CHAPTER 3-4

Ava raised her head, asking him, “Do you want to come back to the Bellevue Hill for dinner tonight?”

Antonio loosened his tie, keeping silent.

“I learned to make a few dishes from Auntie Berta~.”

Hearing this, Antonio finally looked her in the eye. “You? Cooking?”

The way he said it was as though she was a rich lady who would not even dip her fingers in spring water!

Even if she once was like that…

Cough, but everything was different now!

“Yes. Do you want to give it a taste?” She glanced up at him; her brows tilted with her smile.

He smiled coldly. “Since medicine didn’t work, are you planning to use poison this time?”

“…”

Indeed, she had made too many mistakes. After all, the use of the medicine had only occurred yesterday.

In the past… Thinking back, Ava too felt that she had been very willful. With her new experiences in mind, the person she was in the past seemed almost ridiculous.

She raised her head to look at him causing the light to fall on her neck. He did not know if she did this on purpose or not, but this caused the love bites on her collarbone to come into his line of sight.

“Just using that medicine alone caused you to torture me for the whole night. If I still used poison, the first one to die will probably be me!” She spoke openly, her eyes reflecting no dishonesty whatsoever.

Antonio stared at her with his dark eyes.

Indeed, last night he did not hold back whatsoever. This morning when he looked at how she limply laid on the sheets, her body littered with the marks left behind by him, he headed for the office immediately unwilling to hear how she would once more insist on a divorce when she woke up.

“After last night, based on the hatred you hold for me, it’s not surprising if you tried to kill us both together,” he said coldly.

“Killing us both together? Why don’t I just attach a time bomb to myself to come and find you! Isn’t that more straightforward?”

Antonio did not bother to pay her any mind.

Ava remained standing there for a long time; her eyes fixed on him. Even as he treated her like air, focusing on his work, she stood there unmoved.

Antonio rubbed his brows. “What on earth do you want?”

“I want to have dinner with you,” Ava replied straight to the point.

Antonio frowned. “For the sake of a divorce, you really are willing to do anything. What act are you putting on?”

Soft tactics seemed not to affect this man. Did that mean she had to go hard?

She went forward and laid her head on his desk, staring at him closely as he worked.

They say that a man is the most attractive when he is working, but she felt that her husband was attractive at every moment. In the past, which screw exactly was she missing in her head that she insisted on divorcing this man?

Antonio flipped open a page of a document. Ava moved her hand forward to block him from reading it. Earlier on she already noticed that it was the company’s progress report. Even if she messed with it, there probably would not be much trouble caused.

“Removed your hand.” He could no longer ignore her.

Ava leaned her face close to him, smiling brightly. ”You say, do you want to go home?”

Ava indeed had an attractive face. At this moment, her smile made her look like a charming young lady.

He spoke calmly, “I’m working.”

Ava blinked, unmoved. “I can wait for you to finish your work and return home together.”

“I still have a video conference tonight. You head back first.” Just as before, his eyes did not hold much emotion.

“That’s fine! I’ll wait for you!”

Antonio closed the file in his hands and stared at her coldly. “What are you playing at this time?”

Ava’s expression was especially calm. She even fluttered her lashes at him on purpose. “I’ve already slept with you. What more can I play at?”

“…” Antonio really wanted to throw her out.

—-

He said that he had a video conference and he really left for it. Antonio did not plan on leaving anytime to spend with her whatsoever.

Two hours passed just like that, and he did not return once.

Having just fallen asleep on the sofa, Ava woke in shock once more.

Could it be that he planned to just leave her here without any care? Would he leave her here to sleep for the whole night?

After all, what she did in the past was really too much. It was not completely unlikely that he planned to leave her behind.

Thinking for a while, Ava stood up to pushed open the other door in the office. Inside was Antonio’s break room.

There was a bathroom, a bed, and some living necessities.

Ava was used to showering every night before 10 p.m. In her past life, when she was imprisoned, she was only allowed to shower once a month. As a result, she often felt that ants were crawling on her body. Now she was sensitive to the point where even the slightest bit of sweat on her body made her uncomfortable.

Should she take the chance to shower before he returns?

She walked in, grabbing a random white dress shirt from the closet.

Ten minutes later, Antonio returned from his meeting to see that Ava had vanished.

The office was completely quiet, with Ava’s fresh scent faintly lingering in the air.

