《A Lifetime With You》 A Lifetime With You Chapter 1 A Lifetime With You Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. In City A, at Gadbury Group¡¯s Headquarters.Before entering the elevator, Ava Nagel called her husband, who only went home once a month. However, he rejected her call right away.She bit her lower lip and went straight to the president¡¯s office on the building¡¯s top floor with a cold expression on her face.¡°Miss Nagel, I¡¯m sorry, you can¡¯t go in.¡± The secretary stopped Ava politely, but her tone was very icy.Ava gave her an icy look. ¡°Get out of the way!¡±The beautiful female secretary nced at Ava indifferently and snorted. ¡°Miss Nagel, our president told me to just throw you out the next time I see you. So, if you don¡¯t leave now, I will call the security guards.¡±That husband of hers didn¡¯t want to see her at all, did he?There was a pain in Ava¡¯s heart, but she maintained a calm expression. ¡°This is my husband¡¯spany. Who do you think you are to throw me out? Get out of my way!¡±She shoved the secretary away and kicked the office door open with a bang.Moans of a woman suddenly rang out from the room.Her husband, whom she had been married to for two years, was leaning against his office chair with a woman straddling him. The top half of the woman¡¯s blouse was unbuttoned, and they looked extremely intimate.Ava¡¯s eyes welled up with tears, and she clenched her fists tightly.Now that he was disturbed, Damien Radburry frowned in displeasure. He red rudely at Ava, and his gaze was deep and gloomy.¡°Get out of here.¡±His tone was cold and ruthless.Ava took a deep breath. The look on her face was extremely calm andposed. Even though Damien was staring sharply at her, she walked towards him.¡°Your parents told us to have dinner with them this Saturday.¡±This was the reason why she had no choice but to look for him. Damien never picked up her phone calls. He never returned to their mansion unless he was drunk either.Even though they had been married for two years, they were practically strangers.¡°Got it. You can get out of here now.¡± After Damien finished speaking, he didn¡¯t even look at Ava as he caressed the woman in his arms. The woman moaned softly and wrapped her arms around Damien¡¯s body.Ava could feel her heart bleeding.She clenched her fists tightly. She wanted to drag that woman off Damien. She wanted to pick up the ss on the table and ssh water at the two of them. She wanted to scream loudly and ask Damien why he had to cheat on her and why he was always messing around with other women¡­Her nails dug into her skin, and the pain made her regain her senses.She couldn¡¯t do any of that as she was the young mistress of the Nagel family. She was not a shrew on the streets. She had to maintain her pride and dignity.Moreover, her marriage to this man was only a marriage of convenience.It was her parents who tried all means and methods, including getting him drunk so that he would have sex with her, to make her the daughter-inw of the Radbury family.It was only a marriage of convenience. There was no love involved.Although she loved this man to the bones, he didn¡¯t care about her at all.What was the point of crying, yelling, and making a scene? It would only make Damien hate her even more.However, the more her heart hurt, the calmer she became.¡°Damien, you¡¯re really not picky at all when ites to women. You don¡¯t even find such a sl*t dirty.¡± She smiled and said mockingly.The expression of the woman in Damien¡¯s arms changed, and she red fiercely at Ava. She then put on an upset expression, leaning against Damien¡¯s chest and sobbing. ¡°Damien, I swear that I¡¯m clean and innocent. I want only you. How could she call me dirty¡­¡±Damien hugged her and patted her back to soothe her with a tender expression on his face. He then stared coldly at Ava.¡°What right do you have to call someone dirty? You¡¯re the dirtiest piece of trash in the world.¡±Ava¡¯s face turned pale, but she shed an even brighter smile. ¡°Then, since you are married to me, doesn¡¯t it mean that you trash too? Am I right, Damien Radbury?¡±After she finished speaking, she turned and strode away.She was afraid that she might fly into a rage if she were to stay there any longer.As she left the office, she met the secretary who tried to stop her from going in just now. When the secretary saw how flustered Ava appeared, she looked at Ava with a mocking expression.Even though Ava¡¯s whole body was limp, she straightened her back and walked into the elevator.Only when the elevator doors were closed did she dare to show her weak side and slowly squat down.It turned out that to him, she was nothing but a piece of trash. A Lifetime With You Chapter 2 A Lifetime With You Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Ding!¡±The elevator doors slid open. Ava closed her eyes for a moment and walked out with a calm expression on her face.As soon as she went out of the building, she met someone she disliked very much.Beth Nagel, her half-sister.¡°Hey, Ava. Why are you here?¡± With a smile, Beth looked Ava up and down. There was a hint of arrogance in her smile. ¡°What happened? Did Damien throw you out again?¡±Ava pursed her lips and didn¡¯t intend to pay Beth any attention. She was about to walk past Beth when Beth suddenly spoke.¡°I¡¯m pregnant,¡± Beth said all of a sudden, and Ava immediately stopped in her tracks. ¡°It¡¯s Damien¡¯s baby.¡±Ava sucked in a sharp breath, but when she turned to look at Beth, her gaze was as calm as ever.¡°Is that so? Then I should congratte you for being so shameless. Not only are you a homewrecker, but you also have an illegitimate baby.¡±Hearing that, Beth¡¯s expression changed. She said angrily, ¡°Ava Nagel, aren¡¯t you a homewrecker¡¯s daughter too? Stop pretending to be high and mighty. You¡¯re nothing but an illegitimate child!¡±Ava¡¯s mother was not a homewrecker. She was deceived by Ava¡¯s father, who pretended to be unmarried. When she discovered that he was married, she was already pregnant with Ava.Ava looked away indifferently. Illuminated by the sunlight, her side profile was cold and beautiful. Her long eyshes fluttered in the wind.After a long time, she said, ¡°Beth Nagel, whether I am an illegitimate child or not, I wouldn¡¯t be shameless enough to seduce a married man, especially my sister¡¯s husband. You¡¯re bing more and more shameless indeed.¡±¡°You!¡± Beth exploded with rage and red fiercely at Ava. However, she couldn¡¯t think of anything offensive to say even after a long time.Ava turned around and left without even giving Beth a nce.¡°Ava, Damien will divorce you one day!¡± Beth shouted as she stared at Ava¡¯s back. ¡°He told me before that you are the person he hates the most in this world!¡±When Ava heard that, she lowered her gaze and walked even more quickly. She then entered her car. After closing the car door, she switched on the ignition and sped away.Only after driving a distance away from Radbury Group¡¯s headquarters did she dare to let the sadness in her heart show on her face.She parked the car by the roadside and pressed her forehead against the steering wheel. She then bit her lower lip hard and tried to stomach the pain and bitterness that Damien gave her.On Saturday, at Dahlia Garden Mansion.Ava made several calls to Damien, but none of them got through.They were supposed to meet Damien¡¯s parents tonight. Damien¡¯s parents had never liked Ava, which was why she was extremely careful every time she was in their presence.If she waste this time¡­Ava¡¯s cell phone suddenly started ringing, jolting her out of her thoughts.She hurriedly grabbed her phone and looked at the caller disy. It was a call from her mother-inw.Her heart immediately sank.¡°Hello, mum.¡± Ava only picked up the call after she took a few deep breaths topose herself.Damien¡¯s mother, Karen Adaly said, ¡°Ava, Damien is already here. Drive yourself here.¡±¡°What?¡± Ava was taken aback. Damien actually left her behind and went back to his parents¡¯ manor alone.He really didn¡¯t want to see her, did he?¡°Ava, what¡¯s your problem? I¡¯m already letting the fact that you never take care of Damien slide. Now, you can¡¯t evene to our ce in the same car as Damien. You really want a divorce, huh?¡± Karen scolded Ava right away, not even bothering to find out what was actually going on.Ava didn¡¯t know how to defend herself.Of course, she didn¡¯t want a divorce. If she wanted a divorce, she would have divorced Damien the first time he cheated on her.¡°Just hurry up ande over. I don¡¯t know why I have a troublesome daughter-inw like you.¡± Karen hung up with a bang.Ava could only bite her lower lip with a wry smile. She quickly packed up her stuff and went out.After thinking about it for a while, instead of driving, she decided to take a cab.Damien must have driven there. If she drove there too, the two of them would have to leave the Radbury family¡¯s residence separately. At that time, Karen would definitely chastise her again.As it was a Saturday, the traffic was quite bad. By the time Ava arrived, it was over twelve in the afternoon.Oh, no. She waste! A Lifetime With You Chapter 3 A Lifetime With You Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Ava paid the cab driver and ran into the manor.After entering the gate, she had to pass through arge garden. If she were to walk, it would take several minutes. Ava didn¡¯t dare to waste any more time and ran all the way to the door. She thenbed her hair with her fingers and entered the living room.The living room was filled with the aroma of food. When the butler, Nellie, saw Ava, she said in embarrassment, ¡°Young missus, you are here. Madam, the master, and the young master are already having dinner.¡±Ava¡¯s body stiffened, and she looked embarrassed.She was also a member of the Radbury family, but they didn¡¯t bother to wait for her to start dinner.¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Ava forced a smile. ¡°Bring me a dining set. Thank you.¡±¡°Okay.¡±Ava stood where she was and took a deep breath. She then adjusted her facial expression, walked calmly to the dining table, and said respectfully, ¡°Dad, mum. Sorry, I amte.¡±Damien¡¯s father, Daryl, gave a hum and pointed at the dining table. ¡°Sit down and eat.¡±Ava nodded and sat down next to Damien.Damien continued eating and didn¡¯t even spare Ava a nce.Ava couldn¡¯t help feeling disappointed. She clenched her fists quietly.The butler brought her a dining set, and Ava thanked her for it. She began to eat amid the eerily silent atmosphere.¡°Ava, you have been married to Damien for two years, haven¡¯t you?¡± Karen said with a smile, but her gaze wasn¡¯t friendly at all. ¡°When are you nning on having a baby?¡±Ava clenched her fists. She did want a baby.Her rtionship with Damien was terrible, and things might get a lot better if they were to have a baby. However, Damien didn¡¯t give her the chance to get pregnant at all.Although they had been married for two years, the number of times they had made love could be counted on the fingers of one hand.How was it even possible for her to get pregnant? Ava was embarrassed and didn¡¯t know how to answer. She couldn¡¯t just say that it was impossible for her to get pregnant because Damien hardly wanted to touch her after they got married, could she?She could only look at Damien for help, hoping that he could say a few words.But Damien continued eating elegantly with an indifferent expression on his face, as though the matter had nothing to do with him at all.Ava blushed, and she had no choice but to say dryly, ¡°I will try harder in the future.¡±Damien smiled all of a sudden and gave Ava a sidelong nce. His gaze was sharp and mocking, and he didn¡¯t say anything.But that was enough to make AvaThis belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. feel like she had been pped in the face. She blushed profusely because of how humiliated she felt.¡°You will work harder in the future? You have been saying this for the past two years! Ava Nagel, don¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re infertile!¡± Karen raised her voice. ¡°If that¡¯s really the case, you¡¯re going to ruin Damien¡¯s life!¡±Ava quickly exined, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m not infertile. It¡¯s¡­ It¡¯s just¡­¡±She looked at Damien again for the help, but he acted as though he didn¡¯t see it at all. He even scooped himself a bowl of soup.¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± Karen frowned and said with a look of disgust on her face, ¡°Come to the hospital with me tomorrow to get a checkup. If there¡¯s really something wrong with your body, you must divorce Damien immediately!¡±Ava¡¯s face was pale, and she was at a loss for words.Karen obviously wanted her to get a checkup to see if she was infertile.She knew that she had married into the Radbury family through unscrupulous means. It was only undeniable for Karen to dislike her. But now¡­Wasn¡¯t it a bit too much for Karen to treat her like that?Ava mmed her fork onto the table and stood up.Her sudden movement stunned everyone in the dining room.Karen¡¯s expression became even darker, and she was about to scold Ava.Ava spoke before Karen could. Her voice was calm and cold. ¡°Please ask Damien for the reason why I can¡¯t get pregnant.¡±Karen widened her eyes. ¡°What do you mean?¡±Ava turned to look at Damien, who acted like none of these had anything to do with him. She didn¡¯t know where she suddenly got the courage, but she asked boldly, ¡°Hubby, mum is asking us why we haven¡¯t had a baby yet. Why don¡¯t you exin things to her?¡±Only then did Damien raise his head to look at Ava. He said in a leisurely and indifferent manner, ¡°Because this woman has no right to give birth to my baby.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 4 A Lifetime With You Chapter 4 Chapter 4 His words were like a sharp de that pierced straight into Ava¡¯s chest, making her bleed.The pain made her tremble all over. She quickly reached out to hold onto the table to steady herself.Karen smiled and looked at Ava with a mocking expression. ¡°Damien, although you¡¯re right, it doesn¡¯t change the fact that you¡¯re married to her. You can¡¯t just not have a baby forever.¡±She patted Damien on the shoulder and said, ¡°It¡¯s actually easy to have a baby. You just have to switch off the lights and close your eyes. As long as you¡¯re able to get her pregnant with a son, I don¡¯t care about anything else.¡±Karen sounded like she didn¡¯t see Ava as a person at all.She treated Ava like nothing but a child- bearing machine, the kind with no dignity at all!Should she divorce Damien?No way. It took her a lot of effort to marry him, and she had endured a lot of pain and humiliation throughout the past two years. If she divorced him so easily, it would mean that she admitted defeat!At that time, those who had ridiculed her and scorned her would look down upon her forever!She refused to let go!Since Damien was making her life difficult, she would make sure that he didn¡¯t get to live a good life too!Ava stood up abruptly and said with a cold expression, ¡°I¡¯m done eating. Enjoy your meal!¡±After speaking, she turned and left.Karen frowned, and her expression immediately became tremendously dark. She rose and shouted, ¡°Ava Nagel, stop right there!¡±To Karen, Ava was nothing but a sl*tty woman who forced herself upon Damien. Not only was she an immoral woman, but her mother was also a mistress. No matter how Karen thought about it, she didn¡¯t think that Ava was a good match for Damien and a suitable daughter-inw for the Radbury family.Since she had lowered her expectations and let Ava join their family, she felt that Ava should know her ce and attend to the members of the Radbury family obediently and meekly like the lowly woman she was. But this shameless woman actually acted so arrogantly in front of them!However, after hearing what Karen said, Ava continued walking forward without looking back.She knew that if she were to stay, Karen would just continue humiliating her.Since she married into Radbury family, Karen had been bullying her non-stop.In the beginning, she endured it because she felt that she should respect Karen, who was Damien¡¯s mother. Besides, she did marry into the Radburry family through unscrupulous means, so she felt guilty. But this didn¡¯t mean that sheContent ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. should allow them to bully her however they wanted like she was a ve!¡°Ava Nagel, I¡¯m telling you to stop!¡± Karen flew into a rage and ran after Ava.Ava continued ignoring her.¡°Ava Nagel, you¡¯re rebelling against me, huh?¡± With a dark expression, Karen raised her hand to call the servants over. ¡°Stop her from leaving and bring her here!¡±The servants working at the Radbury family¡¯s residence looked at one another. They didn¡¯t dare to move.They were just servants, but Ava was, after all, the daughter-inw of the Radbury family. Of course, they didn¡¯t dare to do anything to her.¡°All of you are also rebelling against me, huh! Do you want me to fire you?¡± When Karen saw that none of them were moving, she threatened them.The servants had no choice but to brave themselves and stop Ava.¡°Get out of the way!¡± Ava was also annoyed, and she stared fiercely at the servants.¡°Bring her to me! Waste anymore time and I¡¯ll fire all of you!¡± Karen gave an ultimatum.The servants didn¡¯t dare to hesitate anymore. They grabbed Ava¡¯s arms.¡°What are you doing? Let go of me?¡± Ava couldn¡¯t fight against so many people, and the servants dragged her back into the dining room.Karen said angrily, ¡°Ava Nagel, it seems that you have no respect for the Radbury family and me at all! Since you are such an uneducated woman, I should really teach you a lesson!¡±She pointed at the basement. ¡°Drag her into the basement and lock her inside there for a day and a night. You¡¯re not allowed to let her out within twenty-four hours!¡±The two servants dragged her all the way into the basement obediently. A Lifetime With You Chapter 5 A Lifetime With You Chapter 5 Chapter 5 This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. ¡°Let go of me! You have no right to treat me like this¡­¡± Ava struggled hard.Karen ignored Ava. She put her hands on her hips, triumphantly, as though she was watching a good show.Ava struggled, but within a few seconds, she had been pushed to the door of the basement.¡°That¡¯s enough.¡±Damien, who was watching everything, finally spoke.He slowly stood up and walked over to Ava.¡°Damien, what are you doing?¡± Karen said anxiously. ¡°Are you defending this woman? Didn¡¯t you see how rude she was to me just now?¡±Damien was tall with long legs, and it only took him a few steps to reach Ava. He nced coldly at the two servants, and they were so frightened that they immediately let go of Ava.Damien grabbed Ava¡¯s hand and pulled her over to him.He turned to look at Karen, and he appeared cold and indifferent as usual. ¡°Mum, she¡¯s my wife, so I¡¯ll deal with her. I¡¯ll punish her on your behalf for what she did today.¡±Karen¡¯s expression became a little less dark, but she still said fiercely, ¡°You must not show mercy to her, or her attitude will be worse and worse in the future! This kind of uneducated woman needs to be disciplined!¡±Damien gave a faint hum and dragged Ava away.Because of how tall Damien was, his stride was huge. Ava was a lot shorter than him, and she was also wearing stilettos. Hence, she couldn¡¯t catch up with him at all and was staggering.As they walked on the cobblestone path in the yard, it was no surprise at all that Ava twisted her ankle.She stumbled and screamed in pain as she fell forward uncontrobly. ¡°Oh, no!¡± She thought. As she was wearing a short skirt, she would definitely injure her knees after falling on the cobblestone path.But Damien managed to catch her in time by wrapping his arm around her waist.¡°Are you blind? How can you fall down like this?¡± Damien said in a low voice.Ava was feeling gloomy and upset to begin with. She only fell because Damien was dragging her and walking so quickly. How could he call her blind? What an unreasonable man!¡°Yes, I¡¯m blind. If I wasn¡¯t blind, why would I¡­¡±Fall in love with you.She wanted to utter these five words but didn¡¯t end up doing so.Damien despised her and looked down upon her. If he knew that she loved him deeply, he would probably shun her even more.¡°Forget it. Just let go of me.¡± Ava shoved Damien¡¯s hand away and walked forward angrily.¡°Hiss!¡± There was a pain in her ankle, and she couldn¡¯t help but bend down and massage her ankle.It was not red or swollen, so she probably just twisted her tendon. It would recover after a short rest.¡°What a pretentious woman.¡± Damien probably saw that Ava wasn¡¯t seriously injured and said coldly. He then sidestepped her and walked forward.¡°Jerk,¡± Ava muttered underneath her breath and red at him. She then endured the pain in her ankle and followed him.She had only taken a few steps when she couldn¡¯t take the pain anymore. She stopped again and exercised her ankle as she supported herself by holding onto arge flower pot.Damien, who had already walked away, turned to look at her. His gaze was deep and cold.He slowed down, and after hesitating for a moment, he decided to turn and walk over to her.Ava was inspecting her ankle injury when a shadow was suddenly cast over her. She was surprised, and before she could raise her head to see what was going on, someone suddenly picked her up and carried her in his arms.¡°Damien?¡± Seeing that she was in Damien¡¯s embrace, Ava¡¯s heart raced wildly against her chest.Damien¡¯s expression was cold.¡°What a troublesome woman,¡± he said in disdain, and his voice was icy.Ava¡¯s heart was still thumping rapidly, and she even blushed a little.After two years of marriage, this was the first time Damien had taken the initiative to carry her.¡°If you find me troublesome, just leave me alone¡­¡± Ava lowered her gaze and couldn¡¯t help but pout. She looked like a stubborn child.Illuminated by the sunlight, Ava¡¯s skin looked especially fair, and her hair was as dark as charcoal. Her eyshes fluttered gently in the wind.Damien nced down and immediately looked away. His eyes were usually cold and gloomy, but there was a hint of unfathomable emotions in them right now.Unfortunately, Ava¡¯s gaze was lowered, and she didn¡¯t see it. A Lifetime With You Chapter 6 A Lifetime With You Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Opening the car door with one hand, Damien threw Ava into the car without bothering to be gentle at all. As he mmed the car door shut, he said coldly, ¡°Fasten your seat belt!¡± Ava immediately hummed in acknowledgment. She didn¡¯t retort, which was rare, and fastened her seat belt obediently Damien started the car, and the atmosphere in the car was extremely strange. Ava stared at the scenery outside the window, and there wereplicated emotions in her heart. This was the first time that she and Damien had spent time together without quarrelling. However, the atmosphere was so quiet that it made her ufortable all over. After having an internal struggle throughout the journey, Ava finally mustered up the courage to break the silence. ¡°Where are we going?¡± Damien stared at the road ahead, focused on driving. He didn¡¯t answer her question immediately. Ava was a little frustrated. She bit her lower lip and was about to ask him just to bring her home when he suddenly stopped the car. He then said coldly, ¡°Get out of the car.¡± Ava didn¡¯t say a word. She opened the door and got out of the car. 22 Her ankle still hurt, and she limped all the way. After taking a few steps forward, she realized that Damien¡¯s car didn¡¯t drive past her at all. She turned and saw that his car was still where it was just now. Why wasn¡¯t he leaving? Was he staying there tough at her limping? There was a surge of anger in Ava¡¯s chest. She quickened her pace and took a few more steps forward when she realized with a start that there was a hospital by the roadside. Damien had parked the car at the entrance of the hospital and told her to get out. Moreover, he didn¡¯t leave. Was he¡­ Was he telling her to seek treatment for her ankle injury while he waited for her outside? Was that it? Could she be mistaken? Ava was surprised and doubtful at the same time. This man had always been a b?stard. Why would he suddenly treat her so nicely? Could it be that she was thinking too highly of herself? Ava walked hesitantly into the hospital. Whatever it was, if Damien were still outside the hospital after she was done seeking treatment for her ankle, she would enter the car without hesitation She registered herself at the counter. After she got her receipt, she walked towards the elevator. The hospital had always been crowded, and there were a lot of patients outside the elevator. Ava looked around and realized that her nemesis was also there. Beth! Beth happened to turn too, and the two of them met eyes. Ava coldly looked away. ¡°Hey, Ava!¡± Beth eximed dramatically and walked over to Ava. ¡°Why are you here too? Are you Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. sick?¡± Ava decided to ignore Beth. She didn¡¯t want to argue with Beth in the hospital as there were many people around. Beth, though, didn¡¯t care at all. She caressed her lower abdomen and said, ¡°I¡¯m here for a prenatal checkup.¡± Ava¡¯s face immediately fell when she heard those words. ¡°It¡¯s Damien¡¯s baby!¡± Beth raised her chin triumphantly and continued showing off. ¡°Ava, let me tell you. Ever since I got pregnant, Damien listens to everything I say! He never has the heart to scold me. I heard that he doesn¡¯t even smile whenever he¡¯s with you. Am I right?¡± Ava tightened her grip on the strap of her handbag. She raised her head and looked at Beth with a sharp gaze. ¡°Is that so? Since he loves the baby in your womb so much, why didn¡¯t he apany you for the prenatal checkup?¡± Beth¡¯s expression froze, and she snorted. ¡°It¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know that he dislikes hospital. I¡¯ve called him, and he¡¯s waiting for me outside right now.¡±| Beth was only lying to show off, but it so happened that Damien was outside the hospital right now. She had sessfully hurt Ava. Ava felt like her heart was being stabbed by a knife. It turned out that he didn¡¯t leave after sending her to the hospital not because he wanted to wait for her! It was because of Beth! Sure enough, she was indeed thinking too highly of herself. That man would never treat her so nicely. All he wanted was to divorce her! Ava¡¯s face paled, and the smile on her face froze. A Lifetime With You Chapter 7 A Lifetime With You Chapter 7 Chapter 7 This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Seeing that she had emerged victorious, Beth entered the elevator triumphantly and arrogantly. Meanwhile, Ava stood rooted to the spot in front of the elevator. Patients and visitors who were in a hurry to enter the elevator jostled past her, She stood alone for a long time before she blinked hard and forced herself to be rational andpose herself. By the time she entered the elevator, her expression was as calm as ever. She followed the instruction on the receipt and knocked on the door of the doctor¡¯s office. ¡°Come in.¡± The male voice that rang out from the room was somewhat familiar. Ava frowned and realized that he sounded like an old friend. She opened the door and realized that the doctor was indeed that friend of hers. ¡°Selden Oakley? You¡¯re back from abroad?¡± Ava widened her eyes in surprise. The doctor sitting behind the desk raised his head. His facial features were delicate and exquisite, and he had a pair ofrge and charming eyes. He looked like the protagonist of aic book. ¡°Ava!¡± He stood up and shed a warm smile. He then threw his arms open and took the initiative to embrace her. ¡°When I saw the patient¡¯s name, I was hoping that it¡¯s you. But I didn¡¯t expect it to really be you! It¡¯s been a while!¡± He was embracing Ava with all his might, and he looked extremely emotional. Ava smiled and hugged him back. She and Selden were ssmates in high school and university, and they had a very good rtionship. Back when she had a crush on Damien, Selden even taught her how to chase after Damien. But in the end, she didn¡¯t take Selden¡¯s advice. After that, Selden went abroad while Ava got married. They slowly stopped keeping in touch with each other. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me that you¡¯re back?¡± After they were done hugging, Ava asked. Selden pulled out a chair for Ava to take a seat. ¡°I¡¯ve been busy working since I came back, so I hadn¡¯t had the time to contact you. Moreover, didn¡¯t you change your phone number?¡± Ava smiled in embarrassment. It was true that she didn¡¯t inform Selden that she had changed her phone number. The two of them chit-chatted for a while when Selden inspected her ankle. After he prescribed some medication for her, he insisted on apanying her to the entrance so that she could call a cab. Ava couldn¡¯t refuse his kindness, so she just let Selden walk her to the entrance. Her ankle was not actually that badly injured to the point that she couldn¡¯t walk by herself, but Selden stubbornly insisted on holding onto her as she walked. Ava didn¡¯t want to trouble Selden. Moreover, they would appear way too intimate while doing so. Selden, though, refused to budge. As they walked towards the entrance, he said with a sullen expression, ¡°You mustn¡¯t forget your old friend just because you¡¯re married! Don¡¯t you remember the time we used to risk our lives copying each other¡¯s homework?¡± Ava was so amused that sheughed out loud, and she shook her head in exasperation. ¡°Furthermore, I am a gentleman. It is my duty to take care ofdies in trouble,¡± Selden said and hailed a cab for Ava. He then helped her into the cab. ¡°Don¡¯t forget that you¡¯ve promised me to treat me to a meal. I¡¯ll be waiting for your call.¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Ava said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you go in first? Isn¡¯t there a patient waiting for you?¡± Selden suddenly looked at Ava with a profound gaze and beckoned to her. ¡°Come over here. I have something very important to tell you.¡± ¡°What?¡± Ava leaned over suspiciously. Selden chuckled and grabbed Ava¡¯s chin all of a sudden. He then gave her a hard peck on the cheek. Ava blushed instantly and pped him on the chest angrily. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Seldenughed and said, ¡°I¡¯m d to see you again, Ava!¡± Ava rolled her eyes at him and closed the car door. ¡°Sir, please start the car!¡± She didn¡¯t want to pay any more attention to Selden, who was a total yboy who never cared about social conventions. Selden watched as the cab drove away. He then turned and looked provocatively at Damien, who was sitting in his car not far away and staring at Selden with a sharp gaze. A Lifetime With You Chapter 8 A Lifetime With You Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Selden met eyes with Damien, who was sitting in his car a distance away from the hospital entrance. A smile shing at the same time, Selden looked away and walked back into the hospital. He only gave up on Ava before this because she was about to get married to Damien. Ava loved Damien a lot, and he thought he would never have a chance with her again Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. But now it seemed¡­ That there was still hope for him to win Ava¡¯s heart. Damien stared at Selden¡¯s back and tightened his grip on the steering wheel. What was that man¡¯s rtionship with Ava? They appeared intimate, and they were also chit-chatting as well asughing. What an eyesore! Damien couldn¡¯t believe that he actually waited for Ava outside the hospital like an idiot. The thought of this made him even angrier. It was rare for him to be in such a good mood and treat her well, but that woman actually had the guts to be so intimate with another man in front of him. Did she even remember that she was a married woman? She really deserved to be punished! Damien tightened his grip on the steering wheel. He was about to start the car and drive home to get even with Ava when someone knocked on his car window. ¡°Damien¡­¡± Beth was leaning against the car window with a smile on her face. ¡°Why are you here? Are you here to pick me up?¡± She texted Damien before she came to the hospital. Damien frowned and said coldly, ¡°I have something to do, so I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± Beth¡¯s smile froze on her face. She grabbed the handle of the car door and said anxiously, ¡°Damien, what are you going to do about the baby in my womb? It¡¯s already two months old.¡± Only then did Damien turn to look at Beth. He said icily, ¡°It¡¯s your baby. What does it have to do with me?¡± Beth¡¯s expression changed a little, and she muttered, ¡°But it¡¯s also your baby¡­¡± Damien sneered, ¡°Just get rid of it then.¡± After saying, he drove away¡­ Leaving Beth standing rooted to the spot in a daze. What did he mean? Did he not care about his baby at all? How could he ask her to get rid of it just like that? Was it possible that he actually knew the truth about what happened that night? Damien didn¡¯t have a good rtionship with Ava, and he got involved in scandals with celebrities and models all the time. Seeing that Damien never refused any women¡¯s advances, she secretly nned a chance encounter with him. She was thinking about having sex with him and then pretending to be pregnant so that she could rece Ava as Damien¡¯s wife. That night, she did seed in entering Damien¡¯s room. But he was sleeping so soundly that he didn¡¯t even touch Beth. She had no choice but to take off her clothes and pretend that they had sex. After Damien woke up, she lied to him that he took the initiative to have sex with him when he was drunk. Damien didn¡¯t talk much after hearing that, and Beth thought that he had believed her lie. But now, it seemed like he might know the truth. U Beth really hoped that this wasn¡¯t the case. If he knew the truth, why didn¡¯t he call her bluff? No. Damien definitely didn¡¯t know that he didn¡¯t actually have sex with Beth. He was probably so indifferent because he didn¡¯t like children. However, Beth heard that Damien¡¯s mother had wanted a grandchild for a very long time. Since Damien wasn¡¯t interested in her, she had no choice but to go and look for his mother! She believed that Karen wouldn¡¯t ignore her! At the thought of this, Beth¡¯s expression became a little less dark. She kept the prenatal checkup reports in her handbag and smiled triumphantly. Sooner orter, she would be the Radbury family¡¯s daughter-inw! Ava¡¯s ankle wasn¡¯t too serious, but she couldn¡¯t really walk well because of it. Hence, on the way home, she made a detour to the mall to buy afortable pair of ts. This way, it would be easier for her to walk to work the next day. Aftering out of the mall, she had some food before heading home. By the time she arrived at Dahlia Garden Mansion, it was already evening¡­ She still had enough time to read the reports she needed to memorize before tomorrow¡¯s meeting Ava¡¯s thoughts were running wild as she rang the doorbell. The housekeeper immediately opened the door for her. She then nced at Ava with a strange expression. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Ava was confused. The housekeeper looked into the living room. Ava followed the housekeeper¡¯s gaze, and her heart skipped a beat. A Lifetime With You Chapter 9 A Lifetime With You Chapter 9 Chapter 9 After two years of marriage, Damien had never returned to Dahlia Garden Mansion unless it was in the middle of the night when he was drunk. But right now, he was sitting on the sofa in the living room. With a gloomy expression, he raised his head and stared coldly and indifferently at Ava Ava stood rooted to the spot at the door for a moment. She then walked into the living room and asked softly, ¡°Why are you back?¡± Damien shed a half-smile. ¡°Why? Am I not weed here?¡± There was a surge of bitterness in Ava¡¯s chest. Of course, she was always hoping that he woulde home. It was just that this wish of hers had nevere true before this. Now that he was suddenly back, she was in disbelief. Moreover, she had an ominous feeling about this. ¡°What¡¯s the reason you¡¯re here today?¡± Ava got straight to the point. Damien fixed his gaze on her and said, ¡°Come here.¡± Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org. Ava was a little wary. ¡°Why?¡± Damien repeated coldly, ¡°I¡¯m telling you toe here.¡± The housekeeper could tell that there was something wrong with the atmosphere. She quickly fled to the kitchen, trying to appear insignificant Ava bit her lower lip and took a step forward boldly. ¡°What do you want¡­ Ah!¡± Before she could finish speaking, Damien had grabbed her wrist and pinned her down on the sofa. Their faces were only inches away from each other¡¯s. Ava was frightened and nervous, and her heart was beating wildly against her chest. ¡°Damien, what are you trying to do?¡± Damien reached out and clutched her chin, and he was gabbing exactly the same part of Ava¡¯s chin that Selden touched just now. ¡°Ava, you¡¯re getting bolder and bolder indeed,¡± Damien said warningly, and his tone was dangerous. Ava sneered. She finally understood why this man came back. It must be because of what happened during the family dinner today. Before he took her away, he told Karen that he would punish her after they got home. It seemed that he was about to get even with her now. Ava red indignantly at him and said, ¡°How am I getting bolder? Just because I couldn¡¯t take it anymore when your mother humiliated me today?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not just this matter. Ava, you don¡¯t even know how to act like a married woman, huh?¡± He tightened his grip on Ava¡¯s chin. ¡°Since you belong to me, you should know better than to act shamelessly and mess around with random men out there. You might not mind embarrassing yourself, but I care about my reputation!¡± 11 She was shameless? She messed around with other men? Ava smiled bitterly. ¡°How about you, then? Haven¡¯t you considered the fact that you might be ruining your own reputation and embarrassing yourself when you mess around with those celebrities, models, and random women?¡± Damien narrowed his eyes. ¡°Why? Does it bother you?¡± These words hurt Ava greatly. Of course it bothered her. It bothered her so much that she was sad every day and could hardly fall asleep at night. But of course she didn¡¯t dare to let Damien know this. With a sneer, she lied. ¡°It doesn¡¯t bother me. I just find you dirty.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, the atmosphere in the living room went silent. Damien¡¯s expression was horrifyingly dark, and his gaze was icy. ¡°You find me dirty? Then why did you try all means and methods to f*ck me back then?¡± Damien¡¯s voice was extremely cold, and as he spoke, he had already inserted a hand into Ava¡¯s blouse. ¡°Don¡¯t you remember how you seduced me that night? Do you need me to act it out for you so that I can remind you of what a shameless sl*t you are?¡± B ¡°What are you doing? Let go of me!¡± Ava struggled. Damien¡¯s palm was as cold as ice and as warm as fire at the same time, making her tremble all over. Damien grabbed her wrist forcefully, and as she continued struggling, he inched even closer to her. Their bodies were pressed together, and Damien¡¯s skin was so warm that she felt as if she was going to be burnt to ashes. She panicked profusely. A Lifetime With You Chapter 10 A Lifetime With You Chapter 10 Chapter 10 For Ava, this was a feeling like never before. The number of times they had had sex before this could be counted on the fingers of one hand, and it was always in the middle of the night, when Damien was horribly drunk. It was bright daylight right now. Damien was even more merciless when he was sober, and all these were new to Ava. ¡°Damien Radbury, stop touching me!¡± She struggled even more violently. But the more she resisted, the more violently the mes of anger in Damien¡¯s heart burned. Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. He couldn¡¯t help but recall how intimate Ava and Selden were at the entrance of the hospital today. She could be intimate with other men with a smile on her face, so why was she refusing his advances? Damien pinned her down even more forcefully to stop her from struggling and tore her blouse open. There wasn¡¯t a single hint of tenderness to his movements. He seemed more like he was conquering her body and announcing his ownership of her. Ava endured the searing pain and turned her face away, hiding the tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes. Like a beast who was out of control, Damien thrust himself into her again and again. This made Ava so tired and ufortable that she felt as though she had just made a trip to hell. Every single inch of her body hurt horribly. She couldn¡¯t even hold on until the end and fainted before Damien withdrew his d*ck from her body. This was also when Damien realized that he had lost control. The face of the woman in his arms was pale, and her eyes were tightly shut. There were tears on her face, and she cut a piteous as well as frail sight. Damien felt something tugging at his heartstrings, and there was a surge of unfathomable passion in his chest. His movements were rough as he thrust himself into her, but he stopped all of a sudden. He gently swept away the strands of sweatced ck hair that were stuck on her face. In the depths of his profound eyes, there was a hint of distress and tenderness. He stood up from the sofa and looked around. He then picked up his shirt and wrapped it around Ava, who was curling up on the sofa. His movements were gentle as he carried her in his arms upstairs to the bedroom. As soon as he put her down on the soft big bed, Ava shrank spontaneously into the nket. She even pulled the nket up to cover her face, as though she wanted to hide inside it. There was a smile on Damien¡¯s face as he smoothened the nket. This was when he saw that her snow white skin was covered with bruises from when they had s*x just now. 2 His gaze dimmed, and he gently caressed those bruises. Ava shrank again at Damien¡¯s touch, and she muttered underneath her breath, ¡°Don¡¯t¡­¡± Damien frowned in frustration. What was wrong with him today? Why was he being so brutal? After thinking about it for a moment, to make up for how rough he was being, he took a basin of warm water from the bathroom. He then gently and carefully wiped Ava down with a wet towel. Finally, he closed the door gently and left the room. In the living room, the housekeeper was cleaning up the mess. When she saw Damien, she lowered her head and called out respectfully, ¡°Young Master.¡± Damien nodded expressionlessly and walked straight to the door. Before leaving the mansion, he turned around and said, ¡°Make some porridge as well as snacks and let Ava have them when she wakes up.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± the housekeeper said. She was utterly surprised. Before this, Damien had never cared about Ava. Why was he suddenly so concerned about her today? Could it be that the rtionship between the two of them had improved? Ava only woke up the next morning. Her whole body still ached badly, and she could barely stand when she got out of bed. For some reason, her ankle injury was acting up again. A Lifetime With You Chapter 11 A Lifetime With You Chapter 11 Chapter 11 She looked down at her ankle and wondered if she twisted it again when she struggled the day before. It was red and swollen now. She sat on the bed and massaged her ankle for a while before putting on slippers and limping downstairs. ¡°Young missus, you¡¯re awake.¡± The housekeeper had been waiting for Ava in the living room. As she was worried that Ava would wake up in the middle of the night, she didn¡¯t sleep all night. ¡°There¡¯s some porridge in the kitchen. I¡¯ll bring some out for you.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Ava supported herself by holding onto the table and sat down. She felt really ufortable all over. She probably wouldn¡¯t be able to go to work today. As she ate the porridge, she texted her boss to ask for the day off. After thinking for a moment, she sent Selden a message asking to see him about her swollen ankle. After breakfast, Ava nned to rest for a while before leaving the house. However, a call from Karen ruined her ns. ¡°Come to Municipal¡¯s People Hospital at eleven in the morning for a check up.¡± Ava frowned, and she had an ominous feeling about this. ¡°What kind of check up?¡± Karen said as though it was the most natural thing in the world to say, ¡°What else? A fertility check up, of course! You¡¯re still not pregnant after two years of marriage. There¡¯s definitely something wrong with you!¡± Ava said calmly and coldly, ¡°There¡¯s nothing¡­¡± ¡°Beep, beep¡­¡± Karen had already hung up. Ava was exasperated. Karen had always been rude to her. Hence, if she didn¡¯t go to the hospital for fertility check-up this time, Karen would definitely use it as an excuse to stir up trouble in the future. Ava decided to just go for the check-up, hoping that Karen would shut up when the result showed that there was nothing wrong with her body. After getting changed, Ava endured the pain in her ankle and drove to the hospital. Karen told Ava to go to the hospital at eleven, but she was an hourte and only showed up at twelve.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. Moreover, Beth was with Karen, and there was a triumphant expression on her face. Ava tightened her grip on the strap of her handbag. Beth must have told Karen that she was pregnant with Damien¡¯s baby. Sure enough, the first thing Karen said was, ¡°You don¡¯t have to go for the checkup anymore.¡± Ava gritted her teeth and said nothing. Karen took out a document from her handbag and tossed it at Ava. She let out a cold and disdainful snort. ¡°Here¡¯s the divorce agreement. Just sign it. The Nagel family will give you a million USD aspensation.¡± Ava picked up the document from the floor. As she stared at the words on it, she suddenly felt extremely dizzy. She closed her eyes for a moment topose herself. She then opened her eyes and said calmly, ¡°I will not sign this agreement.¡± ¡°What right do you have to not sign it?¡± Karen emanated an extremely powerful and oppressive aura as she said, ¡°Fine. If you don¡¯t want to sign it, give me a son now! Otherwise, you don¡¯t have a choice!¡± Ava threw the agreement onto the chair and straightened her back. ¡°No matter what you say, I will not sign this agreement. If you don¡¯t mind your grandchild¡¯s mother being a mistress, go ahead and let Beth Nagel give birth to the baby. That way, I don¡¯t even need to worry about getting pregnant.¡± After she said that, she turned around and left. ¡°Ava Nagel, stop right there!¡± Karen grabbed her wrist to stop her from leaving. ¡°Sign this agreement! You tried everything possible to marry into our family just for money, didn¡¯t you? Fine, sign the agreement, and I¡¯ll give you ten million USD. That should be enough for you!¡± Ava shoved Karen¡¯s hand away. ¡°Even if you give me a hundred million, I won¡¯t agree to the divorce!¡± Karen yelled angrily, ¡°Ava Nagel, why are you so shameless? I¡¯m already being very nice to you!¡± They were quarrelling so loudly that many passersby had stopped to watch them. Karen cared about her reputation a lot. When she saw that so many people were watching them, she lowered her voice. ¡°Be obedient and sign the agreement so that we can part on good terms. Otherwise, don¡¯t me me for treating you like the piece of shit you are in the future!¡± Ava insisted, ¡°I will not sign it.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 12 A Lifetime With You Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Karen sneered and nodded as she pointed at Ava and said, ¡°Fine. Since you don¡¯t want to sign it, go and do a fertility check-up immediately! As my daughter-inw, this is the least you could do!¡± Ava bit her lower lip and decided topromise. Unless she proved that she wasn¡¯t infertile, Karen would continueing after her. Ava entered the examination room. Only then did Beth walk over to Karen. She looked well-behaved and docile as she said, ¡°Auntie, it¡¯s okay if my sister doesn¡¯t want a divorce. I don¡¯t mind. As long as I can give birth to the baby safely. 1 will be happy.¡± Karen was pleased. She had always wanted an obedient daughter-inw like this. She patted the back of Beth¡¯s hand and said softly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I will definitely make sure that they get a divorce. A mistress¡¯ daughter has no right to be my grandson¡¯s mother!¡± Beth said obediently, ¡°Anything you say, auntie. But please don¡¯t make things too hard for yourself. I don¡¯t mind not marrying Damien¡­¡± Karen said, ¡°I must ensure that my grandson¡¯s mother has a good reputation! Don¡¯t think too much. I¡¯ll definitely make sure that they get a divorce!¡± Beth pretended to look touched and nodded, but she was actually internally cursing Karen. Karen said a lot of things, but at the end of the day, she only cared about her grandson¡¯s reputation. What a selfish woman! Ava waited in the examination room for a while. Soon, a nurse came in. But the nurse turned out to be a man. Ava was taken aback. This was when the doctor and another nurse came in. Both of them were men too. What was going on? While putting on a pair of gloves, the doctor pointed at the operating table next to him. ¡°Take off your pants, lie on the bed, and open your legs.¡± Ava¡¯s expression turned cold. She immediately understood what was going on. Karen didn¡¯t arrange for her to have a fertility check up. Instead, everything was a set up to humiliate her. She was a woman. Why would she take off her pants and show her private part to three men? If word got out about this, her reputation would be utterly destroyed. Moreover, Damien hated her in the first ce. If he knew that she had exposed herself to three men like this, he would probably find her even more disgusting. ¡°Sorry. I don¡¯t want to do this check up anymore,¡± Ava said and tried to sidestep them and walk away. However, one of the male nurses stood in her way, and there was a hint of malice on his face. ¡°We are sorry. But since you¡¯re in the examination room already, you have no choice but to do the checkup.¡± Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Why didn¡¯t I know that the hospital has such a rule?¡± Ava looked vigntly at him. ¡°Get out of my way, or I¡¯ll call the police!¡± The man smiled and put his arms around Ava. He then dragged her to the hospital bed. ¡°What are you doing? Let me go!¡± Ava struggled. ¡°Help! Someone, please help¡­ Uhmmm!¡± Another man rushed over and covered her mouth so that she couldn¡¯t ask for help. Ava waved her hands and feet desperately. While struggling, she knocked over the surgical rack beside her, and metal surgical instruments fell to the ground. The surgical instruments produced loud ngs as they hit the floor, and Ava immediately had an idea. She kept pushing everything besides the operating table onto the floor, hoping that the sounds they made would attract someone¡¯s attention. ¡°Hold her arm!¡± One of the men ordered. Two men immediately restrained Ava¡¯s hands and feet. The other men grabbed a gauze and stuffed it into Ava¡¯s mouth so that she couldn¡¯t cry for help. Ava was only a woman. Of course, she couldn¡¯t fight against three strong men. She wasn¡¯t able to resist at all as the men stuffed the gauze into her mouth. Her limbs were also held down. Right now, she wasying on the operating table like amb waiting to be ughtered. One of the men pried her legs open. He extended his hand to pull down her pants. ¡°No¡­¡± ¡°Someone please save me¡­¡± ¡°Damien, can youe and save me?¡± ¡°Damien¡­¡± Ava thought. A Lifetime With You Chapter 13 A Lifetime With You Chapter 13 Chapter 13 ¡°Bang!¡± The door of the examination room was kicked open. Ava widened her eyes and immediately turned to look at the door. Could it be that Damien was here to save her¡­ The man who rushed in from the door was tall and slender. Unfortunately, he wasn¡¯t Damien It was Selden. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. Ava¡¯s gaze dimmed in an instant. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Selden rushed forward and punched the man who was about to take off Ava¡¯s pants to the ground. There were mes of fury in his beautiful eyes as he red at the other two men. He clenched his fists tightly and mercilessly beat them up. He was punching them so forcefully that it was as though he wanted to kill them. Now that Ava was no longer restrained, she quickly removed the gauze from her mouth. She then rushed over to stop Selden. ¡°Selden, that¡¯s enough already.¡± Ava grabbed his hand. ¡°You would get into trouble if you continue punching them!¡± Selden¡¯s beautiful eyes were still bloodshot. He grasped Ava¡¯s arm and asked anxiously, ¡°How are you? Are you okay?¡± Ava nodded ¡°I¡¯m fine. Thank god, you came in time. They haven¡¯t done anything to me yet.¡± Selden nodded, but he tightened his grip on Ava worriedly. The hospital¡¯s security guards finally arrived. Selden pointed at the three men on the ground, who had been badly beaten up by him. He said icily, ¡°These three people pretended to be staff members of the hospital and tried to molest a patient. Send all of them to the police station and investigate who sent them here!¡± Ava clenched her fists. She knew who sent these men here. It was Karen, her mother-inw who had always despised her. She just never expected Karen to do such a thing so that Damien would divorce her. If she ended up getting molested by these men, her reputation would be tarnished forever. After struggling against these men, Ava¡¯s ankle injury had worsened. The men used a lot of force when they held her legs down, and there were bruises around her ankle. She was in so much pain that she couldn¡¯t even walk. Selden carried her in his arms and walked towards his office. Ava didn¡¯t like to be so intimate with Selden, and she struggled. ¡°Selden, let me down. I can walk!¡± Selden nced at her with a smile, and his beautiful eyes were once again full of tenderness.¡± ¡°No, I just want to hold you.¡± Ava became a little angry. ¡°Can you not act like this¡­ Ah!¡± Before she could finish speaking, Selden suddenly moved his arms a little, and Ava thought that she was falling. She was so scared that she cried out and subconsciously reach out to wrap her arms around Selden¡¯s neck so that she wouldn¡¯t fall down. Because of this, her body was now pressed against Selden¡¯s. At first nce, the two of them looked like a couple in love. This time, Ava became angry for real. Selden had always been a yboy who flirted with beautiful women all the time. But Ava wasn¡¯t that kind of person. Moreover, she was a married woman, and she shouldn¡¯t get too close to other men. ¡°Selden, let me go! If you continue to carry me, I¡¯m going to get angry!¡± There was still a sultry smile on Selden¡¯s face. He deliberately lowered his head so that his face was close to Ava¡¯s as he said, ¡°Hey, Ava, you¡¯re still as adorable as ever. I feel like kissing you. What do I do?¡± Ava stared at him angrily. ¡°Go ahead if you dare!¡± Selden wasn¡¯t perturbed at all. He continued to inch his face towards Ava¡¯s. He looked like he was really about to kiss her. Ava was so petrified that she tried to inch backwards, but she was in Selden¡¯s arms. There was nowhere she could go. A Lifetime With You Chapter 14 A Lifetime With You Chapter 14 Chapter 14 Seeing that the shameless Selden was about to really kiss her, Ava had no choice but to reach out and cover his mouth. ¡°Selden, if you continue to act like this, I swear I will never speak to you again!¡± Ava said with a cold and solemn expression. Selden looked like he still wanted to fool around, but he moved his face away. This was when the elevator doors slid open, and he walked inside with Ava in his arms. ¡°Ava, how could you shun me like that? I really do like you with all my heart.¡± Selden sighed and confessed his feelings to Ava. Even though he sounded like he was joking, his gaze was solemn. Ava snorted and didn¡¯t take his words seriously at all. She struggled again and said, ¡°Let me go!¡± Seldenpromised and said, ¡°Alright, alright. I¡¯ll let you go the moment we arrive at my office. I promise!¡± Ava really couldn¡¯t struggle against Selden, so she gave up and emphasized solemnly. ¡°You better keep your word, or I will never talk to you again!¡± Selden nced at her in exasperation. ¡°When have I ever lied to you?¡± Ava really couldn¡¯t think of any instances where Selden had lied to her. But given the behavior of this yboy just now, she was full of distrust for him, so she just snorted in response. The elevator doors slid open, and Selden carried Ava into his office. He didn¡¯t notice that two people had been following them all the way. After Selden closed the office door, Karen walked out from the shadow and looked at the photographs she had just taken on her cell phone. In these photographs, Ava and Selden looked extremely intimate. She cursed in disgust, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Ava to have hooked up with some random man out there!¡± There was an innocent expression on Beth¡¯s face, and she seemed to be speaking up for Ava. ¡°Auntie, you may have misunderstood things. That man is just my sister¡¯s friend. They could be said to be childhood sweethearts.¡± Karen immediately grasped the main point. ¡°They are childhood sweethearts? So, they¡¯ve been hooking up for a long time?¡± Beth pretended to cover up for Ava and said, ¡°No¡­ No, they¡¯re just normal friends.¡± Karen frowned and said in disgust. ¡°Is that how normal friends are supposed to act? In my opinion, they are definitely hooking up behind everyone¡¯s back!¡± 2 ¡°That slitty woman might have cheated on my son!¡± 2 ¡°How shameless!¡± ¡°I must expose her in front of Damien so that he would divorce her. After all, my grandson¡¯s mother must not be a mistress!¡± Karen thought. She waved in dismissal and said, ¡°Alright. Why don¡¯t you go home first for now?¡± When Beth heard these words, her eyes immediately welled up with tears. She cut a piteous sight as she said, ¡°Auntie, I can¡¯t go home. If my father finds out that I¡¯m pregnant with my sister¡¯s husband¡¯s Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. baby, he would definitely force me to get an abortion!¡± Karen immediately said, ¡°No way! That¡¯s the Radbury family¡¯s grandson!¡± Beth started sobbing and said nothing. Karen thought about it for a moment and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you stay in your sister¡¯s mansion for the time being? Just tell her that I told her to take good care of you. If she dares to mistreat you, let me know. I¡¯ll stand up for you!¡± What Beth wanted was to stay in Silky Way Manor where Karen lived. But she didn¡¯t mind staying in Ava¡¯s ce to torture her sister either, so she nodded obediently and agreed. ¡°Thank you, auntie.¡± Karen nodded and said, ¡°After you move in, take the opportunity to monitor that woman for me. See if she messes around with random men, and if you spot anything, notify me. Do you understand?¡± Of course Beth understood. She quickly agreed. After Beth left, Karen immediately chose a photograph in which Ava and Selden looked the most intimate. She then sent it to Damien. A Lifetime With You Chapter 15 A Lifetime With You Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Before pressing the ¡°send¡± button, Karen hesitated. This wouldn¡¯t do. The background of this photograph was a hospital. Ava would probably be able to exin herself. Karen decided to get someone to photoshop the background of the photograph into a hotel. That way, the photograph would serve as proof that Ava was cheating on Damien At that time, that woman wouldn¡¯t be able to exin herself. After treating Ava¡¯s ankle injury, Selden decided to take the rest of the day off to send her home. It took Ava half an hour to talk Selden out of sending her home. In the end, Seldenpromised, But he made Ava promise to treat him to three meals. Ava breathed a long sigh of relief the moment she entered the cab. Why was her friend like that? He was always fooling around with her and deriving pleasure from it. At night Ava sat on the sofa and waited as the butler prepared dinner. This was when the doorbell rang. Surprised, Ava looked at the door. Dahlia Garden Mansion had never had a guest. And it was alreadyte at night¡­ ¡°Coming!¡± The butler called out and ran towards the door to open it. Her body then stiffened, and she said in surprise, ¡°Young master!¡± Ava¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Stunned, she looked at the door. There was a tall and handsome man at the door. It was really Damien. Why¡­ Why did hee home all of a sudden? Damien entered the mansion quietly. He took off his suit jacket and handed it to the housekeeper. He then loosened and removed his tie with one hand as he walked towards the sofa and sat down in anguid manner. He looked so rxed and leisurely that he seemed like an ordinary man who had juste home from work. Ava was shocked, and she looked at him with a bewildered expression on her face. What was going on? Had Damien gone crazy? Or was he back to mercilessly torture and humiliate her again likest night? At the thought of this, Ava¡¯s face turned deathly pale. ¡°This must be it,¡± she thought. Ava¡¯s entire body was tense as she looked vigntly at Damien But Damien merely sat quietly on the sofa with a hand on the armrest. He seemed to be focusing on whatever was ying on the television. The lights from the television flickered in his jet ck eyes It might be Ava¡¯s imagination, but he appeared exceptionally tender right now After stealing a few nces at him, Ava quickly looked away This was so strange. What exactly was he trying to do? Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Young master, young missus. It is time for dinner,¡± the butler said respectfully. Ava came back to her senses and hummed in reply. She put on her slippers and limped towards the dining table. She could hear Damien¡¯s footsteps behind her. Ava felt a chill run down her spine, and she was about to turn to look at him when he suddenly picked her up and carried her in his arms. ¡°Hey, what are you doing?¡± Ava felt ufortable all over, and she looked vigntly at Damien Damien¡¯s head was lowered, and his gaze was extremely icy, as though there wasn¡¯t a single hint of emotion in his eyes. ¡°Bringing you to the dining room. What else?¡± Ava blushed a little and red at him. She then looked away. She thought that Damien was about to bully her again. Who would have expected him to actually treat her well for once? But now that he was suddenly being so nice¡­ Ava had an ominous feeling about this. They finished the meal amid an eerie silence. Damien put down his chopsticks and looked at Ava. Ava looked back at him and said in exasperation, ¡°What?¡± Damien said expressionlessly, ¡°Do you want to sleep?¡± Ava red at him. She knew that this man was up to no good! It turned out that he only came back today to have s*x with her. What a b*stard! ¡°No!¡± Ava said and limped towards the sofa. Damien got up and followed her. He then picked her up and carried her in his arms again. Ava immediately let her guard up. Was this man about to force her to have s*x with him? A Lifetime With You Chapter 16 A Lifetime With You Chapter 16 Chapter 16 ¡°Damien, what are you doing? Let go of me!¡± Ava struggled hard. Damien tightened his grip on her, and it was impossible for her to break free. Ava took a deep breath. Just as she opened her mouth to scold Damien, he had already thrown her onto the sofa. As soon as Avanded on the sofa, she quickly grabbed a pillow and shielded herself with it But Damien merely nced indifferently at her before turning around and going upstairs. ¡°Huh?¡± Ava was taken aback. He suddenly carried her just to put her on the sofa? Was that the only reason? What trick was Damien ying today? After he went upstairs, he never came down again. Ava¡¯s mind was in a mess. She watched television absentmindedly until it was the middle of the night. However, she still felt extremely alert, and she didn¡¯t feel like sleeping at all. The clock on the wall showed that it was twelve o¡¯clock already. Ava nced at the stairs and bit her lower lip. As Damien was sleeping in the master bedroom, she had no choice but to sleep in the guest room today. Looking at the spiral staircase, Ava didn¡¯t feel like going upstairs at all. She asked the butler to give her a nket. She decided to just sleep on the sofa. The butler soon brought the nket over. She wrapped herself in the nket,y on the sofa, and continued watching television. She reckoned that she would probably be tired and fall asleep at some point. She finally went into a daze and felt a little sleepy. However, amid the silence, the sound of a door being opened could be heard. Ava immediately looked at the corridor. Damien had walked out of the room! He walked down the stairs and strode towards Ava. He then stood in front of the sofa and looked at Ava, who was wrapped up in the nket. ¡°Do you want to sleep?¡± He said these words again. Ava blinked and said, ¡°I will sleep on the sofa.¡± Damien stared at her and said nothing for a while. All of a sudden, Ava¡¯s heart skipped a beat. She cowered into her nket. ¡°What¡­ What are you doing?¡± Damien actually carried her in his arms together with the nket. ¡°Going to sleep with you,¡± he said. Recalling the painful torture of the night before, Ava decided that she didn¡¯t want to sleep with him again no matter what. She struggled with all her might. ¡°Damien, you b*stard. Let me go! If you dare to touch me, I¡­ I will kill you!¡± Damien looked down at her and fashed a half-smile so fleeting that it disappeared in a sh. Ava thought that she might have been seeing things. Ever since they got married, he had never smiled in front of her. Damien threw her onto the bed and pulled the nket off her body. He theny down beside her and wrapped his arms around her. After that, he did nothing else. Ava slowly stopped struggling. Did Damien really mean it literally when he said that he was going to sleep with her? Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. Was that all? Damien¡¯s arms were tightly wrapped around her waist. His exquisite and well-defined face was buried in the nook of her neck, and his warm breaths fell upon her delicate skin. This man actually fell asleep just like that. Ava¡¯s heart started beating even more rapidly. Since he wasn¡¯t nning to have s*x with her, why did hee home? And why was he hugging her to sleep like this? Was he finally willing to ept her as his wife two years after their marriage? This assumption made Ava so nervous that her heart was beating rapidly in her chest. Her palms were sweating profusely. Was it really so¡­ Ava couldn¡¯t sleep, and she only fell asleep in a daze when it was about to be morning. She was almost asleep when her cell phone rang all of a sudden. She fumbled for her phone and immediately became wide awake when she saw the name on the caller disy. A Lifetime With You Chapter 17 A Lifetime With You Chapter 17 Chapter 17 It was a call from Selden! Why was he calling her early in the morning? Ava rejected the call with a cold expression on her face. She then covered herself with the nket again and continued sleeping. She could feel something warm on her waist. It was an arm. She froze for a moment before remembering what happenedst night. Damien had hugged her to sleep. There was a surge of warmth in her heart, and she couldn¡¯t help but smile. She rolled over to take a peek at Damien¡¯s sleeping face. However, her cell phone rang again. The sleeping Damien frowned, seemingly disturbed by the sound. Ava hurriedly put the phone to silent. She then got off the bed and tiptoed to the balcony to answer the call. ¡°Selden, what¡¯s up?¡± Ava asked in exasperation. Selden sounded aggrieved. ¡°What¡¯s up? Didn¡¯t you agree to treat me for three meals? Today happens to be my off day!¡± Ava was struck speechless. ¡°My ankle is still injured. How am I supposed to go out for a meal with you in this state?¡± Selden chuckled softly and said in a tender voice, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll take good care of you.¡± Ava rolled her eyes. ¡°Not today. Let¡¯s do it another day.¡± Selden asked indignantly, ¡°Why not?¡± Ava thought of Damien who was sleeping in the bed, and her tone became a little more tender. ¡°He is home today¡­¡± On the other side of the phone, Selden was silent for few seconds before he finally said, ¡°Alrght, then.¡± After hanging up, Ava turned and realized with a start that Damien was standing behind her. There was an extremely dark expression on his face. When Ava saw the look on his face, her heart skipped a beat. She then subconsciously hid the phone behind her. ¡°Who were you talking to?¡± he asked coldly. Ava exined. ¡°A friend.¡± Damien took a step forward towards her, and his expression became even darker. ¡°Not today. Let¡¯s do it another day¡­ He is home today.¡± This was what Damien had heard. And Ava looked guilty and scared now. Of course, Damien¡¯s thoughts were running wild. Moreover, he saw with his own eyes in front of the hospital that day that Ava was flirting with a man. ¡°Which friend?¡± he asked. Ava didn¡¯t dare to tell him that it was Selden. After all, he had just punished her by tormenting her all night the day before yesterday because of Selden ¡°Just¡­ Just an ordinary friend,¡± Ava answered. Damien was emanating such an oppressive aura that Ava took another step backward. But the balcony was small. Damien took another step forward, and Ava couldn¡¯t retreat anymore. ¡°Give me the phone.¡± Damien lowered his head to look at her, and his gaze was dark as well as profound. Ava tightened her grip on the phone and refused. ¡°Why should I give it to you? It¡¯s my privacy!¡± ¡°Privacy?¡± Damien uttered mockingly. He didn¡¯t bother saying anything else. He reached out and wrapped his arm around Ava, pulling her into an embrace. He then extended his other hand to snatch the cell phone from her. ¡°Damien, what are you doing?¡± Ava tried to snatch the phone back, but Damien pressed her against his chest, and she couldn¡¯t move at al. Damien easily restrained all of Ava¡¯s movements. He effortlessly raised the cell phone, unlocked it and looked at the call log. It was shown that ¡°Selden Oakley¡± was thest person who had called Ava. Damien¡¯s expression immediately turned cold. To make things worse, at this moment, the cell phone vibrated. Selden had sent Ava a text message. ¡°Whether he¡¯s home or not, you muste out and see me within the next few days!¡± The tone of the message was domineering and suggestive. Damien was extremely furious. He tightened his grip on the phone so much that it was as though he wanted to squash it to pieces.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Ava, are you that desperate for men? You are actually nning to cheat on me when I¡¯m around!¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 18 A Lifetime With You Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Ava shoved him away forcefully and snatched her cell phone back. ¡°I¡¯m not cheating on you! He¡¯s just my friend!¡± Damien sneered. ¡°Haha, your friend? You are friends with benefits with him, you mean?¡± Ava¡¯s face turned pale, and there was a surge of bitterness in her heart. ¡°Damien, am I such a sl*t to you?¡± Damien said without hesitation, ¡°Aren¡¯t you?¡± Ava closed her eyes forcefully for a moment and turned away. ¡°Damien, you are absolutely unreasonable! Get out of here! I don¡¯t want to quarrel with you right now.¡± ¡°Ava, this is my mansion. You should get out instead if you don¡¯t want to see me!¡± He was as merciless as usual. Ava held back the tears in her eyes and nodded. ¡°Yes, I should get out instead.¡± She sidestepped him, walked to the closet, and took out her suitcase. She then grabbed her clothes and put them one by one inside the suitcase. She no longer wanted to stay in this home she shared with this cold and ruthless man, anyway. Damien continued standing on the balcony. He turned to look at what Ava was doing, and his gaze was extremely dark. Soon, Ava was done packing her clothes. She limped to the bathroom to get her toiletries. Damien, who had been looking at her without doing anything, finally walked towards her. He went into the bedroom and dumped the contents of Ava¡¯s suitcase on the bed. He then grabbed the suitcase and mmed it on the floor. With a bang, the stic suitcase cracked. One of the wheels became detached and flew off. Ava heard the sound and rushed to the bathroom door. She widened her eyes in disbelief. ¡°Damien Radbury, what are you doing?¡± He had told her to get out of the mansion, but he destroyed her suitcase. Was he implying that he wanted her to leave this marriage with nothing? Damien gave her a cold nce. He then turned and opened the bedroom door to leave. Ava angrily threw the facial cleanser in her hand to the floor and said, ¡°Damien Radbury, you b*stard!¡± In response, Damien mmed the door shut. Ava was extremely furious. She looked at the mess in the room. Even if she were to leave the marriage with nothing, it just meant that she wouldn¡¯t take any of his money. She had bought these clothes, makeup items, and trinkets with her own sry. Why couldn¡¯t she take those things with her? Whatever it was, Ava decided to buy a new suitcase and give this broken suitcase to Damien to celebrate their breakup. Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org. Breakup¡­ Ava¡¯s heart tremble violently at the thought of this word. It turned out that at some point, she was no longer adamant about not getting a divorce However, if she were to let go just like this, the pain and humiliation she had suffered throughout the past two years would mean nothing. Was she really willing to let go? Ava sat down and hugged her knees. She¡­ She wasn¡¯t willing to let go. Swallowing her anger and frustration, Ava put everything back in ce one by one. She couldn¡¯t leave yet. If she were to leave, she would lose the game. And she refused to admit defeat. The butler knocked softly on the door and asked carefully, ¡°Young madam, do you want breakfast?¡± Looking at the mess in the room, Ava obviously wasn¡¯t in the mood for breakfast. She shook her head and said, ¡°No, I don¡¯t feel like it.¡± She then pointed at the broken suitcase. ¡°Throw that away for me.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± The butler went downstairs with the suitcase. A few minutester, she knocked on the door again and said with aplicated expression on her face, ¡°Young madam, you have a guest.¡± Ava was startled. ¡°Who is it?¡± The butler said, ¡°Your sister.¡± Beth? What was she here for? ¡°I don¡¯t want to see her. Tell her to leave.¡± Ava wasn¡¯t in the mood to pay any attention to Beth. ¡°Ava, I¡¯m already here. How could you be so merciless and chase me away?¡± Beth walked upstairs uninvited, and she was dragging a suitcase behind her. She stood in front of Ava¡¯s bedroom, nced at the mess inside, and pretended to be surprised. ¡°Wow, did you quarrel with Damien? Why are all your things on the floor?¡± Ava looked at her coldly. ¡°Why the hell are you here? If you have something to say, tell me now. Otherwise, get out of here!¡± Beth caressed her lower abdomen triumphantly gave Ava a sidelong nce. ¡°I will be staying here from now onwards to focus on taking care of my baby. Ava, don¡¯t forget to treat me well during my stay.¡± Ava immediately clenched her fists and stared coldly at her. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Beth was wearing high heels. She stepped forward arrogantly and said, ¡°I mean, starting from today, you will be responsible for making sure that I¡¯m getting enough nutritious food and rest. You will have to take care of me until I give birth to the baby in my belly!¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 19 A Lifetime With You Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Damien was already gone. Seeing how arrogant Beth was acting, Ava reckoned that Damien had given her permission to stay here. Beth wouldn¡¯t have had the audacity to stride in like this otherwise. But this was she and Damien¡¯s home. While Ava was still stunned, Beth shoved her away and walked straight into the bedroom. ¡°Beth Nagel, what are you doing?¡± ¡°This bedroom is mine from today onwards.¡± Hearing the provocation in Beth¡¯s tone, Ava took a deep breath and said, ¡°Get the hell out of here.¡± ¡°My dear sister, instead of driving me out of this room, you should worry about when Damien will dump you and drive you out of the house instead.¡± Beth stepped on Ava¡¯s clothes, which were scattered all over the floor, as she walked towards the bed and sat down on it. She patted the bed sheet and told the butler. ¡°I don¡¯t like the colour of these sheets. Change them.¡± The butler looked awkwardly at Ava. Even though Ava was Damien¡¯s wife, Beth was sent here by Damien¡¯s mother. Based on the current situation, the butler didn¡¯t dare to disobey Beth¡¯s order. ¡°Butler, pack up all my sister¡¯s stuff and bring them to the guest room.¡± When Damien came back at night, he saw Beth sitting at the dining table and having dinner. His expression froze for a moment. ¡°Damien, you¡¯re back!¡± Beth put down her bowl as well as chopsticks and ran happily towards Damien. ¡°The butler said that you don¡¯te home often, so I thought that you wouldn¡¯t be back today. Did youe back to see me because you knew that auntie asked me to move here?¡± Although Beth¡¯s tone was sweet, as she spoke, she carefully observed Damien¡¯s expression as she was worried that Damien didn¡¯t wee her here. Damien merely gave Ava, who was sitting beside him, a profound look. He said nothing. Ava hadn¡¯t taken a single bite of the food in front of her. She stood up and said, ¡°I¡¯m done.¡± She then left the dining room without looking at Damien and Beth. In the past, Damien didn¡¯t evene home once a month, but he had been home many times this week. Ava knew very well that he was probably motivated toe home because Beth had moved here. Heh, she was now a guest in her own home. ¡°Damien, you haven¡¯t had dinner, have you? Let¡¯s eat together.¡± Beth held his arm. Her tone was sweet and affectionate, and she deliberately raised her voice, as though she was deliberately showing off to Ava. Damien looked coldly at Beth and said icily, ¡°Get your hands off me.¡± He then turned around and went straight into the study. That night, Damien received a message containing a photograph from an anonymous person. In the photograph, Ava was being carried in Selden¡¯s arms, and her cheeks were red. The two of them looked extremely intimate, and based on the background, they were in an elevator in a hotel. That woman actually went to a hotel with another man in broad daylight! She didn¡¯t even bother hiding the fact that she was cheating on him. Furious, Damien kicked open the bedroom door. Only to see Beth lying on the bed. He froze. ¡°Damien!¡± Beth ran over to him. She was worried about how to coax Damien into the master bedroom to rest. She didn¡¯t expect Damien toe in himself, and she was very happy to see him. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Damien¡¯s tone was as cold as ever as he quietly locked his cell phone, which was disying Ava and Selden¡¯s intimate photograph. ¡°Ava volunteered to let me stay in the master bedroom because she said that the guest room isn¡¯t well- ventted and doesn¡¯t have enough sunlight. She said that it¡¯ll be better for the baby¡¯s health.¡± ¡°She volunteered?¡± ¡°Yeah. We are sisters, after all. She is infertile, and the baby in my stomach can be considered her nephew. Of course she is as happy as we are.¡± She gently caressed her lower abdomen, which still appeared t, and there was a seductive expression on her face. Damien sneered. Since that woman valued her rtionship with her sister so much, of course he wouldn¡¯t disappoint her. ¡°Damien, can you stay here tonight to apany our baby and me?¡± Beth leaned her head against Damien¡¯s chest. Damien didn¡¯t dodge. Instead, he reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll stay.¡± Beth was delighted. She tiptoed and tried to peck Damien on his cheek, but he turned away and pushed her onto the bed. The bedroom door was not closed. Ava happened to pass by the door and saw everything. That night, Damien slept in the master bedroom and did note out. And Ava stood in the corridor for such a long time that her legs went numb. ¡°The wind tonight is really chilly,¡± she muttered to herself. Early in the morning the next day. When Beth got up, Damien had already left. His half of the bed was neat and tidy,pletely untouched, At first, Beth was very annoyed at how big the bed in the room was. Even when two people were lying on it, they could be separated by a few feet. Butter, she realized that Damien had no intention of going to bed at all. He just sat on the sofa by the window and read all night. He would rather read a book than look at her! In that case, why did he even stay the night in the master bedroom? Beth was angry, but as she walked out of the room, she stered a smile on her face. Ava happened to be walking out of the guest room. Beth held her back and greeted Ava, ¡°Ava, good morning. Did you sleep wellst night?¡± Ava¡¯s eyes were bloodshot, and she obviously didn¡¯t rest well the night before. Beth stretched herself with a yawn. ¡°I didn¡¯t get to sleep wellst night. Damien¡­¡± Having said this, she deliberately smiled shyly, ¡°Anyway, Ava, please take good care of me today. My waist really hurts.¡± Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. Ava said coldly, ¡°Since you¡¯re here to take care of your baby, you better be careful and not exercise too vigorously on the bed. You might identally hurt your baby, and if it¡¯s gone, and you would be chased out of here.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Without even looking at Beth, Ava turned around to go to work. Even though her life was a mess, work was still necessary. She walked out of the house and was about to take a cab when a ck luxury car stopped in front of her. The window slowly rolled down, and Damien said coldly, ¡°Get in the car.¡± Ava was taken aback. Why was he here? Didn¡¯t he leave a long time ago? In the morning, she heard the sound of his car being started and driven out of the courtyard. Damien obviously didn¡¯t have much patience for her. He repeated coldly, ¡°Get in the car.¡± Ava didn¡¯t dare to refuse. She was about to bete for work, anyway, so she had no choice but to enter the car. Damien sped off, and on the way, Ava wanted to ask Damien what had happened. Why was he kind enough to send her to work today? However, looking at the dark expression on his face, she didn¡¯t dare to say a word. ¡°Just send me to the crossroad. I can walk the rest of the journey,¡± Ava said.¡± However, before she could finish speaking, Damien suddenly braked and parked the car by the roadside. He then reached out and grabbed her wrist. A Lifetime With You Chapter 20 A Lifetime With You Chapter 20 Chapter 20 ¡°What are you doing?¡± She was taken aback by the gloomy look in his eyes. These eyes were as cold as the arctic ocean, and at the same time, mes of fury were dancing inside them. Why was he angry for no reason again? Even though Ava had gotten used to his moodiness after being married to him for two years, she had never once understood the reasons behind his anger. The corners of Damien¡¯s mouth were twitching, and he seemed to be trying his best to suppress his anger. He continued grasping her wrist for a minute¡­ And then two minutes¡­ Finally, he let go of her. ¡°I will fetch you home after you get off work at night,¡± he said. ¡°What?¡± ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to see anyone before Ie.¡± Damien¡¯s words came out of nowhere, and after he finished speaking, he chased her out of the car. Ava waspletely dumbfounded. Having Damien send her to and pick her up from work was something she had never even dared to dream about before this. But he obviously looked extremely furious just now. In that case, why did he take the trouble to send her to work? Ava walked from the crossroad to the building where herpany was located. ¡°Good morning, Miss Nagel.¡± ¡°Good morning.¡± She stered a smile over her face and greeted her colleagues one by one. Ava was the supervisor of the administrative department of Westrise Advertising. It was a smallpany with less than twenty employees, and together with Ava, there were only three people in the administrative department. It was nothingpared to Damien¡¯s Radbury Group. Ava walked to her work desk. To her surprise, there was a bouquet of flowers on the table. ¡°Who put this here?¡± ¡°An employee of a florist shop sent it here. He said that someone bought these flowers as a gesture of apology to you,¡± her colleague said, ¡°Miss Nagel, could it be that you¡¯re dating someone?¡± Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org. Ava smiled awkwardly. No one in thepany knew that she was marrie y knew that she was married, let alone to the president of the renowned Radbury Group. Damien was the one who wanted their marriage to be a secret. He probably found it embarrassing to be married to a mistress¡¯ daughter. It was naturally impossible that these flowers were from him. She looked carefully at the bouquet and saw that a small card was tucked among the flowers. There was only one sentence on it ¡°Treat me to dinner tonight.¡± Ava couldn¡¯t help feeling a headache. Even though there was no proof, it was a no-brainer that these flowers were from Selden. Why did he have to make such an exaggerated gesture? ¡°If Damien were to find out about this¡­ Ava thought before she chuckled self-depreciatingly. So what if he found out? He had Beth now, so he probably couldn¡¯t care less about what she was doing out here. At Radbury Group¡¯s headquarters. After Damien walked into his office, he finally unclenched his fists. There were deep nail marks on his palms. In the car just now, he wanted to question her about the photograph. But he couldn¡¯t utter a word. What was he afraid of? Was he afraid of getting a definite answer? Heh. That shameless woman¡­ Damien thought about how he should fetch Ava to and from work every single day from now onwards so that she wouldn¡¯t have the chance to meet other men. ¡°Mr. Radbury?¡± The secretary said when she saw that Damien was in a trance. Damien came to his senses and said coldly, ¡°Go ahead.¡± ¡°These are some information about the shareholders¡¯ meeting tomorrow. The chairman said that he will be in attendance.¡± Damien nodded, took the folder, and nced casually through the documents. His mind was a mess, and he wasn¡¯t in the mood to look at these documents. Ever since Damien took over Radbury Group, his father rarely participated in matters concerning the company. Damien reckoned that his father had something important to announce now that he was attending the shareholders¡¯ meeting all of a sudden. Damien could sense that something was about to happen, but he couldn¡¯t tell what was on his father¡¯s mind. ¡°Dempsey, cancel all my schedules this afternoon. I need to ask my father about the shareholders¡¯ meeting.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± When it was time for Ava to get off work. Since Ava knew that Selden would look for her for dinner, she got off work five minutes early and waited for Selden in front of the office building. ¡°Hey, you¡¯re actually waiting for me at the door. Are you that eager to see me?¡± As expected, Selden showed up on time. She red at him. ¡°I was just worried that you woulde to my office. That would be really embarrassing!¡± Seeing that none of her colleagues hade out of the office building, Ava dragged Selden to a corner. ¡°Is it that embarrassing to have a friend like me? You don¡¯t even want your colleague to see me.¡± Selden chuckled, ¡°I don¡¯t want them to misunderstand things! You know what kind of person you are, never thinking before you speak. Also, Selden, there is something I must tell you. I am already married. Although we are friends, we must keep our distance. Don¡¯t always look for me for no reason.¡± Selden frowned in dissatisfaction. ¡°You were the one who agreed to treat me for three meals. Now, you¡¯re making it sound like I¡¯m pestering you.¡± ¡°I had no choice¡­¡± Ava couldn¡¯t help but feel a little exasperated. Why did she have a friend like this? Not only did Selden always say inappropriate stuff, but he was always flirting with women, including his friends. She really didn¡¯t know what to do about him. Selden smiled, grabbed her arm, and dragged her out of the corner. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t want to talk nonsense with you anymore. Hurry up and treat me to a good meal!¡± ¡°No, today¡­¡± Ava got off work early to tell Selden that she couldn¡¯t have dinner with him. After all, Damien had said in the morning that he would fetch her home. However, after thinking about it, she found herself ridiculous. Why would he pick her up from work? He probably just said it casually. ¡°Why are you acting like you¡¯re committing a crime? Is Damien Radbury that strict on you?¡± ¡°No, I¡­¡± Before Ava could finish speaking, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. Then, a man¡¯s somber voice rang out. ¡°Let go of her.¡± Ava and Selden turned around and saw that Damien was standing not far away from them with a car parked behind him. He actually came. Ava quickly broke away from Selden¡¯s grip and ran towards Damien. 2 ¡°Damien, Selden and I are just¡­¡± He obviously didn¡¯t want to listen to her exnation. He grabbed her arm and shoved her into the car. Selden hurried over, but the car had already sped away. In the car, Damien¡¯s expression was extremely dark. ¡°Damien, he and I are just friends. And I was about to say no to him anyway¡­¡± Ava tried her best to exin things, but she then realized that there was no point. She wasn¡¯t cheating on Damien with Selden to begin with. ¡°How shameless,¡± Damien said coldly. He then parked the car by the roadside all of a sudden and dragged Ava towards him by the hair. Their bodies were pressed together. Ava was about to let out a low cry when Damien kissed her and bit her lips. ¡°What¡­ What are you doing¡­¡± Ava¡¯s lips were bleeding, and she could taste metal in her mouth. Damien tore off her clothes mercilessly He reclined the car seat and pinned Ava down. He then forcefully pried open Ava¡¯s legs with his knees. Damien¡¯s movements were brutal and forceful as he thrust himself into her repeatedly. She was in so much pain that she felt like she was about to pass out. ¡°Where did he touch you? Here, or here?¡± 5 Every time Damien looked at a spot on her body, he pinched it so hard that her skin bruised. Without giving her any chance to breathe, he squeezed her chin and kissed her in a fiery manner. A Lifetime With You Chapter 21 A Lifetime With You Chapter 21 Chapter 21 This was the first time in his life that he had done such a thing in the car. Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. But he could no longer hold it back. Damien had visited his parents¡¯ manor just now, and his father told him that in the shareholders¡¯ meeting tomorrow, he was nning to sign an agreement that clearly distinguished the ownership of shares of each member of the Radbury family. The marriage between Damien and Ava was a marriage of convenience that was closely tied to the Radbury family and the Nagel family¡¯s business rtionship. Both families derived benefits from each other, and Ava was supposed to have some of Radbury Group¡¯s shares too. But ording to Karen, even though Ava was the Radbury family¡¯s daughter-inw, she was still an outsider. Hence, if she and Damien were to get a divorce one day, she wasn¡¯t supposed to get anything from the Radbury family. His parents were obviously keeping their guard up when it came to Ava. And it seemed that they were already nning for Damien and Ava¡¯s divorce. A divorce? Damien sneered. So, this woman was already starting to look for her next husband, huh? ¡°Selden Oakley. I¡¯ve investigated him. He¡¯s the second young master of Oakley Corporation. Quite a good candidate for your next husband, I would say.¡± Damien stopped thrusting himself into Ava, and there was a mocking expression on his face. ¡°What nonsense are you spewing?¡± ¡°Since you like him so much, you shouldn¡¯t have climbed onto my bed back then.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t¡­¡± Ava¡¯s body ached all over. She wanted to shove Damien away, but she was unable to move at all. He grabbed both her wrists and put her hands above her head. He then pried open her legs with his knees and forcefully thrust himself into her again. Damien¡¯s movements were not gentle at all. With every thrust, it was as though he wanted to swallow her up. Even though Damien was a yboy, he didn¡¯t appear skilled at having sex at all. His thrusts were way too forceful and brutal, and he seemed to derive pleasure from her pain. Ava bit her lower lip to stop herself from moaning in pain. He was grasping her neck, and she wasn¡¯t able to breathe at all. Finally, she fainted. When she woke up again, she was already lying on a bed. She realized that she was lying on the bed in the master bedroom, and that the bedsheet had been changed back to the original one. Someone had also put on pajamas for her. Every inch of her body ached horribly. She raised her hand and saw that her arm was covered in bruises. There was also a burning pain in her neck. He had choked her back in the car. Was Damien trying to kill her? Ava struggled to get up. This was when a servant walked in. ¡°Young missus, the young master ordered me to make you some porridge?¡± ¡°Huh? He asked you to make me porridge? The servant didn¡¯t say anything more. She merely put down the bowl of porridge and left. Ava hesitated for a moment and picked up the bowl. It was hot, and there was her favourite pumpkin porridge inside. Was he taking a carrot and stick approach towards her? She smiled bitterly. Why would Damien know what kind of porridge she liked? The servant was probably worried that she would die and specially prepared this for her. After finishing the bowl of porridge, Ava walked out of the room and encountered Beth at the stairway. Beth nced angrily at Ava. She was feeling annoyed after seeing Damien carry Ava home in his arms earlier. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t get too pleased with yourself. Damien only showed you a tiny bit of concern because he was afraid that you would die.¡± ¡°Is that so? Are you saying that he¡¯s concerned about me?¡± Ava chuckled. ¡°You¡­ Stop dreaming. Why would Damien be concerned about you? You don¡¯t even have an idea how much he hates you! To him, you¡¯re as shameless and sl*tty as your mother!¡± ¡°Watch your words!¡± Ava¡¯s biggest soft spot was her mother. She knew very well that Damien hated her, and she didn¡¯t want to pay any attention to Beth¡¯s words. But she would never allow anyone to insult her mother! Beth, though, couldn¡¯t care less. She continued mocking Ava. ¡°Why? Are you angry from embarrassment? You¡¯re just a b*stard child who came to this world because my father got horny one night and slept with a random woman. Your mother resorted to so many shameful tactics to force my father into letting you have the ¡®Nagel¡¯ surname. Don¡¯t tell me that you really think of yourself as the young mistress of the Nagel family!¡± Beth sneered. She didn¡¯t have the slightest awareness that right now, she was a mistress, just like Ava¡¯s mother. Ava finally couldn¡¯t bear it anymore. She raised her hand and pped Beth across the face. ¡°How dare you hit me!¡± Beth wanted to raise her hand to p Ava back. But she suddenly saw Karen entering the living room from the corner of her eye. She immediately put on a pained expression and leaned back. The spiral staircase was right behind her. Ava widened her eyes in disbelief. She didn¡¯t even use that much force when she pped Beth just now. How was it possible for Beth to fall because of it? She reached out and tried to hold Beth, but the moment she touched Beth¡¯s fingertips, Beth suddenly shed a menacing smile. Ava was taken aback, and Beth slipped away from her grasp. ¡°Beth!¡± Karen eximed. Beth fell and rolled down the stairs. The marble steps were cold and hard, and every single bone in Beth¡¯s body hurt. She continued rolling down until she reached the bottom of the staircase and fainted. The servants hurried to help her up, but they couldn¡¯t wake her up no matter what. ¡°Ambnce. Hurry up and call for an ambnce!¡± Karen panicked and shouted loudly. Ava ran down the stairs and saw that Beth was lying on the floor with her eyes closed and her face pale. ¡°p!¡± Karen pped her forcefully across the face, and her cheek burned with pain. ¡°Mum, I didn¡¯t mean it. I didn¡¯t push her!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call me ¡®mum¡¯! The Radbury family can¡¯t afford to have a heinous daughter-inw like you!¡± After Karen said that coldly, she followed the servants, who were carrying Beth into the car. At this moment, the only thing she cared about was the baby in Beth¡¯s belly. However, the baby couldn¡¯t be saved. 12 In the hospital, the doctor told Karen, ¡°Sorry, we tried our best.¡± Karen wailed sorrowfully. She was so sad that she almost copsed. Ava subconsciously tried to help her up, but she shoved Ava away in disgust. ¡°You heinous woman! Beth is your sister, and the baby in her belly is the Radbury family¡¯s heir. Not only are you infertile, but you also tried to end the Radbury family¡¯s bloodline!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t!¡± No matter how Ava defended herself, Karen wouldn¡¯t buy it. 2 After all, seeing was believing. ¡°A woman like you has no right to stay married to my son! Bodyguards, capture her now! You better sign the divorce agreement immediately. I¡¯ll get even with youter!¡± The moment Karen gave the order, the Radbury family¡¯s bodyguards immediately held Ava down. Ava tried to struggle, but Karen pped her twice across the face. Karen¡¯s gaze was extremely fierce, and it was obvious that she was about to punish Ava terribly. ¡°I didn¡¯t push her. I really didn¡¯t!¡± ¡°Shut up! Ava Nagel, it seems that you can only be cowed by force!¡± Karen was so furious that she kicked Ava twice with her high heels. This was when someone stood between her and Ava. ¡°Stop it.¡± Damien¡¯s voice was calm but firm and domineering. He turned around and looked condescendingly at Ava. ¡°Harming your own sister like that, Ava Nagel, you¡¯re getting bolder and bolder indeed.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t make her miscarry¡­¡± Ava felt that no matter what she said, no one would believe her. ¡°Of course you didn¡¯t make her miscarry.¡± Damien sneered all of a sudden. ¡°I had never even touched her before. How could she have a baby?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 22 A Lifetime With You Chapter 22 Chapter 22 The moment Damien said that, Karen and Ava were stunned. The doctor quickly lowered his head and fled. ¡°Damien, what do you mean?¡± Karen immediately asked. Damien didn¡¯t say anything. He grabbed Ava¡¯s arm and left, dragging her behind him. His movements were as rough as ever, and his strides were huge. Ava could barely keep up with him. He only stopped walking after they got out of the hospital. Ava¡¯s face and arms were covered with red marks after being pped by Karen and held down by the bodyguards just now. Together with the injury Damien caused her in the car, her whole body was covered with wounds. Damien gave her a profound look. He said nothing, let go of her, and walked towards the parking lot. Ava quickly followed him. ¡°What did you mean when you said that you¡¯ve never touched her?¡± Damien didn¡¯t answer her question. He walked over to his car and opened the door. Ava gritted her teeth and summoned her courage to stop him from getting into the car. ¡°Damien, can you rify things? What on earth is going on?¡± ¡°Idiot.¡± He sneered. He then shoved her away, entered the car, and sped off. Ava tried to chase after his car but failed. After thinking about it, she went back to the hospital. Before she could reach Beth¡¯s ward, Selden held her back. ¡°Selden? Why are you in the gynecology department?¡± ¡°I¡¯m here for you.¡± Selden had obviouslye just to stop Ava after he heard about what happened. ¡°I have something to ask Beth.¡± ¡°Wait a moment! I suggest you not to go there right now, or you might be hurt in the process.¡± ¡°What?¡± Ava was bewildered. ¡°Right now, Damien Radbury¡¯s mother is raging at Beth. She had never liked you, and now that Beth is done for, she would probably let out her anger on you too.¡± It was obvious that Selden knew everything that was going on in the Radbury family. ¡°Beth pretended to be pregnant, and she had bribed a few doctors in our hospital to y along with her. Now that she had been exposed by Damien Radbury, his domineering mother would definitely make a big scene. Let¡¯s not get involved in this. Come on, let¡¯s go out for a meal. It¡¯s your treat!¡± Selden tried to drag Ava away, but Ava wasn¡¯t in the mood for a meal at all. She still couldn¡¯t get over the fact that Beth had actually faked her pregnancy. . Did this mean that Damien had never touched Beth, and that everything was just a lie? Then, why didn¡¯t Damien expose Beth earlier? Was it to protect her? But he exposed her today. Ava was so confused that her mind was a total mess. Could it be that¡­ Could it be that he came to the hospital just to defend her just now? How was that even possible? ¡°Selden, I have something to do, so I have to leave now!¡± She shoved away Selden¡¯s hand and ran out of the hospital in a hurry. A few minutes after Damien was home, Ava arrived too. She threw her arms open and stood in his way. ¡°Damien, if you don¡¯t make things clear today, don¡¯t even think about¡­¡± Damien stopped in his tracks. He was a lot taller than Ava, and he lowered his head to look at her. She raised her head and asked, ¡°You knew that Beth was lying, but you still willingly yed along with her. Why?¡± Could it be because he had feelings for Beth? But if that was the case, why did he expose her in front of everyone today? What on earth was going on? ¡°Damien, what are you trying to do? Is it fun to toy around with the members of the Nagel family like this?¡±Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Ava, if only you could learn to be a little smarter every now and then, things would have been a lot easier for me.¡± Damien sighed. ¡°What¡­ What do you mean?¡± ¡°This. Sign it.¡± Damien took out a folder from his briefcase, opened it, and put it in front of Ava. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Ava¡¯s heart skipped a beat. She thought that Damien was handing her a divorce agreement. However, although it wasn¡¯t a divorce agreement, there wasn¡¯t much difference between the document in front of her and a divorce agreement. Ava nced at it. It was a document that said that she would voluntarily relinquish all her shares in Radbury Group. ¡°What do you mean by this?¡± ¡°After signing this, you won¡¯t have to go to the shareholders¡¯ meeting tomorrow. It would only be an embarrassment.¡± She sneered. ¡°Is it very embarrassing for you to have me at yourpany?¡± Damien didn¡¯t say anything, and there was a nomittal expression on his face. Ava read the uses in the agreement carefully. All of them stated that in the future, she wouldn¡¯t get a single cent from the Radbury family. As expected, the Radbury family treated her like a thief. Her heart was already ice cold, anyway. This agreement didn¡¯t make much difference. ¡°So, you¡¯re really divorcing me, aren¡¯t you?¡± She lowered her gaze, picked up a pen, and put down her signature without the slightest hesitation. ¡°Aren¡¯t you even going to think about it?¡± Damien was a little surprised at how fast Ava agreed to sign it. He thought that she would make a big fuss or at least defend her rights. But right now, she looked like she couldn¡¯t care less about it, and it made Damien a little frustrated. This woman obviously only married him because of the Radbury family¡¯s wealth and power. What was with her holier-than-thou attitude right now? ¡°Nothing from the Radbury family belongs to me to begin with. I¡¯m not interested in your money at all.¡± She quickly finished signing the agreement. She then extended her hand. ¡°Give it to me.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°The divorce agreement. I¡¯ll sign it.¡± Ava gritted her teeth. For a fleeting moment, Damien¡¯s expression changed. But he quickly stered a cold expression over his face again. He took the agreement that Ava had signed, turned, and left. Ava was stunned, and she became even more puzzled. ¡°Damien, let¡¯s get a divorce. I agree to a divorce,¡± she muttered underneath her breath. However, Damien left without turning back, let alone give her an answer. The next day, Radbury Group¡¯s shareholders¡¯ meeting was held as n. And Damien only returned homete at night. Ava thought that as usual, Damien wouldn¡¯te back. Hence, she went to sleep without waiting for him. She was awakened in the early hours of the morning, and when she turned around, the pungent scent of alcohol filled her nostrils. He was drunk again. Throughout the two years of their marriage, he would nevere home unless the servants carried him back when he was drunk. Most of the time, he would be spending the night with some random woman. Ava moved aside to make room for him. The bed was big, but the moment Damieny on the bed, he clung on to Ava. ¡°Ava, you¡¯re trying to run away, huh¡­ In your dreams.¡± He was so drunk that he was muttering unintelligibly, and he wrapped his right arm so tightly around her waist that she couldn¡¯t move at all. She had no choice but to pry away his fingers one by one. This was when his cell phone screen lit up. Even though Ava didn¡¯t do it intentionally, she saw what was on the screen. It was a text message. ¡°I had a really pleasant time with you today, Hopefully we¡¯ll get to go on a date again in the future.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 23 A Lifetime With You Chapter 23 Chapter 23 A date? It turned out that he wasn¡¯t entertaining thepany¡¯s shareholders. Instead, he went on a date with a woman. Ava watched as the phone screen slowly dimmed, and there was an upheaval of emotions in her chest. Heh, she had just told him that she wanted a divorce the day before, and he had already gone on a date with a woman today. He acted swiftly indeed. He was in such a rush to get rid of her, wasn¡¯t he? As she looked at the man beside her, who was sleeping soundly because of how drunk he was, she felt tremendously disgusted. If she had seen his true colours back then, she wouldn¡¯t have ended up in this state today. It seemed that their marriage was really over. She forcefully pushed him away, but he tightened his grip around her waist. He was hugging her tightly. It was a warm embrace, but it disgusted her to no end. She suppressed the nausea in her chest all night. At dawn the next day, Damien finally woke up. As soon as he let go of Ava, she shoved him away and ran into the bathroom. Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. Damien heard her retching. Damien sat up slowly. He was dizzy from the hangover, and he felt extremely ufortable. He should be the one retching instead He had really drank too much. He didn¡¯t even remember how he got home the night before. A few minutester, Ava walked out of the bathroom. The moment she opened the door, she bumped into a sturdy chest. Damien stood at the door and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Nothing much. I just feel disgusted,¡± she said coldly. Damien subconsciously sniffed himself. Did he reek that much of alcohol? Ava sneered. ¡°Every single second you hug me, I feel absolutely disgusted.¡± Damien¡¯s expression immediately turned dark. ¡°In that case, you don¡¯t have to sleep in my bedroom anymore. Or you¡¯re just going to get disgusted whenever I¡¯m in the mood toe back.¡± ¡°Right. I¡¯ve been meaning to do this too.¡± Ava smiled and said, ¡°Bring the divorce agreement over. I¡¯ll sign it and move out immediately.¡± ¡°You want to escape after making a mess, huh? Ava, life isn¡¯t so easy.¡± ¡°What happened with Beth is your mess, not mine.¡± Ava entered the walk-in wardrobe to get changed. She then went out. It was a Saturday, so she didn¡¯t have to go to work. After thinking about it for a moment, she decided to go and see her mother. However, before she could reach her mother¡¯s ce, she received a call from her father. ¡°Where are you? Hurry up ande back!¡± Ava sighed softly. She was almost at her mother¡¯s ce already, but she had no choice but to ask the cab to go to the Nagel family¡¯s residence instead. The atmosphere in the living room was extremely dreary. Beth was sitting next to her mother, Cecelia Jerrison, and she was crying profusely. Meanwhile, her father, Keenan Nagel, wore a dark expression on his face. ¡°What have you been doing at the Radbury family? How did you allow your sister to end up like this?¡± As soon as Keenan saw Ava enter the house, he questioned her sternly. Ava saw the situation in the living room and immediately understood what was going on. After it was exposed that Beth had faked her pregnancy, the Radbury family had probably stirred up trouble with her family members. ¡°Dad, Beth is the one who was obsessed with Damien and tried to snatch away my husband. Now that she failed to make my husband cheat on me and got into trouble instead, you¡¯re questioning me for what happened. Why? Do you want me to cry in front of you too?¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Beth stood up and sobbed as she said, ¡°If you didn¡¯t deliberately push me downstairs that day, I wouldn¡¯t have fallen. This only happened to me because of you!¡± Now that it had been exposed that she was faking her pregnancy, Beth had totally lost all dignity in front of Damien. And Damien¡¯s mother, Karen, was no longer taking her side. Now that all her efforts had been in vain, she was naturally venting all her anger and hatred on Ava. ¡°You¡¯re so good at escaping responsibility. So, was I the one who asked you to seduce my husband? Or was I the one who asked you to fake your pregnancy and miscarriage so that I would get myself into trouble?