A Lifetime With You

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 playing 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 relations 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 accountable 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 explain 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 chocolate layered 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 plate. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

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 chocolate 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 glanced at the time. It was one in the afternoon. He probably went back to work.

Then why did he come 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?”

He leaned a little closer, took a look at her face, and frowned: “Your complexion 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 become 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 accelerator 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.