"Good news? You not driving me to my death is good news enough for me," Cole teased with a cold chuckle.
Avery stayed silent for a few seconds, then hit him right where it would hurt and said," Are you that spineless? If your uncle was the one asking you out, would you be so scared that you would lose your soul?"
"Avery Tate! Why are you provoking me? I've already lost everything. Why are you still looking for me? I don't want to know about you and my uncle, nor do I care. Even if you get married one day, it would have nothing to do with me! My uncle would never invite me to the wedding!"
Avery waited for him to finish speaking, then calmly said, "Your uncle and I are actually getting married. I’m the one who gets to decide if you're invited or not. Your uncle will listen to me."
Cole was stunned.
"Come out and meet me, Cole. There are some things I'd like to talk to you about face -to-face." Avery used Elliot as bait to get Cole to meet her. "Your uncle isn't as heartless as you think. Meet me, and we'll talk it out."
Cole felt relieved and agreed to meet.
The two met at a cafe about forty minutes later.
Once they sat down at a table by the window, Avery ordered a latte.
"Are you and my uncle really getting married, Avery?" Cole asked as he gazed at her face.
"Why would I lie about something like this? " Avery said. "Where have you been living since you and father sold the old mansion? I’ll send you an invitation if you want to come to the wedding."
Cole was slightly flattered. "Are you genuinely inviting me?"
"What else would I be doing? If you and your father came to the wedding, it would simply be two extra mouths to feed. It's not like you can eat to a point where you bankrupt your uncle, right?" Then, Avery pestered, "Where are you living now?"
"We're renting a place right now. We haven't decided on a new place yet. My dad wants to leave this place, but I don't, so we’re still arguing over this." Cole's mood turned gloomy at the mention of this. "I admit that I'm not a good son >b">PIU> caused harm to my dad. I'd like to treat him better from now on." "It's a good thing that you have that intention." Avery's eyes unconsciously landed on his hair. "By the way, what are your future plans? In terms of your career, I mean."
"I'm thinking of starting a business and opening up my own company." Then, Cole said dejectedly, "I’ve never worked for anyone before, so I won't be able to handle something like that. It's impossible for me to ever work for anyone in this life."
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