¡± ¡°You¡­ It¡¯s all because you aren¡¯t able to give the Radbury family an heir. I was worried that the alliance between our two families would be destroyed, so I had no choice but toe up with something!¡± ¡°You¡¯re making yourself sound so noble. So, you¡¯re saying that you did all these for our family? Haha.¡± The more Ava thought about it, the more she found it hrious. Beth was the one who stirred up trouble, but all the members of the Nagel family were sitting in a row and looking at Ava, as though Ava was the one who did something wrong. Beth¡¯s mother, Cecelia, stood up and said, ¡°Your sister didn¡¯t handle this well, but why would you make things worse? Now that our family has offended the Radbury family, does it do you any good?¡± ¡°Since when did I make things worse?¡± ¡°If you didn¡¯t belittle me and nder me in front of Damien¡¯s mother, why would she hate me so much? She used to like me! Well, look at what you¡¯ve done. Now, the entire Radbury family is angry at our family. They even withdrew the investment they had promised to make. Are you happy now?¡± Beth said. Ava was taken aback. The Radbury family withdrew their investment? What was going on? Seeing that Ava didn¡¯t know what was going on, Keenan said coldly, ¡°Yesterday, during Radbury Group¡¯s shareholders¡¯ meeting, they canceled two major projects that we were supposed to cooperate on. Nagel Group suffered quite a huge loss because of this.¡± ¡°How could this be?¡± Ava never had the right to inquire about whatever was going on in Radbury Group. Hence, she had no idea about this. But she knew that her family put in a lot of effort so that they could have a marriage of convenience with the Radbury family. Now that Radbury Group had suddenly withdrawn their investment, it meant that they no longer cared about maintaining their rtionship with the Nagel family. ¡°If you had behaved well in the Radbury family, Beth wouldn¡¯t have caused such dire consequences by doing something so minor. Ava, I¡¯m very disappointed in you,¡± Keenan said with a cold expression on his face. From the beginning to the end, he had never cared about Ava¡¯s feelings. All he did was me her. Ava¡¯s heart sank. 2 She had always known that her father liked Beth more. Back when she insisted on marrying Damien, her father was actually reluctant. In his opinion, Beth deserved such a rich and sessful man more. However, Ava¡¯s mother resorted to dirty tricks, which resulted in Ava marrying into the Radbury family. Ever since then, to her father, she was nothing more than a tool that enabled the Nagel family to do business with the Radbury family. When he needed her, he would treat her well and smile at her. Whenever things went wrong, he would treat her with disdain. This time, it was obviously Beth who had gotten the family into trouble, but the me fell on her. ¡°Dad, I will try to ask Damien for help regarding the withdrawal of the investment.¡± She gritted her teeth. Although Damien wouldn¡¯t listen to her at all, now that the Nagel family was in trouble, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Damien for help. In her opinion, what Damien wanted the most was to divorce her, and she had already agreed to it. Hence, he might be nice for once and help her out. Beth sneered. ¡°You¡¯ll ask him? He¡¯s busy going on dates with a woman he met during a blind date. He obviously doesn¡¯t care about you at all. You¡¯ll probably get chased out of the Radbury family soon. Who are you to ask Damien for help on the Nagel family¡¯s behalf?¡± ¡°What are you talking about? A blind date?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 24 A Lifetime With You Chapter 24 Chapter 24 ¡°Didn¡¯t you know? Damien¡¯s mother arranged for him to go on a blind date with a woman. They met yesterday and got along really well!¡± Beth¡¯s tone was rather gloating. She no longer had a chance with Damien. After Karen found out the truth in the hospital that day, she couldn¡¯t care less about Beth. Beth was indignant, so she continued finding out information about the Radbury family. Ava sneered. She hadn¡¯t even signed the divorce agreement, and the members of the Radbury family were already in a rush to send another woman into Damien¡¯s embrace. They couldn¡¯t even wait another day. It seemed that the text message she saw yesterday was from that woman. ¡°Ava, that woman is the eldest daughter of the Newton family, Selina Newton. Not even I canpare to her when ites to looks and family background. An illegitimate daughter like you is nothingpared to her,¡± Beth said with a smile. ¡°Selina Newton,¡± Ava thought. ¡°Miss Newton is ady from a respectable family. If you have a tiny bit ofmon sense left, you should quickly divorce Damien voluntarily so that you wouldn¡¯t embarrass yourself and our family!¡± Beth¡¯s words were extremely sarcastic, and herughter was like a p on Ava¡¯s face. Ava said nothing and bit her lower lip. Selina Newton. This name sounded a little familiar. Ava thought about it for a long time and finally remembered that she had met Selina once during Radbury Group¡¯s anniversary banquet. Selina was a breathtakingly beautiful woman, and she was the center of attention wherever she went. Ava heard that Selina¡¯s father was a leading entrepreneur in the inte industry, while her mother was a well-known fluid mechanics expert in the country who had won numerous awards. Her family background was enough to rival that of Damien¡¯s. To Karen, Selina was probably the perfect future daughter-inw. ¡°Dad, if there¡¯s nothing else, I will take my leave first.¡± Ava hurriedly left the Nagel family¡¯s residence. As she walked out of the door, Beth¡¯s mocking voice rang out. ¡°Heh, does she really think that she stands a chance against Selina Newton?¡±Belongs ? to N?velDrama.Org. At Radbury family¡¯s manor. Damien hade to see his father. However, his father wasn¡¯t around. Instead, Selina was sitting alone in the living room. ¡°Uncle and auntie went out because they had something urgent to attend to. They asked me to wait here for the time being,¡± Selina said. They had officially met yesterday. At first, Damien thought that his father had arranged for him to discuss business deals with members of the Newton family. When he saw that the other party was a young woman, he immediately understood what was going on. As Radbury Group and the Newton family cooperated a lot, he didn¡¯t embarrass Selina by walking away from the blind date. He didn¡¯t expect to see Selina again today. ¡°Since they are not here, I wille back again tonight. Damien nodded politely and was about to leave. ¡°Hey, wait a moment.¡± Selina rose and stood in his way. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Miss Newton?¡± ¡°I know that it¡¯s quite awkward that both our parents had arranged for us to meet. I feel very embarrassed too. But if you leave just like this, it would be even more embarrassing for me. Mr. Radbury, will you be so ungentlemanly? ¡°Miss Newton, you¡¯ve probably heard that I am married.¡± ¡°Auntie said that you¡¯re about to get divorced.¡± Selina chuckled. ¡°But don¡¯t worry. I don¡¯t care whether you are staying married or getting divorced. I just hope that you can y along with our parents so that I don¡¯t have to go on any more blind dates.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like blind dates, and neither do you. But if we reject each other, our parents will definitely arrange for us to go on blind dates with other people. That would be annoying, wouldn¡¯t it? Why don¡¯t we pretend to get along and fake it in front of our parents so that they stop pestering us?¡± Selina¡¯s demeanour was gentle and yful, and she didn¡¯t look like a cunning woman. Damien thought for a while and decided that it wasn¡¯t a bad idea. At least, he would be able to pacify his mother. He nodded in agreement. ¡°Mr. Radburry, since you¡¯ve agreed, why don¡¯t we continue putting on an.act? Let¡¯s go outside, take a walk, and pretend to chit- chat. What do you think?¡± Selina suggested. Damien nced at his watch and didn¡¯t object. That night, Damien did not go home. Even though Ava was used to Damien noting home, tonight, the loneliness was especially hard to endure. Ava sat by the window and tried to read a book. Even after around an hour, she couldn¡¯t even finish reading one page. She chuckled self-deprecatingly. Wasn¡¯t it good that he wasn¡¯t home? If he were toe home, he would be back with a divorce agreement for her to sign. The doorbell rang. Ava sat up almost immediately and rushed over to the door. She opened the door before the servants could. However, the person outside the door wasn¡¯t Damien. There was a surge of despondence in her heart. ¡°Excuse me, may I know if Damien Radbury stays here?¡± A breathtakingly beautiful woman stood outside the door, and she was wearing an intricate dress. Her handbag was limited edition, and she was obviously from a wealthy family. ¡°Excuse me, who are¡­¡± Ava was stunned. ¡°I am Selina Newton.¡± Ava¡¯s heart sank. She was just thinking about how familiar this woman looked, and her gut instinct was right. Was it a trend for third parties in a marriage toe straight to the men¡¯s homes nowadays? Ava straightened her back vigntly. However, Selina merely shed a sweet smile. ¡°You¡¯re the Radbury family¡¯s nanny, aren¡¯t you? Here¡¯s the thing. Damien left his cell phone in my car. I can¡¯t contact him, so I have no choice but to send it to his ce.¡± Ava felt as though she had been struck by lightning. Nanny? Cell phone? It turned out that Damien and Selina¡¯s rtionship had progressed to the point that they were sitting in each other¡¯s car. But which part of her looked like a nanny? Ava nced down at her clothes. Although she wasn¡¯t wearing makeup at home, and she wasn¡¯t as well-dressed as Selina, her pyjamas cost more than 10,000USD and was from a luxury brand. What kind of nanny wore such expensive pyjamas? ¡°Well, Miss Newton, you might have misunderstood. I¡¯m not a nanny¡­¡± Compared to the fact that Selina was sending Damien¡¯s cell phone over, she was more bothered over Selina mistaking her for a nanny. Selina immediately smiled apologetically. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m so sorry. Then, you must be the legendary Miss Nagel. I was just wondering why the Radbury family has such a young and beautiful nanny.¡± ¡°The legendary Miss Nagel?¡± ¡°Yes. I¡¯ve heard a lot about you. I¡¯m d to have the chance to meet you today!¡± Selina was so gentle and polite that even though Ava was extremely annoyed, she had no reason to fly into a rage at all. As the two women shook hands, Damien parked his car in front of the door. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Damien¡¯s expression froze when he saw that the two women were standing together the moment he got out of the car. Selina was about to say something when Ava walked over to Damien and took his arm. ¡°I was just joking with Miss Nagel. We are at the Radbury family¡¯s residence, but she didn¡¯t realize that I¡¯m your wife. Isn¡¯t it funny?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 25 A Lifetime With You Chapter 25 Chapter 25 From what Damien could remember, Ava had never been deliberately intimate with him like this before. Damien prodded Ava¡®s head away. He then stepped aside. ¡°Ava Nagel, have you taken the wrong medicine today?¡± Ava blinked. She swayed all of a sudden and pretended to look weak as she coughed. ¡°Then, are you home sote because you knew that I¡®m sick and went to buy medicine for me?¡± Damien nced at Selina, who was standing beside them looking a little embarrassed. He then whispered beside Ava¡®s ear. ¡°You¡®re good at acting indeed.¡± ¡°After doing it for so many years, I¡®ve naturally be good.¡± Damien shed a smile so fleeting that Ava didn¡®t see it. However, Selina saw it clearly. ¡°Go in. I have something to talk to Miss Newton about.¡± He then pushed Ava into the door, and walked over to Selina. The two of them stood outside for about ten minutes. Ava had no idea what they were talking about. She had probably gone crazy just now. She wanted to show her authority as Damien¡®s wife in front of Selina. But Damien didn¡®t y along with her, and she just ended up embarrassing herself even more. Seeing that Damien had drove her away so that he could have a private conversation with Selina, Ava reckoned that their rtionship was progressing quickly. Well, that was expected since both of them were from wealthy and powerful families. Ava could even hear Selina¡®s crispughter. Damien had never made Avaugh so happily before. . It was highly possible that Selina would soon be this mansion¡®s new hostess. Why would Damien pay Ava any more attention? Ava went back to the bedroom alone and started packing up her clothes and cosmetics, one after another. She had bought a new 30¨Cinch suitcase, and it was sorge that it could fit a grown person. However, it wasn¡¯t enough to contain all the memories that she had made throughout the past two years. In fact, she and Damien shared very few good memories together. Most of the time, she was lost and dejected After she was done putting everything into the suitcase, she hesitated for a moment. In the end, she took everything out again. Should she give up just like this? Was she really giving up? Ava once thought that as long as she got to marry into the Radbury family, everything would be perfect. But now she knew that imagination was often better than reality. Everything was beyond her control, and she was merely going to Damien like a moth to a me. The next day, Ava did not see Damien at home. However, she did see his face in the newspaper. The paparazzi had taken photographs of him walking side by side with Selina into the Radbury family¡¯s manor. Even though the wife of Radbury Group¡¯s president rarely appeared in public, and Ava¡¯s identity was kept a secret, everyone knew that Damien was married. In the past, Damien had gotten into quite a few scandals with rich men¡¯s daughters and celebrities. However, these scandals were considered minor and not a threat to his marriage. However, now, the photographs showed that Damien was entering his parents¡¯ home with Selina. Rumour had it that Damien had divorced his wife a long time ago and would be getting engaged with Selina soon. The more Ava looked at the news reports, the more she found the situation hrious. The members of the Radbury family couldn¡¯t even wait for a few more days. She and Damien weren¡¯t even officially divorced yet, and they were already in a rush to announce who the next young missus of the family would be. It was a stark contrast to her and Damien¡¯s secret marriage. Radburry Group¡¯s public rtions department was probably super eager to announce that Damien had found a future wife who was a match to him in terms of wealth and status. ¡°If you know what¡¯s good for you, pack up and leave. Don¡¯t outstay your wee.¡± Karen entered the mansion and said rudely to Ava. ¡°No matter what, I¡¯m still Damien¡¯s wife right now. You¡¯re in such a rush to find him a new woman. Aren¡¯t you being a little too impatient?¡± ¡°Hmph! Do you still expect me to treat you with courtesy after you and your sister faked her pregnancy? Ava Nagel, consider yourself lucky that I¡¯m not chasing you out with a broom!¡± Karen¡¯s tone was full of disdain. After she chased Beth out, she vented out all her anger and resentment regarding the incident on Ava. There was a surge of bitterness in Ava¡¯s heart. It was clear that Beth was the one at fault, and she was the one who was the most greatly affected by it. Why did everyone think that she had to take responsibility for Beth¡¯s wrongdoing now? It was really unfair. She was indignant and angry, but there was nothing she could do. ¡°Hurry up, why are you still wasting time? Once Damienes back, I will drive you out right away. Ava had no choice but to start packing. She was packing up so slowly that Karen kept ring at her. But she couldn¡¯t help but hope that Damien woulde home so that she could take another look at him. Just one look would be enough. However, when Damien came back, she was with Selina. ¡°Damien, how was your date with Selina today?¡± Karen immediately greeted them affectionately, and she was smiling ear to ear as she looked at Selina, which was a far cry from the way she treated Ava just now. Selina blushed and quickly exined, ¡°Auntie, Mr. Radburry and I weren¡¯t on a date. We went on a lunch meeting for work matters.¡± The Newton family and Radbury Group had a business rtionship all along, and right now, Selina was the Newton family¡¯s representative when it came to their cooperation. Hence, Damien and Selina did go out today to talk about work. Karen smiled and said, ¡°So, the two of you had lunch together. Did you have a good time?¡± Selina answered Karen¡¯s question politely. Meanwhile, Damien looked at the bedroom upstairs. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Oh, that woman is packing up. The two of you are signing the divorce agreement in a few days, so she naturally can¡¯t stay here anymore.¡± Karen snorted coldly. Damien¡¯s expression changed in an instant. ¡°Since when have I said that I want to divorce her?¡± ¡°Damien, she¡¯s the one who said that she wants a divorce. I didn¡¯t force her.¡± Ava could hear the three of them talking downstairs, but she stayed in the room and did nothing. She knew that right now, Damien and Selina were standing side by side. She recalled the news headlines she saw this morning. The two of them looked like a match made in heaven indeed. And she had always been an outsider in thisrge and grandiose mansion. She could hear someone walking up the stairs. She reckoned that it was Damien, but she didn¡¯t even raise her head. She merely continued putting clothes into her suitcase. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, thewyer I have appointed will be here tomorrow. After we sign the divorce agreement, you can be with anyone you want. But before the paperwork is done, please don¡¯t get involved with another woman,¡± she said. All the members of the Radbury family cared about their reputation more than anything else. Damien probably didn¡¯t want to be known as a cheater. The person at the door didn¡¯t speak, so she continued packing her luggage and muttered, ¡°I know that you and your family members think that all I want is the Radburry family¡¯s wealth, but since I¡¯ve already signed that agreement, I won¡¯t take a single cent from you.¡± The person at the door continued standing where he was. He watched quietly as Ava put her clothes one by one into a suitcase until it was full. She was taking away everything that belonged to her and leaving behind everything that wasn¡¯t hers. After a long time, she stood up and smiled at him. ¡°Damien, do you know why I tried all means and methods to marry you back then?¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. A Lifetime With You Chapter 26 A Lifetime With You Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Damien was startled. Ava didn¡¯t continue speaking. ¡°You n to leave just like this?¡± he asked. ¡°Isn¡¯t it just what you want?¡± ¡°After putting on an act for so many years, why would you stop suddenly?¡± Damien¡¯s tone was ¡ª mocking Ava raised her head and said with a smile: ¡°Because I have already found my next husband.¡± Ava only casually said that because she was indignant, but a trace of gloom shed past Damien¡¯s eyes. He was standing at the door and blocking Ava¡¯s way. But now, he stood aside. Ava zipped her suitcase. The suitcase was extremely heavy, and it was difficult for her to carry it alone. But she gritted her teeth and pushed it to the stairway. Throughout her stay here, she went up and down the spiral staircase countless times every day. Right now, as she held the suitcase which felt as heavy as lead, her heart was heavy too. Karen and Selina were still downstairs. Ava could have asked a servant to carry the luggage for her, but for some reason, she tightened her grip on it and decided to carry it herself. ¡°Hmph.¡± Karen snorted coldly. Selina looked up at Damien who was walking behind Ava. Damien merely watched Ava quietly. He didn¡¯t step forward to help her. Ava carried the suitcase down the stairs with difficulty. By the time she almost reached the ground floor, she was drenched in sweat. This was when she slipped and fell. Although there were only a few steps left, the fall was extremely painful: The suitcase also cracked, and some of the things inside fell out. She clutched her sore elbow and struggled to get up. Everyone looked at her, but no one came forward to help her. Ava suddenly came to a realization. Throughout her marriage to Damien, she had tried hard to be a good wife and please him. But at the end of the day, she was the only one who saw her own effort, and everyone just thought of her like an idiot. ¡°Stop pretending to look miserable. No one cares,¡± Karen mocked. Selina walked over and offered to help Ava put her things back into her suitcase. Before Ava could refuse, Damien said coldly, ¡°Let her do it herself.¡± She raised her head and looked into Damien¡¯s eyes, which were as icy as ever. They had been married for two years, and he had always been so cold. Ava couldn¡¯t remember any instance during their marriage where Damien would make her so happy that she jumped with joy. But there were many times when Damien saddened her so much that she could only sit and do nothing. Finally, Ava was done putting everything back into the suitcase. She turned and left. The next morning, thewyer Ava appointed came to see Damien. She really did keep her word and had gotten everything prepared. ¡°Mr. Radburry, you just need to put down your signature here.¡± Without even looking at the agreement, Damien asked coldly, ¡°Where is she?¡± Thewyer didn¡¯t know the answer to this question. Hence, Damien refused to sign it. When she left yesterday, he did not stop her. It wasn¡¯t really because she said that she had found her next husband. It was because she showed no reaction at all when she saw him and Selina standing together. That made him very angry. ¡°Mr. Radburry, if you have any doubts about this divorce agreement¡­¡± Before thewyer could finish speaking, Damien stood up and tore the divorce agreement into pieces. ¡°Go and bring her here,¡± he ordered his men. However, his men couldn¡¯t find Ava. She wasn¡¯t at herpany or the Nagel family¡¯s residence. She didn¡¯t even go to her mother, Jessica Fuller¡¯s, ce. Damien subconsciously thought that his mother must have sent Ava overseas to avoid any future trouble. However, Karen called him and asked him if he had signed the divorce agreement. She didn¡¯t sound like she knew that Ava had gone missing. If his mother didn¡¯t do anything, why had Ava disappeared? Never had Damien expected that Ava actually had not gone far at all. After leaving the Radbury family¡¯s residence, she went to find her mother. Jessica threw a tantrum the moment she saw her daughter carrying a suitcase and found out that she had been driven out by the members of the Radbury family. ¡°You are Damien¡¯s rightful wife! And you agreed to a divorce just because of a scandal? Have you lost your mind?¡± After she said that, she grabbed her daughter by the hand, wanting to drag her back to the Radburry family¡¯s residence. Ava stood rooted to the spot. ¡°Mum, I don¡¯t want to do this anymore.¡± ¡°My dear daughter, are you stupid? By agreeing to a divorce just like that, you aren¡¯t getting anything from them. The Radbury family is super wealthy, and I put in so much effort back then so that you could marry Damien. How could you divorce him just like that? No way! I don¡¯t agree!¡± ¡°Right now, you have no choice but to agree.¡± Ava shed a bitter smile. Although Jessica gave birth to a daughter for the Nagel family, at the end of the day, she was nothing but a woman Keenan had a one-night stand with. Keenan didn¡¯t want the world to find out that he had cheated on his wife before, so he had never cared about Jessica. All along, she had survived on the money Ava gave her. Now that her daughter was divorcing Damien without getting a single cent, it meant that she would no longer be able to live on the Radburry family¡¯s money. Of course she was furious. ¡°You good-for-nothing! Without the Radbury family, how are the two of us going to survive in the future?¡± Jessica raised her hand, wanting to hit Ava. But in the end, she didn¡¯t have the heart to do it and pped the table forcefully instead. ¡°Mum, all the money I have given you over the years is from my own sry. I¡¯ve never taken any money from the Radbury family. Don¡¯t worry. I can still afford to support you in the future.¡± ¡°You can afford to support me? With what? With the sry you get from that shabbypany of yours?¡± Jessica was so angry that she was almost losing her mind. ¡°No way! Go back to the Radburry family now. Right now!¡± After arguing for some time, Jessica drove Ava out of the house, wanting her to go back to the Radbury family and admit defeat. But it wasn¡¯t possible for her to go back. Ava stood in front of her mother¡¯s home for a long time. She had three homes: her mother¡¯s home, the Nagel family¡¯s residence, and the Radbury family¡¯s residence. But none of these ces . weed her. She sighed. She had not rest well for the past few days, and there was a sense of suffocation in her chest. She leaned against the streetmp and retched a few times. ¡°Tsk, tsk tsk. Ava Nagel, what a miserable sight you cut. The Radburry family drove you out, didn¡¯t they? You¡¯re such an embarrassment to the Nagel family.¡± A familiar and sarcastic voice rang out. Ava turned, and as expected, she saw Beth. Beth was good at kicking someone when she was down indeed. ¡°I¡¯m not the only one who¡¯s an embarrassment to the Nagel family.¡± Ava said coldly. After she finished speaking, she suppressed the nausea in her chest, sidestepped Beth, and walked away. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Two men walked out from behind Beth and stood in Ava¡¯s way. They were tall as well as burly, and they looked like gangsters. ¡°Beth, what are you trying to do?¡± ¡°I¡¯m a vengeful person. Ava, you probably don¡¯t know this, do you?¡± Beth smiled triumphantly. The two gangsters blindfolded Ava with a ck cloth, tied her hands and feet, and shoved her into a van. Ava struggled with all her might, but it was useless. The car stopped after a while. Based on the humid air of the surroundings, Ava reckoned that she had been brought to a warehouse. N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Beth ordered the two gangsters to drag Ava out of the car and press her down on a chair. Immediately after that, she felt a sharp pain in her wrist. It seemed like her wrist had been shed by a knife, and the pain was unendurable. A Lifetime With You Chapter 27 A Lifetime With You Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Ava couldn¡¯t see anything. She could only hear the sound of the blood from the cut on her wrist dripping into some kind of container. ¡°Ava, I want you to know how it feels like to bleed until the blood in your body runs dry. I wonder how it¡¯s like.¡± Beth sneered and said beside her ear. The cut on her wrist was excruciatingly painful. Her limbs were tied up and numb. All she could hear was the sound of her blood dripping non-stop. If this continued, she was afraid that she would die of blood loss in less than an hour. Beth¡¯s expression was hideous as sheughed. Beth obviously couldn¡¯t wait to see Ava die with her own eyes. ¡°Ava, have you ever heard of this experiment? A person was blindfolded, and a small cut was made on his wrist. Actually, he didn¡¯t bleed much. But he was so horrified by the sound of his blood dripping that he frightened himself to death.¡± Beth whispered in Ava¡¯s ear, her voice menacing. Together with the sound of her blood dripping, Ava felt a chill run down her spine. ¡°Hahaha¡­ My dear sister, why don¡¯t you guess if you¡¯re really bleeding or if I¡¯m just scaring you?¡± Ava bit her lower lip. Right now, she did feel dizzy, as though she had lost a lot of blood. But she couldn¡¯t tell if Beth was just scaring her or if she did really bleed that much. ¡°Ava Nagel, you should have died a long time ago,¡± Beth said mercilessly. Ava could hear Beth¡¯s footsteps as theter went out, and the door was closed. The air was moist, and the ceaseless sound of blood dripping echoed in the quiet space. Why would Beth scare her? Beth probably wanted her dead. Her consciousness gradually blurred. ¡°Here, pass the ball!¡± ¡°Watch out!¡± Someone in the court eximed as a basketball flew at lightning speed towards the bleachers where Ava was sitting. This was when Beth pushed her forcefully into the court.. Ava¡¯s face was about to be smashed by the basketball when arge hand reached out and nonchntly caught the ball. She raised her head and saw a boy wearing a white T-shirt. It was as though he had just passed by and saved her while he was at it. He didn¡¯t even spare her a nce as he walked away indifferently. Ava remembered that it happened a long time ago, when she was in high school. She never believed in falling in love at first sight. But even though she managed to escape being smashed by the basketball, she couldn¡¯t escape falling head over heels for this boy. Just like in many shojo mangas, whenever girls fall in love at first sight, the boys were always handsome. Damien was the most good-looking boy she had never seen. His appearance was impable. From then on, Ava had a crush on that boy for a long time. Unfortunately, he never spared her a nce. Really¡­ Everything was over¡­ ¡°Ava.¡± She heard someone calling her name. Someone kicked the warehouse door open. Someone pulled off the blindfold covering her eyes. She tried hard to open her eyes, but she couldn¡¯t muster up the strength. ¡°Damien, let me exin. I¡­¡± ¡°Get lost.¡± In a daze, Ava felt someone carrying her in his arms. She managed to open her eyes a little and saw someone¡¯s side profile. Was it him? No, how could it be him? Why would he¡­ Why would he save her? From high school to university, her love for him was unrequited. She gave all her youth to him for nothing in return. To be able to go to the same university as him, she worked hard and scored the second highest in her grade. She gave it her all to be his equal. But in the end, it was all in vain. It waste at night when she woke up. There was a white silhouette in front of her, and it was dark outside the window. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the nurse walked towards her, the contrast between the whiteness and the ckness would have made Ava think that she was at the intersection between heaven and hell. ¡°You have lost too much blood, don¡¯t move around¡± the nurse said. Ava turned and looked at her wrist, which was wrapped in a thick gauze. Indeed. Why would Beth let her live? That woman med Ava for the fact that Karen and Damien no longer paid her any attention. Of course she wanted Ava dead. ¡°Why¡­ Why am I here?¡± she asked the nurse. ¡°Miss Nagel, don¡¯t worry. You¡¯ve just received a blood transfusion, and your life is no longer in danger. Also, you are pregnant.¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± She immediately became a lot more awake and struggled to sit up. Pregnant? How was this possible? The nurse quicklyforted her. ¡°Miss Nagel, you are very weak right now. Please don¡¯t get overly emotional.¡± She was stunned for a long time, unable to get over the shock of the news. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will sign the divorce agreement as soon as possible. As for this baby¡­ If you don¡¯t want it, I¡¯m willing to get an abortion.¡± Ava tried topose herself and said.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. A Lifetime With You Chapter 28 A Lifetime With You Chapter 28 Chapter 28 However, there was a deep sense of suffocation in her chest. After waiting for so long and putting in so much effort, she finally had a baby. She didn¡®t have the heart to take away its opportunity of seeing the world. D However, since they had gotten divorced, Ava reckoned that Damien wouldn¡®t want a baby with her. Ava sneered. Damien, though, looked annoyed. ¡°Ava, do you know what you are talking about?¡± ¡°The baby in your womb belongs to the Radbury family. Don¡®t you dare do anything to it!¡± Damien was obviously angry, and he grabbed her wrist forcefully with his cold hand. Ava really didn¡®t know why he was angry. He wanted a divorce, and she agreed. He wanted her to leave the Radbury family¡®s residence, and she agreed. She even let him do whatever he wanted to the child. What was he dissatisfied with? ¡°Damien, if you want to spare Beth for the sake of your past rtionship with her, I¡®m okay with it. After all, she didn¡®t end up killing me.¡± ¡°Spare her?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± She withdrew her hand and smiled. ¡°Just do anything you wish.¡± Damien¡¯s expression became increasingly gloomy and terrifying. He stared coldly at her for a few seconds and said, ¡°Alright, I¡®ll spare her then.¡± As expected, Damien wanted to spare Beth. Ava chuckled self¨Cdeprecatingly. That was right. Why would he punish another woman just because of her? The next day, the Radbury family¡®s driver came to fetch her back to the Radbury family¡®s residence. There was no way that Ava could refuse. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. Due to excessive blood loss, she was too weak to even stand up. When Karen learned that Ava was pregnant, she personally came to visit. Even though she didn¡®tment on Ava staying in the Radbury family¡®s residence, she couldn¡®t help but mock Ava. Ava was very weak and couldn¡®t even muster the strength to reply Karen. She merelyy on the bed and rest. ¡°Heh, it¡®s just a baby, and you¡®re acting like you¡®re pregnant with the emperor¡®s son. Stop acting so stuck up in front of me,¡± Karen scolded. But now, Ava was pregnant with the Radbury family¡®s grandson. No matter how much Karen disliked this daughter¨Cinw of hers, that baby was her first grandchild. So, she didn¡®t do anything out of line. On the contrary, before she left, she told the servants to take good care of the baby in Ava¡®s womb. ¡°Ava, don¡®t you think that your position in the Radbury family is secure just because you¡®re pregnant. Damien only let you stay for the sake of the baby. A woman like you doesn¡®t deserve to be my grandchild¡¯s mother at all.¡± Karen said arrogantly and left. For the sake of the baby.. Ava caressed her lower abdomen. The baby was only about the size of a peanut now, but everyone in the Radbury family treated it like royalty, afraid that something would go wrong. Even Damien never talked about the divorce agreement again. It seemed that having a baby really changed things. She knew very well that she was only a baby-making machine. But every since she got pregnant, Damien came home every day. He seldom talked to her. She was in poor health and was lying in bed most of the time. Damien would sit by the bed and watch her as she ate. ¡°Stop looking at me like this. You¡¯re making me lose my appetite.¡± As Ava held her bowl, she tried to avoid Damien¡¯s gaze. But Damien¡¯s gaze was extremely intense, and she couldn¡¯t avoid it no matter what. She slowly finished the bowl of porridge with shredded chicken. After she was done, Damien immediately peeled an apple and gave it to her. Was he¡­ Was he taking care of her? Ava couldn¡¯t help but shudder. He was treating her with so much tenderness all of a sudden, and she couldn¡¯t get used to it at all. There was an upheaval in her stomach again. She covered her mouth, got out of bed, and rushed to the bathroom. She vomited out the bowl of porridge that she had just eaten. In the past few days, due to severe morning sickness, her body had be weaker and weaker. She even lost a few pounds. Damien leaned against the bathroom door and handed her a towel. ¡°Thank you.¡± She rinsed her mouth and wanted to walk back to bed by herself, but Damien carried her in his arms all of a sudden. ¡°Damien, let¡­ Let me go.¡± He carried her back to the bed and sat down. He then bent down and held her foot all of a sudden. Ava was so frightened that she trembled. She ran out of bed barefoot just now, and the bathroom floor was cold. Right now, her feet were icy. His hands were warm, and he gently rubbed the soles of her feet until they were no longer cold. He then put on socks for her and tucked her in. Damien was being so gentle and considerate that Ava was starting to suspect that this Damien in front of her was nothing but a robot that was made to replicate Damien¡¯s appearance and take care of her. It seemed that he cared about the baby a lot. In the past, though, Ava never realized that he wanted a baby this much. . baby this much. After Ava¡¯s mother, Jessica, heard that Ava was pregnant, she was ted. She came to the Radbury family¡¯s residence to visit Ava. She deliberately picked at time when Damien wasn¡¯t at home toe. ¡°Oh, God is finally treating us well. We have spent so much effort to get you married into the Radbury family. I can¡¯t believe that you wanted to get divorced just like that! Ava, please give birth to a son! If you give the Radbury family an heir, the two of us can live the rest of our lives in luxury!¡± Jessica looked around at the luxurious Radbury family¡¯s residence and couldn¡¯t hide the joy in her eyes. ¡°Mum, stop talking about this.¡± Ava frowned. ¡°Why should I? I know the Radbury family very well. Your mother-inw, Karen Adaly, looks like a trendy and modern woman, but she¡¯s actually super traditional. She always berated you for being unable to get pregnant. We must give the Radbury family an heir this time!¡± Jessica was so full of joy that she didn¡¯t realize how pale her daughter¡¯s face was at all. In fact, Jessica had nevere to the Radbury family¡¯s residence. After all, she was only a mistress, and all the members of the Radbury family had always looked down upon her. But now that her daughter was pregnant, she could finally hold her head up high. ¡°Mum, actually¡­ Actually, I don¡¯t feel like staying in the Radbury family¡¯s residence anymore.¡± ¡°What kind of nonsense are you talking about?¡± Jessica¡¯s expression immediately changed when she heard this. Ava lowered her gaze. ¡°At the end of the day, they only let me stay because I¡¯m pregnant. Also, Damien likes another woman.¡± Every time she saw news reports talking about what a good match Selina and Damien were, she couldn¡¯t help butugh at the irony of her situation. ¡°Does it matter? You¡¯re the legitimate young missus of the Radbury family! Ava, if you give up the marriage now, you¡¯ll be just like me, raising a child alone and being looked down upon all your life.¡± ¡°¡­ But Damien has no feelings for me at all.¡± Jessica was very angry. ¡°I didn¡¯t put in so much effort to get you married into the Radbury family just for you to give up like this.¡± ¡°Mom, what do you mean? What effort?¡± Ava froze. A Lifetime With You Chapter 29 A Lifetime With You Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Back then, although Ava secretly admired Damien, she never dared to confess to him because she felt inferior. But God always had a way of ying tricks on people. Two years ago, both of them drank too much during a party and ended up having sex. It was just a one-night stand, but for some reason, word got out about it, and both their parents found out about it. The Radbury family had always cared about their reputation a lot. Even though Ava was merely the Nagel family¡¯s illegitimate daughter, the two families cooperated a lot when it came to business. There were a lot of profits involved, and the Radbury family couldn¡¯t just sour rtions with the Nagel family like that. Moreover, when it came to things like this, the woman¡¯s reputation was affected more than the man¡¯s. If the Nagel family were to hold the Radbury family ountable for this, things would get ugly. Therefore, after some negotiation between both families, Ava finally fulfilled her dream of marrying Damien. But what did Jessica have to do with this matter? ¡°Mum, tell me? What did you mean?¡± When Ava saw that Jessica was avoiding her gaze, she asked. Jessica paused for a while before she said, ¡°Cowardly as you are, if I didn¡¯t drug the wine the two of you were drinking, do you think that you would ever have the chance to be with Damien?¡± ¡°Mum, what did you say? You drugged Damien and I?¡± Her heart sank. She had always thought that this was an opportunity from God. Even though she suffered a lot under the hands of the members of the Radbury family, she didn¡¯t mind because of her love for Damien But it turned out that everything was just a scheme. It was no wonder that Damien hated and disdained her so much. It turned out that just like what Damien thought, she was merely a woman who resorted to unscrupulous means to marry into a rich family. ¡°Da-Damien, why are you back?¡± There was a tremble to Jessica¡¯s voice. Ava turned around and saw Damien standing at the door. It was obvious that he had heard the conversation between Jessica and Ava. Ava opened her mouth, wanting to exin things. But in the end, she decided against it. Her mother only did that because of her. She was in no way innocent. ¡°Damien, listen to me. It¡¯s not¡­ It¡¯s not what you think¡­¡± Jessica panicked. However, as Damien walked into the room, he didn¡¯t fly into a rage as Jessica and Ava expected. He merely said, ¡°I bought you a cake, do you want to eat it now?¡± ¡°What?¡± Damien was holding a small and exquisite box froin a dessert shop. She merely said casually that she was craving for cake the day before, but Damien actually remembered it. But what was going on? Jessica stood awkwardly beside them, as though waiting for Damien to scold her. However, Damien didn¡¯t say anything. She had no choice but to say, ¡°If¡­ If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll leave first.¡± Damien paid no attention to Jessica and untied the ribbon on the cake box. There was a chocteyered cake in the box. ¡°You¡¯re only allowed to eat one piece. No more than that.¡± He cut the cake and handed a slice to her on a te. Ava looked at him in fear. She couldn¡¯t decipher the emotions in his indifferent eyes. She did not dare to eat the cake. For a moment, she suspected that Damien was trying to poison her. ¡°Even if you don¡¯t want the cake, my son wants it,¡± Damien said coldly. It turned out that he only bought him the cake for the baby¡¯s sake. She had no choice but to pick up the fork and take a bite. ¡°What my mother said¡­ Although I didn¡¯t know it before this, if you¡¯re angry, vent out your anger on me. She only did it for me.¡± Ava carefully observed Damien¡¯s expression. She was worried that Damien would get angry and do something bad to her mother. Unexpectedly, Damien said, ¡°Ava, not everyone in the world in stupid like you.¡± * ¡°What do you mean? You already knew it?¡± Damien neither agreed nor disagreed. He was not at all surprised when he heard what Jessica said just now. He probably already knew that he was drugged back then. This was why he had always been so disgusted by Ava. Moreover, he had never allowed Ava¡¯s mother to enter the Radbury family¡¯s residence. The cake was very sweet, and the rich creamy aroma along with the taste of chocte slipped into her throat. Ava only took a few minutes to finish the small slice of cake. There are very few happy moments in her life, but she felt happy whenever she ate dessert. The aftertaste of the cake lingered in her mouth, and she almost cried. Fortunately, her heart wasn¡¯t stone cold and dead yet. She could still be touched by such a small gesture and feel happy because of it. She could still cry tears of joy because he was suddenly in a good mood and decided to treat her well for once. ¡°Damien, thank you.¡± Damien left after she finished the cake. She nced at the time. It was one in the afternoon. He probably went back to work. Then why did hee home all of a sudden? Just to bring her a piece of cake? The moment this thought appeared in her mind, Ava shrugged it off. Why would he do something like this for her? It was probably for the baby¡¯s sake. Her cell phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Selden. ¡°I¡¯m outside your house. Come out and see me now.¡± She was stunned. Why did Selden visit her out of the blue? Ava hurried to the window and saw Selden sitting in his roadster. He was waving at her with a smile. Worried that Selden would get out of the car and be seen by the Radbury family¡¯s servants, Ava immediately ran downstairs without even bothering to wear a jacket. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. He leaned a little closer, took a look at her face, and frowned: ¡°Yourplexion looks horrible. It seems that what I¡¯ve heard is true. ¡°What did you hear?¡± ¡°I heard that you were kidnapped. When you were sent to the hospital, you were almost dead. There wasn¡¯t enough blood in the hospital¡¯s blood bank, and Damien donated two bags of blood to you. It has almost be a legend in our hospital.¡± Selden sounded borderline sarcastic, as though he was dissatisfied with what had happened. She lowered her gaze. ¡°I am fine now.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re fine, then come with me.¡± ¡°Where are we going?¡± Without giving her a chance to refuse, Selden suddenly grabbed her arm and shoved her into his car. Before she had time to ask, he had fastened her seat belt and sped away. It was very windy, and he immediately closed the roof of his roadster. He then said, ¡°Ava, don¡¯t tell me that just because he decided to spare you a tiny shred of kindness, you decided to continue to love him forever.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you are saying.¡± ¡°He¡¯s not treating you well. Even an outsider like me can see it. Can¡¯t you see it?¡± Selden obviously sounded angry. ¡°If he cares about you and doesn¡¯t go around messing with other women out there, you wouldn¡¯t have been kidnapped at all!¡± ¡°This is my own business. Selden, where on earth are you taking me?¡± ¡°You promised to treat me to three meals. You haven¡¯t treated me to a single one yet!¡± Selden stepped on the elerator and sped up. ¡°This guy was really¡­¡± Ava thought. In fact, Selden was always wearing his white coat and gold-rimmed spectacles, and he looked like a gentle and polite man. He only seemed like the willful second young master of the Oakley family whenever he sped. A Lifetime With You Chapter 30 A Lifetime With You Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Selden sped all the way and finally stopped at the entrance of a restaurant. He actually sped in the city. What a man. Ava couldn¡¯t help retching the moment she got out of the car. Selden panicked a little. ¡°Hey, even though you haven¡¯t fully recovered, you couldn¡¯t be so weak, could you? Are you okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯m okay¡­¡± He took her arm as they walked into the restaurant and sat down at the table. Strangely, the restaurant which had always been crowded was totally empty today. There were only waiters and waitresses inside. ¡°Why is there no other customer?¡± Ava looked around, finding the atmosphere a little strange. ¡°Of course it¡¯s because I booked the whole restaurant,¡± Selden said with a big grin. ¡°Don¡¯t you have anything better to spend your money on?¡± ¡°Of course I do. You¡¯re the one treating this meal, so you¡¯ll be paying for the booking of the entire restaurant.¡± Ava was drinking a ss of water, and she almost choked. This was a Michelin-starred restaurant, and even a normal meal here cost a lot. Selden was a rich man¡¯s son, and he could afford to book the whole restaurant if he wanted to. Why would he make her pay? ¡°Even if you were to kill me and sell all my organs, I wouldn¡¯t have enough money for it.¡± Ava admitted defeat. ¡°Well, since you can¡¯t afford it, I will pay on your behalf. But in return, you have to marry me to pay me back.¡± Aa raised her fist and pretended to punch Selden. Why was this man never serious? ¡°Selden, what on earth are you trying to do? Are you just pranking me? I¡¯m a patient, okay?¡± ¡°It¡¯s exactly because you are a patient that I¡¯m being serious this time,¡± Selden said with a solemn expression all of a sudden. Having known Selden for so many years, it was rare for Ava to see him being so serious. She couldn¡¯t help being stunned. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Ava, leave Damien ande with me.¡± Ava gave a wry smile. ¡°Stop talking nonsense.¡± ¡°I really want you toe with me.¡± Selden took Ava¡¯s wrist all of a sudden. There was still a gauze on her wrist, and Selden¡¯s grip hurt. Ava couldn¡¯t help but moan in pain. ¡°Look. With him, you are always hurt.¡± Selden¡¯s gaze rarely looked so profound, and even his voice became deep and gloomy. ¡°Ava, I¡¯ve been paying attention to news about Damien since I was abroad. Although he¡¯s the president of a listedpany, his name appears more frequently in tabloidspared to finance magazines. He¡¯s always having scandals with celebrities, socialites, his secretaries, and university students. When has there ever been a good word about him out there? Ava, are you really happy in this kind of marriage?¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re married, I shouldn¡¯t have bothered you. But seeing the way you are now, I can¡¯t just do nothing.¡± ¡°Selden, this is nothing to do with you.¡± Ava¡¯s head was lowered. Holding a ss of water, her voice became increasingly low. Selden became a little emotional. ¡°Ava, just say the word, and I¡¯ll take you away. Stop caring about the Radbury family and the Nagel family, okay?¡± Stop caring? There was a bitterness in her throat. Earlier, she was indeed determined to sign the divorce agreement, but now¡­ ¡°Actually, Damien has been treating me pretty well for the past few days.¡± ¡°You almost died because of him. Just because he decided to spare you a shred of kindness, you think that he¡¯s treating you well?¡± ¡°What about you? Selden, why are you treating me so well?¡± Selden paused for a moment and said with a smile, ¡°Of course it¡¯s because I like you.¡± Ava raised her head in surprise. Selden was never serious when it came to women, and he was always fooling around. From the time they were in high school until now, he had probably confessed to at least eight hundred girls. So no matter what he said, she had always taken it as a joke. But right now, his tone was solemn. This was the first time Ava had seen him being so serious. ¡°I like you, Ava. After all this time, can¡¯t you tell?¡±N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°Stop joking.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not joking with you, Ava. From the time we were in high school, every single time I told you that I like you, I was never joking with you. It¡¯s just that you¡¯ve never liked me back.¡± Ava liked Damien, and this was a secret that Selden knew from the very beginning. Therefore, he could only stay by her side as her ¡°best friend¡±. He even gave her suggestions when it came to how to attract Damien¡¯s attention. But now, he didn¡¯t want to be her best friend anymore. ¡°As long as you say yes, I¡¯ll take you with me and leave now. It doesn¡¯t matter that you don¡¯t like me right now. I just don¡¯t want to see you suffer.¡± Ava stayed silent for a long time. In the end, she shook her head. ¡°But Selden, it¡¯s toote.¡± ¡°Why is it toote? Just because you have gotten married, it doesn¡¯t mean that you must get locked up like a prisoner in that mansion forever! If you don¡¯t dare to leave, I¡¯ll help you!¡± ¡°But I can¡¯t leave.¡± She shook her head again. ¡°Why? I will protect you. I have the ability to protect you!¡± ¡°But I am pregnant.¡± Everything was silent for a moment. Selden froze for a few seconds and chuckled all of a sudden. ¡°So, I¡¯mte again, aren¡¯t 1?¡± ¡°Selden, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Ava stood up and left the restaurant, as though she was fleeing. Selden sat motionless, his smile stiff. The restaurant manager came over. ¡°Mr. Oakley, those things¡­¡± ¡°Are you blind? Can¡¯t you see that I have been rejected?¡± Selden gave the restaurant manager a fierce look, got up, and left. The moment he walked out of the restaurant, he stered a smile over his face, and he looked like his usual willful and dandy self again. To confess to Ava, he had prepared 999 roses and her favorite chocte cake. He even secretly bought a ring. But he didn¡¯t have the chance to give her any of these. ¡­¡­ After Ava left the restaurant, she stayed outside alone for a while before returning to the Radbury family¡¯s residence. It was night time already, and Damien was waiting for her at home. ¡°Where did you go?¡± Damien, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, said coldly. The lights were not on, and in the darkness, his gaze looked as sharp as a de. ¡°¡­I went to meet a friend,¡± she said a little awkwardly and took a deep breath. ¡°Selden Oakley?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± ¡°Ava, you¡¯re so stupid that you don¡¯t even know how to lie.¡± Damien stood up and switched on the lights in the living room. The brightness made her a little dizzy. He reached out, wrapped his arm around her waist, and pulled her into an embrace. ¡°What¡­ What are you doing?¡± ¡°If you dare to hook up with another man under my nose, guess what the consequences will be?¡± ¡°What consequences¡­ Damien, even if I really do that, I¡¯d just be doing the same thing as you.¡± Ava didn¡¯t know where she suddenly got the courage to refute. Damien raised his eyebrows, his gaze as sharp as des. ¡°Do you think that you can be bold when speaking to me now just because you have Selden Oakley to back you up?¡± ¡°What does this have to do with Selden? You¡¯re so unreasonable!¡± She shoved away his hand and wanted to walk away, but he grabbed her wrists and kissed her lips. A Lifetime With You Chapter 31 A Lifetime With You Chapter 31 Chapter 31 As if he was afraid of touching the wound on her wrist, he raised her hands above her head. He then held the back of her head with his other hand so that she couldn¡¯t turn away or resist. Ava wanted to bite his tongue forcefully, but Damien saw iting and moved his tongue away agilely, prying her teeth open while he was at it. Damien¡¯s mouth tasted faintly like mint. Ava was wondering why he ate a mint candy, but soon, she became out of breath from the kiss. Her mind stopped working, and she subconsciously wrapped her hands around his neck so that she wouldn¡¯t fall to the floor when she stepped backwards. He chuckled and pressed her against the wall. The kiss was long and passionate. When he let her go, she took deep breaths after deep breaths, and she was blushing profusely. Damien seemed to be in a good mood. He didn¡¯t ask her anything else about Selden. Instead, he shed a half-smile and asked, ¡°Ava, do you want to sleep?¡± ¡°I¡­Of course I want to sleep!¡± Now that Damien was no longer holding her, she hurried up the stairs to her room on the first floor. Afraid that he would do something to her, she added, ¡°I want to sleep alone!¡± She entered the room and closed the door. Damien didn¡¯t follow her to the room. Ava leaned against the door and panted loudly. Why was her heart beating so rapidly? Her hormones must have been messed up due to the pregnancy The next day, Ava went to the hospital for a prenatal checkup as nned. Damien did not go with her. He told her early in the morning that he had to catch a ne for a business trip in another city. At the hospital. Apanied by a servant from the Radbury family¡¯s residence, shepleted her blood test. They then walked towards the gynecology department for the prenatal checkup. Ava recovered pretty well, but as she was badly injured in the early stages of her pregnancy, she was a little weaker compared to other pregnant women. There were many drugs that she couldn¡¯t take, which meant that she had to endure many pregnancy side effects. ¡°Look, it¡¯s Kelly Hensley!¡± When they were about to leave the hospital, Ava saw amotion in the crowd. She looked in the direction everyone was staring and saw a woman d in luxury brands from head to toe entering the door. She was wearing a pair of sunsses. With her pair of stilettos, she had a stylish way of walking. She emanated a powerful aura indeed. ¡°It¡¯s really Kelly Hensley! Why is she at the hospital?¡± The crowd whispered among themselves. Ava thought about it for a while before finally remembering who this woman was Kelly was a well-known actress, and she had been in the industry since she was a child Even though she was only a little over twenty years old, she had been famous for more than ten years. She had won awards ranging from the best rookie award to the best actress award. She could be said to be one of the top stars in the entertainment industry Kelly was originally walking in a straight line, but when she passed by Ava, she stopped in her tracks for a moment. She even took off her sunsses Ava didn¡¯t know why Kelly was looking at her as they didn¡¯t know each other at all. Only after a while did she realize that they were carrying the same handbag. It was a limited edition bag from a top luxury brand, and there were less than twenty of it worldwide Of course Ava wouldn¡¯t spend so much money on such a thing. Her mother, Jessica was the one who tried all means and methods to get enough money to buy it for her. Her mother said at the time, ¡°You are the young missus of the Radburry family! How could you not use something branded that fits your status? Don¡¯t let the members of the Radburry family look down upon you!¡± When she found out that her mother actually used all the alimony from her father to buy her a handbag, her heart ached. At that time, her mother also said that it was not a mere luxury handbag, and that a female celebrity was using it too. Ava didn¡¯t expect that to be true. Kelly¡¯s face twitched a little before she put on her sunsses again. She then continued walking. Ava didn¡¯t think much about it and was about to leave when Selden¡¯s voice rang out. ¡°You¡¯re here.¡± Ava turned and saw that Kelly was no longer wearing an arrogant expression. She took off her sunsses, rushed over to Selden, and wrapped her arms around his waist. ¡°Selden, are you serious?¡± ¡°Yeah, of course I am. Look at my sincere eyes. Do I seem like I¡¯m lying?¡± Kelly was so happy that she tightened her grip on Selden and refused to let go. She didn¡¯t care that she was in public at all. Meanwhile, Selden saw Ava and called out to her. ¡°Ava,e over!¡± Ava didn¡¯t want to go, but since Selden had already called her, she couldn¡¯t just ignore him. The three of them sat down in Selden¡¯s office. At first, Ava and Kelly put their handbags beside their bodies. But then, Kelly snorted softly and hid her handbag behind herself. ¡°Ava, let me introduce my girlfriend to you. This is Kelly Hensley. Kelly, this is my best friend, Ava Nagel.¡± Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. Selden smiled and introduced the two of them to each other. He deliberately emphasized the word ¡°friend¡±. ¡°Best friend¡­¡± Kelly pouted. ¡°Why is your best friend a woman?¡± ¡°Of course it¡¯s because I¡¯m handsome, and all women like me.¡± Seeing that Selden didn¡¯t even bother being serious in front of his own girlfriend, Ava quickly exined, ¡°Miss Hensley, please don¡¯t misunderstand things. I¡¯m already married.¡± Selden¡¯s expression darkened a little, and he said sarcastically, ¡°Yeah. Not only is she married, but she¡¯s about to have a baby.¡± Kelly didn¡¯t sense the sarcasm in her boyfriend¡¯s voice at all. She had chased after Selden for two months, and today, Selden had finally agreed to be her boyfriend. Her heart was filled with joy. Of course, she didn¡¯t suspect anything. Meanwhile, Selden¡¯s smile was as dandy as ever, as though he had forgotten all about what happened with Ava the day before. ¡°This is great. It seems that he was just joking as usual yesterday.¡± Ava breathed a sigh of relief. Although Kelly had been in the entertainment industry since she was young, she was an optimistic and innocent woman. Aside from the fact that she was a little haughty, she was actually a good choice for a girlfriend. Selden had good taste indeed. He actually managed to woo a renowned celebrity. ¡°Selden, I¡¯m done with my prenatal checkup, so I have to leave now. Have a great time with Miss Hensley.¡± Ava stood up. She didn¡¯t want to disturb Selden and Kelly. ¡°Wait.¡± Selden stopped her. ¡°Ava, although I made a lot of jokes yesterday, there¡¯s one thing I wasn¡¯t joking about, and had never joked about.¡± ¡°What?¡± Selden¡¯s gaze was profound as he looked at her. There seemed to be a thousand words that he wanted to say, and this made Ava¡¯s heart skip a beat. His girlfriend was sitting right beside him. What if he said something she shouldn¡¯t? ¡°Selden, I think we should talk about this alone,¡± Ava quickly said. ¡°What right do you have to talk to me alone? Ava, you promised to treat me to a meal. Don¡¯t tell me that you refuse to pay for the booking of the restaurant yesterday.¡± Selden raised his voice. Ava panicked. ¡°You¡­ What did you say?¡± ¡°Anyway, I emailed the bill to you. I¡¯ve paid it on your behalf. If you can¡¯t afford it at the moment, you can pay in installments. You don¡¯t have to pay me any interest.¡± Selden shed a cunning smile. ¡°Selden, you rascal!¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 32 A Lifetime With You Chapter 32 Chapter 32 The rtionship photos of Kelly and Selden, which were captured secretly in the hospital, were shared on social media rapidly. After all, she was a popr star with huge fan bases. Her scandals could really create much chaotic havoc than Damien did within the corporate world at any second. The news could really paralyze the wholework Besides, theizens also got Selden¡¯s background sorted out thoroughly Anyway, he was a rich, hardworking, and good-lookingd with an impressive educational background. So, lots ofizens felt that it was such a waste as he had fallen in love at an early age When Ava scrolled through the news on her phone, she came across lots ofments from theizens. She thought, ¡°That¡¯s because they¡¯ve never met Damien as he¡¯s the one who married young.¡± However, her heart trembled a little when that thought shed across her mind. All the while, she had always been so proud of him. She even adored him as his loyal follower at times. However, the marriage life of the two years was umting disappointment slowly. So, she subconsciously entered Damien Radbury¡¯s name into the search box to see what she could get. The news about Damien could always be found on the first page,test news. She was kind of shocked after going through several pages of news from her searching result. Before that, the news about Kelly¡¯s love affair scandals got the greatest hits every week. However, no one realized that Damien¡¯s news had gotten into these hits after Kelly¡¯s. ¡°The secret lover of the Radbury Group¡¯s president¡± was the heading of the scandal. As for the picture attached beside, it came with Damien and Selina hung out at the hotel. She remembered clearly it was the exact clothes that Damien had on the morning before he left for work. Wasn¡¯t that he was out for a business trip? Her heart sank like a stone. And, all of a sudden, Ava came to realize that her love for Damien was solely her wishful thinking. Selina and he¡­ After all, Ava had been just an outsider. The phone rang and it was a call from her mother. Jessica was a bit upset in her tone, ¡°Ava, have you read the news? What¡¯s going on? How can Damiene out with a fiancee out of nowhere?¡± Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. Ava knew that her marriage with Damien had never been made public. Although Damien was known for his marital status as married, he had never introduced his wife to the public before. What was more, the tidbits about him were getting worst! ¡°Mum, chill, perhaps that person¡­ that girl was just his business partner.¡± ¡°How can you prevaricate me with such an excuse, are you convinced with this exnation?¡± Jessica was getting a bit angry ¡°Isn¡¯t it the same whether I¡¯m convinced with it or not? Ava muttered How could Jessica reprimand her daughter for not able to win her husband¡¯s heart, but she did not me Damien for flirting around? However, how could she fight for something that didnt belong to her at all? ¡°Ava, I have got you the flight ticket, so get your things ready and we are going to City B now!¡± Jessica said suddenly ¡°What?¡± Ava was a bit lost with her mum¡¯s order. Damien was on a business trip in City B and he would be back in around four days, why would she be there too? Did she want to catch the adultery affair? Yes, this was Jessica¡¯s purpose. Ava refused to do so, but she couldn¡¯t help as her mum insisted it and she was sent to the airport soon. B ¡°Mum, please don¡¯t be like that. You know Damien used to be always surrounded by lots of girls, isn¡¯t it?¡± Ava muttered. ¡°It is fine if it happens in the past, now it¡¯s different as you are carrying his child and we shouldn¡¯t allow him to continue flirting around!¡± Ava sighed. Ava knew that her mum was one with a determined character and no one could stop her after she had made up her mind on a decision. And, if Ava didn¡¯t follow her mum to City B, there would definitely be big chaos there soon. But it wouldn¡¯t help much if they went there, wasn¡¯t it? Or did her mum expect her to yank at Selina out from the hotel after they were there? For the time being, she just wanted to deliver her baby peacefully without thinking of any other matter. ¡°Mum, my life in the Radbury family will be even more miserable if he gets annoyedter.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t give them a hard time now, you will have a hard time for the rest of your life in Radbury family!¡± It only took an hour to reach City B from City A. Afternding, Jessica took Ava along and they headed to the hotel immediately. ¡°How can you get to know which hotel he stays in City B?¡± Ava asked in surprise. ¡°I thought it is pretty clear from the photo taken in the news. And, I have checked all of the five-stars hotels in City B, this one looks the most simr as in the photo!! Avamended her mum for her perseverance. She should have applied to be a detective with her investigative nature. When they had finally arrived at the hotel, the receptionist refused to disclose Damien¡¯s room number. So, Jessica started to make a big fuss and Ava could do nothing to stop her. Suddenly, the receptionist said, ¡°Mr. Radbury, there are two guests here who im to be your family and insist to know your room number.¡± Ava turned around and saw Damien was standing there with a gloomy face. ¡°¡­I was here only because¡­¡± It didn¡¯t help to relieve the awkward moment no matter how hard she tried to exin it. However, Damien didn¡¯t question her, but he grabbed her hands and walked to the elevator. Ava looked back at her mother and noticed that she was a little frightened that her snarling momentum had disappeared. ¡°Damien, I didn¡¯t mean toe to you. It¡¯s just my mum¡­ Actually, she just wants to know more about the photograph on the news¡­ It¡¯s kind of a bitplicated. Okay, let me exin to you but please let go of my hand first.¡± Soon, the elevator was here and Damien pushed her into the lift before he loosened his grip. ¡°There¡¯s only one presidential suite on the 18th floor, remember that.¡± He said and pressed the lift button. Ava nodded, since there was only one presidential suite here, did that mean Selina was also sharing the same suite here? It seemed that the number 18 yed a significant meaning to him as every of his stay, ranging from his business trip amodation to his office was arranged with this number. ¡°Which photo did you just say?¡± He asked suddenly. ¡°Of course it¡¯s the photo of you and Selina.¡± As soon as she finished, she continued, ¡°I didn¡¯t mean toe here after seeing those photos, it¡¯s because of my mum¡­¡± It didn¡¯t seem to be appropriate to talk bad about her mum in front of him, so she kept quiet. ¡°So you are here to catch us in the act.¡± ¡°No! I¡¯m not!¡± Damien chuckled. The elevator stopped on the eighteenth floor, and she followed him into the suite. It was a spacious room. Ava took a nce at the surroundings and she didn¡¯t see Selina there. ¡°Alright, then please check carefully and see whether you can get anything here,¡± Damien said. A Lifetime With You Chapter 33 A Lifetime With You Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Ava became more embarrassed and she dared not to look around ¡°I think I have to get down to my mum if you have nothing else. She lowered her head and wanted to sneak away. It was kind of embarrassed to meet him midway. What was more, she got to spend time with him alone However, Damien did not let her go by blocking her at the door. He picked up his cell phone and informed the front desk, ¡°Mrs. Fuller who is at the lobby is one of my guests, please get her a room.¡± After that, he threw his phone on the sofa and smiled, ¡°So you can stay now right?¡± ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Damien raised his hand and started to take off his shirt. She was startled and quickly turned away. He chuckled again and wondered why she kept acting innocent as if it was her first time to see him naked Then, he took another dark shirt from the closet and wore it before he called her, ¡°Come here.¡± She couldn¡¯t say no to his order but approach him. Then, he said, ¡°Tie it up for me.¡± Wearing a tie was a verymon task and every wife should be able toplete it easily. Except for Ava. After two years of marriage, even the number of times they slept together was little. So, what could one expect for her to get the opportunity to wear a tie for him? After trying a few times clumsily, she finally tied a knot to him and that tie looked messy and ugly. ¡°That¡­ Let me try again.¡± That moment, she raised her hand and wanted to untie it. But he refused it, ¡°Just let it be, I shouldn¡¯t have asked you to do it.¡± As Damien looked into his reflection from the mirror, he was speechless as she was the only woman who could make a simple tie as clumsy as this. However, he did not untie it, but chose a dark suit and got ready to go out. ¡°Where are you going?¡± she asked quickly. ¡°I have a business gathering with Selina tonight. Just wait for me patiently here and don¡¯t go anywhere.¡± The moment when she heard the name ¡°Selina¡±, she felt a bit left out. Meanwhile, Damien didn¡¯t intend to further exin anything to her but left directly. It seemed that the news was true, Selina and him were having a secret date¡­ Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. On the other hand, Selina had been waiting for him for almost half an hour outside the hotel. The moment when they were leaving, he seemed to find out something, so he got back to the hotel lobby alone. When he came out again, his clothes had been different ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Why are you back just to change your suit 7* Selina asked ¡°Of course I need to change it because they are dirty Now, let¡¯s go Selina saw his weird tie and wanted to remind him of that, but she was afraid that it might be tied that way on purpose, so she didn¡¯t say anything This time, they were here for a project discussion There was a project between the Radbury Group and the Newton family. Therefore, Selina had requested from her dad to be the person in charge of this specific project And, this had got her the opportunity to spend some quality time with Damien However, Damien was a workaholic and he was too upied with his schedule due to his heavy workload. ¡°What about a drink after the business entertainment?* Selina suggested proactively ¡°If you really want to have a drink, you can get Mr. Bradley from Techsun Technology to apany youter.¡± Damien was busy flipping and reading through a document handed over by his secretary without even looked up at Selina. Meanwhile, Ava was extremely bored in the hotel. Ava contacted her mum, but her mum wanted her to have a good talk with Damien by herself as she didn¡¯t intend to meddle in their rtionships matter. In fact, Ava was informed that her mum was going to the local scenic spot for a strollter. 2 She was quite startled by her mum¡¯s word since it was her mum who insisted to bring her here initially, but now she was left alone to deal with this issue herself. Ava was speechless. However, she was not interested in visiting the tourist spots and she would rather sleep in the hotel. After sleeping for a few hours, the doorbell rang. She thought Damien had back and she hurried to open the door, but it turned out to be a waiter who delivered the meal. ¡°Mr. Radburry ordered us to bring you dinner on time.¡± She was a little surprised as she didn¡¯t expect that he would do this. She called him. Damien was chatting with the customer when she called and his phone was ced on the table, so he didn¡¯t realize the iing call at all. However, Selina saw it. She picked up his phone surreptitiously without Damien¡¯s realization and left the room. ¡°When will you be back?¡± Ava asked directly when the phone was answered. ¡°Miss Nagel, it¡¯s me.¡± When she heard the female voice on the other end, Ava got a little miffed and she clenched her fist subconsciously. She had never expected that Damien would allow Selina to touch his phone though both of them were together now It disappointed her so much ¡°Where is Damien?¡± ¡°Damien is not free to pick up his phone now do you want me to pass him the message ¡°Oh It¡¯s okay then Ava hung up the call without much said She didn¡¯t dare to ask nor imagine more about it Ava¡¯s heart got shattered a little more each time when she thought of their intimacy She should have got herself used to it when Damien brought Selina to her for the very first time. The pain had be a norm to her. In fact, Selina got a slight privilege due to her family background. Besides, the Radbury family also treated her as Damien¡¯s official fiancee. That night, when Damien was back at the hotel, Ava was no longer there. When he checked his phone, there was no record of a call from Ava as it had been deleted by Selina, He thought she left on purpose without informing him. So he called Ava again, but he couldn¡¯t reach her. ¡°Has she back?¡± Damien got a little irritated. Why was this womaning to her from another city suddenly and now she left without informing? He was really puzzled by her inexplicable mind. Damien put down his phone and went into the bathroom for a shower. When he was done with his shower, he noticed that there were several missed calls on his phone. It was an unknown number which puzzled him, so he called back. ¡°Hello, are you the owner of this number?¡± It was the voice of a middle-aged man. ¡°Yes, may I know who is this?¡± ¡°This is the police station in city B. Your wife is with us here so pleasee over now.¡± Damien got a bit shocked with his eyelids twitched, were they referring to Ava? How could thisdy end up at the police station? Damien dashed out with his clothes before drying up his hair. When he arrived at the police station, he saw Ava was crouching on the bench with her frightened expression. Her rising fear had overwhelmed herpletely. ¡°Ava, what¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t reach my mum and my phone is broken. And, I can only remember your number.¡± Damien looked around and two young men were sitting on the chair with their bruised faces. Their hands were handcuffed and they looked angry. A Lifetime With You Chapter 34 A Lifetime With You Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Damien got a better picture of what had happened after he listened to the police¡¯s exnation It turned out that Ava left the hotel for unknown reasons. Since she was unfamiliar with the locals, she was lost at midnight. She had caught the attention of the two scoundrels and she was almost harassed by them. If it wasn¡¯t due to the on-duty police that saved her, she might have already in big trouble ¡°Anyway, your wife is a brave one. When we arrived, we saw her hitting them with her phone, that two b*stards might have disfigured if we arete!¡± The police sighed with emotion. Damien looked down at Ava as she hadn¡¯t said anything after his arrival. Meanwhile, she was still trembling with fear after that incident happened. After all, she was just a physically weak woman in comparison with the two men who were much more sturdy than her. And, if the policemen were a little late, the consequence could be ghastly unimaginable. He took off his coat and draped it over her head. Then, he walked towards the two rascals. Obviously, they had been the regrs at the police station. They were not scared at all because criminals would only get detained for at most ten days for the unsessful crime. Damien nced at them and caught a glimpse of two criminal evidence bags on the table next to him, one of which contained an army knife. ¡°Is this yours?¡± he asked coldly. ¡°Ha! We don¡¯t need a knife to deal with a littledy, so it¡¯s for defense purpose.¡± One of them sneered. Without hesitation, Damien picked up the knife from the evidence bag and pierced it straight into his crotch! It startled everyone and the policemen didn¡¯t have time to stop him! The army knife stabbed right into the man¡¯s crotch and it was nailed on the wooden chair. There were only a few millimeters away from the knife to break the scoundrel¡¯s g*nital. Damien¡¯s act had scared the daylights out of the two rascals and one of them even wetted his crotch on the spot. He kicked the other man down and caught the cor of the other man. ¡°You may not know who I am now, but it doesn¡¯t matter, you will know that soon.¡± All of a sudden, the two men were no longer with their cocky faces. Instead, they knelt and kept begging for mercy. Damien nced at them in disgust and talked to the policeman. Meanwhile, the policemen kept nodding and agreed to his words as they were so panicked. The police hade across lots of bullies but this was their first time to see someone who got so bold to take revenge at the police station. They didn¡¯t dare to utter a single word after they saw Damien¡¯s name who was from the Radbury Group, and the contact number left by him. Then, Damien walked towards Ava and wanted to hold her up. Before that, he turned around and said, ¡°There will be awyer here tomorrow and the case won¡¯t end with a simple lock-up His words impled that those rascals were bound to heavy sentences soon After leaving the police station, he let go of Ava¡¯s hand ¡°I told you just wait for me in the hotel, isn¡¯t ? She didn¡¯t reply but start to weep instead. Damien was a bit lost with her reaction This was the first time he saw her crying The tears flooded uncontrobly from her eyes ¡°Isn¡¯t it solved now? Why are you still crying?¡± She turned away from him and covered herself with his coat subconsciously, it was because she was trying to hide her inferior side. Anyway, shouldn¡¯t he be with Selina now? ¡°I¡¯m sorry to disturb your date with Miss Newton because of this incident.¡± She took a deep breath and tried to hold her tears when she looked up. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He suddenly grabbed her wrist and dragged her forward. ¡°Where are we going?¡± ¡°Of course we are going back to the hotel.¡± She attempted to follow his pace since he didn¡¯t walk fast as he was waiting for her deliberately. After walking for a distance, Ava noticed that Damien was walking with the hotel slippers. Could it be that after receiving a call from the police station, he left the hotel without even putting on his shoes? It was impossible that he would be so worried for her safety¡­ Her thought disappeared as soon as Damien called for a cab and pushed her into it. The taxi was a bit packed. So, Ava sat close to him and clutched his sleeve while ncing at his expression quietly. He was still as cold as usual. Ava couldn¡¯t believe that a man with such an icy expression could be raged for the sake of her safety at the police station just now. ¡°Are you feeling ashamed and angry because I mentioned your name to the police just now?¡± she asked. ¡°Are you injured?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Ava was a little shocked and she lowered her eyes, ¡°No, I didn¡¯t hurt, I was just..somewhat a bit scared.¡± He did not question further. Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. The car stopped in front of the hotel. When she opened the door and wanted to get down, he got out of the car one step ahead and wanted to carry her. ¡°¡­ I was not hurt, I can walk by myself though.¡± She struggled a little, then she gave up as she knew that she was not as strong as him. So she 10:59 ) decided to curl herself up in his arms obediently. Afterward, they met Jessica on the midway in the hotel lobby. Jessica was excited when she saw Ava was carried by Damien. Perhaps it wasn¡¯t a waste for both of them toe all the way from their city after she saw their rtionship got closer. ¡°Damien, Ava¡­¡± Jessica walked towards them and wanted to greet them, but Damien didn¡¯t even bother her and he walked straight into the VIP elevator with Ava in his hands. Ava felt so embarrassed. She was surmising that her mum must have used some tricks on Damien to make their marriage a sess back then. And, now he must be very disgusted with her mother. Maybe he should be more disgusted with himself. Perhaps he wouldn¡¯t even bother her at all if it wasn¡¯t for the fact that Ava was pregnant with his baby. Meanwhile, she was sent straight into the bathroom by Damien after they reached their room. ¡°What¡­ what are you doing?¡± ¡°Take a bath,¡± Damien twitched his lips, ¡°and clean up yourself.¡± She didn¡¯t budge, so he continued, ¡°Which parts of you have been harassed?¡± So, he was minding this actually. Suddenly, Ava had caught his drift and it turned out that Damien was unhappy as she had been touched by other guys. Her heart that was moved and being grateful was immediately blighted and reced by disappointment. Soon, Damien tore his coat off from her shoulder and turned on the shower. The water sshed out from the shower and wetted her body. Although the water temperature was warm, she was still shivering. ¡°Hey! Damien Radbury, what are you doing?¡± She stood up and slipped identally because the floor was very slippery after it got wet. He wanted to catch her instantly, however, both of them fell into the bathtub. ¡°Urgh..are you crazy!¡± Ava tried to stand up with her painful elbow, but she couldn¡¯t move as she was held tight by his hand. The water vapor became warmed as well as the intimate atmosphere. Soon, the two of them began to breathe heavily. A Lifetime With You Chapter 35 A Lifetime With You Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Suddenly, he pressed her down and wanted to kiss her lips The water in the shower gradually filled the bathtub As she struggled, her whole body was immersed in the water, which was somewhat hot His gaze was getting more intense and aroused ¡°Damien Don¡¯t do that please Ava was somewhat ufortable by Damien¡¯s stare that scanned through her body lustfully He lowered down his gaze and clung it to Ava¡¯s curve after her shirt got wetted and stuck close on her body ¡°Hey¡­you..you let me go!¡± He sneered, ¡°You don¡¯t have to pretend to be innocent, it¡¯s not our first time doing that though.¡± Soon, his gentleness disappeared in a swift moment. Damien ignored Ava¡¯s pleading and he continued to tear her shirt off. Even though he had watched this scene a few times, he still got loss of control whenever he encountered it. Ava struggled hard and pummeled him with her nails poked into his back. But that didn¡¯t stop him from continuing to push her down. So, she got no choice and whispered, ¡°Damien, beware¡­ of the baby.¡± He stopped his act immediately when he heard that. The baby¡­ Then, he looked at her lower abdomen and let go of her after a few seconds. He stepped out from the bathtub wetly and left the bathroom without looking back at her. When Ava had done sprucing up her grueling body and came out from the bathroom, Damien was already lying on the bed. His eyes were closed and she was uncertain whether he had slept. Although the suite wasrge, there was only a bed. So Ava was plumping for a resting ce, whether to have it on the bed or in the living room. However, Damien did not intend to give her any choice. He woke up and dragged her abruptly onto the bed. ¡°Damien, you¡­¡± Before she finished, he had already thrown a quilt on her. It seemed that he wanted her to stay in the bedroom tonight. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t touch you.¡± Then, he turned sideways and closed his eyes to rest. Ava hesitated for a while and decided not to agitate him. So, she covered the quilt carefully on herself and slept on the other side of the bed. It was a big beg with a huge boundary in between them as they were sleeping far away from each other. Later, there was some audible gasp from Damien¡¯s side ¡°Damien, are you asleep?¡± she asked cautiously He didn¡¯t answer nor make any move, perhaps he had fallen asleep. He kept his words on that night, and hence, he didn¡¯t touch her at all Although they were sleeping on the opposite side from each other as well as using a different nket, she could feel that their rtionship was getting closer inexplicably Moreover, Ava had a sweet dream that night. Anyway, it was nothing much but just a dream, and she was about to wake up When she was awake and rolled over, she could only feel the empty nket beside her. Damien woke up much earlier on and he had left the bedroom. The watch on her hand read ten o¡¯clock in the morning, and she actually had slept for so long. Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. She quickly got up and went into the bathroom to clean herself. While brushing her teeth, she heard some chatting voice outside, so she opened the door to check on it. It was Selina, who was standing outside the door and talking with Damien Selina got a bit stunned when she saw Ava came out from the bedroom. ¡°Miss Nagel, you are here too.¡± Selina was indeed a gracefuldy. She instantly changed her expression when she saw Ava, and quickly greeted her with a polite smile. In Meanwhile, Ava was kind of feeling very awkward. What was the matter now? Selina was in her exquisite professional dress with immacte makeup while Damien was wearing his suit elegantly too. Except for Ava, who was still in her pajamas and wearing the hotel¡¯s slippers. Besides, her hair was unkempt and her mouth was full of toothpaste foam, perhaps her eyedrops had also yet to be cleaned up. Without hesitation, she turned around and hid in the toilet after slumping the door. Damien smiled when he saw her reaction while Selina was a bit surprised by his response. ¡°Wait for me for a moment,¡± He told Selina. Then, he walked to the bedroom and told Ava, ¡°I¡¯m going out now. Get your things ready and packed, Secretary Bradley will be here in a half an hour time to send both you and your mum back to City A.¡± Upon hearing this, she spat out the toothpaste foam and opened the door, ¡°Damien, I¡¯m not going back!¡± If she went back now, her mum might start to nag again and she didn¡¯t want that to happen. Moreover, Selina had been utilizing the excuse of working to stay around with Damien every single day during their business trip. That had made Ava feeling really disgruntled. Her courage appeared out of nowhere and it emboldened her to refuse his words, ¡°No, I¡¯m not going back!¡± Suddenly, Damien stretched out his fingers to wipe off the residual toothpaste foam from her mouth and dab on her pajamas. ¡°What are you going to do if you are not going back?¡± ¡°1¡­ Neither my mum nor I have been to City B. So, we are here to travel! We will be going to the scenic spot this afternoon though.¡± She replied immediately. ¡°Fine then,¡± Damien replied. Then he walked to Selina and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Selina grinned and held his hand. The moment when both of them walked hand in hand, Ava began to reflect on her current outlook that she was still in her pajamas and slippers. Suddenly, she felt so inferior. After Damien had left the suite, he quietly took away his hand from Selina¡¯s arm. Then, he ordered his secretary outside the room, ¡°Arrange someone to follow behind Ava wherever she goes.¡± ¡°Noted.¡± Although Dempsey was a bit shocked by his request, she still obeyed him. After washing up, Ava hurried to go to her mother. She got to buy herself a new phone soon as the old one was broken by the two cads yesterday. However, she didn¡¯t tell her mother about the incident that happened yesterday as she didn¡¯t want her to worry much. ¡°Ava, who is that?¡± A young man was standing outside the mobile shop. Soon, Jessica started to aware of his presence as he was following them after they left the hotel. Ava surmised that he was probably someone that sent by Damien. Was he intending to spy on herself and her mother to see if they were really going to have fun at the scenic spot or do something else? She murmured and replied Jessica, ¡°Damien sent him to guard us along with our travel.¡± ¡°Oh really? Since when he bes so caring and thoughtful?¡± Ava smiled awkwardly. Jessica began to feel a little proud, ¡°Previously, you refuse toe over isn¡¯t it? See, not only that you can stop him from messing around, but you can also improve your rtionship with him. Isn¡¯t that killing two birds with one stone?¡± Ava seemingly chimed in with her mother¡¯s words, but deep inside she was imagining Damien and Selina were dating secretly. A Lifetime With You Chapter 36 A Lifetime With You Chapter 36 Chapter 36 She tried her best to shield her mind off from pondering on Selina¡¯s affairs. It was better for her to spend this quality time with her mother. After they finished strolling around, they headed for their lunch. Ava was thinking to settle their meal in the mall, however, Jessica wanted to have it at the famous Michelin restaurant nearby. ¡°Mum, it¡¯s too expensive here. We can change to a cheaper one if you want to have steaks.¡± , Ava quietly searched online for this restaurant. She found that the price of a meal per person here could be worth half a month of her sry, which was too expensive. But Jessica insisted to eat at that restaurant. ¡°it¡¯s not like we can¡¯t afford it! Do bear in mind that you are the missus of the Radbury family and you can always book the whole restaurant if you want to. Stop scrimping and saving like a cheapskate.¡± ¡°Indeed, I am a cheapskate who cannot understand why people threw money to a meal. It¡¯s just food, mum.¡± Ava was a little displeased as her mother was so arrogant even though she was actually not well born. Until Ava became an adult, Jessica squandered the alimony that she received from the Nagel family. Since Ava married into the Radbury family, Jessica had been asking for pocket money in every way possible. However, her life in the Radbury family wasn¡¯t as good as she expected and it was unlikely to keep taking money from Damien. Every single penny that she gave to her mother came from her hard work and savings. Jessica didn¡¯t care about Ava and she walked directly into the restaurant. Ava had no choice but got to follow her mother. 2 ¡°Mum, maybe you can order a little lesser here and we can have some fast food after this.¡± Ava worried that she might not afford to pay the bill after looking at the menu price. ¡°If you are short of money, then you should ask for a credit card from Damien! Don¡¯t always feel sorry for that, anyway that is your intention of marrying him, you get me?¡± Jessica started to lecture Ava. Ava listened without talking back to her mother. Whatever she said would be just like added fuel to the fire. ¡°You should be proud as a missus in the Radbury family and not always be so timid. If you keep on being so soft, the Radbury family will look down on you, including the outsiders!¡± ¡°Mom, watch your words, walls have ears, though.¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that? You are Damien¡¯s wife, so nothing to be afraid of!¡± Suddenly, Ava caught a glimpse of Damien and Selina at the entrance. They were walking towards the same restaurant together. She startled for a while and immediately picked up the menu book to cover her face. The world was so unexpectedly small! But, why would Damien be here? Shouldn¡¯t he be meeting his clients now? As Jessica realized Ava¡¯s abnormal behavior, she instantly looked in her direction and saw Damien and Selina wereing into the private room of the restaurant. They were sitting at the corner in which their angle happened to be blocked by green nts, so Damien didn¡¯t see them. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why is there a woman beside him?¡± Jessica stood up immediately and wanted to investigate what happened. Ava quickly stopped her. ¡°Mum, what are you doing?¡± Ava tried to lower her voice as much as possible as she was scared that her voice might catch both of their attention. ¡°Why are you hiding? Hello, you are his wife and you should let the girl beside him know about your status! Please be bold and don¡¯t let others trample you.¡± Jessica was a person of hot temper and of course, she couldn¡¯t ept her daughter being humiliated that way. So, she got rid of Ava¡¯s hand and rushed forward. It was toote when Ava stopped her mum. Jessica had rushed to the room that Damien and Selina entered, and she was about to push the door and enter it. Ava rushed forward and wanted to stop her mother, but she identally bashed the door! The door was left ajar when she rushed inside. There were two other middle-aged men in suits in addition to Damien and Selina. And, there were two documents on the table in front of them. At this point, the four people subconsciously cast their nce at this gatecrasher. Damien was obviously aggravated, ¡°What are you doing here?¡± So, it was pretty clear now that Damien and Selina were here for business purposes, but not for a tryst. Ava quickly turned around to look for her mother while she was hiding outside. Her mother dared not to utter a single word after realizing the trouble that she caused. It was impossible to tell them that she was pushed inside by her mother. And, it wasn¡¯t even less likely to tell them that she was here to catch the adultery affair. So, what could she say? Ava gritted her teeth and looked at Damien as if she was seeking help from him. ¡°Miss, may I know you are?¡± one of the clients asked. ¡°I am¡­¡± Again, she nced at Damien because she didn¡¯t know how to answer. There were not many people who knew about the official missus of Damien, and perhaps he wouldn¡¯t want to acknowledge it on this asion too. ¡°Mr. Radburry, do you know this youngdy?¡± Damien retracted his gaze, and replied lightly, ¡°No, I don¡¯t know her.¡± Anyway, it was the expected response from him. Ava sneered with a little sadness. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I guess I have got in the wrong direction.¡± She bowed and apologized before she turned to leave. Selina was a bit smug with Damien¡¯s answer and she whispered to him, ¡°Should we catch up with ¡°We will carry on with discussion just now.¡± His expression was still the same and he didn¡¯t respond to Selina¡¯s question, but he continued with his discussion instead. Meanwhile, Ava was listening to their discussion outside while staring at her mother in chagrin. Jessica grinned with a sorry look, ¡°Oh, you can¡¯t me me on that, you don¡¯t expect me to know their activity behind when they enter the room together, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Mum, please don¡¯t be so aggressive next time.¡± Ava continued, ¡°Also, I can¡¯t control if they meant to do something behind the closed door.¡± ¡°What nonsense is that? You mean you allow him to flirt with others tantly?¡± She was toozy to argue with her mother. Later, she started to feel nausea again and she quickly ran to the bathroom with her mouth covered. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. It was a nasty one to get pregnant. She held on to the edge of the sink as she had no more energy after a continuous vomit. She had no idea when would the symptoms of morning sickness be ended. If it wasn¡¯t for this child¡­ Ava subconsciously stroked her lower abdomen. If it wasn¡¯t for this child, maybe Damien had abandoned her a long time ago. Absolutely, Damien must have hated her a lot as he couldn¡¯t confirm his rtionship with Selina due to his status as Ava¡¯s husband. As she recalled the moment when he didn¡¯t acknowledge her and also his heartless look in the private room just now, her heart got wrecked. When Ava walked out of the bathroom, there was someone who handed her a tissue. When she looked up, it was Selina. ¡°I¡¯m sorry as Damien has no choice to say so in front of his clients just now. Please don¡¯t take it into your heart.¡± Selina smiled. A Lifetime With You Chapter 37 A Lifetime With You Chapter 37 Chapter 37 She didn¡¯t pick it up from Selina¡¯s hand, instead she took out her own tissues from her bag. ¡°Damien and I are having a project discussion with our customers, so it¡¯s kind of a bit reckless that you came in just now. If they get to know your rtionship with Damien, they would have a bad impression on him inevitably. So, he has no choice but to pretend that he doesn¡¯t know you. Please don¡¯t take it personally.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you¡¯re the right person for this rification, isn¡¯t it?¡± Ava said coldly. ¡°Damien is drinking with his client, so he asked me specifically to exin this to you.¡± Ava was getting more disgusted by her cordial way of addressing Damien. For a certain reason, even her stomach was feeling the same too. b Anyway, she didn¡¯t bother to ask for any exnation. ¡°Miss. Newton, I think I have to move because my mother is still waiting for me outside.¡± Ava scurried away quickly. She wished to be as demure as Selina to smile gracefully and maintain her decency, which she could not do it. She really couldn¡¯t keep her eyes off of anything that had to do with the women around Damien. Perhaps she had made a big mistake from the beginning. ¡°Ava, why are you looking so pale?¡± Jessica was shocked when she saw Ava¡¯s tiring face. ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­ mum, let¡¯s go.¡± Jessica knew that she had brought trouble to Ava, so she didn¡¯t dare to nag like before. She then held Ava¡¯s hand and left that restaurant. The disappointment was ruing slowly within Ava. Initially, she was given a little hope, but soon she was forced to ept the cruel reality. When she reached the door which looked so bright under the sunlight, she passed out. Ava was lying on the hospital bed when she woke up and her mother was elsewhere. It was Damien¡¯s secretary, Dempsey, who apanied her. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me?¡± She forced herself to get up, but soon she came to realize that she was so frail. Plus, there was an Dempsey instantly helped her up and told her, ¡°You fainted. It is the president who sends you here. And, your body is slightly weak as per the doctor¡¯s examination.¡± ¡°What about with my child?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the doctor has given you an injection which will strengthen your body immune system, so don¡¯t worry much about the baby.¡± Ava was very relieved when she heard that. ¡°Where is my mum then?¡± ¡°Mrs. Fuller has taken care of you for quite long just now, so she has back to the hotel to rest.¡± She nodded andid down again. She actually wanted to ask about Damien¡¯s whereabouts, but she thought it would sound a bit redundant and it was less likely for him to keep her apanied during this period. When Jessica came over in the evening, it was dawned on Ava that Damien and Selina had finished their work and gone back to City A. However, Ava had to stay another night in the hospital for inspe other night in the hospital for inspection due to her health condition. So, Damien instructed his secretary to stay with her instead. Ava felt much better the next morning, so she requested Dempsey toplete the discharge airport. Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. She was back at Radbury family¡¯s house in the afternoon. Damien was sitting on the sofa when she arrived. He craned up and looked at her when she opened the door. ¡°You are back?¡± ¡°Yea¡­¡± His tone was so cold as if she just went out for a stroll. She carried her suitcase into the house by herself while bearing the physical difort. The good thing was that the stuff in the luggage was not too much and not heavy, so it wasn¡¯t difficult for her to carry it up to her room on the second floor. Suddenly, Damien stood up and grabbed the luggage from her hand before he walked upstairs. She got no choice but to follow behind him ¡°Since you are not urging back to the office, why don¡¯t you wait for me to be back together?¡± She knew the answer long ago. Of course, Damien wanted to spend some time with Selina without any disturbance. Ava asked as she couldn¡¯t stand for her mother, that chanted at her for an hour on the ne over this. ¡°I am not as free as you,¡± he replied. After dropping the luggage in the bedroom, he turned and said to her, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Where are we going?¡± ¡°To the hospital.¡± The top three hospitals in City B were no worse than those in City A. However, Damien was still not at ease and he worried that her health might be somewhat unstable. Thus, he insisted on taking her to the hospital for another review. Luckily, the results were pretty good. She fainted at that time was entirely due to emotional upheavals, and there was nothing wrong with the fetus. However, the doctor also advised, ¡°You have to pay attention to your emotions in early pregnancy, the mother¡¯s psychological state will also affect the fetal development, and the family members have to pay a little more attention.¡± She sighed when she saw Damien was listening to the doctor¡¯s words attentively. It would be great for Damien to be as concerned about Ava as he did for the child in her belly. Perhaps it was impossible in this life, right? ¡°Mr. Radbury?¡± There was a sweet female voice that popped out when they were about to leave. Kelly and Selden walked out with their arms held together just in time to see them. After all, Kelly was a star and she was afraid that the pedestrians might recognize her. So, her face was veiled with sunsses and a mask. Ava would hardly spot her if she wasn¡¯t standing beside Selden. A nuance of an imperceptible embarrassment shed across Selden¡¯s face when Kelly walked towards Damien and Ava. So, Selden had no choice but to follow behind her. ¡°What a coincidence, Mr. Radbury, it¡¯s been ages since west met though,¡± Kelly greeted. ¡°Not really, we just metst week anyway,¡± Damien said with slyness. ¡°Mr. Radbury, is this your missus?¡± Kelly walked near to Ava and managed to identify her. She was a bit surprised as she met Ava at the hospitalst time too. Damien was nomittal on their conversation as he was looking at Selden. Selden smiled and extended his hand to him, ¡°Wow, it turns out that you and my girlfriend know each other too, that¡¯s quite a coincidence!¡± Damien snubbed without bothering to shake his hand. ¡°Miss. Nagel, you are still looking good. It really surprises me when I get to know you and Selden know each other. But, it startles me even more with your current status as the missus of the Radbury family. I guess we will be seeing each other more frequently in the future!¡± ¡°It is indeed a coincidence to meet you at the hospital every time.¡± Ava smiled decently, ¡°Since Miss Hensley and Selden have a date, I won¡¯t bother you guys anymore.¡± They dismissed after exchanging a few pleasantries. Obviously, Damien was displeased. ¡°Change to another hospital for your maternity examination start from tomorrow onwards,¡± he said to Ava. ¡°Huh? Are you afraid of seeing Kelly again?¡± Ava sneered as she wondered if he could apany her for every maternity check-up. How could there be still such a coincidental chance of bumping into each other? ¡°Uh, is it because Kelly was also one of your ex- girlfriends?¡± she asked half-jokingly. Ever since their two years of marriage, Damien had always been surrounded by lots ofdies, which included stars and models, and they were simply too many. A Lifetime With You Chapter 38 A Lifetime With You Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Damien turned his head and gave her a rather odd look before answering, ¡°She is the ambassador of our group¡¯s subsidiary brands.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­I can see that her character is a bit arrogant as Selden¡¯s girifriend, I think she must be unwilling to degrade herself to get together with a married man like you.¡± As soon as she finished her words, she realized that she had said something wrong and she quickly covered her mouth However, Damien didn¡¯t get angry, but he said in a sultry tone, ¡°Ava, you are getting bravertely.¡± She grimaced and didn¡¯t talk back anymore. Two dayster, Damien received a call from his family that asked Ava and him to go back for a family dinner. The Radbury family used to have a family dinner once a month. However, they were asked to be back not even month end this time since Enrico Radbury had returned home. Enrico, Damien¡¯s brother, who was younger than him by five years had been studying abroad previously and rarely came home. However, Enrico who did not inherit Damien¡¯s gic predisposition in education took two years to get a master¡¯s degree in finance, causing him to remain a non-graduate. Anyway, he was almost as capable as Damien in dealing with certain issues. Perhaps this was the cause that their rtionship wasn¡¯t that good. ¡°Enrico, stop going to campus after you have returned home. It¡¯s such a waste for you to continue your study. You might as well join thepany for some exposure.¡± Karen Adaly said to her younger son. ¡°I really want to be back, but brother, what position will you offer me if I¡¯m back?¡± Enrico asked Damien with a smile. ¡°It¡¯s up to you,¡± Damien replied coldly. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, I have always wanted to be in the position with the leather swivel chair in your office for a long time.¡± ¡°Enrico, what nonsense are you talking about?¡± Daryl Radbury immediately stopped him. Both Daryl and Karen, who had always favored their youngest son, used to show their affection for Enrico in their family. However, Daryl understood well that most of the reputation and fame, which Radbury Group achieved today was credited to Damien. Ever since Damien took over thepany, the revenue kept increasing and it had be thergest real estate industry in Asia. Therefore, Enrico didn¡¯t stand any chance to covet the position of president. ¡°Oh, dad, why are you being so serious? I don¡¯t have the ability even if I intend to usurp that position. Sister-inw, do you agree?¡± Enrico grinned and cast a wink at Ava. Ava smiled awkwardly and took a sip of tea. She was just a small fry in this family anyway. Karen and Damien had only been a little kinder to herself recently only because she was pregnant. Except for Enrico. He was always very kind to her and always addressed her cordially. Damien¡¯s face had turned stern at this moment. ¡°We¡¯re leaving if there is nothing else,¡± he said to his parents. ¡°Why are you in a rush while your brother has just been back?¡± Karen asked. Enrico smiled, ¡°Ha! I guess they are eager to have their romantic getaway, and they would have no time for me though.¡± His sentence made Ava feel a little embarrassed. Damien stood up and asked coldly, ¡°When will you go back to campus?¡± ¡°The day after tomorrow. You are feeling sad, huh?¡± Karen eximed in dissatisfaction, ¡°You are just back and now you are leaving soon? You should stay for a few more days since you onlye back twice a semester.¡± ¡°I still have to attend ss¡­¡± Damien didn¡¯t continue with the conversation anymore and he left directly. N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Ava quickly put down the cup and followed him. As soon as he opened the car door and sat in, he ordered the driver to drive instantly after Ava got in. He seemed to get upset each time after seeing Enrico. But Ava didn¡¯t know the reason behind it. They were biological brothers and not half-siblings like her and Beth, so why were they being so hostile to each other? On the other hand, Enrico, who was always smiling and so optimistic, had tolerated Damien on every ount. ¡°What is going on between¡­you two?¡± She couldn¡¯t help asking. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t think that you are one of us because you have eaten a few family dinners at our house.¡± Damien sounded unfriendly and cold. In fact, his attitude towards her had been much better in the past few days. However, it had back to his usual coldness again now. His erratic behavior was really confusing Ava. She used to think that Enrico was a person of foppish character, but in fact, he was a kind man. At least, he was the only one that didn¡¯t look down on her based on her family background. That night, Damien didn¡¯t sleep in his bedroom, and Ava only realized the next morning that he slept in his study room. The following morning, he did not wait for her to have breakfast together and he headed straight to the office. Obviously, his nerves were frayed because of the question asked by Ava regarding Enrico yesterday. ¡°Ava, I¡¯ming!¡± As soon as she finished her breakfast alone, Enrico, Damien¡¯s brother, came in casually. ¡°Uh, how did you get in?¡± Enrico was holding a big gift box in his hand and put it onto the table. ¡°After you guys left yesterday, my mum told me that you got pregnant. So of course, I have to buy a present for my future little niece!¡± Enrico unboxed the present from the gift box in front of her excitedly. There was aplete set of Barbie doll products with its various skirts, cosmetics, and even a vi. Clearly, these were the toys for a girl. ¡°Are you so sure that it is going to be a girl?¡± She smiled. Everyone in the Radbury family was hoping that she could give birth to a baby boy. ¡°I like girls, of course, I hope it will be a niece!¡± ¡°Then if I do have a baby girlter, I should thank you for this gift in advance.