Antonio stared at the empty office, remaining silent for a long moment. Just as he was about to pick up his jacket from the back of the office chair, he suddenly heard movements coming from his break room.

Was she still here?

Ava walked out of the bathroom in Antonio’s white dress shirt, drying her long hair that was still dripping wet.

At the sound of the door opening, she glanced up to see Antonio by the door.

She instantly stiffened.

Antonio did not expect to see such a scene when he entered. Not only did Ava shower here, but she stood under the warm light of the room in his shirt. Her eyes seemed slightly teary and dazed.

His shirt was very large, and the collar shifted at this moment to reveal a large patch of snow-white skin.

Ava felt burned by his gaze and consciously rushed to cover her own legs, flushing red at the awareness of the skin she could not cover.

“I thought you planned to leave me here alone tonight…” She placed down the towel, finding a random excuse to explain why she was in the room without permission.

He looked away. “Wear your own clothes!”

“I didn’t bring clothes to change, but I called the Bellevue Hill earlier. Someone should be coming to drop some off soon.” She walked towards him as she spoke, “Are you done with your work? Can we head back to the Bellevue Hill together now?”

Antonio stared silently at this woman who did not seem to be afraid of death, given that she dared to dress like this in front of him.

“What time is it? It should be quite late,” Ava spoke to herself while holding up his wrist to look at his Patek Philippe watch. The time was already nearing at 10 p.m.

The watch was nice to look at. It suited his noble disposition perfectly. A man with such a good taste, how on earth did he fall for her?

She was about to let go of his wrist when she felt his hand tighten around hers. He pulled her against the wall, directly pressing her on it with his own body.

“Ava Clifford, what exactly are you planning!” His eyes were dark, and his voice low full of warning.

Ava stared at him for a long time before speaking up, her voice firm with determination, “After last night, I decided to rethink our relationship seriously…”

He stared at her coldly. “Suddenly so sensible? What’s the price? Divorce?”

In her past life, the matter of a divorce harmed her so much. Ava lifted her face to meet his gaze straight on with her bright eyes.

She bit her lips lightly, pulled down his neck with force and leaned forward to kiss those cold lips of his.

Antonio’s eyes widened in shock. He leaned back to avoid her kiss.

Ava was also unsure of where her sudden rush of courage came from. She stood up on her tiptoes and tried to kiss him once more. She held onto his shirt tightly, unwilling to let go or even loosen her grip in the slightest.

Antonio pushed her away with some force, and said with his low and deep voice, “Ava, you don’t know what you are doing!”

“I do! I’m very clear about it!” Ava continued pressing close to him without giving up. Her bright eyes stared straight at him. “Antonio, tonight I will either stay here with you or return home with you! You choose!”

The night obscured many things from sight, but it could not cover the determination in her eyes.

Antonio stared at her for half a beat.

Ava returned his gaze without hesitation.

Antonio did not reply to her but suddenly threw his suit jacket on her body. This was his direct way of answering.

Seeing his silent reply, Ava’s eyes burned a little.

He was clearly mad at her, yet he still treated her so well.

She really resented the cold and brutal heart she had in the past.

—-

On the road back to the Bellevue Hill, Ava sat in Antonio’s car. Her snow-white hands were currently playing with the car’s seat belt.

Occasionally, her eyes moved to the side, drawn to the man driving quietly next to her. The lights on the road flashed red past the window. His thin and clear eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Looking back on everything that she had done, based on Antonio’s family background and everything he had already achieved, he could have left her alone at home and gone out to play with any female idol or famous woman of his choice.

However, he never seemed to give any other woman a second glance.

She suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence in the car, “Sylvester family’s chauffeur doesn’t seem to show up often. Do you always drive yourself home?”

“Occasionally.”

“You didn’t sleep much yesterday. After working for the whole day, don’t you feel tired?”

Hearing this, Antonio glanced at her.

His eyes seemed to be saying: That he could not sleep yesterday, was it not all because of her?

Ava looked away immediately, her ears slightly warm. “What I mean is, you shouldn’t ignore your health for work. Next time when work ends, come straight home to rest…”

Before she could finish her words, a large truck sped towards them from the road ahead. Even when turning, it did not slow down. As though its brakes were not working, It headed straight towards them-

“Watch out!” Ava called out in a panic.

