Chapter170
Avelinesaid,“Thatdoessoundlikeasolutic
Yvonne’ssmiledeepened.“Actually,Idoquitelikeyou.IfyouandLucascouldstaytogether,itwouldbewonderful.”
Avelinegaveafaintsmile.“I’llthinkaboutit.”
Yvonnenodded.“Alright,ifyouneedanything,justletmeknow.I willcertainlyhelpyou.
“Thankyou,Mrs.Tudor.”
Avelinewaspolite onthesurface,butshesuspectedYvonne-mighthaveulteriormotives.
However,givenYvonne’sstatus,Avelinedidn’thavetheleveragetoconfronther.So,shejustwentalongwith
whateverYvonnesaid,butwhethershewouldactonitwasanothermatter.
Avelinestoodup.“Mrs.Tudor,Ineedtogohomenow.Goodbye.”
“Alright,takecare.”
Yvonnesmiledandwatchedherleave,sippinghercoffeeleisurely.Shethentookthephonefromhepandpressedthebuttontoendtherecording.Adangerousglintflickeredinhereyesbeforequicklydisappearing.
WhenAvelinegothome,shereceivedacallfromSelena.Sheputitonspeakerphone,chattingwithSelenawhilecooking.
“Ave,youwon’tbelievehowannoyingAaronis!Hehatesolives,buteverytimeheordersapizza,heasksforextra
olivesjustsoIhavetopickthemallout!Canyoubelievethat?
Selenawasclearlyfrustrated,hertonesuggestingshewishedshecouldtearAarontopieces.
Avelinewassurprised.“He’sthatawful?”
Selenaeximed,“Yes!He’sthatawful.I can’tbelieveIwassofoolishbackthen.Whydidn’tIjusthithimharder?Whydidn’tIfinishhimoff?”This is property ? N?velDrama.Org.
Avelinechuckled.“That’snotworthit.Goingtojailoversuchamanisn’tworthit.”
Selenatookadeepbreath,readytocontinuerantingwhenAaron’svoicecouldbeheardfaintlyinthebackground.
“Therehegoesagain.Icursehimtoneverfindagirlfriendortruelove.Hedeservesallthebadluckforgivingmesuchahardtime!”
Selenamutteredafewmorecursesbeforesaying,“Ave,Ihavetogonow.Bye!”
“Okay.”
Avelinehungup,amusedbythecall.
Thinkingitover,AvelinerealizedthatAaronwasretaliatingagainstSelenaforfittinghim.
Mencouldbesopetty.
Afterquicklycookingandeatingsomepasta,Avelinesaton
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thecouch.ShewantedtowatchTVbutcouldn’tstopthinkingabouthowthepoisoningincidentwithLucaswasstillunresolved.
Sherememberedthegroceriesshehadbought;therewerestillsomeleftinthefridge.Shegotup,openedthefridge,andtookoutthevegetables.
Buthowcouldshedeterminewhichvegetableswerepoisonedandwhichwerenot?Sheponderedthis,consideringcallingthepolice,buttheirtestingwouldtaketoolong.
Suddenly,shethoughtofRussell.
Shehesitatedforawhile,lookingathisphonenumber,beforedecidingtocallhim.Shedidn’thavemany
connections,andthis matterrequiredsomeoneshecould
trust.
“Hello?”
Thecallconnectedquickly,andRussell’zyvoicecamethrough.
Avelinehesitated,“Russ,areyoubusyrightnow?”
Russellreplied,“Notbusy.What’sup?”
Avelinefeltabitembarrassed.“Well,IhavesomethingI
needtoaskyouforhelpwith.Itmightbeabittroublesome…”
Russellsaid,“Areyouathomenow?”
“Oh,yes.”
“Openthedoorinfiveminutes,”Russellresponded.