¡± Ava smiled and epted the big gift. ¡°So, you ain¡¯t going to thank me if it is a boy? I can also get you a gift for the baby boyter!¡± Enrico was chatting happily with Ava, and this caused the butler on the side to break out in a cold sweat. If Damien was back now and got to know that the butler allowed Enrico toe in¡­ The consequences would be ghastly to contemte. Luckily, Damien wasn¡¯t back when Enrico left. ¡°Butler, please keep this Barbie doll in the storeroom for me.¡± Ava told the butler quickly as soon as Enrico walked away. Although she didn¡¯t know the reason behind Damien hated his brother so much, she knew pretty well that Damien would get upset if she received the gift from Enrico. After the gift had been kept in the storeroom, Ava asked the butler eagerly, ¡°You are the elder in Radbury family, do you know why the two brothers have such a bad rtionship?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 39 A Lifetime With You Chapter 39 Chapter 39 The butler was a bit disconcerted, ¡°Hmm¡­ I think it will be better for you to ask the master yourself.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t ask you if he is willing to tell me.¡± The butler had no choice and said, ¡°It happened when the young master was eight years old¡­¡± The conversation was only halfway up when a car sounded in the yard outside the door. The housekeeper shut his mouth up quickly and didn¡¯t continue. Soon, Damien had only walked into the house and stayed in the living room for a while before he immediately asked the housekeeper with an unhappy face, ¡°Did Enricoe by?¡± ¡°Yes¡­ Master Enrico just came over and lingered here for a while before he left.¡± ¡°Clean it up.¡± He instructed coldly. Ava was originally curious about how Damien knew that Enrico had been here. So, she walked towards the sofa and discovered that there was a giant smiley face that had actually been drawn with a finger dipped in coffee on the armrest. It seemed to be like Enrico¡¯s masterpiece. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, he broke in the house all of a sudden, and the servants have failed to stop him even they have tried their best to do so. Please don¡¯t me them.¡± She was afraid that these servants would be punished by him, so she quickly defended them. ¡°Why is he here?¡± ¡°He wants to give a gift for my baby, but don¡¯t worry, I have asked the housekeeper to keep it in the storeroom. I won¡¯t allow the baby to touch it in the future.¡± Ava didn¡¯t dare to lie and she answered him honestly. ¡°Throw it all away.¡± Ava had requested many days of leave from herpany because of her pregnancy and some trivial matters. Considering that her savings was still little, so she didn¡¯t dare to take leave anymore. Therefore, she rushed back to thepany to work. However, she did not tell her colleagues about her pregnancy. However, a colleague from the Design Department caught her having morning sickness in the bathroom at noon. ¡°Miss Nagel, are you alright?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­ it¡¯s just that my stomach is feeling some uneasiness.¡± ¡°You have taken so many days off before this, and now that you are still feeling sick. Miss Nagel, are you pregnant?¡± Her colleague asked humorously but it made her feel slightly ufortable. After all, she didn¡¯t even inform thepany about her marriage. Perhaps it was inappropriate to disclose her pregnancy now, wasn¡¯t it? So, she replied, ¡°Probably it is because I have too much stress lately, and it should be fine after resting a while.¡± ¡°Indeed, we have been assigned with lots of tasks from other bigpany and our department is really tied up with that. I guess it will be even worse for you guys as Administration Department due to short of manpower, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Bigpany?¡± Ava was taken aback. Their advertisingpany, which was indeed a small workshop generally did not receive a lot of work, so the work was considered pretty idle. This time, Ava took a lot of days off before returning to work, and she hadn¡¯t had time to go through all the documents. ¡°Ourpany is assigned for an advertising project by the Radbury Group, don¡¯t you know that? Hehe, it will be the most lucrative business of the year.¡± ¡°What? The Radbury Group?¡± Ava hurriedly got back to her desk and riffled all the emails on theputer. Indeed, there was a project which was just assigned by the Radbury Group three days ago. ¡°For such an advertising project, the Radbury Group should have their own department toplete the task. Why should they outsource it to anotherpany like us? We have no such precedent before.¡± Ava was feeling strange. ¡°Miss Nagel, how do you even know so well what goes on in a bigpany like Radbury Group?¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯m just making a blind guess, isn¡¯t it the usual practice for all the bigpanies?¡± Ava was fear of saying something wrong, so she quickly withheld her words. Damien had never mentioned this to her before actually. Probably he was not even interested in knowing whichpany and what job was she doing, so it was kind of meaningless to tell her about the project. Because of the advertising project, almost all of the staff needed to work overtime to get the job done. She went home veryte after knocking off from the work that night. The house was so quiet and no one there including Damien. It seemed that he didn¡¯t intend toe home tonight. ¡°Fine then,¡± she murmured. After she got pregnant, he was back almost every day and that made Ava wondered if he had changed. But, it was impossible anyway. After all, he always gave her a cold-shoulder even they had married for two years. Ava was in a state of stupefaction that she didn¡¯t bother much to clean herself up, and she fell asleep on the bed instantly. At the Radbury Group. On this silent night, the only light that was still being switched on was the one in the president¡¯s office within the entire building. He stood in front of the windows and the view of the entire city came into his sight. Hmm¡­ That woman¡­ Soon, he started to think of something else. Maybe he had gone back too frequently recently. ¡°I can¡¯t go on like this,¡± Damien thought. ¡°What have you got on the things that I asked you to investigatest time?¡± he asked after the line was connected. The person on the other end of the phone was sleeping when he answered the phone. But, he was awakened and sobered up by Damien¡¯s voice. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, president. I have my men keep tracking his whereabouts. Master Enrico didn¡¯t do other things except for hanging out in the nightclubs and gaming.¡± ¡°Keep tracking. Get me updated on anything suspicious besides whoever he has met and wherever he has gone when he returns there.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Damien frowned a little. Hanging out at the nightclubs and ying games were the typical activities that every silver But he knew his brother very well that he was definitely not an ignorant fool. Something was going wrong when he acted normal. ¡°President, there is one thing which worth paying attention to,¡± that person said suddenly. N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± ¡°The thesis of Master Enrico seems to have done a long time ago, but he has not submitted it yet. He seemed to do so intentionally to dy his graduation. I suspect him not returning to the maind on the pretext of not having graduated.¡± ¡°Okay, noted.¡± Damien hung up the phone. Did he refuse to return home deliberately? Was it because he didn¡¯t want topete with him or he was plotting something else and fight for other things? D*mn¡­ Enrico Radbury¡­ He clenched his fist tightly. Enrico had only stayed on the maind for three days and he took a flight to go abroad on the third day morning Karen couldn¡¯t hold her sadness and she cried since she was reluctant to part with her youngest son. ¡°Mum, I will be back in two monthster anyway, so what is there to be sad for? It¡¯s shameful, man¡­¡± ¡°Heck you, how can you tease your mum that way?¡± However, Enrico replied to his mum with a broad grin, ¡°Mum, I¡¯m boarding soon, I guess brother is noting to send me off. Please ask him not to miss me after I have left.¡± Karen nodded. Indeed, she had always aware that the strained rtionship between her two sons. However, all these were the past. She couldn¡¯t really help much since Damien was a person with monosybic nature. After bidding farewell to Karen, Enrico walked to the boarding gate alone. Damien appeared in front of him after he took a couple of steps towards the gate. ¡°Enrico, give me that.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 40 A Lifetime With You Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Damien obviously had an enraged expression, and if it wasn¡¯t because they were in public, he might¡¯ve already punched Enrico right in his face. But Enrico still showed a cheeky smile, ¡°Brother, are you here to send me off? Uhm¡­are you feeling sad to see me go?¡± ¡°Stop talking nonsense and give me that thing.¡± Enrico was still ying dumb, so Damien snatched the bag in his hand and opened it without wasting any more time. He rummaged through Enrico¡¯s bag rudely, and all his stuff, such as earphones and watch, was scattered on the floor. Everyone started to look at this them, and Enrico¡¯s smile gradually faded due to this predicament. ¡°Damien, what are you doing?¡± Damien found a small ck satin box among Enrico¡¯s stuff. When he picked it up and opened it, indeed, it was the seal he was searching for. ¡°This is something that father gave to me. You ain¡¯t taking back, are you?¡± Enrico asked coldly. ¡°Hmm? Are you sure?¡± Enrico conceded defeat silently under Damien¡¯s cold and piercing gaze. He stole it secretly from his father, but how could Damien find out even though his father was still unaware of this? Enrico stifled his anger and forced a fake smile instantly. ¡°I¡¯m just joking with you. Well, this thing is quite exquisite and interesting, so I took it to have a close look. I forgot to return it after I identally ced it in my pocket.¡± Damien was not fooled by his words. Instead, he asked with an unfriendly tone, ¡°Do you know the impact it might cause if the power of this seal is abused after you stole it?¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± He was still ying dumb with Damien. ¡°Fine, I will just return it if you want it so badly. You are still as stoic and boring as when we were kids, and you can¡¯t even take a joke,¡± said Enrico. Actually, Enrico knew very well that it would be useless even if he had this seal because thepany¡¯s current president was Damien. Therefore, it wouldn¡¯t be that simple if he intended to use the power of the seal. Anyway, Enrico enjoyed Damien¡¯s irritated expression. However, it was more entertaining to see that Damien still couldn¡¯t do anything to him even though he was furious. ¡°You can snitch on me to mum and dad if you are angry because of this. Worsees to worst, they¡¯ll just nag me after I¡¯vended since I am boarding soon.¡± Enrico stared at the seal and let out a whistle. Then, he bent down and kept all his things before he headed to the boarding gate. He was humming casually as if nothing happened. Damien¡¯s face now was way grimmer than before. Meanwhile, at the advertisingpany. Ava received a call from Selden when she was working. ¡°Are you out for dinner?¡± he asked. ¡°No, I have to work.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll wait for you to finish.¡± Ava still refused Selden¡¯s invitation as she felt ufortable spending time with him after he confessed to her. Plus, shouldn¡¯t he be more mindful since he had a girlfriend now? However, Selden continued, ¡°I¡¯m inviting you on Kelly¡¯s behalf as she wanted to meet you and treat you to a meal.¡± Ava was taken aback. Kelly? Why would she want to do that for no reason at all? However, Ava couldn¡¯t refuse even though she was still puzzled. After Ava got off work, Selden and Kelly came to herpany to pick her up. ¡°Ava,e on!¡± Kelly was very enthusiastic upon seeing Avaing out of her office. She quickly approached and greeted Kelly warmly before she held Ava¡¯s arm affectionately. Ava was a little shocked by Kelly¡¯s friendliness. Although they have met each other several times before, they would be considered total strangers if it wasn¡¯t for their mutual friendship with Selden. Were all the actresses always so friendly? Kelly held Ava¡¯s hand and got into the car. Soon after that, Selden turned around from the driver¡¯s seat and greeted her. ¡°Ava, I haven¡¯t gotten the chance to have a proper chat with you recently. What do you want to have for dinnerter? It¡¯s my treat!¡± Before Ava could respond, Kelly said the name of a restaurant and asked Selden to send them there quickly. After all, Kelly was a famous star and she would always attract attention wherever she went. Hence, she would always book a private room whenever she went out for a meal. After three of them had taken their own seats, Kelly took a big paper box from her bag beside her and passed it to Ava. ¡°This is¡­¡± ¡°Ava, it¡¯s really fated that we could bump into each other. I saw this beautiful bag when I went shoppingst time, so I bought it for you!¡± When Ava opened the paper box and saw a designer bag inside, she immediately knew that it obviously something incredibly pricey. She quickly declined it, ¡°I¡¯m sorry but I can¡¯t ept such a valuable gift.¡± ¡°This is just a small token of my appreciation. Ava, are you rejecting it because you dislike it?¡± ¡°Of course not¡­¡± Ava couldn¡¯t refuse anymore, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and ept it. Meanwhile, Selden was drinking while he listened to their conversation casually. Ava red at Selden secretly as she couldn¡¯t picture the reason why they suddenly asked her out for this dinner During the dinner, Kelly trying to bring up the fact that she was one of the spokespeople of a certain brand under the Radbury Group. Moreover, she kept highlighting that she was very close to thatpany. Ava still didn¡¯t catch her drift and she only smiled in response to Kelly. Selden picked up a sushi roll and stuffed it into Kelly¡¯s mouth, and said, ¡°Stop talking when your mouth is full, and don¡¯t choke yourself.¡± ¡°You have always wanted me to be cheerful, aren¡¯t you? I just want to chat a little more with Ava because we¡¯re so compatible with each other.¡± Ava smiled awkwardly and continued to finish her sd. When Kelly almost finished her food, she got up and went to the washroom to fix her makeup. Soon, Ava and Selden were left alone at the table. Selden said apologetically to Ava, ¡°She¡¯s this friendly with everyone. Since she got to know that you are Damien¡¯s wife, she wanted to build a better rtionship with the Radbury Group to renew her contract in the next quarter. That¡¯s why she wanted me to ask you out for a dinner, I hope you don¡¯t mind.¡± ¡°Oh, I see¡­¡± Ava nodded when she understood their motives. No wonder Kelly kept mentioning the Radbury Group just now. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. It seemed that Kelly had assumed that Ava could help her because she was married to the president of Radbury Group Too bad, she didn¡¯t have much final authority in front of Damien. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, does that bother you?¡± Selden asked. ¡°Miss Hensley seems to have a very good personality, and she really suits you.¡± He looked down and grinned. Had she mistakenly thought that Selden had spoken lesser than usual, and even his smile looked somewhat fake? She took a sip of the juice, but she spilled it on the table identally when she wanted to put it back. ¡°Gosh!¡± It was toote when she wanted to avoid it and the edge of her skirt ended up getting stained with some juice. A Lifetime With You Chapter 41 A Lifetime With You Chapter 41 Chapter 41 ¡°Are you alright?¡± Selden stood up and took a piece of tissue instantly as he wanted to clean the stain on her skirt. She took the tissue from him and tried to clean it herself, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Luckily I am wearing a dark skirt today.¡± However, the skirt was still wet. So, Selden took off his coat and ced it on herp without hesitation. His fingers inevitably touched her thigh, and his fingertips trembled as he became a bit nervous. Ava quickly moved aside. She intended to refuse his help initially, but he got back his senses and smiled, ¡°Are you purposely keeping a distance from me? I will be very sad if that¡¯s the case.¡± Suddenly, Kelly opened the door and walked in. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. She was a bit startled when she saw Selden squatted in front of Ava while his jacket was ced on Ava¡¯sp. Ava quickly stood up and exined, ¡°Miss Hensley, please don¡¯t get me wrong. I identally spilled the juice and my skirt got stained.¡± ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Kelly was a little displeased when she saw Ava clutching on Selden¡¯s shirt, but she didn¡¯t say much since Ava¡¯s skirt was indeed soiled. None of them realized that when Kelly opened the door just now, there was a shing flight shed through¡­ And, there was a cunning smile behind that sh. The next day. When Ava woke up in the morning, she picked up her phone and browsed the news as usual. It had never crossed her mind that her picture would be on the headlines! ¡°Kelly¡¯s rich boyfriend was caught cheating! Breaking news exclusively from XX Entertainment.¡± There was a picture of Selden and her in the restaurant under the headlines. It happened to be the scene where her skirt got wet and Selden took off his clothes. Selden squatted in front of her, and the paparazzi had a chance to take the photos when Kelly pushed open the door to enter. Due to the angle, it looked like she was having a rendezvous with Selden, and they were caught by Kelly. How could this be? What the heck was this? Her phone rang and it was a call from Selden. ¡°Ava, have you read the news?¡± ¡°Yes, what¡¯s that?¡± ¡°I am asking someone to investigate the details and your identity is still undisclosed. So, for the time being, try to stay home for these two days.¡± The background noise from Selden¡¯s end of the line was deafening and it sounded like the reporters had crowded the entrance of his house. After that, he hung up in a hurry. Her throat tightened in fear and she had no idea what to do now. In fact, the picture was deliberately taken from that angle when both of them were in the private room, and their faces looked blurred from that angle. The news only mentioned Kelly and Selden, and Ava¡¯s identity wasn¡¯t revealed. After all, she was not that famous inparison with Kelly. However, those who were close to her could identify her easily at the first nce. She opened the bedroom door and wanted to go out, but Damien was already standing in front of her as he stared her coldly. ¡°You¡­ why are you here?¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you give an exnation to me regarding this news?¡± His lips were curled up in a sneer while he confronted her with his phone. He had recognized her certainly. But this time, she was really wronged. ¡°Believe it or not, I¡¯m innocent.¡± She replied. Anyway, since she couldn¡¯t find a way to defend herself, she might as well try to stand up to him. ¡°Are you that impatient? You¡¯re carrying my baby, but you went on a date with another guy in the public.¡± ¡°Since when did I do something like that? Kelly was there too yesterday!¡± His cold, but obviously incredulous look made her mutter, ¡± You won¡¯t believe me anyway.¡± He took a step closer to her, ¡°Ava, you¡¯d better keep your current status in mind.¡± ¡°What, are you pleading with me to acknowledge my identity?¡± She sneered. Obviously, the person who refused to acknowledge her was Damian, but he was still adamant about her loyalty to him, what about him? So many women around¨C Ava couldn¡¯t help being angry when she thought of this. The phone rang again. It was the text message from Selden again. He informed her that he would handle this matter properly without a single slight effect on affecting her, and he asked her not to worry as he would not allow anything to harm her. However, Damien snatched her phone over before she could finish reading the text message. ¡°Give it back to me!¡± Ava was about to snatch it back immediately, but he easily pressed her on the door frame with one hand and she couldn¡¯t touch her mobile phone even if she jumped. After Damien read the text message, his face became even more gloomy. Won¡¯t let anything hurt her again¡­ What rights did Selden have to say that? Damien stifled his anger and sneered, ¡°Even if you wanted to cheat on me, how could you have such bad taste? Ava, do you enjoy being a mistress so much ?¡± ¡°Selden is way better than you,¡± She gritted her teeth. At least Selden wouldn¡¯t bring his so- called ¡°fiancee¡± to meet his current wife before he even signed the divorce papers. This sentence infuriated Damien. He grabbed Ava¡¯s chin, and his gaze was filled with terrifying rage. ¡°Let me go¡­¡± He had her lower jaw in a death grip. Damien had exerted so much force that she almost felt as if her bones would be crushed. Suddenly, Selden sent a second text message Damien opened it and read it. ¡°Kelly is also very angry. She intends to issue a statement to rify that she was there yesterday. Don¡¯t worry, baseless nder like this will not leave a serious effect.¡± He threw the phone aside and pressed against Ava¡¯s body hard before he said coldly: ¡°From today, you don¡¯t want to have any contact with him.¡± B ¡°You have no right to control my friendships, Damien!¡± He threw her on the bed like a sandbag and immediately close the door. Then, she rushed over and tried to open the door, only to find that he had already locked it outside. ¡°Keep an eye on her, she is not allowed to step out of this room.¡± Ava heard Damien instructing his servants outside. ¡°Damien, you b*stard!¡± She hit the door fiercely, and she could hear Damien¡¯s footsteps from outside as he walked downstairs He snatched her phone away and stripped her of her freedom as well. Ava waspletely helpless as she was under house arrest. She walked to the balcony and saw Damien as he walked out of the house and drove away. She didn¡¯t know what was going on outside now¡­ A Lifetime With You Chapter 42 A Lifetime With You Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Kelly was enraged when the media released the news. So, she quickly shared a live post on her social media to prove that three of them ate dinner together yesterday. However, only a fewizens believed it. Some of her supporters even thought that she had been blinded by love as she still defended the scumbag. Within seconds, the phrase ¡°the poor Kelly¡± was trending nationwide. She was so furious and she broke some porcin bowls to vent out her anger. Meanwhile, Selden was very calm, ¡°Everyone, including theizens, is asking you to break up with a jerk like me¡­ maybe we should just break up.¡± ¡°What kind of nonsense is that?¡± Kelly quickly hugged him and said, ¡°I know that everyone is reprimanding you, including my fans. I know you don¡¯t feel too happy about that, but don¡¯t be angry, okay?¡± He broke free from her hug silently and rejected her intimacy. ¡°I¡¯m not angry. You¡¯ve been throwing a tantrum since just now.¡± Kelly was a little gutted. Selden had never behaved affectionately towards her ever since he agreed to start a rtionship with her. So, he refused to hug and kiss her, let alone having sex. He was indeed a guy that looked like a yboy, but had a conservative mindset. ¡°Others don¡¯t believe in you, but I do,¡± she said. Selden chuckled and murmured, ¡°What if I¡¯m not trustworthy?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Nothing, didn¡¯t you want to hold a press conference to rify this news? You¡¯d better get ready quickly.¡± He stood up as he urged her to go and change her clothes quickly. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. Kelly¡¯s rification conference was broadcasted live on a certain website. Damien was in his office as he watched the live video. Then, he turned it off after a short while. He was holding onto Ava¡¯s phone after he snatched it from her. Then, he unlocked the screen lock easily with a simple passcode. He had known that Kelly was there with them from the chat log. However, this photo was snapped secretly and posted on the Inte, so it seemed as though someone had schemed on them deliberately. ¡°The Sunshine Newspaper was the earliest news agency to share this photo, go and investigate this matter with them,¡± he told his secretary. The Radbury Group¡¯s publicity department was extremely efficient. So, they found and contacted the reporter who was in charge of that news article. But the reporter said, ¡°I didn¡¯t take this photo, we received it from someone who sent it via email. Damien immediately sent someone to get the IP address of the mailbox. It was from the Nagel family. Indeed, it was Beth Nagel. She was still as stubborn as usual. He held Ava¡¯s phone tightly within his fist and his eyes instantly iooked gloomy. ¡°Dempsey, go and get Beth Nagel here.¡± After half an hourter, Beth was escorted forcefully by Damien¡¯s men to the Nagel Group¡¯s office. Dempsey was very polite when she invited Beth, which gave Beth the wrong impression that Damien had seen Ava¡¯s true colors. She even assumed that he had decided to go back to her. When she entered the office, she saw Damien staring at the top trending news on hisptop. Beth quickly faked a smile and said, ¡°Damien, don¡¯t be angry. This time, my sister went a bit over the line. But, you can rest assured that my parents and I will always support the truth. If you decide to divorce her¡­¡± ¡°Beth, I told youst time, don¡¯t you ever do anything that will offend me.¡± Damien interrupted her with an icy tone. The smile on her face froze. ¡°Damien, I don¡¯t understand, what are you saying?¡± Damien¡¯s gaze was threatening when he stared at Beth. His expression sent an icy chill down her spine, which immediately halted herughter. Could it be that he had dug up the truth? That was impossible¡­ He didn¡¯t get angry and divorce Ava right away after he saw the photo, but he had investigated the photographer instead? ¡°Damien, I¡­ listen to my exnation!¡± She rushed to Damien and said with a miserable tone, ¡°I am doing this for a good reason. I don¡¯t want you to be deceived by Ava, that b*tch. She used to have an ambiguous rtionship with Selden! Damien, a sl*t like her doesn¡¯t deserve to be by your side!¡± ¡°So are you saying that you deserve to be with me?¡± Damien stared revoltingly at her hand which was ced on his knee. She felt a jolt of fear, so she immediately retracted her hand. ¡°Damien, I¡¯m just trying to tell you the truth. If Ava dares to tantly flirt with Selden in front of you, what kind of nasty things could they have done behind closed doors?¡± ¡°Shut the f*ck up!¡± Damien got enraged instantly and kicked her aside. ¡°I don¡¯t need someone else to act on my behalf,¡± he said coldly, ¡°Beth, if you do something like this again, I will make sure that you won¡¯t be able to show your face in this city ever again.¡± Her eyes widened in disbelief as she had never expected that Damien would be so protective of Ava until this extent¡­ How could she have never noticed that Damien had always defended Ava all along! ¡°Hahahaha.. I see, Damien, you are so pathetic,¡±Beth suddenly burst intoughter. Damien frowned and wondered what tricks did this woman have up her sleeves. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that she was part of the Nagel family, he would have killed this wicked wench a long time ago. ¡°Damien, you don¡¯t dare to admit that Ava is just leeching on the power and wealth of your family, right? How can she possibly have sincere feelings for you? She used underhanded means to marry you, but somehow there is another guy in her heart!¡± Suddenly, the guard outside rushed in and he was about to drag Beth away after Damien gave a signal. ¡°Herughter was bing more hysterical, ¡°They had known each other for more than ten years, do you really believe that their friendship is pure? You¡¯re so stupid! Hahaha¡­¡± Damien was still sitting in his office and his expression became extremely terrifying. There can¡¯t be pure friendships between the opposite sex¡­ She was always thinking of someone else deep inside¡­ Beth¡¯s words kept echoing in his mind. Soon, he was so irritated that he swept everything on his desk to the floor angrily. Dempsey was shocked when she saw the mess all over the floor when she came in, but she didn¡¯t utter a single word. He stifled his simmering anger and looked up. Then, he said, ¡°Contact the Nagel family and asked them to send Beth abroad under the pretense of further studies. Don¡¯t let here back for a few years.¡± ¡°Noted.¡± Meanwhile, Beth was thrown out of the building by the Radbury Group¡¯s security guard. This was her first time being humiliated and thrown out in public, which made her hatred for Ava grow even more. ¡°Ava, it¡¯s all because of you!¡± Beth cursed fiercely. If it weren¡¯t for her¡­ everything unfortunate in Beth¡¯s life happened because of Ava, who was the b*stard child of her father¡¯s mistress! ¡°Just you wait, I won¡¯t you let you off easily!¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 43 A Lifetime With You Chapter 43 Chapter 43 The Radbury family. Ava was locked in the room for a whole day, and no one dared to open the door without Damien¡¯s permission. Sheid on the bed restlessly for quite a while before she walked to the door and shouted, ¡°You can¡¯t starve me even if want to lock me up! Let me out, I¡¯m hungry!¡± ¡°Mrs. Radbury, the master has instructed that you can¡¯t leave this room. I¡¯ve asked the kitchen to prepare your meal and it will be brought to you shortly.¡± the butler said. ¡°Fine.¡± Soon, the butler came upstairs with Ava¡¯s food. However, he didn¡¯t see Ava inside when he opened the door. The size of the bedroom wasn¡¯t that big and it only had a washroom, balcony, and a bed. So, the butler quickly put down the dishes and went to the balcony to find her. At this moment, Ava, who had been hiding behind the door, grabbed the opportunity to escape. ¡°Mrs. Radbury!¡± The butler hurriedly asked other servants to stop Ava, but it was toote. Ava wore her shoes in advance, and she had already sprinted out of the room. She ran directly to the garden and opened the door of one of Damien¡¯s sports cars before she got in. Fortunately, she knew where Damien kept his car keys. The servants at the door couldn¡¯t stop the car, so they could only watch as she sped away. Ava had no idea where she was headed, but she really hated being under house arrest. thus, she drove away happily as she wanted to get as far away from the Radbury family as she could. Damien had confiscated her phone, and she couldn¡¯t memorize anyone¡¯s number. Thus, she nned to her mother¡¯s housing area to find her. However, she caught a glimpse of her mother walking by when she was about to park the car in the basement. ¡°Mum?¡± She rapidly rolled down the car windows and called out her mother. Then, Jessica turned and yelled as soon as she saw Ava, ¡°Go!¡± Ava was instantly taken aback. Then, Ava saw someone standing behind her mother, it was Beth! How could they be together? ¡°Ava, just leave, don¡¯t bother me!¡± Jessica screamed to her daughter with all her might. ¡°Old b*tch, shut up!¡± Beth said fiercely. Suddenly, Ava realized that both of her mother¡¯s hands were tied up and Beth was holding a sharp knife in her hand. ¡°Beth, you must be insane!¡± Ava was hysterical. That sharp knife was pressed against Jessica¡¯s waist and it would be stabbed into her body if she struggled a little harder. Beth gave a smug grin after she saw Ava, ¡°I wanted to ask this old b*tch to call you, but you are already here now. Well, turns out you¡¯re quite smart.¡± ¡°Let go of my mum! Beth, you cane at me if you want to!¡± . ¡°Of course I will, my lovely sister, since every single thing that I¡¯ve done is to get back at you.¡± The de of the knife was very sharp and it glinted in the light. So, Ava didn¡¯t dare to take a step closer for fear that it might provoke Beth and her mother would get hurt. Then, Jessica gritted her teeth and shouted, ¡°Ava, leave me alone! Hurry up and call the police!¡± ¡°I promise that I¡¯ll kill her if you call the cops!¡± The sharp knife was another inch closer to Jessica¡¯s body. Ava clenched her fist furiously and tried to negotiate with Beth, ¡°Alright, I won¡¯t call the police, I won¡¯t.., what do you want me to do? I¡¯m willing to do anything as long as you free her!¡± ¡°Well, I want you to die for her!¡± Beth¡¯s malicious and hysterical laughter sounded like she was possessed. She absolutely detested Ava since she was a child. To Beth, her so-called ¡°sister¡±, who appeared out of nowhere, was just a sordid b*stard child that didn¡¯t have a right to share the same surname as her! Although her parents favored her more in the Nagel family, this slit had always gotten the upper hand outside. In school, Ava was more popr and her grades were always the top in ss. On top of that, when both of them fell for Damien simultaneously, Ava was the one who ended up marrying into the Radbury family. ¡°How can youpare yourself to me? You¡¯re just a little b*tch! Ava, do you think that Damien really loves you? Do you think he¡¯ll even look at you if you weren¡¯t pregnant with his child?¡± Ava bit her lips and answered coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t need you to remind me about this.¡± ¡°Sister, I don¡¯t stand a chance. But, do you think you¡¯ll be any better than me after marrying him? This is such a joke, I want to see how he¡¯s going to protect you now.¡± Then, she continued tough as she drew another fruit knife from her sleeve and threw it in front of Ava. N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Stab yourself with that and I will let go of your mother.¡± Jessica struggled harder when she heard Beth¡¯s words, ¡°No! Ava, don¡¯t listen to her crap, she is just desperate now. Don¡¯t you do anything stupid because of her!¡± Beth mmed the hilt of the knife on the back of Jessica¡¯s head, ¡°Old bitch, shut up!¡± Then, Beth turned to Ava and said, ¡°As long as you are willing to exchange your life for your mother, then our score will be settled.¡± Ava stared at the fruit knife on the ground. It didn¡¯t seem like a big knife. However, she wasn¡¯t sure whether the knife was sharp, or whether it would be painful when she used it to stab into her heart. She hesitated and trembled while she bent down to take the knife. Meanwhile, in the Radbury Group. Damien received a call from the housekeeper, who informed him that Ava had ran away. ¡°Where did she go? Go and chase after her!¡± ¡°Mrs¡­ Mrs. Radbury fled with your sports car, so we couldn¡¯t catch up.¡± Damien was startled. He had never seen her drive before throughout their two years of marriage, and he assumed that she didn¡¯t own a driving license. Perhaps, he knew too little about her. ¡°I will send someone back now to find her before night falls.¡± Then, he stood up and was just about to search for Ava. However, Dempsey came in, ¡°President, Ms. Selina is here.¡± ¡°I have something to do now and I am not free to see her.¡± ¡°Ms. Newton said that she just came from the Radbury family¡¯s residence and she has something urgent to tell you.¡± Damien paused. So, he could only make a call to his men and asked them to search for Ava immediately. Then, he turned and walked towards the reception room. Meanwhile, Selina looked rxed as she drank a cup of hot coffee. ¡°I have to settle something very urgent now, so get straight to the point,¡± he said to her as soon as he entered. Selina smiled and replied, ¡°But my matters are very urgent as well, so I can¡¯t just give you a brief summary.¡± ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± ¡°Your mother came to me today and told me that she wants you to divorce Ava as soon as the baby is born. Then, she wants us to get married.¡± Damien frowned, ¡°So?¡¯ ¡°So, I am here to ask you whether I should agree with her.¡± ¡°Ms. Newtown, our rtionship is purely for business.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 44 A Lifetime With You Chapter 44 Chapter 44 ¡°Yea, working partner. I¡¯ll pretend to marry you and deter your parents from forcing you to find a wife, while you keep me from those yboys. We have been cooperating so well all along.¡± Selina kept an amiable smile stered on her face the whole time. Since there were countless business cooperations between the Newton family and the Radbury family, so both their parents had intended to bring them together all along. However, Damien had always treated Selina with nothing but formal respect. Soon, Selina had grown tired of this coborative game. ¡°Damien, I have mulled over your mother¡¯s suggestion and I think that we can take a step further in our rtionship.¡± She smiled and took a step closer to him. The stalemate at the undergroundmunity parking lot continued. Jessica shrieked, ¡°No! Ava, don¡¯t do stupid things! She won¡¯t let me go even if you stab yourself!¡± Ava had already picked up the knife. Then, she lightly pressed in on her slightly bulging belly. She wouldn¡¯t hesitate at all if she had to exchange her life for her mother¡¯s safety. But, her life didn¡¯t belong to just her at the time being. How could she jeopardize her baby¡¯s life? No¡­ no way¡­ Jessica was crying buckets in front of her. After a short while, she closed her eyes as she grabbed the knife even more tightly than before. ¡°Beth, you have to know that I owe you nothing. Even if I die, the Nagel family will still have to pay for whatever you guys have owed my mum and me.¡± then, she hesitated and raised the knife. Beth smiled grimly and couldn¡¯t wait to see as the knife pierced into Ava¡¯s body. Suddenly, Ava opened her eyes as there was a sharp glint in her eyes. Beth was taken aback. In a split second, she saw that the knife had left Ava¡¯s hand and wasing straight towards her. How could Ava be so brave to throw the knife at her! So, Beth quickly lowered her head to avoid it. Jessica could still move her legs even though her hands were tied, so she grabbed the opportunity to kick Beth¡¯s knee hard. Then, Beth screamed in pain and bent down. That knife wasn¡¯t thrown urately and it hit the car beside them. Then, it fell and nked on the ground. Jessica kicked the knife away and escaped from Beth. ¡°B*tch!¡± Beth cursed and chased after Ava. Ava and Jessica indeed had good chemistry because they were mother and daughter. Then, Ava quickly helped her mother and both of them stumbled out of the basement parking lot. Beth couldn¡¯t catch up with them. So, she got into her car and started the engine before she rushed towards them! There was only one exit at the parking lot and Ava was dragging her mum behind her as they dashed together towards the exit. They had almost stepped out when the headlights of the car shone on them. Beth was hysterical as she stepped on the elerator pedal to the maximum and she wanted to ram the car into Ava and Jessica! ¡°Mom, watch out!¡± At that critical moment, Ava instinctively pushed her mother away, but she couldn¡¯t dodge the oing car in time¡­ Within a few moments, she felt weightless in the air. When she leaned down, she could see her mother¡¯s frightened face and also Beth¡¯s hideous smile. Then, everything went quiet after she heard a loud crash. Yet, Ava didn¡¯t even feel the slightest pain. ¡°Ava, Ava, don¡¯t scare me¡­¡± Ava could hear her mother screaming and crying out loud. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. She wanted to cate her mother to stop crying, but she couldn¡¯t open her mouth to speak no matter how hard she tried. No one could hear her¡­ She felt as if she had fallen into an endless void and her body felt as light as the floating feathers. Moreover, she couldn¡¯t seem to muster up strength at all. Would she die like this? She hadn¡¯t even bid farewell to Damien. Damien¡­ Would he be sad if she died? Or, he would still be the same as usual? Would he treat her condescendingly and indifferently as if she was just a pitiful stranger? Indeed, they were supposed to be strangers, but all these things happened because she had pursued him. ¡°Ava, Ava¡­¡± Someone was calling her name. It seemed that she had spent a long time dreaming and her dreams were filled with cherry blossoms. She was standing under one of the cherry blossom trees and smiling happily as if she was still a teenager. Then, she felt excruciating pain all over her body and she lifted her eyelids with much difficulty. Her mother looked apprehensive and her cheeks had tear streaks. ¡°She is awake! Doctor Oakley, come and take a look, is my daughter awake?¡± Jessica was calling the doctor in a hurry, but Selden had dashed forward instead. Then, Selden sighed with relief after he checking Ava¡¯s pupils. ¡°Ava, how do you feel?¡± he asked her gently. Ava felt a remote sense of relief when she saw Jessica and Selden. Then, Ava opened her mouth and tried to speak with her hoarse voice. ¡°¡­ why am I here¡­¡± ¡°You were hurt badly after you were hit by a car.¡± She recalled everything in a second. Yes, she had a head-on collision with Beth¡¯s car at themunity basement parking lot. And, she was still alive¡­ Ava had mixed feelings about her current condition. ¡°Where is Beth? Where is she?¡± ¡°That ctnt¡­ she ran away!¡± Jessica gritted her teeth with anger. Jessica had justpleted her interview with the police. After the collision, Ava was bleeding profusely, so Jessica was in a rush to call for an ambnce and she couldn¡¯t care less about Beth at that moment. Ava tried to move her body, but the effect of the anesthetic hadn¡¯t receded. So, she didn¡¯t have any strength at all. ¡°The murderer will be caught soon. Don¡¯t worry, your operation was sessful and you are fine now,¡± Seldenforted her gently. ¡°What about my baby? Is it alright?¡± All of a sudden, he looked miserable and stayed silent. ¡°Tell me, how is my baby?¡± ¡°The baby¡­is gone.¡± When Ava heard that, she was so upset that she wanted to raise her hands, but she couldn¡¯t move at all. She could only stroke her lower abdomen with difficulty. The feeling of emptiness and coldness from her belly was shattering her heart into pieces. ¡°Selden, you liar.¡± The baby was still with her when she went out in the morning, so how could it be gone suddenly? ¡°The doctor told me that the baby¡¯s heart had developed and it had grown into the size of a thumb. It¡¯s heart had also started to beat. Mum, I saw during myst ultrasound.¡± She chuckled as if she could see the little fetus in front of her. The baby would grow up soon and be a handsome boy or a pretty girl. She vowed that she would always protect her baby no matter what. She had put in so much effort to keep her baby! Jessica wiped her tears and stroked Ava¡¯s cheeks, ¡°Perhaps, this is the child¡¯s destiny. Ava, you are still young, so you can still conceive in the future, alright?¡± ¡°It¡¯s impossible¡­ You¡¯re lying¡­ you are all lying to me!¡± Ava tried to sit while she struggled with the severe pain in her body. Then, she tore the infusion tube from her hand and wanted to get up. But, she fell on the bedside as she was still weak. A Lifetime With You Chapter 45 A Lifetime With You Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Selden quickly supported her and wanted to bring her back to the bed. She turned her face away as her tears cascaded uncontrobl¨´ down her face. At this moment, Damien came in. Damien was not informed by Jessica as soon as the ident happened, so Ava hadpleted her surgery by the time he knew about it. He came with Selina. Damien saw Selden carrying Ava back to the bed when he entered the ward. His expression changed instantly. Ava raised her head and saw both Damien and Selina standing at the door. Suddenly, Ava burst into laughter. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t scare me¡­¡± Jessica was taken aback by her daughter¡¯sughter. Ava stared at Damien with a death re. ¡°Damien, our child is gone.¡± He had known everything on the way to the hospital, so he just nodded. ¡°Where were you when our child was killed, where?¡± She continued to sneer. Damien was with another woman at that time. He wasn¡¯t even willing to rush to her as soon as he knew about the ident. When she saw Damien and Selina standing together, both of them looked perfect for each other! Suddenly, a metallic copper smell choked her throat and she vomited a mouthful of blood. ¡°Ava!¡± Jessica eximed. Selden immediately helped her lie on the bed as he wanted to check on her physical condition. Damien took a step forward as he wanted to see her, but he was stopped by the doctors who came afterwards. Ava went into aa again. ¡°Let¡¯s go out first to let the doctor take good care of Ava,¡± Selina said softly to Damien. 2 The ward was not spacious, so it was indeed packed with all the nurses standing there. Thus, Damien had no choice but to leave the ward temporarily. Jessica was also persuaded by Selden to do the same. Jessica had always tried her best to please Damien in the past. But, she could no longer hold in her anger anymore after such an ident happened to her daughter today. ¡°Do you have any compassion? How can you bring another woman here when your wife had an ident? Do you deliberately want to upset her?¡± ¡°Auntie, don¡¯t get me wrong. We happened to be in thepany when we heard the news and I followed him here because I¡¯m worried about Miss Nagel¡¯s condition as well¡± Selina exined. Jessica red at her coldly, ¡°My daughter doesn¡¯t need sympathy from her husband¡¯s mistress.¡± ¡°Watch your words! Ms. Newton is just my friend,¡± Damien replied coldly. ¡°F*ck it! What kind of shitty friend is she? I don¡¯t believe you!! must¡¯ve been blind to let my daughter marry a douchebag like you!¡± In the ward, Ava finally woke up after the resuscitation. Selden stood by her side as he was a doctor. Then, he quickly held her hands when he saw that her eyes had opened ¡°Ava, how do you feel now?¡± Her abdomen was still cramping with unbearable pain. Besides, her face was very pallid and her nce fell at the door subconsciously. Selden¡¯s gaze seemed a bit dejected and he told her, ¡°Your mother was furious and she chased Damien and Selina out, but¡­¡± Ava interrupted coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to see him, it¡¯s good that he has left.¡± Selden didn¡¯t continue his words. However, Damien didn¡¯t leave. Instead, he had stood alone in the corridor for quite long before she woke up. 2 ¡°The effect of the anaesthetic is gone, so is it painful now?¡± He looked at her distressedly. D She turned away as her tears flowed down her cheeks and soaked the pillowcase. Did it hurt? Of course it hurt. She could never get the things that she tried her best to attain. Whether it was Damien or this child¡­ ¡°Selden, I¡¯m tired and I want to rest.¡± She closed her eyes. She was so sleepy even though she just woke up. Then, she had a simr dream again. In that dream, she was still a naive, yet stubborn teenage girl. She fell in love sight with a boy and was determined to be with him despite everyone¡¯s objections. But, she couldn¡¯t control her feelings for him. The thought of confessing to that boy had never shed across her mind, as she knew that he would definitely reject her. The only thing she did every day was to wait and see him carrying his bag as he walked through the boulevard because she liked him so much. But, she had never dared to strike up a conversation with him, not even once. 1 Later on, she studied extremely hard and managed to get into the same prestigious university as him. Then, she also joined took the same major as him. However, she could clearly fell that the huge distance between them with every step she took to approach him. They were indeed from two different worlds. ¡°Selden, you have known me for so long, don¡¯t you feel that I¡¯m always so ridiculous plus pitiful?¡± She asked abruptly. Selden was startled for a moment before he smiled, ¡°There are many people who are worse than you out there.¡± ¡°Really? But there probably won¡¯t be someone as dumb as me, right? @ ¡°The world is so big, so how can you be so sure about that?¡± Ava smiled bitterly and there was a lump in her throat. ¡°I heard that Damien just forced the police to issue a nationwide arrest warrant for Beth to bring her to justice. Your father and stepmother begged mercy from him on Beth¡¯s behalf, but they can¡¯t even get the chance to meet him.¡± Selden hesitated a while before he decided to inform Ava about this. Ava, who was drowsy, jolted awake and her mind cleared instantly when she heard Beth¡¯s name. Her eyes were wide open and they were filled with cold fury. ¡°I will never let her go.¡± Meanwhile, Beth had used some underhanded means to cover up her traces and no one could track her whereabouts. The police had used a lot of manpower to bring Beth to justice and provide a justification to the Radbury family, who were very angry. However, their efforts were futile. Meanwhile, Keenan Nagel and Cecelia Jerrison had sought all possible help that they could to save their daughter from this huge predicament. However, everyone knew that Damien was extremely angry this time. Thus, no one dared to intercede for Beth. Damien looked at his father inw, who was begging for his mercy, and said coldly,¡± I would¡¯ve destroyed the entire Nagel family if it wasn¡¯t because of Ava.¡± It then dawned on Keenan and his wife that someone truly cared about their illegitimate daughter, whom both of them had always neglected. Unfortunately, Ava was kept in the dark regarding these matters. Karen was throwing her tantrum in the Radbury family too, ¡°I thought you have never cared about that woman. It¡¯s pitiful that she lost her child, but aren¡¯t you and Selina getting along well? Why don¡¯t you just take this opportunity to divorce Ava and get engaged to Selina?¡± ¡°Mom, don¡¯t intervene with my stuff.¡± ¡°Why shouldn¡¯t I? I heard that you instructed the police to search for Beth and this has caused a rift in our rtionship with the Nagel family. How about the business cooperation with their family, are youThis text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. nning to terminate it?¡± ¡°If the Nagel family dares to protect Beth, I will certainly suspend all the contracts with them.¡± ¡°Stop being ridiculous!¡± Damien was very annoyed and he didn¡¯t want to argue with his mother over this anymore. So, he left immediately. A Lifetime With You Chapter 46 A Lifetime With You Chapter 46 Chapter 46 He went to the hospital. N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Then, he hesitated a while when he reached Ava¡¯s ward. ¡°Why aren¡¯t youing in?¡± The person inside asked. Damien paused for a moment before he entered. Ava stunned when she saw Damien. She initially thought that it was Selden, but it turned out to be Damien instead. ¡°Since you are here, I have something to tell you,¡± she had a small smile on her face. But it was a deste smile. She became so gaunt within a few days, even her fingers looked wrinkly and dried. ¡°There is something in the drawer of the left cab, please take it out for me,¡± she told Damien. Damien turned around and opened the drawer. There was a file inside. ¡°Actually, I have prepared this document a long time ago. I couldn¡¯t make up my mind as I thought there might be a turning point in our rtionship. But it seems as though I was blinded by my own reverie since the start,¡± sheughed. Damien¡¯s chest constricted a little when he opened the file. There were two copies of their divorce agreement inside. Ava had already signed the agreement. ¡°Divorce, huh¡­,¡± he sneered. ¡°Damien, I was the one who fell for you initially, so I have the right to relinquish the rtionship now.¡± He looked into her eyes and realized that she had been smiling all along. She could still smile brightly during a critical moment like this, and she seemed happier than before. He was shocked once again. ¡°Our rtionship will be over as long as you sign it now,¡± she said. Damien didn¡¯t budge. If she had been closer to him, she would find that he was clutching the documents so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. ¡°Did my mothere over to tell you something?¡± he asked. ¡°She used to do that, didn¡¯t she?¡± Again, her face was lit up with a smile. The man, who was standing sideways in front of her, was still as meticulous from head to toe as usual. He seemed to be no different from thed who wore a T-shirt on the field so many years ago However, she could no longer go back to that moment. This man once upied her thoughts during her youth, but she had realized that her love for him was still unrequited at the end of the day. He had always condescendingly treated her and his lips would always have a disdainful smirk whenever he looked at her. She had endured so much humiliation from him all these years. ¡°Damien, we were indeed from two different worlds from the very beginning. I¡¯m sorry that my infatuation wasted so much of your time.¡± She felt so relieved after she finally told him these words today. Since her life has always been filled with unfortunate events, she might as well try to ride it out and see whether there was any hope for her to turn her life around. ¡°Sign it, the pen is on the table.¡± She said to him. Damien walked to her side and picked up the pen from the table. ¡°What¡¯s your n after I sign it?¡± he asked. ¡°Our rtionship will bepletely over and I have nothing to do with you anymore.¡± He sneered,¡± So, will you go back to Selden?¡± Ava was stunned by his words. She replied dismissively, ¡°Damien, not everyone is as filthy as you.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± ¡°You can finally be with Selina publicly after this, so you must be very happy, right?¡± Damien¡¯s face became grim. Then, he picked up a pen and scrawled something on the document before he ced it in front of her. Her face was filled with unconcealed delight. It was unexpected that the divorce could be so simple. However, this decision had tortured her for so long. Finally¡­ it¡¯s finally over. Damien, I¡¯m the one who¡¯s tired of you now. Damien left after he had signed. It wasn¡¯t until he mmed the door and left, that the smile on her face disappeared and she burst out in cascading tears. His column was still nk when she looked at the divorce agreements in her hand. Instead, there were some words written in a bold font under her signature, ¡°In your dreams.¡± ¡°What the heck is this¡­¡± She held the two papers and cried helplessly. During Ava¡¯s hospitalization, in addition to Selden and her mother, her colleagues from thepany visited her too. She got along quite well with her colleagues, so she had quite a number of visitors. ¡°Hey, Ms. Nagel, why didn¡¯t you inform us regarding your pregnancy? We were informed about everything on such short notice that it almost drove us mad.¡± ¡°Ms. Nagel, don¡¯t be too sad about your baby, you can still get pregnant again since you are still young.¡± The colleagues sighed with sympathy as theyforted her. She had a miscarriage, and she was injured in a car ident. Thus, she needed to take a long time off work and she couldn¡¯t keep this matter a secret from her colleagues. Luckily, everyone was quite considerate and didn¡¯t question her further about other things. All of a sudden, Damien appeared at the door. He didn¡¯t expect that Ava¡¯s ward would be thronged with so many visitors, so he was stunned for a while. ¡°Mr. Radbury?¡± After Ava¡¯spany had taken over the outsourcing business from the Radbury Group, most of her colleagues came to know about him. They were so excited when they saw someone that usually only appeared on the news. Ava¡¯s face was very displeased. ¡°Why are you here?¡± she asked coldly. ¡°I¡¯m here to take care of you, am I not allowed to do that?¡± Everyone started to realize Damien¡¯s presence when he walked into the ward with a thermos. He walked to the bedside and opened the thermos, which was filled with chicken soup. ¡°Ms. Nagel, how do you know Mr. Radbury?¡± a colleague whispered to Ava. ¡°I don¡¯t know him,¡± she didn¡¯t even lift her gaze as she replied nonchntly. Damien pretended to not hear Ava¡¯s words. Then, he transferred some chicken soup into a bowl before he brought it to her mouth, but she turned away and refused to drink it. ¡°I woke up at dawn to prepare this, so please save some of my dignity and drink it,¡± Damien said. ¡°Wow¡­¡± The colleagues started to discuss and specte about Damien and Ava¡¯s rtionship. Meanwhile, Damien openly stated it, ¡°Ava is my wife, didn¡¯t she tell you guys before?¡± ¡°What?¡± The atmosphere broke out in amotion. The dignified Radbury Group! The well-known Damien Radbury! His wife was actually Ms. Nagel? What was happening? Damien¡¯s mouth quirked up in a grin while he forcefully fed Ava the chicken soup. She almost choked. In the next second, she looked up and asked coldly, ¡°You said you cooked this? It is obviously made by the house cook.¡± ¡°Your taste buds are quite sensitive, you can even distinguish that,¡± Damien grinned. The house cook always added wolfiporia and Goji berries when she prepared the soup. Thus, Ava wouldn¡¯t get it wrong because of the special taste. As soon as Ava said that, everyone was more convinced that Damien and Ava were a family! A Lifetime With You Chapter 47 A Lifetime With You Chapter 47 Chapter 47 Ava desperately wished that she could kill this fellow with her death re. Damien pretended not to notice Ava¡¯s expression and he continued to scoop the chicken soupnguidly to feed her. ¡°I don¡¯t want it,¡± she smiled stiffly and said it loathingly. Damien still insisted on bringing the chicken soup to her mouth and replied warmly, ¡°t know you are in a bad mood and you have a poor appetite after you lost your baby. Anyway, you still have to take good care of yourself. Don¡¯t make me worry too much.¡± ¡°What the hell are you doing?¡± Damien smiled but stayed silent. Thus, Ava was really befuddled and she couldn¡¯t seem to pierce through his thoughts at all. However, her colleagues had started a heated discussion. ¡°Mr. Radbury is so thoughtful to Ms. Nagel.¡± ¡°Oh, I can¡¯t bear to see their loving interactions. I didn¡¯t expect that Mr. Radbury can be so affectionate, he is such a good man.¡± The colleagues were talking about Damien. Their words of admiration towards Damien sounded so sycophantic that it made Ava ufortable. She couldn¡¯t mention that Damien and she were in the midst of getting a divorce in front of so many people. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. Not to mention¡­ But why would Damien do this? Didn¡¯t he hate proiming their rtionship publicly? What was wrong with him? A colleague said abruptly, ¡°No wonder the Radbury Group outsourced such arge advertising project to ourpany! It was all because of you, Ms. Nagel!¡± Ava was taken aback by that colleague¡¯s words. So, that outsourced project was not a coincidence, but it was done intentionally? Meanwhile, Damien didn¡¯t deny that statement. Instead, he said, ¡°Thank you, everyone, for taking care of Ava when she was in thepany.¡± ¡°Oh, it is nothing much. In fact, Ms. Nagel always treats us well. The matters in the administration department are very trivial anyway. Furthermore, the reason why our smallpany can survive in the market is all due to Ms. Nagel!¡± Ava couldn¡¯t help but feel a little embarrassed when her colleaguesmended her. Although she was an executive, she was just a small fry in such an insignificantpany. After her colleagues left, Ava pushed the chicken soup away immediately. Then, she questioned Damien coldly, ¡°What have you got up your sleeves?¡± Then, Damien went to close the door and a sharp glint shed across his eyes. ¡°The advertising project that yourpany received from the Radbury Group is the most lucrative project of the year, right?¡± ¡°Damien, what do you mean?¡± She could see a trace of slyness in his eyes, so she was a little rmed. ¡°If you are not here to sign the divorce agreement, then we don¡¯t have much to talk about. So, please leave now.¡± Her facial expression changed when she felt mild difort in her lower abdomen. He chuckled, ¡°Everyone knows that I helped yourpany because of you. So, what will happen to the project as well as yourpany if we split up now? ¡°Damien, are you threatening me?¡± He chuckled lightly without saying a word. Damien could destroy their small advertisingpany without much effort if he wanted to. Worst of all, he had the power to chase her away from City A, and even from the country. He could make sure that she wouldn¡¯t be able to find a ce to settle down. I It was undoubtedly a stark threat to announce her status as his wife to the public. ¡°What are your ulterior motives for doing this?¡± Ava became even more nervous when Damien approached her. ¡°Weren¡¯t you hoping to divorce me earlier on? So, why on earth are you doing this now? He leaned over and raised her chin frivolously, ¡°There is no way you can leave me and live happily ever after.¡± Ava was rtively healthy, so she could be discharged soon. Her mother came to pick her up when she left the hospital. Damien didn¡¯t turn up on that day, but that was fine. Ava wouldn¡¯t be so annoyed without him around. Jessica couldn¡¯t help but ask on the way home, ¡°Ava, are you really nning to divorce Damien?¡± ¡°Mum, I have no choice.¡± ¡°But.¡± Jessica was also very angry during the first few days after Ava had a miscarriage, and she even kicked Damien out of the ward that day. However, Jessica¡¯s attitude changed within these few days. Ava knew pretty well that there were times where Damien entered her ward right after her mother left. So, Damien and Jessica must have discussed something beforehand. ¡°Mum, what benefits have you reaped from him?¡± Ava asked directly. Jessica¡¯s expression became a little unnatural, ¡°What nonsense is that? I¡­ How could I simply ept gifts from the Radbury family? You are my biological daughter and that family had hurt you terribly, so of course, I¡¯ll have your back!¡± Ava looked down at the pristine branded bag that Jessica was carrying, which was undoubtedly a gift from Damien. Jessica would never be able to afford something like that with the living expenses given by Ava¡¯s father. It was so easy to bribe her mother with a single bag. ¡°Mum, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s weird?¡± ¡°What¡¯s weird?¡± ¡°He used to hate us so much. However, when I¡¯ve finally agreed to the divorce, he is the one who refuses to let me go.¡± Jessica replied without hesitation, ¡°There isn¡¯t anything weird about that since both of you have been together for a long time. Perhaps he is remorseful after he spent time with another woman while you suffered from a miscarriage. Perhaps he decided toe back to you because he had a change of heart.¡± Then, both Jessia and Ava got into the cab at the hospital entrance. Then, Jessica quickly informed the driver to head towards the Radbury family¡¯s vi. Ava stopped Jessica instantly and asked the driver to send them to the gardenmunity. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Why aren¡¯t you going back to your own house, buting to my ce instead?¡± ¡°That is the Radbury family¡¯s house, not mine. I don¡¯t belong in the Nagel family either. The only house that belongs to me is yours.¡± Jessica couldn¡¯t say much when she saw her daughter¡¯s determination. Then, she decided to discuss this matter further after they reached home. As for whether Ava would return to the Radbury family, she would decide on that matter in the future. ¡°Hey, do you know the reason why I worked so hard? When you are small, i racked my brain and found a way to get your father to recognize you and let you go back to the Nagel family. However, you moved out of the Nagel family as soon as you turned 18. Then, you finally managed to marry Damien after enduring so many hardships, but you are asking for a divorce now.¡± Meanwhile, Ava leaned her head on the car window and pretended to be asleep. When they reached home, Ava got out of the car with her mother¡¯s help. Then, she saw a familiar figure standing at the entrance even before she could step into the house. ¡°You are back? Open the door.¡± He leaned on the security door and asked with his usual tone. Obviously, this was his first time here. ¡°Damien, why are you here?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 48 A Lifetime With You Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Ava nced at her mother angrily. Jessica instantly said, ¡°It¡¯s not me! I didn¡¯t tell him that you would come to my ce.¡± Damien knocked on the door next to him and said, ¡°Are you going to just stand there and continue chatting? I have been waiting for more than an hour.¡± President Radbury¡¯s time was very precious, so she obviously didn¡¯t believe him at all. Ava snatched the keys from her mother without even looking at him. Then, she opened the door and immediately mmed it shut before she pulled her mother inside the house. ¡°What are you doing? He came all the way here, so why are you locking him out?¡± Jessica reprimanded. Ava grabbed the bag from Jessica and took off her ne and rings as well. Then, she dumped it out through the security door. ¡°How much does this cost? Please mum! It¡¯s not like you will starve or die without his money!¡± Ava was exasperated right now and she didn¡¯t care about her mother¡¯s dignity anymore. Jessica was furious as well. However, since her daughter had thrown all of her stuff out, she did not dare to go out and pick up all the branded items either, let alone open the door to let Damien in. ¡°Why are you¡­ Back then, you wanted to marry Damien so desperately, but why are you seeking a divorce now?¡± ¡°Yes, I¡¯m indeed making trouble for myself.¡± Ava went back to her room directly after that. N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Ava had ved away to pay the down payment for her mother¡¯s house. She worked and saved the pocket money given by her father during her university life. Although it was a small house, it was the only ce where Ava could rest peacefully. Thus, she didn¡¯t want this ce to have a single trace of that man. Nevertheless, Jessica came and knocked on Ava¡¯s door after a while, ¡°Ava, Damien hasn¡¯t left and I saw him standing outside. Perhaps¡­he is serious this time.¡± ¡°Serious? Are you trying to humiliate me seriously?¡± When Ava married him two years ago, she thought that it was fine if he didn¡¯t love her for the time being. As long as she was sincere, her feelings for him would pay off in the end. However, the two years of marriage was a living hell. Now, she couldn¡¯t even protect her own baby¡­ Ava gently stroked her t abdomen while her heart throbbed painfully again. ¡°Mum, do you think he has really changed his mind? He is just doing this for the sake of the Radbury Group¡¯s reputation, that¡¯s all,¡± she said to her mother, Jessica was taken aback, ¡°Why do you say so?¡± ¡°It will definitely be a huge impact on the Radbury Group if the public finds out that I have just gone through a miscarriage. Furthermore, I even nned to divorce him right after I got kicked out of his family. Meanwhile, he still has an ambiguous rtionship with Selina. All these scandals might affect theirpany¡¯s stock price. As a businessman, he¡¯s willing to do whatever it takes to benefit him.¡± ¡°Are you sure?¡± ¡°Otherwise, what else can it be?¡± Meanwhile, outside the door, Damien¡¯s patience seemed to have run out and he knocked on the door again. Initially, Jessica intended to open the door, but Ava suddenly came out of her room and she decided to have a clear chat with him. ¡°Damien, I have no idea what¡¯s going through your head, but I won¡¯t continue our rtionship anymore, so please just let me go.¡± Ava used all her strength to speak gently and voiced out the coldest plea he has ever heard. Damien¡¯s face turned gloomy, and he replied with a smile, ¡°Alright, return my money and I will leave immediately.¡± ¡°What money?¡± ¡°Your mother received one million dors from me. Since you refuse to go back with me, then I will leave immediately after I get back my money.¡± Ava looked at her mother in disbelief. Then, Jessica felt ashamed and lowered her head instantly. It seemed that Damien¡¯s words were true ¡°Why did you take so much? Return it now!¡± Jessica did not dare to refute, so she scurried back to her room and took out a bank card. However, she seemed reluctant to hand over the card to Damien. Ava snatched the card and gave it to Damien, ¡°I will pay you back the sum that my mum has used.¡± ¡°Ava, no¡­¡± Jessica tugged at Ava¡¯s sleeve quietly. ¡°Why not? I have reminded you before that you shouldn¡¯t take money from the Radbury family, right?¡± ¡°But¡­ There is only half a million left in the card.¡± Ava¡¯s eyes widened in horror, ¡°What!? How could you spend that much within such a short period of time?¡± ¡°I bought bags and essories¡­¡± It was the bag that had just thrown outside by Ava. Ava was about to pass out after she listened to her mother¡¯s words. A few bags and nes would cost Ava two to three years of her annual sry. Five hundred thousand¡­She wouldn¡¯t be able to pay it back unless she sold this house was sold. Damien seemed to have known Jessica¡¯s nature from the beginning, so he was filled with anticipation. He smiled jokingly, ¡°I can write off this sum of money if you let me in.¡± ¡°Damien, do you always like to use the money to threaten others?¡± Before Ava even stepped aside to let him past, he had already wormed his way through the crack of the door and sat down casually on the sofa in the living room. This house was much more shabby in comparison to the resplendent vi of the Radbury family. He nodded after ncing around, and said, ¡°It¡¯s quite clean, I guess I¡¯m staying overnight here. ¡°Damien, what do you mean?¡± ¡°Five hundred thousand.¡± He stretched out five fingers and shook them in front of her. ¡°Ava, just let him stay here, otherwise, where are we going to get so much money?¡± Jessica held her daughter and said. Ava had no other option but to stifle her anger. Damien pointed to the room on the left, ¡°Is that your room?¡± He walked into it directly before she could answer. Yes, it was Ava¡¯s bedroom, but she hadn¡¯t stayed there for quite some time. The things inside were usually cleaned by Jessica. However, since Ava was sent to the Nagel family when she was small, she didn¡¯t have many belongings in that room. Damien saw a small ceramic doll on the bookcase in the room which piqued his interest, so he picked it up. Ava followed behind him. Whenever she saw him touching her stuff, she would run over and snatch her stuff back. ¡°Don¡¯t touch this!¡± She sped the ceramic doll in her palm tightly. It was a birthday gift from her ssmate that Ava received on her eighteenth birthday. Although Ava was no longer in contact with that ssmate, she still treasured that gift a lot. ¡°I¡¯m not going to break it, why are you nervous?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it basic manners to not fidget with someone else¡¯s things when you enter their house?¡± Then, Damien stretched out his arm and pressed her against the bookcase. Then, he said cheekily, ¡°You are not ¡®someone else¡¯.¡± She was taken aback. Soon after that, he immediately let go of her and continued to browse the things on her bookcase. It was full of all kinds of books, ranging from world-famous ssics to popr novels. He didn¡¯t expect that she liked to read. A Lifetime With You Chapter 49 A Lifetime With You Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Damien noticed that the bottom shelf was full of books rted to ancient history, but they seemed to be dusty as they had been left there for quite some time. ¡°Do you like this book?¡± He took out one of them. ¡°Why do you even bother?¡± ¡°Why are you study a degree in finance if you like literature?¡± Ava snatched the book back and replied coldly, ¡°None of your business.¡± ¡°Why did I do that? Of course, it¡¯s because I want to get into the same university as you,¡± she thought Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t bother to even spare her a nce in high school, and nothing changed even when they went to university. What was more, she didn¡¯t work in the finance sector after she graduated. He would never know the amount of effort she had put in to get closer to him. ¡°Can you go out now?¡± Ava asked in a displeased tone. However, Damien didn¡¯t n to leave at all, instead, he turned around and sat down on her bed. ¡°I¡¯m sleeping here tonight.¡± It seemed that he was adamant about staying here. Just as Ava was going to say something, he stretched out five fingers and waved them in front of her again. Half a million¡­ Fine, she had no choice but to bear with it. ¡°Jerk!¡± She left the room after cursing him. There were only two bedrooms in the house. Since Damien had upied her room, she had to share a room with her mother. It had been ages since she slept together with her mother on the same bed. Ava hadn¡¯tpletely recovered, so she still experienced mild pains in her lower abdomen. Then, Jessica brewed Ava a cup of brown ginger tea and sighed, ¡°Why do you have to be so hard on Damien even though he has alreadye all the way here?¡± ¡°Where he wants to go has nothing to do with me.¡± ¡°Why are you so stubborn?¡± Ava turned sideways and closed her eyes, ¡°Mum, I¡¯m very tired now. Let me sleep for a while.¡± However, she didn¡¯t get to sleep because she heard Damien¡¯s voice from outside shortly after that. ¡°Why don¡¯t you go and check it out?¡± Jessica said quickly. ¡°Mum, I¡¯m sick and I don¡¯t feel like it.¡± So, Jessica had no choice but to get out of bed by herself. In the end, Ava decided to go and have a look after she pondered for a while. She didn¡¯t want anything to happen when her mother was alone with Damien. Damien was in the bathroom at this moment. Ava walked over and asked him, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Then, Damien popped out his head. His hair and even his eyshes were dripping wet because he was in the midst of showering. ¡°I don¡¯t have a towel.¡± Ava turned and got him a new towel. Then, she handed it to him with her eyes closed. After Damien was done with his bath, he came out from the bathroom with only his lower body wrapped with a towel. Ava was shocked when she saw this, so she quickly pushed him back to the bathroom. ¡°You are crazy! How can youe out naked when my mother is around!¡± Damien replied innocently, ¡°You didn¡¯t get me a set of clothes to change into.¡± ¡°Rubbish! How do you expect me to find mens¡¯ clothing in my mother¡¯s house?¡± He chuckled. At that critical moment, she pushed him into the bathroom by pressing on his chest and she wanted to close the door. Then, she soon realized that both of her hands were ced on his chest muscles. Soon, Ava blushed and she instantly let go. However, he grabbed her wrist and leaned over to kiss her. She tried her best to resist but she was afraid that her mother might hear her, so she didn¡¯t make a sound. His lips were cold and the cloud of vapour that surrounded him clung to her body. He gripped her hands tightly and she couldn¡¯t move at all. She could only struggle as she tried her best to break free. ¡°Stop struggling, otherwise, the towel is going fall¡±Damien said abruptly. ¡°What?¡± All of a sudden, she could feel that the towel on his waist had dropped to the floor. She could feel his smooth body as well as his¡­her regions through her thin pajamas. Her face was already burning with embarrassment. Meanwhile, Damien chuckled and approached her to kiss her again. She should have kicked him right on the crotch if it weren¡¯t for the fear that her mother would hear the noise. Maybe it was because of the moisture from his body, and the corner of her eyes started to be wet. She had no idea why she was crying. She seemed to recall the time when she saw his indifferent expression when he walked through the campus path, which was filled with cherry blossoms many years ago. This scene made her feel somewhat sad and despondent every time her thoughts shed back to it. At that time, she had never dreamt that the brilliant boy, whom she had always loved, would turn into her nightmare after so many years. Nothing couldst forever, and this included her feelings for him. ¡°Hey, why are you crying?¡± Damien stopped kissing her and he wanted to wipe her cheeks after he noticed her tears. But, even the tears were cool and despair. ¡°Damien, I hate you.¡± She bit her bottom lip hard before she pushed him aside as she wanted to go out. However, she tripped over the towel on the floor. ¡°Argh¡­¡± She stumbled backward as she cried out in surprise. Damien immediately reached out to grab her, but he tripped as well and both of them fell together in a heap. ¡°Let me go!¡± She pummeled his chest hard. Strangely enough, that she didn¡¯t feel much pain, even though the back of her head had hit the ground directly. Ava stood up and found that Damien had used his palm to hold her head when she fell. At the same time, the back of his hand collided with the hard tiles. Due to the impulsive force from her head, his skin was scuffed, and there were signs of bleeding as well. Her heart quivered. ¡°Ouch¡­¡± Damien sped his hands with a painful expression. She was shocked, so she quickly went to check his wound, but it was just a minor scratch. However, Damien raised his hands and said with a pout, ¡°I¡¯m injured.¡± ¡°Since you have such a weak and vulnerable body, should I call for an ambnce?¡± ¡°Go ahead.¡± Ava rolled her eyes. Then, she stood up to go and take a ster for him. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. She finally managed to rummage for a bottle of iodophor and cotton swabs. But, she was uncertain whether these two things were expired or not. Since it was just for external use and it wouldn¡¯t be deadly, so she threw the medicine directly to him. ¡°I was hurt because of you, so you should treat my wounds,¡± Damien said. She could only sit down and hold his hand up. When he watched as she carefully took the cotton swab and applied the medicine to his hand, he was a bit stunned. Perhaps, he didn¡¯t know anything about this woman at all. Suddenly, his chest tightened and he held her fingers tightly, ¡°Ava,e back to me, we can start all over again.¡± Damien¡¯s voice was hoarse as he pleaded with her. Then, her movements paused and she couldn¡¯t help butugh. She would be touched, probably, if he had told her these words earlier on. But, now, she just raised up her head and looked into his eyes. ¡°Damien, we¡¯re over.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 50 A Lifetime With You Chapter 50 Chapter 50 The next day. When Jessica woke up, she saw Ava sitting on the sofa in the living room. Ava was flipping through a newly-delivered magazine in the morning. It was a famous financial magazine and Damien was on the cover of the annual issue. The reporter asked about Damien¡¯s criteria for choosing a spouse in the interview. His answers were, ¡°Smart, beautiful, and has long legs.¡± It was such a vulgar answer. Ava sneered when she read that article. Maybe the interview of this issue was done when the scandal between Damien and Selina had gone viral. Moreover, there were only a few people who knew about small fry like Ava, who also happened to be Mrs. Damien. In the article, the reporter asked again, ¡°Mr. Radburry, what¡¯s the character that your ideal spouse should have? Can you describe it more specifically?¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s be more straightforward. My ideal spouse doesn¡¯t need to have extremely long legs, but she must be beautiful.¡± Ava looked at her legs subconsciously when she saw that answer. She had a height of 1.68 meters, and her legs weren¡¯t short after all. Besides, she also graduated from a famous local university with a master¡¯s degree. Thus, she wasn¡¯t considered daft as well. As for the criteria of beauty¡­ She sighed instinctively. It seemed that his ideal type was totally different from hers. ¡°Ava, what are you looking at with such an intense gaze?¡± Jessica asked her. Ava closed the magazine quickly. Then, she got up and went to the kitchen to help her mother prepare breakfast. Meanwhile, Damien woke up and stretched himselfnguidly even though it was almost noon. Ava had gone out with her mother at that moment. However, Ava left him a note, which asked him to be sensible and leave after eating breakfast. He chuckled and kept the note. That magazine was ced at the side of the table. Then, he picked it up when he saw his picture on the cover and noticed that there were traces of it being read before. The reporter still persevered to dip up details about his personal life at the end of the interview, ¡°So, are you seeing someone now?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Meanwhile, at the Radbury Group. Dempsey entered the president¡¯s office and informed him, ¡°President, Ms. Newton is here.¡± He rubbed his temples and asked his staff to let Selina in. After Selina came in, she greeted him politely and asked, ¡°I saw that Ms. Nagel looked quite pallid at the hospital that day, is it because I made her feel ufortable?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to bother about this.¡± ¡°Should I rify to her that we are just normal business partners?¡± Damien looked up and handed the documents in his hands to her, ¡°Are you here to sign the contract with me, or to exchange pleasantries?¡± Selina was taken aback. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. It seemed that Damien didn¡¯t buy her words of kindness, or when she acted empathetic towards him. Anyway, he didn¡¯t even bother to give an exnation, which showed how insignificant Ava was to him. ¡°Damien, your mum called me this morning and asked me to have a meal with her. But I won¡¯t go if you feel that it¡¯s inappropriate.¡± Damien groaned a little and replied, ¡°Just go ahead.¡± Now that Ava had lost her baby, his mother had started urging him to divorce Ava and remarry again. After all, since Selina could fulfill his mother¡¯s wishes, perhaps his mother wouldn¡¯t mess with Ava anymore. Anyway, it was a bit difficult to calm Ava. Never did he think that Ava would be so hard to deal with. 1 However, thedy sitting in his office was a tough nut to crack too. This was the first day for Ava to return to work after she had been discharged from the hospital. But, the news that she was Mrs. Radbury had already spread throughout thepany. Thus, she had received countless words of ttery ever since she entered the office in the morning. This made her feel very uneasy. ¡°Don¡¯t be like that guys, I¡¯m still the same as before and I don¡¯t need any special treatment,¡± she told her colleagues. ¡°How can it be? Ava, ourpany will be relying on you in the future!¡± Her boss ran up to her personally and shook her hand enthusiastically. Ava smiled awkwardly and pulled her hand back. ¡°Ava, maybe you can talk to President Radbury regarding the investment in ourpany.¡± ¡°Boss, I don¡¯t own the final say in the Radbury Group.¡± ¡°What are you talking about? I¡¯ve always treated you well, right? You just have to give him a small hint and get a few investments from their side. That will be good enough for ourpany¡¯s revenue!¡± After she spent the whole morning prattling with her boss and colleagues, she was extremely exhausted. She would probably quit her job at thispany if this situation were to persist. It¡¯s all Damien¡¯s fault! Ava couldn¡¯t help but grit her teeth in annoyance. Meanwhile, Damien, who was far away in his office, sneezed loudly as if he could sense that someone was talking about him. After Ava got off from work, she left the office and saw a luxury car stopped at the ground floor of her company building. It wasn¡¯t se to see a luxury car in front of this office building, which was located in the central business district. However, she could identify that it was Damien¡¯s car. Then, she immediately made a detour, but it was toote as Damien had already blocked her way. ¡°Why are you so afraid of seeing me? Am freak?¡± Damien asked. ¡°I¡¯m hiding from an imminent disaster.¡± She got rid of his hand coldly. Two of her colleagues happened to pass by at that moment, so they immediately waved to Damien when they saw him. Unexpectedly, Damien smiled and waved back to them. Since when had Damien be so friendly?! ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not doing anything. But since you keep hiding from me, I have to make sure that you can¡¯t escape.¡± D ¡°You¡­¡± Damien chuckled and yanked her into the car. ¡°Damien, if you think that this game is fun, there are lots of people out there who are willing to y with you. So, please stop wasting my time.¡± ¡°I¡¯m here to pick up my wife after she¡¯s done with work, so it¡¯s perfectly justified.¡± His words sounded so righteous that she couldn¡¯t retort at all. Damien picked her up during peak hour in such a high profile. So, she could already foresee the uing lively discussion at the office tomorrow. She was so exasperated and embarrassed that she wanted to disappear from the face of the earth. ¡°You don¡¯t have to go to this extent even if you wanted to give out an impression of a gentle and loving husband. I know that you intend to clear up the rumours that you cheated. As long as you divorce me, then your rtionship with Selina wouldn¡¯t be a scandal.¡± Ava said heartlessly. ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± It was peak hour at that time, so the traffic was very congested. Damien, who was driving the car at that time, became a little impatient. She knew that he couldn¡¯t stand time-consuming things like traffic jams, so he would usually leave his work before the rush hour. So, she had no idea why he was acting abnormally today. After he drove a certain distance away, Ava noticed that it was neither the route back to her mother¡¯s house nor the Radbury family¡¯s house. ¡°Where are you taking me?¡± ¡°Dinner.¡± Damien brought Ava to a restaurant, which turned out to be the ce that sold her favorite fish A Lifetime With You Chapter 51 A Lifetime With You Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Ava knew at first nce that her mother must¡¯ve informed Damien about this restaurant. Otherwise, someone like him, who regrly dined at Michelin-starred restaurants, would never set foot in such a secluded and cheap stall. ¡°What are you waiting for? Why aren¡¯t you getting down?¡± Ava did not get out of the car, but she stared straight ahead instead. Because Selden and Kelly were in front of them! Kelly also recognized Damien at first nce, so she quickly greeted him with a smile. O It seemed that the fabricated usationsst time didn¡¯t affect Selden and Kelly¡¯s rtionship. ¡°Mr. Radbury, what a coincidence, did youe here with Ms. Nagel to eat their sour fish?¡± Kelly was afraid that Damien wouldn¡¯t recognize her, so she took off her sunsses. But, Damien became a little upset when he saw Selden. Selden didn¡¯t bother to look at Damien at all. Instead, he asked Ava concernedly, ¡°Did you rest well after being discharged? How are you feeling now?¡± ¡°¡­have almost recovered.¡±. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Damian became even more displeased after he saw Selden¡¯s obvious concern for Ava right in front of him. Kelly held Selden¡¯s arm and said coyly, ¡°Since it¡¯s so coincidental and we could bump into each other, why don¡¯t we eat together?¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Selden agreed and smiled at Damien, ¡°What is President Radbury¡¯s opinion?¡± Damien red at Ava beside him and went straight into the restaurant without saying anything. Soon, the sour fish was served. Kelly was amazed after only one bite, ¡°Wow, it¡¯s delicious! Honey, how did you get to know about this hidden gem?¡± ¡°I always came here with Ava when we were in university,¡± Selden replied with a grin as he looked at Ava. ¡°Honey, you went to a medical university previously, and you furthered your studies abroadter on. So, how did you manage to do that with Ms. Nagel?¡± Kelly asked suddenly. ¡°It¡¯s because this restaurant is very close to her school, so I always yed truant to look for her.¡± ¡°Oh, you guys were so close!¡± Damien¡¯s eyes expression darkened. He had purposely asked Jessica about Ava¡¯s favourite this morning, so she told him about this restaurant.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. No wonder Ava liked it, as she had a lot of memories with Selden here. Kelly sighed with regret, ¡°Sigh,+ didn¡¯t know that there was such a delicious restaurant here. Honey, whenever I think about your school days, it¡¯s such a pity that I didn¡¯t get to have fun with you during that time of your life. Why didn¡¯t I bump into you earlier instead of Ms. Nagel?¡± Ava was dumbfounded by Kelly¡¯s words, so she quickly said, ¡°Ms. Hensley, don¡¯t you say that. Selden¡­and I only knew each other just a little earlier.¡± Damien snorted coldly. Selden looked at the two women in front of him. Then, he seemed to smile bitterly, ¡°Yea, there¡¯s no such thing as ¡®firste first serve¡¯ in terms of a rtionship.¡± Kelly was overjoyed when she heard his words. Thus, she hugged and kissed him lovingly. ¡°Perfectly said. Although I met you a littleter, your love is only spared for me, alright?¡± Selden smiled without saying a word, as his attention was only focused on Ava. Ava still didn¡¯t notice Selden¡¯s lingering gaze, but Damien¡¯s expression became even grimmer. Everyone had their own thoughts during that meal. After the meal was over, Damien immediately dragged Ava into his car and left. On the other hand, Selden opened the door to let Kelly get in the car. However, Kelly stood still and her expression was even more displeased than Damien¡¯s just now. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Get in the car, I¡¯ll take you back.¡± ¡°I still like you a lot, but I don¡¯t want to be your girlfriend anymore.¡± Then, Kelly reced her usual bright smile with a dull tone. ¡°Come again?¡± ¡°Selden, actually I can¡¯t eat fish because I¡¯m allergic to seafood,¡± Kelly said coldly. He was taken aback. But she looked like she had enjoyed the meal more than anyone else in the restaurant just now. Kelly stretched out her arm after she rolled up her sleeves. Indeed, her arm was covered in red rashes. He approached her and took a closer look. Then, he realized that even her neck was covered with red spots. ¡°You can¡¯t take seafood? So why did you ask me to bring you here? Are you nuts?!¡± Selden hurried to the back of the car and opened the trunk. She was lucky that he was a doctor. Therefore, there were always various types of medicines, including anti-histamine in the car. He still felt uneasy after he gave her the medicine. So, he got her into the car and wanted to take her to the hospital. However, Kelly held the steering wheel and said, ¡°Selden, I¡¯m not crazy, but you are.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I realized something a long time ago. Even though you always bring me along to have fun when we are together and you take the effort to make every date interesting, but you have never remembered the things that I like or dislike. Furthermore, this is not the first time that I¡¯ve told you about my allergy to seafood.¡± Selden was obviously stunned. Indeed, he didn¡¯t remember that at all. Kelly laughed and her face was flushed due to the allergic reaction, which made her look like she was having a fever. ¡°Selden, I have finally discovered your secret.¡± He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time before he said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Herughter became more miserable, ¡°Look, even after I¡¯ve exposed your feelings towards me, you¡¯re still unwilling to give me an exnation and you only know how to apologize. I¡¯m pretty sure that you¡¯ve never really like me at all.¡± Since the moment he saw Damien and Ava, he only ever had eyes for Ava. Although he didn¡¯t utter a single word as he held Kelly¡¯s hands the whole time, Kelly could obviously sense that the way he looked at Ava was totally different from the way he looked at her. Selden actually fell for a married woman! Because of this, he treated Kelly as a substitute? And, did he think he could approach Ava righteously, now that he had an official girlfriend? ¡°I saved your dignity in front of them just now, and I have cooperated well with your act as well. Don¡¯t you think that I¡¯m well qualified to be your fake girlfriend?¡± Kelly sneered. ¡°Kelly, you are a very good girl, I didn¡¯t mean to take advantage of your feelings. I¡¯m just¡­¡± ¡°You were just looking for a substitute, and you happened toe across me at that time, am I right?¡± Kelly interrupted him. He stayed silent. ¡°Selden, I don¡¯t care who you liked or disliked before, but I should be the only one in your heart after you have chosen me. I¡¯ve always been someone¡¯s first choice, not second.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Sheughed even louder. He didn¡¯t know what to do but apologize after she had made herself clear. It seemed that everything shoulde to an end now. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s just end our rtionship here.¡± After saying that coldly, Kelly opened the door and walked out. . A Lifetime With You Chapter 52 A Lifetime With You Chapter 52 Chapter 52 On the other hand, Damien sped up even though Ava was in the car. ¡°Damien, what are you doing? Slow down!¡± She subconsciously grabbed her seat belt. The car was already over the speed limit on the congested roads in the city. Worst still, he drove recklessly and he even ignored the honking from the surrounding cars. He was driving so carelessly. Did he think he was driving a tank? ¡°Damien, you¡¯re crazy!¡± After he drove for a certain distance, he mmed on the emergency brakes and stopped the car by the roadside. She almost hit the windshield because of the sudden brakes and her head would¡¯ve been bleeding by now, if it weren¡¯t for the seat belt. ¡°Damien, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± He turned around and pressed her against the seat. He lowered her backrest slowly before he stepped over from the driver¡¯s seat all of a sudden. Then, he pressed her downpletely and bit her lip harshly. She struggled so hard that she could barely breathe. ¡°Damien, you¡­ uh¡­ let me go!¡± She forcefully scratched his cheeks and left a long, red gash under his eyes. That caused him a lot of pain, so he stopped his actions. However, the cold fury in his gaze was terrifying. But, Ava still didn¡¯t understand the reason why he was so angry. His entire body was pressed against hers and she couldn¡¯t budge at all. ¡°Can you at least tell me what I did wrong if you want to throw your tantrum at me?¡± ¡°Selden and Kelly will break up today and it is all because of you,¡± Damien said as his eyes darkened. ¡°What?¡± She waspletely bemused. ¡°So, are you breaking up with me because of him?¡± ¡°Damien, do you know that you are being very unreasonable?¡± Ava became very upset. She indeed wanted to end her rtionship with Damien, but that had nothing to do with Selden at all. And, why did he mention Selden and Kelly just now? Ava was slow-witted in these matters, so she still couldn¡¯t catch Damien¡¯s drift. She retorted coldly, ¡°You were the one who brought me to that restaurant, and you also agreed to have a meal with them. I didn¡¯t do anything at all, but why are you using me of all these things now?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not your fault, it¡¯s mine.¡± He finally let go of his hand. There were obvious red marks on her shoulder. And, the ce she had scratched him with her nails was very apparent. Ava sat up straight and buttoned up her clothes. ¡°Get off,¡± Damien said coldly. Ava was still very angry, so she didn¡¯t argue with him anymore. Then, she immediately opened the door and got out of the car. Meanwhile, Damien drove off after that and Ava was left alone by the roadside. Then, she raised her head and looked around. Where was this deste ce? Ava couldn¡¯t help stomp her feet in anger. How could Damien drive all the way here and leave her at such an unknown ce! She couldn¡¯t see any signs of people as far as her eye could see, let alone cars! She couldn¡¯t even hail a cab if she wanted to, so she could only use her phone to make an online booking. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. But¡­ Her phone was still in Damien¡¯s car! After Damien drove for a few minutes, he heard a phone ringing from under the seat. He stopped the car and picked up Ava¡¯s mobile phone. It was a call from Jessica. She was worried about her daughter as Ava hadn¡¯te back after work. ¡°It¡¯s me,¡± Damien answered the phone. Jessica immediately became ted when she heard his voice, ¡°Is Ava with you? If she is, then I don¡¯t have to worry. I will cook some dishes for both of you if you guys areing back tonight!¡± ¡°No, we are not.¡± ¡°Oh, alright, alright, she has been staying with me for the past two days. It¡¯s time for her to go back to the Radbury family, otherwise, it will be awkward. Damien, please take good care of Ava. She¡¯s an outspoken girl, but her heart is always loyal to you.¡± Damien didn¡¯t bother listening to Jessica¡¯s rant, so he hung up. Then, he swerved his car and immediately headed towards the direction where he left her at. However, Ava was no longer there. There were no shops nearby, so where could she be? ¡°Damn!¡± He thumped the steering wheel hard. Damien searched for her throughout the night. He looked for her along the highway as well as all the possible paths that she might walk to. Yet, there was still no news about her whereabouts even though the nearby residents had joined in to search for her. He didn¡¯t expect that Ava would be lucky enough to meet a passing van a few minutes after he left discussed their university life¡­ ¡°Selden, did Ms. Hensley misunderstand something? I¡¯ll go and rify everything to her!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to exin it at all because she didn¡¯t misinterpret anything.¡± ¡°Then what is going on?¡± ¡°She¡­ is smarter than both of us. It¡¯s just that we¡¯re not meant for each other.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 53 A Lifetime With You Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Selden¡¯s voice sounded rather helpless. However, he didn¡¯t seem to dwell on the sadness even though he had broken up. He even joked with Ava, so she had no idea how tofort him at all. Selden smiled, ¡°Well, you have nothing to do with what happened between me and my ex-girlfriend, so you don¡¯t have to think about it too much. If you really feel guilty, maybe you can treat me to a mealter tonight.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it inappropriate for me to have dinner with you for the time being?¡± ¡°Then, tell me a time which suits you because I¡¯m always free.¡± Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Selden, how can you be so shameless for the sake of a free meal!¡± Then, a colleague knocked on the door of the pantry and reminded Ava softly, ¡°The boss wants you to go to his office.¡± After all, it was working hours, so Ava hung up the phone and walked into the boss¡¯s office. Dempsey, who was the secretary of the Radbury Group, had just left and Ava had no idea what Dempsey had said because the boss looked upset. ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, are you looking for me?¡± An ominous thought shed through her mind suddenly. Indeed, Mr. Hemsworth raised his eyes weakly and nced at her. ¡°Ava, although we are just a small company, I¡¯ve treated you well enough all along, right?¡± There was a hint of resentment in his tone. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°You have no idea at all?¡± Ava was very confused by her boss¡¯s resentful words. Then, she caught a glimpse of the document on Mr. Hemsworth¡¯s desk and it looked like the one that Dempsey had just brought it. ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, do we have a problem with the Radbury Group?¡± she asked. ¡°Ava, everyone knows about your rtionship with Damien. Perhaps a smallpany like ours can no longer afford to hire such a big shot like you!¡± Ava was getting more befuddled by his words. So, she took a step closer and asked, ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, what happened? Can you please exin everything to me clearly?¡± ¡°The Radbury Group has just sent someone to inform us that the advertising project that we had done for them is unqualified. Thus, they want to terminate our contract, and they even asked us topensate them with triple the amount of the initial fee!¡± ¡°What?¡± Ava took the folder from him and nced through it quickly. This project was thergest order that the company had received for the first half of the year. Besides, the revenue of the second quarter depended on this order. Furthermore, colleagues from the design and publication departments had worked overtime frequently toplete this project. But, a single ¡°underqualified¡± word from Damien had obliterated all of their efforts. ¡°Why do we have to pay for the penalty when the Radbury Group wants to end our contract?¡± Ava said. ¡°You have to ask Mr. Radbury regarding this. The Radbury Group is a bigpany, so a small From Mr. Hemsworth¡¯s tone, Ava knew that he had totally misunderstood the situation. Unfortunately, all her efforts to exin it to him were futile. Ava immediately realized that Damien had deliberately caused trouble for herpany after their argument yesterday. How could the president of the renowned International Radbury Group be so petty! ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, this is¡­¡± ¡°Ava, go and have a good talk with Mr. Radbury. We can fix his dissatisfaction with the project as well, and I¡¯ll try my best to make it up to you if you¡¯ve been displeased with me, alright?¡± ¡°But what¡¯s the point of asking me to inform him?¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re his wife, can¡¯t you solve this issue easily by talking to him? Ava, could it be that you¡¯re unwilling to do that?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that, but¡­¡± How could she possibly have the right to speak to Damien in the current situation? Obviously, Damien was targeting her! And he wanted to show her who was the boss from the start! Ava shook her head, then Mr. Hemsworth immediately stood up and held her hand tightly when he noticed that she was reluctant to help. ¡°Ava, thepany will suffer a huge loss if we lose this project. Besides, thepany can¡¯t afford to pay the penalty. Ava, please save ourpany for the sake of ourradeship for the past few years!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to, but I¡­¡± It was just that she was about to divorce Damien, so how could she beg for his help to save herpany? ¡°You are the wife of President Radbury! You can solve things like this easily. You can still go home peacefully and enjoy your luxurious life without thepany. But, what about other employees in thepany? They still need to support their family and pay for various loans. They won¡¯t be able to survive if ourpany goes bankrupt. Ava, I¡¯m begging you, do I have to kneel down in order for you to agree?¡± As soon as Mr. Hemsworth finished his words, he immediately acted as if he was about to kneel down. Ava couldn¡¯t allow her boss to kneel in front of her, so she quickly helped him up. Ava couldn¡¯t stand his repeated requests, not to mention that this matter directly affected her, but it also involved the livelihoods of the other employees in thepany. Thus, she had no choice but to agree with her boss¡¯ requests. When Mr. Hemsworth heard that she had agreed, he immediately had a delighted smile on his face. ¡°Ava, please put in a good word about ourpany to President Radbury! Ourpany¡¯s future will be solely relying on your support from now onwards!¡± Ava gave a wry smile, which looked even more depressing than a crying face. She had no other option, so she called Damien under Mr. Hermsworth¡¯s prating gaze. ¡°Sorry, the call you are dialing is in progress¡­¡± The call was not connected. Indeed, why would Damien be willing to pick up her call? ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, Damien might be busy now, ¡­¡± ¡°Ava, this issue must be resolved today. Otherwise, no one would be willing to do business with us if the news that the Radbury Group rejected our project is leaked out.¡± Since the boss had already highlighted the importance of this matter multiple times, Ava was forced to bring the documents to the Radbury Group to personally ask Damien for help. No matter whether she was willing or not, she still had to give it a try. Meanwhile, at the Radbury Group¡¯s Headquarters. Ava rarely came here throughout her two years of marriage with Damien. ¡°You have no right to look for me if I don¡¯t acknowledge you as my wife,¡± Damien had once said those exact words to her. She stood in the lobby on the first floor and said to the receptionist, ¡°Hello, I am the executive director from the Westrise Advertising Company. I want to discuss some important matters with President Radbury.¡± ¡°Westrise Advertising? I¡¯ve never heard of it! Did you make an appointment?¡± Although the receptionist was beautiful, her voice turned pompous when she heard the name of Ava¡¯s smallpany. Of course, Ava didn¡¯t make an appointment. ¡°I really have to meet Damien to discuss something urgent, so please pass on the message,¡± Ava could only stifle her anger as she continued to speak patiently to the receptionist. A Lifetime With You Chapter 54 A Lifetime With You Chapter 54 Chapter 54 ¡°I can¡¯t ry the message if you didn¡¯t make an appointment.¡± In fact, Ava visited the group a few months ago and she even fought in the secretary¡¯s office just to meet Damien. But the receptionist obviously couldn¡¯t recognize that she was Damien¡¯s nominal wife. Given the unpleasant experiencest time, Ava didn¡¯t want to disclose her identity this time. But now, it seemed that she couldn¡¯t get to see Damien if she continued waiting like this. She gritted her teeth and receptionist, ¡°I am Damien¡¯s wife, let me go up as I want to see him.¡± ¡°Madam? Isn¡¯t our president wife¡­?¡± Ava retrieved her wedding photos with Damien from her mobile phone and showed them to the girl. The receptionist was bbergasted and she covered her mouth for a long time without saying a word. ¡°Can I go up now?¡± ¡°This¡­ is not edited, right? You¡­ you, you are really¡­¡± Ava took the pass from the front desk and headed to the elevator without waiting for the receptionist to finish her question. The receptionist was stunned for a while before she shouted, ¡°Wait, the president is meeting a guest now, you¡­¡± But, Ava had already entered the elevator. When the elevator reached the eighteenth floor, Ava went out and she was greeted by Damien¡¯s secretary, Dempsey. Dempsey was also surprised when she saw Ava, ¡°Madam? Why are you here?¡± ¡°Where is Damien? Is he in his office?¡± Ava feared that she would be blocked again, so she pushed Demsey aside nimbly. However, Ava could hear a voice from the president¡¯s office just as she was about to dash in, so she halted her footsteps. There was another woman in the office with Damien. It was Selina! ¡°Damien, what happened to your face?¡± Damien and Selina were indoors, but he was wearing sunsses. Besides, there was an obvious gash below his eyes under the sunsses. Ava wounded him when she scratched him in the car yesterday. Damien frowned slightly, ¡°Carry on with what my mother had told you.¡± ¡°Auntie said that the elders from our two families are going to have a meal together next month for the discussion about the engagement.¡± There was a subtle shyness in Selina¡¯s expression when she told Damien about this. Damien snorted, ¡°She is really in a hurry.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t me Auntie, after all, she doesn¡¯t know about our rtionship. She thinks we are dating, so she¡¯ll naturally think about our engagement.¡± Outside the office, Ava subconsciously clenched her fist so tightly that it had turned white. Engagement? Sh*t, they were really in a hurry. Ava hadn¡¯t officially signed the divorce agreement yet, but Damien¡¯s mother had already chosen her next daughter-inw. However, the divorce would be done soon orter. If it wasn¡¯t because it would affect Damian¡¯s reputation, he wouldn¡¯t keep dying the process of signing the agreement, right? It was just that people like him were constantly surrounded by members of the upper-ss, so fame didn¡¯t matter much to him. Ava turned and left. In the office, Selina bit her lip and said bashfully, ¡°Damien, I can make it clear to auntie if you don¡¯t want to join the dinner. I can tell her that we are not really dating, but we are just in a cooperative rtionship.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Selina was stunned. She assumed Damien would at least hesitate, but he actually nodded and agreed right away. It seemed that Damien really thought nothing of their rtionship, except for business cooperation. Selina gave a bitter smile and her expression remained the same, ¡°Damien, I know that you fobbed your mother off by choosing to have a fake date with me previously. But, now how do you n on settling Ms. Nagel? After you guys divorce¡­¡± ¡°Who said that I would divorce her?¡± Damien raised his eyebrows slightly. Selina was taken aback, ¡°But, I heard¡­¡± ¡°You better don¡¯t believe everything that my mother says, especially when ites to matters like these.¡± Meanwhile, at the Westrise Advertising Company. After Ava returned to thepany, she returned the document to her bosspletely intact. ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, I¡¯m sorry, I really can¡¯t help you solve the problem with the Radbury Group.¡± ¡°Why? Aren¡¯t you Damien¡¯s wife? Why can¡¯t you lend a hand with such a simple issue? Ava, are you that cold-hearted?¡± Ava could only bite her lip with a sense of regret under her boss¡¯ relentless questioning. How should she plead with Damien in the situation just now? She didn¡¯t even want to step into that office. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. However, she couldn¡¯t think of an alternate solution to solve this matter, other than seeking help from Damien ¡°Ava, you are cing the wholepany at the brink of disaster! Are you going to pay for this hefty penalty? Or you will help me to get more business for ourpany?