After receiving Westin's medical report, Avery brought his men with him and went to search for a compatible kidney.
Charlotte offered to go with them as she didn't want to mindlessly worry about the stubborn Shane. However, Cassius hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "Can I come with you? It's not that I don't trust you. I just want to help Westin out as much as I can."
"Of course," Avery answered before Charlotte could speak. "Will you be okay with sharing a room with me?”
"Of course! I can even sleep on the sofa."
Avery was amused by his words and said, "Do you really think I'll make you sleep on the sofa? Come on, you're a good-looking fellow. We can share a bed together, and maybe you can show me your gratitude by..."
Cassius was shocked. "Sorry, I don't do that sort of thing."
"Do you not do it in general, or do you just not want to do it with me?”
"I..." Cassius bit his lip and did not dare answer. He was afraid that if he said something wrong,
Avery would be unhappy and refuse to help Westin.
"Stop teasing him. He's just a kid."
"I'm serious. I'm quite interested in men, but I haven't met anyone willing to experiment with me yet. He's an actor, isn't he? It's not like he has anything to lose. I'll even pay him for his services. Plus, I can offer him plenty of acting opportunities in the future. It's a win- win situation." Avery glanced at Cassius through the rearview mirror. "What do you think, Cassius?"
Cassius's face had turned pale. He knew that he would have to pay a price or something if he asked Charlotte for help, but he didn't expect that he would be asked to sleep with another man. He did not think he could go through with it.
Feeling that Avery had gone overboard with his teasing, Charlotte cast a stern glare at him.
"Alright, alright. I won't tease him anymore." Avery wound the window down and lit a cigarette. "I'm not interested in men at all. Furthermore, I already have Irena in my life. However, I'm really curious about something. Are you really not going to ask anything from him after this? An actor like Cassius could provide you with a lot of benefits, you know? Come on, you can tell me. Don't worry, I won't tell Shane."
"Shut up." Charlotte had a headache.
Avery smiled.
Cassius did not understand what they were talking about. He kept looking down at his feet.
Soon enough, the news of Charlotte and Avery going on a business trip together reached Shane.
He didn't pay much attention to it. He let out a soft hum of acknowledgement and didn't say anything else.
"Aren't you curious about why they've suddenly gone on a trip together?" Rick sat down in front of him on the sofa.
"Since when have you become so talkative?"
"They' re doing all that for an artist named Cassius. It's not like her to go through so much trouble for an artist. Aren't you the least bit curious?"
"She's avoiding me, that’s all. I'm sure she's not getting involved with anyone else."
Rick raised her eyebrows and said, "I hope you're right to feel so confident about it."
Shane had other matters to worry about.
"Ever since you've regained your memories, you've been getting more and more distant. At first, I thought about how cruel Charlotte was, willing to
leave you alone with your twelve-year-old mind... However, who knew that you've already recovered your memories a long while ago? You've just been playing us like a fiddle all this time, haven't you? That's very mean of you.” Rick sighed.
"All is fair in love and war."
Rick shook her head with a smile.
Shane had a point after all.
"The whole world's just a grey area of morals, isn't it?”
Rick lamented with a sigh.
What he said did not relate to what Shane had been talking about before.
Shane's hand froze mid-air for a second, but he soon recovered from the shock and began to say calmly, "Everyone's just fighting for what they believe in."
"That's true."
At that moment, Cole pushed the door open.
"Mr. Fuller, I've already booked the table for you. When will you be sending out the invitations?"
"Now would be great. Tell them it'll be on the seventh."
"Yes, sir."
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