Chapter136
Avelinelookedathimcalmly,raisinganeyebrow.“Notcontinuing?”
Lucassuddenlyscoffedcoldlyandstoodup,leavingtheroom.
Assheheardthedoormloudly,Avelineletoutadeepbreath.
Shewasreallyafraidanddidn’tknow howshecoulddefendherselfifhecontinued.Itwaslikstnight;shehadnowaytoresist
Butshedidn’twantthis.
HehadfeelingsforSophia,andshedidn’twanttobeentangledwithhimanyfurther.
Shejusthopedtogetthroughthismonthsafely.
Bythen,shewoulddefinitelygetadivorce!
Thenextday.
Afterwork,Avelinewasabouttoleavewhensomeoneblockedherpathwithasmile.“Mrs.Tudor,I’mthebutleroftheestate.MadamYvonneaskedmetotakeyoutotheestatefordinner.”
Yvonne?
Avelinewaspuzzled.“WhydidMadamYvonnesuddenlyinviteme?”DidLucasknowaboutthis?
Thebutlersmiledandsaid,“Mr.Lucashasn’tbeenbackforawhile.Mr.FrederickandMadam Yvonnemisshimverymuch,sotheywantedtoinviteyouover.Mr.Lucasisstillbusy,buthewilter.Pleasewithmefirst.”
Avelookoutherphone.“Pleasewaitamoment.”
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Butthebutlersaid,“Mrs.Tudor,MadamYvonneinvitedyou.Pleasedon’trefuseandmakeitdifficultforme.”
Forsomereason,Avelinefeltpressured.
Shecouldn’toffendLucas,letalheTudorfamily.
Shenoddedandgotintothecarwiththebutler.
Sittinginthecar,shesentamessagetoLucas.
However,therewasnoimmediatereply.Shepressedherlips.together,feelingthatthisvisittotheTudorresidencewasnotagoodthing.
Herpreviousexperienceshedinhermind.TheTudorsdidn’tlike.herandpreferredSophia.
Whatwasthepurposeofthisinvitation?
Feelinguneasy,AvelinesoonarrivedattheTudorresidence.Thegrandandluxuriousestatecameintoview,butshehadnointerestinadmiringthescenery.
Enteringthevi,Avelinesawquiteafewwealthdiesinthelivingroom.
Instinctively,sheturnedback,onlytofindthatthebutlerhadalreadyleft.
Shewasmomentarilystunned.
“Hey,thatmaidoverthereeandtakemybag.”
Amiddle–agedyncedatAveline.
Avelinepausedandsaid,“I’mnotamaid.”
CrystalRoss,whohadbeeninvitedfortea,wastakenabacktobe
refusedbysomeonesheassumedwasamaid.Shecedherteacup
onthetablewithaloudtter.
“Where’sthebutler?Howarethemaidstrainedhere?Suchckofmanners!”
Butthebutlerdidn’tappear;hehadseeminglydisappeared.
Avelinewalkeddirectlytoanearbysofa,ignoringCrystal’swords.
“Sorude!”Crystalinsultedherwithoutreservation.
Aveline’sbrowfurrowed,andshepressedherlipstogether,remainingsilent.
Atthatmoment,alittleboyranover,lookedatAveline,andsuddenlyraisedhishand.HehadatoygunandpointeditatAveline’seyes,pretendingtoshoot.
“I’llkillyou!”
Avelinewasstartledandquicklydodged,instinctivelyraisingherhandtoprotectherself.
Unexpectedly,theboysuddenlysatonthefloorandbeganto cryloudly.
Hiscryingdrewtheattentionoftheotherwealthdies.Crystal,seeinghergrandsoncrying,immediatelygotupandasked,“Whathappened?Whyareyouonthefloor?”
Theboy,stillcrying,pointedatAveline.“Shepushedme,Grandma.Shehitme.Waaaa!”
Avelinequicklystoodup.“Ididnot.”This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.
Crystal lookedatherwithafierceexpressionandraisedherhandtopAveline.