¡± Mr. Hemsworth could no longer suppress his temper, so he yelled at her. ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, give me a little more time. I will think of another way to solve thepany¡¯s problems,¡± Ava could only say that to ease his anger. Then, she sighed heavily when she walked out of her boss¡¯s office and returned to her workstation. Albeit she had told him that she would think of another way, but she didn¡¯t the capabilities to deal with this at all! She would definitely have to pay thepensation fee! Ava gritted her teeth and she knew that she must meet Damien again no matter what. She would ept it even if he sneered at her, humiliated her, or requested her to do something outrageous! It¡¯s not like she hadn¡¯t acted shamelessly before, and it was just an issue of dignity! In the evening, in the Radbury family¡¯s vi. Initially, Ava assumed that Damien wouldn¡¯t be back tonight. Besides, she was also brooding on how could she meet him to discuss the issue regarding her company. Surprisingly, he was already in the study room. ¡°Damien, I need to talk to you¡­¡± Before she could finish her words, he said preemptively, ¡°I heard from Dempsey saying that you came to the office to look for me this afternoon?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Why are you leave again since you were there?¡± Ava cursed secretly in her mind, ¡°Of course it¡¯s because I didn¡¯t want to disturb your date with your mistress.¡± She held the displeasure that arose within her and said, ¡°Damien, I have thought about it. As long as you can be magnanimous towards mypany, I will agree on whatever conditions you want.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Damien raised his eyebrowszily. ¡°I have agreed to sign the divorce papers from the beginning. So, as long as you promise not to im the penalty from Westrise Advertising, I will move out of the Radbury family¡¯s vi right away. Besides, I won¡¯t ask for a single penny from you. If you are worried about criticism on your engagement with Ms. Newtown right after you divorce me, I can also issue a statement to make it clear that we have divorced earlier on.¡± Damien stood up from the chair. Then, he raised her chin with his hand and stared at her condescendingly. ¡°I haven¡¯t even signed the divorce papers, but you have already proimed that we¡¯ve split up. Isn¡¯t this considered as public deception?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it in your nature to lie and cheat?¡± ¡°Ah.¡± He snorted and let go of her. A Lifetime With You Chapter 55 A Lifetime With You Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Ava reigned in her anger and spoke loudly, ¡°I know that you just want to torture me, but this is a matter between us and it has nothing to do with mypany. So, please don¡¯t implicate others.¡± Damien snorted again. In fact, he also came to know about Ava¡¯s advertisingpany today. That morning, Dempsey went to hand over Ava¡¯s phone and she found out that Ava was working for the company that the Radbury Group had coborated with previously. So, Dempsey just sent the document as well. The advertising n that Ava¡¯spany came up with didn¡¯t meet the standards of the Radbury Group at all. Thus, it was reasonable for the Radbury Group to terminate the contract and Ava wasn¡¯t involved in that decision at all. It seemed that she had misunderstood himpletely. He sat back on the chair and said, ¡°I can waive the penalty from yourpany but I won¡¯t let yourpany handle this project anymore.¡± ¡°Okay, that¡¯s enough,¡± Ava turned and nned to leave. But Damien continued, ¡°You haven¡¯t heard me finish my terms.¡± So, she had to halt her footsteps. What more could he want if he was still unsatisfied with the terms that he had mentioned just now? She had nothing else to give him anymore. ¡°What are your conditions?¡± ¡°Put this on.¡± Damien took out a small ck box from the drawer of his desk and pushed it to her. Her eyes narrowed instantly. This was her wedding ring, wasn¡¯t it? ¡°Damien, what do you want?¡± This ring was bought when they got married, but he had taken it back on the night after the wedding. Because he said that she didn¡¯t deserve it. That heartless sentence had destroyed her happiness from being newly-wedded. Besides, these rings would always be a reminder of her misery during their two years of marriage. What did he mean when he took out the ring again? ¡°Put it on when you¡¯re out and never take it off,¡± his lips quirked up in a mischievous smirk. So, this was his condition. ¡°Damien, what exactly do you want to do?¡± ¡°After all, everyone in yourpany knows about your status. So, just wear it to remind yourself of your current identity.¡± Suddenly, Damien¡¯s expression became callous again. He wanted her to wear this ring all the time to remind others and also as a warning that she belonged to him. It was also to avoid her from being involved with other men. Ava couldn¡¯t catch his drift, instead, she felt that he was insulting himself. She didn¡¯t deserve the ring in the past, but why did he suddenly change his mind now? She sneered before she turned around and left. Damien didn¡¯t move and said quietly, ¡°You can¡¯t even do such a simple thing. Ava, it seems that you didn¡¯te to me sincerely.¡± She couldn¡¯t help but feel upset. Then, she turned around to grab the small box on the desk ¨C before she walked away again. She clenched that ring tightly in her palm and she couldn¡¯t catch a wink of sleep that night. She could still remember that she was extremely delighted on the night when she received her university offer. She did victoryps around her home and even pinched her tighs repeatedly to remind herself that she wasn¡¯t dreaming. She finally got into the same university as him. On top of that, she was in the same major and ss as him. No one knew how much effort she had put in to get closer to him. On the freshman orientation day, she mustered up all her courage and went to greet him. However, all she got in return was a cold and indifferent expression. ¡°Damien, don¡¯t you remember me? We¡­we are from the same high school! I am in ss 5 and you were in ss 7! But now, we are finally in the same ss.¡± However, he didn¡¯t show any expression. Obviously, he probably didn¡¯t even remember her name. As the student who entered the famous university with the top entrance examination score, everyone had their attention on Damien during the orientation. However, she just sat silently in the corner and watched him speak as he was the wee representative. Perhaps, in everyone¡¯s memory of their youth, there would be someone that was excelled in every aspect. For her, that person was handsome, smart, and his presence shone like the dazzling sun. However, she could only look up at his brilliance as she struggled to stay close to him. She thought that as long as she put in enough effort, she would be able to live up to his standards. However, she didn¡¯t know that they were worlds apart from each other. Indeed, someone as mediocre as her would never get close to someone who shone as bright as him, things would definitely end up badly for her. ¡°Damien, you b*stard,¡± she said softly in her sleep. She heard a familiar, yet foreign chuckle, ¡°How did you manage to dream about me? Is it because can only y the bad guy in your dream?¡± Ava opened her eyes quickly. . She saw a pair of dark and deep- set eyes with a sardonic smile in the darkness. Then, the light in the room was switched on. She was jolted awake and she quickly sat up, ¡°Damien? Why are you here?¡± She had no idea when she had dozed off and what time Damien broke into her room. She clearly heard him entering another room before she fell asleep. ¡°My bedroom doesn¡¯t belong to you just because you sleep here more often,¡± Damien replied quietly. She soon discovered that Damien was lying on the same bed as her and he somehow crawled under her nket too. ¡°Then¡­ I¡¯ll sleep in the living room,¡± She quickly prepared to get out of bed to free some space for him in the master bedroom. Damien stretched out his arms and wrapped her together in the quilt as he hugged her. She was in a daze when she felt the warm skin of his chest. It was as if he was still the charming jock from her school days and she would get extremely flustered whenever he approached her asionally. Her heart was pounding violently, so she took a deep breath and forced herself to keep calm. She tried to act normal, even though her lungs felt like they were about to burst. ¡°What did you dream about when you fell asleep just now?¡± he asked faintly. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. ¡°What?¡± ¡°I saw a smile on your face. So, it must have been a sweet dream, but you seemed to be scolding me. Do you feel happy when you reprimand me?¡± Damien¡¯s tone was very gentle and it had no sign of anger. However, Ava still tensed up at that instant. Since when had Damien been so kind and chatted with her at midnight? He must have a hidden motive! ¡°I can¡¯t remember what I saw in my dream, haha¡­haha¡­¡± She nned to evade the topic with an awkwardugh. She didn¡¯t feel any difort when he hugged her. However, she felt her arm be numb within a few minutes because all of her nerves were tensed up. Anyway, Ava did not dare to move at all as this guy had a mercurial temperament. She could only pray that he slept quickly so that she could ease the tension in her body. Finally, Damien stopped questioning her and he switched off the light before his breathing evened out. A Lifetime With You Chapter 56 A Lifetime With You Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Later, Ava shifted her arm quietly because the sore and numb feeling was making her very ufortable. She moved lightly and tried not to make any noise. Yet, she forgot that she was holding the ring box before she slept and it was stuck in between Ava and Damien at that moment. So, her elbow hit the box when she moved and she inhaled sharply in pain. Damien wasn¡¯t sound asleep, so he woke up instantly. He touched the little box that was under the nket and chuckled, ¡°It seems that you really value this ring. You even held it to sleep.¡± ¡°That¡¯s¡­ that¡¯s because¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to return it to me since you like it so much.¡± ¡°Pardon?¡± N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Ava thought she misheard it, but he had already closed his eyes as if he was asleep again. She held the box with mixed feelings in her heart. The next day. Ava went to the office for work. She was about to go to Mr. Hemworth¡¯s office and inform him that Damien had promised not to im any penalty from Ava¡¯spany. However, the Radbury Group would definitely not coborate with Ava¡¯spany in that advertising project anymore. However, Mr. Hemsworth looked very pleased, ¡°The advertising department from the Radbury Group called me early in the morning. Ava, this is all because of your help! After all, we will still have other clients even if we lost that project!¡± Ava was a bit confused when she saw her boss¡¯s excitement even though he had lost a big project, ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, did you just get another new project?¡± ¡°Absolutely! The studio of the female star, Kelly, hade to us, and they said that they need our help to n a promotional video. Furthermore, they even offered me this price.¡± Mr. Hemsworth lifted up a single finger with a secretive expression on his face. Ava was taken aback, ¡°So much, huh?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s basically twice the production cost of an ordinary artist¡¯s promotional video. Ava, we have to work hard this time!¡± Ava didn¡¯t expect that Kelly¡¯s studio would hire herpany for the production of their promotional film. Although this business was nothingpared to the previous projects from Radbury Group, Ava¡¯s company could still earn a lot since Kelly¡¯s studio was willing to offer a high price. The shooting of a promotional video would definitely require liaising with other departments. Therefore, Ava needed to complete the logistic and administration tasks properly. But, she had never thought that she would face so many challenges on the first day of shooting. Kelly was rather picky towards her filming requirements. Firstly, sheined about the bad location, then she showed her displeasure towards the props. After that, she criticized the creativity of the nning and also the filming effects. She even nagged the logistics staff, who bought her coffee. Ava, who was the administrative and logistics supervisor, had to solve all these problems. Ava had expected that Kelly would be in a bad mood because she had just broken up with Selden. Therefore, Ava reminded her colleagues to be more patient. However, Kelly heard Ava¡¯s words. ¡°What does Ms. Nagel mean? What do you mean by tolerating my temper? Are you upset because I¡¯m hot-tempered?¡± Kelly¡¯s remarks were very spiteful and she even rolled her eyes. As the main character in the set, it was a given that everyone had to tolerate her. Meanwhile, Ava could only smile wryly and said, ¡°Don¡¯t get me wrong, Kelly. I just asked my colleagues to be cooperative.¡± ¡°Kelly? Am I close to you? Do you think that you can make up for your mistakes just by acting friendly to me?¡± All of a sudden, Ava¡¯s face burned with embarrassment and she didn¡¯t know how to react in this awkward situation. Dozens of people in the studio cast their eyes on both of them. Everyone obviously realized that Kelly was targeting Ava deliberately. But, Kelly addressed Ava as Ms. Nagel very affectionately just a few days ago. It seemed that after she broke up with Selden, she also vented her frustrations on Selden¡¯s friend, Ava. ¡°Sorry, Ms. Hensley, I will have someone change the props now, please wait for a moment,¡± Ava could only say politely. ¡°Not only the props, the lighting, the backdrop, and also the cameras, rece them with the best ones!¡± The entire day of filming was was basically futile due to Kelly¡¯s importunate and unreasonable requests. However, Kelly only gave them two days to shoot the video, so it was uncertain whether the video could be finished by the next day. After everyone wrapped up the set and returned to the office, they didn¡¯t clock off tacitly and they worked overtime automatically. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t be able to finish the task by tomorrow. Ava hesitated before she sent a message to Damien. She informed him that she would be working overtime tonight, so she might be going backte. Even though he couldn¡¯t be bothered with whether she would go back home or not. However, after the message was sent, Damien actually replied to her within a few seconds, ¡°Don¡¯t be toote.¡± Those short and simple words startled her. She looked at the small ring box beside her hand. She felt that Damie had been acting strange recently, but she couldn¡¯t figure out when did his abnormal behavior begin. E Why did he want her to wear this ring? Ava put down the mouse and opened the box subconsciously. There was a crystal clear diamond ring inside, and it looked extremely pricey at first nce. She didn¡¯t dare to wear such a shy diamond ring on her finger all the time. But Damien had deliberately reminded her to put on the ring before she went out this morning, so she just kept the box in her bag. Two years ago, he told her in the coldest and most disparaging tone she had ever heard in her life, ¡°You don¡¯t deserve this ring.¡± So, what did his actions mean now? Ava gave a wry smile. She put the box back in the drawer and locked it. Then, she got up and went to the pantry to get a cup of coffee. However, she heard her name being mentioned when she was just about to enter the pantry. Two of her colleagues from the design department were standing there. ¡°Look at Ms. Nagel, I¡¯m really surprised that she has such a strong background. Besides, she¡¯s so lucky that she married the Radbury president from the Radbury Group. Indeed, you can get anything in this world if you¡¯re beautiful!¡± ¡°Did you see the box on her desk? The diamond ring inside is so big! Tsk tsk tsk, does she mean to show it off by intentionally bringing it to the office? Ugh, there¡¯s no point for her to act superior in front of us!¡± ¡°Did you know that Kelly was continuously targeted Ms. Nagel in the studio this afternoon?¡± ¡°What¡¯s the reason behind it? Do they know each other?¡± ¡°My friend, who works as an assistant in Kelly¡¯s studio, told me that Ms. Nagel snatched Kelly¡¯s boyfriend away!¡± ¡°What? Isn¡¯t Kelly¡¯s boyfriend a rich doctor? And, Ms. Nagel is married, right?¡± Their conversation became even more exaggerated and illogical. Ava sighed quietly, but she didn¡¯t stop her colleagues from gossiping. Then, she turned and went back to her desk. After her rtionship with Damien was publicized, she knew that many colleagues would talk about her behind her back. Anyway, she should just let them be since gossiping was like second nature to them. A Lifetime With You Chapter 57 A Lifetime With You Chapter 57 Chapter 57 But, what did Kelly and Selden have to do with her? She felt helpless and resentful of the me that befell her, and she hadn¡¯t even had the chance to exin herself. The next day. As everyone had arrived at the studio to prepare the day¡¯s shoots, it was suddenly announced that Kelly had fallen sick. She was unable to attend the filming. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Miss Hensley seemed just fine yesterday?¡± Without the main actress, there would be no way to continue the filming. As Ava was liaising with the staff to postpone the filming, she was told, ¡°Kelly has to start shooting for the movie immediately afterwards, so the schedule will be very tight and we won¡¯t have time to film the trailer.¡± ¡°So what are we gonna do now? We¡¯ve done all the preparation already!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t we already get some shots yesterday? Let¡¯s just find a body-double, and sew the shots together in post-production editing.¡± This was simply too much to ask, even for a skilled producer! Seeing as everyone¡¯s efforts in spending the whole night for preparation had gone down the drain, Ava then decided to personally pay a visit to Kelly at the hospital and discuss ns for the remaining shots. Little did she expect to find Kelly was sitting in a hospital bed. She was happily munching popcorn and looking healthy as a horse! Was she really sick? ¡°Miss Hensley, I heard that you are unwell and so I¡¯vee to visit you on behalf of all the crew members.¡± Ava ced the gift basket on the table by the entrance. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. Kelly¡¯s joy faded upon seeing Ava. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°Well, if you¡¯re really ill, then I¡¯m here to visit; but if you¡¯re almost recovered, I guess I would like to discuss the next filming session with you.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to see you, get out!¡± Kelly started sulking. Ava said politely, ¡°Miss Hensley, I don¡¯t mind if you want to be rude to me, but this is business that we¡¯re talking about, so we should act professionally.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯m telling you professionally now. The deal is off!¡± Ava was deeply embarrassed by Kelly¡¯s words. For the sake of thepany, Ava forced a smile and replied, ¡°Miss Hensley, the deal between mypany and your agency is a signed and sealed contract, you can¡¯t simply walk out on us.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s just a matter of payingpensation, then so be it! Ava Nagel, who do you think you are to lecture me like this?¡± ¡°Behave yourself, Kelly!¡± A voice boomed from the ward entrance. Selden had clearly overheard their conversation, and he seemed upset. Kelly turned to face him and asked, ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°I heard from a colleague that my ex-girlfriend has been hospitalized, so I came just to see if you¡¯ve died already.¡± Ava walked over and quietly pulled Selden aside, motioning him to speak in a more civilized manner. Kelly snorted disdainfully, ¡°Did you really come to see me or is it because you heard that Ava was here too and you wanted toe to her rescue?¡± ¡°Shut up, Kelly!¡± ¡°Why should I shut up? It¡¯s you who doesn¡¯t have an ounce of impulse control. You couldn¡¯t even refrain from cheating on me, you sc*mbag!¡± Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Ava wasn¡¯t sure what to say to defuse the situation since she had no idea of what they were talking about. Selden said warmly to her, ¡°Ava, you should head back first, I think your visitation is wasted on Kelly since she¡¯s not really sick after all.¡± Ava nodded. As the saying went, the saint had difficulties in settling family matters. As she was no saint herself, she chose to slip away from the scene. As she exited the ward, she could hear Ava¡¯s shrill voice even from the hallway, ¡°Selden Oakley! You¡¯re a no-good son of bitch!¡± ¡­¡­ On the very same day itself, Kelly came again to the filming sit¨¦. Ava didn¡¯t know how Selden had managed to persuade her. But by the unhappy looks on her face, it looked like Kelly wasn¡¯t really convinced after all. Fortunately, Kelly still had a respectable work ethic. Once she got into character in the drama, she immediately resumed her wholesome and cheerful persona. The entire shoot went rather smoothly, though it endedte at 1 am the next day due to the dyed start. Everything was done at longst. As crew members left the set, they each looked haggard and almost copsed in the next second. Ava failed to order a cab to take her home, as it was already toote at night. Also, the busses and subway had already stopped working at this hour. She let out a long sigh, and uncertain of how she was going to find her way back now. Her colleagues who drove to work had already left, while the rest had already been picked up by their family. She stood all alone at the intersection. ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t Mr. Radbury going to send someone to pick you up?¡± Kelly sat in the back seat of the sports car and stopped beside her. How nice it was to be a big movie star. She got a private chauffeur to send her home even thiste at night. Ava ignored her snide remark. She could not help but feel a little jealous. Kelly continued to mock Ava, ¡°Hmm¡­looks like Selden isn¡¯t that into you after all. He¡¯s aware that you¡¯re workingte, and yet here you are all alone and stranded after work.¡± ¡°Miss Hensley, I don¡¯t think you understand the nature of the rtionship that I have with Selden¡­¡± ¡°It is you who do not understand, Ava.¡± Kelly left her with that cold remark and motioned for her driver to depart. Ava nced at the empty street. There was not a single soul in sight, much less a cab. ¡°Never mind, guess I¡¯ll walk then, though it¡¯s a long way.¡± Ava had been trudging wearily on the pavement for several minutes, when she heard a honk behind her. She turned her head and was surprised to find that it was actually Damien¡¯s car! ¡°Get in the car.¡± He rolled down the window, and his face was indifferent as usual. She got in quickly and asked, ¡°It¡¯ste, what are you doing around here?¡± ¡°I am just passing by.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Ava doubted his words. It was almost half-past one in the morning, what was Damian doing out here when he should be snoring away by now? Moreover, this was in the middle of nowhere, it was not an arterial highway that one would simply pass by. Damien said nothing as he focused on the drive. She fastened her seat belt and quietly enjoyed the trip home. She had never dared to imagine herself being picked up by a lover after work. Ava was drained from the day¡¯s work, so she no longer had the energy to ask questions about Damien¡¯s timely rescue. She leaned on the window and dozed off. In her dreams, she felt buoyed by two arms. She peeled open her eyes and saw that it was in fact Damien carrying her up the stairs in his embrace. She had arrived home. But why didn¡¯t he wake her up just now? ¡°Um¡­you can put me down now, I can make it to the room on my own¡± Ava said sheepishly. Damien did notply with her request. He carried her all the way into her room. Ava struggled to get up, wanting to go remove her makeup and freshen up. But, she was single-handedly pushed back onto the bed by Damien. A Lifetime With You Chapter 58 A Lifetime With You Chapter 58 Chapter 58 ¡°What¡­what are you doing?¡± Damien was as still as a statue. He merely stared into her eyes. The seconds ticked by¡­ for about half a minute. Hershes cast a shadow on her cheeks. Themp above her head was rather ring, and she was feeling a little light- headed. She nearly lost her rationale. Finally, Damien stood up. He turned around and started taking off his jacket. Ava subconsciously retreated deeper into theforter. Damien threw his jacket aside and told Ava, ¡°I received news today that Beth may have fled abroad.¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Hearing about Beth made her heart ached once again. Her half sister from another mother had repeatedly caused her agony. Ava had been thrown into a dark abyss of despair numerous times because of her, and she had even lost her unborn child because of Beth. Even the police had been unable to pin her down. Ava never had high hopes that Beth would ever be caught. But Damien never gave up the chase. ¡°I¡¯ll be going abroad in two days. If we¡¯re lucky, I¡¯ll be able to catch her,¡± he told her. ¡°Do you intend to capture her on your own?¡± Ava was in disbelief. He nodded. This made Ava feel bad, so she muttered softly, ¡°Damien, you don¡¯t have to do this for me, you know¡­¡± Damien cracked his knuckles and replied in an icy tone, ¡°That¡¯s my unborn child that Beth murdered too, not just yours.¡± ¡°Is that why you¡¯ve been extra nice to metely? Is it pity or mercy that¡¯s driving your actions?¡± Damien did not reply. He only looked at her solemnly for a moment and patted her shoulders as if tofort her. ¡°Just rest,¡± he said. ¡­¡­ True to his word, Damien left the country with a few of his staff two dayster. The world was infinitely vast and full of people. Ava did not know what were the chances of finding Beth, but if there was even a slim possibility of bringing her to justice, she thought it would be a form of condolence for her dead child. She took a day off and locked herself in her room. She did not feel like going anywhere. The loss of the child was so sudden that she never got to find out if it was a boy or a girl. Even if she wanted to create an altar tomemorate her child, she did not know where to begin. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I failed to protect you¡­¡± She whispered and her body trembled as she sobbed. Her phone picked this untimely moment to ring. The caller was her boss so Ava answered hurriedly. On the other end of the line, Mr. Hemsworth smacked the table angrily, ¡°Ava, what¡¯s the matter with you?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Sir?¡± ¡°How dare you ask me? Are you trying to bankrupt ourpany? Just what have I done to deserve this?¡± Ava collected herself and hurried to the office. At the office, the situation was a literal sh*tstorm. Over the phone, Ava had found out that the raw footage of Kelly¡¯s promotional trailer had been leaked to the public, even though the final cut had not been released yet. Worse still, initial investigations by thepany had revealed that Ava was the sole handler of the raw footage, which meant to say that she was the only suspect! When Ava arrived at the office, Mr. Hemsworth was on the verge of smacking her head with his cellphone, if not for the fact that she was still the missus in the Radbury family. ¡°Ava Nagel! Looks like you¡¯ve outgrown our tiny company! ¡°Please calm down Mr. Hemsworth, we haven¡¯t sorted out the facts yet, so let¡¯s refrain from pointing fingers,¡± Ava tried to advocate for herself. However, the inte was littered with clips of Kelly¡¯s new trailer video by now. Usually, the timing of videounches was discussed and coordinated with the marketing department. Any unnned leaks could lead to massive losses for both parties. ¡°You¡¯re the only person in thispany who deals with this stuff. The final cut isn¡¯t even released yet, and yourputer is the only ce we store these director¡¯s cuts and poster shots. So tell me, who else can I me but you?¡± Mr. Hemsworth roared at Ava. ¡°Actually, the photographer and Kelly¡¯s agency also have a copy of these items, so they¡¯re just as culpable as I am. How could you pile all the me on me?¡± Ava retorted. The photographer was incensed upon hearing this, he responded sharply, ¡°Miss Nagel, what exactly are you insinuating here? Do you think I would leak my own work, and put my own professional reputation at stake?¡± The photographer had a point. He had no reason to do such a thing, and neither did Kelly¡¯s agency. Ava had just stacked the odds against herself. She could only steel herself and blurt out, ¡°Mr. Hemsworth, I don¡¯t care whether you believe me or not, but I¡¯m telling you now that it wasn¡¯t me who leaked the footage.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t you, then why did you make a copy of the data before leaving the office yesterday?¡± a colleague asked. ¡°It has always been my habit to make backups.¡± ¡°Bah! The way I see it, you¡¯re just jealous of my sess. You leaked the footage to the press in an act of petty vengeance against me!¡±Kelly bellowed as she stormed into their office. Kelly stood tall in her high heels, and she looked down with contempt at Ava, ¡°You¡¯ve been nning my downfall for a long time now, haven¡¯t you? If that¡¯s the case, I expected more from you than these cheap tricks.¡± ¡°I never!¡± ¡°Hah, you are still trying to weasel your way out of this! What makes you think you deserve to be here in the first ce?¡± Kelly threw a tantrum in their office, and it was evident that she was extremely upset. And yet, Ava had no defense against her usations. Though Kelly did not produce any concrete evidence to condemn Ava, her usations were almost certain to be epted as truth with enough retellings in the rumor mill. Ava was trapped in a web of lies, and she was unable to acquit herself. Ava bumped into Selden as she was leaving the office in a hurry with a bundle of paraphernalia in her arms ¡°You¡¯re¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m fired, is what I am. Thanks to Miss Hensley.¡± She smiled helplessly. Selden rushed over as soon as he heard the news, but s he was toote. It was because Kelly had finished her ranting and she left already. ¡°If you¡¯re here to see Miss Hensley, she just left not too long ago, I think you can still catch up to her if you make a move now.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯te for her, but I came for you.¡± Ava was stunned. Selden held the door open and invited her in by saying, ¡°I think it would be more appropriate for us to continue our conversation somewhere more private.¡± Ava hesitated for a moment, but she finally relented and hopped into the car. ¡°What¡¯s going on between you and Miss Hensley?¡± Ava asked as soon as she got in the car. ¡°Oh, we just had a breakup, that¡¯s all.¡± Selden chuckled. Ava had known Selden for many years now. As far as she could remember, Selden had always been a Casanova. On the surface, he appeared flirtatious and was quick to show affection to any females nearby. In reality, he was a cold-hearted man who could never truly be attached to a woman. It was almost as if he could walk through a field of weeds without getting burrs on his pants. A Lifetime With You Chapter 59 A Lifetime With You Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Ava could not help but heave a long sigh, ¡°You know, I thought you¡¯d take that rtionship a little more seriously since Kelly was such a distinguished girlfriend who¡¯s also highlypatible with you.¡± ¡°But I¡¯ve given you all of my true love. How could I ever look at another woman the same way again?¡± He smiled childishly. A leopard never changed its spots. This man was doomed to be a sweet- talking yboy. Ava rolled her eyes at him and said, ¡°It¡¯s because of your loud mouth that spewing insincere ttery everywhere, so no nice girl can keep a serious rtionship with you.¡± ¡°So, is that also the reason you didn¡¯t pick me?¡± Sensing his facetious behavior now aimed at her, she quickly cut him off in a serious tone, ¡°Selden, am Damien Radbury¡¯s wife, so you better watch your manner with me.¡± ¡°Sure you are now, but not necessarily forever, right?¡± His words had hit their mark. Ava was suddenly troubled because she had no clue as to how long she could survive the politics of the prominent Radbury family. Ever since the death of her child, she had given up on the Radbury family, but Damien.. She took a deep breath and forcefully steered her thoughts away from those dark corners. ¡°Selden, I know that you have no shortage of women around you, and honestly, I don¡¯t know Kelly that well either. Though she is a little unruly, I can tell that she¡¯s serious about you. Are you really going to end things with her just like that?¡± Selden let out augh and asked, ¡°Wow Ava, I never knew that you were actually Mother Teresa reincarnated! After everything Kelly has done to harm you, why are you still siding with her?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Did you really think that the leak of the materials was an ident? And that the media storm surrounding the issue was merely a coincidence?¡± Ava was taken aback, ¡°You mean to say that this was Kelly¡¯s work all along?¡± How was this possible? Earlier at the office, Kelly was outraged at the incident. Could this all be a ruse? But how would it benefit Kelly to get her fired? ¡°That¡¯s nonsense! Why would she do such a thing?¡± Selden handed her a few sheets of paper and exined, ¡°Two days ago when I first heard that her agency had contracted yourpany to produce the publicity clip, I felt that something was amiss. Hence, I took some time to investigate the matter. This morning when the story broke, I checked and found that the IP address of the source wasBelongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. pointing directly to Kelly¡¯s residence.¡± The evidence was ced in front of her, and it was clear as day. Ava could not ignore them. But there was still something that she did not understand, ¡°But still¡­why would Kelly want to harm me? Is there some misunderstanding between us I¡¯m not aware of?¡± Before Selden could answer her, a lightbulb lit up in Ava¡¯s mind. That was it! Kelly must have misunderstood her rtionship with Selden! ¡°I can¡¯t let this go on, I must go to her and clear things up right now.¡± Her hand was already on the door handle as she said those words, and she was ready to exit the vehicle. Selden grabbed her before she could leave the car. ¡°And what if she¡¯s doing this on purpose?¡± Ava was stupefied. She turned around and found Selden, who looked very serious, instead of the smile he was wearing. Ava was not used to seeing such a serious expression of Selden, so she was at a loss for words. He repositioned his grip on her wrist and then to her palm, with a vice-like strength that was difficult for Ava to escape. ¡°Sel¡­ Selden, stop messing around, I want to get off this instant!¡± Ava stuttered. ¡°I¡¯ve told you many times over, but you¡¯ve always brushed me off as a joker. Ava, maybe you had no idea before, but every jest I¡¯ve made for you has been from the bottom of my heart.¡± Selden¡¯s seriousness was unprecedented, and Ava squirmed ufortably. She could not wait to escape the situation. ¡°Ava, I¡¯ve been a fool. All this while, I thought that you would return to my side if I just waited patiently at the sidelines. But you have ignored me instead. So this time, please give me a chance, and let me be the one to sweep you off your feet.¡± ¡°Stop your nonsense,¡± Ava avoided his gaze, ¡°Remember the last time you made me this exact promise? Well, what has it amounted to? Absolutely nothing! You ran off with your new girlfriend, Kelly, in a blink of an eye.¡± ¡°Is that what you¡¯re upset about? Because¡­¡± She did not have the courage to listen anymore, so she put an end to the conversation, ¡°Selden, you and I are destined to be friends and nothing more. I¡¯ll only ever see you as my buddy.¡± Ava batted away his hand and hastily ran out of the car. She bumped into Damien¡¯s father, Daryl Radbury. It was then that she looked around to take in her surroundings. What a coincidence, Selden had been driving down a main road, and at the time of her exit, they hade to a stop at the intersection right outside of Radbury Group¡¯s Headquarters. At the same time, her father- inw who rarely appeared at the office building was incidentally walking down that same stretch of road. He spotted hering out of Selden¡¯s car. Ava was dumbfounded and knew not what to say. Across a street not too wide, she bowed politely at Daryl and hoped it would pass as a greeting. Daryl noticed Ava, as well as Selden who was beside her now. ¡°Ava, please let me finish.¡± Selden had not recognized Daryl across the street yet. All he wanted was to grab Ava¡¯s hand and only to be dodged by her. ¡°Long time no see, Selden.¡± Daryl was now making his way towards them. Selden was shocked and retracted his hand hastily. ¡°How do you do, Uncle Daryl?¡± Selden greeted him warmly. The Radburys and the Oakley family were both tycoons in the Southeastern part of China. Out of respect and mild enmity, the two families did not frequently meet with each other, hence their interactions were few and far between. However, it was only proper that Selden addressed Daryl as Uncle out of respect for the elderly. ¡°What are you up to with Selden here?¡± Daryl inquired. Ava hurriedly lowered her head and exined, ¡°Selden and I have been friends since high school, and we are just normal friends.¡± Ava was worried that her interactions with Selden earlier on might be misconstrued by Daryl. Hence, she was eager to be rid of Seiden as soon as possible. Selden smiled bitterly and corroborated her story, saying, ¡°Yup, we¡¯re just old friends having a chat. I don¡¯t want to get in your way if you¡¯re busy.¡± Daryl shot a look of mild confusion at Ava and he nodded, ¡°Alright, I¡¯m best to get going then, you two carry on, and I have to leave now.¡± Compared to Damien¡¯s mother, Karen Adaly, his father could be considered a kind man. However, in the eyes of a shrewd and experienced businessman such as Daryl, someone like Ava was not at all an impressive character. Hence, his demeanor towards his daughter-inw was at most lukewarm. Once Daryl was out of earshot, Ava whispered, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Selden.¡± Then she turned around and fled from the scene. She did not need to run far before she found a taxi. Afterward, she boarded it rushingly. The taxi driver smiled knowingly and asked, ¡°Hey miss, are you just finished a fight with your boyfriend?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 60 A Lifetime With You Chapter 60 Chapter 60 She quickly waved her hands in denial, ¡°No, he¡¯s just a friend, that¡¯s all.¡± ¡°I doubt it. That fe is still staring at you. It¡¯s obvious that he¡¯s yearning for you, but off you go like a frightened jackrabbit!¡± She spotted Selden in the rearview mirror, and he was still standing motionless on the road. Whereas Daryl was long gone and out of sight. She was dismayed and heaved a long sigh. It was difficult to tell when Selden was being serious or joking. Maybe he was feeling extra yful today and decided to pull her leg again, she guessed. 8) As she arrived home, she suddenly realized that in her hurry to leave, she had left her belongings in Selden¡¯s car! Most of the items were just a tangle of office equipment that she had salvaged after her dismissal, but she had also forgotten about her folder containing important documents. She gritted her teeth and made a call to Selden. ¡°Do you think you could arrange for a runner to return my items to me?¡± Ava was shaking as she held the phone. Only 30 minutes had passed since she had so vehemently rejected him, yet here she was asking him for a favor now. It was very awkward. The moments of silence from the other end were broken by Selden¡¯s usual cheerful and mischievousugh, ¡°Alright, but first, you¡¯ll have to buy me a cup of coffee, then I¡¯ll give you back your stuff.¡± ¡°Selden, ¡­¡± ¡°Fine, fine¡­I know you¡¯re already wringing your brains to find an excuse to turn me down. I may be shameless but I still want to keep my dignity. Don¡¯t worry about it, I¡¯ll send your stuff over once I¡¯m done visiting Kelly.¡± ¡°You went to see Miss Hensley?¡± ¡°Well, what else can I do?¡± Selden feigned ridiculously, ¡°Now, I¡¯m not thrilled to run into more trouble with my ex-girlfriend, but it sure beats spending time with a little scaredy-cat like you! At least she¡¯s not going to run away from me over a little joke!¡± Ava breathed a little easier upon hearing this. So he was indeed joking earlier on. That was good. ¡°Would it kill you not to y tricks on me, Selden!¡± Ava chastised him as she regained her bravado.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org. It was night, and Ava was alone at home, since Damien had gone abroad to hunt down Beth. Though it wasmon for him to be absent from home, he had been sleeping at home somewhat more frequently ofte. Ava felt a little forlorn now since she was alone at the dinner table. ¡°Did he mention when he would be back in the maind?¡± she asked the housekeeper. The housekeeper shook his head, ¡°Sir has not called to inform me yet.¡± There was no update at all. This was how Damien worked. Ava had started eating her dinner slowly, when she heard footsteps at the doorway. Then, a servant hurried in to announce, ¡°Miss, Madam is here.¡± Before he could finish, Karen had already strode into the restaurant in her high-heels. She spotted Ava eating alone and sneered at her, ¡°Well¡­well¡­ looks like you¡¯re having a good time when living it up in the Radbury mansion even in Damien¡¯s absence.¡± Ava quickly stood up. Karen emanated a hostile aura. Over thest two years, she had gotten used to such snide remarks from her mother-inw. This wasn¡¯t the worst she¡¯d heard yet, and she had experienced far worse insults. ¡°Are you here to see Damien? Unfortunately, he¡¯s not going to be back anytime soon,¡± Ava responded politely. Karen cocked her head arrogantly and continued ridiculing Ava, ¡°You¡¯re quite the over- achiever, aren¡¯t you? As soon as your husband goes out of town, you busy yourself by flirting with other men. How industrious of you!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Ava, do I really have to make a list of all your misdemeanors before you know the meaning of shame?¡± Karen looked furious. Ava was stunned, but she immediately recalled that Daryl had seen her and Selden this afternoon. He must have mentioned the incident to Karen. Ava had nothing to hide about the incident, yet she was almost certain that Karen was going to blow things out of proportion. Sure enough, Karen raised her hand and almost pped Ava, who subconsciously took a step back and managed to dodge it. Karen became even more irritated and cursed, ¡°Ava Nagel, how dare you consort with other men in broad daylight, and taint the name of the Radbury family! If you had any shame at all, you would get lost this instance!¡± ¡°I have never done such a thing.¡± Previously, when Ava first found out about her pregnancy, Karen treated her better as she was partial to the child that Ava carried. But now that the child was gone, Karen naturally revealed her true colors once more. It looked like the day had come and Karen wanted Ava out. ¡°Hah, save it. My husband saw it with his own eyes! You¡¯re quite something, you know that? As soon as Damien falters, you head right over to seduce a member of the Oakley family! Ava Nagel, you¡¯re not fit to be part of the Radbury family!¡± ¡°I did no such thing.¡± All of her justifications fell on deaf ears. Karen was hell-bent on forcing her out of the house, and there was nothing Ava could say to change her mind. Ava took a deep breath and said, ¡°If you want me out of the house, I¡¯ve already drafted the divorce papers, so it¡¯s up to Damien to sign them now, yet he is refusing to do so. Instead of attacking me, why don¡¯t you ask your precious son what he¡¯s nning to do? ¡°You¡­you insolent brat! How dare you talk back to me!¡± Karen was getting angrier by the second. She raised her palm as though to p Ava again. Ava had foreseen this and deftly stepped aside. She said, ¡°It¡¯s not healthy to be angry all the time. If you haven¡¯t had dinner yet, I¡¯ll inform the kitchen staff to prepare something for you.¡± Seeing Ava in a calm state drove Karen further up the wall. ¡°I have no need for your filial daughter-inw act, you pretentious b*tch! There are plenty of highly qualified candidates waiting to marry into the Radbury family. We don¡¯t need you! You¡¯re not worthy of the title! Not worthy¡­ Ava smiled bleakly as all she was to the Radbury family was ¡°unworthy¡±. Nothing more than that. Even if her mother had exhausted all means to send her back to live with the Nagel family as a youngdy, she would always be an illegitimate child. And even if she was legally married to Damien, people around them would never take them seriously. ¡°Are you still feeling happy? Well, here¡¯s some news for you, the Radbury and the Newton family are preparing for an engagement ceremony soon. Once Selina moves in, you¡¯re going to step aside for her. Sooner orter, what difference does it make?¡± Karen stood triumphantly with both her hands on her waist. Ava¡¯s heart was broken again. Indeed, what difference did it make? It was only a matter of time. It turned out that they had found her recement, and they were making preparations for the engagement already. On paper, she was still ady of the Radbury family; in reality, she no longer had any influence. ¡°If that is the case, then please ept my heartiest congrattions to yourself and Damien. Your dreams havee true after all.¡± Ava said without breaking herposure. A Lifetime With You Chapter 61 A Lifetime With You Chapter 61 Chapter 61 She smiled elegantly despite the wounds in her heart. She had fantasized countless times that her knight would swoop in and rescue her whenever her mother-inw said hurtful things to her. She yearned to be protected from the people who snubbed her. But, her fantasies never materialized. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. Not even once. Furthermore, he was now in a foreign country. Even if he was in the house right now, he probably would note to her aid either. This was how disappointment umted over time. Karen continued to berate her, ¡°I came here on purpose to tell you that as of today, you can get lost from our home. Bobby, pack her things and throw her out!¡± Karen¡¯s driver, Bobby, obediently made his way upstairs to retrieve Ava¡¯s luggage. Ava ran over and blocked him from going upstairs. ¡°How dare you obstruct my people? Ava Nagel, you¡¯re going to leave this house today, whether you like it or not!¡± Karen shrieked and had Bobby push Ava aside as she ascended the stairs. Ava couldn¡¯t hold her back, so she could only quickly follow behind Karen. ¡°You don¡¯t have to go there. I¡¯ll do it myself,¡± Ava muttered under her breath. Somewhere in a foreign country. Due to the time zone differences, it was still a sunny afternoon here. More than a dozen subordinates were standing in front of Damien and they were hanging their heads dejectedly. They had received word that a woman who looked like Beth was seen at this hotel, but they were too late again. The woman had left the room earlier this morning and had gone missing again. ¡°D*mn it!¡± Damien punched the wall viciously. ¡°Sir, don¡¯t you find it strange?¡± Damien¡¯s private detective asked. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°We tracked her all the way here and wasted no time, but how, just two hours before we got here, she checked-out of her room and snuck out? How did she figure out that we were getting close?¡± Damien had already taken that into ount. It was indeed strange that Beth who was just a regr woman could escape the local police and the Radbury Groupckeys altogether. She must have someone assisting her to escape overseas. But the question was, who was her guardian angel? ¡°Continue searching for her! Leave no stone unturned! Don¡¯t return to me until you have her!¡± Damien said coldly. A familiar figure entered the hotel lobby and headed towards the receptionist. It turned out to be his brother, Enrico Radbury! Damien stiffened and inquired, ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Enrico seemed surprised as he removed his earphones slowly. He responded, ¡°Damien? Aww, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re here because you miss me! But why are all these staffs here with you? Are we ying mafia this time?¡± Damien gestured for his men to disperse from the lobby and begin their search. If he hadn¡¯t bumped into Enrico here, he had almost forgotten that his younger brother was studying in this city. ¡°So, you live here?¡± Damien asked coldly. ¡°Yeah, the student dormitory is too crowded, naturally I moved out to live elsewhere that¡¯s morefortable.¡± Damien looked him over. Enrico still had that smug air about him, as if nothing in the world could trouble him. Damien did not have time to catch up with Enrico now. His primary objective was to capture Beth. He turned and was about to leave when Enrico halted him, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Damien? We haven¡¯t seen each other in a while. Why don¡¯t youe over to my ce and let me buy you a drink?¡± ¡°Get out of my way!¡± Damien did not mince words. He flicked away Enrico¡¯s hands and strode off. Once Damien was a distance away, Enrico¡¯s smile faded. Underneath his mischievous temperament, his mind was as sharp as a razor. Back in the country. The streetlights have just lit up, and the weather was chilly. Ava subconsciously wrapped herself tighter in her thin overcoat. She looked up as she dragged her suitcase along an empty street. The city lights were too bright that she could barely see any stars in the evening sky. When she was young, she always thought that she would grow up to be like those shimmering stars. But in reality, none of the stars had any edges. The human eye perceives the edges only because of our own astigmatism. Ava looked down again and checked her phone. Still, no news from anyone. Damien was probably sleeping with some socialite somewhere by now. Of course, he wasn¡¯t going to spare a thought for her. She pondered about it for a while. But she decided to save on costs and headed to her mother¡¯s house instead of staying in the hotel. When all was said and done, she was just a miserable woman who was jobless and got kicked out of her husband¡¯s home, with nowhere to go and nobody to rely on? She was about to knock on the door of her mother¡¯s house when she heard a crash from the inside, along with the voices of angry men. Ava was shocked and quickly charged into the house. She saw her mother, Jessica Fuller, surrounded by a few burly men. She was shaking as she cowered in a corner. ¡°What are you doing? Let her go!¡± Ava dropped her suitcase and rushed to protect her mother. ¡°Ah, this is the one who married a wealthy man, right? She¡¯s quite a pretty thing, but who¡¯s the rich blind man?¡± Several menughed sinisterly. Their devious eyes fell on Ava and making her feel ufortable. Jessica pushed her daughter aside and shouted back courageously, ¡°Leave my daughter out of this! I¡¯ll take sole responsibility for everything!¡± ¡°Calm down, nobody is looking to bully her. But if you don¡¯t hand over the money today, I¡¯ll beat the both of you up right here!¡± The muscr men wielded an array of melee weapons and they were ready to pick a fight. Ava and her mother had no chance of escape at all. Ava asked her mother in a low voice, ¡°Mom, what¡¯s that mean?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Jessica felt ashamed and cast her gaze to the ground. ¡°Your mother owes our boss five million dors as part of a loan shark deal, and today¡¯s the final repayment date. Well, what will it be? Are you going to assume her debts?¡± ¡°Five million dors? Mom, what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°¡­I only borrowed three million dors! These evil men insisted that it¡¯s now five million because ofpounding interests. Ava, this matter has nothing to do with you. Leave now!¡± Jessica desperately pushed Ava away, but how could the loan sharks let her go just like that? One of the big men, who was about 1.85 meters tall, raised his arm and pushed Ava to the ground. ¡°Ava!¡± Jessica shouted. She rushed over and tried to protect her daughter, but her arm was grabbed by one of the loan sharks. Ava fell heavily to the ground with a thud and the pain from her elbow was unbearable. She scrambled to get up when she saw her mother held by the men. 1 ¡°Let go of my mother!¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 62 A Lifetime With You Chapter 62 Chapter 62 ¡°We don¡¯t have a problem with letting you go, but this is a business we¡¯re running here, not a charity. Just pay up what you owe, and we¡¯ll happily leave you in peace, otherwise¡­¡± Ava knew that these loan sharks were no different from gangsters, and they dared to use despicable methods. If they were provoked, they would not hesitate to dish out the cruelty. But this was five million dors at stake. Where was she going to find that much money? Right now she was just an unemployed woman who had been disowned by her inws, and she had no one she could rely on. But of course, her mother did not know yet that Ava had been driven out of the Radbury family. She dered to the loan sharks, ¡°As I said, my daughter is going to be the wife of Radbury¡¯s family! My son-inw can easily pay you back even if it¡¯s fifty million dors, let alone five million dors! But first, let me go!¡± The loan sharks merelyughed it off and said, ¡°You expect us to believe that you¡¯re rted to the Radburys? What a good dream. If that were true, then why are you living in a slum like this, and why are you borrowing money from us in the first ce?¡± ¡°That¡¯s because.¡± ¡°Bullsh*t, if you¡¯re the daughter-inw of the Radbury family, then I¡¯m Prince William himself! Haha hahaha¡­¡± The men burst into raucousughter as they were in total disbelief of Jessica¡¯s story. Jessica turned to Ava and begged, ¡°Please, Ava, say something! Help me settle the debts!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have that much money¡­¡± Ava whispered, ¡°Mom, why did you borrow such arge sum of money?¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for you being so heartless¡­¡± The men interrupted their conversation and barked, ¡°Alright, time¡¯s up. Stop your scheming already and give us the money right now, or else we will kill you!¡± One of them had already unsheathed a sharp knife. Though they probably would notmit murder, it was enough to scare Jessica and make her cave. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ Please don¡¯t¡­ My daughter has money, she¡¯ll repay you! Ava, say something quick! Are you waiting to see them disfigure your own mother?¡± As the knife crept closer to her mother¡¯s face, Ava tightened her grip until her knuckles had gone white. She shouted, ¡°Stop!¡± ¡°Oh, you¡¯ve changed your mind, then?¡± ¡°Just give me three days, and I¡¯ll have your money by then!¡± The loan sharks exchanged looks of doubt. They did not buy into her ims. But Ava had no other options at this point. She put on a brave face and tried to convince them, ¡°You¡¯re debt collectors, and all you want is the money. How are you going to get the money by hurting my mother? You have my word, in three days, I¡¯ll pay you back in full!¡± : ¡°Alright, let¡¯s say I believe you for now. You have three days. I don¡¯t give a dimn if you¡¯re really an inw of the Radbury family or some stray wh*re from the vige¡­as long as you pay me back in full, you hear me?¡± The group of loan sharks finally relented and left. Their home had been destroyed. Most of the items were broken or confiscated. Ava leaned against the wall and slumped to the floor. She then soaked in her own perspiration. Jessica crawled over and urged her, ¡°Quick, you have to call Damien right away and ask him to send the money now!¡± She held her mother¡¯s hands and spoke sternly, ¡°How did you get yourself so deep in this mess?¡± ¡°¡­ I had identally fallen victim in a scam¡­¡± ¡°What the hell did you do with all that money? Ava was losing her patience,¡±Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve been gambling?!¡± ¡°No, I only tried my hand in the stock market, as I saw many people doing it too. I never expected to lose this much money¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying! There¡¯s no way you can lose five million dors from stock markets alone!¡± After Ava¡¯s hounding and interrogation, Jessica finally spilled the truth and told her, ¡°The man said he had insider information, and promised us lucrative profits if we entrusted our money to him. Alli wanted was to make a bit of extra cash, but I didn¡¯t have enough savings, so I went to borrow some money and thinking it would be a worthwhile investment.¡± ¡°So you borrowed five million dors? You¡¯re crazy!¡± ¡°No! I only borrowed three million. The remaining two million dors are the interest for those loan sharks, which they insist I pay! Also, I did not expect the man to be a con-man. I have lost all of my initial three million dors investment!¡± Ava almost fainted upon hearing this. ¡°Then did you call the police?¡± Jessica nodded, ¡°I did. Two months ago, I reported the scam to the police, but they said that the con- man had already vanished and that it was impossible to recover my money.¡± ¡°This was two months ago? Why didn¡¯t you tell me sooner?¡± Ava was distressed and irritated at the same time. If it wasn¡¯t for her dropping by today, she wondered whether her mother was ever going to tell about this whole incident? Nobody knew how much her mother must have suffered from the loan sharks¡¯ harassment over thest two months. Jessica somehow felt aggrieved andined, ¡°Damien did give me a bit of cashst time, if it wasn¡¯t for you who refused to take it, and forced me to return the money to him, the interest for the loan would not havepounded this much!¡± ¡°If I recall correctly, you used the money Damien gave you to buy a handbag immediately, no? Mom, when are you going to act maturely?¡± ¡°Why should I act like one? I thought you marrying into the Radbury family would mean that I could enjoy a luxurious life as well. But instead, you¡¯re such a let-down that I have to find my own ways of making money. What a tough life¡­¡± This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. ¡°Don¡¯t me it on your luck. You¡¯re delusional if you think that there¡¯re a rags-to-riches story waiting for you.¡± ¡°Ava, you can¡¯t pin it all on me! I¡¯m doing all this just so you can have a more dignified existence in the Radbury family! Now I¡¯m in trouble. Are you really going to leave me to suffer?¡± Ava staggered as she got to her feet. She went to her room and locked the door. Her mother continued her nagging, simply because she wanted Ava to take the easy way out. She expected her daughter to convince Damien to help clear all of her debts. ¡°No matter what, you¡¯re the rightful daughter-inw of the Radbury family. It¡¯s merely five million dors, I believe that¡¯s just spare change for someone like Damien. Surely, he won¡¯t just stand idly by as his mother-inw is being hounded by loan sharks?¡± Ava plugged her ears, and she did not want to listen anymore. How could her mother have known that Ava had just been kicked out of the Radbury house? Indeed, asking for money from Damien now would only invite further ridicule. Even if she sold off her mother¡¯s house, nay, even if she sold herself to human traffickers too, it still wasn¡¯t enough to get five million dors within three days! For the first time in twenty-odd years of her life, Ava was truly desperate. She could not bear to see her mother driven to suicide by debt. After a long silence, Ava plucked up some courage and dialed the number she hade to memorize so well. A Lifetime With You Chapter 63 A Lifetime With You Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Somewhere abroad. Damien¡¯s efforts to track down Beth had been unfruitful. He came close several times, but that evil woman always managed to slip through his fingers. He paused and thought carefully about the possibility of someone abetting Beth. Perhaps she had friends in high positions. ¡°Go and check on Enrico, see if he is doing anything out of the ordinary,¡± Damien ordered his men. ¡°Sir, you¡¯ve had us watch Enrico right from the beginning, but he doesn¡¯t seem to be doing anything suspicious.¡± ¡°None at all?¡± Damien¡¯s heart leaped. Maybe he was overthinking it after all. Enrico had no obvious connection to Beth, so there was no concrete reason to suspect that he was the one who helped her from the shadows all along. Damien knew his own brother well, that he would never lift a finger if there was nothing to be gained from it. ¡°Assign two of your men to continue the search here. If they manage to catch Beth Nagel, extradite her to the country at once,¡± Damien ordered. He had been abroad for a few days now with nothing to show for it. Damien could not afford to linger too long because there were pressing matters that needed his attention back at home. His phone rang at this point. The international call was from Ava. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± He asked. There was a short silence on the other end, then followed by Ava¡¯s hoarse voice, ¡°Damien, I need you. When are youing home?¡± He was taken aback. He then nced at the time before he answered her, ¡°Tomorrow.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be waiting for you.¡± Then she hung up. Indeed, some things couldn¡¯t be disclosed over the phone. Though it might be even more difficult to convey them face-to-face. The next morning. Damien boarded the earliest flight back to the country and rushed home as soon as he disembarked. Before boarding the ne home, he had already learned from the housekeeper that his mother had caused a ruckus at home and kicked Ava out. He guessed that it was because of this matter that Ava had called him. When he arrived home, he was greeted by the sight of Ava curled up just beside the gate and sound asleep in a bundle. Was she too dumb to find some other ce to sleep instead? ¡°Hey, wake up¡­¡± Damien crouched to wake her and discovered that her face was streaked with tears. Looking at her pale and tear-stained face, Damien¡¯s heart shattered. He switched to a gentler tone and coaxed her, ¡°Hey sleepyhead, it¡¯s time to rise and shine.¡± Ava awoke quickly as Damien tenderly shook her shoulders. She hadn¡¯t been sleeping deeply anyway. ¡°Damien, you¡¯re back atst¡­¡± Her voice was raspy and nasally. She must have been ufortable after she camped outside his house all night in the cold weather. ¡°Just how silly are you to sleep out here? Are you trying to make me pity you?¡± Damien said curtly. Ava tumbled into his arms without another word. He was dazed but caught her in time. Her body was very cold, and he could feel the chills in her bones even through their clothes. She wore thin clothes, and god knew how long she had been waiting for him out here. ¡°How did you be so wretched?¡± His tone was meful, but he actually couldn¡¯t bear to see her in this state. He held her close and hugged her tightly. The housekeeper had detected themotion and hurried over to open the gate. When he saw Damien and his wife locked in a tight embrace, he quickly averted his gaze in surprise before silently walked off to give them some privacy. Damien did not know how much time had passed. Though she was of a small-build, his arms were starting to get tired from supporting her weight He steadied her and asked, ¡°What the hell did my mother do to make you suffer like this?¡± Ava shook her head meekly. Now, she couldn¡¯t care less about how her mother humiliated her before. Without money, her mother¡¯s life would be in danger. Earlier on, she hugged Damien because she was ovee with emotions. But after she regained her wits, she shifted awkwardly and was afraid that he would be unhappy with her actions. Fortunately, he seemed to be in a neutral mood. ¡°Damien, I¡­I want to borrow 5 million dors from you.¡± She gritted her teeth and finally spit out the words. Damien could not believe his ears, ¡°What?¡± ¡°¡­ I need money, and I need it urgently.¡± ¡°What do you need the money for?¡± She hesitated. She did not want to disclose the fact that her mother had borrowed money from the loan sharks, for fear of earning his scorn. ¡°That¡¯s a private matter. The bottom line is, I need it to save someone! Don¡¯t worry Damien, I¡¯m not taking it for free. I¡¯m well-aware that it may take a long time with my current ie, but I promise you that I will pay you back every single cent that I borrow!¡± Seeing the resolve in her eyes, Damien¡¯s heart sank. All this while, he had imagined her waiting for him loyally out here in the cold because she could not bear to leave him. Was it all because of his money, after all? He let out a sneer. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. His eyes lost all their warmth instantly. By now, he shouldn¡¯t be surprised by this. He had known her intentions since the beginning. She did what she needed to, for the sake of power and wealth. Moving up the ranks with the ends justifying the means, wasn¡¯t that her true nature after all? He had been a fool for dropping everything and rushed back here because he was worried that she might have suffered any indignities. Instead, she was here for an alimony. ¡°You haven¡¯t changed at all, Ava. Ever since I¡¯ve known you, you¡¯ve always been the same person as you were then.¡± She hung her head and murmured in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s not like that at all¡­you¡¯ve never really known me deeply.¡± Damien did not manage to catch what she had just said. She continued, ¡°I know it¡¯s difficult for you to understand the current situation, and I don¡¯t expect you to show me any kindness as a husband should to his wife. Alll ask for is that you find it in you to be a kind Samaritan now and loan me five million dors. It¡¯s probably not a huge sum for you, but it would mean the world to me because I need it to save a life.¡± ¡°Do you need it urgently?¡± ¡°Yes, I need it as soon as possible.¡± Damien snickered, ¡°Since it¡¯s that important to you, yet you won¡¯t even give me a reason for loaning you the money, I guess I can deduce that all I am to you is either an ATM or just a sucker¡­right, Ava?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not it! Since when have I asked you for money ever since I married into your family? It¡¯s just that this time¡­¡± ¡°This time, you need to get your money¡¯s worth before leaving, yes?¡± Damien did not hold back the contempt in his voice now as he mocked her, ¡°I must say that you are not ambitious enough. Five million dors sounds like too little money for you, or are you going to keep pestering me for more?¡± Ava hade prepared to forgo whatever dignity she had left. Whatever insults he could muster and fling at her, she would be able to endure it. She gritted her teeth and answered, ¡°Don¡¯t you worry, Damien. This is the only time I ask you for a favor. Once your engagement with Selina is sealed, I¡¯ll quietly slip away and disappear forever. I won¡¯t cause you any further grief. I¡¯ll do whatever you want me to do in return for the loan.¡± Damien became livid upon hearing this. ¡°Quietly slip away?! Ava Nagel, I¡¯l be dumb if I let that happen!¡± Ultimately, despite all of Ava¡¯s pleas, he did not budge an inch. But to his surprise, Ava stopped pleading. She turned her heel and walked off, leaving him to stare after her determined yet forlorn figure. A Lifetime With You Chapter 64 A Lifetime With You Chapter 64 Chapter 64 ¡°Sir, Miss Nagel left with her belongings after Madam¡¯s visit yesterday and came back again at midnight. I truly do not know what has happened.¡± The housekeeper exined to Damien. Damien looked troubled and said, ¡°So she left just like that?¡± ¡°They left miss Nagel with no choice¡­¡± ¡°Send someone to investigate. I want to know why is she asking for so much money.¡± Ava could only return home to her mother after leaving the Radbury family residence. Her home was still in disarray from the aftermath of yesterday¡¯s visit by the loan sharks. Her mother was seen taking a nap on the sofa and couldn¡¯t care less about anything. Upon Ava¡¯s return, her mother cried and reprimanded her for being such a useless daughter. Not only Ava had lost her husband but also failed to earn money for the family. Ava could not be bothered to argue with her mother. She knew her well enough by now. She suddenly saw new footprints in her home, which were definitely not presentst night. ¡°Mom, did anyone elsee here while I was gone?¡± ¡°Who else could it be? It was those gangsters again, and they barged in early this morning! See for yourself. They even took the television and the air conditioner away!¡± Jessica pointed at the empty house as she wailed miserably. ¡°They also mentioned that if we failed to pay them back within three days, they will return and cause havoc every single day! Seizing our stuff was only the beginning and after three days, my fingers would be gone by then! Each finger is worth ten thousand dors and once I have lost my limbs, they will stab my body then! Oh lord, why am I suffering so much!¡± Ava¡¯s mother continued her howling. ¡°Enough! Crying doesn¡¯t solve any of our problems!¡± Ava was sick of listening to herints, and she went to hide in her own room. During the walk back home, she had time to think carefully. Since Damien refused to help her, she would have to go to Selden. Although Selden was merely a doctor, he was the next-in-line heir of the Oakley Corporation. Hence, five million dors was nothing for him. But¡­it was already difficult enough for her to ask for money from Damien, not to mention Selden. She mulled over it for a long time before she decided to call him. ¡°I thought you¡¯re unwilling to meet me again, but it looks like you¡¯ve changed your mind.¡± Over the phone, Selden¡¯s voice was as light-hearted as ever. But Ava was in no mood to banter. ¡°Selden, I want to borrow¡­¡± Before she could finish, she heard a demure female voice asking, ¡°Selden, who are you talking to over there?¡± Ava recognized it was Kelly. ¡°Are you with Miss Hensley now?¡± ¡°Yup, I need to settle something with her,¡± Selden nced at Kelly who was sitting beside him. He was determined to get Kelly to apologize for scheming against Ava and framing her for the video leaks. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. But Ava could not have guessed the reason for their encounter. She only prayed that she would not cause any further misunderstanding between Kelly and Selden. So she told Selden, ¡°Then I¡¯ll call you backter. Enjoy your time with Miss Hensley.¡± Then she hung up. Ava couldn¡¯t do it¡­even if he was an old friend, she couldn¡¯t bring herself to borrow money from him. She knew full well that Selden would not hesitate to grant her the loan, and she only had to ask for it. She scrunched her hair in frustration. As she rolled around in desperation, she identally knocked over her bag that was resting on the nightstand. The contents of the bag spilled out everywhere. As she bent down quickly to retrieve them, a small velvet box caught her eyes. It was her diamond wedding ring. She opened the box and was bedazzled by the diamonds within. Ava shut the box quickly, as though she was a thief sneaking around. With her heart thumping in her ribcage, she opened the box again, but this time very slowly. Considering the ring was a gift from Damien, it should not be a problem to im it for herself, right? It was thest remaining memento that she had for her nightmare-like marriage. Cutting through her mother¡¯s cries of despair and her own dejection, the ring almost seemed to glow brilliantly with an angelic halo. The next day, Ava made up her mind to pawn the diamond ring. Although the money she got from it was barely even half of its true worth, she couldn¡¯t be picky anymore. The man at the pawnshop handed her a receipt. He then exined that she could redeem her diamond ring within two years at a higher price if she still wanted it back. Ava thought it was unlikely that she would ever get to do so within her lifetime. As soon as Ava received the cash for the ring, she immediately made her way to the loan sharks¡¯ den. Much to her surprise, the boss of the loan sharks weed her warmly. It was a stark contrast to his previous violent disposition. He even offered her a cup of tea upon her arrival. ¡°Miss Nagel, I do hope you¡¯ll kindly overlook our brashness earlier. We¡¯re deeply sorry for the way we behaved. Please, you must believe that we had no idea of your true identity!¡± The head of the loan sharks was a prominent figure in the underworld, and yet he was now bowing respectfully as he offered tea to Ava. Ava was more confused than surprised. ¡°I have the money. Give me your bank ount number now and I will bank in five million dors before noon,¡± she said. ¡°That will not be necessary. Someone has already paid off your mother¡¯s debts.¡± ¡°Who was it?¡± Ava was taken aback. ¡°That would be your husband, of course, the CEO of the Radbury Group. Miss Nagel, please forgive us. We know now that we have made a big mistake in underestimating you! We¡¯re truly sorry, and please forgive us!¡± Ava stood up in surprise. So Damien eventually helped her to clear the debts? But, earlier on, he was¡­ It was at that moment that she noticed the loan sharkckeys who trashed her house the other day. They were standing meekly in a corner with bruises and wounds on their faces. ¡°Was this¡­ Damien¡¯s work?¡± They quickly denied her suspicions and exined themselves, ¡°No, Miss Nagel, it¡¯s all our own fault! We got these wounds from uh¡­we uh¡­we ran into a wall! Yes..it was an ident! Miss Nagel, we didn¡¯t mean to hurt you and your mother, please believe us!¡± Ava turned around and quickly left the ce. She hopped in a taxi and headed to Radbury Group. The young receptionist recognized Ava, and she did not question her. She followed Ava into the elevator quickly instead. In the CEO¡¯s office, Damien was focusing on a briefing by his secretary. He didn¡¯t seem perturbed by Ava¡¯s intrusion, but merely motioned for his secretary to leave them. It was only the two of them in the room now. ¡°You are here? Well, seems like you have everything figured out then.¡± Damien said as he grinned. ¡°Was it you who paid off my mother¡¯s debts?¡± ¡°Five million dors, phew! Your mother sure is something else.¡± Damien admitted. Ava was puzzled, ¡°But why? You obviously didn¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°Ava, I¡¯m a businessman, and obviously, I don¡¯t do things for free.¡± Damien put aside the folder that he was holding. It was right then that Ava spotted the wedding ring which she pawned this morning on his office desk! A Lifetime With You Chapter 65 A Lifetime With You Chapter 65 Chapter 65 Damien had retrieved the wedding ring from the pawnshop! This exined why such an expensive ring was repurchased immediately. ¡°Damien, what do you want from me?¡± Damien stood up with a smirk on his face and said, ¡°You pawned our wedding ring without hesitation and I assumed you are trying to leave me as soon as possible. Am I right, Ava Nagel?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve always desperate but it was you who never care about me,¡± replied Ava. Damien clenched his fists and looked at Ava intensely, as if trying to stare into the depths of her soul. Ava took a step back, but not before Damien advanced towards her in long strides. ¡°You¡­what are you doing?¡± ¡°I just saved you and your mother. Think twice before acting coldly towards me, Ava.¡± Damien was right, and she owed him a big-time now. Ava politely replied, ¡°Fine. Thank you for helping me.¡± He chuckled, ¡°What? All I get is a lousy thank you?¡± ¡°Then what else do you want from me?¡± Damien was inches away from her now as he stared down at her. ¡°I heard that you had lost your job at the advertising agency the other day.¡±. Albeit being unable to predict where this conversation was going, Ava replied, ¡°I guess nothing escapes your watchful eyes, Damien.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re my wife, I must care about you.¡± Damien lifted Ava¡¯s chin yfully while hovering over her. Thinking that a kiss wasing her way, Ava tried to dodge, but Damien merely brushed her lips slightly. Upon seeing Ava¡¯s reaction, Damien teased her, ¡°Oh dear, what should we do now? After all, you do owe me five million dors.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll get a new job as soon as possible and pay you back in installments. It will take a while but rest assured that I will pay it all back.¡± ¡°You have offended Kelly this time, and that girl has a bad temperament. Don¡¯t tell me that you are expecting yourself to join the industry again?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Ava was stunned for a moment, but she recovered and retorted, ¡°She may be a big celebrity, but I doubt she holds sway over the entire industry! Plus, I¡¯m not even an actress, surely I¡¯ll be able to find a job in advertising.¡± ¡°Well, you can be an actress with that pretty face of yours but sadly, you are just untalented in acting.¡± ¡°What are you suggesting? Just get to the point.¡± He poked her forehead with a finger and said, ¡°How about working for me? Then I¡¯ll consider your debt repayment.¡± ¡°Wait, what?¡± ¡°Be my secretary and I¡¯ll pay you fifteen thousand dors a month ording to the market rate. Eighty percent of the payment will then go back to me, which means you are working in thispany until the debt is cleared.¡± Ava did some quick mental calctions. With a sry of fifteen thousand dors per month, twelve thousand dors went to Damien. All in all, it would take her more than thirty years to pay off the debt of five million dors! This was a rip off rather than a pure act of kindness! However, she was not in a position to negotiate. As much as she hated to admit, Damien was right. It would be difficult for her to find a job with much higher pay. Moreover, most of her job applications were rejected in these few days. The sry offered by him was considered high for the position of administrative secretary. Ava¡¯s wages as administrative personnel in the previous smaller firm were nothingpared to this. ¡°Alright, fifteen thousand dors as you said then. You better keep your promise.¡± Damien chuckled and said, ¡°Certainly, Ava. You¡¯re mine, now and forever.¡± On her first day working at Radbury Group, most of the employees were aware of Ava¡¯s position as the new secretary She couldn¡¯t escape from their curious gaze. After all, her title as the CEO¡¯s wife was an open secret to everyone. At first, she was worried that Damien would get angry. After all, Ava was not allowed to reveal her title as Mrs. Radbury publicly previously. It was until a few days ago that she realized that Damien was probably the one who spread the rumors about her wife working in the same company. What was he thinking? In Damien¡¯s secretarial department, there were more than a dozen staff including the chief of secretary, Quinn Davies. With a whole host of secretaries to serve him, Ava should only be handling a few simple reports (at most), yet Damien would always find something for her to do. Even menial tasks such as preparing refreshments should be handled by the interns instead of Ava. Yet Damien demanded, ¡°You are still serving the three-month probation period. Starting now, the refreshment preparation and office sanitation are your jobs.¡± ¡°Wait. Isn¡¯t office sanitation is handledExclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. by cleaners?¡± ¡°There are many confidential documents stored in my office and obviously, not anyone is allowed to enter here including sanitation cleaners.¡± Ava just realized that it was Miss Bradley tidying up Damien¡¯s office all this while and now, the job was passed to her. With the new role assigned, she had to leave the office fifteen minutester than everyone else. At the end of the day, Damien waited and watched her cleaning the office instead of leaving. ¡°Mr. Radbury, put your feet up please,¡± Ava demanded grudgingly. Damien lifted his foot slightly, making it difficult for Ava to maneuver the vacuum cleaner. Consequently, she identally hit his calf. ¡°Such a sloppy person, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°me it on yourself then. I have warned you.¡± He reprimanded her mildly, ¡°Woah, this is my first time being ordered to make way for a mere cleaner.¡± Ava replied annoyingly, ¡°It is my first time witnessing a CEO staring at cleaners after work.¡± After struggling to vacuum the carpet, Ava proceeded to clean his office desk. The desk was messy, yet Damien remained motionless in his seat. Ava had no choice but to lean across the table to arrange the documents. This time, Ava identally hit his arm. In one swift motion, Damien pulled her into his embrace. ¡°Hey¡­what are you doing?¡± ¡°This is the second time, Ava. I take these repetitive physical contacts as a form of seduction then,¡± muttered Damien. She was speechless and said, ¡°You are such a narcissist!¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. I love it though.¡± A cunning look shed across his eyes and before she knew it, Damien pressed his warm lips on Ava. Her whimper was muffled by the sudden kiss. Damien caressed her waist and pushed her onto the chair. The documents went scattered everywhere. Ava struggled to break free, but to no avail. Damien was firm yet gentle, as if he was afraid of hurting Ava. But he grew impatient as time went by. With hot breath and heavy panting, he pulled Ava closer and their tongues intertwined wildly in the kiss. Ava lost in a trance, and her arms were now tightened around Damien¡¯s nape. Thetter smirked and deepened the kiss passionately. A Lifetime With You Chapter 66 A Lifetime With You Chapter 66 Chapter 66 On the way home, Ava stared out the window silently. Damien was feeling good, and he nced at Ava from time to time. He smirked despite receiving a cold shoulder from her. He did not take her home to the Radbury residence, but instead to the suburb where her mother lived. Ava was not surprised by his decision. Since Miss Adaly was not fond of her, Ava was not expecting Damien to disobey her mother¡¯s decision. Damien pulled over on the entrance towards her housing area and said, ¡°I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow morning, and let¡¯s go to the office together.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t be necessary. I can take the subway on my own.¡± ¡°Fine. Suit yourself.¡± He chose not to argue with her and Ava got off immediately without looking back. Damien waved her goodbye, but thetter wasn¡¯t aware of it. Damien sighed while looking at her figure slowly faded away. He then took out his phone from the pocket. There were several missed calls from her mother, and he only answered them now. ¡°Damien, why aren¡¯t you here yet? Selina and her parents have been waiting for you for quite some time now.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be right there.¡± Damien waste for the gathering held at the private dining of Central Garden Hotel. Both of his parents as well as the Newton family were waiting for him patiently. Karen¡¯s face brightened up upon seeing her son and said, ¡°Damien, you are finally here! I know you are busy, but how could you forget about such an important asion? We have been waiting for your arrival.¡±This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. Damien took his seat and immediately apologized, ¡°I¡¯m truly sorry for the dy as I was sending Ava home after work.¡± The atmosphere was awkward upon hearing his exnation. Yet, Damien seemed oblivious and poured himself a ss of water. Karen tried to salvage the situation byughing it off, ¡°Haha, Damien was joking about it! Please don¡¯t mind him too much.¡± ¡°Well, Ava is indeed my secretary in the office. Didn¡¯t you hear about it, mom?¡± Karen froze upon the statement since it was her first time knowing this. She stood up and asked, ¡°What did you say?¡± Daryl pulled her down immediately and whispered, ¡°Stop overreacting!¡± The Newtons were taken aback with a pale face. The gathering was nned to discuss the wedding engagement between Damien and Ava, but the atmosphere was interrupted now with the newly revealed rtionship between Damien and Ava. D Mr. Netwon asked, ¡°Damien, I thought both you and Miss Nagel are no longer together, isn¡¯t that right?¡± Karen blurted out immediately, ¡°Of course! The divorce was finalized and Ava has left the residence. She is no longer part of the Radbury family anymore.¡± ¡°Who told you the divorce was signed? I tore up the agreement long ago,¡± imed Damien. ¡°What!¡± ¡°Mom, it seems like you have been deceiving Mr. Newton and his family.¡± Karen was panic- stricken, ¡°Damien, I thought we had an agreement. Once you¡¯re engaged to Selina¡­¡± ¡°What an absurd thing to say! I am married for more than ten years and I have no intention of getting a divorce anytime soon. Forcing me to marry Selina is a sin, mom.¡± D Daryl shouted at his son, ¡°Watch your words, Damien!¡± Damien faked a smile, and his intention of not marrying Selina was obvious. The Newton family was prideful, and they would never have agreed to the marriage between Selina and a divorcee. It was all because of the reputation of the Radbury Group. But now, it seemed like the marriage discussion was called off. Mr. Newton stood up instantly, ¡°Selina, let¡¯s go.¡± Mrs. Gu followed suit. But Selina remained seated. She stared at Damien in silence for a while before saying, ¡°So¡­ it¡¯s over between us, right?¡± ¡°Miss Newton, you are a great business partner and we have been getting along quite well, right?¡± ¡°Uh¡­ yeah, both of us are just business partners.¡± Selina was heartbroken. 1 But she had no one to me but herself. She was the one suggesting their rtionship as a mere partnership in the first ce, after all. She suggested faking an engagement with Damien, hoping that both of their parents were satisfied and could stop disturbing them. But falling in love with Damien was not part of the n. It was all because she was too immersed in the fake acting. ¡°As expected, you have lived up to your reputation, Mr. Radbury. Seems like I have learned a lot from you.¡± Selina finally straightened herself. ¡°Mom and dad, let¡¯s go.¡± Now that her ns were crushed into pieces, Karen was enraged and she tried to stop the Newton family from leaving. But Selina was firmed with her decision without looking back. Being the only child of the Newton family, Selina was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Moreover, she was used to getting her way through everything and making her a rather prideful woman. She wouldn¡¯t beg for something impossible. Once the Newton family left, Karen mmed the table and med her son furiously, ¡°Damien, have you lost your mind? I thought we have discussed the idea of your marriage?¡± ¡°But I never agreed to it.¡± Brushing her mother off coldly, Damien started enjoying the meal. ¡°You¡­tell me, have you gone insane because of Ava? You are behaving recklessly, son!¡± Damien paused for a moment and smiled smugly, ¡°Hm¡­perhaps you¡¯re right. I must have gone crazy.¡± Daryl and Karen stared at their insolent son, scarcely believing their eyes. Ever since he was a kid, Damien hardly smiled, and it was even worse when he grew up. Was he really smiling to himself now? Karen¡¯s vision blurred, and she almost fainted. The next day at the Radbury Group. Ava waste and barely squeezed herself in the subway on time. She was all sweaty and looking disheveled once arriving at the office. Upon reaching thepany, she headed to the pantry immediately to fix herself. As she was re-applying her makeup, the pantry door swung open and in walked Damien. Ava was startled and identally smeared the lipstick on her face. ¡°Looks like you are having a great time there! Can¡¯t believe you have the time to fix your make-up during working. Who are you trying to seduce?¡± Damien remarked. ¡°¡­I was just¡­¡± He closed the door of the pantry with a click and strode towards her. Ava took a step backward instinctively, only to realize that there was nowhere to escape. Damien rubbed his finger on her smeared lips to fix her makeup. Unfortunately, the smudged area erged and Ava was looking even worse now. Staring at her rosy cheeks, Damien was nervous. Ava was reminded of yesterday¡¯s scenes. Hence, she pushed him away quickly and forcefully. ¡°Damien, this is considered workce sexual harassment!¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 67 A Lifetime With You Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Damien wrapped her arm around Ava¡¯s waist with a smirk, ¡°We are married and there is nothing wrong with that.¡± ¡°But we¡¯re in the office!¡± Amidst her struggle to escape, she smacked a cup of hot coffee identally. The boiling coffee spilled over Damien¡¯s arm and he hissed in pain before he let go of her. The coffee stain was rather obvious despite the dark-colored shirt worn by him today. As Damien rolled up his sleeves, arge patch of reddened skin was revealed and it was somehow painful just by looking at it. Ava went frantic, ¡°I¡¯m sorry! I didn¡¯t mean to¡­¡± She quickly soaked his arm in the cold water, and Damien did not resist it. It was his first time being cared for by a woman, and he felt strange. The panic in her eyes reflected her concern towards Damien. Instead of getting upset, Damien embraced her with a grin. ¡°Uh oh, you¡¯re in trouble now, Ava,¡± he whispered in her ear. ¡°What should I do now? Is it painful? Wait here, I¡¯ll go and get you some ointment for the burn!¡± In a sh, Ava ran out to get him some soothing gel. Damien was dumbfounded by her sudden action. By the time Ava returned from the pharmacy with the ointment, Damien was back to his office. He propped his head up on one elbow and his sleeve was rolled up. The reddened skin was now visible to Ava. Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org. Ava rushed and passed him the ointment. ¡°Here, take this. It was rmended by the pharmacist. Do apply thrice a day and your skin will heal within two days.¡± ¡°Fine. Apply them for me then.¡± Ava originally intended to leave once delivering the ointment to Damien. But now she was left with no choice but to treat his wound. It was not a serious injury. Yet, Damien¡¯s arm seemed to be severely affected. He even yelped a little when Ava applied the ointment and reminded her to be gentler. As far as she could remember, Damien had a high pain tolerance. ¡°Well, you can¡¯t me me. Who told you to behave recklessly just now?¡± Ava muttered. ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°¡­ I am saying that you are a delicate and precious person. I can¡¯t afford to cause you any harm. So, for the sake of everyone, we should keep a distance of at least five meters apart at all times.¡± Damien snorted slightly. ¨C Ava had to bend over slightly to tend Damien¡¯s wound because thetter was seated. Her cool fingers were somehow a relief to his scalded skin. Such a minor burn shouldn¡¯t require much attention. At this point, it was not painful for Damien anymore. However, he reminded Ava, ¡°Since the ointment has to be applied thrice a day, don¡¯t forget toe and tend my wound during the afternoon.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not even that serious. Why can¡¯t you do it on your own? It¡¯s not like you¡¯re handicapped anyway.¡± Damien lifted his arm and continued, ¡°You hurt me and the responsibility is yours now.¡± ¡°What a nuisance,¡± Ava muttered. She ced the ointment down and left. The nature of Ava¡¯s work was notplicated, but many details required her constant attention. She continued her work and before long; it was lunchtime already. Ava looked up and realized that there was no one left in the office except herself. Though her colleagues had their lunch at the canteen, everyone avoided Ava because of her identity. She patted her grumbling stomach and headed out for lunch. Suddenly, Damien appeared and blocked Ava before she could leave the office. ¡°I told you to tend my wound in the afternoon. Have you forgotten about it?¡± Damien mumbled. Ava was frustrated, ¡°Even so, please let me have my lunch first, Mr. Radbury.¡± ¡°Fine, let¡¯s have lunch then.¡± Damien then pulled her into his office. His lunches were usually prepared by the chef he hired, and the meals were luxuriouspared to thepany canteen. While entering the office, Ava found two sets of cutlery ced beside the lunch. ¡°What is the meaning of this?¡± Ava was getting confused. ¡°Lunch is served.¡± Ava was dragged to the sofa by Damien. Thetter was breaking his own rules now. Earlier on, he imed that everything was strictly professional at the workce despite their personal rtionship. Damien noticed that Ava did not resist the lunch offered by him. After all, Radbury residence had a certified Michelin star chef. The only thing Ava missed while staying at the residence was the food served. Seeing Ava scooped the first mouthful of food into her mouth, Damien suddenly said, ¡°From now on, the lunch fee will be deducted from your sry.¡± Upon hearing Damien¡¯sment, Ava lost her appetite instantly and rebuked him, ¡°But why!¡± ¡°Because nothing is free,¡± muttered Damien. Instantly, Ava ced her chopsticks down and prepared to leave. Instead of paying for the food, she would rather enjoy her free lunch at thepany canteen. Much to her dismay, the office door was locked by Damien. Failing to open the door, Ava turned around and demanded, ¡°Who do you think you are! Unlocked the door now!¡± Damien ignored her request and said, ¡°Come back here. Let¡¯s enjoy our lunch together.¡± Ava was tempted by the offer before returning to her seat. She refuted, ¡°Since Mr. Radbury needs a lunch companion, then you should pay me for the extra services, right? After all, someone taught me that nothing is free in the world.¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine by me,¡± Damien agreed to her demand. Damien started digging in without waiting for Ava. On the other hand, Ava was tortured by the food aroma and suddenly, her stomach grumbled loudly. This was embarrassing for Ava! She pressed her stomach right away while trying to endure her hunger. A faint smile crept across Damien¡¯s face. As if teasing Ava, he picked up drumstick into his bowl. Looking at Damien enjoying his meal deliciously, Ava gulped and hesitated before decided to join the lunch. At the entrance of Koi Condominiums. The doorbell rang, and Kelly answered the door, only to find Selden was standing in her doorway. With a gloomy expression, Kelly snapped, ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t answer my calls. So, here I am today,¡± replied Seldon. Kelly snorted at the remark. She blocked all of his contacts after their rather unpleasant breakup. When Seldon approached Kelly that day through her assistant, thetter had initially thought about the possible reconciliation between them. Yet, Selden was furious at Kelly for framing Ava instead. It was all Ava¡¯s fault for being a pretentious woman! Kelly was infuriated by how she flirted with other guys despite being a married woman. In her opinion, Ava had gotten off easy! She deserved far worse consequences than just losing her job. Yet, Selden chose to support Ava, in which Kelly was extremely irritated. A Lifetime With You Chapter 68 A Lifetime With You Chapter 68 Chapter 68 ¡°Why are you here again? Especially when I am nothing to you,¡± asked Kelly sarcastically. She tossed a slipper at Seldon angrily and hoped thetter would disappear from her sight. Selden dodged the flying slipper instantly. Realizing that Kelly was about to return inside, he extended his hand quickly to prevent the door from shutting. Kelly didn¡¯t expect the sudden act, ¡°Hey, what do you want from me?¡± ¡°I will leave as soon as I got my stuff.¡± Kelly was stunned. She threw away all of his belongings after their breakup. ¡°There¡¯s nothing here! Go and find them in the dumpster downstairs if you want!¡± Kelly grunted. ¡°Wait, what? Don¡¯t tell me you have threw my medical documents away!¡± ¡°Huh? I threw everything away, so stop bothering me!¡± Selden was frustrated as they were crucial research outputs from the hospital. He had been searching the papers for a while before deducing the possibility of leaving them in Kelly¡¯s car two weeks ago. Now that they were gone, and he had no extra copies of them! Knowing that Kelly was an ignorant woman, Selden was certain that the documents were lost. ¡°Kelly, please tell me you are joking. It is a thick folder with our hospital¡¯s name printed on it. Think about it again, please.¡± Selden tried again. Kelly was disappointed with Selden. Apart from being a workaholic, Ava was the only thing he could think of! It was obvious that Selden wanted nothing to with her now. ¡°Selden, there are so many guys out there pursuing me. You are such trash! How dare you toy with my feelings!¡± Kelly couldn¡¯t hold it anymore and she threw another slipper towards Selden. It hit Selden this time. It was painful, and the mark was visible on his forehead now. The door mmed before Selden could do anything. Since she was a child actress, Kelly was constantly under the spotlight and well-loved by everyone. Yet, she was now failing at romance despite having a remarkable career recognized by everyone. Kelly leaned against the door and sobbed, unbeknownst to Selden. If only he could see her now, Selden would realize that the outspoken Kelly was a disguise, and deep down she was merely a fragile woman yearning for love. ¡°Selden, you fool!¡± Kelly gritted her teeth and wiped off her tears. After exiting the condominium, Selden was tempted to uncover his documents from the dumpster. However, it was a few days ago since hest met Kelly and the trash cans were probably emptied by the collectors. There was a little to tiny chance that he could find them again. Selden sighed deeply and thought that all his hard work gone to waste just like that. As Selden was about to enter his car, a woman greeted him from behind, ¡°Hello, Mr. Oakley.¡± Turn around, he saw a woman dressed in casual attire. Based on the fine make-up and luxurious essories, she was not a regr person. ¡°I am Selina and we¡¯ve met before.¡± As the woman tilted her face up, she revealed her elegant features and charming smile. ¡°Miss Newton, how can I help you?¡± Selden was surprised by her sudden presence. As far as he was concerned, they were not close to each other. ¡°Can we have a private discussion? A cup of coffee is fine by me.¡± ¡°Sure. A date with beauty is my honor,¡± said Selden with a shy smile. In the coffee shop, Selden asked her directly, ¡°So tell me, Miss Newton. How can I help you?¡± ¡°I have a gift for you.¡± Selina ced a folder in front of Selden. Selden¡¯s eyes widened in shock as they were the medical documents that he lost previously. ¡°Why do you have them with you?¡± asked Selden suspiciously. Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Calm down, Mr. Oakley. Kelly and I are friends, and her assistant was cleaning some stuff during my previous visit. Upon hearing the breakup news between you two, I was pretty sure that Kelly would get rid of your belongings. In the end, I stumbled across this folder among the piles of rubbish.¡± ¡°Wow, you sure are a strange person,¡± replied Selden sarcastically. Selina ignored his sarcasm and continued, ¡°This in folder caught my eye among the clutter of branded handbags and makeup products. Kelly probably threw it away recklessly. Just as I thought, they are important documents, right?¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. The documents are important for my application as a chief medical officer.¡± Selden opened the folder and found that everything was there. ¡°Thank you, Miss Newton,¡± blurted him. ¡°The pleasure is mine,¡± Selina beamed at him. ¡°But I don¡¯t think you are here just to deliver this folder in the middle of your busy day, Miss Newton.¡± ¡°You¡¯re indeed as perceptive as they say. I suppose I don¡¯t have to waste time.¡± Selden chuckled and thought that Selina had been wasting time all this while when their conversation could have been concluded much earlier. ¡°I¡¯m here because¡­¡± Before Selina could finish, Selden interrupted her, ¡°I refuse.¡± ¡°Mr. Newton, I am not done yet.¡± ¡°Whatever it is, the answer is a no.¡± Selina did not expect such a reaction, and she was feeling awkward by his firm refusal. Selden stood up and stretched himself, ¡°If that¡¯s all, then you¡¯ll have to excuse me. Again, thank you for returning the folder.¡± ¡°Mr. Oakley, wait!¡± Selina followed him. She asked directly, ¡°I know why you broke up with Kelly. Are you really going to stand there and watch her marry another man to start a new family?¡± Selden smirked, ¡°Kelly is not my only option for everything, you know?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not referring to Kelly, but Av¡­¡± ¡°Know your ce, Miss Newton!¡± Selden interrupted her coldly. He was a yful person until matters regarding Ava. Right now, Selina was testing his patience. ¡°Miss Newton, not everyone is persistent like you, and some of us know our limits.¡± ¡°But are you happy with this?¡± ¡°What about you?¡± Selden refuted. ¡°¡­¡± Selina was suddenly at a loss for words. ¡°You can¡¯t do anything about it. Just let it go if it¡¯s not yours,¡± reminded Selden. A Lifetime With You Chapter 69 A Lifetime With You Chapter 69 Chapter 69 Selden took a step towards at red at Selina. ¡°Mind yourself, Miss Newton. I will the first one toe after you if you dare to hurt Ava¡± warned Selden. Goosebumps broke out all over Selina. Selden looked different from his usual carefree self, and her n seemed to fail miserably. She was in trouble now. ¡°Mr. Newton, I understood your point of view. But how long can you restrain yourself? Since you are unwilling, then I will do it by myself!¡± At the secretarial department of Radbury Group. Damien left for a meeting with Miss Bradley in the afternoon. After less than twenty minutes, an intern from the finance department, Miss Lilly Walker rushed into the office. ¡°Miss Nagel, where is Mr. Radbury?¡± The sweaty Lilly panted heavily with a folder in her hand. ¡°Oh, he just left. Doe back again after four in the afternoon,¡± Ava replied. Lilly went into panic, ¡°This is bad! There are errors on the report submitted to him earlier, and here is the corrected version of the document!¡± ¡°What!¡± Ava was stunned at the remarks. Approximately thirty minutes had passed since both of them left, and it was impossible to catch them up by now. She tried calling both Damien and Miss Bradley again and again, but to no avail. Perhaps the meeting had started and both of their phones were silenced. ¡°What should we do now! The finance department will be sacked if the project goes wrong due to inurate data!¡± Lilly shrieked. Lilly was feeling helpless and broke down in tears. Ava nced at the new documents brought by Lilly. Indeed, thepany would have to suffer a massive loss due to the incorrect figures provided. Although the amended copy could be submitted again in the future, the reputation of Radbury Group would be tarnished by then. ¡°We are doomed¡­¡± Lilly had given up and plopped down on the floor. Ava knew that such mistakes were impossible for a fresh graduate like Lilly. She was most probably a scapegoat for the incident. She grabbed Lilly andforted her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The meeting has just started and we can still make it in time if we leave now.¡± ¡°¡­ Really?¡± Lilly saw a glimmer of hope upon hearing Ava¡¯s words. But she soon shuddered in fear again, ¡°No way! I¡¯m just a mere intern and it is impossible to barge into the meeting like that! How can I switch the report on time?¡± Lilly started sobbing again. Ava couldn¡¯t bear to see her crying and gritted her teeth before saying, ¡°Alright, I will personally deliver the report then.¡± ¡°Really, Miss Nagel?¡± ¡°Yes, but I can¡¯t promise to make it on time.¡± Ava grabbed her phone and the report before dashing out immediately without her coat on. The sess of the recent acquisitions as well the career of the whole finance department was at stake now. She could only pray to arrive on time while urging the driver to drive faster. Fortunately, the meeting location was not far away and she arrived within fifteen minutes. Ava rushed inside the tower but was clueless about the exact location. She was left with no choice but to search floor-by-floor. Ava kept dialing the number but Miss Bradley was not answering her calls. By the time she reached the fifteenth floor, Ava was deeply exhausted and panted heavily. She nearly tripped as she pressed on the elevator door. A group of people exited the elevator and Ava bumped into one of them identally due to instability She felt a firm body and a man groaned in pain. ¡°Oh! I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Ava was startled and apologized immediately. He was a middle-aged man dressed smartly in a suit and leather shoes. Ava bumped into his nose bridge and thetter was grimacing in pain now. ¡°Hey! Watch where you¡¯re going!¡± The male assistant supported his boss immediately and reprimanded Ava. Ava was stupefied and her anxiety escted. ¡°I¡¯m terribly sorry! I wasn¡¯t paying attention¡­¡± Ava was bowing and apologizing profusely. Just then, the back of her cor was grabbed by an arm and she was forced to straighten her back. She looked up and it was Damien! ¡°Damien, I was looking for you!¡± Ava was overjoyed upon the meeting. As the middle-aged man was about to scold Ava for injuring his nose bridge, he was surprised to see their interaction, ¡°You know her, Mr. Radbury?¡± ¡°Yes, I do.¡± Ava introduced herself immediately, ¡°Hello, I am Mr. Radbury¡¯s¡­administrative secretary. Nice to meet you!¡± Seemed like this man was Mr. Sachel, the one meeting Damien today then. This is the worst! Ava peeped at Damien nervously and worried about his reaction towards her sudden presence. Much to her surprise, Damien caressed her head gently instead and asked, ¡°Does it hurt?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Compared to Mr. Sachel, Ava was in better condition. She replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I am fine.¡± Damien turned to Mr. Sachel and apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry that my wife ran into you by ident. Demsey, please apany Mr. Sachel to the hospital for a quick check. The medical bills are on me.¡± Mr. Sachel was stunned by the exmation, ¡°W¡­ wife? So you¡¯re Mrs. Radbury then?¡± He was left speechless now. It was an open secret that both Radburys and Newtons were preparing for a union. Hence, the rumor of him being married for two years was dismissed by Mr. Sachel. While wiping his nosebleed, Mr. Sachel¡¯s annoyance was reced by a smile, ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure meeting you, Mrs. Radbury. Please excuse me for the hasty behavior.¡± Suddenly, Ava felt embarrassed. Being Damien¡¯s wife was a privilege and she knew it. While Ava was prohibited to reveal her true identity in the past, it was Damien being frank about their rtionship now. A Lifetime With You Chapter 70 A Lifetime With You Chapter 70 Chapter 70 ¡°Mr. Sachel, please forgive my recklessness,¡± Ava bowed apologetically once again. Everything then ended. Once Miss Bradley apanying Mr. Sachel to the hospital, Damien turned around and asked, ¡°What brings you here suddenly, Ava?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Ava smacked her forehead upon realization. She had forgotten the most important task! ¡°Damien, hurry up and go after Mr. Sachel! You have the wrong report for your meeting just now!¡± Ava passed the amended copy of the document to Damien only to realize that thetter remained calm as if nothing happened. ¡°Don¡¯t you understand? The acquisition will be affected by the wrong figures in the report! You should do something before it¡¯s toote!¡± Ava was frustrated by his nonchnt attitude. Damien muttered, ¡°Thepany would have long gone if I didn¡¯t realize the errors in the report.¡± ¡°What?¡± Damien dragged a befuddled Ava with him into the elevator. Damien had spotted the errors during the meeting earlier. As he recalled the correct figures in the report emailed by the finance department earlier, Damien edited documents by himself. Ava had mixed feelings, ¡°Looks like you¡¯ve got everything under control. What a waste of time for chasing you madly!¡± Not to mention that she searched every floor of the building for Damien! Damien was amused and teased her, ¡°Such a foolish action you have there! Although Dempsey missed your calls, you could have got the location details from those who arranged the meeting.¡± ¡°¡­ I was in too much of a panic just now, it did not cross my mind to do that.¡± Damien held her hands while exiting the elevator. The driver was waiting and both of them entered the car. ¡°Wait, this document was from the finance department. So why are you here instead of them?¡± Damien asked. ¡°It¡¯s because I wanted to help Lilly the intern, whose team worked on this report. I could not bear to see her in such agony, so I volunteered myself to help her.¡± Damien¡¯s frowning expression was caught by Ava. Everything ended smoothly, so what¡¯s with his long face? He had not let go of her hand since they got in the elevator. Ava was motionless as she gazed at their interlocked fingers. Never thought that they could hold hands together, and it was like a dream for Ava. Ava peeped at Damien. His side profile was perfect under the glowing light from the window. Since she first fell in love with him in high school, she knew that she would spend her life pursuing beauty and justice, and that it was enough for her if she could just stare at his beautiful face silently. Damien turned around suddenly, ¡°You¡¯ve been staring at me for a while. Am I that handsome?