Chapter 463
Avery felt a strong urge to smash her phone as it wouldn''t stop ringing, but she didn''t dare do so
because it contained crucial evidence on Cayden.
Eventually, Avery gave in and answered the phone.
The person on the other line screamed angrily the moment the call got through, “Hey, Avery! Since you
had the guts to ignore me, you have only yourself to me for what I''m about to do! I''m outside the
Department of Justice right now with a disk containing evidence! I''ll hand this disk over and destroy
Cayden''s reputation!”
Fearing that Avery wouldn''t believe her, she even sent a picture over just to prove her point.
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It was a selfie of a woman wearing sunsses taken outside the Department of Justice.
She had a gleeful smile on her face and a disk in her hand.
Avery felt her heart racing when she saw the picture.
Cayden''s life will be destroyed if she hands that disk over to the Department of Justice! As powerful
and capable as Cayden may be, there''s no way he could turn this situation around!
Avery tightened her grip on the phone as she stammered anxiously, “N-No, please don''t do that! Don''t
hand the disk over! I''ll do anything you ask! I''ll call off my engagement with Cayden tomorrow and
leave Ackleton! T-There, are you satisfied?”
Her tone was filled with fear and helplessness, but the woman on the other line did not show her any
sympathy whatsoever.
“It''s toote to beg me now! None of this would''ve happened if you had just left Cayden from the
beginning! I gave you a chance, but you chose to throw it away! Do you really think you can fix this just
by leaving him?” she snapped back at her with a sneer.
Anxious and frustrated, Avery raised her voice a little as she asked, “What the h*ll do you want?”
“Aw, look at you, getting all worked up. I want you to attend the engagement with Cayden as nned
tomorrow. When the guests have all arrived, however, you will cancel the engagement and humiliate
Cayden in front of everyone!”
Avery froze after hearing that.
She had assumed the woman would be satisfied with her leaving Cayden, only to have that woman
make an even crazier request.
As if canceling the engagement wasn''t bad enough, she wants me to humiliate Cayden in public? She
might as well just kill me instead!
Avery was biting down on her lip so hard that it nearly bled. “No way! I can leave Ackleton if you want
me to, but I will not cancel the engagement and humiliate him in public!”
Cayden has a very strong sense of pride, so I can''t humiliate him in public! Not only would the Moore
family no longer ept me, but Cayden would also hate me so much that we would never be able to
get back together!
“Oh my, aren''t you a loyal woman? Do you think you''re in a position to bargain with me? Well, think
again! If you don''t do as I say, I will hand this disk over to the authorities right now! Imagine what would
happen if the people of Ackleton found out that the legendary Cayden Moore is actually guilty of
bribery! Hahaha!” said the woman on the phone with a sarcastic chuckle.
Avery then received a short video clip on her phone a few secondster.
The woman could be seen walking up to the secretary''s office in the Department of Justice with the
disk in hand.
Avery screamed at the top of her lungs, “Fine! I''ll do anything you say! I''ll cancel my engagement with
Cayden tomorrow and humiliate him in public, so stop where you are!”
“I''ll be present at the engagement ceremony tomorrow, so you''d better not try anything funny. I''m sure
you know what will happen if you do!” the woman threatened before hanging up on her.
Avery was so shocked that she didn''t even realize when she dropped the phone on the floor.
She just stood there by the window and stared nkly at the clouds in the sky. Before she knew it, the
sky had turned dark and was filled with stars.
Avery''s heart was plunged into despair when she recalled the excited look in Cayden''s eyes when they
tested out her wedding outfit yesterday.
As their engagement ceremony was tomorrow, Cayden finished his work early and went straight home
that evening.
The living room of the mansion was filled with the fragrant aroma of borscht.
Zachary and Rory were sitting on the couch and ying video games on their tablets.
After making his way into the living room, Cayden took off his coat and casually tossed it onto the
adjacent couch.
“Zach, Rory, where''s your mommy?” he asked when he didn''t see Avery anywhere.
As Zachary and Rory were in the middle of an intense match in-game, they were a little distracted as
they replied, “Mommy isn''t feeling well, so she''s resting in her bedroom. She told Rory and me not to
disturb her.”
Cayden frowned in confusion when he heard that. Avery was just fine when I called her earlier this
morning, though. Why would she be unwell all of a sudden?
Instead of checking on her right away, Cayden made his way into the kitchen and tried to make dinner.
Because he had never done any chores around the house, it took him quite a while to have dinner
ready.
Cayden then told the kids to go ahead and eat while he brought a serving of steak and mushroom soup
to the bedroom upstairs.
Avery''s slender body was curled up into a ball underneath the nket. There were tears in the corners
of her eyes, which were tightly shut.
As though she was having a nightmare, her long eyshes would flutter from time to time, making her
seem a lot more tired than usual.
Cayden ced the food on the side and sat down next to her on the bed.
As her skin was very soft and a little warm, caressing her cheek felt like he was touching a rose with
dewdrops.
For some reason, his stress and exhaustion from work disappeared when he looked at her sleeping
soundly in bed.
Hmm... Why does she seem kind of unhappytely?
Not wanting to disturb her, Cayden simply sat there and watched Avery as she slept.
The sight of Avery''s slender figure all curled up in a ball reminded Cayden of a pet cat he had when he
was a child. The cat was really adorable with its thick fur and gentle personality. Anyone who held the
cat in their hands would instantly fall in love with it.
Avery had a terrifying nightmare of herself attending her wedding ceremony with Cayden.
In her dream, Cayden looked particrly handsome in his tuxedo.
He then went down on one knee in front of everyone and asked Avery for her hand in marriage. Avery
was about to say yes when a terrifying woman appeared in front of her. The woman''s face was covered
in blood as she leered at Avery, revealing a scary set of fangs. Before Avery could even respond, the
woman lunged forward and stabbed at her heart with razor-sharp ws.
“Ahh!”
Avery sat bolt upright in bed with her back drenched in a cold sweat.
As she touched her chest to check for wounds, Cayden looked into her eyes and asked worriedly,
“What''s wrong, Ery? Did you have a nightmare?”
He then pulled her into his embrace and caressed her pale face as he continuedforting her, “The
kids told me that you were resting in your room because you weren''t feeling well, so I figured I''d bring
you dinner in bed. Would you like to start with some soup?”
Avery gently shook her head and nuzzled against his chest as it gave her a sense of security.
After hesitating for a bit, Avery mustered the courage and asked, “Cayden, what would you do if I don''t
feel like having our engagement tomorrow?”