Chapter 1857
"I can pay you, but you are just going to say that I''m trying to insult you." Ben stumbled towards the
couch. "Lilith, I''ve been really happy tonight, that''s why I drank so much."
"What for?" Lilith set the ss down and went to sit down next to him. "Because my brother and
Avery have resolved the misunderstanding between them?"
"Yeah! Isn''t that something to be happy over?" He leaned back against the couch and tilted his head
up, breathing heavily. " Once your brother settles down, we should settle down as well, right?" He
said, before turning to look at Lilith.
"My career isn''t steady yet!" Lilith felt troubled every time Ben tried to talk her into getting married
whenever she returned to Aryadelle. She had developed feelings for him through the years she
knew him, but it simply was not enough to give her the determination to marry him.
"Lilith, I''ve worked for most of my life, so let me tell you, there will never be an end to work. We can
get married first, and you can continue to work after that. There''s no conflict between the two!" Ben
said. "Most people settle down and form a family, before moving on to build on their career."
"But your parents will definitely rush me into getting pregnant if we get married,” Lilith said in
distress. "I will have to stop working if I get pregnant."
"That''s not necessarily true!"
"What do you mean? Are you saying that your parents won''t ask me to get pregnant? " Lilith blinked
nkly. "If that''s the case-" "My parents will definitely ask you to give birth to a child." Ben put a stop
to her imagination. "I mean to say that you can continue working even if you get pregnant. I won''t
stop you and you are free to work until the day you give birth."
Lilith stared at him nkly.
Ben pulled out a magazine from the bottom of his coffee table. "Look. The model on the cover page
is a world-famous supermodel, and this photoshoot was taken when she was pregnant. I read her
interview, and she said that she continued working even after getting pregnant. Pregnant women
aren''t as fragile as we think they are."
Lilith took the magazine :a+;WKR; nced at it, turning her attention back to Ben. " You sure are
prepared to trap me."
"I was prepared, but this isn''t exactly a trap. Lilith, I—" "You just feel lonely because you are growing
old, so you want to find someone to give you a child." Lilith tensed. "Howie said that I am not a
worthy match for you and keeps trying to make me realize reality every single day. He said that with
how much you are earning, you can have any woman you want..."
"How can he say such a thing?!" Ben straightened his back. "You know about Chelsea, right? I was
after her for years and she never even bothered to look me in the eyes. If I really can have any
woman I want, I wouldn''t be single up until now."
Lilith was instantly filled with jealousy when Ben mentioned how long he had been pursuing
Chelsea. She instantly stood from the couch and grabbed her purse to leave.
"Lilith! Don''t leave! I... Crap! I said the wrong thing!" Ben realized that he had mentioned someone
he should not have and ran after her in frustration.
"Don''te after me! I don’t want your exnation! You drank too much so just stay home and cool
down!" Lilith said, before swiftly disappearing into the night.
The next morning, Avery was woken by the ringing of her phone. She rubbed her eyes and grabbed
her phone.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.
When she noticed that it was from an unknown number, she immediately set it back down and
closed her eyes, reluctant to answer it. However, the ringing would not stop, sending pounding pain
to her head and heart.
She took a deep breath and answered the call.
"Hello, am I speaking to Miss Avery Tate?" said a polite man. "My name is Joe, and I''m a manager
in Phoenix Custom Broker."
Avery was stunned and asked, "Is there something you need?"