¡± Somehow, Ava caught a glimpse of his smile. There and then, she blushed and retracted her hand. Without her realizing it, Ava¡¯s palm grew sweaty. Damien summoned the chief financial officer, Mr. Emerson Jones immediately upon returning to the office. ¡°Mr. Radbury, it was a mistake by the new intern. Please forgive my negligence and it¡¯s a relief that everything went smoothly¡­¡± Emerson was beaded with sweat as he mentally prepared himself for everything. But Damien repeated coldly,¡±¡­ An intern?¡± ¡°That¡­ that¡¯s right. Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Radbury. I will fire her as soon as possible!¡± ¡°Sure. Pack your stuffs and leave with her then.¡± Emerson was in disbelief upon hearing Damien¡¯s instruction. He admitted that the department was at fault this time. Still, everything went well for thepany. How could Damien fire him without hesitation? Damien exined again, ¡°Instead of the mistake made, I was angrier that a mere intern was med for your negligence.¡± ¡°Sir, that is not the case, the intern did really make the mistake¡­¡± ¡°Your department committed the error and had an intern to bear the mistakes. In the end, you even had Miss Nagel deliver the reports to me. What a great n, Mr. Jones.¡± Damien was losing his patience. ¡°You took advantage of the rtionship between Miss Nagel and me, knowing that she will never be reprimanded nheless. In the end, a mere intern shall be sacrificed instead of you. Is this how the finance department works?¡± Emerson was terrified and felt his knees weaken upon the statement. He was feeling helpless in the situation. ¡°Mr. Radbury¡­¡­I only¡­¡± Emerson stuttered to defend himself. ¡°Mr. Jones, you have taken advantage of Ava¡¯s kind-hearted personality. I can¡¯t believe that you have the guts to manipte those who are closest to me.¡± Emerson wiped the cold sweat from his brow again. When Ava first joined thepany, Karen hade to see him, saying that Damien did not really care much for his wife, and that it was eptable for Emerson to frame her, if the situation called for it. But now, it seemed like he made a grave mistake! Damien looked at him annoyingly, ¡°If something like this happens again, you will be transferred to our regional branch in Africa and spend your time in the warehouse.¡± Once Emerson left, Damien summoned the manager of the human resources department. ¡°Everyone in the finance department except interns will have their sry reduced by fifty percent this month. Plus, the team leader and Mr. Jones shall be demoted by one rank.¡± Damien made a quick decision for the negligence of the finance department. Despite no one was fired after the incident, It was a warning for everyone in thepany. That day, Ava said to him, ¡°It was my idea to help the intern and you should not have punished the entire finance department for it.¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Damien nced at her helplessly, ¡°Learn to get smarter, Ava.¡± ¡°Hey! I am smart already¡­¡± The driver stepped on the emergency brake suddenly and the two were caught off guard. It was fortunate that Damien and Ava had their seat belts fastened, otherwise, both of them might have been thrown out of the car. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± They looked ahead instantly. A truck broke the traffic lights from the intersection and both vehicles almost collided. They would have been crushed to death if it wasn¡¯t for the driver¡¯s sharp response. A Lifetime With You Chapter 71 A Lifetime With You Chapter 71 Chapter 71 The truck showed no sign of slowing and continued on its path. ¡°F*ck! What the hell was that!¡± The driver cursed. Fortunately, they did not get into an ident that evening. Seeing Ava as pale as a ghost, Damien comforted her, ¡°It¡¯s alright, the truck driver was probably not paying attention.¡± ¡°That wasn¡¯t a coincidence. I caught a glimpse of the truck driver, and it looked very much like Beth.¡± Although it for a split second and everything was blurry, Ava was almost sure that the driver was Beth! ¡°Are you sure you it was Beth?¡± Ava shook her head and muttered, ¡°I¡­I¡¯m not certain, maybe¡­it was just my imagination.¡± After that day, Damien hired someone to investigate the truck. The investigation revealed that the truck belonged to a constructionpany nearby. It was driven out for approximately an hour on the day of the incident and was returned to the site afterward. As there were no surveince cameras at the construction site, it was impossible to identify the driver. It was probably nothing but because of Ava¡¯s suspicions, the issue was now under scrutiny. Damien contacted the private investigators hired by him to find Beth abroad previously. ording to them, ever since Beth returned to the maind, they had no clue about her whereabouts. Beth disappeared as if she never existed. This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. ¡°Damien, you can stop searching now. I was probably seeing things,¡± Ava told him. ¡°I don¡¯t care if she was the one driving the truck the other day, but if it was indeed her, we have to capture her.¡± Damien had a point, but where could Beth be hiding after all this while? The private investigator added that while no traces of Beth were found, he did notice that Enrico had purchased a flight ticket back to China and was on his way home. ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± It was no surprise to Damien that Enrico was returning home. After all, their father¡¯s birthday was in two days and he had toe back anyway. Speaking of that, Damien was troubled. Ever since the dinner with the Newton family, he never returned to the Radbury residence again. But this time, Damien had no choice but to attend the party. It was their family¡¯s tradition to hold their birthday celebrations on the ninth year instead of the usual tenth of every decade. Damien¡¯s father was fifty-nine this year and the party was unusuallyvish. Moreover, there would be business partners and close associates attending as well. As the party hosts, Daryl and Karen were obliged to entertain their guests attentively. Enrico did not arrive until the banquet had started. ¡°Mom and dad, I¡¯m home!¡± Enrico gave embraced his parents tightly in front of the guests. In addition, he gave his father emerald jewelry and imed that it was an exotic treasure from abroad. Daryl was grinning from ear to ear, ¡°Rascal! You should have arrived two days ago. What took you so long?¡± ¡°Well, I spent some time on the gift and there was an unexpected dy by the airline.¡± Enrico never left their side the whole night, and both of his parents were happy to spend time with him. The guests were envious of the Radbury family for having such a smart, attractive, and charming son. Damien on the other hand was left out in the crowd. Things got a little awkward when his mother spotted him with Ava earlier this evening for the party. It wasn¡¯t until Enrico¡¯s presence that the tension went subsided. Ava refused to follow Damien initially, knowing that her inws despised her. She did not intend to ruin the celebration by showing up uninvited. She noticed that Damien¡¯s expression went gloomy since Enrico¡¯s entrance. On the other hand, Enrico was approaching them with champagne in his hand. ¡°Long time no see, Damien. Let me give you a toast.¡± Damien ignored him. Enrico did not mind and continued by greeting Ava, ¡°Wish you have good health, my dear sister-inw.¡± Just when Ava was about to clink her ss with Enrico, Damien snatched her drink and gulped it down. ¡°Aww, that¡¯s so sweet of you. Trying to finish it for your wife,¡± Enrico teased. It was at this moment that a business partner approached Damien and he took the opportunity to slip away with Ava leaving Enrico behind. The rtionship between the two brothers was steadily deteriorating. Sensing that she was unweed at the banquet, Ava retreated to the garden alone as Damien engaged in a business discussion. Tonight, Ava felt lonelier than ever surrounded by these strangers in a ce where she did not belong. ¡°Why are you drinking alone here?¡± Enrico appeared behind her with a chuckle. While the rest of the family treated her as a stranger and Damien who seemed weirdly passionate towards her recently, Enrico was the only Radbury member that treated her nicely. Therefore, Ava was grateful to Enrico although she was aware of their sibling rivalry. ¡°Please don¡¯t mind Damien just now, he¡¯s just being rude as usual,¡± she told Enrico. ¡°Wow! Since when did you learn to take his side, sister-inw?¡± ¡°Just like you said, I¡¯m your sister-inw.¡± Enrico grinned and whispered back, ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that both of you reconciled again?¡± ¡°¡­I don¡¯t know. Then again, no one knows what your brother is thinking.¡± ¡°Well, I do know.¡± ¡°What? Tell me then.¡± Enrico baited her slyly and said, ¡°I noticed how prickly Damien gets when he sees me getting too close to you. There, you see¡­¡± He pointed at a corner and Ava¡¯s gaze followed the direction. She saw Damien¡¯s furious expression. Enrico¡¯s grinned and said, ¡°You know I love to tease him. Say, Ava, I¡¯ve always admired you.¡± He raised his volume intentionally as he finished the sentence. Ava was unsure if Damien heard the first part of the conversation but judging from his swift footsteps towards her direction, he must have misunderstood everything. A Lifetime With You Chapter 73 A Lifetime With You Chapter 73 Chapter 73 She followed Damien, and it was obvious that thetter a regr at the bar. The manager recognized him instantly and greeted him respectfully, ¡°Wee, Mr. Radbury.¡± Damien ordered two sses of beer. A pretty waitress bent over him and whispered seductively, ¡°Mr. Radbury¡­ we¡¯ve missed you very much.¡± Damien made a gesture and signaled her to leave them alone. ¡°Is this where you spent the night when you didn¡¯te back home?¡± Ava was feeling uneasy, and she muttered jealously. ¡°The truth is, I am the owner here.¡± ¡°Are they your exes then?¡± Ava questioned. He sneered, ¡°Thatdy is my employee.¡± ¡°Guess I am just an employee as well then?¡± Damien gulped his drink in one go and savored the warm sensation in his throat. Damien turned and gazed at Ava. He never knew that Ava was pretty cute when she was jealous. He was blinded by everything back then. ¡°Ava, do you simply fall in love for every good guy out there?¡± He was slightly offended by her intimate interaction with Enrico in the backyard earlier this evening. Damien admitted that he was a cruel husband to Ava in the past and Enrico was probably the only member of the Radbury family that weed her. But, that rascal¡­ Ava was annoyed and replied defiantly, ¡°Wow, look who¡¯s talking now! You are the one fooling around all this while!¡± Although she was clueless about the reason behind Damien and Enrico¡¯s soured rtionship, Ava expected them to reconcile someday. But it seemed like everything was impossible now. While cing her ss down, Ava stood up and was ready to leave. But Damien grabbed and dragged her back onto her seat. ¡°Stay away from Enrico from now on¡± Damien ordered. ¡°Why should I agree with everything you¡¯ve said? You¡¯re domineering and rude!¡± He tightened his grip on her. Under the influence of alcohol, he had a sudden urge to confess everything that was piling up in his heart for almost twenty years. ¡°You can ignore everything but this. If you choose him between us, then¡­I will be alone forever.¡± His voice was soft, but Ava could hear everything. What was he talking about? ¡°Then tell me, what happened between the two of you?¡± The bar was loud but Damien couldn¡¯t feel anything. His cold eyes seemed to reveal the hiddenThis text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. intense emotions from the inside. That year, Damien and Enrico were eight and five respectively. He snuck out of the house together with Enrico to a park nearby. Once they arrived at the park, Enrico was craving cotton candy. Hence, Damien reminded Enrico to wait at the bench for him. When he returned, Enrico was missing! He was kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded a huge ransom of money from their parents in exchange for Enrico. The police managed to nab the perpetrators shortly after, and thetter was jailed. However, Enrico was confined in a dark house for three days and he never recovered from the traumatic experience since then. He was sick for a few years and underwent many therapy sessions before recovering. But, Enrico never forgave Damien for everything. Enrico med Damien for abandoning him in the park. He even thought that Damien hated him and had kidnappers took him away purposely. Their brotherhood was destroyed since then. Ava was surprised after listening to the story. This was her first time learning about the incident. She had always wondered about the tension between Damien and Enrico. But, Ava couldn¡¯t seem to find any information about them no matter how. Considering that the Radbury family had solid fame since twenty years ago, why was there no news publicized regarding the kidnapping incident? Also¡­ Ava was puzzled and asked, ¡°Since it was a misunderstanding, why did you have such a strong reaction just now?¡± ¡°Because everything I¡¯ve just told you was a lie fabricated by my family to appease the media. Worrying about their reputation being ruined, my parents had some tricks to bury the news once again.¡± ¡°What is the truth then?¡± Damien chuckled and took another sip of the drink. There were several empty bottles tossed across their table now. ¡°If I tell you that I was the real victim of the kidnapping, will you believe it?¡± She stunned and nodded, ¡°I believe you.¡± Because Ava realized something that no one else knew. There were times where Damien would talk in his sleep as if he was having a nightmare. He would utter the same sentence repetitively, ¡°Help¡­help me.¡± Finally, Ava knew the truth behind his sleep talking. ¡°How could this happened?¡± ¡°Since I had no money back then, I pawned my watch to pay for the cotton candy. Little did I know that it was a valuable item which then triggered the greed of the stall owner.¡± Damien was kidnapped by the stall owner and confined in a dark room for three days. After Damien was finally rescued, Enrico was sick then. It turned out that Enrico waited continuously at the park before his parents brought him home. He was terrified after discovering that his brother was captured. He felt guilty for demanding cotton candy. If it wasn¡¯t for him, Damien would still be there. The guilt was eating him until Enrico was struck down by fever and lost his consciousness. Enrico¡¯s illness only worsened when Damien was rescued. Enrico somehow started believing that he was the victim instead of Damien. He would scream in terror and cried for help every day. The Radbury family sought help from countless psychiatrists, but Enrico never recovered. ording to the medical diagnosis, Enrico was remorseful for everything and started hallucinating that he was the victim instead. To stabilize Enrico¡¯s emotions, Damien discussed the matter with his family and everyone decided to y along with the lie. This exined why the Radbury family struggled hard to bury the actual news back then. ¡°But, you have sacrificed yourself and why did you two remain tense after all these years?¡± Ava did not understand. ¡°Because he hates me for everything until now.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 74 A Lifetime With You Chapter 74 Chapter 74 ¡°Because Enrico thinks that I nned the kidnapping to eliminate him from inheriting the family wealth. So, my brother wants to seek revenge against me.¡± Damien snickered. Ava was puzzled and blurted, ¡°What kind of logic is that?¡± Well, Damien thought that Enrico¡¯s little antics all this while were amusing. As a child, Enrico would ce cockroaches on his dinner te. Now, he chose to transfer the asset ownership of Radbury Group secretly to himself as revenge on Damien. All in all, Enrico was satisfied as long as it annoyed Damien The more upset Damien was, the happier Enrico felt. ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell him the truth then? You are worried about him and yet he is being selfish.¡± ¡°Do you think that he can handle the truth?¡± Damien asked in return. Ava was at a loss for words. Damien was right. Enrico would have a mental breakdown once he discovered the truth. Such a shame that things had to be this way. Ava then stated, ¡°Damien, I know it¡¯s a mess between you two but I think there must be ways to resolve this¡­¡± ¡°What if someone tells you that everything that happened between you and Beth is just a misunderstanding and expects you two get back together, will you agree then?¡± ¡°We are not the same because Beth wants me dead!¡± Ava blurted. This time, Damien replied, ¡°Exactly. Enrico wants me dead too.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Plus, I have no intention of forgiving him either.¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Damien went back to his old self. Ava was not good at consoling people up and she could only observe silently as he gulped the drink over and over again. If it wasn¡¯t for Enrico¡¯s stupid crave for cotton candy, none of this would have happened. Now both of them hated each other for everything that had happened, despite their brotherhood. Seemed like the two brothers could never resolve their differences. Ava sighed helplessly. Tonight, Damien was surprisingly talkativepared to thest two years. Suddenly, Ava realized that she knew nothing about Damien except for his cold facade. If it wasn¡¯t for the alcohol, he might never confess his secrets. Ava thought that Damien would be extremely drunk by the time they were done, but thetter went sober again as they exited the bar. Moreover, he was ready to drive. Ava was appalled and snatched the car key quickly to him. Damien was surprised, ¡°You can drive?¡± ¡°Of course! I received my license back in college, but I never had the money to buy a car and practice driving.¡± Knowing that Ava seldom drove, Damien felt uneasy, and he was convinced to be a better driver than her despite his drunken state.. In the end, they took a cab home. After arriving home, Ava noticed Damien¡¯s piercing stare. She felt ufortable, ¡°Why are you staring at me like that?¡± ¡°Everything I¡¯ve said today, you must take them to your grave.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your secrets are safe with me. Plus, I have no one to share them too.¡± ¡°Swear it.¡± ¡°Fine. I swear, alright?¡± Ava discovered that Damien waspletely a different person when he was drunk. Yet, she was d that he chose to share his secrets with her tonight. Ava took it as a sign of trust from Damien. The next day. Probably because of the hangover, Damien was still sleeping soundly. This was rare, as he had a habit of waking up early. Ava did not attend the office since it was the weekend. She finished her breakfast and prepared to visit her mother. She found the butler standing by the door and hesitated to wake Damien up, ¡°Let him sleep. He drank too much yesterday.¡± ¡°How did he get so drunk at such an important party?¡± It waste when both Damien and Ava arrived homest night, and the servants had slept. So, they were clueless about what happened. Ava exined, ¡°He had a few drinks at the bar, don¡¯t worry about it.¡± ¡°You went to the bar? Is everything alright? Did something happen between the Radbury brothers?¡± ¡°Do you know something about their childhood stories, too?¡± The butler was taken aback and answered, ¡°I¡¯ve been working for the Radbury family my entire life and it is impossible for me not to know anything. Did he tell you everythingst night, Miss Nagel?¡± Ava nodded. The butler was suprised. Damien never told anyone his secrets unless he trusted them. ¡°Looks like both are you are getting along well now.¡± He was relieved. Ava stunned, ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°What I¡¯m saying is, you are important to Mr. Radbury. It¡¯s just that he doesn¡¯t realize it yet,¡± exined him. Ava was contemting over the butler¡¯s exnation. Was she really that important to him? She had longed for this day toe, but why was it difficult for her to believe it now? Ava was still distracted when she arrived at her mother¡¯s house Jessica noticed her behavior and said, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You¡¯ve been lost in thoughts since just now. Did you quarrel with Damien again?¡± ¡°Mom, I think Damien started to like me.¡± The words felt wrong as soon as they left her lips and she shook her head, dismissing them. Ava had a crush on Damien for ten years and they were married for two years now. Despite that, he never cared for Ava. But¡­ Jessica felt her daughter¡¯s forehead and muttered, ¡°You¡¯re not sick, so what¡¯s wrong with you now?¡± ¡°Mom, I¡¯m serious. He¡­ he seems to care about metely.¡± ¡°I thought Damien is having a thing with Miss Newton? So he¡¯s back to you again? Where¡¯s the dowry then?¡± Jessicained. ¡°He just paid off your debts of five million dors. Isn¡¯t that enough for you? Jessica was in disbelief, ¡°What! So he was the one helping me? I thought you pawned the wedding ring for the money?¡± Ava presented her with the box containing the wedding ring and said, ¡°Yeah, about that¡­Damien bought it again.¡± Jessica¡¯s eyes twinkled greedily as she touched therge gemstone on the ring. ¡°I think he likes you then! How can anyone resist your stunning beauty? Looks like I can buy more jewelry soon,¡± she giggled. A Lifetime With You Chapter 75 A Lifetime With You Chapter 75 Chapter 75 It was afternoon when Damien woke up. His head throbbed and Ava was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, Damien sniffed the aroma of herbal soup in the hallway. Following the smell to the kitchen, he saw the servant attending a small boiling pot. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°It¡¯s the herbal chicken soup made by Miss Nagel this morning. She instructed us to keep it warm until you wake up.¡± ¡°Oh, she cooks as well.¡± It was his first time knowing about Ava¡¯s culinary skills. Previously, Damien had never seen her entering the kitchen. It seemed like Damien had a long way to know his wife. ¡°Will you eat the soup now, Mr. Radbury?¡± asked the servant. Damien nodded. The servant ced a yellowish broth in an ornate porcin bowl in front of Damien. A faint herbal fragrance wafted from the soup¡¯s steamy surface. He assumed it to be tasty even before tasting the soup. Not bad, Ava. He scooped a mouthful of the soup and tasted it. He was hungry and thirsty after a night of drinking. As soon as he tasted the soup, Damien choked and nearly spit everything out. It was¡­horrible! The soup tasted sour. It was like a chicken being dipped in a ditch and then boiled for a long time! Although the ginger was added to remove the stinky fishy smell, along with some herbs to enhance its nutritional value, it seemed like Ava had forgotten to add some salt into the soup. What a disaster! ¡°This tastes more like alkaline water instead of chicken soup!¡± At the same time, Ava sneezed loudly while enjoying a television show on the sofa at her mother¡¯s house. On the other side of town. A low-profile yet elegant ck car pulled up at the entrance of a motel located somewhere in the remote parts of the city. A tall man with a hat came out from behind the vehicle and made his way up to the chipped stairs of the motel. He stopped to knock on the door of thest room on the second floor. The door flung open and a foxy youngdy was revealed. ¡°Finally you came! I am getting crazy!¡± The woman pulled him inside. Then the door was shut. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. The man took off his hat as he entered. It was Enrico and the other woman was Beth. ¡°As expected, there¡¯s no way Damien could have thought that we were together after all this time.¡± Enrico grinned slyly. Beth was not in the mood to beat around the bush and she asked, ¡°When are you going to let me out?¡± ¡°You idiot! Thest time you drove a truck and created havoc, do you think that Damien is oblivious about everything? If you try to pull off another stupid act and got me involved, then you¡¯re off on your own!¡± ¡°Fine! Then tell me what should I do, Enrico?¡± ¡°Beth, we have different goals. You want to kill Ava, but I want Damien to suffer forever.¡± A frightening and brutal look of anguish shed across Enrico¡¯s face. ¡°What are you nning to do?¡± Beth asked. ¡°I want him to taste every piece of pain and despair that I suffered back then!¡± He gritted his teeth and made up his mind. With that, this foolishdy that stood before him was the perfect tool for his n! Enrico smirked as he thought about the evil ns. ¡°I will go back in a few days and you need to follow my orders. Don¡¯t act recklessly, Beth!¡± ¡°Wait! Are you leaving me behind then?¡± Beth asked. ¡°I¡¯ve told you that it¡¯s either you take it or leave it! Stop dragging me into the mess, Beth.¡± What a sly man! Beth clenched her fists. Whatever happened in the end, Beth would be all alone and Enrico could escape from everything. What a detailed n, Enrico! Unfortunately, she had no choice. Beth needed Enrico to kill Ava. Now that she was being hunted by the police, so she must cooperate with Enrico. ¡°Fine. Just tell me what to do.¡± Three dayster. Damien and the engineering department were out to survey a theme park project operated by one of the subsidiaries. Usually, he went there with the chief secretary, but today, Ava was brought along. It was because the newly built theme park was undergoing pre-opening. Damien wanted Ava to enjoy the fun besides working. Since it was a weekday, there were very few tourists visiting the park. Ava followed Damien and listened attentively and took notes of the discussion. asionally, Damien would pause to observe the operations of the park. There was a stall selling cotton candy nearby, and the owner was napping under a tree since there were no customers. ¡°Are the staff not informed that Mr. Radbury will be visiting the park today? How dare they take a nap in the middle of the day?¡± yelled the deputy chief of the marketing department. The stall owner was awakened by the shouting and awoke to see a group of people in formal office wear standing nearby. He recognized the people as representatives from headquarters and rushed over to apologize for his behavior. Normally, Damien would have fired anyzy staff without much thought. But today, he issued a stern warning and left it at that. After few steps, Damien realized that Ava was missing from his side. Damien scanned everywhere and spotted Ava marching towards him with a giant stick of cotton candy in her hand. ¡°Do you want to try some, Damien?¡± With the cotton candy shadowed by the sunlight, Ava was beaming and her cheek was pinkish than usual. At the same time, the colleagues went paled by her words. Though it was a field trip, they were still working. Everyone watched with bated breath as Damien reverted his dumbfounded look to being expressionless. ¡°Stop messing around during working hours.¡± There wasn¡¯t much irritation in Damien¡¯s tone. ¡°Then let¡¯s take a break, alright?¡± Ava said cheerfully. ¡°Fine. Let¡¯s rest for fifteen minutes then,¡± ordered Damien. A Lifetime With You Chapter 76 A Lifetime With You Chapter 76 Chapter 76 This was an unexpected order from Damien. Everyone went off to enjoy their break time and left the couple on their own. ¡°No more next time, alright¡­¡± Before Damien could finish, his mouth was stuffed with the cotton candy. Damien felt it melted instantly and leaving only a trace of sugary sweetness in his mouth. ¡°Do you like it?¡± Ava asked. Damien snorted and muttered, ¡°I don¡¯t understand the pleasure of eating cotton candy.¡±. ¡°Humph! Judging from your reaction, I bet it was your first time eating cotton candy,¡± Ava sneered. She was right. Damien had never eaten cotton candy before. This exined why he had no idea that therge fluffy cotton candy could melt like that before swallowing But it tasted very sweet nheless. After the incident twenty years ago, he never thought of having cotton candy anymore. After all, Damien was traumatized by the kidnapping incident until today. He watched Ava tore off a chunk of the candy and swallowed it off in one go. Damien then noticed sugary stains around her mouth. ¡°You look messy,¡± Damienmented. ¡°Hey! You look the same too just now!¡± Ava tried to feed him by aiming the cotton candy at his mouth. Damien dodged and sooner, both of them ended up in a sweet and sticky mess. ¡°It¡¯s all your fault that we¡¯re sticky now!¡± Ava berated him. Yet, Damien was in a good mood. It was a strange feeling. Ever since his confession that night, their rtionship seemed to have improved. Unlike previously when she used to walk on eggshells around him, Ava was more rxed and cheerful now. Damien was reminded of her in a dress waiting under the cherry blossom trees in the past. He noticed that Ava was seemingly anticipating someone every day after sses. It took him some time to recognize her name and figured out that Damien was the one she was waiting for. ¡°Hey, stop daydreaming! I¡¯m going to wash my hands.¡± Ava waved in his face to get his attention. Damien returned to his senses and nodded. The public washroom was nearby and both of them entered their gender-designated sections. However, Ava did note out after Damien exited the washroom. Women were always dawdling in the washroom! Damien bit the remaining cotton candy and realized that it was melting and falling apart under the hot sun. He could not resist and took another bite. It was his first time eating in front of a public washroom. Until he finished the candy, Ava was still noting out. Damien decided to yell her name from the outside. However, there was no reply. Only then Damien realized that something went wrong and he tossed the stick aside while rushing into the washroom! As he swung open the door, Damien felt a heavy blow hit his nape. He then felt a pain through his skull and cked out. When he woke up again, Damien could see nothing in front of him. A voice called for him repeatedly, ¡°Damien¡­ Damien! Wake up, Damien!¡± Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org. ¡°Ava?¡± He recognized Ava¡¯s voice and reached towards her instinctively. From there, Damien could feel her face. ¡°Where are we? What the hell is going on?¡± Damien sat up quickly His neck was throbbing and the pain was triggered every time he moved. Ava had regained consciousness before him and she was used to the darkness, though she too could not see anything. ¡°I¡¯ve tried patting around and there are walls around us. Perhaps we¡¯re in some kind of cer,¡± Ava concluded. Damien could smell a faint musty scent of old cabbages. Undoubtedly, they were either in the basement or a cer. But why were they here? Ava remembered herself washing hands at the sink before a sudden blow hit her head and she lost consciousness. ¡°Damien, are we being kidnapped?¡± Ava asked. The word ¡®kidnap¡¯ sent shudders down his spine. Damien could feel his childhood traumaing back again. The cotton candy, kidnapping, underground cer, and the darkness¡­ But who was behind this? ¡°Don¡¯t worry. There must be a way out from this cer.¡± Damien held Ava¡¯s hand and stood up. Finally, they could feel a wall around. He traced his fingers along the wall in the dark and after half an hour, he bumped into something that felt like adder. Damien asked Ava to secure thedder as he climbed it. The climb was difficult as he could see nothing in the dark. The area was not high. In the end, Damien reached the top and tried to lift the cover, but to no avail. It was heavy, as if it was blocked by granite or marble b. ¡°I can¡¯t lift the cover with my strength while standing on adder;¡± Damien said and went down again. While Damien searched around for some tools, Ava said dejectedly, ¡°Forget it. Whoever¡¯s behind this shall have everything well-nned and there¡¯s no way we can escape that easily.¡± They continued to fumble around in the dark and found a light bulb. Unfortunately, it was pointless as the bulb was not connected to any power source. Apart from that, there was nothing else. They held hands and sat down to rest. ¡°Damien, what should we do now?¡± Ava was gradually frightened. It was normal for everyone to fear being trapped in the dark. Even a tiny sound could be heard clearly in the darkness. Damien hugged Ava andforted her, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we¡¯ll find a way.¡± Their cell phones and other items were confiscated. Hence, there was no way tomunicate with anyone and their yelling could not be heard by the outside. Damien was calm as usual, ¡°It¡¯s going to be alright. Once my family and the staff realize that I¡¯ve gone missing, they¡¯ll figure out ways to track us down.¡± ¡°What if they failed?¡± Ava was scared. ¡°Since we¡¯re still alive, I assume the culprits have some ns. It¡¯s just a matter of time until they approach my family or confront us directly,¡± imed Damien. A Lifetime With You Chapter 77 A Lifetime With You Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Damien was right. Within the minutes of abduction, his employees at the theme park realized their disappearance. They searched everywhere and based on the CCTV footage, Damien and Ava never exited the washroom. It was normal to have no surveince cameras installed in the washroom due to privacy. The employees hurried to the washrooms and found drag marks on the floor. Much to their dismay, Damien and Ava¡¯s phones were left behind and smashed to pieces. They must have been attacked! The window of the washroom led to an unused road, whereby the surveince camera installed was no functioning yet. It was most likely that both Damien and Ava were dragged out via this path! In a sh, the whole city was ced under lockdown. It was noughing matter when the CEO of the Radbury Group being kidnapped in a broad daylight. Hence, nearly every police were dispatched to search for Damien and Ava. But both of them seemed to vanish into thin air. At the Radbury residence, Karen was sobbing hardly. ¡°How could this happen again? Somebody, please tell me where is Damien!¡± Karen wailed loudly as she clutched her chest from heartache, and Daryl was perplexed by everything. ¡°Enough! Stop crying and let me think!¡± Daryl shouted at her. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Damien isn¡¯t five years old anymore. He will be alright, mom.¡± Enrico sat on the sofa with one leg crossed another one and he was calmerpared to his parents. Daryl berated him, ¡°You cold-hearted rascal! How could you say that when your brother is missing! We don¡¯t even know if he is still alive and you¡¯re not being helpful at all!¡± Enrico¡¯ snorted, ¡°I experienced the same thing as a kid too and I¡¯m still alive now. Damien and Ava are together so nothing could happen to them.¡± Daryl shot him a complicated look and did not reply to Enrico. Karen wiped her tears and started screaming, ¡°The oneN?velDrama.Org is the owner. being kidnappedst time was Dam¡­¡± ¡°Shut up, Karen!¡± Daryl interrupted his wife. Having to suffer from high fevers and disorders, Enrico had no memories of the actual abduction details twenty years ago. He only knew that it was Damien that abandoned him when he was kidnapped. The Radbury family chose to y along with Enrico¡¯s delusional thoughts in order to stabilize thetter¡¯s condition. In the end, they couldn¡¯t reveal the secret after twenty years as well. Enrico had always been Karen¡¯s weakness and sheposed herself quickly. Enrico stood up and left the living room. After ensuring that no one was watching, he dialed a number. Beth answered the call and asked anxiously, ¡°What should I do next, Enrico?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Just hold them for all three days. In the meantime, you¡¯re free to do as you please with them as long as you don¡¯t kill my brother.¡± ¡°Fine. I couldn¡¯t bear to kill Damien too, but Ava¡­¡± ¡°As you wish.¡± Enrico ended the call. He smirked. This was the best feeling ever! It was Damien¡¯s turn now to suffer the same pain Enrico experienced before! ¡°It must be exhrating being trapped in a dark space and wait anxiously for your death. Right, Damien?¡± Enrico muttered to himself. The cer was chilly and damp. Ava started shivering after being confined several hours there. Damien took off his coat and wrapped it around Ava but thetter declined, ¡°Keep it to yourself and stay warm, Damien. You are thinly-dressed than me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not cold.¡± ¡°Neither do I. Maybe you can hug me instead?¡± Damien c?uckled and embraced Ava. She never thought that they could be such intimate, especially now. The warmth from Damien¡¯s body made her sobbed. ¡°Damien, do you know that I¡¯ve been longing for your embrace?¡± Ava thought to herself. Although they had no idea about the current time, Ava and Damien could sense that they had been trapped for quite some time now. Due to fatigue and hunger, both were not talking to save their energy. Everything was silent. Suddenly, Damien chuckled. ¡°How can you stillugh now?¡± How strange, Ava thought. Damien was always a stoic person. He replied calmly, ¡°Last time when I was kidnapped in the dark, hunger was not much of a problem. I just needed someone beside me because everything was too quiet and scary.¡± ¡°Then, are you afraid now?¡± ¡°Of course not. Because we are together now.¡± ¡°What a weirdo! Unlike you, I just want to escape as soon as possible,¡± she grunted deliberately. Suddenly, Ava remembered her mother. If she knew that Ava was kidnapped, she would be extremely worried. As time went by, both Damien and Ava were getting weaker. Ava¡¯s eyelids became heavier and she was on the verge of fainting. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t sleep!¡± Damien shook Ava to keep her awake. He was worried that Ava might never wake up once she drifted into her slumber. ¡°But¡­ I¡¯m sleepy now. How about we have a conversation to keep me awake then?¡± ¡°Alright.¡± But Damien did not know where to begin. There was dead silence for a few seconds before Ava initiated the conversation, ¡°How did you escape back then?¡± ¡°My father paid the ransom. After all, money was the kidnapper wanted and he decided to spare my life.¡± ¡°Do you think it¡¯s the same this time? Are we going to be okay?¡± ¡°Maybe.¡± Ava leaned against the wall and murmured, ¡°I wonder how much is your worth. Fortunately, I¡¯m nothing otherwise your parents will not agree to pay for my safety.¡± ¡°We are of the same worth,¡± imed Damien. Ava was surprised by the statement. She was curious about Damien¡¯s expression now but nothing was visible due to the darkness. Though the ending was unpredictable, it was not a bad choice to have Damien by her side before dying. ¡°Damien, remember that basketball court at our high school?¡± ¡°Mmm¡­¡± Damien wondered why she brought it up suddenly. ¡°The truth is, I was there for Selden. He was good-looking and every girl loved to watch him y basketball back then.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 78 A Lifetime With You Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Damien¡¯s mood soured when Selden was mentioned. But he did not interrupt her. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. ¡°Though I was quite good at sports, somehow I failed to evade that one particr basketball.¡± ¡°What basketball?¡± ¡°A cursed one.¡± Damien could not understand what she was saying. As far as he remembered, basketball was not his usual choice of sport. It was boring as no one could beat his skills. Yet, Damien forgot he used to save a girl from being hit by a ball once. ¡°You only recognized me during college but the truth is, I have been watching you since high school.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°I had a crush on you for a long time, a pretty¡­ long time.¡± Ava confessed. She felt her heart was beating so fast it hurt. From him being her crush until their marriage, Ava never confessed her feelings. Ava thought that as long as she put enough effort, Damien would eventually be the one to say it first. But never did she get it¡­ She decided to be the one to confess first. Damien stunned for a few minutes before answering in a fiat tone, ¡°I know.¡± ¡°No, you don¡¯t. I¡¯ve liked you long before you knew my existence.¡± Ava inched closer to Damien. He stiffened and remained motionless. ¡°leven struggled to improve my grades from beyond the hundredth ce to top three in the ss just to attend the same college as you! I bet you didn¡¯t even notice that my name was merely below yours!¡± It was said that people acted weird when death was approaching and Ava felt herself being insane now. But life was boring without a little madness¡­ She was afraid of losing the courage for confession. ¡°Damien, you never know how much effort I poured just to get closer to you. Not to say that you have been ignoring me tantly all this while.¡± Damien snorted, ¡°Then it looks like you¡¯ve been oblivious about one thing too.¡± ¡°What is that?¡± Ava asked. Damien leaned down and whispered in her ear, ¡°I¡¯m not telling you.¡± ¡°We¡¯re about to die and you¡¯re still not being honest?¡± ¡°No. We will survive and I will tell you once everything is over.¡± He looked up towards the ceiling. He heard footsteps from the above. Following that, a ray of light shed from the ceiling. Someone lifted the cover and appeared before Damian and Ava. ¡°Aww! What a pair of lovebirds wasting their time on trash-talking while death is approaching.¡± As the person spoke, the cer was now lightened up. Since both Damien and Ava were trapped in the darkness for long, they were blinded momentarily by the sudden brightness and could not recognize the person that stood in front of them. But Ava could never forget that voice! ¡°Beth, it was you after all!¡± Ava yelled. ¡°Aww! Do you miss me, my dear sister? Anyway, I¡¯ve been missing you crazily.¡± Bethughed like a maniac. Suddenly, two muscr men appeared behind her and held Ava and Damien down. Damien resisted but to no avail because he was weak due to a long period of starvation. ¡°What do you want, Beth?¡± Damien sneered. Beth smirked, ¡°I want nothing but your life.¡± Ava shouted instantly, ¡°Let Damien go ande after me! You hate me and he has nothing to do with it!¡± ¡°Woah! You still care for him after all.¡± Beth grinned and mocked Ava, ¡°Seems like you have forgotten how he used to treat you back then! I am touched by your devotion, Ava.¡± Beth waved her hands and Ava was pulled to her by the two men. ¡°Let her go now!¡± Damien yelled. With his current weakened state, Damien couldn¡¯t escape as the rope tied around him. He was helpless when a knife was ced near Ava¡¯s jaw by Beth. The sharp de was glinting in the dark. ¡°Since we were kids, you just had to snatch my everything. Even the man that I loved, it was you he married in the end. Now that I¡¯ve lost everything, you must have been satisfied.¡± A sad smile appeared on Beth¡¯s face. Ava replied coldly, ¡°Seems like you¡¯ve made a mistake. It¡¯s you who tried to ruin my life just because I am much better than you!¡± ¡°What? Don¡¯t forget that you¡¯re just a lowly illegitimate daughter from my dad! How dare youpare the both of us?¡± After the remark, Beth lunged at Ava furiously and aimed at thetter¡¯s chest. Damien used hisst remaining strength and kicked the leg of a table nearby towards Beth. She took a step behind with the knife. ¡°You leave me with no choice, Damien Radbury! You shall have the taste of witnessing your lover dying slowly in front of you!¡± Beth raised her knife again. Damien rebuked, ¡°Do you think that without Ava, I will like you?¡± ¡°Say what you want because she will die today!¡± Beth¡¯s hatred overpowered the admiration that she had for Damien previously. If it wasn¡¯t for Enrico¡¯s instructions to keep Damien alive, both of them would be stabbed to death now. Maybe Ava was right after all. Perhaps Beth was not in love with Damien and she just wanted to snatch everything from Ava! ¡°You¡¯re just a b*tch and you don¡¯t deserve to enter the Nagel family at all!¡± Beth was enraged and an evil smirk was formed on her face. Suddenly, a voice shouted from the ceiling, ¡°Stop right there!¡± Beth¡¯s face changed. Who dared to interfere with her business at this time? ¡°Who is it! Show yourself!¡± Before she could identify the person, a blinding light shed before their eyes and everyone stunned. The two men behind Beth panicked and escaped quickly. But soon, they found themselves surrounded by armed police. A Lifetime With You Chapter 79 A Lifetime With You Chapter 79 Chapter 79 Selden and a group of policemen appeared at the entrance. ¡°Beth, you¡¯re surrounded. Put the knife down and surrender yourself!¡± Beth gave up andughed madly as she knew everything had ended. She did not expect the police to arrive so soon. ¡°Ava, you¡¯ve always been a lucky girl, but I guess today is yourst day to live!¡± Beth¡¯s expression changed instantly and she stabbed Ava¡¯s chest. ¡°Ava!¡± Damien screamed and the atmosphere was tense. There was red everywhere all of a sudden and Beth¡¯s face was sttered with blood. ¡°Bang!¡± A gunshot was fired. The police fired a shot and the bullet passed through Beth¡¯s head. Beth stumbled and died with her eyes wide open. Instead of Beth, all Ava could see was someone standing in front and embraced her tightly! Blood gushed from Selden¡¯s back and his face paled as time passed. ¡°Ava¡­ are you alright¡­?¡± ¡°..¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Selden gave her a weak smile, and he copsed onto her shoulder silently. Ava¡¯s legs weakened as both of them fell to the ground. Selden¡¯s back was soaked in blood and no matter how much pressure Eva applied on the wound, the reddish fluid kept oozing out. She was frozen by the view as he was covered by blood¡­ ¡°Hey! Selden! Don¡¯t scare me, please!¡± Selden was rushed to the emergency immediately. In the hospital, Ava squatted on the ground and cried in despair. Just then, Damien finished providing his statement to the police and walked towards her. ¡°He¡¯s going to be alright,¡± heforted her despite being unsure of everything. Much to his surprise, Selden threw himself to protect Ava while Damien could only watch helplessly from the side. Damien was feeling annoyed and guilty. But Selden¡¯s life must be saved regardless of his own personal feelings. Damien contacted the best surgeons in the city and he had three blood banks nearby prepared for the surgery. He knew Ava could go mad if Selden lost his life. It was after six hours and Selden was still in critical condition. ¡°It¡¯s all because of me! It¡¯s all my fault.¡± Ava sobbed while ming herself. ¡°This is Beth¡¯s fault, not yours,¡± Damien said. ¡°He did it to save me¡­ If only I had¡­¡± Finally, the surgery door opened. ¡°Selden!¡± Ava stood up and ran over immediately. Selden was looking pale, and he remained unconscious on the bed. ¡°The patient is stable now, but the wound was extremely close to his heart and we have to monitor him closely,¡± exined the surgeon. The patient is now stable¡­ Ava was relieved upon hearing the words. She slumped on the floor. Her vision blurred, and she fainted. Luckily, Damien caught her in time before she hit the floor. After being rescued, Damien realized that both of them were held captive for more than thirty hours in the cer. Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org. After suffering from exhaustion and severe emotional meltdown, it was natural for Ava to lose her strength. When Ava woke up again, she saw her mother beside the bed. She was confused momentarily and it took her some time to remember everything. ¡°Ava! You¡¯re finally awake! You¡¯ve nearly scared me to death!¡± Jessica said tearfully. ¡°Mom¡­where¡¯s Damien?¡± ¡°Now that Beth is dead, Damien had to leave to manage the aftermaths. He informed me everything before leaving.¡± Ava nodded and asked, ¡°Right! Is Selden alright?¡± ¡°He is alright but still unconscious,¡± exined Jessica. ¡°I want to see him.¡± Ava pulled the IV out immediately and prepared to leave. ¡°Hey, stop moving around! You have to eat something¡­¡± Jessica couldn¡¯t stop Eva as thetter limped out of the room. Lying alone in the ward, Selden, who looked so pale was attached to several medical devices. Upon seeing his current state, Ava was heartbroken again. It seemed like she would have to owe him forever. ¡°What are you crying for? I¡¯m not dead yet.¡± Finally, Selden opened his eyes, but his voice was hoarse and weak. ¡°Selden! You¡¯re awake!¡± Ava took a step closer, but she did not know what to expect. Selden was a doctor and after looking around, he found himself attached to the monitor and venttor. Selden then chuckled, ¡°Well, looks like I have escaped death narrowly.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t move and I¡¯ll get the doctors now!¡± Ava dashed out and signaled the chief surgeon to have a check on Selden. After examining Selden, the doctor assured that it was a good sign that Selden had awakened. Once his wound healed, he could recover again. Finally, Ava heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Are you in pain? I was scared to death when the doctor said that the stab was merely two centimeters from your heart!¡± Selden forced a weak smile, ¡°Hey, looks like you do care for me after all.¡± ¡°Of course I do! You were stabbed by Beth while protecting me! What should I do if you lose your life because of me!¡± ¡°Now that I¡¯m alive, where¡¯s my reward then?¡± Ava went speechless. Huh? Even if Ava gave him her life savings, it was probably never enough to repay the debt. Moreover, Selden was the heir of Oakley Corporation, so money wasn¡¯t his main concern at all. With the painful wound, Selden mustered his strength and smiled, ¡°How about giving your heart as my reward?¡± Ava was bewildered. Ava was about to brush off his joke when she heard an upset voice suddenly, ¡°You still have the strength to tease someone, Mr. Oakley. Seems like you are okay after all?¡± Ava turned around, and it was Kelly standing at the doorway. Selden¡¯s smile froze. Kelly tossed therge bouquet on the shelf and huffed, ¡°I heard that you almost die so I am here to send you off. Too bad you¡¯re still alive then.¡± In reality, Kelly was extremely worried, and she left the filming site instantly after learning about the incident. Yet, sheshed out at Selden to hide her true emotions. A Lifetime With You Chapter 80 A Lifetime With You Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Selden huffed, ¡°Then I apologize foring back alive without your permission, Miss Hensley.¡± ¡°If so, then go and die so that I can have a close look this time.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t take stabs for an ex-girlfriend,¡± replied Selden sarcastically. ¡°What the f..!¡± Kelly was irritated and her annoyance grew when she spotted Ava standing nearby. Kelly couldn¡¯t bear toy a hand on the weak Selden so she decided to send a p across Ava¡¯s face. Ava knew that it was impossible to dodge so she gritted her teeth for the p. Somehow, Ava felt nothing on her face. She opened her eyes, and Damien was grabbing Kelly¡¯s arm and pushing her away abruptly. Kelly lost her bnce, and she almost stumbled. ¡°Mr¡­Mr. Radbury.¡± Kelly was embarrassed by her act. After all, Kelly was a brand ambassador of the Radbury Group and she should behave appropriately before Damien. Damien remained quiet. He ignored both Selden and Kelly before grabbing Ava to leave the room. ¡°Hey! Wait¡­¡± Ava didn¡¯t get the opportunity to bid goodbye to Selden. ¡°I just wanted to thank Selden for saving my life.¡± Ava exined herself immediately to prevent Damien from having the wrong idea. ¡°Are you so grateful that Selden sacrificed himself to save you?¡± Damien asked coldly. ¡°Of¡­of course, I¡¯m grateful to him.¡± ¡°Are you going to repay him with your body then?¡± ¡°What are you saying! ¡­.I¡¯m married to you now!¡± Ava was furious and raised her voice unconsciously. She thought their rtionship had improved after the urrence but Damien¡¯s cold behavior revealed the opposite instead. This man was just¡­ Damien pressed her forehead with his finger. ¡°Anyway, I¡¯ve repaid Selden on your behalf.¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Damien grabbed her hand and walked forward. From his tone, Ava could hardly tell whether he was happy or upset. Ava followed Damien obediently despite having no clue about their destination. ¡°Why did you bring me here?¡± Ava was surprised that they were now in an empty restaurant. ¡°Sit down.¡± Damien motioned. As soon as Ava was seated, the waiters delivered all of her favorite food. It had been two days after the cer incident and both of them did not have any meal yet. It turned out that he was afraid that she was starving. Ava was deeply touched and she started to dig in. While they were feeding themselves, amotion broke out at the restaurant entrance. Suddenly, a middle-aged woman barged in. ¡°Madam, the entire restaurant has been reserved by Mr. Radbury and you can¡¯t enter!¡± The waiter couldn¡¯t stop her aggressive action. Ava recognized the woman as her stepmother, Cecelia Jerrison. Thetter was holding a knife and charged towards them. Damien frowned and he protected Ava immediately. Fortunately, Cecelia was pinned to the ground by the security guards before she could do anything. ¡°Ava! I¡¯m going to kill you! You shall pay for the death of my daughter!¡± Cecelia threw them a murderous look as she yelled loudly. She was heartbroken by the death of Beth. Even Ava couldn¡¯t bear to look her in the eye. She then approached Cecelia. Damien wanted to stop Ava but she shook her head while whispering, ¡°It¡¯s okay, Damien.¡± ¡°Go to hell, Ava Nagel! B*tch!¡± Cecelia spat at her. Ava was not afraid as she marched towards Cecelia. ¡°I¡¯m not the killer of your daughter.¡± ¡°Stop lying! If it wasn¡¯t for you, she¡¯d still be alive! You¡¯re going to pay for this, Ava! Both you and your mother shall rot in hell!¡± ¡°It was Beth trying to kill me and she paid the price for everything,¡± said Ava firmly without feeling guilty. But Cecelia had lost her mind. She tried to lunge at Ava but the former was being restrained by the guards. ¡°Mrs. Jerrison, Beth has only herself to me for this tragedy. To be exact, you and my father were the cause of her irrational behavior!¡± ¡°Nonsense! It¡¯s you and your mother! I¡¯ll kill you¡­¡± ¡°My mother wasn¡¯t a usurper, she was deceived back then, just like you were. She met my father before you did.¡± Ava then took a deep breath. It was pointless to bring out the past again. Beth was dead and everything should have ended by now. Still, it was hard to let go of an intense feeling of hatred. ¡°You¡­go to hell!¡± Cecelia was blinded by hatred and she wanted Ava to die! ¡°You taught Beth to hate me and she never stopped plotting revenge against me. This is all karma! While I am not guilty of her death, you should be ashamed of yourself for ruining her life!¡± ¡°No¡­it¡­it¡¯s not like that! You¡¯re wrong¡­¡± Cecelia shook her head intensely and shrieked helplessly. In the end, Cecelia stopped crying, and she cried her heart out. The knife thenid on the ground. Ava instructed the guards, ¡°Please escort her out and don¡¯t file a police report.¡± ¡°Yes, Mrs. Radbury.¡± Ava turned around and smiled at Damien, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± On the way home, she leaned against the window and was in deep thoughts. Damien was slightly worried and upon reaching the Radbury residence, he asked Ava, ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°¡­. it¡¯s nothing.¡± The car pulled up at the entrance but Ava was silent and remained motionless. Damien apanied her silently as well. After a long time, Ava asked, ¡°Should I be sad that Beth is dead now?¡± ¡°Are you sad then?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± The half-sister that she had always hated and avoided was dead. Ava was neither happy nor sad but she felt a vast emptiness as if something was gone forever. A Lifetime With You Chapter 81 A Lifetime With You Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Beth¡¯s funeral was scheduled to take ce two dayster over the weekend. She had died in a disgraceful fashion, and her body was immediately cremated after retrieving it from the morgue. Her funeral was ted to be a low-key event. Other than rtives from the Nagel family and their close associates, almost no one else attended the funeral. Cecelia was a sobbing heap, and she fainted in the memorial hall twice. She had to be carried off via ambnce and leaving her heartbroken husband, Keenan Nagel, to preside over the funeral on his own. Keenan seemed uneasy with the arrival of Ava. ¡°What else do you want from us?¡± Keenan rapped his cane on the ground and showed no hospitality to his eldest daughter. Ava paused at the entrance to the memorial hall with a bouquet before she decided to go in. In the center of the hall, stood an altar with Beth¡¯s monochrome portrait. By judging from her portrait, any unknowing bystander would have thought Beth a sweet and innocent girl. ¡°Get out Ava, you¡¯re not wee here!¡± Keenan said brusquely. She looked her father in the eye. They had not seen each other face to face for a long time now. Keenan¡¯s hair had been greying thest time she met him, but there were more now. His skin was sallow and he had lost a lot of weight. Also, his eyes seemed sunken and his jawline seemed sharper. Ava felt sorry for him as it must be agonizing to lose his beloved daughter. She ced the flowers at the altar and turned to say, ¡°Take care of yourself, dad.¡± Keenan snorted loudly and rebuked her, ¡°Funny you should say that since you¡¯ve been waiting for me to throw in the towel for a long time now!¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I am ¨¢ luckless man, who was having only begotten two daughters in my lifetime, and now one of them is dead. I bet you and your mother are circling the Nagel family fortune like vultures now, aren¡¯t you?¡± Ava looked at her father incredulously. She had anticipated some hostility from the Nagel family when she made the decision toe and pay herst respects to Beth. But hearing her own father said such things still wounded her grievously. ¡°Is that what you think of my mother and me?¡± ¡°Back then, when your mother used up all her shrewd tactics to get you into the Nagel family, was it not all in anticipation of this day?¡± Keenan¡¯s tone was no different from herte stepsister¡¯s scathing remarks. She chuckled darkly and said, ¡°People can say what they want about me and mom, but you are especially unqualified to criticize us.¡± If he had not deceived her mom back then and given her false hope before running off to marry another woman, all of this would have never happened. But, even up to this point, Keenan had never repented for his deeds. Keenan only said bluntly, ¡°You wouldn¡¯t even be here if I had controlled myself back then¡­¡± In fact, it was all his fault for tricking Ava¡¯s mother, and Beth¡¯s downfall was her own doing. But still, he chose to me it all on Ava and her mother. It was d*mn ridiculous! Ava took a deep breath and steeled herself as she was trying hard not to cry. ¡°Dad, if it was me who died and not Beth, would you feel just as sad?¡± Keenan muttered something under his breath but he did not reply to her directly. Ava somehow guessed the answer and she sighed. ¡°Alright, I get it.¡± She turned to take onest look at Beth¡¯s portrait, then paced out of the hall quickly. At this point, she swore never to return. At the porch, Cecelia had just returned from treatment at the hospital and hade home in time to participate in the funeral procession. The two women ran into each other. Cecelia who was limping weakly was suddenly enraged and she grabbed Ava¡¯s throat to choke her. ¡°How dare you step foot here? What gives you the right to show your face here? Go to hell!¡± She cursed and felt an intense urge to rip Ava, who had killed her daughter indirectly into shreds. Ava struggled but failed to shake her off. They rolled on the ground while the servants of the Nagel residence watched listlessly. ¡°It was you that killed her! I¡¯m going to avenge her by killing you today, b*tch!¡± ¡°You lunatic, let me go!¡± Ava gasped for air and nearly fainted, but then she grabbed a rock nearby just in time and bashed it onto Cecelia¡¯s back. However, it did not deter Cecelia at all as she was still holding her tightly. The ruckus in the courtyard had alerted Keenan and the other guests. Keenan walked out and yelled, ¡°Stop it, you two!¡± On his orders, the servants finally gathered the courage to advance together and peel their Madam off Ava. She heaved and coughed as she caught her breath. Her neck was ringed with marks from the strangling. Ava would have probably gone to join Beth in another world if it was dyed a little longer. ¡°Kill her, hubby! Avenge our poor daughter!¡± Cecelia had gone insane and held onto Keenan as she begged. He frowned, and then turned sullen when he noticed the bruises on his wife¡¯s back, which was caused by Ava. ¡°Ava, is this how you treat your stepmother? Do you intend to kill us all!¡± Keenan scolded harshly. ¡°¡­¡± She was still gasping for breath on all fours and unable to find the words to argue with her father. In fact, she was the one who almost lost her life. But her father had never taken her side. Not even once. She smiled bitterly and balled her fists. Keenan was furious and raised his cane as though to hit her. Ava had no intention of evading it, and she was prepared to endure the abuse. Ever since she was a child, she had been beaten countless times until she became numb. Suddenly a thick jacket pped onto her shoulders and covered her body with warmth. ¨C And the cane nevernded on her. She raised her head in astonishment and saw Damien¡¯s face. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Damien helped her get up and irritated when he saw the strangtion marks around her neck. ¡°I told you not toe but you¡¯re too stubborn to listen. But since you¡¯re here already, I won¡¯t stand by while you get bullied.¡± He spoke tenderly to her and her heart melted instantly. The tears that she had held back so hard, had finally broken through and they were streaming down her cheeks now. She chastised herself for her cowardice and her reliance on others for protection. It turned out she had her own guardian angel after all¡­. Damien pulled her behind him and called out at Keenan, ¡°Looks like the Nagel family has some exination to do, after what happened today.¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner. A Lifetime With You Chapter 82 A Lifetime With You Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Keenan¡¯s expression soured, ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°As a sign of respect to you as my father-inw, I nned to ignore everything that happened between Ava and Mrs. Nagel initially. But since you¡¯ve crossed the line and tried to hit my wife, guess we need to have some talk now.¡± ¡°Mr. Radbury, this is about the Nagel family and I have got the rights to teach my daughter. Please refrain yourself from getting involved in this matter!¡± Keenan was firm this time. The Radburys and the Nagels were not on good terms since the kidnapping incident. With that, Keenan was not concerned about Damien¡¯s status now. ¡°Suddenly, you regard me as your daughter again when you want to vent your anger;¡± chuckled Ava. Cecelia was held by a servant. Although her back was bleeding slightly, it was not a serious injury. Damien and Ava were interlocking hands, ¡°Last time when Mrs. Nagel barged into the restaurant and interrupted our meals, I¡¯ve let her go once as respect to Beth. Yet today, she was trying to hurt my wife again and the injury behind her back is purely self-defense by Ava. I wonder what is the penalty for someone who committed the crimes more than once?¡± ¡°You¡­! Damien, you¡¯d better don¡¯t go too far!¡± ¡°Look who¡¯s talking now!¡± Damien was furious, ¡°Remember this! I¡¯m letting everyone off today for Ava¡¯s sake! There is no next time!¡± Then, Damien and Ava left the Nagel residence. Keenan was enraged and he fainted due to rising blood pressure. ¡°Sir!¡± ¡°Someone, call the doctor!¡± The servants and Cecelia were startled by Keenan¡¯s copse. Ava wanted to turn around but Damien held her back. ¡°Never look back,¡± he said to her. She nodded. Damien then loosened the grip once they entered the car. Ava massaged her fingertips that were still covered in Damien¡¯s warmth and wiped off her tears. ¡°Why did youe here today?¡± She asked. ¡°The butler told me that you left early this morning and I guessed you came here.¡± ¡°So you went there to protect me?¡± Damien refused to answer and he knocked her forehead slightly, ¡°Are you dumb all this while?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± ¡°Remember this. Learn to stand up for yourself. Otherwise, people will take advantage of your kindness.¡± Ava giggled and felt warmth in her heart. ¡°Thank you, Damien.¡± Due to the red mark on her neck that was left by Cecelia that day, Ava used a silk scarf to cover it and headed to the office. Little did she know, the scarf brought trouble to her. That afternoon, Kelly was at the Radbury Group to sign a brand endorsement contract. Since this was not the first coboration, the contract details were roughly simr to the previous. Ava made some modifications to the document and delivered it to Kelly. Everyone included employees of the artist agency and Radbury Group were waiting for her in the meeting room. Ava handed the contract and prepared to leave. Just then Kelly sneered. Ava was in a daze, and she stopped her tracks. Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org. Everyone was staring at them and they started to whisper at both of them. ¡°You do like to follow me, right? Last time, it was a handbag and now it¡¯s the scarf. Such a copycat!¡± Kelly mocked. Suddenly, Ava realized that both of them were indeed wearing the same type and color of scarf. What an awkward situation, especially for women! It was an inexpensive scarf, and Ava was not expecting Kelly to wear it. ¡°Miss Hensley, I think you¡¯ve misunderstood. This scarf was..¡± Before she could exin, Kelly pulled her scarf down and flung it into the trash can at a corner of the meeting room. At that moment, Ava was embarrassed. Ava thought of removing her scarf as well as she left the meeting room. In the end, she decided to keep them on due to the bruise on her neck. There was always tension around Ava and Kelly. Thetter was probably still upset about the incident at the hospital that day. Hence, it was not a surprise for Kelly tosh out at Ava. Moreover¡­ Ava shook her head to erase the messy thoughts. Her phone rang, and it was Selden. Ava hesitated before answering the call. ¡°What time do you get off work?¡± He said cheerfully. ¡°At half-past four. Why?¡± ¡°Can you get me my favorite matcha mousse cake after that?¡± Ava shook her head but relented, and teased him back, ¡°I see you¡¯re getting pluckier now and even ordering me around, eh? I thought the doctor ordered you to eat nd foods only, and the time! checked, cakes are not considered nd.¡± Selden groaned, ¡°I think the ICU is ready for me if I don¡¯t get to eat cake today.¡± Avaughed at his joke and decided to bring Selden a caketer. After all, he was her savior. At the hospital. Selden was lying on the bed and ying mobile games. He was badly wounded and now that the anesthetics had worn off, Selden was aching all over. But he acted normally around Ava so that thetter would not feel guilty about everything. Plus, Selden chose to inject himself with painkillers to reduce the sore. Selden nced at the clock, and he heard footsteps approaching. It must be Ava! Yet, his face froze when he saw the visitor. ¡°Why are you here instead of Ava?¡± It turned out that the visitor was Damien. He came with Selden¡¯s favorite matcha mousse cake. ¡°Ava asked me to bring you this.¡± Damien put the cake on the bed stand with a nk expression. ¡°Why didn¡¯t shee personally? Was it because of you?¡± Selden asked. ¡°She had to work overtime today.¡± ¡°Liar.¡± Selden cursed in a low voice. ¡°It¡¯s up to you whether to believe it or not.¡± Damien was about to leave before Selden said, ¡°Hey, bring me the cake, will you? I want to try it now.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you do it yourself?¡± Damien asked coldly. ¡°The wound hurts too much and I can¡¯t do it myself.¡± Damien had no choice but to stay. He helped him up on the bed and adjusted the dining tray. A Lifetime With You Chapter 83 A Lifetime With You Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Damien was left with no choice, as Selden was Ava¡¯s savior. Upon witnessing the cake being served by Damien, Selden was amused, ¡°Not bad, Damien. Seems like you¡¯re quite attentive while caring for a patient.¡± ¡°Can I leave now?¡± ¡°Please stay for a while. You¡¯vee all the way here and it¡¯ll be nice for both of us to enjoy a cup of tea.¡± Damien scanned around and there were no teacups besides medical devices. Selden ignored Damien and savored his cake deliciously. Upon seeing his mischievous behavior, it seemed like Selden was recuperating well. ¡°I heard that,Ava returned to the Nagel residence to attend Beth¡¯s funeral,¡± said Selden suddenly. Damien sighed and replied, ¡°Yes, you heard right.¡± ¡°The Oakley and Nagel families are close, and my parents attended the funeral that day. I believe you¡¯ve seen the way Ava was treated by her family.¡± ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± Selden ced his spoon down with a serious expression, ¡°Ava¡­had suffered so much in the past. Just when I thought she had aplished her dream by marrying you, it turned out that you¡¯re no different than the Nagel family.¡± ¡°Our rtionship issues are none of your business.¡± ¡°It¡¯s true that I am an outsider in your marriage. But I won¡¯t stand there and do nothing if you dare to hurt her again.¡± Damien scowled upon the statement. It seemed like Selden said those things purposely to stimte him. Before Selden could finish, Damien turned around and leave. But it was true that their marriage wasn¡¯t a happy one, and Damien neglected Ava most of the time over the past two years. Then again, Damien was notte to rebuild their broken marriage again. Whatever it was, he wouldn¡¯t let anyone snatch Ava away. Ava belonged to him. Damien couldn¡¯t reach Ava, and Dempsey revealed that his wife was still working overtime in the office. He instructed his driver to make a detour immediately. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡­¡­ Everyone in the secretarial department had left except Ava who was still working. The contract renewal with Kelly was supposed to be a trivial matter. Yet, Kelly demanded several changes and refused to sign the contract unless her conditions were met. D Currently, Kelly was a highly-sought celebrity and the continuous partnership was crucial to the Radbury Group Hence, the contract had to be changed to fulfill her requests. Ava yawned as she drafted the new contract. Suddenly, Damien appeared in front of her. ¡°Why did youe back again?¡± Ava was surprised by his presence. ¡°To pick you up from work.¡± ¡°I asked you to arrange a driver for the cake delivery to Selden, have you done it?¡± Ava asked. ¡°The truth is, I delivered it personally.¡± Ava was taken aback, ¡°You¡­you went there yourself?¡± She was embarrassed for having Damien troubled himself over it. ¡°Thank you.¡± Damien was annoyed, ¡°It should be him thanking me and not you.¡± ¡°Well¡­ I do owe him a lot this time.¡± Reminded by the cer incident, Damien was upset that he was unable to protect Ava. It seemed like this would be a thorn in his flesh forever. ¡°It¡¯s alright and let¡¯s go home now,¡± he said. Ava shook her head, ¡°I can¡¯t. I must get this contract amended.¡± ¡°Just do it tomorrow.¡± ¡°No way! Kelly will be here by morning and I won¡¯t make it in time.¡± ¡°Then leave it to someone else to do.¡± Avaughed, ¡°I thought the Radbury Group isn¡¯t a ce for freeloaders yet you are ordering me to stop working.¡± Upon seeing her determination, Damien decided to apany Ava. She then continued the amendments. Fortunately, Kelly did not go overboard with her requests. Everything would be completed once she signed the contract tomorrow. To avoid Kelly¡¯s wrath, Ava thought of having Dempsey delivered the document tomorrow. The night arrived as she continued working. Damien attempted to read a book but he lost focus subsequently. In the end, he chose to stare at Ava instead. While Ava was deep in thoughts, she had a habit of chewing the pen, with her lips and brows quivered. Indeed, Damien did not aware of when did he eager to observe her. But he knew that his resistance to care for Ava was futile no matter how. His eyes still couldn¡¯t help but be drawn to her. He was like a bee attracted to honey no matter what. ¡°Ava.¡± He called her name. ¡°Yes?¡± Ava gazed up to meet his deep stare. At that point, she felt butterflies in her stomach and she was sweating heavily. ¡°Hold on, I¡¯m almost done,¡± she said in a rush. Just then, Damien came leaning closer to her. He caressed her cheek and kissed her. Ava was startled by the sudden action, and she retreated. Damien took advantage of her response and held her by her waist to pull her down to hisp. ¡°What are you doing¡­! Stop it, I¡¯m almost done.¡± Ava reached for theputer mouse, but Damien had pushed it away earlier. Soon, they shared a deep kiss. At this moment, the sound of heartbeats and heavy panting could be heard. Suddenly, Ava realized that it was the heartbeat of Damien instead of hers. Huh? Was he nervous? With her arms wrapped around his neck, Ava was blushing hard and Damien looked different than previously. ¡°Damien, you¡¯ve been acting weird recently,¡± she blurted out. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°You¡­you are different now. Last time, you used to hate me buttely¡­¡± Ava¡¯s voice faded into silence as she lost her confidence. She was afraid of being rejected and all this while, Ava felt as if everything was just her imagination. Didn¡¯t he hate her? So, what was with the sudden affection? Did he fall in love with her? Looking into his eyes, she was unsure about everything. Never once did she feel secure in this marriage. Every little sweet moment seemed fragile and could break anytime. Damien sighed quietly and kissed her forehead. ¡°Ava, let¡¯s start over again.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 84 A Lifetime With You Chapter 84 Chapter 84 The filming of a new advertisement begun after Kelly signed the contract. Since Ava had experience in the advertising industry, she was responsible for the liaison between the artist agency and Radbury Group. However, she could only sigh out of her upset feeling. It seemed like an easy task for outsiders, but Ava was unwilling to do it. During the first day, Kelly was picking on Ava and the former even threatened to stop filming due to a wardrobe mishap. Ava had no choice but to please her. ¡°Miss Hensley, we only have a set of this expensive dress. So, we have no choice but to adjust the size with clips. Plus, the filming is about to begin and there is no time for a professional fix or another outfit change.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care. My reputation will be ruined by such inferior dress.¡± Kelly answered coldly and decided not to cooperate with everyone. Ava was troubled, ¡°Miss Hensley, we¡¯re going to film your front profile and no one will realize the clips at the back.¡± ¡°Are you suggesting to deceive the customers by having me wear this ill-fitted dress? You have my measurements all this while and it¡¯s your responsibility to prepare the correct outfit!¡± ¡°That is indeed a mistake by the wardrobe team but the only thing we can do now is¡­¡± ¡°The only thing to do is stop the filming today. We shall continue once you have everything sorted out.¡± Kelly was preparing to leave. Upon hearing that, Ava was devastated. The preparation waspleted, and thepany would suffer massive losses if the filming was dyed. ¡°Miss Hensley, please wait¡­¡± She rushed to stop Kelly. Damien and Dempsey were standing at the entrance, not far away. Due to the hassle at the filming site, Ava didn¡¯t notice that both of them were standing behind the cameras for more than ten minutes. Dempsey asked softly, ¡°Mr. Radbury, would you like me to speak with Miss Hensley?¡± Damien knew that Dempsey was a capable secretary as she had been working for him for quite a long time. Hence, she was naturally more capable than Ava to handle such a trivial matter. Yet, he shook his head, ¡°Let her handle this.¡± ¡°But Miss Hensley is making things difficult for Mrs. Radbury.¡± Damien turned his head with a smile, ¡°If she can¡¯t even manage Kelly, then she¡¯s not the Ava I know.¡± Dempsey was stunned. She noticed that Damien smiled a lotpared to the past. Ava yelled in the studio, ¡°Stay right there, Kelly!¡± Everyone was dumbfounded by her sudden shout. Kelly stopped and red at Ava. ¡°I know you¡¯re against me but this is your project. I won¡¯t get fired just because you leave and thepany can always find someone to rece you!¡± ¡°Are you threatening me?¡± ¡°So what? You did the same by leaving the filming too.¡± Ava was infuriated than usual. Kelly felt awkward with the people staring at her now. She was a celebrity after all, and any scandal would ruin her career. She was in a dilemma. Ava walked up to her and forcibly pulled her into the changing room. ¡°What are you doing! Let me go!¡± Kelly struggled. ¡°I¡¯m going to have a private conversation with you. Feel free to make a scene if you want.¡± Kelly was taken aback, and she calmed down immediately. Ava said, ¡°I don¡¯t like you either, Kelly. But I refuse to admit something that I¡¯ve never done. Go and win his heart back if you want instead of wasting time on me!¡± ¡°You¡­!¡± ¡°It¡¯s true that Selden took the stab for me. Plus, I knew him, longer and we could¡¯ve been together if we want. But, I am now a married woman and he understands that both of us are impossible to get together. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have dated you. It¡¯s pointless to vent your anger against me.¡± Kelly sneered, ¡°Huh? Your words shall hurt him badly then.¡± ¡°You should make a move on him instead of pestering me. Otherwise, nothing will change for you two.¡± ¡°But we¡¯ve broken up, will there be any chance for us?¡± ¡°If you think everything is over, why are you still harassing me?¡± Kelly went silent at Ava¡¯s question. Ava passed the dress to Kelly, ¡°Put it on. I don¡¯t care how much you despise me but work professionalism is important. You are not gaining anything from your irrational behavior.¡± Kelly hesitated but epted the dress in the end. ¡°The error is indeed our fault and I apologize on behalf of the wardrobe team,¡± said Ava. ¡°But everyone is giving their best for the filming and people will treat you nicely if you do the same to them.¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Ava was leaving Kelly for thetter to change her dress. Kelly said, ¡°Selden said that you¡¯re gentle, and it was him protecting you from any harm in the past. But it seems like he knows nothing about you.¡± Ava chuckled and walked out. Afterward, the filming went smoothly for the rest of the day. Undoubtedly, Kelly was a professional despite her temperament. She appeared lively and elegant in front of the camera without being affected by the ufortable dress. Ava was monitoring the filming and she noticed a familiar silhouette leaving the studio. It seemed like Damien¡­ Outside the studio, Dempsey followed Damien, ¡°Are we leaving, Mr. Radbury?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°But I thought you are visiting¡­¡± Dempsey did not understand why Damien left without saying anything to Ava. A Lifetime With You Chapter 85 A Lifetime With You Chapter 85 Chapter 85 In the evening. When Ava returned from work, she noticed Damien was changing his clothes. In the office, Damien was dressed smartly in a tie and he would change to casual wear after returning from work. But today, he was wearing a suit instead. ¡°Are you going out tonight?¡± Ava asked. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Oh, who are you going out with?¡± Damien tightened his tie and turned around to pinch her nose bridge, ¡°You.¡± Ava was bewildered and before she could respond, Damien pushed her into their walk-in closet. ¡°Dress up nicely because we¡¯re going somewhere special tonight.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± She was still in a daze, and the closet shut. Something nice¡­she scanned around and chose a modest yet ssy dress that matched the color of Damien¡¯s tie. By the time Ava finished, Damien was waiting for her in the living room. ¡°What are you up to?¡± she asked. ¡°We¡¯re going out to dinner.¡± Damien was extremely satisfied with Ava¡¯s look tonight. Ava was a beauty despite her in outfits on normal days. But tonight, she was stunning. ¡°We are attending the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. Dominic Turner and his wife, Mrs. Lilith Turner,¡± Damien told her. ¡°Mr. Turner? Do you mean the professor of macroeconomics?¡± Damien nodded. Dominic was their lecturer in the college. Ava knew that both of them were close since college and it seemed like they never lost contact even after these years. ¡°But, we will meet our old ssmates and lecturers there, right?¡± Ava was slightly intimidated by the thought. Back then, Damien was her sole reason to pursue finance studies. Having no interest in the subjects, Ava¡¯s results were terrible and she suffered immensely in the sses. Damien curled his lips, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Nobody is going to recognize you.¡± Ava went silent. There were many students in the college and perhaps only the outstanding ones like Damien would be recognized by the lecturers. As Ava expected, many prominent figures and renowned lecturers attended the party. Everyone looked at Damien upon his arrival. Naturally, he introduced Ava to the guests. ¡°Mr. Turner, this is my wife, Ava. She was in your ss too.¡± Dominic failed to recognize Ava due to his age and poor eyesight. Ava shook his hand and smiled, ¡°Mr. Turner, I¡¯m just an ordinary student among the brilliant ones.¡± ¡°My dear, you¡¯re extraordinary for having to im Damien as your husband!¡± Everyoneughed upon the remark. The party atmosphere was warm and lively. The couple sat together with Dominic and reminisced. ¡°Back then, Damien was a genius and loved by the lecturers. I wondered why you didn¡¯t attend a prestigious university abroad?¡± Damien replied, ¡°Our college was ranked top ten in the country and it¡¯s just as good.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! I struggled insanely during the senior year to enter our college.¡± Ava muttered. Damien leaned closer and grinned, ¡°Such a shame that I wasn¡¯t able to witness your madness back then.¡± ¡°Woah! Looks like our Damien has be chatty and knows how to crack jokes after getting married.¡± Dominic chuckled. Observing his current state, Ava wondered just how quiet Damien was back then. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. Dominic was undoubtedly a notable individual since the party was attended by many guests. Ava was envious of the old couple. Damien was greeted by other alumni, and he had a toast with them. Just then, Ava heaved a sigh. ¡°Everything was alright, so what¡¯s with the long face?¡± Damien turned around and asked. ¡°Nothing, it¡¯s just that I felt uselesspared to other talented alumni.¡± ¡°You heard it yourself. Dominic thinks you are exceptional for making me your husband.¡± Ava giggled. A sudden idea shed across her mind. They attended the party and Ava was introduced to his lecturer. Was he nning to have a golden wedding anniversary with her in the future then? Suddenly, she saw Damien¡¯s expression hardened. Ava followed his gaze and saw Selina entering the party. Selina saw Damien too and approached the couple. ¡°What a coincidence. I wasn¡¯t expecting to meet you two here.¡± Selina smiled as usual. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°My mother is the niece of Mrs. Turner, and it is natural for me to join the wedding anniversary.¡± Damien was not intending to interact with Selina in the public. Yet, thetter stopped Damien from leaving ¡°Why are you avoiding me? We can still be friends despite the breakup.¡± Breakup¡­ Ava was ufortable to hear this. So it was true that Damien and Selina were together previously She gulped down a ss of champagne. Somehow, Ava felt nauseous after the drink. But she didn¡¯t have too much to drink that night. ¡°You two carry on. I am leaving for the washroom.¡± Ava stood up and marched towards the washroom. Damien was concerned but he was stopped by Selina before following his wife, ¡°I have something to tell you.¡± Meanwhile, Ava was throwing up in the toilet. It was impossible for her to suffer this much from a few sses of alcohol. Was she feeling disgusted by the presence of Selina? Upon exiting the washroom, Damien was nowhere to be seen. She couldn¡¯t find him in the crowd and someone offered her a drink. Ava had to decline due to her poor condition. Finally, she found Damien standing in the backyard. At this point, Selina was there as well. Ava hid behind the tree instinctively. A Lifetime With You Chapter 86 A Lifetime With You Chapter 86 Chapter 86 Selina might have said something to Damien, and he seemed displeased by her words. He replied, ¡°What do you want? I¡¯ve told you that everything¡¯s o¨´er between us and things will get ugly if you don¡¯t stop bothering me.¡± ¡°Damien, how could you do this to me? It was you who suggested and ended the act back then. Now that I¡¯m serious, why can¡¯t I have a chance?¡± ¡°We match each other perfectly in everything except one.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°You can¡¯t be the reason for my divorce with Ava, Miss Newton.¡± Although Damien spoke softly, Ava could hear everything. Her heart was beating loudly. Suddenly, she identally stepped on a twig underneath. Since the backyard was silent, both Damien and Selina could hear the sound. ¡°Who is it?¡± Selina asked sternly. Ava crept out slowly from behind the tree and she smiled awkwardly. ¡°¡­ I wasn¡¯t nning to eavesdrop on purpose. Plea¡­ please continue.¡± Ava prepared to run away. But Damien yelled, ¡°Stay where you are, Ava.¡± Ava froze on the spot. Selina stared at Ava and she imed pitifully, ¡°I admit that I¡¯m not good enough, but¡­ but I am willing to change. Can¡¯t you give me another chance?¡± Most of the guys wouldn¡¯t be able to resist Selina¡¯s current dejected tone. Ava was getting ufortable now, and she dared not to look at Damien But Damien replied coldly, ¡°Miss Newton, you¡¯re being inappropriate in front of my wife.¡± ¡°You told me that Ava was nothing to you, so I shouldn¡¯t care too much about her feelings, right?¡± Damien¡¯s face tensed. It was true that back then he said Ava was nothing to her, but now¡­ ¡°You two keep on and I will leave first,¡± Ava spoke suddenly. She then fled the scene. Selina continued to pester Damien, but thetter pushed her off. He rushed to the hall, but Ava was nowhere to be seen. ¡°Mr. Turner, have you seen my wife?¡± Damien asked immediately. ¡°She left in a hurry to the entrance. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Damien dashed towards the direction and grabbed Ava. ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡± ¡°¡­ I feel awkward there. You two should continue.¡± Damien chuckled, ¡°Do you think that I want to continue the conversation?¡± Ava pouted. Back then, Damien and Selina were embroiled in a few scandals, not to mention that the latter was a frequent guest of the Radbury residence. Now, he chose to ignore Selina firmly after their breakup. Oh, men sure were cruel! ¡°Uh, it seems like Miss Newton truly likes you. Are you not giving her a chance?¡± He tickled her nose and said, ¡°Too bad for her, she camete and I¡¯ve already given that chance to someone else.¡± ¡­¡­ At the hospital. Selden was recuperating in the hospital. After much thought, Kelly decided to visit him. Unfortunately, there was still heavy tension between them. Selden was weak, and he refused to argue with Kelly. Yet, Kelly¡¯s soft-spoken nature onlysted for a while. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. She was angry again after a short conversation. ¡°I came to see if you¡¯re still alive. Who cares about you! Get lost!¡± Selden was amused, ¡°This is my room and I have the right the stay. Plus, I¡¯m not allowed to move around.¡± ¡°You¡¯re telling me to leave? Fine!¡± Kelly stormed out, but she left her handbag in the room. Selden shook his head helplessly. Then, he decided to taste the fish soup brought by Kelly in a thermos. He had to admit that the soup tasted quite good. Although Kelly insisted that the soup was prepared by her, Selden knew that it was impossible with her cooking skills. Kelly returned for her bag, but she stopped upon seeing Selden was savoring the soup she brought. Only after he had finished the soup, Kelly entered to grab her bag before leaving again. ¡°Kelly, wait,¡± Selden called her. She stopped her tracks. Selden returned the thermos to Kelly, ¡°This soup¡¯tastes alright. Do buy for me again next time.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t buy it! I boiled it myself based on the restaurant¡¯s recipe!¡± Kelly snatched the thermos and she yelled, ¡°Don¡¯t expect the soup from me again next time!¡± Selden couldn¡¯t help but chuckle. But he hurt his wound by the suddenugh. Kelly was concerned, but she said angrily nheless, ¡°The doctor told you not to move around. Plus, what¡¯s so funny about it?¡± ¡°I think you will be famous if you join the industry again as aedian.¡± ¡°What do you mean! I am always famous since my debut!¡± Kelly wanted to hit him with the thermos, but she tripped over the bed stand. Something then fell to the ground. Kelly noticed that it was an album containing photos of Selden and Ava together¡­ They were old photos and some of them were memories of Selden¡¯s teenage years. Despite there were photos of other friends, most of the collections were about Ava. Even now, Selden was still thinking of Ava¡­ ¡°Selden, you¡¯re such a loyal man.¡± Kelly snickered, and she threw the album on the floor. ¡°You¡­!¡± Selden snarled. He was just too bored to stay in the hospital, so he just flipped through old photos to pass the time. Now, Selden¡¯s injuries were preventing him from bending to retrieve the album. Kelly then kicked the album further away and she mocked him, ¡°Go and spend the rest of your days staring at those pictures then! Wish you two live happily after!¡± Kelly felt deeply hurt as she left the hospital. It was not easy for Kelly to swallow her pride by visiting Selden. In the end, Ava was still the most important to him! ¡°You fool! Do you think you¡¯re such a catch? You¡¯re not even worth my time!¡± Kelly cursed, and she stomped her feet at the hospital entrance. A Lifetime With You Chapter 87 A Lifetime With You Chapter 87 Chapter 87 ¡°Are you sure that you don¡¯t like him anymore? Then why are you getting angry?¡± A woman¡¯s voice appeared from behind. Kelly turned around, and she saw Selina. ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°I was here a while now and I saw youing out angrily.¡± Kelly responded cautiously, ¡°It¡¯s none of your business.¡± Selina smirked, ¡°You¡¯re right, Miss Hensley. But again, both of us have the same enemy, right?¡± Obviously, Ava was their enemy. Kelly rolled her eyes upon the question, ¡°You want us to work together?¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we? After all, both of us share the same enemy and almost the same goal.¡± ¡°Do you think I¡¯m stupid? Once Damien is yours, Ava will switch to Selden immediately.¡± With a smile, Selina approached Kelly, and she whispered, ¡°All we need is to eliminate Ava, right?¡± During his stay at the hospital, Selden would call Ava constantly. He requested meal delivery and simple chats with Ava roughly four times a week. Finally, Damien could not take it anymore. ¡°From now on, you are prohibited from visiting Selden!¡± Ava was speechless, ¡°Selden is my savior and his requests are simple. Perhaps he was bored in the hospital. Plus, I did inform you about the visit every time.¡± ¡°Does he not have any family or friends? Why must it be you every time?¡± ¡°Fine. How about you rece me likest time?¡± Ava nced at Damien mischievously. Damien snorted and he instructed the task to his driver instead. ¡°Anyway, you¡¯re not allowed to have further interactions with him!¡± He warned Ava. Ava felt wronged, ¡°Seems like Mr. Radbury is a difficult person. You did the same toost time.¡± ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t question you about Selinast time. Plus, you used to fool around too¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s different,¡± Damien denied the usation. ¡°How is it different? You should take a look at yourself beforementing on others.¡± Ava was busy in the kitchen during their conversation. Since the chefs of the Radbury family were skilled, she rarely stepped into the kitchen. But Ava learned a recipe online and she had a sudden urge to prepare charbroiled chicken wings for Damien this weekend. Yet, Damien was unsettled at the thought of Ava¡¯s cooking. While he was leaning on the door during the conversation, Damien inhaled the scent of burnt meat. A loud noise was heard from the oven and the kitchen was at risk of being damaged. Ava rushed to switch off the oven and sheined; ¡°It¡¯s all your fault for distracting me! The food is burned now because of our conversation!¡± ¡°No. The chicken wings were overcooked before our talk started. The recipe states to have them roasted for twenty minutes, but you used half an hour instead.¡± In the end, charcoals were left instead of food. ¡°No! I want to do it again!¡± Ava opened the fridge, and she retrieved the second batch of chicken wings. This time, the chicken wings were not burned, but they were too salty. Nheless, Ava was driven to improve herself after the errors. ¡°Ava, persistence is not the way sometimes¡­¡± Damienmented as he lightly massaged his temples. Although Damien was amused by her actions, he was getting impatient while waiting for histe lunch. ¡°I know cooking is not my best but practice makes perfect!¡± Ava motivated herself. ¡°You sure need more practices then¡­¡± Damien eyed the third batch of chicken wings cautiously. They were slightly burned, but the seasoning looked alright. So¡­it should be fine, right? ¡°Have a bite.¡± Ava stared with expectation. Damien picked up a chicken wing but he hesitated again. ¡°Let it cool down for a while and I¡¯ll eatter.¡± ¡°Hmph! Just say that you don¡¯t like it! Fine, I¡¯ll eat them all!¡± Ava picked up the chopsticks, but before she ced the chicken wings in her mouth, she felt nauseous and rushed herself to the washroom. Damien was bbergasted by her sudden behavior. While letting his guard down, he tasted the food. As expected, the taste was¡­rather strange. Damien covered his mouth as he gagged. In the washroom, Ava¡¯s vision blurred after throwing up profusely. She felt her legs weakened as she stood up, but Damien managed to grab her in time. ¡°How do you feel?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, but I¡¯ve been feeling nauseoustely.¡± Just then, Damien realized that the chicken wings had nothing to do with Ava¡¯s difort. ¡°Let¡¯s get you to the hospital.¡± ¡°I¡¯m alright. It¡¯s probably indigestion.¡± At the hospital. The one-hour wait seemed too long. Damien was pacing in front of Ava, making the latter dizzy. ¡°Can you please calm down?¡± She asked annoyingly while massaging her temple. But Damien was nervous. Then, the doctor brought the reports and he announced, ¡°Congrattions to both of you! Mrs. Radbury is pregnant.¡± Was she really pregnant? Ava rubbed her abdomen gently. This was not her first pregnancy. Last time, she was too weak to protect her child. Perhaps God had answered her prayers, and she was given a second chance to be a mother. She was overwhelmed, and her tears dropped to her cheeks. Damien grabbed the report. He read it over and over to ensure everything was real. Original content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Ava¡­¡± He turned around and found his wife crying heavily. His smile suddenly froze. Damien rubbed Ava¡¯s tears but thetter did not stop crying. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, love?¡± ¡°¡­I¡¯m fine.¡± Ava turned around to control her tears but to no avail. He reached his arms to hug Ava. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Ava.¡± Damien suddenly realized the reason for her weeping. Their first child was gone because of his foolishness. But now, God had given him another chance to make things right again. Damien swore to protect his wife and their child no matter what. ¡°Damien, are you really happy?¡± Ava asked suddenly. ¡°Of course.¡± Because this was their child. ¡°That¡¯s good to know.¡± Ava dried her eyes and smiled at him. A Lifetime With You Chapter 88 A Lifetime With You Chapter 88 Chapter 88 The news of Ava¡¯s pregnancy had reached the Radbury family. Daryl was overjoyed, and he invited them over for a meal. ¡°You have to be careful now, Ava. Don¡¯t act recklessly likest time!¡± Daryl nagged at Ava. She could only nod politely. Since herst pregnancy could not be protected, so everyone was extra cautious this tim¨¥. Although Ava was unweed in the Radbury family, her baby was still their eldest grandchild. Karen did not favor Ava but for the sake of the child, her attitude softened a little. Also, Karen ordered the housekeeper to prepare nutritional supplements for her. Ava was surprised at her sudden affection. Since the marriage, it was her first time being well-treated by the Radbury family. 3 But Ava knew it was because of her baby. Without the pregnancy, she was nothing to them. During the meal, Karen said, ¡°Damien, you¡¯re always busy with work. Once the baby is born, let us take care of the child. I want to raise my first grandchild properly.¡± They were not allowing Ava to raise the baby. Naturally, Ava objected to the decision. As she tried to refuse, Damien held her wrist. Damien then replied calmly, ¡°Both of you are getting older, and raising kids is not easy. I shouldn¡¯t be troubling you two anymore.¡± ¡°I know that you care about us, but we still have the strength to do it. Plus, we have the servants to help around. It¡¯s safer to bring the baby here.¡± Karen nced at Ava as she finished her words. Ava realized that they were shunning her despite the pregnancy. Perhaps to them, Ava was not capable of raising her kid. She couldn¡¯t help but snigger inwardly. ¡°Mom and dad, I think the parents should stay beside the child. Damien may be busy, but I¡¯m quite free,¡± Ava said politely. ¡°Did I ask for your opinion? I¡¯m talking to my son,¡± Karen shot back. Ava wanted to reply to her words, but she suddenly felt queasy. Ava stood up and rushed to the washroom. Karen¡¯s displeased mutterings could be heard from behind. Ava vomited severely. Somehow, her morning sickness this time was worse than her first pregnancy Her stomach was emptied, and Ava gargled herself. Just then, Damien entered the washroom. Damien handed her a tissue, ¡°Just ignore her words.¡± This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°I know. They¡¯re just worried about the baby.¡± Ava paused for a moment and she asked, ¡°What about you?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°If we don¡¯t have this child, how will you treat me?¡± She stared at Damien nervously. Damien was always expressionless, but now, he looked delighted towards the pregnancy news. Ava was at a loss for words upon observing his reaction. Was he genuinely happy because of the baby? Or just like Daryl and Karen, he only viewed her as a tool to ensure the continuation of the Radbury family? What if it was a baby from another woman? What if just likest time, she had another miscarriage¡­ She dared not to think about it. Damien stroked her head and he said softly, ¡°Do you always have these nonsensical thoughts?¡± Instead of answering her directly, Damien brushed her off. She was unsure if Damien was refusing to answer or he was just not taking the matter seriously. At the hospital. As time passed by, Selden had been recovering steadily. As he was having a conversation with the nurse, Kelly barged in suddenly. Just then, Selden happened to hold the nurse¡¯s hand. Kelly.noticed that the nurse was smiling brightly. The nurse retracted her hand hastily, and she left with the patient record instantly. ¡°A leopard never changes its spots,¡± Kelly sneered. ¡°I was giving her a palm reading so stop thinking too much¡± Selden exined. ¡°You¡¯re my ex-boyfriend and I don¡¯t have the right to interfere though,¡± Kelly rebuked. His flirty personality never changed. Last time, Selden used palm reading to woo her as well. At that time, he predicted Kelly to fail in her romantic life. The reality is that Selden is her reason for the failure! Selden frowned and he asked her, ¡°Why are you here again? Didn¡¯t I tell you not toe again?¡± ¡°I brought news.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Ava is pregnant.¡± Selden¡¯s expression stiffened. He was yful and used to hide everything with a grin, even during his stay at the hospital. Despite that, Selden was all serious about Ava. Kelly predicted his reaction, and she sneered, ¡°Stop dreaming, Selden. So what if you took the stab for her and almost lost your life? She is a married woman, and she is fated to live with another man. Meanwhile, you are all alone.¡± ¡°So you came to rub salt into my wounds?¡± ¡°Because I enjoy observing my ex-boyfriend suffer,¡± Kelly snickered. Kelly prepared to leave after finishing her sentence. Selden stopped her, ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°Why? Anything else?¡± ¡°Kelly, I know you¡¯re suggesting that I give up on Ava. But I think you shouldn¡¯t be wasting time on me too.¡± ¡°¡­ Why do you care about me? Stop thinking highly of yourself! Do you think that ¡­ I still haven¡¯t forgotten you?¡± Kelly had enraged. As a celebrity, Kelly was loved by everyone. Why would she wait for Selden? He was getting on her nerves now! Her anger was observed by Selden, and thetter scratched his ears. Kelly was perfect except for her tantrum. Selden would have a headache whenever she was enraged. Selden sighed when she left the room. But Kelly returned to the room again. Kelly was on the verge of crying while staring at him. Just then, Selden¡¯s heart softened by the scene. A Lifetime With You Chapter 89 A Lifetime With You Chapter 89 Chapter 89 ¡°Can¡¯t you give me another chance? I swear I won¡¯t be throwing tantrums anymore, even if you still can¡¯t let her go. But, can¡¯t I have your slightest bit of love?¡± Both of them looked at each other for a long time. He said, ¡°Kelly, you are great, but I¡¯m not the man for you. I don¡¯t want to waste your time.¡± ¡°Oh, I knew it.¡± Kellyughed at herself. When did she ever give up on her dignity for any man in such a manner in her life? Yet she still couldn¡¯t change anything. ¡°Will it be different if you met me before Ava?¡± ¡°Love is not a race. It doesn¡¯t matter whoes first. Loot at Damien, isn¡¯t that he met Ava much more later than me? But, Ava fell for him instead.¡± On the next day. At a beauty salon. Wealthydies often visited the beauty salon for beauty treatment, including Karen. She had her own VIP room, but on that day, soon after she arrived at the beauty parlor, she was informed that her room was upied. Karen¡¯s face became stiff in an instant, ¡°How can you allow others to use my room? Who is that person?¡± N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡°Madam, have you forgotten that Miss Newton whom you brought along, you did say that she is allowed to use the room.¡± The Front Desk Manager exined to her quickly. ¡°Miss Newton? Selina Newton?¡± She was stunned for a while. Indeed, she came with Selina to the beauty sn previously. She treated Selina as her future daughter-inw back then, so she mentioned that Selina had the right to use it whenever she came. But now¡­ When Karen walked into the room, Selina had just finished her treatment. She greeted Karen warmly when she saw Karening in. ¡°Karen, you are here as well? Such a coincidence, man.¡± ¡°Is that so? I think you are waiting for me here.¡± Karen exposed her with a fake smile. Selinaughed in a low voice and said, ¡°Ah¡­ Nothing can escape from you indeed. Yes, I¡¯m too embarrassed to go to visit you at Radbury family, so I have to find a way to meet you here.¡± Karen sat down on the sofa in the room and let out a sigh. ¡°Selina, it is the fate that we couldn¡¯t be a family. Don¡¯t take into your heart how Damien treated you in front of your parents during thest dinner.¡± ¡°Nah¡­ I do know Damien¡¯s temperament and hence, I won¡¯t take it into my heart. But Auntie, we have much to talk about, we can¡¯t be distanced because of that issue, anyway.¡± Karen nodded and thought that Selina was quite sensible. Selina poured a cup of tea for Karen and she sat on the sofa opposite her. ¡°Damien and I do meet each other at the party of his lecturer¡¯s Golden Wedding Anniversary.¡± ¡°Is it?¡± Selina looked at Karen¡¯s reaction. It was obvious that Damien did not bring this matter to his Mother. So she continued, ¡°I heard from Auntie that Miss Nagel, she¡­ Isn¡¯t that she had signed the divorced paper? Then¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t mention that anymore. Divorce sounds so ominous.¡± Karen understood the purpose of Selina to visit her when she brought up this matter. Seline stunned, ¡°Not to mention it anymore?¡± She was very surprised, and she was caught off guard by the sudden changed of Damien¡¯s attitude towards Ava. Right now, even Karen who hated Ava all this while had treated Ava so much better. Karen had a smile and said, ¡°Don¡¯t you know that Ava is pregnant?¡± ¡°What?¡± Selina was so surprised that she almost lost herself. She tried her best to control herself and forced a smile out, ¡°Uh¡­ Well, congrattions to Miss Nagel.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­Actually, Ava is blessed. It is a responsibility to have kids for Radbury family since Damien likes her so much.¡± ¡°But Karen,st time isn¡¯t that you said¡­¡± ¡°Previously, I looked down on this illegitimate daughter of the Nagel family. But now that Beth is dead. So Ava was the only daughter left in the Nagel family. Although there is a gap between Nagel and Radbury Group, she had married into our family anyway and she is pregnant too. Damien and his father were excited, so there¡¯s nothing much I could say about it anymore.¡± Although Karen disdained and was dissatisfied with Ava in her voice, there was an obvious coldness in her manner towards Selina in the meantime. Humph¡­ It was just being pregnant that made her attitude change so much. Upon hearing that, Selina clenched her fists secretly. She still put on a decent smile as she talked with Karen. However, the feeling of jealousy was surged up in her heart right now. Ava Nagel¡­ Did she really think that she would be epted into the Radbury family just because she was pregnant? Selina¡¯s expression turned malicious and insidious the moment she stepped out of the beauty parlor. After some thought, she then made a call. ¡°Miss Hensley, I think we shall meet up and have a talk.¡± An hourter, Kelly arrived at the cafe where Selina had mentioned. It seemed that Selina had been waiting for some time. ¡°Why are you looking for me again?¡± Kelly adjusted the sunsses, and she said sulkily as soon as she sat down. She was a public figure, after all. She was afraid that someone would discover when she met Selina in such ces. Selina still had an elegant smile and said, ¡°Miss Hensley, don¡¯t worry. This cafe is the property of the Newton family, so no one will have your picture here.¡± Kelly looked around and found that there weren¡¯t many people around indeed. ¡°So, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Seline didn¡¯t intend to beat around the bush, and she went straight to the point, ¡°Do you know that Ava is pregnant?¡± ¡°I do know about it, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Kelly rolled her eyes at her. Well, what was the big deal that Ava was pregnant? The person she liked was still so dumb that he put all his attention on that woman, so he didn¡¯t even bother to look at her. Seeing how Kelly was on her guard towards her, Selina sneered and said, ¡°Are you so foolish that you think to have an opportunity with Selden once Damien and Ava in a stable rtionship?¡± ¡°That¡¯s my own business. What does it have to do with you?¡± ¡°Selden will always have feelings toward Ava as long as she¡¯s still alive. Do you wish that the man you like will have another woman in his mind through his life?¡± These words hit Kelly. Actually, this was not the first time Selina came to her. Her confidence and pride made her disdain to work with Selina. But she hesitated for this time. For the past few days, especially after Selden protected Ava from the knife, she understood that she might not have chances anymore. But¡­ She still refused to give up. Kelly shook her head instantly and tried not to think much about it. A Lifetime With You Chapter 90 A Lifetime With You Chapter 90 Chapter 90 ¡°Selina, I have told you I¡¯m not interested in your schemes and intrigues. Also, I¡¯m not interested to be part of it as well. Well, I do not wish to be like Beth.¡± ¡°What if I can help you let Selden change his mind?¡± ¡°What can you do?¡± Selina leaned forward and lowered her voice. ¡°Do you know how did Ava marry into the Radbury family?¡± ¡°Well, I heard from Selden that she fell in love with Damien at first sight since she was in high school. Afterward, she courted him for many years.¡± ¡°Humph, love at first sight? That¡¯s a lie. She used dirty tricks instead. She drugged Damien in his wine so Damien did the ¡®business¡¯ in drunkenness. Afterward, it is toote for everything that happened.¡± ¡± ¡°What?¡± Kelly eximed in surprise. She had never expected Ava to be such a mean person. ¡°I will help you if you are so eager for Selden¡± Selena spoke softly. She pondered for a moment, ¡°Um¡­ Why are you helping me?¡± ¡°Uh, well¡­ Take it as a business that brings benefit to both parties by lending a hand to each other.