" Brayden asked after
left my laptop the
lent, seated ne
ily's stance w
ens for another three months, make some money doing makeup jobs, and wi
ed to speed up the divorc
r aid. Seeing her in a daze, Brayden thought
p at the Briggs f
nswered with a cold tone, "Ju
s
come just to help her. Av
y's treatme
eed up our
d Averie's words caused Bra
His hair fell stylishly, partly
nd three million. Averie felt guil
y word. You don't need to pay the entire three million. But
alth was deteri
-in bride with the hope that the Briggs family wou
his voice tinged with mockery. "Remember, it was you
n this way to him? That she had taken away the
sarcastic remarks,
r you like before." Her gaz
breath gre
He pressed the accelerator forcefull
eached Brayd
car, she noticed the butler and the
uldn't help but ask, "Going
rayden often traveled for work, mainly
ed as these servants, getting e
from that task, whic
t through the door, threw themselves into Brayde
, she added, "I'm so ex
ed to gently push the person away, allowin
tunning and vibrant, sh
's wife, standing with them ma
t bothered by
Brayden asked, his
the butler intervened, separating Brayden and Cor
oup. Why keep me hidden?" Corinna
Averie, you're back too? After your miscarriage, you should
ile, turning to Averie. "You wouldn't mi
my call to make," Averie
olens that Brayden had long h
's hidden tenderness, a secr
once saved Brayden's lif
ge was just a shield to protect
self as an intruder, having stolen
e and talk it over," Corinna suggested, still clinging to Brayden's
erie in silence, h
llowed them quietly, her
m from Corinna's grip, but it d
pick one I like," Corinna declared, ch
just wanted to grab her la
nna suddenly blurted out, "Brayden, yo
ed up, sens
kind of broke it while I was unpackin
s heart
her mom when she became an adult. Sh
," Brayden said, soundi
in shock. "Oh no, Averie, I'm
if Corinna's surprise
gets fed up sometimes, don't the
tioning the audacity of th
ention; that she was only pretending to be the person who had sa
fixed." Averie had had enough
en's bedroom, leaving Corinna an
other was arrogant. They
messy luggage scattered on the floor. Among
ring to stand. However, she stumbled ov
she fell next to the desk,
as to check the laptop,
thing caug
ll stone plaque hidden in the narrow
at under normal circumstanc
It turned out to be a small memorial table
had ever conceived had been lost in
he child in the Fowler family cemetery, ha
in the business world for nearly ten yea
riage, Brayden wasn't as
r? Eventually, they we
orial tablet back and stepped out
Brayden, watching her come out of the
g a polite nod, was about to leave. But Brayden ca
party next Mo
added quickly, "We're still a married
hide her irritation with a calm smi
anger and threat
roken laptop in her arms, he
on her wrist, Averie s
ll, Brayden's wi
rn sour, Averie couldn't help