48. A week with dear wife


    <<. Miles. >>


    After reaching my apartment, I got the awaited call from Mr. Collins. I exined to him that I had got in a fight with her beloved daughter. He gave me an earful for hiding the truth from him in the hospital. Then he invited me to the resort to spend the holiday with his family.


    "Only if you arefortable. Avery told me you two want to take some time before making the news public, but I will be happy if you join us," He told me.


    I made up some excuses, and he cut the call after promising that he would make sure Avery contacts me as soon as possible.


    So I am finally talking to her. After that messed up sudden departure from Dom''s club. I am relieved to hear her voice. Not sure what I was expecting, but I am notfortable with the whole situation. Noah managed to get the location of Lena''s car and my team is working on it right now. Money does have its privilege. Things get done at odd


    times.


    "Liam?"


    "Yup!"


    "Why did you visit my house?" She asks. To my surprise, she sounds calmer than I expected.


    "I... needed some money." I make up an excuse on the go. There is no other logical exnation I can give to her for visiting her house at past 11. With her life


    at risk, this game of staying anonymous from her is wearing me out.


    Can I tell her I am herwfully wedded husband?


    No...


    She would properly cut the call right away. Considering ourst encounter, she must be pissed.


    "And?" she prompts, and I roll my eyes.


    Don''t make it hard for me, Avery.


    "I need it urgently! And I have nobody to go to," I tell her, but she stays quiet.


    "And you were not picking up your phone, so I got worried," I add carefully.


    "You got worried because your possible cash cow was not picking your calls?" she asks, connecting the dots. She is mocking me.


    I chuckle. "ummm yeah..."


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    Is this how people beg? I literally have no experience. Am I doing well?


    "Wait. Are you saying my phone isn''t switched off?" she asks in surprise.


    "Jeez, are you trying to get rid of me, Avery?" I tease her. I know what happened to her phone.


    "No, no! I am not ignoring you. I lost my phone in an ident. So if it''s still ringing..." she trails off.


    "It''s probably still in your car."


    "Oh! I can get it back. But... how will I get it back?" she mutters to herself.


    My team is inspecting Lena''s car and has found her phone. Apparently, it has a good battery life. But the worrying discovery is that the brakes were tempered. They will share theplete report with me by the morning.


    They told me it''s rtively easy to temper one''s brakes. All you have to do is cut the lines so the fluid leaks out of both circuits. Someone had disconnected the brake failure warning light. That could exin why Avery didn''t realize that something was wrong when she started driving.


    I have sent a bodyguard to her resort. She will probably get annoyed when she realizes this in the morning.


    "How did you manage to control the car?" I ask her in curiosity.


    Did she use parking brakes?


    "I couldn''t control it. This is why I had an ident, Liam!" she says, annoyed, with


    an undertone of voice that says ''why are you so dumb.''


    It makes meugh.


    "Anyway... you haven''t even started my job yet. So I cannot give you any money," she says, and I scoff.


    Can you believe this woman? I am giving her so much cash. Can''t she share back?


    "What do you want me to do? My offer for sex is still open if you are interested. I don''t mind ying gigolo for gorgeous girls."


    I never say never to beautiful women.


    Sheughs and my eyes widen. Avery generally gets annoyed at this joke, but not this time.


    "I want you to visit me and stay with me for the rest of the week."


    I take a pause when I realize what she is asking. Looks like my n to ask for money back fired.


    "I have work. I cannot just take a week''s holiday... I need money, but I cannot leave my current job, Avery." I mutter.


    "I will give you double."


    Now we are talking.


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    "Triple!"


    "Double it is. Take it or leave it."


    I think about it. Her family is there, and it will give me a chance to observe her


    sister up close. What''s her motive? Is someone else involved too?


    It would be best for once if I go on this vacation with her. I could manage some of the work from there it will be a good time to put my new assistant cum half sister, Isha, to the test.


    "Okay," I tell her. "I will bring my work along with me."


    "Get ready now."


    "Now? Like now now?"


    "Yes... I am sending you a ride. I want you here tonight." She orders and I am ttered.


    "Isn''t itte?"


    "It''s barely past midnight. Don''t tell me you go to bed at Nine, like a little child," she sneers at me.


    My lips twitch to form a smile. A week to spend with my dear wife. This should be


    fun.


    "I could stay awake the whole night if I had someone as gorgeous as you to keep mepany, Avery."


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    I am alone in my room and browsing my bag for something to wear. Somethingfortable. I am equally confused if I should go sexy or justfortable?


    Liam will be here in an hour. Or should I call him M?


    My heart is beating fast. I know it''s him. I just know.


    I somehow managed to keep my voice steady while talking to him, but my mind


    was swirling with every single detail that pointed to the obvious truth. M and Liam are the same person.


    They both attended the party that night. M blindfolded me with his tie and Liam was not wearing any tie when he hopped in my car for the lift.


    His voice. I was right about his voice, too. If Noah had not distracted me with his call... I would have connected the dots on the party night.


    M somehow knew about the attack.


    He assigned me a bodyguard the same night. When I asked him how he knew, he said he was my primary emergency contact. Now I know that''splete bullshit. I hadn''t questioned it at that


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    moment. Probably my mind was too fuzzy and overwhelmed to realize, but I am


    sure Lena is my primary emergency contact, not M.


    I hold a pair ofce tie mesh slip in my hands, thinking if I should wear it?


    I was disappointed that M left me at


    the club. thought he didn''t care. This is why I wanted to stay away from him. But not anymore. The thought of seeing him again tonight is making me feel hot and bothered.


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