¡± Anyway, Kelly was moved by the conditions offered by Selina. What she wanted to do was simple. Although it was a huge risk for her, it could be done once and . for all. ¡°Won¡¯t Seldene to you when Ava is no longer in this world?¡± Selina¡¯s voice was soft but with affinity. After a long time, Kelly finally said, ¡°Uhm¡­ let me think about it.¡± Ava went to the hospital on the day that Selden was discharged. She was concerned for this guy to have to go home alone after being discharged from the hospital, and it looked so pitiful. However, Ava realized that she had too much thought after she arrived at the hospital. Selden was the main core of the Orthopedics Doctor in this hospital and he was friendly, so almost all his colleagues from the hospital and a few of his friends visited him on that day. Also, his family members came to pick him home too. Ava wasn¡¯t able to enter the ward as it was too crowded. When she decided to go home alone silently, Selden noticed her and he walked through the crowd before he stood in front of her. ¡°I knew you would definitelye today. I was slightly disappointed as I¡¯m worried that you would not come over,¡± he said with a smile to her. ¡°Here, this is a gift as a celebration.¡± Ava put the gift that she prepared into his hand, and he opened it immediately. It was thetest electronic gadget which was suitable for gaming. ¡°Wow, how did you know it? You¡¯re indeed my best friend. I wanted to buy this sincest week!¡± ¡°I think you are alright now. Your parents are also here, so I won¡¯t be bothering you. I¡¯ll take my leave.¡± Ava said to him. ¡°Hey, don¡¯t go, my parents haven¡¯t seen you for a long time. Let¡¯s go in and greet them.¡± Selden took her arm and forced her into the ward. Ava couldn¡¯t refuse his kindness, so she had to go in and greet the Oakley. In fact, she was reluctant to meet Selden¡¯s parents. They were closed to each other during high school and they often studied together after sses. Even so, Mrs. Oakley thought they were in a rtionship. Mrs. Oakley even handed her a cheque and asked her to leave her son back then. Ava felt so embarrassed as this kind of old-fashioned tactic from the drama was used on her. Although the misunderstanding was resolved, Oakleys still criticized her and since then, she had never been to the Oakley family¡¯s house. ¡°Mr. and Mrs, Oakley,¡± she smiled awkwardly as soon as she entered the ward. ¡°It¡¯s Ava. I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time. I heard that you¡¯re married. Is it true?¡± Although Mrs. Oakley sounded friendly, there was still a sense of the gap between them. ¡°Yeah,¡± Ava answered. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so close to Selden since you are married. Does your husband know about this?¡± Ava was speechless for a moment. The sarcasm that lied in Mrs. Oakley¡¯s words was the same as she had heard during high school. It was clear that she wanted to embarrass her in front of the crowd. However, she could not say much about it besides smiling awkwardly. ¡°Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?¡± Selden said immediately. ¡°Did I say anything wrong? Selden, you are also not sensible. Miss Nagel is now married, how others will feel as you are still being indiscreet as she was when you were a child?¡± Obviously, Mrs. Oakley knew that Seldon was injured by suffering a sh for her. So, she had been resentful for a long time. She continued, ¡°The Oakley family is not ordinary. People will praise you for your brave deeds if they know the truth, if they don¡¯t, they might think that you have some kind of rtionship with Miss Nagel. Although Miss Nagel does note from the legal wife of the Nagel family and she might not care for the reputation, but how would Miss Nagel¡¯s husband think about this?¡± Selden quickly stopped his mother from speaking. Since his wound didn¡¯t healpletely, his rather harsh gesture had affected the wound, so he felt the pain and it made him gasp. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. Selden¡¯s colleagues and friends in the ward became quiet for a while, and everyone looked at Ava. Meanwhile, Ava¡¯s face turned pale. If she had known that she would be embarrassed for no reason, she would not have made a fool of herself. ¡°Mrs. Oakley, my husband and I feel grateful to Selden for saving our lives. So, as we heard that he is discharging from the hospital, my husband specially asked me to prepare a gift to Mr. Oakley and you as a token of appreciation.¡± Ava took a deep breath and said with a smile. Mrs. Oakley was stunned, ¡°Huh? Appreciation?¡± ¡°Of course we need to thank you. If Mr. and Mrs. Oakley didn¡¯t raise Selden well, he wouldn¡¯t have stood up for justice. My husband and I do think that you both do have a good way to educate a child.¡± Mrs. Oakley had nothing else to say as Ava had emphasized Damien as her husband for few times. Everyone knew that Ava¡¯s husband was Damien Radbury, the President of Radbury Group. Oakleys was a wealthy family too, but there was a gap between Radbury Group and them. Soon after Ava walked out of the building, Selden caught up with her. ¡°Hey! You walked too fast. I still have something to say to you!¡± Selden was out of breath after taking a few steps as he just recuperated from severe illness. ¡°Why are you following me around? You mother will be criticizing again if she sees it.¡± ¡°My mother, she¡­ well, she used to say such nasty words. Hence, I would like to apologize on behalf of her. Please don¡¯t take it to heart.¡± Ava shook her head, ¡°Nah, I didn¡¯t mind it.¡± . After all, she heard even more offensive words from Mrs. Oakley back then. However, she never told Selden about it. Therefore, Selden had no idea the reason his mother had such an inexplicable hostility to Ava. A Lifetime With You Chapter 91 A Lifetime With You Chapter 91 Chapter 91 ¡°Ava, no matter what, I still want to apologize. My mom is usually very kind, but I don¡¯t know what happened to her today.¡± She smiled and said, ¡°Well, she¡¯s your mom, of course she¡¯s kind to you!¡± Seeing that Ava was going to leave, Selden suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist. ¡°Wait, I still have something to tell you.¡± ¡°Selden, ¡­¡± Right at this moment, an unpleasant shout suddenly came from behind, ¡°Hey! Let her go!¡± Ava felt a chill down her spine. The next thing she knew, her arm was dragged from Selden¡¯s grip right into the strong hands of another. ¡°Damien Radbury, why are you here?¡± Damien didn¡¯t even look at Selden. He said to Ava, ¡°I have told you, you are pregnant now and you are not allowed to go anywhere else alone. Why are you always so disobedient?¡± His tone was gentle, and it seemed that he wasn¡¯t angry. However, Ava had a bad feeling about this as she felt a chill down her back. ¡°Selden is being discharged from the hospital today. I just wanted to¡­¡± Her voice instantly sounded less confident. ¡°Well, did you bring him the present that I asked you to give him?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Seeing that Damien sounded so serious, Ava was suddenly stunned. Since when did he prepare a present? She bought the gift with her own money! This just made it seemed as if Selden owed Damien a favor by epting that gift. As expected, Selden said, ¡°Ah¡­so it was you who bought that thing.¡± ¡°Yeah, Ava is a girl. How could she know what to pick as a gift for a male friend? I don¡¯t know if you will like the electronic gadget I got you though.¡± ¡°Well then, thank you very much,¡± Selden said with a stiff smile. On the way home, Damien drove all the way without saying a single word to Ava. She secretly observed his expression several times, only to find that he put on a poker face the whole time. She couldn¡¯t figure out if he was upset or not. However, he was most probably angry¡­ ¡°Are you mad at me, Damien?¡± She summoned up her courage to ask him. He didn¡¯t respond and only focused on driving the car. ¡°If you¡¯re angry, so be it, but don¡¯t give me that look. How did you even know what I have bought for Selden? Did you secretly rummage through my stuff?¡± He remained silent, which made Ava feel dejected. She finally couldn¡¯t stand it anymore and shouted, ¡°Why did youe all the way to pick me up if you want to ignore me? I want to get out of the car now!¡± The car stopped on the side of the road immediately. She wanted to open the car door, but it was locked. Damien turned his head around to look at her, and his eyes were obviously filled with anger. She felt extremely wronged. She was bullied by Selden¡¯s mother in the hospital just now, and now she had to put up with him. In fact, she just wanted to politely congratte Selden for finally getting discharged. Did she really do something wrong? ¡°Damien Radbury, if you think I¡¯ve done something wrong, just say it. You don¡¯t have to be so cold to me.¡± After a moment of hesitation, he finally spoke, ¡°I¡¯m not happy that you came to see him.¡± ¡°Then I promise you that I will not meet him again without your permission in the future. Okay?¡± ¡°Not only him, everyone else too.¡± She could only nod and promise him. She couldn¡¯t help herself but mumble under her breath, ¡°What a petty guy.¡± ¡°I have always been petty, anyway.¡± He pinched her chin with one hand and wanted to teach her a lesson, but he couldn¡¯t bear to do it. In the end, he gently hit her head with his finger. ¡°You¡¯ve never bought me a gift before,¡± he said. ¡°Pardon?¡± Damien turned his head and started the car again, ¡°Oh nothing.¡± The more he thought about it, the more displeased he became. She never bought him anything, yet she had given Selden countless gifts. She even knew he likes electronic gadgets and bought him one as a gift. She probably didn¡¯t know what Damien liked at all! The next day, at the Radbury¡¯s Group. When Damien entered his office after the meeting, he found a project document on the table. He opened the folder and found an orange-vored fruit candy. Next to the candy, there was a note with three words on it, ¡°A little gift.¡± Such a meticulous effort! It must be his mischievous and lovely wife. No one else dared to do such a thing. He couldn¡¯t help laughing. Their little fight yesterday didn¡¯t seem to be such a big deal anymore. It seemed that he was easily satisfied with a little candy given from her. Dempsey Bradley walked into the office and saw her boss holding a candy in his hand while grinning like a little child. She was taken aback and hesitated before entering. ¡°Sir, this is the documents from the meeting just now.¡± ¡°You can leave it here first, I¡¯m heading out for a while.¡± Damien kept the candy and walked out of the office in a hurry. Ava was not in the secretary¡¯s office: He looked around before finding her in the printing room. At this moment, Ava was printing some documents, but for some unknown reason, the printer wasn¡¯t working. Nothing was being printed on all the papers. Bending her body, she decided to figure out what was wrong with the printer. When she heard footsteps, she thought that it was a colleague from the logistics department who came to help. Without even looking up, she said, ¡°You sure came in no time. Help me to see what¡¯s going on here.¡± She stood up and turned around, just toe face to face with Damien. She was surprised. ¡°Oh hey, why are you here?¡± N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Damien nced at the ink smudged on her hands and frowned, ¡°You don¡¯t even know how to repair these things, what¡¯s the point of figuring it out yourself?¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t, how would I know that I can¡¯t actually fix it? Moreover, this is a document that you want in a hurry!¡± She sounded unhappy. Damien pulled her along to wash the ink away. However, it was not easy to clean the ink. After almost using half a bottle of the soap, the ink on her hands only faded a little. ¡°This is very difficult to clean, we need to use soap that washes ink to get rid of it,¡± Ava said to him. ¡°You know it¡¯s hard to clean it then why did you still touch it?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t do it on purpose.¡± After the staff from the maintenance department brought the special soap, Damien personally cleaned each of her fingers with a wet tissue. Seeing how attentive and considerate he was, she couldn¡¯t help butugh. ¡°Damien.¡± She called his name softly. ¡°Why are you staring at me? Do you find me even more attractive after staring for so long?¡± He said jokingly. ¡°Where should I look when you are here wiping my hands? Besides, you are my husband, why can¡¯t take a good look at you?¡± The word ¡®husband¡¯ made Damien¡¯s hand freeze on the spot. With a raised brow, he suddenly looked up and pressed his lips against hers. Ava was taken aback and took a step back and her back hit the wall behind. A Lifetime With You Chapter 92 A Lifetime With You Chapter 92 Chapter 92 Her hands still smelled like soap. She raised both of her hands subconsciously. Damien grabbed her wrist with one hand and her waist with another. His tongue easily glided through her teeth and she tasted something sweet. It was the orange vored candy. Ava couldn¡¯t help butugh and her body shook as she chuckled. She didn¡¯t expect that he would really eat the candy she gave him. ¡°Didn¡¯t you give me the candy because you wanted a sweet kiss from me?¡± Damien squinted his eyes slightly and lifted her chin. ¡°¡­ don¡¯t have that intention!¡± ¡°Really? Then why did you give me that little gift? Did you actually think I would be easily satisfied with a candy?¡± Ava blushed and pushed him away with her elbow. Then she quickly slipped away from his body. No matter how many times this kind of intimacy had happened between them, she could not help but blush every time. Perhaps it was because she was born timid, so all the warmth she felt was mixed with a sense of insecurity. However, when she thought of what he looked like just now, she couldn¡¯t help but smile again. At the same time, in a small alley on one side of a street. Jessica Fuller was running for her life. She was running so fast that she tossed her branded bags and heels aside and ran barefoot while trying to catch her breath as she went. However, she was still not able to outrun those men who were chasing after her. ¡°Please¡­ give me a little more time. When I find a buyer for my house, I¡¯ll be able to pay you back immediately!¡± 2 At this point, ssica waspletely cornered. She was almost on her knees as she pleaded for her life. However, the people who were after her debts were all desperados. They had seen a lot of such scenes, so there was no way they would listen to her. ¡°Your house? Didn¡¯t you say that the house was owned by your daughter two days ago and that you can¡¯t sell it?¡± ¡°Uh no, I can sell it! The property ownership documents are with me, or¡­ you can let me go home now and I will show it to you!¡± The debt-chasing guy sneered and pped her. ¡°Let you go home? B*tch, don¡¯t think we don¡¯t know that your apartment is surrounded by people! Stop with all your nonsense, you either hand me the money now or you hide in your house forever.¡± Jessica fell onto the ground and burst into tears. Since thest time she was kidnapped by Beth Nagel, Damien sent men to protect her at Koi Condominiums. They changed shifts 24 hours a day to protect her. However, once she left the apartment, there was nothing they could do. She had never expected that these people would find her when she was only out for a while to buy groceries. ¡°Please give me some more time, I¡¯ll definitely get the money soon!¡± ¡°Bah! How long have you been dying us? Jessica Fuller, isn¡¯t your daughter married to a rich man? Go ask your daughter for two million dors! It¡¯s not that hard!¡± Jessica immediately refused. ¡°No! Last time, I promised my daughter that I would never touch usurious loans anymore, but now¡­ now¡­¡± Now that Ava had just found out that she was pregnant and could finally gain a firm status in the Radbury family, how could she use this to drag her down? She was more aware of her daughter¡¯s situation than anyone else. If she didn¡¯t get scammed and lose money in her investments this time, she wouldn¡¯t even have considered going for usury. This was poison! ¡°Give me a little more time! I can pay you back for sure! Trust me!¡± Unfortunately, no matter what she said, they would not listen to her. There was going to be a new round of punches and kicks, but someone suddenly stood up and shouted, ¡°Stop!¡± It was the voice of a young woman. Jessica and the group of men turned their heads and looked over. They saw a woman wearing sunsses with a hat and a mask. She was wrapped up tightly from head to toe. She walked out from the other end of the alley. ¡°Who are you?¡± One of the men asked fiercely. ¡°How much does this woman owe you? I will help her pay everything back.¡± The woman in sunsses said. ¡°Oh? A kind soul aren¡¯t you? Girl, she owes us two million!¡± Without hesitation, the woman took out a nk check from her bag and signed it. Then she handed it to them. ¡°This is two million. You can check if it¡¯s real or fake.¡± The men looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief. Did this woman just easily give out two million dors? Who is this woman? Where is she from? Just when they were about to ask her questions, the woman with sunsses said angrily, ¡°You got the money, now get out of here!¡± After the group of men left, she walked over and helped Jessica up from the ground. Jessica looked at this person in disbelief. She did not know her, but she was willing to throw arge sum of money to help her out of this situation. She pinched herself hard to make sure she wasn¡¯t dreaming. ¡°Who¡­ Who are you?¡± ¡°I am a friend of Ava Nagel. I just passed by and saw them bullying you so I couldn¡¯t just turn a blind eye.¡± This answer was obviously not convincing. When did Ava make such a generous friend? As her mother, howe she had never heard of it? The woman held Jessica up. Seeing that she had been beaten and injured, she decided to send her to the hospital. Jessica took the opportunity to pull off the woman¡¯s mask and sunsses. After seeing her face clearly, she eximed, ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± She quickly lowered her head and tried to hide. However, not only was Jessica familiar with her face, everybody in the country knew her! This woman was Kelly Hensley! ¡°Why are you here? Are you really Ava¡¯s friend?¡± Kelly didn¡¯t want to reveal her identity, but since she was exposed, there was no point to hide anymore. She admitted frankly, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s me, kelly. I am a very good friend of Ava. I can¡¯t let something bad happen to my good friend¡¯s mother.¡± It was only now that Jessica started to believe what she said. She was a famous star, so she didn¡¯t have to lie about such a trivial thing. ¡°Then, these two million¡­¡± Kelly immediately said, ¡°Auntie, I know that you don¡¯t want Ava to know about this as she just got pregnant. You certainly don¡¯t want her to be concerned about this, right? Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t tell anyone. This money will be my first-meeting gift for you.¡± Jessica was overjoyed. She was given two million dors as a gift. Kelly was a celebrity indeed, and she was so generous! ¡°Auntie, let me take you home,¡± Kelly said politely. ¡°Well sure, Miss Hensley, thank you very much!¡± Jessica was all smiles. She hadpletely forgotten about the injuries on her body. She thought to herself how lucky her daughter was after marrying into the Radbury family. Even the friends she made were all so generous! On their way to Jessica¡¯s house, Kelly casually told her about her acquaintance with Ava. She told Jessica almost everything but left out the part where Selden had feelings for Ava, which was the real reason for their breakup.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. A Lifetime With You Chapter 93 A Lifetime With You Chapter 93 Chapter 93 In the next few days, Kelly would asionally go to Jessica¡¯s house and even send her some fruits and medicines. The two of them soon became close with each other. Jessica didn¡¯t want her daughter to know that she had owed a huge sum of debt because of the investment. Plus, Kelly helped her settle the debt, and she felt a little guilty about it. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I was scammed and I have already lodged a report. When the police return the money to me, I will pay it back to you immediately!¡± However, Kelly said, ¡°Since I¡¯m your daughter¡¯s friend, this amount of money is nothing. It¡¯s just¡­¡± ¡°Just what?¡± ¡°Aunty, as you know, I got to know Ava from Selden. But recently, there have been some issues with my rtionship with Selden. Ava may have felt that she was one of the reasons and she has been ignoring me a little.¡± Speaking of this, Kelly couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Jessica was baffled, ¡°What does this have to do with Ava? What¡¯s wrong with you and Selden?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a long story, and it¡¯s also a misunderstanding. If only I could see Ava and exin it to her clearly.¡± ¡°You should exin to her then! Why do you look so sad?¡± Kelly shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯m a little embarrassed. Ms. Fuller, can you please help me out a bit?¡± Hearing this, Jessicaughed and said, ¡°What¡¯s so difficult about that? Kids these days¡­ Well, you can just have a meal together and sort it. What¡¯s there to worry about?¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, thank you for your help. However, I¡¯m a celebrity after all. It¡¯s not convenient for me to show up in public, so I have to book a more secluded ce for dinner.¡± ¡°Okay, I know what to do!¡± Then Jessica proceeded to make a reservation. The next day, she immediately called Ava. Since she promised Kelly first, she didn¡¯t reveal Kelly¡¯s name to Ava. She only mentioned that she wanted to have dinner with her. After receiving the call, Ava felt a little strange. They had always eaten at home. Why did her mother suddenly want to eat at a restaurant? Moreover, she also arranged to meet at a restaurant in such a remote area. Ava did not think much about it. After saying goodbye to Damien, she left thepany before her time was up. She took a taxi and went there ording to the address given by her mother. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. This ce was really far away, which made her feel carsick along the way. However, when they arrived at the ce, she found out that this was not a restaurant. It was clearly a warehouse! ¡°Sir, did you go to the wrong ce?¡± Ava asked in a hurry. ¡°No, I followed the address you gave me. It¡¯s here.¡± The driver took the fare and left, leaving Ava standing alone at the door of the warehouse. She had no idea where to go. She suspected that her mother might have given her the wrong address. When she was about to call her mother to ask, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, as if someone hit her with a heavy object. Her vision went ck and she passed out. It was Selina who hit her. As for Kelly, she was standing beside Selina, she was so scared that she didn¡¯t know what to do. ¡°Why are you standing there like a fool? Can¡¯t you help me drag her in?¡± Selina shouted at her. ¡°Do we¡­ really have to do this?¡± ¡°Stop the crap, we¡¯ve alreadye to this point. Are you regretting?¡± Kelly nervously gulped. That day, she promised Selina that she would work with her to teach Ava a lesson. But she never expected that Selina had already thought of so many ways for revenge. 1 First, they made use of Jessica¡¯s greed for money, so that Kelly could get close to her and gain her trust. Then, she asked Jessica to make an appointment with Ava. They would then hand her to the loan owners when Ava was out cold. ¡°Hey, those loan sharks are all very ruthless. If we leave Ava to them, something might go wrong.¡± Kelly said anxiously. ¡°Isn¡¯t that our goal?¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Selina dragged Ava into the warehouse with difficulty and then took out a bottle of medicine from her bag. ¡°Come here and help me!¡± Selina immediately ordered Kelly. Kelly had no choice but to brace herself and go over there. She caught a glimpse of what was written on the medicine box ¡®Mifepristone¡¯. She was taken aback. ¡°Isn¡¯t this anti-fetal drugs? Why are you feeding her this?¡± Only then did Kelly understand what Selina was trying to do. Originally, she thought that she was going to feed Ava sleeping pills so that she would not wake up immediately. But now it seemed that she had other purposes! ¡°Tell me, after making her miscarry, what are you going to do?¡± ¡°Those loan sharks know a lot of human traffickers overseas. In a while, there will be a container coming over. After she is taken away, she will disappear from our lives forever.¡± Grinning hideously, Selina reached out to open Ava¡¯s mouth. ¡°You are crazy!¡± Kelly pushed her away and stood in front of Ava to protect her. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°I¡¯d like to ask you instead, what are you going to do? Didn¡¯t we agree that we just want to teach Ava a lesson?¡± Selina sneered and said, ¡°A lesson? I¡¯ve set such a big trap just to give her a painless lesson? Kelly, are you naive or stupid? You don¡¯t think I¡¯m that free, do you?¡± She pushed Kelly away forcefully and tried to feed Ava the drug. Selina had already found out that the human traffickers whom the loan sharks contacted had always been selling girls to the slums. It was a ce that was worse than hell for women. Once they entered the slum, they would never be able toe out again. She wanted to make Ava¡¯s life a living hell! ¡°You¡¯re crazy, you¡¯re really out of your mind! Stop right now! You¡¯ll kill someone if you do this!¡± Kelly rushed forward to pull Selina away, but she had been kicked away forcefully. As the two were tearing and wrestling, the bottle of drug was knocked out and spilled on the ground. Selina was so angry that she pped Kelly in the face. The group of human traffickers who had been contacted in advance had alreadye over. When they saw the both of them fighting, they immediately stood by and watched the scene. Selina scolded angrily, ¡°Why the hell are you still standing there? Hold her down quickly. Do you still want the money or not?¡± Only then did the human trafficker obediently held down Kelly¡¯s hands to prevent her from moving. Kelly was outnumbered and had to shout, ¡°Selina, it¡¯s against thew to do this! I¡¯m going to call the police!¡± ¡°Sure, go ahead and all the cops. Don¡¯t forget that you are involved in this matter too. You can¡¯t escape from it!¡± ¡°Are you threatening me?¡± ¡°Even if I threaten you, so what? Kelly, if you dare to say a word about me in front of the police, I promise that the audio recording of you will be spread throughout the Inte in no time!¡± Selina held a recorder in her hands. She pressed the recording key, and the voice of herself and Kelly immediately came out. It was when they were nning their revenge on Ava. A Lifetime With You Chapter 94 A Lifetime With You Chapter 94 Chapter 94 ¡°You b*tch! You have been cautious of me since the beginning! You just want to drag me into this!¡± Kelly was furious, but there was nothing that she could do about it. The recording was in Selina¡¯s hands. If Selden knew about it, then it would literally be the end of her. Apart from Selden, if the news was spread all over the Inte, her career and reputation as a popr female artist would be ruined completely. ¡°You¡¯d better behave yourself. Don¡¯t make me trade you off to those traffickers too!¡± Selina said coldly. Kelly didn¡¯t dare to speak again. Right at this moment, Selina was holding the evidence against her. That bottle of anti-fetal drug was knocked over by Kelly, and Selina was quite frustrated. At this time, the human trafficker was already urging her to hand the person in. She had no choice but to say, ¡°Fine. The b*stard child in this woman won¡¯t be useful at all in that city. You can take her away.¡± Kelly was powerless. She couldn¡¯t do a single thing and she watched helplessly as they took Ava out of the warehouse. She gritted her teeth hardly but had no idea what to do next. Kelly finally understood that she was foolish enough to be used by another. ¡°Kelly, get this in your head clearly. If you dare to say a word of what happened here today, I will make sure your career ends before you could even blink.¡± In the downtown area. After Damien got off work, he went to look for Ava so that they could head home together. When he saw that there was no one in the secretary¡¯s office, he suddenly recalled that she had informed him about having dinner with her mother. Therefore, he ended up leaving alone. On the way home, he stopped by the shopping mall. He wanted to get some jewelry for Ava because he had never really gifted her things like that. However, he saw Jessica Fuller at the jewelry counter. Jessica was here to sell her jewelry. She nearly fought with the cashier due to some issues regarding the price of the gold. It seemed like the price was lower than what she expected. ¡°Jessica, why are you here?¡± Damien immediately walked over and asked. Jessica was shocked when she saw him. She quickly hid the jewelry boxes behind her. She used the money that Damien gave her previously to buy shares. As a result, she was scammed and owed a lot of money. This time, she had no other choice but to sell her jewelry to return Kelly¡¯s favor. This incident should never reach the Radbury family¡¯s ears, or else Ava¡¯s life would be more difficult. ¡°¡­ I¡¯m just shopping and simply looking around.¡± Jessica quickly replied. ¡°How about Ava? Where is she?¡± Damien became more suspicious as he watched her. ¡°Ava¡­ Ava doesn¡¯t know about this at all, I swear! She really has no idea that I¡¯m here to sell my jewelry. Damien, please trust her¡­¡± ¡°I mean, shouldn¡¯t you be with her at this time?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Jessica was stunned. ¡°Didn¡¯t you ask her toe out for dinner?¡± ¡°Ah¡­ yes, I invited her¡­¡± Jessica was hesitant. She did not know if she should bring up the fact that Kelly had requested to meet Ava by herself. Damien frowned. When he saw that her eyes were evasive and she seemed hiding something behind her, his tone suddenly turned serious, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Tell me honestly!¡± In the warehouse. Kelly was dragged out of the door by Selina¡¯s men. She could only watch helplessly as Ava, who was still unconscious, was being taken away by them. She wanted to chase after them, but she was also afraid of these people. She then took out her mobile phone quickly. When she was about to call the police, she hesitated once again. She was a celebrity, after all. If she was exposed that she got involved in this matter, her career would be ruined. After hesitating for a long time, she had no choice but to call Selden. ¡°What do you want?¡± Selden¡¯s tone implied that he was annoyed with her. However, on the other end of the line came Kelly¡¯s sobs. ¡°Hey, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m in the warehouse. Ava¡­ Ava is kidnapped!¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Selden immediately rushed to the warehouse as soon as he received the news. Kelly was squatting on the ground. She was crying helplessly. As soon as she saw him, she rushed towards him and cried out loudly on his shoulders. ¡°Save her¡­please! Go and save her.¡± ¡°Calm down, what happened? Take a deep breath and tell me slowly.¡± Kelly sobbed and quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. I wanted to teach her a lesson, but¡­ But now the group of human traffickers has taken her away. They want to sell her to the slums in another country. Selden didn¡¯t even have the time tofort Kelly once he heard how bad the situation was. He quickly chased after the men in the direction that Kelly pointed. If the traffickers wanted to bring Ava away from here, the nearest ce would be the jetty. When Selden and Kelly arrived at the jetty, they only saw the workers loading goods in the containers. There was no sign of Ava. ¡°D*mn it!¡± He punched the container angrily. At this moment, Kelly¡¯s phone rang. It was a call from Damien. He heard from Jessica that it was Kelly who met Ava, so he called her to get more information. Selden immediately snatched the phone. Damien heard that it was Selden¡¯s voice. He was surprised and said, ¡°Why is it you? Is Ava with you guys?¡± ¡°Kelly and I are at the jetty. Ava is in trouble.¡± The jetty was 40 minutes drive away from the center of the city. When Damien arrived with his men, Selden had already searched the entire jetty. However, there was no sign of Ava at all. If the human traffickers wanted to trade humans, it would be impossible for them to do it openly. They might have ced her among the goods or used other underground methods. This was leading them to nowhere. Damien¡¯s face darkened. He did not have the mood to listen to Kelly¡¯s exnation at all. He immediately called for more men toe over. However, even with so many men searching high and low at the jetty for hours, Ava was still nowhere to be found. They only found a loose rope and one of Ava¡¯s shoes in a container that was used to transport machinery Clearly, she must have been brought here. But where did she go? ¡°Block all the exits and entrances of the jetty. Do not allow anyone to enter or leave and order all the ships that just left toe back here now. The Radbury Group will bear all losses.¡± Damien immediately gave orders to have a lockdown on this jetty. However, he didn¡¯t get anything out of it too. It was as if Ava Nagel had suddenly vanished from the world and disappeared without a trace. A few hourster, his men brought back the human traffickers who kidnapped her. There were a total of four men who were caught. Two of them were responsible for taking over at the jetty while the other two were the ones that Kelly met at the warehouse. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. When they saw Damien, they realized that the person that they kidnapped the CEO of Radbury Group¡¯s wife. All of them were so scared that they kneeled on the ground and begged for mercy. ¡°Where is she?¡± Damien stepped on one of the men on the ground and asked furiously. A Lifetime With You Chapter 95 A Lifetime With You Chapter 95 Chapter 95 The man didn¡¯t even dare to groan in pain. With his forehead on the ground, he said, ¡°We¡­ We threw her into the container and went to collect our money. She was still unconscious at that time, so we didn¡¯t put up too many defenses against her. The rope must be loose enough to let her escape. We¡¯re also looking for her everywhere!¡± The rest of them said the same thing, and it seemed like they weren¡¯t lying. Damien felt slightly more at ease after hearing what they said. Since she had managed to free herself from the ropes, she probably wasn¡¯t in big trouble. But where had she run off to? ¡°Send more men to search for her. I want every street, buildings, and corner to be searched. Do not leave any ce out!¡± Damien ordered. Ever since things went south, Kelly had been hiding in the corner of the crowd and weeping silently. Damien gave her a cold nce and asked, ¡°So, who is behind this?¡±. ¡°It¡¯s¡­ it¡¯s Selina Newton.¡± It was her indeed! Damien¡¯s eyes darkened. Kelly was so frightened that her knees gave out and she fell onto the ground, ¡°Mr. Radbury, I really didn¡¯t mean to hurt her! I was just angry that I wanted to teach her a small lesson. I didn¡¯t expect Selina to be so cruel!¡± B Damien¡¯s eyes were murderous at this point, like he could literally strangle this woman to death in the blink of an eye. Selden quickly said, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for Kelly who informed us immediately, we would have missed the chance to find anything here. Although she¡¯s at fault, she¡¯s not an evil person. You¡­¡± ¡°If anything happens to Ava at all, I swear I will make you pay with your life,¡± Damien said coldly. At this moment, the most important thing was not dealing with Kelly and the bunch of men, but to make sure Ava was safe. Damien didn¡¯t even want to waste any more time on Kelly, who was kneeling at the ground at this point. He continued searching for Ava. Kelly breathed a sigh of relief. She gave Selden a grateful look as he spoke for her just now, only to find that he had already left. He did not spare her a look from the moment he learned that something had happened to Ava. Tears rolled down her cheeks once again. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± On the other side of the jetty. Meanwhile, Ava was desperately running for her life. When she woke up, she found herself locked up in a container with ropes tied around her body. Fortunately, the rope was not too tight. After struggling for a long time, she broke free from the rope and ran out of the container, She had no idea it was Kelly and Selina who kidnapped her as she was knocked out suddenly and she couldn¡¯t recall anything. On the outside, the human traffickers were collecting their proinised pay from a woman in sunsses. The woman was very secretive and spoke very little. Ava was standing in a position where she couldn¡¯t see the woman¡¯s face clearly. When she tried to get closer, she identally made some noise and alerted them. ¡°D*mn it, how did she escape?¡± The woman cursed. Ava immediately ran in another direction, but after running for a short distance, she completely lost her way She eventually reached the beach and there was no more way for her to run. ¡°Well, go on, run! I thought you can do better than that. Why did you stop?¡± A woman¡¯s voice suddenly sounded behind her. Ava turned around and found out it was Selina Newton. ¡°Selina, why are you here? Were you the one who kidnapped me?¡± ¡°Seems like you¡¯re quite smart, I can¡¯t believe you even managed to escape.¡± Selina sneered, and she was holding a knife in her hand. Ava stepped back slowly, but if she took one more step, all that was left behind her was the ocean. ¡°What on earth do you want? You aren¡¯t going to kill me, are you?¡± She said loudly, hoping that any passerby would hear her. But there was no one by the sea and nobody would hear them here. Additionally, her abdomen was starting to hurt due to her intense running moments ago. Selina was even more triggered when she saw how Ava was touching her abdomen. ¡°How can a btch like you bear the child of Damien?¡± She raised her hand and pped Ava hard on the face. Because of the pain in her abdomen, Ava couldn¡¯t dodge the p on time. As a result, she fell to the ground. Selina stepped on the back of Ava¡¯s hand over and over again. The pain was immense and Ava gasped loudly as she struggled. However, she couldn¡¯t get away from Selina. ¡°Selina, do you think Damien will fall for you after you murder me? He wouldn¡¯t even spare a nce at you, let alone falling in love with you! You are just dirt in his eyes!¡± D ¡°Bullsh*t!¡± Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org. Selina was so mad that she raised the knife in her hands and stabbed it towards Ava¡¯s neck. Ava hurriedly turned to the side to dodge it, but her neck was still grazed by the sharp knife. Although it was only a slight cut, it still managed to make her bleed non stop. Ava covered her wound with her hand and forced herself to stand up. ¡°Why do you think I¡¯m speaking nonsense? Didn¡¯t Damien¡¯s parents treat you like their daughter-inw already? You had the perfect timing, yet you still failed to make him fall for you. Isn¡¯t this clear enough that you are the problem?¡± ¡°When ites to family background and appearance, tell me, how am I worse than you in any way? It was only because you used despicable ways to marry him first. Ava Nagel, why should a person like you deserve to be by his side?¡± Seeing that Selina was going to stab her again, Ava grabbed Selina¡¯s wrist with all her might. In the midst of their struggles, the knife fell into the sea. It didn¡¯t make a sound and there was only the wind howling by the sea. In terms of physical strength, Ava was not a match for Selina. The pain in her lower abdomen was getting more intense, and she was almost unable to stand steadily. Selina¡¯s eyes were full of hatred and anger. She was a spoiled woman and ever since young, she had always been able to get what she wanted no matter what. How could she possibly lose to an illegitimate daughter? How was that possible? ¡°I would never allow anyone to have the things that I couldn¡¯t get. Ava Nigel, go to hell!¡± With a grimugh, she pushed Ava back. Behind her was the endless sea. The cold seawater soon covered Ava¡¯s body. She couldn¡¯t swim, so she waved her hands in vain and struggled. While on the shore, that cruel woman wasughing coldly. Too much water entered Ava¡¯s mouth and her body was starting to get heavier. In fact, the pain and suffers had slowly faded¡­ It seemed that she had been dreaming all this time. And now, she was finally awake. She was standing under the midsummer sun in her memories. In front of her was a ball court. In the court, someone made a three-point throw and everybody around cheered loudly. But her eyes fell on a tall shadow as he walked further and further away. She felt all types of emotions within her. There were butterflies in her stomach and she didn¡¯t have the courage to chase after him to ask for his name. She found everything that happened after the start of this dream was due to her overconfidence. She knew there were thousands of men out there, but none of them were comparable to him. Damien Radbury, was everything going to end this time? A Lifetime With You Chapter 96 A Lifetime With You Chapter 96 Chapter 96 When Damien arrived at the beach, there was no sign of anyone. Selina was gone, and Ava was nowhere to be found. The tides were rising. The waves started to be stronger as the wind blew fiercely. ¡°I found something!¡± One of his men yelled suddenly. He rushed over desperately, only to find that his men had found a shoe from the sea. It was Ava¡¯s shoes. ¡°Sir, Madam may have¡­¡± ¡°Impossible! Keep looking!¡± Damien¡¯s eyes were red and his voice was even louder than before. How could something happen to her? Didn¡¯t she escape from the container? Didn¡¯t he arrest all the traffickers? How could she be in danger? A few minutester, another side of Ava¡¯s shoe was washed up by the shore right beside his feet. He staggered and nearly fell. It must be a mistake, right? How did she fall into the sea? ¡°No way! That¡¯s impossible!¡± Damien turned and left. He was going to other ces to look for her. She must be somewhere else now! Perhaps, she could already be at home since she sessfully escaped from the jetty. ¡°Where are you going, Damien?¡± Selden stopped him. He shook off Selden¡¯s hand and continued to walk. The tides were even higher than before, and it brought much inconvenience to the rescue team. Selden contacted them to search for Ava. The helicopter made a huge noise while hovering above the sea. On the other hand, Damien still couldn¡¯t ept the fact that Ava had fallen into the sea. This must be a joke. Ava and he were still overjoyed with the fact that they were bringing a new life into this world a few days ago, but now¡­ He even made up his mind to protect her from any harm. He didn¡¯t even have the chance to tell her words of promise yet. She must be fooling around with him¡­ Damien run and stumbled away from the sea while still searching for her. However, there wasn¡¯t any sign of her. ¡°Ava Nagel,e out!¡± The echo of his voice could be heard from far away, yet it was to no avail after searching high and low for her. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. The rescue team continued looking until it was past midnight, but they got nothing. Damien was in despair. He felt helpless that there was no sign of her. At the same time, he was also afraid of hearing any news of her. ¡°It¡¯s impossible¡­¡± He kept muttering to himself. No matter how many times he repeated it, he still couldn¡¯t convince himself. Damien¡¯s men were able to catch Selina a few miles away from the jetty. She was covered in dirt and sweat, and she looked like a mess. ¡°What did you do to Ava?¡± Damien grabbed the cor of her shirt and asked coldly. Selinaughed loudly like crazy. Her eyes were filled with madness at this moment. ¡°She¡¯s dead! Ava Nagel is dead! Hahaha¡­ She¡¯s finally dead. From now on, you¡¯re all mine¡­¡± ¡°Where is she? Give her back to me!¡± Damien clenched his fist and punched her hard in the face. But it was as if Selina couldn¡¯t feel pain at all. Blood was gushing out from her gums yet all she did was laugh even louder. ¡°I said, she¡¯s dead! Find her in hell if you want! Hahaha¡­¡± Pointing in the direction of the coast, she said, ¡°I pushed her into the sea, right there. She can¡¯t swim so she struggled for a while and oops! She was gone!¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying!¡± ¡°Why would I lie to you? Damien Radbury, do you know how deep the sea is at the jetty? Do you think she sank to the bottom of the sea and got eaten by the fish down there?¡± ¡°Nonsense! You¡¯re lying!¡± At this point, Damien was repeating the same thing over and over again. He released Selina and stood up. Selina suddenly hugged his leg. ¡°Damien¡­ Damien, there is no one between us now. You don¡¯t even need to divorce Ava Nagel anymore. Can we get married please?¡± Damien gave her a hard kick, but she threw herself at him again and grabbed his arm tightly. His men quickly came and pressed her down, making her unable to move a single muscle. Selina suddenly burst outughing, ¡°She¡¯s dead! She will nevere back! Do you think I¡¯ll let her get what I couldn¡¯t get my hands on? Don¡¯t even think about being with her at all. Not in this life, nor the next! Never!¡± Damien restrained the urge to kill this woman and he gave his men a new order, ¡°Hand her over to the cops. Don¡¯t be too nice to her, just make sure she doesn¡¯t die.¡± ¡°Yes, Sir.¡± Standing by the coast in the chill breeze, Damien¡¯s hands shaking. She was dead¡­ She was dead¡­ Selina¡¯s words were like a curse as they lingered in his ears over and over again. That crazy woman really pushed Ava into the sea and yet here he was, unable to do anything. He swore to protect her. But in the end, he had only hurt her. Ever since she had married him, he had only been bringing harm to her. He always thought that there was still time for him to make it up to her. However¡­ The searchlights were set up on the surface of the sea while the helicopter kept searching. The sea was pitch-ck during the night and it was like falling into a ck hole when one stared at it for long. If she really fell into the deep sea, he would do everything he could to get her back. n ¡°Ava¡­ I won¡¯t let you die.¡± Damien walked forward slowly, and he nearly fell into the sea. Would the strong ocean breeze send him where Ava was? ¡°Damien Radbury, stop right there!¡± Selden noticed that Damien was acting strange and quickly rushed forward to pull him back. He used too much strength and as a result, both of them fell on the sand by the shore. Selden didn¡¯t care about his own wounds and he punched Damien¡¯s face with his fist. Yet, Damien didn¡¯t even dodge. ¡°Are you crazy? Do you know how deep the water is? Are you going to die before you found Ava?¡± Damien took a harsh punch, but he didn¡¯t react at all. He just sat up and stared emptily at the endless sea. ¡°Selina told me that she¡¯s dead.¡± ¡°So you are believing whatever that woman said? Aren¡¯t you the one who said Ava would be fine?¡± Damien let out a bitterugh and turned to look at the man beside him. Ava was in trouble and Damien was sure that the sadness Selden felt must not be any lesser than him, but Selden was way calmer. ¡°Do you think Ava would rather see you or me in the afterworld?¡± Damien asked out of nowhere. Selden was taken aback by his question. He then replied, ¡°There¡¯s one thing for sure. If you end your life recklessly now, you are only bringing pain to your family, while letting your enemies be joyful.¡± Pain for his loved ones, joy for his enemies¡­ How would he allow his enemies to be overjoyed? Damien suddenly stood up. His gaze was even colder this time. ¡°Where are you going?¡± Selden asked immediately. ¡°I want to see her no matter if she¡¯s alive or dead. I won¡¯t allow her to die!¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 97 A Lifetime With You Chapter 97 Chapter 97 The search went on for three days. For the past three days, everyone was looking for her without resting, but there was still nothing. The only thing they found was the pair of shoes washed up by the sea that day. Damien sat by the shore with the shoes in his arms. He reached out as if he wanted to grab something from the sea. But what he got was the seawater and nothing else. Just like that, she disappeared. No matter what he did, there was no sign of her. Jessica heard about her daughter and she cried so much that she passed out twice. She eventually arrived at the beach with someone holding her steadily. D Damien, on the other hand, had been sitting here for three whole days. ¡°Damien, go home,¡± Jessica said with a hoarse voice. These three days were a huge torment for anyone. Jessica wouldn¡¯te here with a fragile body if it weren¡¯t for Damien¡¯s parents who visited her to ask for her help. They begged Jessica to talk some sense into Damien. She didn¡¯t want to offend the Radbury family, so she came. ¡°Your parents want to hold a funeral for Ava and the child. You should be handling this. Ava can¡¯t see you even if you choose to sit here all day.¡± ¡°She¡¯s not dead. Why would there be a funeral?¡± Damien¡¯s eyes were dull while he was staring straight at waves that crashed onto the shore. In the past three days, many people had walked past him. Some men dived into the sea to help him search for Ava. Also, his family came to see him. However, how could he give up just like this? No matter what, he wanted to see her. Even if she was dead, he also wanted to at least see her body. ¡°It¡¯s been three days. Even if you don¡¯t want to ept the fact¡­ she¡¯s gone.¡± Jessica¡¯s voice broke at the end of her sentence. He turned his head slowly towards her, ¡°You are her mother, you would rather think that she is dead instead of alive?¡± There was no emotion at all in his voice. ¡°She¡¯s mycie and only family in this world. Thest thing I want was for her to be dead¡­ But now, what¡¯s the point of making yourself suffer?¡± With a hand on her chest, Jessica sobbed once again. In the past, he used to look down on Jessica as she was greedy, materialistic, and foolish. But this time, she was the only one who could understand how he felt. Damien suddenly chuckled lightly. Actually, there was a secret that he told no one. Ava didn¡¯t know about it too. Ever since in high school, Ava had been crushing on him. Although she never actually confessed her feelings to him, her crush was very obvious. At that time, many people in the school were spreading that the famous girl in ss thirteen had a crush on Damien Radbury. He heard about it a long time ago, but because there were just too many girls who had a crush on him, he didn¡¯t really care. However, after ss, when he walked past a street lined with cherry blossoms every day, his gaze would always end up on her. Perhaps it was because she was very beautiful. Damien had never considered himself to be someone who cared too much about appearances, but that girl¡¯s smile was too sweet. It was hard to not notice her smile. But every time, he would act like he didn¡¯t care and walk past her. They had never interacted even until graduation. When they finally got into college, he found out that they enrolled in the same course and were in the same ss. And during the orientation, he finally got to know her name as Ava Nagel. At that time, Damien never thought that there would be so many misunderstandings between them. He never even expected that she would end up as his wife. As an egoistic man, he could never ept deception. He couldn¡¯t ept the fact that his own wife used such a shameful way to be with him. However, it took them two years to clear up such a simple misunderstanding, even though both of them had been tricked. In the end, it was he who wronged her. And this time, fate wasn¡¯t giving him a chance to make it up to her anymore. Original content from N?velDrama.Org. Ava¡¯s funeral had already begun, but Damien waste. He was in a mess and haggard. He was extremely skinny and there were overgrown beards on his chin. The outfit he was wearing was the same as three days ago. Damien smashed an empty urn onto the ground in front of everyone who turned up before he chased them out. In the end, he was left alone, staring at the portrait of Ava hanging in the mourning hall. ¡°Why¡­ Why couldn¡¯t you give me a chance?¡± He reached out to touch her face, eyes, nose, and lips¡­ The person in the photo was smiling, and her eyes were as bright as the sun. However, it was just a piece of the picture. ¡°Honey, what should we do now?¡± Outside the mourning hall, Karen asked Daryl anxiously. This was a funeral for the daughter-inw of the Radbury family. Although her body wasn¡¯t found, all the expected guests were present. But this time, Damien was acting crazy and even chased everyone out. Daryl sighed with a dark face, ¡°Let him be then.¡± ¡°But there are so many guests here¡­¡± ¡°At this point, is our son more important or our image in front of the guests?¡± Daryl shook his head helplessly. Since the day of the ident when he saw how Damien insisted to stay at the beach, Daryl somewhat understood. No matter how much Damien used to act indifferently towards Ava, she was his everything regardless of what happened before! Ava was gone while he was like the living dead. He looked like someone who had lost his soul and he would copse anytime. ¡°We can¡¯t let him go on like this. Damien has never been so devastated!¡± Karen said with concern. She wanted to go in tofort her son, but Daryl stopped her. ¡°Forget it. If he can¡¯t convince himself to ept the truth, do you think we would be able to do it?¡± A few minutester, Damien finally walked out of the mourning hall. There were still no emotions on his face. No one knew what he was thinking and what he had done in those few minutes alone. He didn¡¯t say a word or look at anybody present. Afterward, he left straight away. He directly went out of the Radbury family¡¯s house. At the door, Kelly held a bouquet of white flowers in her hands. She was hesitating if she should go in. As soon as she saw Damien, she immediately turned to hide but she was toote. ¡°Stop right there!¡± Damien¡¯s voice was cold and stern. ¡°¡­ I just want¡­ to pay my respect to Miss Nagel and apologize to her.¡± Kelly¡¯s voice could barely be heard as she felt extremely guilty. She had always shown up in public with perfect outfits and makeup. But this time, she was barefaced and her eyes were swollen and red. It seemed like she hadn¡¯t had a good night¡¯s sleep for a long time. Damien said indifferently, ¡°You don¡¯t have toe. She¡¯s not even here.¡± ¡°I went to the beach yesterday and the day before, but your men who were searching for her wouldn¡¯t let me past no matter what. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here¡­¡± ¡°Kelly Hensley, I told you if anything happens to Ava, I would make you pay with your life.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 98 A Lifetime With You Chapter 98 Chapter 98 Damien didn¡¯t even willing to look at her. He felt disgusted by just seeing the aplice who had killed his wife. Kelly was stunned for a moment and she subconsciously took a step back. ¡°Mr. Radbury, I¡­ I know I was wrong, but I¡­¡± She was too panicked, so much so that the flowers in her hand fell to the ground, and petals¡­ scattered all across the floor. It was obvious that Damien was trying to restrain himself. If they weren¡¯t at Ava¡¯s funeral, he really would have considered strangling this woman to death. Right at this time, Selden rushed towards them in a hurry, ¡°Damien!¡± He stood in front of Kelly and said to him, ¡°I know you must be very angry, but Kelly is not the mastermind behind this. Let her go.¡± ¡°What? Then who is responsible for Ava?¡± Selden gave Kelly a look to signal her to keep quiet. Over the past three days, the suffering and pain he had to endure were not any lesser than Damien. However, the innocent ones shouldn¡¯t be med for things they didn¡¯t really do! Delden. ¡°Kelly was just a pawn. How could she ever think of such aplicated n? She was obviously being fooled. Just let her go, Damien.¡± Damien¡¯s cold gaze swept past Kelly andnded on Selden. Without saying a word, he got into his car and drove away. Selden breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around to look at Kelly, only to realize that she was already crying, and tears were rolling down her cheeks. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, if he didn¡¯t do anything to you today, he probably wouldn¡¯te looking for trouble with you in the future. Everything is fine.¡± Seldenforted her. However, Kelly¡¯s tears did not stop rolling down her cheeks. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry¡­ I never wanted to kill her, and I really didn¡¯t expect this to happen¡­¡±. She felt a surye of guilt overflowing in her heart. Ava was dead and she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. After leaving the funeral, Damien returned to the beach where Ava¡¯s ident took ce. The rescue team had already withdrawn. Nobody was willing to believe that a miracle would happen. In fact, even Damien found it hard to believe it. Lifees and goes. Nobody can ever predict the fate of life and death. They didn¡¯t even have time to bid farewell to each other. If he knew that a few days ago would be thest time they ever saw each other, he would never have let her go. Day after day, he just sat alone by the sea after Ava was gone. It was strange that he didn¡¯t have suicidal thoughts anymore. He just wanted to sit here alone in peace, as if he was apanying her. ¡°There¡¯s news from the officers. They said that the Newton family spent a lot of money and connections to bail Selina out.¡± Dempsey Bradley, who was Damien¡¯s secretary, reported to him. Since he sat by the sea every day, there were many things at thepany that he needed to handle. Therefore, Dempsey had no choice but toe here with theptop. His eyes flickered, and finally, there was a visible emotion on his face. ¡°Selina Newton?¡± Dempsey nodded. ¡°Looks like the Newton family is willing to even go bankrupt to ensure Selina¡¯s safety.¡± Damien snorted coldly. That day, he ordered his men to hand over Selina, who was beaten half to death to the cops. Ever since then, he had been ignoring her until this time. Selina¡¯s kidnapping and murder intentions were all with conclusive evidence. It would be against thew if she was not given a life sentence in jail. However, the Newton family were crossing the line by trying to bail her out. ¡°Ever since Selina was put in the detention center, her mental state has been deteriorating. The Newton family is going to take advantage of this and bail her out by stating that she needs treatment.¡± Dempsey said. Damien would never allow this to happen, no matter what. He would not let anyone who had hurt Ava go easily. After a long time, he finally stood up and said to Dempsey, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Where are we going, Sir?¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to pay thewyer a visit.¡± The Newton family had only one daughter, which was Selina Newton. Hence, they loved her with all their might. This time, she really got herself in huge trouble. The news about her crime was being spread all over the inte and it was impossible to be exonerated. However, her parents couldn¡¯t see their only daughter suffer in jail. Therefore, they did whatever they can to save her. Damien listened as his father spoke to him. His dark face was now turned even ghastly. ¡°So, what are you actually implying after speaking for so long?¡± Daryl sighed, ¡°Ava is gone. I know that you are sad. But the Newtons have connections with our family in the business industry after all. We shouldn¡¯t be too harsh on them, or we might lose an important support.¡± Damien scoffed indifferently. It seemed like the Newton family was not taking this lightly. Apart from interfering with thew, they were now using what they had against the Radbury family to threaten him. They were literally overestimating themselves. ¡°Even if you don¡¯t want to put up with the Newton family, you should at least take our family business into consideration,¡± Daryl advised once again. ¡°What? It is because I actually cared about the Radbury Group that I didn¡¯t burn down their house and stab that bitch to death in her sleep!¡± ¡°Damien, do you really have to be like this?¡± Damien stood up from the sofa and said, ¡°I will make Selina¡¯s life a living hell. I swear!¡± Half a monthter, Selina¡¯s verdict finally came out. It was a lifetime sentence in jail. This was an official appeal made by Damien himself. He would not let her die as he wanted Selina to live the rest of her life in prison. A person like her didn¡¯t deserve to even meet Ava in the afterworld. He wanted her to live a life worse than death and to rot in prison forever. However, the Newton family was not willing to ept it. They appealed once again for dismissal for the verdict. ¡°I heard that Selina has already gone crazy. She talks nonsense every day and said that she saw a ghost. She even licked the floor.¡± Selden said to Damien. ¡°That was expected.¡± Damien was still standing by the sea where Ava¡¯s life ended. He watched as a bunch of seagulls flew over the sky It was a windy day, and their clothes were fluttering in the breeze. Selden asked, ¡°Do you think she is really out of her mind, or is she pretending to be insane?¡± ¡°If she¡¯s really insane, that would be too easy on her.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. If she¡¯s pretending to be insane, she would have to keep up the act forever. Even if she got bailed out for treatment, it¡¯s meaningless.¡± Selden paused for a moment and asked, ¡°What are you going to do if the Newton family really gets her out?¡± ¡°Do you think I¡¯ll let such a thing happen?¡± ¡°But I heard that the Newton family is willing to go all out in business with your family. In just half a month, you¡¯ve lost quite a lot, haven¡¯t you?¡± It had been a long time since Damienst concerned about the company. Ever since Ava left, all Damien could think about was taking revenge and nothing else. A Lifetime With You Chapter 99 A Lifetime With You Chapter 99 Chapter 99 The Newton family did not hesitate to take advantage of this opportunity to counterattack. It was also at this moment that Damien finally realized that he could no longer remain so down. ¡°Since the Newton family has decided to y this game, then I¡¯ll show them who is the boss in the business world.¡± Seldenughed in a low voice, ¡°Well, that¡¯s the Damien Radbury I know.¡± He looked at the sea once again. There was no breeze, and it was a calm day. However, no one knew how long the peace would last before a storm appeared. ¡°I¡¯m not involved between you and the Newton family, so I won¡¯t stick my nose into this matter¡­ I¡¯m leaving in two days. Damien, don¡¯t mess this up.¡± Selden suddenly said. ¡°Where are you going?¡± ¡°Avarnia. I might stay there for a long time, and I guess we won¡¯t have a chance to see each other anymore.¡± Damien did not ask Selden the reason he was going abroad. In this period of time, they started to talk a lot more than before because of Ava¡¯s matter. But this did not mean that they were friends. The seagulls in the distance flew back and hovered above the sea. Dark clouds began to gather on the horizon, and it was about to rain. Half a yearter, in Avarnia. It was a coastal town as it was near the sea. It was a ce with a slow pace of life, which was quite suitable for rxation or retirement. The scenery here was also amazing. Selden had been here for half a year, so he was already used to the rxing lifestyle here. He was reluctant to get up when it was already the middle of the day. The bedroom door was pushed open by a woman. She then shouted at him, ¡°Get up now! Didn¡¯t we agree to go to the fair this morning?¡± ¡°Uh¡­ It¡¯s still so early¡­ Let me sleep a little more.¡± Selden tu ied over and continued to sleep. The woman gave him an annoyed look. Then she walked over and lifted his covers. He was surprised and pulled the covers over his body, ¡°What are you doing! What if I¡¯m not wearing any pants?¡± ¡°We are married. Even if you¡¯re not wearing anything, so what? Also, aren¡¯t you in your pajamas?¡± Selden hesitated for a moment and then he began tough. It had been half a year, but he still hadn¡¯t gotten used to being a ¡®husband¡¯. However, he had always dreamt of being one. The woman in front of him who had been carrying a baby for six months sat down on the bed clumsily. Although they had been sleeping in separate rooms because of her pregnancy, she felt that their love for each other must be very strong. Hence, he was so considerate and even knew about everything she liked. ¡°Ava, sleep with me for another ten minutes, okay?¡± Selden grinned shamelessly. He put his arm around her shoulder and forced her to lie on him. Her body stiffened for a moment and she subconsciously tried to dodge him. It was really strange. They were husband and wife, but every time she got near to him she felt like she still hadn¡¯t gotten familiar with him. She felt a little repulsed when they had physical contact, even if it was just holding hands. She had been trying very hard not to show the repulse she felt. Fortunately, he had always been respectful and never went over the boundaries. ¡°You¡¯d better get up. Both my baby and I are hungry. I want to eat the spaghetti at the corner of the street.¡± She spoke with a lovely tone. Selden immediately sat up from the bed. ¡°Right! I shouldn¡¯t starve my wife and my child.¡± He inched nearer to her and ced a kiss on her face out of nowhere. Then he ran downstairs without wearing even his indoor slippers. Ava covered her face with a hand. There was a strange feeling in her heart. As soon as Selden walked out of the room, his smile faded. He touched his lips and looked up at the sky with a sigh. She was already by his side and she didn¡¯t know anything at this point. But why was it so hard to get nearer to her? ¡°Sweetheart, what kind of spaghetti do you want?¡± He yelled into the room. ¡°The one we ordered a few days ago. I want the same thing!¡± Ava stuck her head out of the room and smiled at him. He responded with a bigger smile. Half a year ago, he found her in a suburban hospital about ten kilometers away from the jetty. After she fell into the sea, she was washed ashore by the tide and rescued by the tourists who spotted her. After being sent to the hospital, she lost her memory and completely forgot who she was. 2 It was also because of this that Damien¡¯s men couldn¡¯t find her even when they searched the hospitals. Ava¡¯s amnesia must have prevented her real name to be recorded. As for Selden, he saw Ava in the city¡¯s hospital when she was transferred from the suburban ward. Anyway, it was undeniable that he had selfish motives. It was because of his selfishness that he hid the news of Ava being alive and he secretly brought her abroad. He told her that he was her husband and that the child in her belly was theirs. He was very familiar with everything about her, which included all her hobbies and daily habits¡­ He even showed her photos of them from high school to prove how close they were. Therefore, Avapletely believed him. She only thought that she had lost her memory because of an ident. She thought everything could restart all over again. Selden went outside to get the spaghetti, but Ava only ate two mouthfuls and she couldn¡¯t eat much. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you eating? Are you feeling ufortable again?¡± Selden asked with concern. ¡°No, I just have something on my mind.¡± ¡°Uh, what¡¯s that?¡± ¡°Hm, why can¡¯t I remember anything from the past? You have taken me to the doctors so many times and you are a doctor yourself!¡± Seldenughed and said, ¡°The human brain is a veryplicated structure. You must have damaged part of your brain when you fell into the sea. That¡¯s why you still can¡¯t recall anything.¡± ¡°How mean are you! Are you trying to say that I¡¯m out of my mind?¡± Ava pretended she was about to hit him and he quickly dodged while grinning cheekily. He then took the opportunity to kiss her on the forehead again. Her cheeks flushed red and her hands stiffened in mid-air. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll stop fooling around. Anyway, I am now by your side. If you want to know what happened before, I will tell you slowly.¡± Ava did not say anything else. In the past six months, he told her a lot of things about her past from time to time, including her own family as well as their previous school days. However, she somehow felt that she must have forgotten something very important. Otherwise, why would she feel so empty? ¡°Selden, tell me. Did I forget something that even you don¡¯t know about? If I can¡¯t recall it, that would be a pity, wouldn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Are you kidding me? We grew up together, I¡¯m pretty sure I know everything there is to know about you. Even when you farted.¡± Selden deliberately made a joke. But she still had doubts in her heart. ¡°But, what you told me are things that happened a long time ago. You rarely told me what happened in the past two years.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 100 A Lifetime With You Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Selden forced a smile and said, ¡°What could possibly happen in the past two years? First of all, you married me. And now we¡¯re spending our lives together.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Alright¡­ As a doctor, I need you to stop overthinking because it¡¯s bad for the baby, okay?¡± Selden interrupted her, so she stopped asking him questions. ording to what he told her, they were spending a holiday at the beach resort and she fell into the sea by ident. Then she lost her memories. However, she was often woken up by nightmares these days. In her nightmares, she was on a huge jetty surrounded by containers. She kept running for her life as if something terrible was chasing after her¡­ Was it really just a nightmare? Back in the country. Damien was sitting in the conference room, listening carefully to the staff of the marketing department as they spoke. In the past six months, the Newton Group had beenpeting fiercely with the Radbury Group. Damien didn¡¯t take it easy on them which resulted in a huge loss for the Newton Group. However, they showed no sign of backing down. It seemed like this was going to be a longpetition. ¡°Sir, that is all about the current situation.¡± The sales department reported. He nodded and made a few concluding remarks. After the meeting, everyone left quietly in order. He remained in his seat alone in the room and stared at the space emptily. His thoughts once again wandered far away. ¡°Sir, there is a lunch meetingter,¡± The assistant came back and reminded him softly. He was still a little absent- minded and did not hear the assistant¡¯s reminder. Dempsey quietly gave his assistant a look at the door to remind her not to disturb him. Damien didn¡¯t move for a long time. He just stared at a spot in the distant. ¡°Dempsey, what¡¯s wrong with the CEO today? He was very absent-minded in the meeting too,¡± The new assistant asked softly. ¡°Today is the wedding anniversary of our boss and his wife.¡± ¡°Ah, the one who unfortunately passed away half a year ago¡­¡± Dempsey quickly covered the assistant¡¯s mouth to prevent her from saying another word. The name ¡®Ava Nagel¡¯ had already be a taboo of the company. No one dared to mention her ever since her incident. Her seat in the office remained the same. Everything was there as it was, and nothing had been touched. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Every morning, Damien would wipe her table clean before all the employees came to work, as if she woulde back to work anytime. However, the owner of this seat never returned. When Damien returned home at night, the butler ordered the chef to prepare a sumptuous dinner. Even though Damien would be the only one enjoying it. He filled his own ss with red wine. He wanted to pour a ss of wine for the empty seat beside him, but he didn¡¯t after he thought about it. ¡°You¡¯re pregnant. You can¡¯t drink.¡± He chuckled. If she was still alive, it would be the expected date for their child¡¯s birth, wouldn¡¯t it? That was their second child. This time, he still couldn¡¯t protect them. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that you bring the children along with you. At least it¡¯s better than me being here alone and talking to myself like an idiot.¡± He chuckled. In the past six months, he had started to eat lighter and became more tolerant of the people around him. He even started to smile more and controlled his own temper better. However, he began to fear hearing anything rted to her. He didn¡¯t even dare to go to her empty grave to give her flowers. Compared to his impulsiveness when he was suicidal, nothing else could stir up the same emotions in him anymore. ¡°Ava, people think I have forgotten about you because I don¡¯t talk about you.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s been half a year. And all this time, I have never stopped thinking about you. Not even for a second.¡± He picked up the ss and finished the wine in one sip. Two months ago, the final sentence was finally given to Selina. She was indeed diagnosed with bipr disorder, but she wasn¡¯t allowed to be bailed out for treatment. Damien used some means to make sure she was locked in a single cell alone. Only doctors and the jail staff could visit her. If she ever wanted to be dramatic, she wouldn¡¯t even have an audience. She would live out her life alone in a dark cell for the rest of her life The Newton¡¯s rushed into his office when they heard about this, but were immediately dragged out by the security guards. Selina¡¯s father wanted topete with him in the business world, but Damien made sure he suffered a devastating defeat. ¡°I actually did a lot of things after you left. But no matter, I still couldn¡¯t do what I really want to do.¡± Damien continued muttering to himself. ¡°Ava, your stupidity seems to have an effect on me.¡± He drank until past midnight, but he didn¡¯t get drunk. In fact, he became soberer. Just then, he suddenly received a call from Dempsey. ¡°Sir, there¡¯s an emergency.¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Four days ago, the Newton Group signed a contract with a foreign supplier. Because it¡¯s news from abroad, we got the informationte.¡± ¡°Which supplier?¡± Damien asked with a stern expression. At this time, everyone knew that the Newtons and Radburys were fighting in business, so no one dared to get involved in this mess. The Newtons couldn¡¯t get any goods locally so they decided to get it from overseas. It seemed that the Radbury Group wasn¡¯t ruthless enough. ¡°Since they are foreign goods, think of a way to stop them from entering the border,¡± he ordered. ¡°I couldn¡¯t stop it. That batch of goods is under the name of ourpany.¡± ¡°What?¡± Damien hurried back to the study and turned on theputer. Dempsey sent the information to his mailbox. The goods bought by the Newton family were indeed produced by Radbury Group¡¯s international factory. Since it was from their own factory, they didn¡¯t notice that those goods were bought under the Radbury Group¡¯s name. And the one who signed this contract was Enrico Radbury.. ¡°Son of a b*itch!¡± Damien was so angry that he almost smashed theputer. Although Enrico was not working for thepany, he was still one of the shareholders. He had a lot of shares in his hand and was indeed qualified to sign the transactions for this pile of goods. This brat was really smart in taking this opportunity to benefit himself. Damien immediately called him. On the other end of the line was Enrico¡¯szy voice, ¡°What¡¯s up, brother? Isn¡¯t it the middle of the night there?¡± ¡°Cut the crap. What stock did you sell to the Newton family? Do you know what the hell are you doing?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Enrico chuckled and yed dumb. Damien was so angry that he clenched his fists. After he exined the matter, Enrico said, ¡°Ah, I see. But that batch of goods is already sent to the country. I¡¯m afraid that they are already in the Newton family¡¯s hands. It would be impossible to take it back from them.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 101 A Lifetime With You Chapter 101 Chapter 101 ¡°Enrico Radbury, you listen to me carefully. Even if you¡¯re taking this opportunity for some personal gains, open your eyes and look at the god damn situation. The Radbury Group is now at a loss. You can¡¯t possibly gain from this!¡± ¡°But brother, I didn¡¯t know you¡¯re fighting with the Newton family. I haven¡¯t been home for so long. We had good business rtions with the Newton¡¯s, didn¡¯t we? I remember you fancy Miss. Newton too, don¡¯t you?¡± D Enrico was acting as if he didn¡¯t know anything and feigned innocence. Even if he did note back for Ava¡¯s funeral, he should have learned about what Selina had done from the news. If he was ying dumb this time, he must have other intentions. ¡°What¡¯s the use of your head if it¡¯s just hollow?¡± With that, Damien hung up the phone. What a brat¡­ It seemed like it was time to stop him from messing around. ¡°Dempsey, go and find out where Enrico is right now. No matter where he is, restrict his movements of going in and out of that ce right away.¡± In Avarnia. After the phone call with his brother Damien, Enrico felt a chill down his spine. Although it was warm where he was, he felt cold after talking to his brother. ¡°Thank God I¡¯m smart enough to hide here first. Otherwise, he would have killed me already.¡± Enrico tightened his coat and whistled. He was at the beach. This town wasn¡¯t a tourist attraction. There were not many people on this beautiful beach. Enrico was leisurely fishing on a rock when he spotted a woman wearing a floral dress. She was walking alone on the beach with her legs in the shallow seawater. The woman looked as if she was pregnant. She had a big belly, but her figure was not plump. She was slightly thin for a pregnant woman. To be honest, even her back looked attractive. Thinking he would be a fool not to hit her up, Enrico put down his fishing rod and whistled. The woman turned around. The moment he saw her, he nearly fell from the rock. ¡°Sis-inw?¡± He eximed aloud. Original content from N?velDrama.Org. Wasn¡¯t Ava Nagel dead? The Radbury Family even held a funeral for her. Although he didn¡¯t go back to the country, the news of her death was legit! What was going on? Enrico looked as if he had seen a ghost and he hopped down from the reef. Oh god, could it be that his sister-inw came to teach him a lesson for his brother because of what he did? Ava noticed that the young man not far away was catcalling her, but she didn¡¯t hear what he shouted, so she took two steps forward. In a small town in a country like this, it was not easy to meet people of the same race. However, when she approached, the man retreated step by step. His eyes were full of shock. ¡°Don¡¯te over! Are¡­ are you alive?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯m alive. Who are you? Why are you acting like that?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t recognize me? Then you¡­ you¡¯re not here to teach me a lesson? Ava, I was the one who treated you the best when I was at home!¡± Enrico was so frightened that he was on the verge of fainting. However, when he turned around, he saw Ava¡¯s shadow on the sand. A shadow¡­ she had a shadow! That meant she wasn¡¯t a ghost then? ¡°Sis-inw? Ava? Is it really you? You are alive?¡± Enrico heaved a great sigh of relief. He could literally feel the back of his shirt soaked with cold sweat. Ava was on guard. ¡°Sis-inw? You¡¯re calling me your sis-inw?¡± ¡°I¡¯m Enrico Radbury! Don¡¯t you recognize me? ¡­¡± He was feeling weirded out until he saw Selden Oakley walking towards them. Enrico didn¡¯t know Selden. He felt suspicious when Ava ran towards Selden. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you were going to buy ice cream? What took you so long?¡± ¡°The shop owner said that the ice cream was sold out.¡± Selden held Ava¡¯s hands and turned to look at Enrico. He faintly felt that this person in front of him seemed rather familiar, but he couldn¡¯t remember who this person was. However, meeting someone of the same race as him in this foreign country made Selden felt more cautious. ¡°Who is he?¡± Selden asked Ava in a low voice. ¡°I don¡¯t know him either. He kept calling me sis-inw. He must have mistaken me for someone else.¡± Hearing the word ¡®sis-inw¡¯, Selden suddenly froze. Sis-inw? The second son of the Radbury Family was the only one who ever called Ava sis-inw. Only then did Selden take a closer look at Enrico¡¯s face. Sure enough, he looked a little simr to Damien. Could it be¡­ Selden intuitively shielded Ava behind him. As for Enrico, he continued walking towards them. ¡°Hello, I am Enrico Radbury.¡± He extended his hand towards Selden. It was him indeed. Selden took a deep breath and held Ava tighter. ¡°Who told you toe here?¡± ¡°Me? Who told me to come here? What are you talking about?¡± Enrico was very confused. This woman was obviously Ava Nagel, but the way she looked at him was as if she didn¡¯t know him at all. It was obvious that she couldn¡¯t recognize him. Could it be that he mistook her for someone else? ¡°Ava, go have a rest there. I need to talk to Mr. Radbury here.¡± Selden said to Ava in a low voice. She saw that he was looking very serious, but she didn¡¯t know what had happened. Who was the young man who had suddenly appeared in front of them? When Enrico saw Selden¡¯s expression, he quickly realized what was going on. After Ava was sent away by Selden, Enrico immediately smiled and said, ¡°I think I didn¡¯t mistake her for someone else. She is Ava Nagel, isn¡¯t she?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Then why can¡¯t she remember me? What did you do to her?¡± Selden said coldly, ¡°If you are ordered toe and take her away by Damien, there¡¯s no point asking me so many questions.¡± ¡°Hey! You can¡¯t keep associating me with my elder brother just because I¡¯m a Radbury. To put it bluntly, this is a matter between the two of you. It has nothing to do with me.¡± Selden was surprised by his words. He never expected that the second son of the Radbury Family would say something like that with a cheeky grin. Enrico suddenly took two steps forward andughed in a low voice. ¡°Although I have been abroad for ma y years, I am still a good person who¡¯s willing to help. So, do you need a hand?¡± ¡°You¡¯re willing to help me?¡± ¡°Of course, but there¡¯s no free lunch in this world,¡± Enrico winked slyly. ¡°I will help you with this lie, while you help me get a ne ticket.¡± ¡°What ticket?¡± Selden became more and more on guard. ¡°I have done something wrong and provoked Damien. Now I¡¯ll have to fly under the radar somewhere. Since it was so easy for you to fly Ava here without anyone noticing, I figured it must be easy for you to get me a ticket, right?¡± Enrico felt lucky. He didn¡¯t expect to meet someone who could help him get away from his brother here. Selden hesitated for a moment before he nodded and agreed. A Lifetime With You Chapter 102 A Lifetime With You Chapter 102 Chapter 102 Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. On the other side, Ava was sitting by the beach under the shade. She didn¡¯t know what Selden and Enrico were talking about. They were so secretive that Selden even asked her to rest aside as they talked. She felt a sense of familiarity when she met that guy, but still couldn¡¯t recall who he was. They finally finished chatting. Enrico and Selden walked towards her together. ¡°Selden, what is going on?¡± she asked in a hurry. Before Selden could reply, Enrico wrapped his arms around Selden¡¯s shoulders like an old friend. He smiled and told Ava, ¡°Sis-inw, I didn¡¯t know that you got into an ident and lost your memories! I¡¯m sorry for being rude just now.¡± ¡°Who are you? Why are you calling me your sister-inw?¡± ¡°I am an old friend of Selden, we¡¯re like brothers. We have known each other for many years and since you are married to him, you are naturally my sister-inw.¡± Selden¡¯s old friend? Ava was a little suspicious. Just now when Selden first saw Enrico, he looked wary. That was not how one should react when they saw an old friend. However, Selden nodded, ¡°That¡¯s right, we¡¯re indeed old friends. It¡¯s just that we haven¡¯t seen each other for a long time.¡± Both of them said the same thing, so she did not pry any further. Enrico and Selden put their arms around each other and really looked like they were best friends. However, Selden looked a little awkward. ¡°Since you two haven¡¯t seen each other a long time, why don¡¯t youe to our house for dinner tonight? Selden will cook!¡± Ava said to Enrico nicely. Selden was still hesitating when Enrico quickly agreed, ¡°Alright! Thanks for the invite then!¡± That night, the three of them had a big meal at home. Enrico literally took the house as his own. He nearly finished all the wine in the cer. He was really good at drinking. At this point, he was still sober when Selden was already drunk. Selden had a lot on his mind, so he got drunk very quickly. ¡°Ah, not a drinker, is he? He¡¯s drunk already!¡± Enrico laughed at him and poked Selden, whose forehead was already on the table. Ava was somewhat at a loss. In the past six months, this was the first time that she saw him drank so much! It was a good thing that Selden¡¯s alcohol tolerance was not bad. He only fell asleep after he got drunk and didn¡¯t do anything crazy. Enrico helped him into the bedroom and asked curiously, ¡°Sis-inw, why are you guys sleeping in separate rooms?¡± ¡°I¡¯m pregnant, so it¡¯s more convenient for me this way,¡± She smiled awkwardly. But in fact, this was just an excuse. Ever since she lost her memories, she could still feel that something was quite wrong. Every time Selden went near her, she would feel repulsive. Fortunately, Enrico did not continue asking anything. He justughed and said, ¡°It seems I might have to crush here for the night.¡± ¡°Wait here. I¡¯ll get you some pillows and covers.¡± Ava was about to leave when Enrico stopped her. ¡°Sis-inw, I have something to ask you.¡± ¡°Yeah?¡± ¡°You¡­ you really don¡¯t remember anything about the past at all?¡± ¡°As I said before, I had an ident and my cranial nerves were damaged.¡± Enrico was still a little hesitant. ¡°Then, other than Selden, you don¡¯t remember anyone else? For example, your family, your¡­¡± She shook her head. She once asked Selden about her family. Selden told her that she had already fallen out with her father and stepmother. So, she did not think about going back to her family. ¡°So, you n to live here with Selden and never go back?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Selden said that the climate here is good and it¡¯s good for me as I recuperate. He said we¡¯ll talk about the future next time.¡± Enrico¡¯s gaze flickered a little. Nobody knew what he was thinking. Ava suddenly remembered something and asked him with a smile, ¡°By the way, you haven¡¯t told us yet. Why are you here in this town? From what I know, this is not a tourist attraction. You are not here to travel, are you?¡± ¡°Me?¡± He chuckled, ¡°I¡¯m running away.¡± ¡°Running away?¡± ¡°Sis-inw, you probably don¡¯t remember that I have an absolutely irreconcble elder brother. He must be hunting me down all over the world now.¡± ¡­ Ava was stunned. Just now when she heard Selden call him the second son of Radbury Family, she thought that he must came from a well-off family. But he couldn¡¯t be from a filthy rich family like in the dramas, right? ¡°No matter what, he¡¯s your brother. He wouldn¡¯t really kill you, would he?¡± Enrico let out a faint sigh. ¡°My brother¡­ Forget it, let¡¯s not talk about him.¡± The next day. Ava thought Selden might feel horrible after he drank so muchst time so she decided to make soup for him. However, he went out early in the morning and left her a text message to inform her of it. In the living room, Enrico was still lying on the sofa and stretchedzily. ¡°Selden must have gone out to get a ticket for me. He¡¯s really helpful, or he just doesn¡¯t want me to stay any longer here,¡± Enrico joked. ¡°What a pity, I even made a soup for him.¡± Ava looked at the soup in the kitchen and sighed. ¡°Too bad for him. Can I have some instead? I drank a lot too yesterday.¡± ¡°Sure.¡± Ava didn¡¯t want to waste the whole pot of soup. So, she gave Enrico a huge bowl of it. He took the bowl and drank a big mouthful. He scrunched up his face the next second. ¡°Sis¡­ What¡¯s in this soup?¡± Ava took a small sip and tasted it. She almost spat it out. It was really bad. She identally poured the vinegar instead of soya sauce into the soup and now it tasted very sour. ¡°Now I understand why Selden doesn¡¯t want you to cook,¡± Enrico said, trying not tough. ¡°Anyway, you mentioned something about a ne ticket. What¡¯s that about?¡± ¡°As I said yesterday, my brother is trying to find me. If I buy a ticket myself, he would be able to track me down.¡± She asked, ¡°What on earth did you do? Don¡¯t tell me youmitted a huge crime.¡± ¡°Um, it¡¯s not really a crime. It¡¯s more like I created a huge trouble for him.¡± Enrico had always been a talkative person. He started rambling on and on about his rtionship with his brother, and of course he made it sound dramatic. ording to him, his brother Damien Radbury was simr to the head of a mafia. In order to control the wealth of the family, he had been bullying Enrico, the second son of the family all the time. A Lifetime With You Chapter 103 A Lifetime With You Chapter 103 Chapter 103 ¡°Why is your brother so petty?¡± Ava felt bad for Enrico after hearing what he said. ¡°I¡¯ve already gotten used to it after so many years. I just didn¡¯t expect him to still be chasing me around even when I¡¯m in another country.¡± Enrico smiled bitterly. He looked no different from a little boy who forced a smile after suffering all sorts of bullies at home. Selden had told Ava about her life before she lost her memory. Ava used to be bullied by her own stepsister at home as well, so now she could empathize with Enrico after hearing all that from him. ¡°Damien Radbury¡­ He¡¯s such a powerful businessman and yet still couldn¡¯t let his brother off the hook. He doesn¡¯t deserve to have everything.¡± Ava said. Enrico smiled and said, ¡°Well, he doesn¡¯t have everything though.¡± ¡°What does this mean?¡± ¡°For a man who could get whatever he wanted ever since he was young, my brother couldn¡¯t have the one thing he wants the most. Sometimes, I feel bad for him too.¡± Ava didn¡¯t think too much about what Enrico meant when he said that about Damien. She had a pleasant talk with Enrico and felt that he was a very kind younger brother who didn¡¯t have a lot of grudges for this elder brother. ¡°You¡¯re really nice,¡± She said sincerely. ¡°Oh trust me, I¡¯m not.¡± Enrico chuckled. Right at this time, Selden reached home. He heard theughter of Enrico and Ava talking happily in the room and he was immediately taken aback. ¡°What are you guys talking about?¡± Selden walked into the living room. Ava immediately turned around and weed him back. As for Enrico, he was stillzily leaning on the sofa with a casual smile on his face. ¡°We were talking about my bad brother.¡± Selden¡¯s expression instantly changed. It turned it that they were actually talking about Damien Radbury! He dragged Enrico to the corner of the balcony and said coldly, ¡°Enrico, you promised me that you wouldn¡¯t say a single word about this!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I said nothing to her. This isn¡¯t something that would benefit me anyway.¡± Enrico grinned and snatched the ticket from Selden¡¯s hand. He nced at the words printed on the ticket and smirked. He then kissed the ticket, ¡°Thanks for this!¡± ¡°Since you got your hands on it, leave now! And nevere back!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not willing toe back too!¡± Enrico still had his carefree smile on his face. Since he had gotten the ticket, he didn¡¯t want to stay any longer too. After saying goodbye to Ava, he left. Ava saw that Selden¡¯s face was still cold and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Did he tell you something?¡± ¡°No, we were just chatting casually. What¡¯s wrong with you, Selden? After seeing Enrico yesterday, you seemed to be in a bad mood.¡± He was relieved that Ava didn¡¯t ask him anything much. It seemed that Enrico really did not reveal anything. In the afternoon of the same day at the Avarnia Airport. The airport¡¯s dimension was small since the poption of the town was quite little. There were limited flights every day. Enrico took the ticket that Selden gave him and boarded the ne in a carefree mood. Since he was wearing sunsses and headphones, he did not notice that Damien passed by him just less than a few meters away. Simrly, Damien did not catch sight of him either. After more than ten hours of the long-distance flight, he finally arrived. Damien and his men were exhausted at this point. ¡°The two of you stay here to keep an eye. The rest of you will follow the n.¡± Damien ordered. Enrico was a sneaky one. He knew Damien would get mad after finding out that he was in a business engagement with theirpetitor, so he came here to hide. Damien was furious this time and even came here himself to find him. When he first heard of this, he had inactivated Enrico¡¯s cards and forbade the usage of his passport. However, Damien would never expect to pass by his own brother at the airport. ¡°Sir, you can take a good rest in the hotel first. We will inform you if there¡¯s any update.¡± One of his men said. Damien didn¡¯t have the time to rest at all. For the past six months, he had been forcing himself to stay busy all the time. All this while, he did not show any signs of fatigue He was afraid that once he had the time, he would start missing her like crazy again. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. At the town¡¯s market. It was a sparsely popted town and it was also one of the most crowded ces. The market would open once in the morning and evening respectively. Selden woulde here every evening to buy food that Ava loved and make her soup. After sending off Enrico just now, he felt more relieved. He had a bad feeling. Perhaps it was time for them to go to a new ce. It wasn¡¯t safe staying here for too long. Just as he was lost in his thoughts, a figure that he was familiar with walked up to him. Selden was stunned. Why was Damien Radbury here? He hurriedly turned around and tried to hide, but he was toote. Damien had already spotted him. In this foreign ce, it was easy to spot someone he knew. What was more, both of them were tall and muscr. ¡°Selden, so you were here at this ce for the past 6 months.¡± Damien was as cold as he used to be. He sounded distant. He was leading his men through the streets searching for Enrico, but he didn¡¯t expect to bump into Selden. Selden started to panic. He was barely keeping his calm. ¡°I thought you woulde sooner orter, but I didn¡¯t expect you toe so soon.¡± He wondered to himself. Even if it was Enrico who informed Damien about his whereabouts with Ava, the flight to Avarnia was very long. In fact, Damien was here after such a short period. So, it couldn¡¯t be Enrico. However, Damien didn¡¯t seem to be here for Ava. He just said, ¡°Seems like it¡¯s fate to meet you here. Too bad for Kelly though. She¡¯s been looking for you.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Selden was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect Damien to not mention anything about Ava at all. Damien didn¡¯t notice anything strange and he continued, ¡°Kelly has been looking for you, don¡¯t you know?¡± Kelly Hensley¡­ it was a name he hadn¡¯t heard for a long time. He once thought that as long as he hid somewhere, he could cut off his connections with these people. ¡°What are you actually doing here, Damien?¡± Selden suppressed his anger. A Lifetime With You Chapter 104 A Lifetime With You Chapter 104 Chapter 104 At this time, one of Damien¡¯s men rushed towards him. ¡°Sir, we looked for the hotel where Enrico had stayed before, and it said that he had checked out two days ago.¡± ¡°What?¡± Damien frowned. ¡°You¡¯re here for Enrico?¡± Selden asked. ¡°Huh? Have you seen him?¡± From Damien¡¯s expressions and words, it seemed that he didn¡¯t know Selden and Enrico had in fact met. Was he really here just for Enrico? The heavy feeling in Selden¡¯s heart diminished a little. ¡°No, I don¡¯t even know your brother,¡± Selden responded. Damien didn¡¯t want to waste any more time, and he left with his men to search for his brother. As for Selden, he walked home in the opposite direction. His footsteps became heavier until he finally came to his senses. He must not let Damien know of Ava¡¯s presence here He quickened his pace and hurried home. At the door, Ava was pacing around the courtyard with her hands on her waist. When she saw that Selden was back, she asked, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you were going to buy food? Why did youe back empty-handed?¡± Selden was afraid that Damien would appear at some point, so he hurriedly dragged her into the house. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t go out of the house for the next few days, okay?¡± Upon looking at his nervous look, Ava felt weirded out, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Selden?¡± ¡°Ava, let¡¯s move away from here.¡± ¡°Huh? Why?¡± She became more confused. ¡°Although life in this town is pleasant, there are no excellent hospitals nearby. You are about to give birth soon. I feel that this isn¡¯t a suitable ce for that.¡± Selden had already made up an excuse before he reached home. He knew what he had to say. However, Ava did not suspect anything. She caressed her belly and said with a smile, ¡°Okay, then that¡¯s up to you. You¡¯re the doctor!¡± To Ava, there was no difference no matter where they stayed. Anyway, she didn¡¯t remember anything or anyone. So she didn¡¯t really mind. ¡°Okay, then we¡¯ll leave in a few days,¡± Selden said. ¡°Where are we going? How about we go back home?¡± ¡°You want to go back?¡± ¡°I never thought of it at first. But after meeting Enrico and having a talk with him, I feel like I should go back there and have a look around. Maybe I could remember something!¡± Selden¡¯s gaze wavered. ¡°Well, if that¡¯s what you want, sure! But you are pregnant now and it¡¯s best to not be on a long flight. Let¡¯s n this after you give birth.¡± ¡°Selden, you¡¯re acting really strange.¡± ¡°What makes you say that?¡± Because of his guilty conscience, he did not dare to look directly into Ava¡¯s eyes. ¡°If my body is not suitable for a long-distance flight, then I¡¯m not suitable to move now. You¡¯re clearly looking for an excuse. Why don¡¯t you want me to go back?¡± Selden went silent for a few seconds. Then he immediately thought of a reason. ¡°Do you still remember what I told you about your family?¡± ¡°Of course I do.¡± ¡°Your father is very biased, and your stepmother still mes you for causing the death of your stepsister indirectly. I¡¯m afraid that you will get hurt after returning home.¡± On the other side, Damien searched hard for Enrico, but to no avail. If he had already checked out from the hotel days ago, then he probably had left this ce already. However, Damien had already issued a blockade order. With his identity, Enrico couldn¡¯t be able to get a ticket or train ticket. How did he manage to escape? ¡°Go to the information counter and check for me carefully. Enrico might have used other people¡¯s identification.¡± He said to his subordinate. That night, Damien rested at the hotel that Enrico had stayed in before. The hotel room had already been cleaned up with nothing left in it. Damien stood on the balcony while overlooking the night view by the sea. TheThis is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. waves were pitch-ck and turbulent. Only a lighthouse could be seen on the surface of the sea in the distance. He had stared at the sea countless times. It was where Ava disappeared from. Half a year had passed, and he no longer had any hopes of finding her again. Even though he had to move on with his life, he would rather live in the memories of the past forever. There was nothing for him to look forward to. ¡°Ava Nagel¡­¡± He whispered her name in a very low voice as he didn¡¯t want anyone to hear him. His secretary, who was back at the office, emailed him some documents to be handled. Although he was out to catch Enrico, he still had to settle those works himself. Damien walked back into the room and turned on theptop that was on the table. In the mailbox was a document that required his signature. It was about a brand ambassador associated with thepany. Before that, the ambassador of this brand was Kelly Hensley. But after Ava¡¯s ident, he wouldn¡¯t let her endorse their brand anymore. The new ambassador was a popr young celebrity. She had been gaining more poprity in recent years and was one of Kelly¡¯spetitors. After Ava¡¯s ident, rumors had been spreading about how Kelly somehow offended the head of the Radbury Group, but nobody knew what happened exactly. No matter what, it did tremendous damage to Kelly¡¯s career. In the past six months, her screen time had reduced by a lot. Damien quickly signed the document and sent the mail back. After hesitating for a moment, he dialed the secretary¡¯s number again. ¡°Do you have Kelly Hensley¡¯s phone number?¡± ¡°Yes, I do.¡± Although Dempsey was surprised that Damien would ask for their former ambassador¡¯s number, she sent the contact right away without asking further. He dialed the number on his mobile phone and said, ¡°Miss Hensley, I¡¯m Damien Radbury.¡± ¡°Mr. Radbury? What can I do for you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m in Avarnia and I saw Selden today.¡± Although he and Ava had been separated forever from each other, he felt that there was no need for him to stop a couple from being together. Perhaps this was also what Ava wanted to see. Looking at the sea and countless stars in the distance, he smiled lightly. . . . . . . The next day. Damien still didn¡¯t find any trace of Enrico in town. He figured that he most probably must have gotten out of here. ¡°Book a flight. We will leave in the afternoonter.¡± He ordered. ¡°Then how about Mr. Enrico?¡± ¡°He can hide all he wants in a foreign country for all his life if he can!¡± Damien snorted coldly. When he was about to leave the town, he thought about seeing Selden again. Ever since Selden suddenly went abroad half a year ago, they didn¡¯t keep in touch at all. It was strange that he didn¡¯t like Selden at first, but after Ava left the world, he stopped hating this guy so much. But it was a pity that he was in a hurry yesterday at the market. Damien didn¡¯t have time to ask Selden about his residence. He thought to himself that Selden seemed to be here to buy groceries yesterday, so he must live not far away from here. A man like Selden would most likely live in a luxurious neighborhood even if he was in a small town. A Lifetime With You Chapter 105 A Lifetime With You Chapter 105 Chapter 105 Therefore, Damien inquired about the most expensive houses in the town and went straight to it. As expected, he found a double-story vi with an ¡®Oakley¡¯ tag beside the gate. As soon as he rang the doorbell, he heard the voices of two people from inside. There was a little garden in front of Selden¡¯s house. Damien couldn¡¯t hear their voices clearly, but he saw two figures. There were a man and a woman who seemed to be pregnant. Damien was stunned. The woman¡­ Selden, who was in the room heard the doorbell and came out immediately. When he saw Damien standing outside the door, his expression instantly changed. ¡°Stay in the room and don¡¯te out.¡± He whispered to Ava. Ava had always been obedient. She sat down in the chair as instructed and she watched him head out. ¡°How did you find this ce?¡± Selden was on the alert and asked coldly. ¡°Who is the person in your house?¡± Damien vaguely felt that the figure was somewhat familiar, but he couldn¡¯t figure out who that was. ¡°This is my private life. You don¡¯t need to worry about it.¡± Selden said coldly. Seeing that Selden¡¯s hostility towards himself was so strong, Damien chuckled. ¡°Of course I don¡¯t care about your private life. I just thought that you wouldn¡¯t be able to move on, just like me. I didn¡¯t expect you to have a new lover so soon.¡± ¡°Why did youe here, Damien?¡± ¡°I will be leaving in the afternoon, and I think I won¡¯t have any chance to meet you anymore, so I came to say goodbye to you.¡± Selden was stunned for a moment. As far as he could remember, Damien was not the type of guy who would be so friendly towards other people. He didn¡¯t expect that he would have such a big change in just half a year. ¡°Are you really going to leave?¡± He asked, still on alert. ¡°Well yeah, it¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t expect you to have a new girlfriend. It seems that I¡¯ve caused you some trouble.¡± Damien frowned. If he had known that Selden had moved on so quickly, he wouldn¡¯t have called Kelly. However, Selden didn¡¯t seem to appreciate this farewell at all. His expression gave him out that he wanted Damien to leave as soon as possible. Damien knowingly said, ¡°Goodbye.¡± Then he turned around and left. After a few steps, he turned back and handed him the thing that he was carrying. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°This is just a small gift for you. It¡¯s been a long time since west met.¡± Selden took it with his heart full of doubts and found that it was a box of cake from the market. That was strange. When did Damien be so sociable to even visit him with a gift? Selden didn¡¯t return to his house until he made sure Damien left. At this time, Ava was standing by the window. She was staring outside in a daze. ¡°Ava, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Selden noticed that Ava looked troubled when he got back into the house. ¡°Selden, who is that man just now?¡± ¡°He is¡­ one of my friends.¡± ¡°Did I know him before?¡± He quickly shook his head. ¡°No! Of course, you don¡¯t know him. He and I are not that close either.¡± Ava¡¯s gaze was still fixed on the window, although Damien had already gone far at this point. She had been standing by the window and peeking out, but she wasn¡¯t able to see Damien¡¯s face clearly. All she could see was the side of his face and his voice. ¡°But, it¡¯s so strange. I feel like I¡¯ve seen him somewhere, just like¡­in many of my dreams.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible!¡± Selden immediately said loudly. ¡°Selden?¡± ¡°It¡¯s impossible that you know him or even remember him! Ava, you¡¯re mine! Only mine!¡± 2 Selden held her tightly in his arms as if he was terrified that she might leave him. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t look at him. You are all mine¡­¡± One dayter. Selden changed their ns after Damien unexpectedly turned up here. He wanted to move away as soon as possible. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t worry. If you still want to live by the sea when we reach Eaznd, I will buy a house with a sea view.¡± He said softly to her. ¡°Seaview¡­ Selden, I didn¡¯t know you are so wealthy!¡± ¡°Well, I have to take care of you and raise the baby, of course, I have to be rich.¡± She giggled, but she still looked like she had a lot on her mind. Yesterday, the man who appeared at the door¡­ Although she didn¡¯t even see Damien¡¯s face, she had been thinking a lot about him. Selden immediately decided the ce that they were going to move to. Although he also asked Ava for opinions, she had always listened to whatever he said and didn¡¯t really have any ce in mind. However, since she was pregnant, moving to a new city was a tough job. Selden didn¡¯t allow her to pack or move anything, and he did everything himself. Although there was not much stuff, it was a long process to pack everything. So, Selden worked from morning to night. Fortunately, Damien had already left. He did not notice Ava nor did he find anything unusual. B When Selden had finally done packing up all the things, he called for a taxi. He was carrying his suitcase to the car when a clear and melodious female voice sounded from behind him. ¡°Selden, Original content from N?velDrama.Org. you¡¯re really here!¡± He turned his head and saw the person standing behind him. It was Kelly Hensley! After not seeing her for half a year, she looked much thinner. Although her face was still as stunning as before, there was a trace of coldness in her eyes. ¡°Kelly, why are you.¡± ¡°Damien told me he met you here. But he must not have expected to see you and the love of his life here.¡± Kellyughed coldly. She was alsoughing at herself for being so foolish. After Damien told her about Selden, she immediately booked a flight and left the filming studio halfway just toe and see him. She was brimming with joy when she found him. She could finally see him again! However, she didn¡¯t expect that Ava was by his side! Ava was alive! She wasn¡¯t dead! ¡°When did you arrive?¡± Selden asked her. ¡°I¡¯ve been standing here for a long time, but you only focused on packing your luggage and talking to Ava. You didn¡¯t even look at me at all.¡± ¡°¡­¡¯ He subconsciously looked into the house. Ava had just entered the yard at this time. She did not know that there was an unexpected visitor outside. And of course, Kelly had already seen everything. ¡°Selden, you b*stard!¡± She cursed. She was a lot calmer than expected, but it wasn¡¯t because she wasn¡¯t mad. Part of her had already epted the fact that this rtionship was hopeless. ¡°Kelly, can you please not tell anyone about this?¡± ¡°Why should I help you when you are here having the time of your life with someone else¡¯s wife?