Chapter 903

Avery gazed at Evadne with a longing so palpable, a shimmer of tears forming at the corner of his eyes.

"If it were the Avery I once knew, the pure and kind-hearted boy, even without words, I'd bless him with all my heart."

Evadne's face was a mask of frost, unmoved. "But now, I cannot grant your wish. Even if I forced myself to speak, it wouldn't be genuine, and therefore meaningless."

Avery chuckled softly, not angered in the least. "Remember the birthday gift you gave me when we were kids? When my dad kicked me out of Elmsworth, I didn't take anything with me but the gift you gave me, all the way to Helgen. Evadne, do you remember what you gave me?"

Evadne clenched her fists, silent. Of course, she remembered.

"One year, all the kids at school were into RC cars; everyone had one but me. I was the butt of their jokes." Avery's voice was gentle, a soft reminiscence dancing in his deep eyes. "By a happy coincidence, for my birthday that year, you gave me exactly what I wanted-an RC car, a red one. Remember?"

Evadne felt a tightness in her chest, an indescribable bitterness spreading through her. Her gifts were never just superficial. She was tenderly protecting a fragile boy and his delicate pride.

me, felt sorry for me." Avery's eyes brimmed with tender affection, solely for her. "But even so, because it was you,

be happy

we could go back, but alas." Avery shook his head, his pale visage shadowed like a snow-capped

cold and decisive, like a flawless piece of ice. "Avery, you set this up,

"That day, when you happened to see me in the hospital and approached me under the guise of a visit, you had already started plotting. You secretly monitored my every move and bribed Verna to clean her slate and plant her by my side. Knowing I'm cautious and suspicious, you didn't rush. Instead, you had that nurse deliver medication to me

the book. There's no fault in that." Evadne's lips curved into a fierce smile. "Also, slandering the CEO of KS Group is a serious offense. Our legal department isn't for show. The

on drugs," Avery

with contempt. "Avery, I thought you were just wicked, but now you're also cowardly, afraid to own

took was an untested medication imported

her eyes flaming. "Avery, you lured me here with no intention of sincerity!

innocent, why would I?" Avery squinted, smiling.

roared in anger. Before she could finish,

a smug smile he couldn't suppress. "Ms.

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