Antonio had already turned the car in the other direction, avoiding the truck heading toward them. The screeching sound of the tires rang loudly-

Ava had been playing with her seat belt earlier causing her not to have protection against the sudden movement. Her body fell forward while her head knocked against the front of the car. It hurt to the point where she could not help but call out in pain.

“Does it hurt?” Antonio immediately reached his hand over, carefully checking over her reddening forehead.

“Ss… Don’t touch it!” Ava flinched, pushing his hand away from her forehead.

Antonio pressed her down to stop her from moving. He rubbed the back of her head, sternly forcing her to turn her whole head around for him to check.

He saw that her wound didn’t seem light. It was already swelling up, causing her eyes to redden with the pain.

He frowned. “Did it hit very badly? Is it very painful? Do you feel dizzy?”

“Pain…” Ava softly called out.

To be honest, it had only smashed into the front of the car for a moment. There would most likely only be a bump tomorrow. She had not planned on whining too much about it. However, when she caught a hint of worry and heartache in his eyes, she could not help but want him to spoil her.

Antonio’s concern felt very much like a place of belonging.

A husband who was close to her, whose heart would ache for her, was really so lovely.

“I’m sending you to the hospital.” Antonio compelled her to sit properly, redoing her seat belt for her.

Hearing the word hospital, she immediately felt fear. She rushed to press her hands against her forehead, saying, “It’s not actually that serious, and it’s already so late. Let’s not trouble the doctor.”

Antonio did not give her any chance to refuse, warning her with his eyes to not move around.

“I’m really fine…”

She softly suggested the nearby family clinic but was ignored by Antonio who directly sent her to the hospital.

Antonio was only willing to send her home after medication was applied on her forehead. The doctor confirmed that the redness would reduce after a few days and that there was not even the slightest bit of concussion.

When they returned home, Auntie Berta glanced at the obvious bump on Ava’s forehead and rushed forward with worry. Ava was supported to sit in the couch as though she was frail to the point where even wind could knock her down.

“Miss Clifford, what happened? Does it hurt?”

Ava smiled. “It’s all right, I just bumped onto it for a moment. It’ll be fine after two days.”

“Aiya, why is it so swollen? Did you let a doctor check on it?”

“Already did so earlier.”

Auntie Berta nodded, suddenly noticing her surrounding. It was only then that she realized that Ava seemed to have returned home with Mr. Sylvester?

Ava also looked up at Antonio, seeing him speak to the helper on the side for a moment before walking in to return her gaze.

“Auntie Berta, in the future you should just call me Mrs. Sylvester or Madam, both work.” Ava took the opportunity to declare before Antonio came back.

Auntie Berta first seemed surprised, before looking as though she was about to celebrate with joy.”Yes, Madam! Mrs. Sylvester!”

It seemed like Miss Sylvester had finally thought things through and was willing to live happily with Mr. Sylvester!

Earlier on, they even returned home together!

Auntie Berta was about to begin preparing supper happily. Ava glanced at the time and stood up saying, “You should go rest. I’ll prepare supper.”

“Ah? Mrs…?” Auntie Berta looked at her in surprise.

A rich young lady like Ava, how could she possibly know how to cook?

Previously, she could not even take the slightest bit of smoke or smell of oil.

“Your head has a wound, what supper are you going to make? Return to your room and sleep early!” Antonio finally walked back.

Ava did not reply, turning to speak to Auntie Berta and the other helpers, “It’s already late. All of you can go to rest.”

Auntie Berta originally wanted to say more, but seeing how Mr. Sylvester had returned, she quietened down, nodding her head before leaving the living room.

“You probably haven’t had dinner. It’s already so late; cooking noodles will be easy. Wait for me for a while.” She glanced at Antonio before turning away as she spoke.

As she walked past him, Antonio held onto her wrist, eyeing her suspiciously, unsure if she was joking. “You know how to?”

Ava’s lips quirked up.

Right now, she was actually confident of her cooking skills, but she did not intend to boast. “I can’t promise that it will taste good, but it will definitely be cooked all the way through.”

Antonio eyed her wound and saw that it did not look very serious. Although he did not intend to let her enter places like the kitchen, seeing how she seemed so excited, he did not want to ruin her rare moment of excitement.

As he let go of her wrist, Ava could still feel the lingering warmth from his palm.

It was clean and warm, lingering on her skin and giving her a strange sense of security.

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