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like that! Ava¡­ She doesn¡¯t remember anything about the past after the ident.¡± After hearing Selden¡¯s words, Kelly finally understood it. It turned out that Ava had lost her memories. A Lifetime With You Chapter 106 A Lifetime With You Chapter 106 Chapter 106 Original content from N?velDrama.Org. No wonder Selden spoke to Ava in such a gentle and loving tone. He was never like that to anyone else. ¡°I see. So you deceived her meanly? Selden, you¡¯re just lying to yourself at this point!¡± ¡°Even if I am, so what? What does this have to do with you?¡± Kelly scoffed. Yeah, was it any of her business? No! Their rtionship ended a long time ago. It was she who couldn¡¯t really let go and move on. But how could he do this? ¡°Do you know what I¡¯ve gone through in the past six months? I thought I killed Ava! I couldn¡¯t sleep every night and kept praying. I thought I did you wrong and have been wanting to compensate you¡­¡± She took a few steps closer and grabbed him by the cor. ¡°But now, you¡¯re telling me everything is fake? You lied to me and everyone else! Selden Oakley, you¡¯re such a f*cking jerk!¡± She raised her hand high and pped him in the face. He didn¡¯t dodge it, and the pnded hard on his face., Kelly didn¡¯t feel relieved at all, and a second p came after. Upon hearing themotion outside, Ava finally came out to have a look. As soon as she came out, she saw Selden grabbed by an unfamiliar and beautiful woman, and he was pped twice. ¡°Stop it!¡± Ava quickly went over and tried to pull both of them apart. Kelly¡¯s eyes fell on her big belly. Then she staggered a step back. Seeing that she was staring at her, Ava covered her belly with her hands out of instinct. She looked up at Selden. At this point, there were fingerprints on his cheeks. But he didn¡¯t seem to be angry. He just held Ava¡¯s waist and said to her softly, ¡°I have something to deal with. Go back in and wait for me, okay?¡± ¡°What the hell is going on?¡± Ava was confused. In the past few days, people that she didn¡¯t know appeared one after another. And these people seemed to share secrets with Selden. It was a something that she couldn¡¯t figure out no matter how hard she tried. ¡°Ava, listen to me. Go back and have a rest. After I handle everything here with Ms. Hensley, we will leave immediately, okay?¡± His voice was still gentle. Kelly let out a scoff, ¡°Selden, you¡¯re still trying to cover it up at this point? Wait, are you nning to shut me up?¡± ¡°Quiet!¡± ¡°Why should I? It was my fault in the past, and I admit that. But now, do you think what you are doing is glorious? Selden, how have I never noticed how cunning you are?¡± Ava did not understand their conversation at all. She saw that Kelly was being aggressive and she could only say, ¡°Miss, I don¡¯t know what happened between you and my husband, but maybe there is a misunderstanding¡­¡± ¡°Husband? You mean this man is your husband?¡± Ava was stunned. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± Kelly widened her eyes and looked at Selden. After a while, she spat out, ¡°Shame on you!¡± She was so angry that she wanted to turn around and leave, but she immediately turned back and pulled Ava¡¯s wrist after taking a few steps. Her grip was strong, and it hurt, but Ava couldn¡¯t get out of it. ¡°Ava Nagel, since you don¡¯t remember anything, I¡¯ll tell you about it.¡± ¡°Shut the f*ck up!¡± Selden yelled. But of course Kelly wouldn¡¯t. ¡°Ava, the man you think is your husband is in fact my ex-boyfriend.¡± Ava looked at the two of them in front of her in disbelief. ¡°Selden, is that true?¡± Selden¡¯s face darkened, and he didn¡¯t say a word. Kelly continued, ¡°I know you remember nothing. You can¡¯t be med for this, but Selden lied to you. You¡¯re not his wife.¡± HEID ¡°What?¡± ¡°What did she mean by that?¡± Ava stared in disbelief with wide eyes. From the lines of their conversations, she became more confused ¡°Ava, don¡¯t listen to her crap!¡± Selden shouted. ¡°Huh? Am I talking nonsense or are you hiding the truth for selfish reasons? Selden, you¡¯re disgusting!¡± After saying this, Kelly finally loosened Ava¡¯s wrist. She then turned around and left. She was happy when she came and thought that she could finally see the person she loved. Even when she left, she had her head held high without looking like a loser. A man like Selden, who would lie all the way just for his own selfish reasons, didn¡¯t deserve her love at all. She was young and beautiful, and she was the most popr female star in the country! At the door of the house, Ava¡¯s knees were weak and she nearly fell. Selden quickly held her up, but she pushed his arm away. ¡°Selden, tell me the truth. What¡¯s going on? Thedy just now.¡± ¡°Her name is Kelly Hensley, she¡¯s my ex¡­ ex-girlfriend.¡± ¡°Ex-girlfriend? Then why did she say¡­that I¡¯m not your wife?¡± Selden avoided her intense gaze. He could say that Kelly was jealous and didn¡¯t want to see him being happy with a new partner. However, once he lied, he would have to make up more lies to cover up everything. He suddenly felt helpless. Ava took a few steps back. From his eyes, she saw guilt and avoidance. ¡°So, what she said is true then. You¡¯re hiding something from me.¡± Ava¡¯s voice suddenly became cold. ¡°What did you not tell me?¡± ¡°Ava, I lied to you, but my feelings for you are real. I just want to have a more suitable reason to be with you. You lost your memory. I am afraid that you would overthink, so I¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to listen to any of your excuses. I want you to tell me the truth.¡± Avaughed bitterly. In the past six months, her mind had been nk and memories did note back to her. Therefore, no matter what Selden told her, she believed it all and never doubted him. This time when she really thought about it, there were so many ws in what he told her! He took her to a foreign country that no one knew about. When he talked to her about the past, he always avoided the important details. In fact¡­ The same man had been appearing in her dreams every night! All of this had hints that could be traced back to her memories. ¡°So you have lied to me all this time!¡± ¡°Then tell me, who is my husband if you¡¯re not?¡± He didn¡¯t respond. She then turned around and left. Although she had already packed up her suitcase for moving, this time she had to leavepletely. She no longer wanted to believe in anybody else. Selden quickly chased after her. ¡°Ava, where are you going?¡± ¡°Where I go has nothing to do with you. You liar!¡± She shook off his hand. A Lifetime With You Chapter 107 A Lifetime With You Chapter 107 Chapter 107 Selden grabbed her shoulder and spoke in a deep and painful voice. ¡°Even if I lied about us being married, none of our feelings were fake! We have known each other since we were teenagers and for so many years, we are the closest people to each other. It is all real!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t believe a single word out of your mouth anymore!¡± Enduring the sharp pain in her lower abdomen, Ava pushed him away forcefully. However, the fluctuation of her emotions was too great. Before she could go any further, she cked out and fell down. When she woke up again, everything in front of her was white. Selden had sent her to the hospital. She tried to sit up, but her belly was hurting. This child was kicking around in her belly. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t move.¡± Selden saw that she had woken up, and he quickly held her. However, she pushed him away stiffly. Selden¡¯s hand froze in the air. After a long while, he put it down with embarrassment. Ava red coldly into his eyes. It happened in the blink of an eye. The person whom she trusted with all her heart and the only person she knew in the world turned out to be the biggest liar. But now, the liar was showing concern. He must be trying to gain her trust again. Ava let out a bitterugh. It seemed that she was extremely disappointed in him. ¡°Selden, there¡¯s one thing I¡¯ve never told you.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°In the past six months, I have been dreaming about the same thing and I just had the same dream moments ago.¡± There was a faint smile at the corner of her lips. This time, she had recalled an extremely beautiful scene in her dream. ¡°I dreamed that I was a student back in high school. I was at the basketball court and when a ball was flying towards me, a boy protected me from it. I can only see his silhouette and I couldn¡¯t recall his face no matter what.¡± Selden¡¯s face had already turned pale at this point. ¡°I remember you showed me photos of us when we were in high school. The school uniform I wore was the same as the one in my dream. So, it¡¯s not a dream, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s not.¡± He answered truthfully. ¡°Then do you know¡­ who is the person in my dream?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± How could he not know? At that time, it was love at first sight for Ava when Damien blocked the ball for her. However, on that day, she actually wanted to cheer for Selden on the court. There were things that just weren¡¯t meant to be! Ava raised her head and asked, ¡°It wasn¡¯t you, right?¡± ¡°Ava, that¡¯s all in the past. Don¡¯t think about it anymore, please?¡± ¡°Perhaps it was a long time ago for you, but for me, this is definitely the most important thing that I have forgotten in all my memories. Who is that person?¡± Selden was silent. At this moment, Kelly suddenly came in, ¡°That person is the father of the child in your belly. That man is your husband.¡± ¡°Why are you still here?¡± Selden stepped forward and stood between Kelly and Ava. Kelly said, ¡°I haven¡¯t exposed your true cunning intention yet, how could I leave?¡± ¡°What on earth do you want?¡± Kelly walked past Selden and stopped beside Ava. ¡°Miss. Nagel, I know you don¡¯t remember me. But now, I¡¯m going to tell you the truth.¡± ¡°Right, tell me then.¡± Ava said. ¡°Selden is indeed my ex-boyfriend, and he loves you sincerely. Too bad you never loved him and only saw him as a close friend. Your husband is another man. I¡¯ll take you to see him now, okay?¡± ¡°Where is he?¡± ¡°He should have gone back. But I have already informed his secretary. I¡¯m sure he¡¯s rushing like hell to meet you now since you are alive.¡± Kelly red at Selden with gritted teeth as she said this. However, Ava was a little hesitant. Even if she knew Selden lied to her, she didn¡¯t know if she could trust this woman who popped out of nowhere. She didn¡¯t remember anything. She just knew she couldn¡¯t trust anyone. ¡°Miss. Nagel, can we leave now?¡± Kelly asked her again. Selden immediately stopped her, ¡°Ava¡¯s condition now is not stable. She can¡¯t simply move around.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not staying here either.¡± Ava said. Regardless of who was trustworthy, she did not want to stay in the hospital any longer. ¡°Miss. Hensley, could you please book a flight back home for me?¡± Selden still wanted to stop her, but Ava said, ¡°Selden, I don¡¯t me you for your selfishness, but I must get my own memories back. Let me go, please.¡± ¡­¡­ The taxi sped along the way from the hospital to the airport. Kelly made a phone call and booked a ticket at thest minute. Although Selden wanted to stop her, he had no reason to do it. ¡°He¡¯s been following us.¡± Kelly turned her head and saw a car behind her. Clearly, it was Selden. Original content from N?velDrama.Org. Ava sat in the back seat of the taxi and quietly looked out of the window without saying a word. This was a highway by the sea. Right beside them was the vast ocean. She remembered that Selden told her she lost her memory because of an ident, where she had fallen into the sea. Perhaps it was for this reason that she was having trauma at the view of the sea. However, Selden had previously said that the seaside weather could help her nurse her health, so she did not object. Thinking about it this way, ever since she lost her memory, she had always been doing whatever Selden wanted her to do. She had never had the slightest opinion. ¡°What kind of person is my husband?¡± Ava asked Kelly. ¡°You¡¯ll know when we get back.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t remember the past. Tell me about it.¡± Kelly thought for a moment and told her, ¡°Mr. Radbury is a serious person. He is extremely handsome, but he always has a straight face and his eyes are always as dark and profound. I don¡¯t know him well enough to know what kind of person he is.¡± ¡°Well, he sounds like an unfriendly person.¡± ¡°Yeah, so I could never figure out why you would fall for him. Once, I thought you are not happy with your marriage and thought you had a complicated rtionship with Selden.¡± After Kelly finished speaking, she suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to say that, so she quickly covered her mouth. Ava did not mind and just asked, ¡°Selden and you¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m done with him! We broke up a long time ago.¡± Kelly suddenly smiled. It was obvious that her smile was fake. She was forcing herself to stay strong. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. It seems that you and he ended up like this all because of me.¡± Ava was apologetic. Kelly quickly shook her head. ¡°That¡¯s not true! Miss. Nagel, I have to apologize to you. Something happened to you half a year ago, and it has something to do with me. I was obsessed at that time¡­¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 108 A Lifetime With You Chapter 108 Chapter 108 Before she could finish exining, the taxi stopped short. The two of them were so focused on talking that they were not on guard at all. Their bodies jerked forward aggressively. This road was built along the coast. Although it had double intermediaries, it was not very wide. An off-road vehicle rushed out diagonally and was about to hit the taxi. The driver quickly braked but when he made a turn, he went in the opposite direction and directly crashed through the guardrail on one side! Outside the guardrail was a rising tide. ¡°Ava!¡± Selden who was following the taxi stopped at once. He watched as the taxi fell into the sea. Soon, the car sank down quickly. Selden did not care about anything else and quickly followed suit. He then jumped into the sea. The taxi driver was good at swimming. He managed to unbuckle his seat belt and swam out of the driver¡¯s seat. Without any hesitation, he opened the door for Ava and Kelly. However, neither of them knew how to swim. Selden was not good at swimming either. When he swam over with great effort, he only saw Kelly flopping on the surface of the sea. He quickly grabbed Kelly¡¯s arm. When he was going to look for Ava, he identally choked on seawater. His eyes were painful and blurry. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a man got off a vehicle and jumped in instantly. Kelly, who didn¡¯t know how to swim at all, held onto whatever she could and she wouldn¡¯t let go. ¡°Stop moving! If you move again, both of us will die!¡± Selden shouted. CO The taxi driver caught them in time. Finally, he was able to drag them to the shore. Kelly gasped and ignored the seawater that she swallowed as she continued hitting Selden, ¡°Are you crazy? You can¡¯t even swim properly, so how would you save anyone!¡± Due to her shock, her face was filled with a mixture of tears and seawater. ¡°I wasn¡¯t trying to save you,¡± Selden said coldly. He then walked towards the sea. Ava¡­she was nowhere to be found at this point¡­ He staggered and fell to the ground. Kelly put her arms around his legs and refused to let him go back. ¡°Let go of me!¡± ¡°No! You¡¯re going to die!¡± Earlier when they were in the sea, she knew Selden¡¯s poor swimming skill. If it weren¡¯t for the driver, both of them would be dead by now. But he was still being stubborn! ¡°Ava is still in the sea! Let me go!¡± Selden kicked her away and dived into the sea again. However, the rising tide had already drowned the taxi. In the vast ocean, how could Ava be found so easily? Once again, he was pushed to the shallow area by the waves. Because he choked on too much water, he had already lost his strength. The fishermen nearby noticed that there was an ident and they had gone out to the sea to help out. Unfortunately, the tide was really dangerous, so it was not easy to look for someone at this time. In the end, they couldn¡¯t find her. Gradually, the sky hadpletely darkened. The tides finally receded. On the beach, there were only bits of seashells left. Ava had once again disappeared in the sea. It was the same as half a year ago. At that time, Selden was lucky to find her. What about this time? ¡°Ava! Ava Nagel! Come back! Please¡­¡± Selden was dragged out of the sea by the fishermen. In order to prevent him from jumping into the sea again, they tied him to the coconut tree by the shore. ¡°Let go of me! Kelly, untie the rope!¡± He shouted. His wrist turned red from the friction with the rope. He couldn¡¯t get away no matter what! ¡°Even if you hate me, I won¡¯t let you die for nothing,¡± said Kelly.¡¯ Selden groaned and roared aggressively, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn¡¯t get out of the rope. Ava fell into the sea right in front of his eyes, and yet he couldn¡¯t do a single thing. The fishermen called the professional rescue team. Afterward, more than a dozen rescue boats came to help. It seemed like the scene at the jetty six months ago. Could he find her again this time, just like how he did half a year ago? ¡°Please, let go of me, let me go and look for her¡­¡± Selden kept shouting. (0 As for Kelly, she rushed to the beach and anxiously looked at the situation of the rescue. After a long time, there was still no news. The sky finally darkened, making it even more difficult for the rescue team to search. It was nearly impossible at this point. Kelly staggered back to Selden¡¯s side. Finally, she untied the ropes with trembling hands. ¡°What is it? Say something!¡± Selden held her shoulder tightly as his fingers were close to digging into her skin. ¡°The men in the rescue team¡­said that¡­ there¡¯s no hope in finding her¡­¡± She sobbed with tears all over her face. ¡°That¡¯s bullsh*t!¡± Selden immediately stood up and ran to the beach, but he stumbled and fell on the sand on his way. Kelly hugged his leg and wouldn¡¯t let him go no matter how hard he tried. ¡°It¡¯s no use. You won¡¯t be able to find her even if you jump into the sea¡­ She¡¯s already¡­¡± Screams of despair echoed around the beach as Selden stared at the sea in disbelief. He suddenly burst intoughter. ¡°Selden, don¡¯t be rash. I beg you, please don¡¯t¡­¡± Kelly cried and crawled to his side. ¡°Get the f*ck out of my way!¡± He pushed her away and tried to walk to the sea. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡°It was because you saved me that you didn¡¯t have time to save Ava. Then you should kill me! Use my life in exchange for hers!¡± ¡°If that was possible, I would do it in a heartbeat.¡± She stared at him in a daze. Although his words were hurtful, it was not the first time he said it. But no matter how many times she heard it, she still couldn¡¯t help feeling hurt. ¡°Selden Oakley¡­ You b*stard!¡± By the time Damien reached the area where the ident happened, it was already morning the next day. He was toote. Although he had rushed here in desperation after receiving the news, he still didn¡¯t make it in time. Losing her once was painful enough. God had given him one more chance to protect her, yet he still failed. It was the fate that he must suffer. ¡°You¡¯re lying to me, aren¡¯t you?¡± Damien suddenly let out a coldugh upon looking down at Selden who was lying on the shore. Selden raised his head and stared at him. ¡°Yes, I lied to you, that¡¯s true. But I wish I could lie to you this time.¡± When Damien¡¯s fistnded on Selden¡¯s face, he didn¡¯t even try to avoid it. Instead, he just let the force hit him as he rolled on the sand. Damien¡¯s hands clenched into fists andnded punches on Selden one after another. Damien used to be calm and poised. Thest time he had gone mad was at her funeral. But this time, he received news of her death for the second time. A Lifetime With You Chapter 109 A Lifetime With You Chapter 109 Chapter 109 ¡°Stop! You are going to kill him.¡± Kelly wanted to stop Damien, but she was knocked down to the ground abruptly. Damien¡¯s punches finally stopped. Selden was in a mess, but he still had no expression on his face The rescue team was finally able to drag the taxi up, but there was no sign of Ava. He stared at the surging waves of the sea and let out a sneer. ¡°All of you are lying to me!¡± They were all liars! Selden had lied to him half a year ago. This time, he must be ying the same game too! He had not even seen Ava yet. How could she die? At dawn, the foreign rescue team found the corpse of a female body on the beach a few kilometers away. Damien, as if he had gone mad, sped to the ce. The female corpse had been soaked in water for too long, and her entire body was swollen. Compared to the agile figure in his memory, she was far different from Ava. He did not dare to take even a single step closer to her. He was afraid that he would recognize her corpse. The local rescue team members who retrieved the woman¡¯s body spoke in their country¡¯s ent that Damien didn¡¯t hear a word of. ¡°Ava Nagel, you¡¯re lying to me.¡± He muttered as he reached out to remove the white cloth covering the female corpse¡¯s face. It was not her. This woman was a local woman here. Even though her face had been disfigured, he was still able to tell that this was not Ava. He stumbled and sat down on the beach. There was water gushing out of his eyes. This was probably the first time he had shed tears in front of others. But thank God it was not her. ¡°She¡¯s not dead, she¡¯s definitely alive.¡± He would rather never find her ever again than to know that she was dead. On the highway, a car was speeding. The driver was soaked in water, and his eyes were dark. He looked at the woman in the backseat from time to time The woman¡¯s body was also soaked. She was half-awake and moaning painfully asionally ¡°No¡­¡± She was murmuring something. The pain made her curl up and trembled. Enrico wasn¡¯t familiar with the roads around here and he was lost at a junction. He stopped the car and turned to look at the woman in the backseat. Should he just leave her here alone? He punched the steering wheel with force. He was definitely out of his mind that he jumped down to save this woman. When did he be so warm-hearted? However, if he threw her to the side of the road when she was in this state, she would die. But Damien¡¯s men were searching for him all over the world. If he were to go to the hospital at this time, he might run into them¡­ ¡°Ava, you really gave me a big problem this time.¡± He smiled bitterly. On that day, Enrico had already arrived at the airport. However, he had never expected that Damien would reach so quickly. There were only two boarding gates at the small airport and Damien had guards standing by. It was almost time for the ne to take off but he couldn¡¯t board the ne. He could only watch as his opportunity slipped by in front of his eyes. Damien had put up his mind to catch Enrico no matter what. This made it hard for Enrico to run. Later, Damien didn¡¯t find his whereabouts, so he returned to the country. He wanted to take the opportunity to escape quickly, but he didn¡¯t expect that he would run into a car ident on the way to the airport. This must be fate. He never expected to even see her in an ident. ¡°No, I beg you¡­¡± she murmured. Enrico pulled the car to the side of the road and got out. He then opened the door to the backseat of the car. Just when he was about to drag this troublesome woman out of the car, his eyes stopped on her huge abdomen. Ava tightly held her stomach while she was still half unconscious as if she was suffering from pain. The baby in her¡­ It was Damien¡¯s child! N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. If he had her, that would mean he got his hands on Damien¡¯s possession, right? What was more, this woman had lost her memory. It would be really easy to manipte her. With that thought in his mind, Enrico closed the door again and returned to the driver¡¯s seat. He checked out the nearest hospital address and sped away. In the backseat of the car, Ava¡¯s groans were getting louder. Her painful moans were also bing frequent. She was having birth contractions at this point. While she tossed and turned in pain, she seemed to see a vision in front of her. She was in an exquisite mansion. There stood a man with his back to her. He said coldly, ¡°A woman like you don¡¯t deserve to be my wife.¡± She was extremely disappointed. She turned around and wanted to leave, but she was rebuked even more heavily. ¡°Didn¡¯t you marry me because I¡¯m wealthy? If you walk away now, you won¡¯t get anything.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true¡­ It¡¯s not what you think¡­¡± Ava desperately tried to defend herself, but she could not say a word. That man used the most insulting words to mock her, but she could only endure being humiliated. She looked up and wanted to see the man¡¯s face, but she could only see his back. It seemed that what he showed her all the white was just his back and nothing more. ¡°Ah¡­¡± She finally woke up from the nightmare because of the heart-wrenching pain in her stomach. She found herself being carried into the operating room of a hospital. Around her, there were blinding lights. Some nurses held her hand tightly while reminding her to put forth her strength. However, she had no strength at all. It seemed that all her strength in this life had long been exhausted in the endless wait for that man. But, had she got him in the end? Her mind was in a mess and she couldn¡¯t remember anything. ¡°Ah¡­¡± She grasped the railing on the bedside tightly. She felt as if her lower body was about to be torn apart but she could not exert any strength at all. She was probably going to die. It seemed that in her memory, she had already died once, so this time she didn¡¯t panic. Instead, she felt like it was a relief. Ava wasn¡¯t sure if those who were leaving this world would see lights on their way to the afterworld. But she knew it was so bright that she couldn¡¯t open her eyes. She continued to walk in the direction of the light. Then, she heard a cry of a baby. The baby¡¯s cry in her ear grew louder and louder until she had no choice but to open her eyes to search for the source of the sound. The man in front of her was holding a small baby in his arms. Seeing that she finally woke up, he quickly stood in front of her. ¡°Thank God, I thought you were going to die,¡± the man said. The light in the room was too bright. She squinted her eyes for a long time before her visions cleared up. This was probably a small hospital. The space was very narrow and even the railing of the bed that she was lying on was rusty. Her body was in so much pain that it seemed like it was on the verge of breaking. She made a slight movement and her stomach hurt like hell. The man told her, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m in a special situation now. I can¡¯t send you to a regr hospital. You fell into the sea again and were about to give birth just now. You nearly lost your life!¡±. Ava turned her head and looked at the man in front of her. She was still in a trance, ¡°You¡¯re¡­ Enrico Radbury?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 110 A Lifetime With You Chapter 110 Chapter 110 ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Did you save me?¡± He nodded and quickly held the baby in his arms in front of her. ¡°This is the child you gave birth to after suffering for such a long time.¡± Ava looked at the baby with her head tilted. The baby was crying. She remembered that when she was passed out; it was the baby¡¯s cry that pulled her back. Even if she did not remember anything and the person whom she trusted most had lied to her¡­At least she still had someone. She still had this child. She was going to burst into tears. Enrico quickly said, ¡°It¡¯s a boy and he looks like you.¡± She smiled with tears in her eyes. He was such an adorable baby. He was red all over and his eyes were half-closed. It wasn¡¯t possible to determine who the baby looked like. The pain in her body was not relieved by the arrival of the newborn. She only spoke a few words with Enrico and she already felt exhausted. Enrico asked her, ¡°Your current condition is not very good and the medical facilities in this small hospital are limited. I should contact Selden and bring you to a bigger hospital.¡± She quickly stopped him. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Enrico was taken aback. ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t contact Selden.¡± When Enrico saw the strange expression on her face, he guessed that something must have happened between the both of them. While she was passed out, she was muttering to herself. His heart jolted as he asked, ¡°Did you recall something?¡± ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t know. No matter what, I don¡¯t want to see Selden now. In fact, I don¡¯t want to see anyone.¡± Enrico could only give up when he saw how determined her attitude was. ¡°So, what are you going to do next? I¡¯m wanted by all over the world now and I can¡¯t take good care of you,¡± he said. ¡°I don¡¯t want to go anywhere.¡± Under her gentle patting, the child gradually stopped crying. He seemed to have fallen asleep. She gazed at this little face, and her heart was full of sorrow. It turned out that Selden was not the father of this child. Then who was his father? She recalled the pieces of memories that shed in her mind when she fell into the sea. It seemed that she had a bad marriage in the past. The person with his back facing her¡­Who was he? This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Enrico, since you knew me in the past, can you tell me what really happened?¡± By the sea. It had been almost a week since Ava fell into the ocean. Damien stood at the edge of the road where she fell off from. He had been standing like this for the past few days like a statue. It seemed that fate was not willing to give him a chance. He used to be so mean to her, yet she still clung to him and never left. But now, she didn¡¯t even leave him any hope. ¡°Damien, aren¡¯t you going to give up yet?¡± Selden asked. After the ident, the local government urgently repaired the guardrails along the coast and the workers worked day and night to strengthen them.¡± Damien was the only one standing in this ce, and no one dared to approach him. ¡°You said that she lost her memory and doesn¡¯t remember me?¡± Damien suddenly raised his head and asked Selden who was behind him. Selden¡¯s face was as pale as a paper. ¡°What¡¯s the point of asking that at this moment?¡± ¡°Tell me truthfully. This time you are also hiding her from me, right?¡± ¡°I only lied to you once.¡± Selden smiled bitterly. ph If he had known that this would be the oue, he would rather Ava never looked at him ever again instead of lying to her. He always thought that time could change everything. It turned out that lying always had its consequences. After a long time of searching, the rescue team almost gave up. There were people who drowned every year. And it was always nearly impossible to differentiate the bodies. In fact, her body must have had already sunk to the deepest part of the sea by this time. However, Damien was not willing to give up. He transferred more professional rescue personnel from the country and surrounded the beach. Every time he fished a corpse out of the sea, he would run over to identify it as if he had gone mad. In the past seven days, the rescue team had managed to pull up five corpses. Some of the corpses had long since rotted away while some had already been reduced to a pile of bones. O Every one of these bodies was extremely terrifying. As for Ava, she didn¡¯t even appear in his dreams once! The weather at the beach turned from sunny to windy. Sometimes it became stormy out of a sudden. It was unpredictable. Damien often stood by the seashore alone for a whole day. Time seemed to stop here. He often felt that she seemed to have never left him. When he opened his eyes, he could see her standing not far away from him with a bright smile. However, the people around him kept repeating the same words to him, ¡°Mr. Radbury, you should pull yourself together.¡± Even his parents came to talk some sense into him. ¡°You¡¯ve been here all day, Damien. There are so many women in the world, why do you have to cling to one? Can¡¯t you live without Ava?¡± Karen cried her eyes out but she couldn¡¯t persuade Damien at all. There were so many people in the world¡­ But after Ava left, he felt as if his life was meaningless. Daryl hit Damien¡¯s back with his cane. He couldn¡¯t bear to see his son being so depressed. ¡°How long has it been since Enricost returned home? Now even you aren¡¯t willing to go home. Is our family going to fall apart?¡± No matter what, his parents¡¯ words didn¡¯t move him at all. Everyone thought Ava was dead since months ago. He wasn¡¯t even so depressed that time and could even go to work. But this time, it was a huge blow to him. Of course, Karen and Daryl didn¡¯t know that Damien was so focused on the business previously because he wanted to avenge Ava and take action on the Newton Family. Right now, the Newton family was already considered irrelevant in the business world. Yet, Damien didn¡¯t know what else to do. Nearly half a monthter, Dempsey informed Damien, ¡°The Newton Group used the batch of goods they got from Enrico and solved the problem on the capital chain. I¡¯m afraid that they will turn against us next.¡± Damien still didn¡¯t have any reaction, and he remained silent. At this point, he had no regard for these and didn¡¯t bother to care. Dempsey continued, ¡°If we were to lose this battle, the Newtons might find a way to get their hands into the jail. Then Selina Newton¡­¡± His gaze finally wavered and his eyes turned sharp. ¡°They must be dreaming.¡± For all of those who had hurt Ava, he would teach them a lesson one by one. A Lifetime With You Chapter 111 A Lifetime With You Chapter 111 Chapter 111 Four yearster. Although the Newton and Radbury Groups had beenpeting in business, the Radbury Group had been taking the lead. But it took Damien four years topletely defeat a huge company like the Newton Group. In these past four years, he had spent almost a quarter of his time in that little town by the sea. He was always staring at the sea and horizon. As for the rest of his time, he had sharpened his mind and became even ruthless. The famous Newton Group was finally done for and no longer existed. As for Selina, the woman who hurt Ava remained in jail alone forever and would never be able to see the colorful world out there anymore. Damien stood in front of the huge ss window on his office¡¯s balcony. His eyes remained as lifeless as ever, no matter what he looked at. ¡°Sir, the celebration party is about to begin.¡± Dempsey knocked on the door. He pulled himself together and followed his secretary out. Today, it was the Radbury Group¡¯s celebration for the acquisition of all the industries under the Newton Group. After four years, he finally seeded in aplishing this task. He did all of this just for her, but that was never her dream. ¡°Ava, what do you want me to do?¡± Damien thought to himself. At the banquet, Damien didn¡¯t say a word. Even the speech was handled by the General Manager. ¡°Mr. Radbury, you¡¯ve be a powerful person today.¡± Someone in the crowd sneered loudly. Everyone¡¯s eyes turned towards the corner. Today, Damien had already be a person that everybody respected and also feared. He was indeed powerful. However, Damien¡¯s expression remained unchanged. Enrico stood up from the sofa in the corner and picked up a winess beside him. Then, he slowly walked towards Damien. ¡°Damien, congrattions.¡± He clinked his ss with Damien¡¯s. However, Damien didn¡¯t seem to be bothered by him. ¡°We haven¡¯t seen each other for four years. And you¡¯re still as cold as ever.¡± Enrico wasn¡¯t bothered either. He finished the wine in one sip. He had been hiding from Damien ever since four years ago when he secretly sold the Newton Group some supplies. But due to Ava¡¯s incident, Damien had stopped chasing Enrico all over the world. Therefore, Enrico was able to enjoy a peaceful life. Their parents knew that Enrico had done something wrong and provoked Damien, so they didn¡¯t intercede on his behalf. However, they secretly transferred money to Enrico from time to time. Damien knew about it but chose to let it slide. ¡°If you¡¯re here to create troubles, the door is just to your right,¡± Damien said coldly. ¡°I came here to congratte you sincerely. Don¡¯t be so mean.¡± Damien didn¡¯t even look at him, and he asked the security guards to chase Enrico out. He didn¡¯t care if he embarrassed Enrico in front of all the guests and workers of thepany. Enrico quickly said, ¡°Wait! I have something important to tell you!¡± Damien raised his hand and signaled the security guards to hold on Enrico smiled and said, ¡°There are too many people here. We should speak in private.¡± ¡°Since it¡¯s not convenient, then there¡¯s no need to tell me.¡± Damien made a gesture and the security quickly surrounded Enrico. Seeing that he was about to be dragged out of the venue, he quickly spoke up, ¡°No matter what, I still hold 20 percent of the shares. I want to join the board of directors, so give me a position.¡± Enrico made such a request in front of the public. This made it hard for Damien to respond. Although Enrico and Damien had not been on good terms for many years, they were still brothers. Also, Enrico had at least 20 percent of the shares. The rest of the directors must agree to it. However, Damien would neverpromise this. He walked up to Enrico and said coldly, ¡°Alright, then I¡¯ll make you the manager in another one of our branches.¡± ¡°Hey, bro, are you trying to banish me away from here?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been wandering around the world for the past four years to hide from me. I¡¯m pretty sure you¡¯re quite familiar with the foreign countries.¡± ¡°Hey, hey! Damien Radbury! You can¡¯t do this to me!¡± Damien didn¡¯t bother to talk nonsense with him. He waved his hand and signaled the security guards to drive him out of the hall. It was obvious at this point that the pair of siblings were not on good terms. Damien didn¡¯t bother to uphold his brother¡¯s image in public at all. On the other hand, Enrico had never expected his own brother to be so ruthless. He thought that after all these time, Damien wouldn¡¯t be so angry with him anymore. In addition, the Newton Group was also defeated! But it seemed that there was no hope for him at all. ¡°Damien, you started this. Don¡¯t me me for being cruel.¡± Enrico stood outside the door with a cold smirk. He took out his mobile phone and sent a text message, ¡°Are you here?¡± ¡°Yeah. But I think I¡¯m lost.¡± The person from the other side of the phone replied. At this moment, Ava was standing at the terminal of the airport while looking at the busy traffic. In the past four years, she had been staying at a rural vige in a foreign country to recover. It was Enrico¡¯s arrangements. She didn¡¯t expect that the city had be so prosperous. She heard that this was the city she grew up in, yet she didn¡¯t have any memories of it. ¡°Mommy, where are we going?¡± Ava was holding a little boy¡¯s hand in hers. It was the boy¡¯s first time taking a flight. After being on the ne for more than ten hours, he was so exhausted that he could even fall asleep standing. Ava had to pick him up into her arms. ¡°Sweetheart, let¡¯s wait here for a while. Uncle Enrico ising to pick us up.¡± ¡°Uncle Enrico? Is it the handsome uncle?¡± She nodded. Soon, her son fell asleep on her shoulder. He was taller and bigger than his peers, so it was quite tough to carry him. Ava carried her son in one hand and held luggage in another. She finally found a bench by the side and sat down. In the past few years, she was not willing to contact Selden, but she couldn¡¯t recall anything or anyone. Fortunately, Enrico had given her a lot of help. However, Enrico told her that he was still being hunted down by his own brother. He only went to visit her and her child once or twice a year. Even so, she was already very grateful. Half an hourter, Enrico arrived at the airport. ¡°I have only heard of nes dying their flight. You¡¯re the first one I know to have experienced an early flight. How lucky.¡± Enrico greeted her warmly as soon as he saw her. She quickly made a ¡®shh¡¯ gesture, indicating that her child was sleeping. Enrico poked Jean Nagel¡¯s chubby little face. He smiled and said, ¡°We haven¡¯t seen each other for only half a year, but he has grown so much! What did you feed him, man!¡±N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. A Lifetime With You Chapter 112 A Lifetime With You Chapter 112 Chapter 112 ¡°Well, kids grow up very quickly. By the way, thanks for picking me up today!¡± He helped Ava carry the luggage into the car. He was so considerate that he even prepared a baby seat in the car for Jean. Ava was surprised, ¡°Why do you have this in your car? Are you married and have kids?¡± ¡°What are you talking about? I specially prepared this for my dear nephew!¡± Ava was touched. ¡°Actually, I decided to come back here by myself and didn¡¯t want to trouble you.¡± ¡°Well, even if you didn¡¯t want to trouble me, here you are! But it¡¯s fine because apart from having too much time money, I have nothing else to do.¡± Enrico was still the same old joker he was. She was a little nervous to arrive at such an unfamiliar ce at first, but now she felt more rxed. ¡°By the way, you told me on the phonest time that you are back to make peace with your brother. How did it go?¡± Ava asked. As soon as this topic was brought up, the smile on Enrico¡¯s face disappeared instantly. ¡°Uh, I think that is never going to happen anymore. I was just kicked out by him from the party.¡± ¡°Why is he like that? It¡¯s been so many years!¡± Over the past few years, Enrico had been telling Ava things about his family. All she knew was that Enrico had a powerful brother who left him no choice but to flee to other countries. Therefore, her impression of Enrico¡¯s brother was very poor. Enrico smiled helplessly. ¡°Forget about it. It¡¯s not something new. Honestly, I don¡¯t care anymore.¡± After sighing emotionally, he suddenly turned his head and mysteriously said, ¡°Ava, if there is a chance, I will introduce you to my brother.¡± ¡°Huh? For what?¡± ¡°You may be surprised to see him.¡± Ava hesitated and said. ¡°Did I know him before? Why did you never mention it to me?¡± ¡°There are things that are better left unsaid. You might be surprised when you see him one day.¡± While they were chatting, they arrived at the hotel entrance. Jean was still sleeping in her arms. Enrico carried the child in his arms carefully and muttered, ¡°This child is really heavy. You¡¯re quite strong though.¡± Ava chuckled. She had been carrying him since he was an infant! When they were booking a room at the hotel lobby, Ava was shocked to see the price, ¡°Why the hell is it so expensive? Let¡¯s go look for other hotels.¡± ¡°I¡¯m paying, why do you care?¡± ¡°Enrico, I don¡¯t want to trouble you that much! Plus I have saved up some money after all these years of work.¡± Enrico stopped her. ¡°Why do you keep forgetting that I¡¯m from a very rich family? Didn¡¯t you say you don¡¯t like my brother? Use the money then! I¡¯ll put it under thepany¡¯s ount!¡± Before Ava refused again, he had already taken the room card and walked quickly ahead with the child in his arms. She had no choice but to follow up quickly. However, she had already begun to calcte in her mind about how long it would take to pay off the debt and gratitude to this man if she stayed in such an expensive room! Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. In the Radbury Family¡¯s residence. Damien¡¯s private detective was reporting to him, ¡°Mr. Enrico went to the airport after leaving the party and picked up two people. It was a woman and a child. They went to the hotel and he still isn¡¯t out by now.¡± He frowned. ¡°A woman and a child?¡± ¡°Yes, the informant said that it was a young and beautiful woman.¡± Damien snorted coldly. Enrico didn¡¯t come back for four years. It seemed that he had found himself a wife and even had kids! However, he came back suddenly this time and announced that he wanted a position in thepany. What was he nning? Sure enough, a few hourster his mother¡¯s phone call came. ¡°Damien! You were right! Enrico is back!¡± Karen¡¯s voice was full of joy. ¡°I know, I¡¯ve met him.¡± Although Damien and Enrico didn¡¯t see each other for a few years, he knew their parents didn¡¯t really cut off any connection with Enrico. They even transferred him money and went overseas with the excuse of having a quick getaway. Damien assumed they had already met. Therefore, Damien wasn¡¯t even surprised that his mother called. After exchanging a few words, Karen brought up the request that Enrico asked for at the party as expected. ¡°Mom, he doesn¡¯t have any experience, so it¡¯s not appropriate for him to be given such a position,¡± Damien said. ¡°Who is born naturally with experience? You should at least give him a chance to learn! If you really can¡¯t give him a director¡¯s position, at least make him a manager or something!¡± Damien sneered when he heard her mother¡¯s words. Manager? After the CEO, a manager is the next highest position in the company. He couldn¡¯t believe his mother would say that like it was nothing. What would happen after that then? Was he going to be reced? But Damien was already used to the fact that his mother had always been biased towards Enrico. ¡°Damien, I¡¯m pretty sure Enrico came back here with the determination to start working hard. I¡¯ve talked to your father and the board of directors. They all agreed.¡± ¡°Since you have already asked them, why did you even bother asking me?¡± Damien hung up the call after that. He felt a little ufortable. The next morning, he decided to meet up with Enrico. Therefore, Damien directly drove to the hotel found by his detective yesterday. Unfortunately, Enrico had already left the hotel early in the morning and was nowhere to be seen. Damien turned around and wanted to leave, but he bumped into a little fellow. The little kid fell to the ground with a thud. Fortunately, he was wearing thick clothes and wasn¡¯t hurt. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± The little kid apologized in a hurry. He didn¡¯t take it to heart and reached out to help the child up. Then, when they looked into each other¡¯s eyes, both of them were stunned. Damien was surprised because this child looked like him. They were not very much alike, but they had simr features. The reason why the little boy was stunned was that he found this man very handsome. ¡°Uncle, you are so handsome!¡± He eximed. That made Damien chuckle. Being praised by a child in public was indeed a pleasant feeling. ¡°You look even more dashing when you smile.¡± Damien was dumbfounded. Instantly, his smile faded away. Since Ava left, he had stoppedughing or smiling that much. But he was easily amused by a little kid this time. ¡°Next time, be more careful when you walk.¡± He told the child. Jean nodded and said, ¡°Well, I am afraid that Mommy will be worried, so I ran too fast. I am going to find Mommy now!¡± He waved his hand at Damien and then immediately ran outside the hotel. At the entrance, a woman was waiting for Jean. ¡°I told you not to leave my side!¡± The woman comined. 2 Damien froze in his spot. A Lifetime With You Chapter 113 A Lifetime With You Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. The voice sounded so familiar. ¡°Ava.¡± He immediately chased after them. However, a group of tourists arrived at the entrance of the hotel right at this time. When Damien finally got out of the hotel, the woman was not in sight anymore. It took him some time to get across the crowd, so how could they still be there? ¡°Was it Ava?¡± ¡°Impossible, how could she possibly be here?¡± ¡°I must¡¯ve been hallucinating.¡± Damien let out a bitterugh. Four years had passed, yet he still couldn¡¯t move on and was still holding on to the thought that she might be alive. Indeed, she was nevering back again. On the other side, Ava held Jean¡¯s hand as the two of them walked to the bus station together. ¡°Mommy, I just saw a handsome man. He looks a bit like me.¡± Ava did not take it seriously. This was his first time here, of course, he would be curious about everything around him. ¡°Mommy, do you think that I might be someone to him? I felt a familiar feeling when I was with him.¡± She touched the tip of her son¡¯s nose and said, ¡°You feel a sense of familiarity with every person who is good looking, don¡¯t you? You said the same thing when you first met Uncle Enrico.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because Uncle Enrico is my best friend!¡± Jean held his mother¡¯s hand while they got up the bus It was very interesting to see the scenery of the city through the bus. In the past, he only saw the scenes through theputer screen. He was excited to see it in real life this time! ¡°Mommy, this ce isn¡¯t the same as overseas!¡± To be honest, Ava was a little surprised too as she didn¡¯t have her memories of the past. It felt like it was her first time in this city as well. They went to look for ces to rent as staying in a hotel was way too expensive. Since they were going to be here for a long time, she thought it would be better to find an affordable apartment, especially when she didn¡¯t have a job at this time. She nned to look for a job before sending Jean to a kindergarten. But if she wanted to send him to school, that meant she would need many documents for the process to go through. These were giving her a headache. She found a nice ce near the city center ording to Jean¡¯s preference. Although the price was a little high, it was still eptable. At least the transportation here was convenient Seeing that she was satisfied with the selection, the agent immediately called the landlord and got ready to sign the contract of rental. Thendlord was a middle-aged woman in her fifties. She was donned in branded bags and jewelry. But unfortunately, they were clearly fake. There were signs of fatigue in her eyes. Presumably, her days were not going well. ¡°Madam, this is Miss Nagel who wants to rent the ce. Coincidentally, both of you have the samest name!¡± The agent introduced warmly. The woman grunted weakly. She was obviously not passionate about her own job. She didn¡¯t even bother to look at her tenant from the moment she stepped in. Ava was afraid thendlord wouldn¡¯t wee her and she said, ¡°Miss, don¡¯t worry. My child and I are not loud. We are also very hygienic.¡± Only then did the woman raised her head. When she saw Ava, her eyes widened immediately. ¡°Ava? You¡¯re really back?¡± Ava was surprised. The woman grabbed her arms and tears welled up in her eyes. ¡°It¡¯s really you! You¡¯re alive¡­Oh my god!¡± Upon seeing the woman who was crying tears of joy, Ava was at a loss. The woman¡¯s behavior scared Jean, and he quickly hid behind his mother. ¡°Miss Nagel, is this a mistake?¡± ¡°Ava? I¡¯m your mother! Can¡¯t you recognize me?¡± ¡°What?!¡± With tears streaming down Jessica¡¯s cheeks, she hugged her daughter and cried so hard that Ava felt suffocated. D ¡°It¡¯s been four years. I thought you were dead. Everyone told me that you died when you were overseas. Ava, do you know how depressed I was?¡± What a small world. It turned out that they were destined to meet no matter what. Thendlord turned out to be her mother! Ava was surprised to see her cry so hard that she didn¡¯t know how to react for a long time. The woman even called out her full name with such sincerity! ¡°Are you really¡­ my mother?¡± ¡°Who do you think I am if not your mother? You¡¯re terrible¡­why didn¡¯t you give me a call to let me know you¡¯re safe?¡± At the Radbury Group When Damien returned to thepany, the voice still lingered in his mind. Did he really hear it wrongly? Did he just mistake someone else¡¯s voice for Ava¡¯s? Just as he was lost in his thoughts, someone knocked on the office door. ¡°Sir, something bad happened!¡± Dempsey rushed in. Dempsey had been working for Damien for many years and she had always been calm andposed. It was rare for her to be so flustered. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Sir Enrico is here.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. I actually wanted to speak to him.¡± Dempsey shook her head. ¡°No, he¡­ he has been appointed as the new Vice President by the board of directors.¡± ¡°What?¡± Before Damien had the time to react, Enrico had walked straight into the CEO¡¯s office. He was dressed in a white suit. However, he looked awkward as he never really dressed up so formally. Enrico adjusted his necktie and mumbled, ¡°Dad¡¯s clothes are really ufortable. I think it would be better if I dress casually to work.¡± ¡°Enrico, what do you want?¡± Damien asked coldly. Dempsey was sensible to leave before she shut the office door. Enrico sat down on the sofa casually and said with a smile, ¡°Didn¡¯t Dempsey tell you just now? I am now your employee. If there¡¯s any work, just let me know.¡± 2 ¡°The company is not a ce for you to fool around.¡± ¡°I know, that¡¯s why I learned how to put on a necktiest night. Damien, I¡¯m serious about this.¡± Damien snorted coldly. With Enrico¡¯s intelligence, there was nothing that he couldn¡¯t learn. But he¡¯s been putting up an act all these years and pretended to be frivolous just to have the public think that his brother had always oppressed him, and that was why he didn¡¯t have a say in the family business. ¡°Why are you stopping the act after so many years?¡± Damien asked coldly. ¡°Well, I¡¯m not a film graduate nor a professional actor. It¡¯s quite exhausting, to be honest. Plus, it¡¯s not my style to just sit out there and spend my family¡¯s money forever. Believe me. I¡¯ve made up my mind to work hard. Can¡¯t you just trust me for once?¡± ¡°Cut the crap and just tell me what you want.¡± Enrico smiled evilly and his eyes darkened. ¡°If I tell you I want the Radbury Group, will you give it to me?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 114 A Lifetime With You Chapter 114 Chapter 114 Damien stared into Enrico¡¯s eyes intensely and said sternly, ¡°Keep dreaming.¡± After a few seconds of staring at each other, Enrico immediately regained his usual yful attitude. ¡°I¡¯m just kidding, bro. With you holding thepany and cashing in money every second, I could literally get married and live off the rest of my life without working! But I do think it¡¯s good to dream, you know?¡± Meanwhile, in the apartment. Jessica was still crying tearfully. She urately mentioned the birthmark on Ava¡¯s body and took out a photo of her when she was a child from the room. Finally, Ava believed that she was indeed her mother. But she was still in a trance. ¡°Sorry, I¡­ I don¡¯t remember anything.¡± ¡°Mommy, it doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t remember. Let¡¯s recall bit by bit slowly!¡± Jean said obediently and sensibly from the side. Jessica nodded hurriedly. ¡°That¡¯s right! He¡¯s not wrong, let¡¯s slowly remember each and every one of them! You¡¯ve given birth to a chubby little boy! I can¡¯t believe I¡¯m a grandma now!¡± Looking at this cute little fellow, Jessica couldn¡¯t help but tear up again. Jessica sobbed and then asked, ¡°Ava, the child¡¯s father.¡± She shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t remember who his father is.¡± Jessica was taken aback. She immediately asked Jean, ¡°Little boy, how old are you now?¡± ¡°Four years old.¡± ¡°Four years old, you¡¯re four¡­ then you¡­ you are¡­¡± Jessica gasped in astonishment. ¡°Grandma, do you know who my Daddy is?¡± Jean asked curiously. Although he only had his mother ever since he was born, he was a happy kid. But having a father would not be a bad idea either. However, Jessica¡¯s face changed immediately as she spat, ¡°He is a heartless guy! Ignore him!¡± ¡°Mom, why do you say that?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s just pretend the child¡¯s father is dead! He¡¯s a horrible man!¡± 1 Anger was written all over Jessica¡¯s face. Ava was very puzzled. However, she vaguely remembered that she recalled pieces of memories when she was about to give birth. She could slightly remember that she used to have an unhappy marriage and lived an unpleasant life. And this time her mother¡¯s attitude wasn¡¯t pleasant either. Perhaps her marriage wasn¡¯t that wonderful after all. ¡°Mom, what¡¯s going on?¡± Jessica remained silent about this and she was not willing to mention a single word. Ava could not have imagined that the reason for her mother¡¯s attitude was because Damien thought she was dead after she was framed by Selina and fell into the water, and he was angry with many people at the time. Therefore, Selina and the Newtons were defeated by him while Kelly lost her career as a famous star. As for Jessica, Damien med her for being greedy and owing such a huge amount of debt, which led to Ava being kidnapped. Damien did nothing to her because she was Ava¡¯s mother. But he never spoke to her ever since. Jessica was finally able to pay off her debt. But because she had been depending on her daughter financially, she was suddenly left alone when Ava disappeared. Life had been difficult for her since then. She could only rent out this house and use the rental to survive every month. From Jessica¡¯s point of view, this was all because of Damien. She thought he was too heartless and cruel. ¡°Ava, anyway, it¡¯s wonderful that you¡¯re alive and back home. As for other things, let¡¯s talk about them later, okay?¡± ¡°Okay¡­¡± Although she felt that something was off, the woman in front of her was undoubtedly her mother. She reached out and hugged her mother tightly. When Enrico learned that Ava had found her mother, he didn¡¯t say anything else. He said apologetically, ¡°Although I know who you are, I don¡¯t know much about your mother. I couldn¡¯t contact her, so I¡¯ve never told you about her before. I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I would never me you for that! You¡¯ve helped me so much!¡± After a long conversation with her mother, she had learned about her family background, including things that happened at the Nagel family. They were almost the same as what Selden had told her. Enrico might¡¯ve felt that it was inappropriate to bring up her family¡¯s background, considering that she was an illegitimate child of her mother¡¯s affair. She wouldn¡¯t me him for this. ¡°So you have decided to move back to live with your mother?¡± Enrico asked. ¡°Yeah, my mom had been living a hard life ever since I left. I want to stay with her and apany her more, even if I don¡¯t remember anything.¡± ¡°Well then, if you have any problems, I¡¯m just one call away.¡± Ava nodded. She thought carefully and said with a smile, ¡°Although you have helped me a lot, I have a favor to ask.¡± ¡°What is it? Tell me.¡± N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. ¡°I don¡¯t have any source of ie now, so I want to find a job. I know that you must have connections here. Can you help me with it?¡± Enrico thought about it for a moment and immediately replied, ¡°No problem. I happen to have a job opportunity that you might find helpful.¡± ¡°For real?¡± She was overjoyed. The work opportunity that Enrico rmended to Ava was actually a hiring event of the Radbury Group. All along, she had heard Enrico imed to be a rich child who lived luxuriously without work. But his richness way out of her expectations! She had indeed heard of the Radbury Group from abroad, but she never expected Enrico to be from this family! ¡°My God! I must be lucky to have met such a person!¡± Standing at the door of the Radbury Group, Ava was so astonished that her jaw nearly dropped. ¡°There¡¯s something that will surprise you even moreter,¡± he said with a chuckle. ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Although this is my family¡¯s business, I don¡¯t have any say in thepany. You¡¯re on your own for finding a suitable job here. I could only inform you about the hiring event.¡± He patted Ava¡¯s shoulder with a cunning smile in his eyes. Ava nodded. This was a precious chance for her. However, she couldn¡¯t figure out why he brought her here. When she was walking towards the building, Enrico suddenly stopped. She turned back curiously and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Ava, if you enter this building and find anything different from what you imagined, don¡¯t me me for me, okay?¡± ¡°What do you mean? Why would I me you?¡± ¡°¡­It¡¯s nothing much. Let¡¯s go.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 115 A Lifetime With You Chapter 115 Chapter 115 Enrico¡¯s expression was unfathomable while he looked at Ava who was walking in front of him. At this moment, no one knew exactly what was on his mind. Perhaps, he didn¡¯t even know what he himself was thinking. Heughed and muttered to himself, ¡°You will definitely me me, but it has alreadye to this. Ava, I have no way back. So neither can you.¡± The hiring event of the Radbury Group was really eye-opening. As expected, a renownedpany did things in a formal and professional way. They remained the use of traditional resumes instead of emails. When it was time to hand in their resumes, Ava observed the people around her. Basically, everyone had a stack of files and certificates with them. She casually asked a few of them some questions and noticed that they were all from top-tier universities. But she couldn¡¯t even remember which university she graduated from. Her resume was basically nk. Sure enough, the hiring personnel took her resume and put it on the left pile. She had already observed that there was a high chance the left pile would be the ones being rejected. Right at this moment, a man suddenly came over and whispered something to the hiring personnel. The recruit immediately looked up at Ava and his expression changed slightly. Then, her resume was moved to the right. Ava turned around and saw that in the corridor not far away, Enrico was standing there. He made the shape of a heart with his fingers and pointed it to her yfully. How wonderful that she got in with his connections! Although she felt a little ashamed, she let out a sigh of relief. After the first round of selection, she had to go home and wait for an interview. She walked out with the other people who had applied for jobs here as well. Suddenly, someone in front of her shouted, ¡°The CEO ising!¡± Then the crowd suddenly quieted down. All of them automatically stood on both sides of the path and made a way in the middle. Even the candidates who came for the first time today knew what to do. Why were they acting like a king just arrived? Ava scoffed silently to herself. She stood on her tiptoes and wanted to take a look at the boss who made Enrico suffered so much. A tall figure finally appeared at the door. The man was dressed in a dark cyan suit and he walked quickly. Because of the dim light and the distance, she couldn¡¯t see his face clearly. Just as she was about to take two steps forward to take a closer look, a person beside her suddenly pulled her and pressed her head down. ¡°Are you trying to get yourself rejected from the job? Just stay still when the CEO is around.¡± As a result, she could not see the man¡¯s face. Damien walked past the hall very quickly and entered his personal elevator. He walked so fast that he didn¡¯t even notice there were so many candidates this time. After he was gone, Ava raised her head. She looked at the person beside her. She was a young girl with dimples on her face and she looked kind of cute. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Lue Cox. Just like you, I¡¯m here to apply for a job.¡± ¡°Nice to meet you. I¡¯m Ava Nagel.¡± Then, she quickly shook thedy¡¯s hand. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. Two dayster, Ava received an interview notice from Radbury Group. It was a very tedious process to apply for a job in such a renownedpany. She still had to go through many tests and assessments after the interview. One of the examiners was the hiring personnel that day. He was only in this company for three years and naturally didn¡¯t know that Ava was Damien¡¯s wife and former secretary. But Enrico already informed him that no matter what, Ava had to be approved. Therefore, Ava was still able to pass with flying colors even with a nk r¨¦sume And on that afternoon¡¯s written test, she actually finished it with ease. In the CEO¡¯s office, Dempsey reported to Damien, ¡°Sir Enricoes to work every day for sure. There is nothing unusual for now. But¡­¡± ¡°But what?¡± ¡°A colleague from the hiring department told me that at the hiring event a few days ago, Enrico used connections to make sure someone got in.¡± Damien snorted. Enrico had only been in thepany for two days, and here he was already having his own men. ¡°Which university did the person graduate from? What position did the person apply for?¡± he asked. ¡°I haven¡¯t got the specific information, but I heard that the person¡¯s resume is literally nk and she applied for the position of a clerk in the Administrative Department.¡± ¡°A clerk?¡± Damien was confused. What was the point of cing his own men in such a department? Even a janitor would be more useful in this case. ¡°Find out that person¡¯s information and send it to me.¡± Dempsey nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± She was very efficient. Less than ten minutester, she received Ava¡¯s material from the personnel department and sent it to him. Damien took a look at it and he was taken aback. ¡°Ava Nagel?¡± There were no photos on her file, no age, and no schooling information. There was only a simple name and self-introduction. Her name was actually Ava Nagel! He sneered, ¡°What is he trying to do by having this person use this name? Does he take me for a fool?¡± ¡°Sir, Miss Nagel got the first ce in the written test.¡± Dempsey handed her answer sheet to Damien. The handwriting was beautiful, and¡­ it was almost the same as her handwriting! The folder in his hands fell to the ground in an instant. He immediately rushed out of the office, but he didn¡¯t know where to go. ¡°Where is this girl now? Find her for me!¡± There was a contact number on the information list. Damien immediately dialed the number. ¡°Hello? Who is this?¡± On the other end of the phone was a child¡¯s voice. Damien was taken aback. ¡°I¡¯m looking for¡­ Ava Nagel.¡± ¡°Mommy is taking a bath now. You can call herter.¡± ¡°¡­Okay.¡± It turned out to be a child, and¡­ the child just called her mommy. What was going on? Damien felt that he was probably out of his mind. It was just the same name. There must be many people with the name Ava Nagel in this world, right? However, even if it was just a glimmer of hope¡­even if he knew he might be disappointed in the end, he wanted to see it with his own eyes. He followed the address that was filled out on the information list. He suddenly realized that the address was Jessica Fuller¡¯s residence. Could it really be her¡­? He hesitated before knocking on the door. The door didn¡¯t open, but a child¡¯s voice came from inside, ¡°Mommy? Is that you?¡± Seeing that there was no answer outside the door, he asked again, ¡°Is that Grandma?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 116 A Lifetime With You Chapter 116 Chapter 116 ¡°It¡¯s¡­it¡¯s me.¡± He hesitated. ¡°Who are you?¡± Damien didn¡¯t know how to introduce himself out of a sudden. Why was there a kid? Could it be that this child was¡­ Before he could ask, the child inside said, ¡°Sir, who are you looking for? My grandmother went out to y chess with her friends. Mommy went downstairs to throw the garbage. She hasn¡¯te back yet, so I can¡¯t open the door for a stranger.¡± This child was very sensible. He thought for a while and asked through the door, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t tell you! You first, what¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°I am Damien Radbury.¡± Jean tilted his head and thought for a while. Then he shouted, ¡°I don¡¯t know you! My mommy doesn¡¯t know you either! My Grandma probably doesn¡¯t know you too!¡± Listening to the innocent voice of the child in the door, he couldn¡¯t help but smile again. He hadn¡¯t smiled like this for a long time, and his mood was lifted in an instant. He suddenly recognized the little kid. It was the voice of the child he met at the hotel that day. ¡°Is your mommy Ava Nagel?¡± he asked. Before the child inside answered, a suspicious voice sounded behind him. ¡°How do you know my name?¡± Hearing this familiar voice, he was stunned and almost did not dare to turn around. It had been four years. The voice had lingered in his mind over and over again. He never forgot this voice no matter what. Ava Nagel, it was really her. ¡°Who are you? Why are you at my door?¡± She took a cautious step back. Damien turned around and saw the woman in front of him. She was wearing a silk nightgown and her hair was wrapped in a towel. She looked just like a housewife. She used to be like this when she was at home. She didn¡¯t like to dry her hair, so she used to lie on his legs with wet hair and asked him to dry it for her. He smiled. ¡°Ava, you are really here.¡± ¡°You know me?¡± Looking at her strange and distant eyes, he froze. ¡°Ava, don¡¯t you remember me?¡± He took a step towards her. ¡°Why should I remember you? Who are you? Hey¡­ Stay back!¡± She retreated in panic. He reached out, and she was in his arms the next thing she knew. Smelling the familiar scent of her hair, he couldn¡¯t help but hug her even tighter. He missed her so much! All the emotions came stumbling back into his heart. This really wasn¡¯t a dream! He held her very tightly, as if she would disappear again if he released her. Ava, on the other hand, was in a state of utter panic. ¡°Who are you? Let me go!¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Ava cried out in panic. In order to push him away, she bit him on his shoulder. Damien didn¡¯t let go of his hand at all. The pain on his shoulder reminded him clearly that it was not a dream. Over the past four years, countless people convinced him to move on. One by one, they said to him, ¡°Ava is dead and you should probably forget her.¡± But how could he ever forget this woman? He used his fingers to brush her eyes, nose, and lips. He did not dare to use even the slightest force because he was afraid that his dream would all copse if he was not careful. ¡°Ava, why do you onlye back to me now? He spoke slowly and gently. His voice was hoarse. She was still panicking and frightened as she struggled to get out of his embrace. ¡°Sir, who exactly are you? Why are you at my house?¡± Ava looked at the closed door with concern. She was afraid that the man in front of her had bad intentions, so she immediately blocked the door. ¡°You¡­ don¡¯t recognize me?¡± Damien was surprised. Four years ago, Selden told him that she had lost her memory after the ident and she no longer remembered the people and things of the past. It seemed that she had not recalled anything. But how did she remember Jessica? With these doubts, Damien stared intensely at her. At this moment, the door opened. Jean heard the sound outside and was worried about his mommy¡¯s safety. He held an electric mosquito swatter and rushed out to hit Damien. ¡°Bad guy! Don¡¯t bully my mommy!¡± Jean was hitting Damien with all his might but because he was so small, Damien didn¡¯t even feel a thing. Damien smiled as he picked the child up. ¡°Let me go!¡± Jean shouted in mid-air. ¡°This little fellow is quite bold.¡± When he was in the hotel, he had a strange sense of familiarity. Now, it seemed that he was looking at himself in the mirror. ¡°Let go of my son!¡± Seeing that her son was being carried by a stranger, Ava immediately rushed over and bit hard on his arm. He had to put the child on the ground since it was quite painful. ¡°I don¡¯t remember you being so fiercest time,¡± Damien chuckled. He didn¡¯t look angry, but he was smiling warmly instead. It was a total contrast from his cold appearance and this stunned Ava. ¡°Who the hell are you?¡± Ava carefully held her son in her arms and took a few steps back. She was very much on guard, and Damien couldn¡¯t get any closer. It seemed that she really did not remember him. But he didn¡¯t mind, because she was back now and that was all that mattered. He felt like the happiest man alive! ¡°My name is Damien Radbury.¡± ¡°Damien¡­¡± ¡°You can forget it once, but you can never forget my name ever again.¡± Ava felt that the name Damien was very familiar, as if she had heard of it somewhere. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not recall anything. In fact, she was starting to have a headache. ¡°Did I know you before?¡± She asked. ¡°Well, if I¡¯m not wrong, I¡¯m the father of your child.¡± ¡°That is impossible!¡± Ava¡¯s eyes widened suddenly. Jean even raised his head in surprise and looked at the man in front of him. This person was Jean¡¯s father? How was that possible? Her headache was getting more intense. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Damien asked when he noticed her strange behavior. However, she panicked and continued to retreat until there was no ce for her to hide. ¡°I don¡¯t remember you.¡± She grabbed her son¡¯s hand and quickly opened the door and walked in. Then, she closed the door and locked it. Outside the door, Damien didn¡¯t know what to do. He knocked on the door, and a voice sounded from inside, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t want to see you now. Please leave!¡± Ava¡¯s resistance to him waspletely out of expectation. But since she couldn¡¯t remember him, he shouldn¡¯t push her too hard. No matter what, she was back. They would have plenty of time in the future. On the other side of the door, Ava¡¯s knees went weak and she fell to the ground. Jean didn¡¯t understand what was going on. He leaned over and asked her, ¡°Mommy, is he really my daddy?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 117 A Lifetime With You Chapter 117 Chapter 117 ¡°¡­ ¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± Four years ago, she seemed to have remembered something when she fell into the sea due to a car ident and she was rescued by Enrico. She seemed to be in love with a man who had treated her badly. Was Damien the man that she had forgotten? In thest four years, she had asked Enrico about what she had forgotten. However, Enrico never opened his mouth. ¡°Just let bygones be bygones. You should just let it go.¡± Since the human brain wasplicated, if her brain had chosen to forget it, she assumed that it must be unpleasant memories. Jean sighed. Ava too couldn¡¯t remember much as she had amnesia. Jean tilted his head and thought about the gentleman who stood by the door. He liked him the moment he saw him, and he was really good-looking. It would be nice if he was his dad. ¡°Mommy, you¡¯re sweating a lot!¡± Jean was surprised that his mom was pale and sweat was dripping from her forehead. She seemed to be scared of that gentleman, but he didn¡¯t look scary at all! Ava tried to calm herself down, but the more deep breaths she took, the faster her heart was beating. Her headache was terrible as if someone was hammering her head. Chaotic fragments of images were popping up in her mind. ¡°Mommy? Mommy?¡± Jean¡¯s voice rang in her ear and she forced a smile, ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­¡± She fell heavily on the floor in the next second and she couldn¡¯t stand up Jean was scared out of his wits. What should he do? His grandmother was not at home at the moment. He couldn¡¯t wake her up and he opened the door quickly, hoping that Damien was still there. However, he had left. Jean did not have time to ponder around, he didn¡¯t even put on his shoes and ran out quickly. ¡°Someone! Help! Help!¡± Damien was walking into the elevator when he heard a child¡¯s scream all of a sudden, and he hurriedly came out from it. ¡°Mr Radbury, my mommy has fainted!¡± At the hospital. After Damien sent Ava to the hospital, the doctor exined to him that there were blood clots in her brain that were pressed against her nerves. It was due to the ident from years ago and this might be the cause of her amnesia as well as her headache and fainting. ¡°Does your mommy have headache oftenly?¡± Damien asked Jean. Jean shook his head, ¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve seen Mommy like this.¡± He sat by the bed quietly and watched Ava as she was still in coma. Her face was still the same in his memory, nothing had changed in her face other than a scar on her neck even four years had passed. Although it looked frightening, it was not that obvious. This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°What is this scar?¡± Damien asked Jean. Jean shook his head. It happened when the crazy woman, Selina, threatened Ava with a dagger and even cut her neck. How would Jean know about the incident if Ava didn¡¯t even remember it? Damien¡¯s fingers touched the scar on her neck gently and slowly. She must have suffered a lot when he was not by her side in these few years. He didn¡¯t do anything even though he had promised to protect her for the rest of her life. ¡°Ava, no one would hurt you from now on, not even me.¡± He whispered to her. She seemed to be waking up as she moved slightly. He tightened his fist. It turned out she was only changing her position in her sleep. She was beautiful even when she has her eyes closed. Although he had seen many pretty women, none of them could match up to her. He couldn¡¯t hide his smile as he thought of it. Jean stood aside and looked strangely at the Theodore. First, he was frowning and mumbling to himself. But now, he was smiling. 2 ¡°Mr. Radbury, mommy will be fine, right?¡± He asked. ¡°No, don¡¯t you call me Mr. Radbury.¡± ¡°What shall I call you?¡± Damien turned around as he was smiling he put his hand on Jean¡¯s cheeks, ¡°Call me daddy.¡± He had thought about how his child would look like if he was to have one. He was excited when he found out that Ava was pregnant. He couldn¡¯t sleep well for several nights, as he was thinking of how to be a father even in his dreams. However, he had a four-year-old son in the blink of an eye without experiencing the trouble of changing diapers and milk feeding. His son was much cleverer than the children of the same age. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± As Damien noticed that Jean was not willing to call him ¡®dad¡¯, he tried to get closer to him by chatting with him. ¡°Mommy wanted me to be ordinary and my name is Jean.¡± Ava seemed to name ¡®Jean¡¯ idly. Damien touched Jean¡¯s head and he couldn¡¯t hide his smile. ¡°Mr. Radbury, let¡¯s do a paternity test.¡± Jean asked him suddenly. ¡°We don¡¯t need that.¡± ¡°But I might be your son!¡± ¡°You are my son.¡± He picked him up. There was no need for a paternity test, he was the son of both himself and Ava. How possibly could it be someone else¡¯s? She made a noise and finally opened her eyes while still lying on the bed. She saw a dazzling halo as she opened her eyes. The man¡¯s figure that appeared was almost the same as the man she had in her dreams, but she couldn¡¯t see his face clearly. She wanted to touch his face and subconsciously reached out her hand. Damien put Jean down and quickly held her hand. She smiled as the warmth from his palm made her feel at ease. The dream was nice as sheid idly without worry. Her sight became clear gradually and the man¡¯s face in front of her was distinct. She was stunned as she noticed that he was the man that appeared in front of her door. ¡°Why are you here?¡± She sprung up immediately. She looked around and found out that she was in the hospital. She then asked him swiftly. ¡°Why am I here?¡± ¡°You fainted and Jean ran out to look for me.¡± Damien exined to her. She was relieved when she saw her son stood by her bed safely. She then looked up at the man who was sitting on the edge of her bed. Was he the man in her dreams and could he really be Jean¡¯s father? Was it because of him that she suffered from the marriage? Ava thought of how her mother, Jessica was being secretive when she asked about Jean¡¯s father. She even recalled Enrico¡¯s words, ¡°It¡¯s better off not knowing about it.¡± Needless to say, everything was pointing to her that this man was dangerous and she had to avoid him. ¡°Do you know me?¡± Damien nodded. ¡°Are we married?¡± He nodded again. A Lifetime With You Chapter 119 A Lifetime With You Chapter 119 Chapter 119 ¡°I am still married to Ava. Don¡¯t tell me that Miss Burton doesn¡¯t know that I have a wife?¡± Karen sensed that something was off in his tone as she tried to salvage the conversation, ¡°That was in the past, Damien is single now¡­¡± Damien interrupted his mother in an instant, ¡°Miss Burton, if you don¡¯t mind being my mistress, then I wouldn¡¯t mind continuing the cooperation with your father.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Florence stood up straight away, ¡°Do you think Ie here today just for the sake of our business?¡± ¡°Amercial marriage between two families is basically a business rtionship.¡± Damien was being blunt in his words. Hence, it made Madam Burton and Florence embarrassed. He then smiled teasingly, ¡°However, I¡¯m afraid that Miss Burton would suffer as there are quite an amount of blind dates that my mother had set up for me. There are around twenty of them, Miss Florence. Would you mind to be the eighteenth or neenth mistress?¡± ¡°Damien, how dare you humiliate me?¡± Florence was shamed in front of the elders. As it was improper to lose her temper on the spot, she could only throw some words and left. Madam Burton felt abashed and followed right behind her and left immediately. Karen was furious, ¡°Why did you have to say such harsh words? You shouldn¡¯t drive her away like that, regardless of anything!¡± ¡°Gringots Financial Holdings had a good rtionship with the Newton family. Now that I¡¯ve defeated the Newton family, so Gringots Financial Holdings is suffering. Here they are trying to form a rtionship with the Radbury family, so they offered their daughter¡¯s hand in marriage. Mom, don¡¯t you see what they¡¯re trying to do?¡± ¡°But¡­ even if that¡¯s the case, how can we be rivals for eternity? Gringots Financial Holdings is interested in befriending us, I think Florence is well educated and pretty, so she¡¯s a good match for our family as well. I just want you two to befriend each other.¡± Damien stood up, ¡°I¡¯ve known her for a long time.¡± ¡°But why did you¡­¡± Damien and Florence had known each other since he and Ava had just married. He had some misunderstandings with Ava at that time, and he went to the bar to have a drink just to avoid her. That night, he met Florence in the bar. They were merely having conversations, but Ava caught them when she went to the bar to look for him. It was the first conflict that broke out after they married. Since then, he rarely went home. Florence thought that she had a chance to get closer to him, and she went to find to him again and again. She didn¡¯t hesitate to use dirty tricks to seduce him. He considered the Gringots Financial Holdings respectable, and he didn¡¯t embarrass her overtly. After several years, he didn¡¯t expect that Florence was still determined on chasing him. ¡°Mom, you don¡¯t have to worry about me. I won¡¯t date anyone except Ava.¡± Damien then walked straight out of the living room. Karen was upset as she stood behind him. She called out to him, but he ignored her. Enrico leaned against the pir of the door with a mischievous look on his face as if he had been expecting some conflicts. ¡°Oh brother, mom is just concerned about your marriage. Since you are not young anymore, it¡¯ll be good to marry someone with a simr status to our family.¡± Damien sneered coldly. ¡°Since you like Florence so much, why don¡¯t you marry her instead of me?¡± He walked away just after he finished his words and left Enrico with an unpleasant expression. Erico took out his phone and saw a message that Ava sent, ¡°I have some questions to ask you, can we meet now?¡± Enrico couldn¡¯t help but smiled as he replied and typed swiftly with his fingers, ¡°Okay.¡± In the cafe. Ava hurriedly arrived at the cafe where Enrico had been waiting for her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I asked to see you sote at night.¡± She said apologetically. ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m free anyway.¡± Enrico handed over the coffee that he had ordered for her earlier. She thanked him immediately after. ¡°You don¡¯t look well. What happened?¡± He asked. ¡°I fainted at home a few hours ago and I just got discharged from the hospital.¡± ¡°Fainted? What¡¯s wrong?¡± Enrico looked concern. She quickly waved her hands, ¡°I¡¯m fine, but¡­ I met someone before I fainted.¡± ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡°He said his name is Damien.¡± Enrico was taken aback. He had presumed that she would meet Damien when she came back. However, he didn¡¯t expect it to happen so soon. Suddenly, he felt a little displeased. ¡°What did he say to you?¡± Enrico lowered his head and pretended to pick up a tea spoon and stirred his coffee. ¡°He said he is Jean¡¯s father.¡± ¡°What do you think about that?¡± Ava noticed that he was not surprised, as if he had known about it all along. She asked, ¡°Do you know about Damien? Why didn¡¯t you mention him before?¡± ¡°Since I¡¯ve known you in the past, of course, I know him. I didn¡¯t want to tell you because I don¡¯t want you to be sad when you recall your memories of the past.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. ¡°Because my surname is Radbury and so is he.¡± Enrico¡¯s eyes flickered, and he raised his head right after. She was stunned by his words. She should have thought of this earlier, as both of their surnames were Radbury. It couldn¡¯t be a coincidence, as Radbury was not amon surname. ¡°Did you intentionally approach me? What is your motive?¡± Ava clenched her fists on the quiet. ¡°Ava, getting close to you isn¡¯t my intention. It is just a coincidence that I saved you at the beach.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the rtionship between you and Damien?¡± Enrico chuckled, ¡°Do you still remember? I¡¯ve told you many times that I have a brother.¡± Ava was astounded once again. Long ago, Enrico had mentioned how he did not have a permanent ce abroad because his brother had been trying to oppress him. The rich families only cared about their fame and they had never priorities their flesh and blood. They only cared about profits. Moreover, they only strived for power, family properties, and shares. She remembered Enrico telling her about these things, she even scolded his elder brother for him as she felt the injustice for Enrico. She didn¡¯t expect the truth to be this way. ¡°So, Damien is your brother? Which means, I¡­ I am¡­¡± ¡°You were my sister-inw.¡± ¡°Were?¡± ¡°The two of you had a stormy rtionship, and you even nned a divorce long before.¡± Enrico took out his phone and look for a photo from his phone album. He then ced it in front of her. ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°This is the divorce agreement between you and my brother, I found it at home and took a picture of it secretly.¡± Ava looked down at his phone. Her signature was on the divorce agreement but Damien¡¯s was missing. She was quite confused. Enrico exined to her, ¡°At the time, you were deeply hurt and wanted to leave. Thus, you signed the divorce agreement. But he refused to let you go and therefore, you were the only one who signed it.¡± ¡°Since we have a stormy rtionship, why didn¡¯t he let me go?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 120 A Lifetime With You Chapter 120 Chapter 120 This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Of course it is because you were pregnant with his child.¡± Ava couldn¡¯t remember anything that had happened in the past. Enrico¡¯s story sounded foreign, as if she was listening to someone else¡¯s story. Enrico then continued, ¡°When you were pregnant with your first child, you had a miscarriage that resulted from heartbreak. Damien was fooling around with other women outside. Even your half sister is involved with him. While you were upset at home, he was out there having scandal¡­¡± Her hand trembled, and she almost knocked over the coffee in front of her. It turned out that a lot of things had happened in the past. However, why did Damien look at her so profoundly when she was in the hospital? Did he act this way for the sake of the child? ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me about these things when you know it all along!¡± ¡°Of course I knew it all along, but it¡¯s the best for you not to remember those unpleasant memories. I couldn¡¯t bear to expose you to your sorrowful past again.¡± Enrico¡¯s eyes were filled with sincerity, and he didn¡¯t seem to be lying. What he said has matched with some of the fragments in her memories. However, she was unwilling to believe it. How could she fall in love with such a horrible man? ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, the rumor between him and Selina hit the headlines. Although time has passed, I believe you can find it through the inte.¡± Enrico took out his phone and typed Damien and Selina¡¯s names. As expected, he saw the news from a few years ago. Back then, the media had addressed the Newton family¡¯s eldest daughter, Selina Newton, as the ¡®fiancee¡¯. She felt her headache again. ¡°Selina Newton¡­ Selina Newton¡­ I think I might have seen her before.¡± Ava held her head in her hands as her headache worsen, and some of the blurred memories had gradually be clear. She remembered that Selden told her something happened at the dock and she fell into the sea, which caused her to have amnesia. She remembered there was another woman on the dock with her¡­ ¡°Back then, Selina was the one who wanted to kill you, so that she could be together with Damien. However, her misconduct was exposed and everyone thought that you were dead when you fell into the sea. Later on, my brother sent Selina to prison and saved his reputation. After that, the incident was considered settled.¡± Enrico flipped through the news report and ced his phone in front of her. She couldn¡¯t deny the news even if she wanted to, as it was printed in ck and white. ¡°She wanted to kill me?¡± ¡°The scar on your neck is the proof.¡± Ava subconsciously touched the scar on her neck. She always wanted to know about the scar, it turned out that this was the truth. It turned out that the cause of everything was because she fell in love with the wrong man and even married him. No wonder Selden would rather lie than tell her the truth, and it was hardly surprising that Enrico had always been ambiguous around her. It turned out that the truth was rather unbearable. ¡°Well, thank you for telling me.¡± She stood up and stumbled to the door. Enrico said to her, ¡°Ava, you probably don¡¯t want to hear me calling you sister-inw. I hid it from you in hopes that you can forget the past and live a happy life after all these incidents.¡± She stopped and turned around. ¡°Enrico, you¡¯re not lying to me just because you hate your brother, are you?¡± Enrico halted and smiled, ¡°Of course I won¡¯t! We¡¯ve known each other for so long and you still don¡¯t trust me?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t trust you as I don¡¯t remember anything about the past, and the both of you tell a different story. I can¡¯t believe any of you.¡± She then walked out without dy. It waste when Ava returned home, and Jean had fallen asleep in his bedroom. Jessica had juste back from hanging out with her buddies for the whole night. Seeing that Jessica had just returned, Ava quickly asked, ¡°Where have you been? Why did you leave Jean alone at home?¡± She shook her head and fell on the sofa. She was so exhausted that all her energy had been drained, so she didn¡¯t even bother to move. From her expression, Jessica noticed that something was wrong, and Ava even had a ster on the back of her hand. It was to stop the IV wound from bleeding, so Jessica quickly asked, ¡°What happened to you? Are you okay?¡± ¡°Mom, please tell me the truth.¡± ¡°Uh¡­ about what?¡± Jessica felt somewhat guilty, ¡°I just went out with my friends. I didn¡¯t gamble, and I didn¡¯t lose any money either!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not asking you about that, I just want to know why did I marry Damien?¡± Jessica was astounded, ¡°You¡­ you remember that? Do you have your memories back?¡± ¡°No. One of my friends told me something today.¡± She was relieved and said with hemmed and hawed, ¡°You were married to Damien Radbury because¡­ because you two were a perfect match.¡± ¡°I¡¯m your daughter, the illegitimate daughter of the Nagel family. How could we be a perfect match? Mom, tell me the truth!¡± Jessica had no choice but to spit out the truth after being interrogated by Ava. She exined to her the ins and outs of how she had drugged Damien back then, how she nned for Ava and Damien to be intimate with each other, and how she had asked the Radbury family to take responsibility. She was afraid that Ava would me her, and she quickly said, ¡°Don¡¯t reprimand me! You rebuked me right after you knew the truth before you lost your memory back then! Besides, you married him willingly!¡± Ava smiled bitterly, ¡°So that¡¯s the truth.¡± It turned out that she was the one who had used despicable tricks to marry Damien. No wonder he looked down on her, and Enrico said he would still have mistresses even after their marriage. It was not surprising that she had ended up in such a terrible state. ¡°I didn¡¯t have a good life after marriage, did I?¡± ¡°The Radbury Family are not good people, not to mention they¡¯re all snobs! Ava, we should let bygones be bygones, and since you can¡¯t remember anything, let¡¯s forget about it, alright?¡± Jessica felt resentful towards Damien all this while, so she didn¡¯t continue to tell her what happenedter on. 2 At Ava¡¯s funeral, the elders of the Radbury family didn¡¯t shed a tear as they only cared if their son was fine. On the other hand, Jessica didn¡¯t really care about Karen. She didn¡¯t want to be involved with the Radbury family anymore. ¡°Ava, we¡¯ll live a peaceful life together from now on. We don¡¯t have to think about those heartless people, okay?¡± 10 Ava nodded, and her heart ached when she saw tears welling up in her mother¡¯s eyes. Indeed, she might not want to return to the past, and thus her head suppressed the old memories. She would look towards the future instead. She hugged her mother tightly and silently for some time. Two dayster. Ava received Radbury Group¡¯s final interview notice. She hesitated on whether she should go for it. After all, the job had been introduced by Enrico, the family member of Radbury family. Wasn¡¯t Damien the CEO of the Radbury Group? How could she work under Damien¡¯s eyes? A Lifetime With You Chapter 121 A Lifetime With You Chapter 121 Chapter 121 These two days, she had been looking at the recruitments of otherpanies. For someone who had amnesia like her that couldn¡¯t even write a decent resume, all the resumes she sent out were in vain. Moreover, she was a single mother. It was difficult for her to find a job in which she could get off work early and had the weekend off. ¡°Radbury Group has tens of thousands of employees, and I¡¯m just applying as a clerk. How could I possibly attract the attention of the CEO? I think I won¡¯t even see him once in a year!¡± Ava thought about this and finally decided to try for the job interview again. Not to mention she had no working experience and she would most probably fail the second interview. When Ava walked into the Radbury Group¡¯s building, she knew that there were very capable people in the interview here today. The best of the best were being selected from thousands of applicants who made it through the first round. Although she didn¡¯t know how she managed topete amongst the group of top students from well- known universities, she assumed she was selected as a form of tokenism. ¡°Oh gosh, it is truly a big company, even a position of a clerk ispetitive!¡± dy eximed while standing next to her in the waiting line for the interview. Ava nced at thedy, and it was the same person that she met in the interview hall the other day. ¡°Lue Cox, is that you?¡± She remembered her name. This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org. Lue turned her head and recognized her at once, ¡°It¡¯s the beautifuldy from the other day! What a coincidence, are we applying to work in the same department?¡± She nodded and she caught a glimpse of Lue¡¯s resume, and she was shocked to find out that Lue graduated from one of the top 3 renowned universities. It was just a basic clerk position, did it require such a high education qualification? Lue scratched her head embarrassedly, ¡°I¡¯ve just graduated this year and I don¡¯t have any working experience. My dad said that there¡¯s a high chance of promotion in a bigpany, so I must make it past the second interview!¡± Looking at her self-satisfied look, Ava couldn¡¯t help butugh. She was just a few years older than Lue but she did not remember how she was when she had just graduated from university. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s my turn. I¡¯m going in for the interview!¡± Lue quickly cheered for herself when she heard her name being called. orty. Ava wished her luck as well. Not long after Lue entered, she heard some people mored outside and everyone was looking in the same direction, unknowingly to what happened. She tiptoed to try to peek, but there were too many people around. The man standing next to her was 1.9 meters tall, so she couldn¡¯t see anything. She heard someone in the crowd whispered, ¡°How could it be? Why is he here?¡± Everyone became silent all of a sudden, as if they had a special tacit. Lue came out after ten minutes, and her face was as pale as a sheet. Ava quickly held her and asked, ¡°How was it?¡± Lue seemed to be in great shock and she didn¡¯t answer Ava for some time. Ava had already thought that she would most definitely fail this interview. Even a top student from a famous university like Lue had failed in applying for the job as a clerk in the administrative department. She would most likely fail miserably then. She couldn¡¯t help but sigh when she thought about it. Lue held her hand and said, ¡°Guess who I just met in there?¡± ¡°Uh, who is it?¡± Lue¡¯s lips were trembling as the person who was in the interviewing panel made her scared out of her wits. She still couldn¡¯t say the person¡¯s name after a long while. At this moment, Ava¡¯s name was being called. She quickly let go of Lue¡¯s hand and walked into the interview hall without any dy. As she was nervous, she didn¡¯t dare to look up when she entered and she bowed deeply to the interviewers. ¡°Hello, I am Ava Nagel. The position that I applied for is the clerk of the Administration Department.¡± The interviewer who sat on the far right was around during the first interview. Since he had only been in thepany for a few years, he didn¡¯t recognize Ava, who was the former wife of the CEO. He flipped Ava¡¯s resume and asked in surprise, ¡°You graduated from Colombas University in Finance. You were even an executive manager of an advertisingpany, why did you apply for the clerk position?¡± Ava was stunned since she didn¡¯t remember that she wrote all these in her resume. She didn¡¯t even remember which university that she graduated from. The interviewer must have taken the wrong resume. As she was looking up, and about to exin herself, she froze on the spot. The person sitting in the middle of the interviewers was thepany¡¯s CEO, Damien Radbury! Why was he here? Why was the CEO in the interview of grassroots workers? Ava was so surprised that she couldn¡¯t say a word after a long time. The interviewer called her name once again. She came back to her senses, but her eyes were fixed on Damien. However, Damien was expressionless, and he didn¡¯t even raise his head to look at her. He put down the folder in his hands and told the interviewer next to him, ¡°Miss Nagel graduated from the same university as me, we are ssmates.¡± Even though a few of the interviewers didn¡¯t know who Ava was, since the CEO had spoken, they understood his meaning without exnations. Everyone couldn¡¯t understand why the CEO came to the grassroots interview, but from the beginning of the interview session until now, this was the only sentence he had said and he even answered on behalf of the candidate. ¡°Sir, Miss Nagel applied for the clerk position. Isn¡¯t that somewhat inappropriate?¡± The interviewer asked cautiously. His eyes inadvertently and nced at Ava¡¯s face as he replied faintly, ¡°I think it¡¯s fine.¡± For a moment, everyone didn¡¯t understand what he meant. If Miss Nagel was a friend of the CEO, she could be directly assigned as a senior executive. But if she wasn¡¯t, why would he speak on behalf of her? Ava stood there for a long time. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to get out as soon as possible. What would Damien think of hering to this interview? Would he think that she applied for the job on purpose? But only God could tell that she just really wanted a job! Later on, when the interviewer continued to ask her a few questions, she was so blurred and puzzled until she didn¡¯t remember their conversation. She just realized that her palms were covered with sweat when she walked out of the interview room. ¡°Did you see him? The CEO was there!¡± Lue said to her in a soft but excited voice. She nodded nkly. Lue smiled and said, ¡°Miss Nagel, you¡¯re just like me, you feel your legs giving out, your heart weak, and that you are about to copse when you see the CEO, right?¡± Ava nodded again, as she felt exactly the way that Lue described at this moment. She asked, ¡°Lue, you feel like that too?¡± ¡°Everyone feels the same! Who wouldn¡¯t faint when they see a handsome man as the CEO?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 122 A Lifetime With You Chapter 122 Chapter 122 Ava looked around. A few of the candidates who had had their interviews standing outside in groups while whispering to each other. Of course, their topic was about Damien. ¡°I don¡¯t know why is the president here today. But to be able to see such an admirable man, it is worth it, even if I fail the interview!¡± Lue looked infatuated. Ava was stunned again. She was nervous when she saw Damien just now. Did that mean that she was just like these young girls here, who were his fangirl? But was it possible? N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. At this moment, Damien came out of the interview room. The hall was inplete silence as soon as he came out. Ava was stupefied and froze on the ground as she watched him walk towards her. Just as she had expected about Damien¡¯s sudden appearance at the interview hall today, he was aiming for her. Ava thought that if he knew she would be working in hispany, wouldn¡¯t it be awkward for the both of them? It seemed like it was impossible for her to find a job peacefully. Perhaps she shouldn¡¯t even have shown up here today. As he walked in her direction, she contemted if she should turn around and leave or should she walk up to greet him as if nothing had happened? It was said that exes couldn¡¯t be friends, so was she considered his ex then? While she was still deep in her thoughts, Damien passed by Ava and he didn¡¯t even look at her. He walked past her and went straight to the elevator. At that moment, she was somewhat disappointed, but she felt relieved at the same time. ¡°Miss Nagel, why are you so pale?¡± After Damien left, Lue asked. Ava smiled, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Humph, really? I saw that your eyes were fixated on the president, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re in love with him!¡± ¡°Wha¡­ What do you mean?¡± Lue pointed casually and said, ¡°You see, two-thirds of the girls who applied to work here are trying to get closer to the president. When he showed up just now, everyone¡¯s eyes were gleaming with awe.¡± ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating,¡± Lu Ava rolled her eyes. Although Damien was handsome, it was an exaggeration to say that everyone was falling for him. Lue said, ¡°Of course not! If it wasn¡¯t for the chance to get closer to him, why would thesedies who graduated from well-known universities willingly apply for the grassroots clerk position, with a low sry of only a few thousand dors a month? It¡¯s because the clerk of the administrative department is the most likely to be promoted to the president¡¯s secretary office!¡± After the interview, Radbury Group asked the candidates to go back and wait for their notice. Ava had never expected the clerk position to be sopetitive, therefore, she felt like there were no hopes for her to be employed. However, a few dayster, she received an email from the Radbury Group for her employment. She hesitated, as she couldn¡¯t be sure if it was because of Damien. What would he think of her if she were to work in Radbury Group? When Jean saw that his mommy had been frowning the whole day, he said, ¡°Mommy, if you don¡¯t go to work, how can you support our family?¡± Sheughed, ¡°Hmm¡­ are you worried that mommy wouldn¡¯t be able to feed you?¡± ¡°Mommy, I think you should go to daddy¡¯spany to work,¡± Jean said to her seriously. However, Ava was still hesitating. ¡°Mommy, do you think daddy might be a bad guy? It is all just spection for now. How would you know if he¡¯s good or bad if you¡¯ve never even tried to talk to him?¡± Jean only met Damien once, but now he called him ¡®daddy¡¯ without a hitch. Ava felt ufortable when he first addressed Damien that way, but after a while, she had gotten used to it. She thought about it carefully and felt that her son¡¯s words were reasonable. Everything she knew was stories that other people had told her, even her memory could not be real, not to mention others¡¯ words. Perhaps she should have checked and taken a closer look. Ava got up early that morning. After she asked Jessica to take care of Jean, she showed up at the Radbury Group¡¯s Headquarters ording to the date of employment in the email. The high-rise building was magnificent to look at. How much wealth did someone possess to be able to own a building like this? Ava took a deep breath, and she walked into the building. It happened to be the rush hour for work and many people were waiting for the elevator. She couldn¡¯t squeeze into the elevator even after waiting for ten minutes. She nced at the time and thought, ¡°Although I won¡¯t bete for work, I should still arrive earlier on my first day so that I can leave a good impression on my colleagues.¡± However, the Administrative Office was on the 17th floor. It would be troublesome if she walked upstairs. She looked around and saw that everyone was waiting for the three elevators on the left side, there was one on the right side that no one was using. Was it broken? But there was no sign of maintenance in front of the elevator. Ava walked to the elevator and tried to press the button. The door opened unexpectedly. She was afraid that the elevator was broken and dared not go in. Just as she was about to ask others, she noticed that everyone was looking at her strangely. Four years had passed, the workers of the Radbury Group had changed, and none of the grassroots employees knew that Ava was the president¡¯s wife. ¡°Erm¡­ What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°You¡¯re new, aren¡¯t you? This elevator is specially made for the president, which leads to the 18th floor of the president¡¯s office,¡± Her colleagues told her. So that was it. Ava thought for a moment, the administrative department was on the 17th floor and the elevator led to the 18th floor. Which meant that she just needed to go down a floor using the stairs? Although it was exclusively for the president, it looked no different from other elevators. Also, was it possible for the president to take the elevator at this time? However, no one would dare to step into that elevator, and if she were to take the risk, wouldn¡¯t she be the attention of the crowd? No way! The rtionship between her and Damien wasplicated enough, so she couldn¡¯t expose that to others. It was better not to stand out too much, as she was now a grassroots worker. As she was thinking, she silently took a step back to the crowd who were for the elevators. Suddenly, she bumped into someone from behind. ¡°Oh no, I¡¯m so sorry!¡± Ava hurriedly apologized. ¡°Just go in if you want to take this elevator. Go line up for the other one if you don¡¯t. You¡¯ve hesitated long enough.¡± The voice of the man behind her was cold and familiar. She turned around and saw Damien¡¯s face. It was the first time that she stood so close to him. Since she was short, she could see his jawline when she raised her head. Ava quickly lowered her head and retreated to aside, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to use your elevator.¡± Damien didn¡¯t say much in front of the employees, he walked straight into the elevator instead along with his secretary and assistant. A Lifetime With You Chapter 123 A Lifetime With You Chapter 123 Chapter 123 As the elevator door was about to close, Damien suddenly reached out to press the door button and asked her, ¡°Are youing in?¡± Ava quickly shook her head and returned to the crowd, which was waiting for the other elevators. As the elevator door closed slowly, Dempsey asked in a low voice, ¡°Sir, Madam was¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to treat her any different, don¡¯t even mention the word ¡®Madam¡¯.¡± ¡°Yes, Sir.