His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 144

"What? It's you?" Evadne expressed in surprise.

With her freckles and messy hair, she was oddly adorably dorky.

Avery slightly curved his lips into a smile, as charming as two crescent moons, "Can't your blind date be me?"

Evadne's lips were sealed, a bit lost for words.

The question was rather straightforward.

Yet, the gentle humor in his gaze dissolved the awkward atmosphere, making Evadne feel like it was just a harmless joke.

"May I sit?" Avery asked politely.

"Please do," Evadne responded coolly.

Mr. Avery who came to see her that day was just like the first time they met, dressed in a navy blue, thin-striped, high-class suit, wearing golden glasses, elegant and dignified.

"Ms. Evadne, your outfit today is cute, very distinctive," Avery squinted and said, "But, in front of me, you don't need to pretend, just be yourself."

Evadne coughed awkwardly, "I remember my blind date was not supposed to be you, why are you here?"

"Because I know you probably wanted to see me again. Conveniently, I felt the same way," Avery adjusted his glasses, smiling with ease.

His words were puzzling as if they held a deeper meaning.

"That's right. I've been curious about your identity since our last encounter, so I did hope to see you again."

Suddenly, Evadne's sharp gaze focused on him, "Avery, Mr. Avery."

Avery's eyes were deep, his hands on his knees slightly trembling, he held back his excitement and said softly, "Evadne, long time no see."

Evadne was slightly taken aback, and politely responded, "Long time no see."

Although they did spend some childhood years together and had a pretty good time, that was more than a decade ago.

Meeting him again after such a long time, Evadne could only feel a sense of unfamiliarity.

She vaguely remembered the Avery from her childhood was short and skinny, with delicate and somewhat feminine features. Due to his introverted personality, he was often mocked and rejected by other children.

Evadne was the popular kid in elementary school. When she saw Avery being bullied, she stood up to protect him without any hesitation. To everyone's surprise, she, a girl, defeated three boys from higher grades who were taller than her. Since then, no one dared to bully Avery who was under her protection.

Much of the past Evadne had already forgotten.

But she didn't know, the man before her, despite living abroad for years, experiencing countless hardships, never forgot the first ray of light this girl brought into his life.

In his eyes, she was the sun, hot and bright, radiating light.

"So, the night I got drunk at the KTV and accidentally bumped into you, you recognized me."

"Yes," he said with a slight smile.

"So, the night I was in danger, you didn't just happen to pass by and save me, you were actually following me?"

"Yes."

"Why?" Evadne frowned and inquired, "If you had recognized me, why didn't you just tell me who you were?"

"Because I was waiting." Avery took a deep breath, his voice slightly hoarse as he continued to say, "I didn't tell you because I was waiting for you to remember me."

Evadne felt a pang of guilt as if she hadn't treated him well enough, that she had hurt him.

"Did you choose the place to meet?"

"Yes, I thought you would like it here because it's similar to Silverlake Harbor."

Avery's deep eyes twinkled like stars, "Do you remember when we used to play hide and seek in your garden as kids? You always liked to hide behind the rockery."

Hide and seek was a game they both enjoyed and played together.

Back then, every time he closed his eyes, he could guess where she was hiding.

But he always pretended not to find her, letting her bask in the glory of winning.

He liked losing to her, but only to her.

"Wow, you remember all that?" Evadne scratched her head, a bit embarrassed.

Avery gave a gentle smile, elegantly took a sip of his coffee, like a gentleman straight out of an old painting.

They chatted for a while.