Chapter 514
Chapter 514 Her Trump Card
As the days went by, Avery''s leg gradually recovered under the doctor''s care.
Soon, she could slowly walk with the support of a walking stick.
During the recovery at home, Avery had beening up with drafts and preparing for the Certified
Professional Constructor examination at the same time.
She would also paint during her free time, leading a rtively carefree life.
On the contrary, Cayden had recently been overwhelmed with work and would return homete,
looking exhausted.
Avery felt sorry for him and wished she could do something to ease his workload.
Cayden not only offered Avery words offort but also provided reassurance that their situation
would improve once the hectic period had passed.
Avery did not quite buy his exnation. Her right eye had been twitching, and that gave her a sense of
fear.
Despite having many questions in her mind, she did not want to burden Cayden with them. In the end,
she decided to just keep her thoughts to herself.
Avery scoured the inte for any information on Nicole and Cayden but came up empty-handed. The
stories that came up in her search results were old news and provided no new updates on them.
She could not help but sense something was amiss.
If Cayden was now in a so-called rtionship with Nicole, Avery believed that given Nicole''s nature,
she would have announced their rtionship to the world.
Simrly, given that Cayden had always been in the media spotlight, Avery found it hard to believe that
there were no updates on his rtionship with Nicole. She started to wonder why the inte was
devoid of news about them.
Avery was unaware that Cayden had filtered all thetest news about Nicole from her devices. He did
not want her to overthink, so he used thetest technology to restrict Avery''s ess to some websites.
This was why she could only find outdated stories about them online.
At the same time, Cayden had also warned Avery''s close friends such as Cecelia and Nina not to
update her about the happenings.
Hence, Avery had no clue what was going on.
Of course, this also meant that Avery would also not be aware of Cayden''s engagement with Nicole
and how it had made headlines on major news websites.
...
Over at Trident Group, Cayden received an internal call from his secretary. “Mr. Moore, Ms. Nicole is
here.”
It was also at that moment that he heard someone knocking on his office door.
“Cayden, are you busy?” Nicole''s cloying voice came from behind the door when she opened it.
d in a custom-made white Chanel dress, Nicole entered the luxuriously decorated office that exuded
a masculine aura while ruffling her straight hair.
Upon noticing how Cayden did not pay attention to her appearance, Nicole felt a pang of
disappointment, but it did not diminish the unwavering ambition in her eyes.
Not only was she attractive, but she also came from a wealthy family. Since she was about to be
engaged to Cayden, she believed he would eventually marry her.
At that stage, she was a step closer to bing Cayden''s fiancée.
However, that was not her ultimate goal. She aspired to be Mrs. Moore, hiswful wife, and she
wanted him to fall for her charm.
Nicole shed a confident smile. “Oh, Cayden, why are you always so busy?”
“What can I do for you?” Cayden asked, without bothering to nce up from the document he was
signing.
“You''ve been so busytely, and we haven''t gone shopping together for a long time. By the way, I''ll be
attending a film festival tomorrow. Can you be my plus one?” Despite Cayden''s apparent disinterest,
Nicole smiled sweetly.
She knew winning over someone as perfect as Cayden was not an easy feat, and she also understood
why he would put up a tough front to give women a hard time.
In fact, Nicole was not repulsed by his attitude.
She opined that an alpha male should behave in such a manner. She would not have bothered to
entertain Cayden if he were the kind of man who would constantly cling to her.
Cayden paused writing and responded icily, “I''m sorry. I''m busy with work.”
After giving her a cold shoulder again, the man drew out another stack of documents and continued to
work.
Nicole''s irritation grew as Cayden continued to ignore her.
She snatched away the document in his hand and spoke in a tone of grievance. “Please don''t ignore
me like this, Cayden. We''re about to get engaged, and you''ll soon be my fiancé. Why do you treat me
this way? I know you''re upied with work, and I don''t want to bother you, but you must take care of
yourself despite your hectic schedule. You''re not made of steel, so you should rest once in a while.
Besides, I waited until you''re almost done with work toe to see you...”
“I really don''t have time for this. I''ll apany you when I''m free,” Cayden expressed his dismay as
she kept distracting him from his work.
He nced at Nicole impatiently. Her youthful and stunning appearance failed to spark any interest in
him. In fact, the more he looked at her, the more annoyed he became.
Undoubtedly, Nicole had exquisite facial features. Her detailed makeup, beautiful clothes, and slender
figure made her look as graceful as a rose blooming in the garden. Yet, at that moment, Cayden''s mind
was consumed by the image of Avery''s makeup-free face.
Byparison, Nicole''s excessive makeup only served to highlight Avery''s natural beauty.
Upon noticing how indifferent Cayden was, Nicole resorted to her trump card.
Putting on a bewildered and innocent look, she said, “Dad wants you toe with me to the Lambert
residence tonight because he has something to discuss with you. Cayden, you must meet my dad no
matter how busy you are. When I went to the study to call him for lunch earlier, I overheard him talking
to his secretary about some disk thing. They even mentioned your name, Cayden. They were also
discussing the date for our wedding...”
Cayden stopped in his tracks. A corner of his lips quirked up, and he responded, “Sure. I''ll go shopping
with you once I''m done with these documents.”
There was something peculiar about his charming and elegant smile that sent a shiver down Nicole''s
spine, but it did not bother her in the slightest. It doesn''t matter if he doesn''t love me. As long as I know
his Achilles'' heel, he''ll have no choice but to marry me.
After leaving the office, Nicole looped her arm through Cayden''s, and they strolled through the
magnificent and ornately decorated lobby of the Trident Group building.
Upon noticing how intimate they were, Wisteria narrowed her eyes to re at Nicole''s wlessly made-
up face. The arrogant air Nicole exuded, as if she were the very embodiment of Mrs. Moore herself,
further fueled Wisteria''s jealousy.
She was taken aback by how quickly Nicole had filled the void left by Avery''s departure. She was even
more incredulous to learn that Nicole was set to marry the very man she had been crushing on for
years.
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“Mr. Moore,” Wisteria greeted Cayden, concealing her deep-seated adoration for him.
She also suppressed her emotions and greeted Nicole with a courteous tone, “Good to see you, Ms.
Nicole.”
“Hello, Ms. Summers.” Nicole, too, sized the beautiful and capable Wisteria up while keeping the
thoughts she had about that woman hidden beneath her friendly demeanor.
Nicole recognized Wisteria as one of Cayden''s mostpetent and trusted confidantes, but her
intuition as a woman told her that Wisteria was not an easy person to handle. She could also sense
that Wisteria harbored feelings of attraction toward Cayden. She''ll be the first person I''ll get rid of once I
be Mrs. Moore.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Nicole hooked her arm around Cayden and walked away,
leaving Wisteria to stare at their retreating backs with a sneer tugging at the corner of her lips. Does
she think she''s already Mrs. Moore? How dare that deceitful woman who came out of an orphanage
believe she''s entitled to a man of such high social standing? Only God knows if that engagement will
actuallye to fruition!