¡± Damien¡¯s face was expressionless, but Dempsey had figured out his thoughts. There was no need to force her since she couldn¡¯t remember anything. Everything could start over at a slow pace. It was rather smooth on the first day that Ava worked in the Administrative Office. Lue, thedy she met during the interview had been employed in the same department as her, and both of them were happy. Lue¡¯s personality was lively and cheerful, so she had familiarized herself with different departments in thepany within half a day. She quickly came over to Ava to tell her the information she had gathered. ¡°Radbury Group is a family business, and the president is the eldest son of the Radbury family. While the second son, Enrico Radbury, is appointed as the vice president not long ago. The previous head of the Administrative Department is transferred to a foreign branch, so direct supervision of the vice president. Although the president and vice-president are biological brothers, I¡¯ve heard that they are on bad terms. Thus, we have to choose our sides carefully.¡± ¡°Choose our sides?¡± Ava only wanted to work peacefully and earn her sry, so she didn¡¯t want to involve in the office politics at all. Lue said, ¡°When two brothers go head on with each other, it would be bad if we don¡¯t choose sides. I¡¯ve inquired about it. Most of the employees basically support the president. After all, the vice president had just entered thepany. Although his position is high, he has no foundation, and he likes to dilly dally. He¡¯s not as wise as the president.¡± ¡°You seem to admire Damien a lot.¡± ¡°Of course, he is a genius in business, and his legend was written in the textbook of our university!¡± Ava knew nothing about Damien¡¯s story, and she was not interested in it. However, Lue gave her a lecture for an entire hour during lunch break, hence she knew pretty much all about him now. In the beginning, the Radbury Group was founded by his father, Daryl Radbury. However, when Daryl ran thepany, the Radbury Group was nothing more than an enterprise that could barely be considered as the top in City A. 2 Until Damien graduated from university and he took over the business, he made theirpany listed, and expanded to the whole southeast of Gurana District. He then prated the Asia market and squeezed into the top ten European rich man¡¯s list. Recently, the Radbury family had acquired the famous Newton Enterprise, and no one dared to take advantage of it. Ava lowered her head and felt somewhat agitated. She couldn¡¯t believe that such a prominent man was once her husband. She still could not believe it, even at this point. In the afternoon, all the new employees of the Administrative Office were called to the vice president¡¯s office to greet him. Enrico leisurely sat on the swivel chair and greeted them casually. He pointed at Ava and said, ¡°You stay here, while the rest of you can continue your work.¡± Ava was nervous when she was being called out in front of the other employees. After everyone left, Enrico closed the door immediately and congratted her with a smile, ¡°Congrattions on bing my subordinate.¡± ¡°Why did you close the door? The others will find out that we know each other,¡± Ava said quickly. She didn¡¯t want to make herself stood out in thepany. ¡°What are you afraid of? Are you worried that others might think I¡¯m harassing you here?¡± ¡°Seriously, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Enrico was grinning cheekily, ¡°In fact, I was afraid that you wouldn¡¯te when you find out about the rtionship between you and Damien. Fortunately, you came.¡± ¡°Tell me the truth, despite knowing my rtionship with him, you still rmended me to work in the Radbury Group? Are you scheming something?¡± ¡°Bingo! I¡¯m up to something.¡± He tried his best to lead her into thepany, and of course, it was for his own sake. ¡°What are you nning?¡± Ava asked vigntly. Enrico leaned against the door with a crafty gaze. He pointed upstairs and smiled, ¡°You know best about the rtionship between me and him. Since I¡¯m alone in this company, I need someone to help me.¡± ¡°What can I do for you?¡± Ava was confused. ¡°There are many things that you can help me with, such as.¡± He smiled casually and reached out his hand to lift her chin. She immediately dodged and asked, ¡°So, you¡¯re asking me to take your side?¡± ¡°Although you and my brother have known each other for a long time, you don¡¯t remember the past, so we¡¯re considered closer from the past four years. Of course, you have to stand on my side!¡± Ava shook her head, ¡°I just want to work peacefully without getting involved in any of your schemes.¡± ¡°You need to be involved this time, cause I can¡¯t find anyone else to help me except you.¡± Enrico looked pitiful, Ava knew that he was hard to read after knowing him for a long time and she couldn¡¯t be sure if he was acting or being sincere. ¡°What on earth do you want me to do?¡± ¡°There¡¯s a safe in Damien¡¯s office and there are important documents in it. Could you steal it for me?¡± ¡°You¡¯re crazy!¡± She took two steps back as she was shocked. However, Enrico blocked the door and she couldn¡¯t get out of the room. The confidential documents were locked in the president¡¯s office, and it was impossible for ordinary people toy their hands on them. Moreover, it was even harder for her, a low-rank employee, to do SO. ¡°So, you are not willing to help me?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not up to my will, but you said it was locked in the president¡¯s office. How can I steal it?¡± ¡°Only you can do it,¡± Enrico¡¯s gaze was extremely earnest. This time, he wasn¡¯t joking. Ava was puzzled, ¡°Howe?¡± ¡°Because you are Ava Nagel.¡± N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. She had a turbulent of feelings after hearing Enrico¡¯s words, even after she left his office. Did she have to steal documents for him? Enrico saved her life and indeed helped her and her child a lot in the past few years. However, she needed to enter Damien¡¯s office to¡­ Ava hesitated to do so. How could Enrico be sure that she could steal the documents? He must have thought too highly of her. After all, he was her lifesaver. If she refused him right away, it would seem that she was conscienceless. Forget it, she would just see how things went. The next morning, the supervisor asked her to send some documents to the secretary¡¯s office on the 18th floor. She couldn¡¯t refuse the task, and she carried the documents to the secretary¡¯s office. For some reason, she felt a sense of familiarity the moment she stepped into the office. ¡°Hello, I am looking for Dempsey Bradley, may I know who it is?¡± Ava asked a colleague who was sitting at the front desk with a low voice. A Lifetime With You Chapter 124 A Lifetime With You Chapter 124 Chapter 124 When the secretary looked up, she was stunned for a moment. Although there were not many in the company that knew Ava, she had worked in the secretary¡¯s office before. After four years, there were only a few employees in the secretary¡¯s office who could still recognize her. However, they had been warned by the president to act normal around her, even if they met her in the company. Therefore, the secretary stood up and helped point out the direction to her. ¡°Thank you,¡± Ava faintly felt that the secretary was being a little too respectful to her, but she didn¡¯t think much. She got Dempsey and handed the documents to her. Dempsey smiled to her, ¡°Since these are for the president, you may send them to the president¡¯s office directly.¡± ¡°What?¡± The supervisor only asked Ava to hand over the documents to Dempsey, but didn¡¯t mention anything about handing them to Damien. She had to bite the bullet as she walked into the president¡¯s office. Damien was in a meeting via video call with a foreign client. As he saw hering in, he put a finger on his lips indicating her to keep quiet and wait for a while. She could only stand where she was and waited quietly with the documents in her hand. The stack of documents and the folders were quite heavy, so she felt tired after holding it for a while. As she was shy to put them on the table, so she had to hold onto them. Damien was still meeting with his client, and his fingers gently knocked on the table, signaling her to put the documents down. She was relieved and put them neatly on the table swiftly. At this moment, she saw a picture frame on Damien¡¯s desk. There was nothing in the frame, but a nk sheet. Ava felt strange, people would usually put a picture of someone precious to them in the frame so that they could see it from time to time. He had a picture frame, but it was empty. Damien¡¯s video meeting had finally ended, and he closed hisptop lit. ¡°Ah, sorry to keep you waiting.¡± In fact, Ava could leave directly after putting down the documents, but she didn¡¯t. He noticed that she had been staring at the photo frame, so he exined, ¡°There was a photo of you in the past.¡± ¡°What?¡± She couldn¡¯t believe any of his words; he must have made it up. He was a liar, wasn¡¯t he? Damien smiled, ¡°You were gone for so long, I was afraid that I will forget you, so I put a picture of you and look at it whenever I want. But now you are back, and why would I look at a photo when I can see you anytime?¡± How could he forget her when she was deep-rooted in his mind. He then stood up and hugged her with his arms around her waist. ¡°Ava, we can start fresh, and it doesn¡¯t matter if you have forgotten everything.¡± He spoke gently and leaned against her ears. His words were touching and made her heart fluttered. Her rationale kept her head clear as she didn¡¯t want to believe his nonsense. Although she wanted to push him away, she wasn¡¯t able to do so. In a glimpse, she saw a big safe behind where Damien was sitting. Enrico said that the file was probably locked in it, was it in there? She took advantage to move slightly to the safe while letting Damien put his arms around her waist. ¡°Ava, do you remember that you used to work in my secretary¡¯s office? I used to be a diligent worker, but I couldn¡¯t focus ever since you arrive and I wanted to keep you by my side.¡± His voice became deeper as he smelled the faint sweet perfume on her body. He had missed this familiar scent for a long time. ¡°¡­. I don¡¯t remember any of this. Could you tell me more?¡± Ava answered him casually. She wanted to get closer and observe the safe, so she had to act perfunctorily for the time being. Damien was surprised by her sudden obedience but he was d. Heughed, ¡°You¡¯ve always had misunderstandings about me in the past, we¡¯ve missed out on many things for a long time. Fortunately, it¡¯s still not toote.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Ava replied absent-mindedly and moved away gradually. Damien thought she gave him sort of approval to approach her, he then took a step closer and pressed her shoulder against the wall. She was only an arm¡¯s length away from the safe. She saw that it needed six digits of the password to open it. What numbers would a man like Damien use as a password? His birthday? Thepany¡¯s anniversary? Or the simple 123456? ¡°Your safe¡­ is quite big,¡± She was beating around the bush. However, Damien wasn¡¯t in the mood to talk about the safe He chuckled and wanted to kiss her on the lips, but he was afraid that she would refuse. He paused for a moment, ¡°You can push me away if you are notfortable.¡± Ava was stunned as she didn¡¯t understand what he meant. In the next second, his lips were an inch away from hers. He held her waist with one hand and stroked her hair with another hand. Ava was still in a daze as she smelt his faint cologne. Just before she could react, her legs gave out. She was too caught up as her body moved involuntarily. She subconsciously hooked her arms around his neck, as if her hands were meant to be there. Damien¡¯s kissing skills were not refined, but he kissed aggressively and passionately, which made her lose her breath. At that moment, a thought came to Ava¡¯s mind, ¡°My sacrifice is too big to steal a document for Enrico!¡±This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org. The next second, she regained her senses, and she shoved him away abruptly. Damien was muddled, and he did not know why she would reject him suddenly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I forced a kiss on you.¡± He said it nonchntly with a smile. At this point, he didn¡¯t seem to be angry at all. Ava¡¯s face turned red right after the kiss. She had forgotten about the safe and she rushed out with her head down. Outside the office, everyone pretended that nothing had happened and went back to work. She felt even more embarassed and ran out quickly. Enrico had been waiting for a long time in the corridor between the 17th and 18th floor. ¡°Have you seen where the documents are?¡± He stopped her. ¡°Did you intentionally set me up?¡± Ava was quite angry. Enrico noticed that her face waspletely red and after he understood what had happened, heughed, ¡°So you trapped the bee with your pollens! I knew I could count on you and I chose the right person.¡± ¡°My pollens? I¡¯m not doing this anymore!¡± Ava threw his hand away. ¡°Ava, I¡¯m screwed if you don¡¯t help me.¡± Enrico¡¯s eyes looked sorrowful, even though he was smiling. Ava asked him, ¡°What documents are you asking me to steal? Are they so important?¡± ¡°Yeah, exactly, it has to do my life and death.¡± ¡°Oh gosh.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 125 A Lifetime With You Chapter 125 Chapter 125 ¡°When I was abroad, I didn¡¯t understand the specific details and identally made a deal with the Newton family. I was hunted by my brother for a long time because of it. Do you remember?¡± Ava remembered it clearly as she befriended Enrico because of it. However, it had been four years. Enrico said, ¡°Actually, this matter isn¡¯t over yet as he didn¡¯t manage to find me at that time. But now that the Newton family had gone bankrupt, if my brother got a hold of the deal that I had with them, I could be imprisoned.¡± ¡°Is it that serious?¡± Ava didn¡¯t know much about business, but she knew economic crimes could face severe penalties. It would be a big problem if Damien got a hold of Enrico¡¯s deal. ¡°Ava, I¡¯ve thought of various methods, but none of them worked. You¡¯re most likely thest person that he would not be on guard against. You¡¯ll help me due to our rtionship over the years, right?¡± Enrico asked for her help and held her hand sincerely. She hesitated and finally said, ¡°Fine, but there is a password on the safe. I¡¯m not sure if I can do it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great! Ava, you¡¯re saving my life!¡± Enrico was overjoyed, and he hugged her tightly. She was startled, and she quickly pushed him away, ¡°Enrico, let go of me! Hey!¡± He just realized that he had lost hisposure and let go of his hands apologetically. Fortunately, there was no one else in the corridor, otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t be able to exin herself. Ava got off work a few minuteste as she had a form to fill. When she was about to pack her things, there were barely any of her colleagues in the office. Enrico leaned against the door and shook his car keys, ¡°Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll drive you!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s a good idea. If my colleagues saw us¡­¡± ¡°There are none of your colleagues in the office, everyone has left. I know that you don¡¯t like to stand out, I¡¯ve waited here for you specially.¡± Enrico smiled and pulled her over, so she had no choice but to follow him. When they walked to the entrance of thepany, there was a car parked right in the middle. It was Damien¡¯s car. He happened to be waiting for her too. His expression changed as soon as he saw Enrico and Avaughing and chatting with each other when they were walking out. ¡°Ava, I¡¯ll drive you home,¡± Damien purposely ignored Enrico and pulled Ava to his side. ¡°Bro, Ava has agreed for me to send her back,¡± Enrico said. ¡°You¡¯d better know who Ava is,¡± Damien said in a cold voice. ¡°Of course I know, she is my subordinate. As a superior, I have always been caring towards my subordinates and I shall send her back.¡± Enrico wanted to pull Ava¡¯s arm, but Damien wouldn¡¯t allow him to touch her. He immediately grabbed Ava¡¯s other hand, As Enrico failed to grab her arm, he smiled, ¡°Bro, you shouldn¡¯t behave like this. Ava is a human, not a robot, you should let her make her own choice.¡± ¡°Alright, you choose it.¡± Damien gave her the opportunity to choose, but they caused her to be in a dilemm¨¤. She just wanted to go home and it wasn¡¯t even far, why were they making things difficult? ¡°I¡¯m going home by subway then,¡± she said instantly. There was a subway near the entrance of thepany. Ava ran hurriedly and Enrico was about to follow her subconsciously. Damien signaled his driver and he immediately got out of the car to stop Enrico. ¡°Yo, why are you stopping me? She wants to take the subway by herself. Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re going to drive the subway train to send her!¡± Damien ignored Enrico¡¯s nonsense, and he followed Ava as he saw that she was entering the subway station. ¡°Uh, why are you following me?¡± Ava felt ufortable when she found Damien was after her. ¡°As I¡¯ve said, I¡¯ll take you home.¡± Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. Damien held her arm to help her avoid the crowd that was rushing into the subway station. When they were in front of the inbound gate, Ava quickly swiped her card and entered while Damien was being stopped outside. He obviously didn¡¯t have a subway card, and he didn¡¯t have any cash with him. Ava smiled in secret. The president probably had never experienced public transports in his life, how could he know how to buy a ticket? He could have just scanned the QR code with his phone, but he clearly didn¡¯t know about it. Ava was happy that he couldn¡¯te after her anymore, thus she swaggered in. There were many passengers in the subway station at peak hours, so it was difficult for her to squeeze into the subway train. It was so crowded that she couldn¡¯t even stand properly. Ava felt breathless as she was rocking from side to side in the crowd. She could barely find a ce to stand in peace. Just as the subway door was closing, a man squeezed in thest minute. It was already crowded, and the man who rushed in made it even more suffocating. All of a sudden, Ava¡¯s body was being held by a pair of arms and she nearly buried her head in the man¡¯s chest. She was about to curse the man who took advantage of her, but she was astounded to find out that he was Damien! ¡°How did you manage to squeeze in?¡± She asked in aghast. ¡°I¡¯m not dumb, I learned by observing others¡¯ buying a ticket.¡± It was nevertheless crowded in the subway, and the fact that she was wrapped by him caused her to have no space to struggle. Damien had protected her well and no one could touch her, except for himself. He didn¡¯t feel that the air inside the subway stuffy as he was tall. Anyhow, it was indeed the first time that he had seen such a scene. ¡°If you don¡¯t like me sending you back and forth from work, I¡¯ll get you a car tomorrow,¡± He said in her ear. ¡°I don¡¯t need it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll get you a driver if you don¡¯t want to drive.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need it! I like taking the subway and I¡¯ll only take the subway!¡± She raised her volume slightly and caused a few people around them to look at her. Anyway, Damien didn¡¯t know how to please her. ¡°So, you don¡¯t want anything from me, and you prefer squeezing in the subway every day?¡± She couldn¡¯t help but roll her eyes. No one enjoyed squeezing in the crowded subway! But she¡¯d rather be squeezed to death than ept anything from him. After arriving at the station, there were many passengers getting on and off the subway. Damien and Ava were pushed to the edge by the crowd and they finally stumbled to the door. She leaned against a pir next to her as her legs were ached and numb. Damien looked at the high-heels on her feet, ¡°You can lean on me if you¡¯re tired.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m not tired,¡± She turned around as she didn¡¯t want to face him. At this time, a man who wanted to get off at the next stop tried his best to squeeze to their side. He had caused Ava to fall into Damien¡¯s arms and leaned on him. He put his hand on her shoulder and smiled, ¡°It seems like you enjoy taking the subway to be closer to me, huh?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 126 A Lifetime With You Chapter 126 Chapter 126 ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll send you back and forth to and from work if I¡¯m free, no matter what kind of transportation you use.¡± Ava couldn¡¯t figure out what was he up to, and it was better for her if she kept silent and she tried her best not to get too close to him. After squeezing for about half an hour, they finally arrived at the station that she wanted to get off. Both of them were drenched in sweat when they got off the subway. Damien felt embarrassed for the first time in his life, but he was still in a good mood as he was smiling while following Ava all the way. However, she was quite agitated and she walked out quickly. Only a few steps from the subway station, she had arrived at the entrance of the residential area that she lived. She walked faster as she thought that he would catch up with her. Surprisingly, he watched her as she walked into the residential area and left after waving to her. All Damien wanted was to send her home¡­ Ava stopped and looked at his back as he walked back slowly. Her emotions wereplex at this point. After returning home, she immediately asked her mother, ¡°Mom, what kind of person is Damien?¡± ¡°Why are you asking about him?¡± ¡°Well, I want to know the real person of Damien that you guys keep mentioning.¡± Jessica was enticed, and she started to tell her about a few matters in a breath. Of course, she wouldn¡¯t say good things about Damien When they got married, he looked down on Jessica, who was once Keenan¡¯s mistress. He even refused to toast a cup with her as respect. Later on, Jessica had spent lots of money and owed creditors money. Although Damien had helped her to settle a few debts, he never gave her a cent. Especially during the time that she owed Kelly and thus, she helped her to ask Ava out. As a result, Ava was kidnapped by Selina and that caused the disastrous incident. Since then, Damien had always borne the incident in his mind. As he med Jessica for Ava¡¯s death, no matter how badly the creditors urged Jessica, he would turn a blind eye even though she was Ava¡¯s mother. ¡°Humph! After you had the ident, he pretended to be sad. I¡¯m your only family member and yet, when I was in trouble, he didn¡¯t even want to help me even though he was rich as hell. He is the most conscienceless man in the world!¡± ¡°Mom, is there anything else?¡± ¡°What else do you expect to hear? Isn¡¯t it enough to show you the problem? Ava, I was stupid to think that we would live a happy life after you marry into a rich family. But as you can see, after you became the daughter-inw of Radbury family, we¡¯re still living like paupers. The Radbury family are all ungrateful!¡± Jessica was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She then continued to exaggerate about stories of Damien being petty. Ava was lying on the sofa as her thoughts were drifting away slowly. Ever since she returned home from abroad, everyone was different with the things they¡¯d say and the way they acted. Who should she trust? She pounded her head, why couldn¡¯t she remember anything? What was real and what wasn¡¯t? ¡°Mommy, do you hate daddy a lot?¡± That night when she was about to sleep, Jean put his hand on her arm and asked her when she was still awake. She caressed her son¡¯s head and urged him to sleep. Jean didn¡¯t want to sleep, and he whispered in his mommy¡¯s ear, ¡°I think grandma must have said bad things about daddy to you because daddy didn¡¯t give her money.¡± ¡°Hmm,¡± Ava didn¡¯t answer nor deny. Her mother¡¯s dislike towards Damien was beyond words, and she knew that her mother must have exaggerated in the stories that she told her that evening. But Jessica was her biological mother after all, why would she say bad things about Damien if he was a reliable husband? This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org. Furthermore¡­ ¡°Okay, let¡¯s forget it, don¡¯t worry too much. You are just a child.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because mommy always makes me worried,¡± Jean sighed as if he was an adult. He buried his head in his mother¡¯s arms and thought, ¡°Grandma is old, but she is not matured enough while mommy doesn¡¯t remember anything about the past. I¡¯m the only man in the house, thus I should grow up soon and help mommy to solve her problems.¡± ¡°Mommy, although I kinda like daddy, if you don¡¯t like him, I won¡¯t like him either. No one in the world is allowed to bully you.¡± Ava could not help but smile when her son was standing firmly on her side. Early in the next morning, as soon as she walked out with her son in her hand, she saw a ck luxurious car parked in her residential area. Based on the pricing of this small residential area, a luxurious car like this was a rare urrence. She instinctively dragged Jean and turned around but it was toote. Damien lowered his car window and said to her, ¡°Get in the car.¡± ¡°Why are you here? You¡¯re not weed!¡± ¡°Get in the car, I¡¯ll drive you to work.¡± Yesterday, he took the subway with her. His back was aching since he returned home until midnight. How could he bear to let her go to work by squeezing in the subway? What was more, it was crowded in the subway, so it was inevitable to meet someone with ill intentions. He was irritated just from the thoughts of this. Damien didn¡¯t care about what Ava felt, he got out of the car and tried to push her into the car. She quickly said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to work as I¡¯ve requested a leave from the supervisor today.¡± ¡°What? You¡¯re not gonna go to work just to avoid me?¡± Damien frowned. Ava couldn¡¯t help but re at him, if only she could avoid him by resigning. But judging by his stubbornness, even if she didn¡¯t go to work, he woulde to her house every day to annoy her. ¡°Daddy, mommy is going to help me with the kindergarten admission procedure today. I¡¯m going to kindergarten soon!¡± Jean said while standing beside his mother. So that was the case. Damien immediately said, ¡°Well then, I¡¯ll take the both of you to the kindergarten.¡± He quickly pushed Ava into the car without giving her any chance to speak. She was struggling to get off the car, but Jean got into the back seat obediently. Damien had prepared a safety seat for children in the back seat. After Jean climbed into it, he said to Ava, ¡°Mommy, could you help me to buckle my seat belt, I don¡¯t know how to buckle it.¡± ¡°Get out of it!¡± She was about to take her son out of the car, but Damien pushed her in and locked the door. She couldn¡¯t open the door no matter how hard she tried. ¡°Damien, I¡¯m taking my son to school. What are you doing?¡± She was displeased. Damien sat in the driver¡¯s seat and smile, ¡°He¡¯s my son too.¡± ¡°Who told you that he¡¯s your son?¡± ¡°Well if he isn¡¯t mine, is he Enrico¡¯s son? Or Selden¡¯s son?¡± He was unhappy when he remembered that there were other men around her. Although Ava was annoyed, she couldn¡¯t refute. A Lifetime With You Chapter 127 A Lifetime With You Chapter 127 Chapter 127 The Radbury family¡¯s genes were obvious just by looking at Jean¡¯s face. She couldn¡¯t deny even if she couldn¡¯t remember the past. Ava thought Damien was pestering her because of Jean. ¡°Damien, I don¡¯t care what you¡¯re up to. I have carried Jean for 10 months andbored for hours. Although I know that Radbury family is extremely powerful but you can¡¯t even take him away over my dead body!¡± No, she wouldn¡¯t allow anyone to take her child away even if she died! She held Jean¡¯s arm tightly as she had made up her mind. ¡°Mommy, you¡¯re squeezing me too hard, it hurts,¡± Jean said to her in a low voice. However, she didn¡¯t loosen her grip. A man like Damien had everything he needed and more. He must have had a purpose to pester her. She couldn¡¯t think of anything else besides taking Jean away from her. Jean was as important as her life, she would never give him away even if he was a descendant of the Radbury! Damien was concentrated on driving and he slightly frowned, ¡°Ava, is there some misunderstandings?¡± The kindergarten was not far, so they had arrived at the entrance in the blink of an eye. This was the best kindergarten in the area, ording to the researches that Ava had done in advance. Although the fees were expensive, Jean¡¯s education was more important. Even if she was frugal, she mustn¡¯t let Jeanck in education. Damien was quite satisfied after he saw the kindergarten. She thought that he would leave after sending them to the entrance, but she didn¡¯t expect that he would follow them shamelessly. ¡°Why are you following us?¡± Ava said discontentedly. ¡°I¡¯m Jean¡¯s parent too, what do you think I¡¯m here for?¡± Before she could speak, Damien quickly took Jean¡¯s hand and walked into the kindergarten¡¯s gate. ¡°This brat! He just promised to stand on mommy¡¯s sidest night, but he betrayed me the next morning!¡± Ava was annoyed and she clenched her teeth. Jean even turned around and shouted at her, ¡°Mommy, hurry up, we¡¯rete!¡± She followed them in an instant While they were handling the admission procedure, Ava signed the form. The teacher said to Damien, ¡°Both parents need to sign your names and leave your contacts as well.¡± Damien picked up the pen and was about to sign, but Ava handed the form to the teacher. ¡°There¡¯s no need, I am a single mother, and he is the driver who drives us.¡± The president of Radbury Group was now her driver, so Jean looked at Damien¡¯s expression nervously as he was afraid that he would be angry. However, Damien didn¡¯t seem angry at all and instead, he nodded, ¡°Yes, I am her exclusive driver.¡± He emphasized the word ¡®exclusive¡¯ when he said that. The teacher couldn¡¯t help but feel astonished. No matter how she looked at it, this gentleman who dressed in a superbly tailored suit and had an extraordinary aura couldn¡¯t be a driver. In fact, Ava who wore simple clothes looked like a nanny in Damien¡¯s house. Yet the teacher didn¡¯t dare to say anything. After they hadpleted all the procedures, she let the parents led their children to their ss. Today was the first day of school for Jean, so Ava felt reluctant to leave him after sending him into the ssroom. She could only turn her head around again and again when she was leaving. She was worried that Jean would cry like other children as it was an unfamiliar environment. After all, most of the children in the ss let out miserable breathless cries after their parents left. The teachers were busyforting the children one after another, as they were all over the ce. However, Jean just stayed by the window and waved to them, as if nothing happened. ¡°It looks like Jean isn¡¯t very clinging to you,¡± Damien said casually. ¡°What do you mean? He is clinging! He wants to be by my side every day!¡± Ava was nervous all of a sudden, as she was afraid that Damien would find an excuse to snatch Jean away from her anytime. Damien smiled faintly, ¡°Why are you so wary of me? I¡¯ve never said that I wanted to take Jean to the Radbury family immediately.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°I know that you don¡¯t remember me and most probably don¡¯t want to go back with me. I won¡¯t force you nor your child.¡± Ava was rather surprised to hear him saying those words. Since it was impossible to see through him, she couldn¡¯t be sure if it was just a deferment. ¡°Don¡¯t you ever n to take Jean away from me, even in the future!¡± she said harshly. They had reached the gate of the kindergarten, so she walked out promptly and Damien stopped her at once. ¡°Let go of me!¡± ¡°You said I¡¯m your exclusive driver just now, and you¡¯re disacknowledging it now?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Damien opened the car door and made a gesture indicating her to get in the car. She had no option but to get into his car. But this time, she sat in the front passenger seat. Damien personally fastened her seat belt, but he didn¡¯t start the car for a long time. ¡°What are you doing?¡± she asked him as she was confused. ¡°Driving from here to your house only takes about ten minutes.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, I specifically chose a kindergarten closer to where I live. What¡¯s the matter?¡± He leaned over and stared straight into her eyes, ¡°And you¡¯re going to drive me away after ten minutes, aren¡¯t you?¡± Ava felt somewhat bashful as he stared at her and she avoided his eyes subconsciously. He forced her to look at him as he held her face in his hands. ¡°Ava, what should I do for you to let down your guard with me?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be delighted if you stop pestering me.¡± ¡°What did you just say?¡± She plucked up her courage and said to him, ¡°Mr. Radbury, as far as I know, we were husband and wife for some time. Since I have no recollection of that, wouldn¡¯t our marriage be considered over? Can¡¯t we just be strangers?¡± ¡°Ava, I don¡¯t me you for not remembering anything, but don¡¯t you ever say that our marriage has ended.¡± Damien was hurt by her words, she was soft and clearly different when she was in his office yesterday. How did she change so fast? Ava realized that she might have been too harsh. She had promised to help Enrico to steal the documents, hence she couldn¡¯t be too cold towards him. Therefore, she got her emotions in check and said in a friendly manner. ¡°Well, since I¡¯m now working for Radbury Group, it¡¯s kinda weird for us to be strangers. We should have an employee-employer rtionship. Damien, I hope you won¡¯t break into my life like this for no reason.¡± ¡°A boss and a staff rtionship?¡± Damien sneered coldly, ¡°Ava, you are the one who provoked me at first, how could you be so irresponsible?¡±N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. A Lifetime With You Chapter 128 A Lifetime With You Chapter 128 Chapter 128 He approached her suddenly and his nose was about to touch her cheek. Ava was shocked, as she thought he was going to kiss her and she quickly pushed him away firmly. Damien¡¯s head crashed into the front door¡¯s ss and made a muffied sound. He cried out in pain and took the opportunity to lean on her chest. Ava tried her best to push him away, but she couldn¡¯t manage to do so. He couldn¡¯t help butugh. He pinched her face as he joked, ¡°Since you wanted me to be just an employer, don¡¯t me me when I pull some strings behind a beautiful employee.¡± ¡°How¡­ How dare you!¡± Ava was embarrassed and annoyed, but she couldn¡¯t avoid him as the space in the car was limited. Her face was red to her ears at this point. When she reached out to open the door, it had been locked beforehand. She shouted in despair, but he covered her mouth with his hand. He slowly moved back and sat properly in the driver¡¯s seat after he saw that she was extremely annoyed. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. ¡°Ava, you still blush easily, just like before.¡± Damien held hisughter and finally started the car engine. It took merely ten minutes from the kindergarten to her house. He could only let her get off the car, no matter how unwilling he was. After Ava opened the car door, she walked promptly as she feared that he would change his mind and catch up with her. After a dozen of steps, she suddenly walked back to the car and picked up mud from the ground, and smashed it on the windshield ss. ¡°Damien, you thug!¡± She ran as soon as she threw the mud. Damien who was sitting in the carughed out loud. ¡­¡­ Ava trotted all the way home, but her mother wasn¡¯t home so the house was empty. She took out her phone and saw that Enrico sent her a message, reminding her about the document. He asked her to find a way to enter Damien¡¯s office as soon as possible. Enrico told her that Damien had a meeting every Wednesday, and he wouldn¡¯t lock the door when he left the office. It was a good opportunity for her to steal the document. However, it was easier said than done, was it really so simple? If she wanted to enter the president¡¯s office, she would have to pass by the secretary¡¯s office and there would be a dozen pairs of eyes staring at her. Even if she could find an opportunity to enter the office, how could she open the safe? She closed her phone and sighed heavily. Tomorrow was Wednesday. Why not find a way and give it a try? However, what kind of password would Damien set? Ava thought for a moment and ran into her room to turn on theputer. There was indeed a lot of news about Damien on the inte. She took out a notebook and jotted down his birth date, the date of the establishment of Radbury Group, and as well as all the relevant information and numbers. But he probably wouldn¡¯t use such a simple password. As she was scrolling down the webpage, she found a lot of his promiscuous news. All the news was from a few years ago, there were no recent headlines on his scandals in these few years. She didn¡¯t know if he was being careful or he had restrained himself. Among all the gossips, there was one particr eye-catching news. ¡®The eldest daughter of Newton¡¯s family was imprisoned, and the once rumored girlfriend has be his enemy! Ava heard Enrico mentioned Selina Newton, and she was the one who caused Ava to fall into the sea and suffered from amnesia. After the incident, Damienpletely cut all ties with the Newton family. The rumored girlfriend had been imprisoned by him, and it drove her crazy. Damien was merciless that he even made the entire Newton family went bankrupt. Ava shook her head subconsciously. No, she couldn¡¯t let such a cruel man be Jean¡¯s father! She thought as long as she helped Enrico to steal the documents and returned his favor, she would leave City A with her son and stay away from Damien. 2 At Radbury family¡¯s residence. As soon as Damien returned home, he was being pulled into the study room by Karen. She took out a stack of documents, and it seemed like she was going to n a date for him again. ¡°Damien, you didn¡¯t seem to like Miss Burton fromst time. It¡¯s fine, we can still look for other suitabledies. There must be someone that you¡¯ll like.¡± Damien frowned, ¡°Mom, I have said this long ago, I don¡¯t need a date.¡± ¡°Damien, I know that you can¡¯t let go of Ava, but she¡¯d been gone for four years. You¡¯ve been sad for long enough and it¡¯s time to let go.¡± Karen was sincerely worried about her son¡¯s future partner. ¡°Mom, Ava¡¯s back.¡± Damien told her. Nevertheless, Karen refused to believe him. ¡°My son, what nonsense are you talking about? You¡¯re bewitched!¡± She took out a stack of photos from her drawer and spread them in front of him. She had been collecting pictures of thedies over the past few years. There were some of them that she liked, and some of them that she didn¡¯t even recognize. In short, any of these women were better than a dead person. ¡°Look at thesedies, they¡¯re all from substantial families. I¡¯ve carefully selected them. They are from good family backgrounds, beautiful and good-tempered. Which one do you like? I¡¯ll arrange the date for you right away!¡± ¡°Mom, I don¡¯t need these. Ava¡­¡± Karen didn¡¯t give Damien any chance to speak and she continued muttering to herself, ¡°This girl is not bad, she graduated from Hard University and she studied finance too. I¡¯m sure that you¡¯ll have simr topics to talk about!¡± She picked up the photos and introduced them one by one, ¡°This, Miss Anthony, she¡¯s not half bad. She¡¯s pretty and from a well-off family, plus her mother is a friend of mine.¡± ¡°Oh, take a look at Miss Barnbook. Don¡¯t you think that she looks somewhat simr to Ava? If you like someone who looks like her, I can make some arrangements¡­¡± ¡°Mom!¡± Damien couldn¡¯t bear it anymore and he stood up. ¡°You¡­ I just wanna chat with you, why are you upset with me?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t date anyone. Ava came back and she¡¯s the one and only woman in my life.¡± Karen was stunned as she didn¡¯t understand what Damien meant. Damien was going to leave and she shouted, ¡°Damien, don¡¯t be a fool! How long are you going to mourn for her? It has been four years since Ava died! When are youing back to your senses?¡± She began to cry as she spoke. She was concern about her son¡¯s future partner but he didn¡¯t seem to appreciate her at all. At first, she cried as an act, but now, she really felt sad and cried sorrowfully. Damien was giving her a headache. Now that Ava hadpletely forgotten about the past, so he didn¡¯t want to force it on her. He was worried that she would be spooked if he brought her to meet his mother instantly. However, his mother was being unreasonable. ¡°Mom, Ava is still alive, and she¡¯s back.¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°The details areplicated, I¡¯ll bring her back to pay a visit to you after I¡¯ve sort things out.¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 129 A Lifetime With You Chapter 129 Chapter 129 In Radbury Group. Ava was absent-minded since the moment she arrived at thepany in the morning. Enrico had told her in advance that Damien had an executive meeting today, and she could take the opportunity to check out the safe in Damien¡¯s office. She had never done something like that, so she couldn¡¯t help but feel nervous. Therefore, she didn¡¯t have an appetite during lunch. ¡°Miss Nagel, you look pale. Are you feeling unwell?¡± Lue was concerned and she gave Ava a piece of bread by putting it in front of her. ¡°Uh¡­ I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you¡¯ve eaten much during lunch. You should eat some bread to fill your stomach.¡± Ava stood up as she picked up a folder and walked out. ¡°Miss Nagel, where are you going?¡± ¡°¡­ I have to go upstairs.¡± ¡°There¡¯s an executive meeting on the upstairs today. Why are you going there?¡± Ava didn¡¯t answer her, and she got into the elevator hurriedly. In order to enter Damien¡¯s office, she had to pass by the secretary¡¯s office. Dempsey and few higher level secretaries were in the conference room for the meeting, so there were only three to five people left in the secretary¡¯s office. She walked in and told them, ¡°I have a document that I need to hand over to the president personally.¡± When they saw Ava from the Administrative Office, they quickly said to her, ¡°Leave it to us, we¡¯ll hand it over to the president.¡± ¡°No, I have to give it to the president personally! I¡­ I¡¯d better go into his office to wait for him!¡± Ava pretended that she was about to go in and they stopped her in an instance. As she couldn¡¯t break in by force, she had to hand over the folder obediently. It seemed that it was impossible to go in during the daytime, thus she had to think of another way. She lowered her head as she walked out of the secretary¡¯s office and she bumped into Dempsey, who was She nodded in a daze. Dempsey added, ¡°Miss Nagel, why don¡¯t you wait in the president¡¯s office for a while?¡± Ava was thrilled upon hearing that. She failed toe up with an excuse to enter the president¡¯s office just a moment ago, but an opportunity appeared unexpectedly. She followed Dempsey into the room swiftly. Dempsey went straight to the safe and entered the password to open it. She then took out an encrypted envelop. Ava was extremely nervous that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. The safe was opened in front of her after she had been working so hard for it! Did those documents that Enrico wanted were ced in there? It was a pity that Dempsey¡¯s back was facing her and blocked her view as she was entering the password. Since it wasn¡¯t amiable to get too close, she felt awkward to take two steps closer to take a peek. After Dempsey collected the files, she locked the safe. She noticed that Ava has been staring at her, so she smiled, ¡°Miss Nagel, please wait for a little while. The meeting will end in about half an hour. I shall send the documents to the president immediately.¡± ¡°Wait!¡± Ava stopped her hastily. ¡°Miss Nagel, is there anything else?¡± ¡°A¡­ About the safe¡¯s password, is it only you and the president know about it?¡± ¡°Of course, those are important documents of thepany. Other than the president and I, there are another four executives that could ess it, and no one else could open it.¡± Ava thought of something. Since Dempsey knew about the safe¡¯s password, Damien must have trusted her deeply. It was said that Dempsey had worked under Damien as soon as she graduated from university, so she must be remarkably capable in her work. After Dempsey left, Ava shook her head to clear her mind. Why did she think of something irrelevant at a time like this? Since she was alone in the office, she quickly approached the safe. But, how can she open it? She remembered scenes from movies where the person who wanted to open the safe would need some special types of equipment. But she didn¡¯t have any of those. She tried to look from some other angles for fingerprints that Dempsey might have left on the buttons, as she had just pressed on them. But obviously, the movies were all lies as she couldn¡¯t see anything at all. ¡°Forget it and just give it a shot!¡± Ava took out a small note that she jotted down yesterday. She tried entering his birthday and all the dates that she found on the inte that were rted to him. None of them worked. Just what kind of password did he use? She was getting dizzy after trying the passwords again and again, but the lock didn¡¯t budge at all. At this moment, the office door opened. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Damien walked into the office and he saw Ava bending over beside the shelf as she was trying to open his safe. She panicked as she heard his voice, so she hid the paper in her hands hastily. ¡°¡­ I¡¯m just¡­ looking around.¡± Damien looked at her doubtingly. When he was in a meeting, Dempsey told him that Ava came over to his office to see him. He quickly ended the lengthy meeting as soon as he knew about it. He didn¡¯t expect that she seemed to have some tricks up her sleeves. Damien then took two steps closer to her. This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org. Just as she was about to expose herself, she subconsciously looked at the shelf and noticed that the safe¡¯s shelf was filled with books. Ava quickly took one of the books in her hand and said with a smile, ¡°I found this book interesting, and I wanted to have a look. You wouldn¡¯t mind if I touched your book, right?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t like anyone touching my things,¡± he said coldly. She quickly put back the book, and said ashamedly, ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Damien chuckled, ¡°But you¡¯re not just anyone.¡± He raised his hand and wanted to brush her hair, but Ava avoided it instinctively. All of a sudden, he pulled her hand from her back and twisted her wrist. ¡°Hey! What are you doing!¡± She was aghast. Damien¡¯s eyes were sharp and his movements were quick. He grabbed her hand and snatched the piece of paper from her. Ava was so scared and she wanted to grab it back because she was afraid that he would discover something. But he was a head taller than her. When he raised his arm and unfolded the note, she couldn¡¯t touch it even if she tried to jump. The note had many numbers that she found on the inte, such as his date of birth, his height and so on. ¡°You¡¯re researching about me?¡± Damien asked with a smile. Obviously, he misunderstood the purpose of the note. He thought that she secretly looked him up in order to understand him better. It would be better for him to misunderstand than discover her ill intentions on the safe. ¡°If you want to know about me, you can just ask me directly. You don¡¯t even need to search online.¡± Damien was in a good mood as soon as he saw the note. ¡°I¡­¡± Ava¡¯s face turned red again. She was unable to exin herself at this point. She pretended to be shy and ran out of his office with her head down. A Lifetime With You Chapter 130 A Lifetime With You Chapter 130 Chapter 130 Damien looked at her back as she ran away, and he was siniling delightedly. Although he didn¡¯t know why she came for, it was better than avoiding him all the time. Dempsey had an unusual look on her face when she came in. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°The chairman of the Newton family died.¡± Damien frowned. Since the Newton family went bankrupt, he didn¡¯t hear much from them. He only knew that the old man was ill. Who knew that he would just die unexpectedly. The old man had his share of achievements and he was well-known in the biz when he was young, but hister years were miserable as a result of his disappointing daughter who made Damien went berserk. ¡°Help send flowers to his funeral on behalf of me personally,¡± He ordered. Dempsey nodded, ¡°Yes, Sir.¡± ¡°And,¡± he thought for a while and said, ¡°try to slip the news into the prison to notify Selina.¡± ¡°Since Selina lost her mind, she had gone mad and she can¡¯t recognize anyone. I think she wouldn¡¯t understand the situation even after telling her.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if she¡¯s mad or not, just tell her the news.¡± Although Ava came back alive, it didn¡¯t mean that Selina¡¯s crimes could be forgiven. He wanted her to be imprisoned for the rest of her life, and he wanted her family members to suffer because of her. Damien turned his head to look at the position where Ava stood. There were only books on the shelf, and below them was a safe deposit box. His eyes darkened and a cold light shed through. After Ava came out from Damien¡¯s office, she went straight to Enrico¡¯s office. At this moment, Enrico was watching some drama on hisputer with his legs crossed. He immediately straightened his back as soon as someone knocked on his door, and he pretended to be focused on work. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s you. You scared me,¡± Enrico sighed with relief as soon as he saw Ava. ¡°I just went to Damien¡¯s office,¡± She said directly. ¡°Oh?¡± She could tell that Enrico was very concerned about that document as he stood up right away. Ava told him, ¡°I have tried different passwords to open the safe many times, but I couldn¡¯t find the right password. I¡¯m afraid that if I keep trying, Damien will suspect something.¡± Enrico didn¡¯t feel disappointed as he had expected it. It seemed that it wasn¡¯t easy to open the safe. ¡°I¡¯ve asked around, other than Damien, his secretary, and a few executives know the password. Maybe you can get help from there,¡± Ava continued. Enrico shook his head and said, ¡°If I had a way to pry from those people, why would I try so hard to get you into thepany?¡± ¡°But how can I get the password from Damien? You know him better than me!¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you use your feminine charms again?¡± ¡°You must be joking!¡± Ava was disgusted and she turned her face away. As Enrico saw that she was unhappy, he quickly smiled and said to her, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, it¡¯s just a joke. You¡¯ll have to think of a way to open up the safe, I¡¯m dead meat if you can¡¯t get the documents for me!¡± She walked out of Enrico¡¯s office and returned to her table. Lue was looking at her strangely as she was sitting down. ¡°Miss Nagel, where have you been?¡± ¡°¡­. I didn¡¯t go anywhere though.¡± Lue leaned closer to her and lowered her voice, ¡°Don¡¯t lie to me! I saw youing out from the Vice President¡¯s office with my own eyes! You¡¯ve stayed in there for so long, what did you do in there?¡± ¡°The Vice President is the superior of the Administrative Department, of course, I¡¯d have things to report to him.¡± ¡°Nonsense! We¡¯ve just joined the Administrative Department, what kind of work do we have to report to the superior? Besides, this is not the first time I have seen you going in there!¡± Lue was being pushy and that made Ava flustered. She thought that she was rather careful when she was going in and out of Enrico¡¯s office, but she didn¡¯t expect to be seen by others. ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°Miss Nagel, tell me honestly. Do you know the Vice President prior to this?¡± Lue was smart and she couldn¡¯t hide it from her, so Ava had no choice but to answer her, ¡°Yeah, I do.¡± ¡°I knew it! I¡¯ve heard people gossiping about it two days ago, and they said that the Vice President has slipped his girlfriend into thepany and everyone is trying to guess who it is. So, it¡¯s you?¡± Lue¡¯s eyes widened in surprise. She quickly covered Lue¡¯s mouth, fearing that other colleagues would hear her. ¡°What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Why would I be his girlfriend? Enrico and I are just friends!¡± ¡°Just friends?¡± ¡°Back then, Erico introduced me to Radbury Group for an interview. But we are just friends, please don¡¯t start thinking otherwise!¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Of course! Enrico¡­ He¡¯s the second chairman of the Radbury family. How could he have anything to do with me?¡± Ava tried her best to rify their rtionship. How did the rumors be so twisted? Fortunately, Lue didn¡¯t think much about it after Ava exined it to her, and she believed her at once. ¡°That¡¯s true, Miss Nagel. You wouldn¡¯t be working as a clerk if you have some strong background.¡± Ava smiled awkwardly. How could she even exin theplicated rtionship between her and the Radbury brothers? It was better for people to suspect the rtionship between her and Enrico than her and Damien. She hoped that the secret could be kept forever. This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org. After getting off work, Ava quickly went to pick Jean up from the kindergarten. She was afraid that Enrico and Damien would want to send her home just like what happened a few days ago, hence she left a few minutes earlier. However, she found out that Jean was gone when she rushed to the kindergarten. The teacher on duty told her, ¡°The child¡¯s father came to pick him up.¡±. When she signed the admission form that day, she didn¡¯t let Damien sign on the parents¡¯ contact list. ording to regtions, anyone who was not the guardian was not qualified to take the child. Ava immediately burst into anger, ¡°How could you be so irresponsible? How can you let someone else take my child? What if something bad happened to him?¡± ¡°But¡­ But Jean called him daddy!¡± ¡°He¡¯s just a kid, what if he calls any stranger ¡®daddy¡¯? Are you just gonna let anyone take him away?¡± Ava turned around and called Damien instantly. However, the line was busy when she called him. ¡°Is he rejecting my call on purpose?¡± Did he intentionally take the child away from her? Even if Jean was his child, and if Damien brought him to the Radbury family, would she be able to see her child again? A Lifetime With You Chapter 131 A Lifetime With You Chapter 131 Chapter 131 The more Ava thought about it, the more afraid she became, and she kept calling Damien. The automated voice on the phone repeated, ¡°Sorry, the number you have called is currently busy.¡± She never thought that Damien would be driving and calling his client at this moment. Of course, he couldn¡¯t pick up Ava¡¯s call. Being unable to get in touch with Damien had made Ava even more frightened. She didn¡¯t remember anything about the past, and Jean was her life. How could she let other people just take him away? She immediately called Enrico, ¡°Do you know where¡¯s Damien¡¯s house?¡± Enrico heard that her voice on the other end of the phone was anxious and she was on the verge of tears, so he asked quickly, ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Damien¡­ he took Jean away!¡± At Radbury family house. Enrico picked up Ava and rushed to Damien¡¯s house. Damien didn¡¯te back yet, and the butler opened the door for them. The moment when the butler saw Ava, everything on his hands fell to the ground with a tter. ¡°Madam, you¡¯re back?¡± Ava didn¡¯t remember him, but she was shocked to see that his tears were about to fall from his turbid eyes. Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org. ¡°Where¡¯s Damien?¡± she asked eagerly. ¡°He hasn¡¯t returned yet¡­ I¡¯ve heard him say that Madam hase back safe and sound, but I didn¡¯t believe him. I thought that he missed you so much that he started spouting nonsense. It¡¯s a dream come true! Madam, it¡¯s great that you¡¯re back¡­¡± Apparently, the butler was thrilled, and his eyes were brimming with tears. Ava was touched just by looking at him. Jessica and Enrico told her before that everyone in the Radbury family treated her badly. But to her surprise, there was someone in this cold family who was really hung up on her. Enrico couldn¡¯t bear to see such an emotional scene. He then pulled Ava¡¯s hand and rushed in. ¡°Where did my brother take Jean? Hand him over immediately!¡± ¡°Sir, you can¡¯te in! Sir Damien has ordered¡­¡± The butler couldn¡¯t stop a strong and tall young man like Enrico. Moreover, he was taking Ava with him. How could he stop them? Ava felt dizzy at the moment she stepped into the house. She remembered the house. In her dreams, the house appeared countless times. The antique vase in the living room, the spiral staircase which led to the second floor, the painting of modern industrial style which hung at the entrance¡­ All of these were like nightmares welling up all of a sudden, and they filled her sight at once. It was here, where the man in her dreams with a blurry face spoke to her coldly, ¡°A woman like you doesn¡¯t deserve to be my wife.¡± It wasn¡¯t a dream, it was her worst nightmare that she couldn¡¯t forget in her past. Ava couldn¡¯t stand firmly and she held on to the wall as she gasped for air. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Enrico asked in haste. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m fine.¡± She forced herself to calm down, but she couldn¡¯t pretend that nothing was wrong no matter how hard she tried. vac Enrico asked the butler coldly, ¡°You better be honest with me, where did Damien hide that child?¡± ¡°What do you mean? He hasn¡¯t evene back yet!¡± The butler was confused, after all, he didn¡¯t understand what they said. Enrico pushed the butler away and walked up the staircases as he said, ¡°Of course you have to be on guard cause you have received orders from my brother. But today, I won¡¯t allow anyone to take her child away.¡± In the past, Enrico had never cared so much about Jean. Ava understood right away that he was taking advantage of this opportunity to strike. . However, she wouldn¡¯t feel satisfied if she didn¡¯t turn this ce upside down looking for Jean. She followed Enrico upstairs immediately. The servants and bodyguards of the Radbury family had gathered and were blocking them, but the butler stopped them from doing so, ¡°Don¡¯t be rude to Madam!¡± Enrico went straight into Damien¡¯s study room and started rummaging through his desk. Ava walked over to stop him, ¡°You¡¯re not here to help me look for Jean, what ns do you have in your head?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯m worried about Jean, but¡­¡± The butler stood by the door of the study room and said to Enrico, ¡°Sir, he wouldn¡¯t put important things at ces that you can see. I think that it would be hard for you to exin to him that you broke into his study room once he¡¯s back.¡± ¡°Alright, hand over the child and I¡¯ll leave right away,¡± Enrico said. As the three of them were locked in a stalemate, the sound of a car¡¯s engine in the courtyard could be heard. Damien was back. Ava ran downstairs quickly and grabbed him by the cor as soon as he entered the door. ¡°Where¡¯s Jean? Where did you take him? Give me back my son!¡± Damien came back alone and Jean wasn¡¯t by his side. He looked at Ava¡¯s anxious expression and just as he was about to speak, he saw the butler leading the bodyguards, who were dragging Enrico out of his study room. Damien¡¯s face turned cold. Ava was extremely anxious that she was about to go mad, ¡°Where did you take my son? Give him back to me!¡± He took Ava¡¯s hand away and told her, ¡°I¡¯ve sent Jean to your mother. I thought you are at home, and I didn¡¯t expect you to be here.¡± ¡°Really?¡± She didn¡¯t seem to believe it, so he took his phone and handed it to Ava, ¡°You can ask her yourself.¡± Ava doubted as she grabbed his phone and dialed her mother¡¯s number. ¡°Mom, is Jean at home?¡± ¡°Yes, we are at home. Why aren¡¯t you back yet? Are you working overtime today?¡± Jessica obviously has no idea about what happened. Jean shouted at the other end of the phone, ¡°Mommy, daddy picked me up today. Are you angry?¡± She burst into tears when she heard her son¡¯s voice. She thought that Damien would take Jean away from her, and she might never see her son again¡­ Fortunately, it was only a misunderstanding. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she was relieved. On the other hand, Enrico leisurely walked down the stairs and stood in front of Damien and Ava. Damien¡¯s expression was ghastly, ¡°Why are you here?¡± Enrico pointed at Ava who was still on the phone, ¡°She couldn¡¯t find Jean and she knew you picked him up from the kindergarten. Thus, she asked me to help.¡± ¡°Who do you think you are?¡± Damien felt ufortable that Enrico and Ava hade to his house together. How did they end up together? ¡°Well, I¡¯m no one. Since things are settled, I¡¯ll go,¡± Enrico whistled and smiling cheekily. Enrico asked Ava beside him, ¡°Ava, do you want me to send you back, or him?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go with you,¡± Ava quickly hung up the phone and replied to him. Damien reached out his arm and blocked her way promptly. A Lifetime With You Chapter 132 A Lifetime With You Chapter 132 Chapter 132 ¡°I acknowledge that I misunderstood what happened today, but please let me go,¡± Ava looked down as she said. ¡°My phone.¡± She was bewildered. Damien pointed at his phone in her hand and she has just realized that the phone she used was his phone. She quickly returned his phone. The phone screen lit up suddenly, Ava didn¡¯t mean to peek but she saw the content unintentionally. It was a message from Florence, ¡°I want to see you tonight.¡± It was obvious that Florence was a woman. It seemed that Damien had an appointment tonight. Ava stuffed his phone into his hand and followed Enrico hurriedly. Damien nced at the phone and blocked Florence¡¯s contact. He was watching them as Enrico opened the car door for Ava and the two of them left together. Ava was currently working in the Administrative Department, it was not surprising that she knew Enrico. But how did they end up so close? He felt ufortable when he thought that their rtionship was somewhat unusual and they seemed close. ¡°Sir, I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t dare to stop them since Madam was there,¡± The housekeeper said from aside. ¡°Did Enrico enter my study room?¡± ¡°Yes, he said that he was looking for a child, but he went straight to your study room.¡± Damien started doubting even more. He went upstairs and entered his study room. However, not much of his things on the desk had been touched, it seemed that there wasn¡¯t enough time for Enrico to do so. He pulled open the desk¡¯s drawer, and there were a fewpany¡¯s documents in it. He took them out and locked them in the safe on the side. The next day, in the Radbury Group. The secretary led Lue into the president¡¯s office. She was just a grassroots employee, and it was the first time that she entered the president¡¯s office, so she was very nervous. Damien stood in front of the ss window and looked at her. The office was in dead silence after the secretary went out. Lue didn¡¯t even dare to breathe, not even mention look at the president. Silence hung in the room and she was even more flustered as every second passed. She wanted to bury herself underground as soon as possible. Finally, Damien opened his mouth, ¡°I heard that you and Ava are friends.¡± Lue was dazed as she didn¡¯t know why the president would ask about Ava out of the blue. How were the president and Ava rted? N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. She could only nod honestly, ¡°Yes, we joined thepany together.¡± ¡°Does she go to Enrico¡¯s office often?¡± ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± Damien¡¯s eyes turned cold. He was just ncing at her, but Lue felt that she was going to melt. It was as if she was being grabbed on the throat, forcing her to tell the truth. ¡°¡­. I¡¯ve seen Miss Nagel enter the Vice President¡¯s office few times. They seem to have known each other for a long time.¡± She wiped her sweat and thought, ¡°The president can be a policeman that exerted the criminals to make them confess. He is fearful even by just standing in front of them without torturing them.¡± There were no emotions seen on Damien¡¯s cold face, then he said lightly. ¡°Go on.¡± Lue didn¡¯t know what to say. She could only think of some irrelevant details even when she racked her brains. ¡°No one in our department knows about their rtionship, I guess. Sometimes she would go to the Vice President¡¯s office, but most of the time, it is the Vice President whoes to find her, and they often stay in there for about an hour.¡± ¡°Is that frequent?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not as often, around two to three times a week. I guess¡­ there must be some work to hand over.¡± Damien snorted coldly. She didn¡¯t have to say the second half of the sentence, actually. It seemed that she was making up an excuse for Ava, but in fact, Ava was just a clerk, what sort of work could she probably hand over to the Vice President? Damien was still quiet. Afterward, he pointed at the door, indicating that she could leave. Lue then left his office in an instant. When she left the President¡¯s office, she found out that her back was drenched with sweat. She had just answered a few questions, although the president didn¡¯t say anything, she could feel that he wasn¡¯t in good mood, as if he could kill her anytime. Why did the president ask her about those things? Lue walked slowly back to her own desk, and she was even more confused when she thought about it. At the time, Ava was focused on her work and Lue grabbed her hand before she sat down on her seat. ¡°Miss Nagel, guess where I¡¯ve been?¡± ¡°Where?¡± ¡°I was called to the President¡¯s office!¡± ¡°What?¡± Ava was stunned that she typed some garbled text on the keyboard. Lue lowered her voice and told her, ¡°The president, he¡­ he¡¯s weird. He asked me about you and the Vice President. Miss Nagel, don¡¯t tell me that you really are having a rtionship with Sir Enrico?¡± Ava was shocked as she didn¡¯t expect that he would ask Lue about their rtionship. It seemed that her sudden appearance with Enrico at the Radbury¡¯s family residence had incited some suspicion. If he found out that she was sent by Enrico into thepany just to steal the documents, the consequence would be unimaginable. There were too many colleagues in the office, so she quickly pulled Lue into the pantry. She made sure that no one was around and she locked the pantry¡¯s door. ¡°Miss Nagel, why are you so nervous?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense! Enrico and ¡­ are not in a rtionship! What are you talking about?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not! I am just curious why did the President ask me about your rtionship with him¡­¡± Ava hurriedly asked, ¡°How did you answer him then?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Miss Nagel. I didn¡¯t say anything! Maybe the President knows that you won¡¯t tell me such things, so he didn¡¯t ask me much.¡± Ava sighed as she felt relieved. Lue¡¯s curiosity was piqued. She hooked onto Ava¡¯s hand and asked in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m curious. Why will the President ask about a low-ranked employee for no reason? Did he hear anything or is he nning to send you away because he thinks that the both of you aren¡¯t a good match?¡± Before Ava could even speak, Lue answered herself, ¡°But I¡¯ve heard that the President and the Vice President are not on good terms for a long time. How could he possibly care about who is Sir Enrico dating? Is he taking this opportunity to expel him with the excuse of forbidding workce romance?¡± Well, Ava could only admire Lue¡¯s imagination. Before she could even exin herself, Lue had imagined some exnations for herself. A Lifetime With You Chapter 133 A Lifetime With You Chapter 133 Chapter 133 ¡°Oh gosh, this is as dramatic as a Telenov! Miss Nagel, don¡¯t tell me that you really are in a rtionship with Sir Enrico?¡± ¡°No! I¡¯m not!¡± Ava quickly waved her hand. In order to prove her innocence, she had no choice but to tell her, ¡°My¡­ my son is four years old and I¡¯m older than the Vice President as well. How could I possibly be his girlfriend?¡± ¡°What? Miss Nagel, you¡¯re married?¡± Obviously, the news had Lue taken aback. Ava nodded seriously and said, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m a single mother.¡± In order to rify their rtionship, she had to expose her precious son. After all, Lue didn¡¯t know that her son was Damien¡¯s. In short, it was better to not exin their rtionship ¡°That¡¯s impossible. Do you really have a son?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. When I was abroad, Enrico helped me and my child. I¡¯ve always been grateful to him and the two of us are only friends, that¡¯s all.¡± Lue absolutely couldn¡¯t believe her at first until she saw Jean¡¯s photo on Ava¡¯s phone. After all, it was impossible for a single mother like Ava who was not from some prestigious family to be the valentine of the Vice President of Radbury Group. However, Ava only dared to show Lue the side profile of Jean as his face looked like Damien¡¯s from the front. She finally exined it clearly, and she silently sighed as she felt relieved. ¡°It seems like I was mistaken, and so is the President. Miss Nagel, what if he troubles you after this?¡± Lue was worried about her suddenly. ¡°Lue, if the President asked you anything, just tell him you don¡¯t know anything, okay?¡± ¡°Including the fact that you have a son?¡± This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Well¡­Uhm¡­¡± Ava hesitated. There was nothing to convey about this, as her son was his son too. However, she couldn¡¯t tell anyone about this. Lue looked like she had understood the situation and she let out a gasp of surprise, ¡°Miss Nagel, I understand now!¡± ¡°Huh? What is it?¡± ¡°So, you don¡¯t like Sir Enrico because you want to get closer to the President?¡± ¡°Gosh¡­ What are you talking about?¡± Her face turned red immediately. Lue held her belly andughed, ¡°Fine, I am just pulling your leg. Miss Nagel, being a single mother is nothing to be ashamed of. It¡¯s already 21 century!¡± Ava had finally exined herself in this misunderstanding, but she had a greater concern. Perhaps she would be facing more challenges from now on. For example, how to open the safe for the sake of Enrico. In order to do this, Ava had racked her brains. She tried to butter up to Dempsey in order to get the password from her. However, Dempsey was polite, respectful, and was seemingly keeping a distance from her. It was hard to get close to her. She had thought about destroying the safe with brute force, although who knew what the results would be. But it was already hard for her to get close to the safe, not to mention destroying it. In short, she had considered many ways, but nothing seemed to be useful in the end. Until a few dayster. Ava had an opportunity to go up and send some documents to the President¡¯s secretary¡¯s office. When she walked to the secretary¡¯s office, Dempsey wasn¡¯t there. The President¡¯s office was opened and there was no one inside. The other staff in the secretary¡¯s office told her, ¡°Dempsey and the President went on fieldwork together. You can put the documents on her desk.¡± After that, the two employees stood up and readied to go to have lunch at thepany¡¯s canteen. Ava looked at the time, and it was lunchtime indeed. After putting down the file, she dallied in the corridor for a while. When she saw them entered the elevator, she immediately ran into Damien¡¯s office. Now that no one was in his office, so she could try the passwords to open the safe again. During these few days, she had racked her brain, and she felt that a man like Damien would probably prefer convenience, and there was a big chance for him to use the same password everywhere. When she was in the Radbury family¡¯s residence that day, Damien lent her his phone to make a phone call and she had secretly memorized the password that he typed to unlock his phone. She entered the password to open the strongbox ording to the numbers in her head. Click-ck¡¯, the safe opened. 2 At that moment, Ava felt that her heart was beating wildly as if it was going to jump out of her throat. It turned out that was the actual password! She had searched the password high and low, but she found it by sheer luck. Ava looked back and found that there was no one outside. She then braced herself to open the safe¡¯s door. This was the ce where Damien specifically stored the important documents and there were lumps of thick documents inside. She heard Enrico described the document that she needed to look for. Luckily, all the documents in the safe were sorted clearly. She found the document that she wanted swiftly. She slowly pulled out a few sheets of paper from a folder and grabbed them in her hands. She then put the folder back to its original ce before she closed the safe. After she had done, she stood up and sighed heavily as she was relieved. She was afraid that someone from the secretary¡¯s office would be back soon, and she wanted to escape in an instant. When she turned around, she bumped into a tall man. She was frightened, and her face turned pale. ¡°Didn¡¯t they say that Damien went out? Why is he back?¡± Since when did he stand there? Howe she didn¡¯t notice him at all! Ava moved back gradually until she had her back leaned against the wall, but there was no way out. Damien took only a step towards her and blocked her in the corner easily. ¡°Hand it over,¡± His voice was eminently cold. Ava¡¯s fists tightened subconsciously and there was no room to revolt. He then took the papers from her hand. ¡°¡­ ¡­¡± She opened her mouth but couldn¡¯t say anything. The thief was caught red-handed, and there were no ways to defend herself. She would probably be imprisoned this time. What about Jean? At that moment, Ava had a thousand things in mind. Damien nced at those papers that he was holding and sneered, ¡°Did you get closer to me on purpose just for this?¡± ¡°No, I¡­¡± ¡°Ava, you didn¡¯t show up here for me, did you?¡± His eyes were filled with anger and as he raised his hand, and he threw all the papers in the air. Ava¡¯s back stiffened, and she couldn¡¯t say a word. Damien raised his fist and was about to m it on her face, so she closed her eyes immediately. She heard a muffled sound by her ear as his fist hit the wall beside her head. ¡°Ava, what am I to you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Heughed coldly. He wasn¡¯t going to me her, as she couldn¡¯t remember anything from the past. A Lifetime With You Chapter 134 A Lifetime With You Chapter 134 Chapter 134 But now Enrico and she made a pact. For the sake of stealing something for Enrico, she would even make up lies about herself. Damien smiled even more bitterly, ¡°It turns out that I was wrong, perhaps you are not the Ava that I¡¯ve been waiting for, or maybe the Ava I¡¯ve been expecting has always been like this.¡± He released her hand and moved aside, ¡°You can go now.¡± N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. Ava didn¡¯t move as she was stupefied. Was he letting her go? How could he let her go so easily? She was caught red-handed while stealing documents. Why wasn¡¯t he holding her ountable? ¡°Damien, ¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to hear any exnations,¡± He interrupted her instantly. She lowered her head and saw that his hand was bleeding and since he punched at the wall, and there were some bloodstains on the wall as well. ¡°Your hand¡­¡± ¡°Ava, you¡¯d better get out while I still can control myself. Otherwise, I can¡¯t guarantee how would I act.¡± Damien didn¡¯t even spare her a nce and asked her to leave immediately. Soon, she got out of the office asmanded. The secretary¡¯s office was still empty. Ava suddenly realized how was it possible for everyone to leave the secretary¡¯s office and the president¡¯s office empty, considering that there were countless important documents here. It was obviously arranged by Damien. Everything was being set up to lure her into the trap in order to show her true colors. It turned out that he had known that Enrico would steal the documents long before! A few days after the incident, everything seemed to be normal in thepany. Damien didn¡¯t take any actions nor punish her. As if nothing had happened. However, what happened couldn¡¯t be changed. Ava was absent-mindedly ying some games on theputer during work, and she didn¡¯t seem to hear when the internal telephone rang. Lue came over to pick up the phone for her, and told her, ¡°Miss Nagel, the Vice President asked you to go to his office.¡± She was awoken by Lue, and when she processed what Lue had just told her, her expression darkened, ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°Ava, what¡¯s wrong? You¡¯ve been preupied for these few days.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Then why won¡¯t you go to the Vice President¡¯s office? Did the two of you fight?¡± Ava had no choice but to repeat herself, ¡°Lue, I¡¯ve told you many times that Enrico and I are just normal friends.¡± ¡°I know, I didn¡¯t mean anything else.¡± She turned off theputer¡¯s game and looked at the empty screen of theputer, but she didn¡¯t stand up. Enrico then called her for a second time. She pulled out the telephone line immediately without intending to move. Then, Lue¡¯s phone rang. After answering the phone, she said to Ava, ¡°Miss Nagel, the Presi¡­¡± ¡°I told you, I won¡¯t go.¡± ¡°But, it¡¯s the President that calling this time, and he asked you to go to the 18th floor.¡± Soon, Ava stood up and walked towards the stairwell. Someone had to settle this matter and bring it to an end. She could only face the problem since she couldn¡¯t avoid it. She walked into Damien¡¯s office, and he waved to her, ¡°Come here.¡± She took a deep breath and walked towards his desk. There was a big box on his desk, and it looked like a gift. ¡°Give it to Jean on my behalf,¡± He said to her. Ava was dumbfounded. Damien exined, ¡°I¡¯ve promised Jean to buy him a toy car a few days ago, so I can¡¯t break my promise.¡± She was astonished. If he wanted to give Jean a gift, why did he have to show it to her? Was he afraid that she won¡¯t agree if he gave the gift to Jean himself? She took the gift without saying a word. No matter what, Damien was still Jean¡¯s biological father, and she had no reason to refuse him if he wanted to dote his son. When she was about to leave with the gift in her arms, Damien stopped her, ¡°Also, pass this to .Enrico.¡± Ava saw him took out a folder from the safe and handed it to her. It was the document that she tried to steal the other day. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°You wanted it, didn¡¯t you?¡± Ava took the folder with doubts, so she opened it and had a look at it. It was indeed the document that she wanted, and it wasn¡¯t photocopied and no pages were missing. But why? Enrico had told her about the importance of this document. The two brothers were not on good terms for many years and considered each other as enemies, so they probably tried their best to trample each other under their feet. The proof of trade between Enrico and the Newton family was enough to have him trampled and be locked away for the rest of his life. It was thest strategy to destroy Enrico. Why would Damien give in to Enrico? ¡°What are you doing?¡± Ava asked. ¡°Since you wanted it, I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± Damien¡¯s expression was calm and indifferent, and there was neither anger nor joy that could be seen from his face. She couldn¡¯t understand the situation. ¡°Damien, when I opened your safe that day, I¡­¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to exin anything, it was my fault for being angry at you. It always slips my mind that you don¡¯t remember me. How can I treat you the way I treated you before?¡± Ava wanted to say something, but the words stuck in her throat. In the past few days, she had thought about many things. Although she had promised to steal documents for Enrico, it was just to repay him for saving her back then. She was still at fault for the fact that she had stolen the documents. She wanted to apologize to him, but somehow she couldn¡¯t say it out loud. But now, he was apologizing to her unexpectedly. ¡°Why, Damien? What do you want from me?¡± He took half a step closer and lifted her chin, ¡°I don¡¯t want you to repeat the mistakes.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care if you did this for Enrico or not, this shall be thest and only time that you¡¯re allowed to be on my enemy¡¯s side. After this, you must stand on my side no matter what.¡± He stared at her face without blinking and he forced her to look at him as well. His eyes were mysterious and she couldn¡¯t figure out what he was thinking. From what he said, he didn¡¯t seem to be angry with her. Ava calmed down at the thought of this. She suddenly felt that Damien was different from how she imagined him to be. Also, he was totally a different person from how Enrico and her mother described him. Should she believe the Damien in the past that she couldn¡¯t even remember, or believe the man in front of her? ¡°Will it affect you if you give it to me?¡± She asked him while holding the document. He smiled slightly, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, are you worried about me?¡± ¡°No, Enrico said that the document is very important to him, and it¡¯s a matter of life and death. But if you gave it to me¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not interested in holding onto my brother¡¯s life, why would I take his life?¡± How could it be possible? Ava¡¯s doubts grew deeper. Was he always generous? But weren¡¯t they each other¡¯s enemy? A Lifetime With You Chapter 135 A Lifetime With You Chapter 135 Chapter 135 In A city¡¯s women¡¯s prison. The metal door of the interrogation room was slowly opened. Dust was flying all over the air under the dim yellow lights. This was a ce of no daylight. There wasn¡¯t a single ray of light shining upon it, even during the day. Under the guidance of the staff, Damien walked towards the end of the corridor. In the tiny and narrow cell at the very corner, there was a woman covered in dirt and ash. If it weren¡¯t for the prison guard, he would not have recognized this woman in front of him as Selina. In just four years, the once dignifieddy of the Newton family had be a crazy woman. ¡°Mr. Radbury, I¡¯m really sorry to trouble you. But this lunatic said that she wouldmit suicide for the second time if she couldn¡¯t see you. We can¡¯t do anything about it,¡± the prison guard said. Damien nodded and said, ¡°I have something to say to her. Just wait for me out here.¡± Upon hearing Damien¡¯s voice, the woman in the cell finally raised her head. A few days ago, she had attempted tomit suicide after hearing the news of her father¡¯s death. Unfortunately for her, she was saved and brought back to life. The distinct red mark on her forehead after she hit herself on the wall was still very apparent. ¡°Damien Radbury, you¡¯re finally here!¡± Selina grinned hideously and gritted her teeth. She immediately threw herself at the door. If it weren¡¯t for the iron bars, she would have jumped on Damien and tore him apart. Along with her injured forehead and her wild actions, it made her look even more sinister and terrifying ¡°I¡¯m going to kill you! Bastard! You¡¯re the one who killed my father! It¡¯s you!¡± Selina was baring her teeth and brandishing her fingers. She wished she could kill him with her sharp and prating gaze. Four years ago, thewyer hired by the Newton Family had failed to exclude her from probation with the use of mental disorder as an excuse. However, her medical admission notes from the psychiatric hospital clearly wrote that she had indeed suffered from Schizophrenia. No matter what, Damien could see that this woman was very clear-headed. It seemed that the days in the prison were toofortable for her. She was still full of energy when she shouted earlier. Damien said coldly, ¡°Selina, your father died because of his old age. No one else can be med for it. You deserve the punishment here. You can hate me as you like, but God will never hear your curse.¡± ¡°Damian Radbury, do you believe in karma?¡± ¡°The wicked in this world will naturally be punished. If God won¡¯t punish you for it, I will do so in his ce!¡± ¡°Revenge? Hahahaha¡­ I think you¡¯re the one who should be punished! Even if I am trapped here for my whole life, so what? I killed the woman you loved the most! She is dead! Even if you are out there, is there any differencepared to me who¡¯s stuck in the prison?¡± Selina raised her head and gave off a wickedugh. Damien alsoughed. She was right. Even if he had everything else, it was just the same as being in prison without Ava next to him. However, God still had mercy upon him. ¡°It¡¯s a pity that your wish is in vain. Ava is not dead.¡± ¡°What did you just say?¡± Clenching tightly onto the iron railings, Selina widened her eyes in surprise. ¡°She¡¯s not dead.¡± Afraid that she didn¡¯t hear it clearly, he muttered it out word by word clearly. ¡°Impossible! She¡¯s dead! I killed her with my own hands! Her spirit weeps at me every day! She¡¯s dead! She¡¯s long dead!¡± Selina grabbed her hair madly in a state of dejection. Clearly, her psychotic symptoms kicked off again. The prison received Damien¡¯s sponsorship and assigned her to a single and isted cell. No one was allowed tomunicate with her, and she wasn¡¯t allowed to go out. She had been locked up for four years. It wasn¡¯t until the day that she finally had a glimpse of the daylight. It was when shemitted suicide and was sent to the emergency room. Even a mentally stable person would go insane after being stuck in a ce like this. Seeing that she was about to scream and shout again, the prison guard quickly threatened her with an electric baton. Damien knew she wouldn¡¯t really be dead just like that, so he turned around and left. A person like him would seek revenge for the smallest grievance, and he obviously wanted her to live longer and suffer for the rest of her life. Seeing that Damien was about to leave, Selina immediately cried out again, ¡°Damien Radbury! Don¡¯t think that you can live arrogantly for any longer! Do you think I really have lost? Do you think you can win forever? There are many people outside who are against you! You will bepletely defeated one day!¡± Upon hearing her words, Damien snorted as he continued his pace. Meanwhile, Selina¡¯s voice became increasingly shrill, ¡°Do you really think that Ava Nagel truly loves you? One day, you will be killed by the people around you! When the timees, I will win! I will win! Hahahaha¡­¡± He stopped in his tracks and immediately turned around coldly, ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°You think I¡¯m doing all these alone? Of course, someone helped me! He hates you more than I do. One day, he will definitely kill you!¡± ¡°Who is the person you¡¯re talking about?¡± Selinaughed wildly, and her eyes gradually grew out of focus. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. This lunatic was talking nonsense again. And she kept muttering some name. It turned out that it was actually Enrico. ¡°It¡¯s him! It¡¯s Enrico! He told me that he wanted to cooperate with me¡­ After everything is done, I can marry you! I want to marry you! I really¡­ like you very much¡­¡± Standing across the iron bars, Damien sneered. ¡°So, you¡¯ve worked with Enrico? What did he promise you?¡± ¡°He said that if I marry you, you will divorce Ava and then he can be with her¡­ That fool, he actually likes his sister-inw! Hahahaha¡­ He¡¯s stupid, ain¡¯t he? I will not let him get what he wants! I want Ava Nagel to die! I want her to die!¡± Selina continued tough crazily. Although her words were incoherent, Damien understood what she meant. Enrico Radbury, that b*stard had been eyeing on Ava for a long time¡­ Damien cursed while he ignored Selina who had gone into madness. Then, he went out of the cell. Afterward, he went back to his parent¡¯s house. And he punched Enrico forcefully in front of them. The punch was so sudden, and Enrico didn¡¯t see iting. Soon, blood trickled down his nose. Enrico wiped it off and sneered, ¡°Damien, what are you doing?¡± As they were in front of their parents, Damien didn¡¯t say anything else. Instead, he gave Enrico another vicious kick. This b*stard had actually cooperated with Selina. Unfortunately, Selina was apletely crazy and wicked woman. She only wanted Ava to die, and she almost seeded. Damien grabbed his cor and was about to beat him hard. Suddenly, Karen cried out and threw herself at Enrico to protect him. ¡°Damien, what are you doing? He¡¯s your brother! Are you trying to kill him?¡± Karen burst into tears, and Damien had no choice but to let go of him. ¡°I¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t you dare try to do anything to her! Otherwise, you¡¯ll end up like Selina!¡± Damien warned Enrico in a cold voice. Meanwhile, Enrico struggled up on his feet and suddenly burst intoughter, ¡°Damien, why are you so angry and so desperate to threaten me? Will you be at ease if I¡¯m dead?¡± Enrico smiled, ¡°Perhaps I shouldn¡¯t have survived twenty years ago in the dark and hopeless ce?¡± A Lifetime With You Chapter 136 A Lifetime With You Chapter 136 Chapter 136 ¡°Enrico, just shut your mouth!¡± Karen reprimanded him while wiping away her tears. Damien snorted coldly. The kidnapping that happened 20 years ago was the main cause of the terrible rtionship between the two brothers. Damien had been kidnapped and locked up in the cer for three days. However, Enrico, who was young at that time, thought that he was the one being kidnapped out of a psychological feeling of guilt. No one had ever told Enrico the truth about what really happened. As such, he had been hating on his brother for over twenty years. Meanwhile, Damien was sick of talking to him and immediately walked out. He knew long ago that by giving someone an inch, they would only take a mile. He knew that blindly giving in would never be traded for respect and understanding. Enrico did not go to work the next day. Ever since Ava got the document from Damien, she was eager to hand it over to Enrico personally. However, Enrico was absent today, so she had to meet him outside after work. They had arranged to meet up at a restaurant that Enrico often visited. Enrico waste, and when he came in, he was wearing a mask and a pair of sunsses. Ava found that it was weird upon seeing him show up like that, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± ¡°Nothing. Where are the documents?¡± Ava took out a file from her bag and handed it to him. He immediately took it and flipped through a few pages to make sure that it was correct. After that, he let out a sigh of relief. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to get it so quickly. How did you get it? Didn¡¯t Damien almost find out about it?¡± ¡°¡­ I stole it while he was distracted.¡± Ava made up a lie. She didn¡¯t know how she should exin to Enrico that Damien actually handed this document over to her personally. As a matter of fact, she still couldn¡¯t figure out why he did this. ¡°Enrico, in fact, after a period of observation, I feel that Damien is actually not as bad as you said before.¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± ¡°I think¡­ is there any misunderstanding between you and him? After all, you guys are brothers. Maybe he really didn¡¯t intend to harm you. What¡¯s more, the document has been with him for a long time, and he hasn¡¯t done anything bad to you, right?¡± Enricoughed coldly, ¡°He isn¡¯t going to harm me? What kind of hypnotizing trick did he use on you?¡± Ava hurriedly exined, ¡°No, I just think that¡­¡± ¡°If he didn¡¯t hate me to the core, how on earth could I have be like this?¡± Enrico took off his mask and sunsses. He revealed his swollen and bruised face. No wonder he didn¡¯te to thepany today. He really couldn¡¯t meet anyone in this state. ¡°What happened?¡± Ava asked worriedly. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s my good brother who did it.¡± ¡°He beat you up?¡± Ava was surprised. Just as she was about to dive in deeper about what happened to him, her eyes suddenly went nk and her face instantly turned pale. Enrico turned his head and followed her gaze. At the entrance, Damien and a woman were seen entering the restaurant together. Although Enrico and Ava were sitting afar, they could clearly see that he was with a young and beautifuldy. Enrico snorted and said, ¡°Looks like my brother has a new lover.¡± Ava identally knocked down the cup next to her, and the water spilled all over the table. It soaked her skirt wet. She immediately stood up, and Enrico helped to wipe her dress with tissues. This suddenmotion caught Damien¡¯s attention instantly. He also noticed Ava and Enrico. His expression darkened when he saw Enrico leaning over to help Ava. Damien immediately walked in their direction, and the woman next to him followed behind. Enrico noticed them walking over and whispered to Ava, ¡°The woman beside him is the daughter of Gringots Financial Holdings¡¯ CEO, Florence Burton. They went on a blind date not long ago.¡± She suddenly came to a realization. Florence Burton, her name sounded really familiar. The iing message that she saw on Damien¡¯s phone the other day was from her, wasn¡¯t it? They were indeed a match made in heaven. ¡°Damien, what a coincidence. I didn¡¯t expect to see you here.¡± Enrico lifted his hands off Ava¡¯s skirt and stood up. However, Damien had his gaze fixed on Ava. ¡°He had clearly told her that she could only stand by his side. It seemed that she didn¡¯t care about his words at all. Meanwhile, Florence cried out in shock upon seeing Enrico¡¯s face, ¡°Hey, what happened to your face? Did you get pped by your girlfriend?¡± Florence said in a mockery tone. Obviously, she was teasing Enrico by saying that the woman next to him was his girlfriend. Unfortunately, her words aggravated Damien. ¡°Come with me.¡± He said coldly to Ava. Ava had no intention to follow him at all. She said softly to Enrico, ¡°I¡¯ve handed you the documents, so I¡¯ll be heading back first.¡± Then, she walked out of the restaurant. Damien immediately followed after her. Seeing that Damien was leaving after she took a great effort to invite him out, Florence immediately stopped him, ¡°You promised to have dinner with me today! What are you going to do with your brother¡¯s girlfriend?¡± B ¡°You shut up!¡± Damien pushed her away. By then, Ava had already walked out of the restaurant and entered the elevator. Just as the elevator doors were about to close, Damien¡¯s hand suddenly reached in. He actually took the risk of injuring himself to force the door open. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Ava subconsciously pushed him out, but Damien had already managed to enter the elevator. He pressed the button which would bring them to the highest level in the building, which was the 28th floor. This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org. Ava suddenly panicked and wanted to escape, but she was pinned to the corner. ¡°I met with Florence today because we¡¯re here to discuss this one acquisition matter. She came on behalf of her father and we¡¯re just talking about business,¡± Damien exined. Ava turned her head away, ¡°Why do you need to exin it to me? I don¡¯t care at all.¡± Damien did not know what was wrong with him today. He should be angry after seeing Enrico with her. However, at this moment, he was just anxiouslying clean to her. ¡°Let me go,¡± She said coldly. ¡°I¡¯m done exining. Don¡¯t you have anything to say to me?¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t.¡± He was devastated. It turned out that his countless effort to gain her favor was to no avail. She was still acting cold and indifferent towards him. He thought that she had forgotten what had happened in the past. It turned out that she was no longer the same person she used to be. ¡°Ava Nagel, what do you want me to do?¡± ¡°I just want you to let go of me right now!¡± The elevator quickly ascended to the 28th floor. Ava struggled out of his arms and ran out of the elevator. It was dark outside; the basement of the building had a restaurant, while the upper ground was originally used as an office building. However, the top floor was not rented out, so it was a vacant area. Ava was at a loss. As she quickly turned around and wanted to go back, she identally bumped into a warm body In the darkness, she couldn¡¯t see anything. She could only feel stern and sharp gaze fixated on her. A Lifetime With You Chapter 137 A Lifetime With You Chapter 137 Chapter 137 In a panic, she wanted to hide. However, he pressed her against the wall and restricted her movements. She couldn¡¯t resist him at all because of his strong and tall physique. Soon, he had already wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her on the lips. At the moment when their lips touched, there seemed to be a swift gradation of intensity that was sending wild tremors along her nerves. He grabbed tightly onto her waist and uncouthly forced his lips into hers. ¡°What are you doing? Let me go! Mhm¡­¡± Ava instinctively resisted, and her whole body was shivering. However, he had no intention to stop. He devoured her lips fiercely, like he wanted to swallow her up.. He seized her completely, and his hands caressed all over her body restlessly. Suddenly, he tore off her shirt. ¡°Let me go¡­¡± Her desperate screams and struggles were hindered by his lips. He pressed himself firmly against her body, and she could feel the changes in his body at such a close distance. This son of a bitch¡­ Ava was terrified. She could sense his zing temperature clearly. Seeing that thest piece of garment on her chest was about to be ripped off, she finally struggled out of his grasp with all her might and pinched his arm forcefully. He let out a soft groan, but his hands were still moving across her body incessantly. He hugged her violently and engulfed her harshly. He had always been too rational. He thought that everything would be the same as in the past if he were to give her some time. But little did he know, perhaps she had no intention of going back to how it was before. ¡°Ava Nagel, I don¡¯t care how you¡¯ve forgotten me. You were mine and you¡¯re still mine no matter what happens.¡± Her resistance only aroused his desire to conquer her. He suddenly held her by her waist andpletely devoured her until she had no strength to scream anymore¡­ Ava had no idea how she left that ce. Without the lights, she was wandering in the dark and frantically running forward. She didn¡¯t dare to take the elevator anymore. She ran all the way down from the 28th floor to the first floor. She waspletely exhausted when she finally reached the ground floor. Damien didn¡¯t follow behind her this time. She stumbled her way through with her partially torn clothes. She was currently wearing the coat he had given her. That b*stard, how dared he¡­ Ava gritted her teeth and said angrily, ¡°I will not let him go!¡± On the verge of fury, she immediately took out her mobile phone and made a call to the police station. At this moment, Damien was still standing motionless in the same spot. He squatted on the ground nkly while holding a cigarette in between his fingers. He finally regained his consciousness when the cigarette burnt off and scalded his fingers. The butt of the cigarette fell to the ground, and it kindled up thest bit of ash. There was still a throbbing pain on his cheek. He was shocked by her massive strength when she pped him hard on the face. After living for nearly 30 years, she was the only one who dared to treat him like this. At the thought of it, he suddenly let off a faint smile. Indeed, he had gone too far just now by forcing her to do something she wasn¡¯t willing to. If she had forgotten about it, then just let it be. They still had plenty of time in the future. Just as he was immersed in his thoughts, the lights in the room suddenly lit up. After being in the dark for a while, he struggled to open up his eyes. Soon, he was surrounded by a group of police officers. ¡°We received a report from ady saying that you are suspected of sexual harassment¡­ and¡­ rape. Pleasee with us for an investigation.¡± Just like that, Damien was handcuffed and brought to the police station. His coat was taken away by Ava, and all his important belongings such as his phone and identification card were in there. Now, he couldn¡¯t even prove his identity. In the face of a humiliating moment like this, it was even more impossible for him to mention the Radbury Group. Otherwise, they¡¯d be in the headlines of the local news the next day. ¡°Name.¡± Damien said nothing. ¡°Age.¡± He still did not say a word. ¡°Home address or contact information.¡± Still nothing from him. He refused to answer no matter what the policeman asked. It was the first time in his life that he had been arrested. Ava was indeed a brave woman. Damien was feeling a headache from it. ¡°Give me a phone. I want to make a call,¡± He said. ¡°Stop with all your mother*cking nonsense! Even God can¡¯t save you now! Tell us the truth about your crime!¡± ¡°That woman¡­she is my wife.¡± He exined helplessly. ¡°Wife? Hah, and your wife will do this to you? Tell me the truth now!¡± ¡°I want to see her.¡± After negotiating for around two hours, the police finally gave him a chance to make a phone call. He was going to call Ava initially. However, he called hiswyer first after thinking for a moment. Damien was finally released from the police station in the middle of the night. ¡°You are not allowed to reveal anything about what happened today,¡± he warned thewyer. ¡°Yes, Sir.¡± Thewyer opened the car door for him, but Damien refused to go home. Instead, he called another taxi and went straight to Ava¡¯s residence. This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org. When Ava returned home, Jessica and Jean were waiting anxiously because they could not get through to her. The sight of her stumbling into the house gave them a big fright. ¡°Mommy, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Ava felt a little embarrassed and said to her son, ¡°I¡¯m fine. Jean, go back to your room and sleep first. Be good.¡± ¡°But, mommy, your face looks very bad! Howe your clothes are torn? Isn¡¯t this daddy¡¯s coat?¡± Ava forced a smile, ¡°Mommy is really fine. I identally fell on my way home. Good boy, hurry back to sleep. Mommy is going to take a bath first.¡± Upon seeing her daughter like this, Jessica had already figured out what had happened. Therefore, she quickly pulled Jean back into the room. After Ava came out of the shower, Jessica was seen sitting in the living room with a straight face. ¡°Ava, come here. Tell me the truth. What happened?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Jean didn¡¯t understand because he¡¯s a kid. Do you think you¡¯re able to lie to me? Something happened to you, right?¡± Eventually, she broke down in tears upon hearing her mother¡¯s concerning words. She had a hard time putting up a brave front. She immediately turned her face to the side. At that moment, tears already rolled down her cheeks. ¡°Is it Damien?¡± She nodded. ¡°That b*stard!¡± Jessica immediately cursed him. She stood up in anger and was about to rush out to fight for justice for her daughter. Ava quickly stopped her, ¡°Mom, stop it. Besides, I have taken revenge.¡± ¡°You did?¡± ¡°I called the police. He should be at the police station now.¡± Jessica was stunned. Although she was angry, she wouldn¡¯t dare to confront Damien. However, she didn¡¯t expect that her daughter would have the courage to call on him to the police herself. ¡°Ava, you¡­ although you don¡¯t live with him now, he is still your husband. You don¡¯t have to do it to this extent, right?¡± ¡°Mom, I¡¯m tired. I don¡¯t want to talk about this anymore.¡± Exhausted, she forced herself back to the room. She was so sleepy that she fell asleep as soon as sheid on her bed. A Lifetime With You Chapter 138 A Lifetime With You Chapter 138 Chapter 138 Ava had never thought that her brief conversation with her mother would be heard by her four-year old baby son. Although Jean didn¡¯t understand what happened to his mommy, he knew that his daddy bullied her! Daddy was a bad guy! Jean clenched his little fingers into a fist, and he was already scolding his dad inside his heart. Meanwhile, Ava was awakened by the ringing phone in the middle of the night. Damien¡¯s voice came through, ¡°I¡¯m outside of your house. Come down.¡± She had no intentions to talk to him at all. Therefore, she hung up the phone directly. Since she was afraid that he would call again, so she simply switched off the phone. Who did he think he was? How could he be bossing her around? However, there was another phone ringing a few minutester. Ava got out of her bed and took a long while to search for it. Finally, she found the cell phone in Damien¡¯s coat. It was still an iing call from Damien, asking her to go downstairs. She was extremely infuriated that she almost had an urge to trample his coat. Who did he think he was? She was afraid that he would continue to harass her, so she changed her clothes quickly and went downstairs. ¡°Here.¡± She threw the coat on him and turned to leave. Damien stopped her and said, ¡°Wait.¡± ¡°What else do you want to do? Do you want to¡­ do that to me again?¡± He released his hand and said apologetically, ¡°It was my fault just now. I apologize to you.¡± ¡°Humph.¡± Ava snorted coldly. She was not taking it. However, little did she know, she was the only person in the world who could make him apologize. ¡°You¡¯ve harassed me, and I¡¯ve also called the cops on you. We¡¯re even now. Don¡¯te to me again.¡± ¡°No, we¡¯re not,¡± he said in a low voice. ¡°Huh? Do you still n to take revenge on me?¡± He stretched out his hand and was about to grab her wrist. However, he changed his mind because he was afraid that it would make her unhappy. ¡°I did those nasty things to you, but all I get was just sitting in the police station for two hours. If this is considered fair for both parties, wouldn¡¯t you be at a loss?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Ava was stunned. ¡°I¡¯m making three promises to you. That is, regardless of location and timing, I¡¯ll make it happen to you no matter what you wish for.¡± He made a sincere and hearty promise. Ava thought that she wouldn¡¯t be able to stand up for herself anymore. However, she didn¡¯t expect that he would actually say this. She immediately asked, ¡°Are you serious?¡± ¡°Of course, I¡¯ll keep my promise.¡± ¡°Great, the first thing I want you to do is to pick the stars from the sky and give them to me.¡± Ava pointed to the sky. Her first request was like herding cats. She was probably implying that it was impossible for her to forgive him. However, Damien pondered over this question seriously and replied, ¡°It may take a little time. You¡¯ll have to wait for a moment.¡± ¡°Wait¡­ wait for what?¡± ¡°Alright, tell me your second request.¡± Ava thought hurriedly and said, ¡°Second, give me the entire Radbury Group. Third, disappear from my sight immediately. Don¡¯t let me see you again!¡± Damien smirked and said, ¡°The second one is easy, but the third one is non-viable.¡± ¡°Humph, yet you still say that you¡¯d keep your promise! You can¡¯t fulfill your promise, can¡¯t you? Liar!¡± Ava immediately turned to leave. Upon seeing this, he quickly grabbed her by the wrist. ¡°If I disappear now, how can I fulfill my first and second promise?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, you¡¯re just a liar! You b*stard! Moron! You¡¯re a psycho!¡± She pushed him away forcefully. She was very disgusted and repelled by any physical interaction with him. As such, she cursed at him fiercely. Just then, arge bowl of water tumbled out of the air and poured on Damien¡¯s body. The ident happened so suddenly that Damien and Ava didn¡¯t have the time to react at all. If it weren¡¯t for Ava who pushed him away just now, she would have been soaked by the water too. Damien raised his head and saw a flickering light on one of the balconies. It was Ava¡¯s balcony¡­ Then, a stic basin fell from the balcony and crashed into Damien¡¯s dampened head again. Ava recognized it. It was the basin from her house. When¡¯she returned home, there was no one on the balcony or in the living room. However, there were traces of wet footprints on the balcony, all the way through the living room and towards the bedroom. Content is ? by N?velDrama.Org. Meanwhile, Jean was sleeping on the bed and wrapped tightly in a nket. She went over and patted him, ¡°Alright, stop pretending already.¡± Eventually, Jean gradually opened his eyes and pretended to have just woken up, ¡°Mommy, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Did you hear everything Grandma, and I said in the living room just now?¡± He nodded. He was afraid that she would be sad, so he quickly got out of the bed and crept up into her arms. ¡°Mommy, no one is allowed to bully you! If daddy bullies you, I¡¯ll never talk to him ever again!¡± Jean clenched his little fists, looking all indignant and determined. It warmed Ava¡¯s heart. Her son really cared for her. She stroked his head and said with a smile, ¡°So, you¡¯re the one who sshed water on him?¡± ¡°Is daddy really mad about it?¡± Ava snorted softly, ¡°What right does he have to be angry?¡± ¡°Mommy, don¡¯t be sad. Daddy is a bad person. I will grow up faster and protect you!¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Touched, she held his head gently and nted a kiss on his forehead. The next day, Ava did not go to thepany. Days quickly passed by¡­ She had been absent for the entire week. Perhaps she made the wrong decision to work at the Radbury Group. Fortunately, she had