she was given a bank
card in reality.
She knew that there was no limit to Cayden''s card.
“The weather is getting chilly. If you have time, bring the children to buy some clothes. I don''t have time
to do it, so I''ll leave it to you.” He was worried that she might reject his card, so he used the children as
an excuse to prevent her refusal.
Indeed, Avery was unable to decline the card because of his words. She needed to buy clothes for her
children, but considering her current predicament, it was true that she did not have enough money.