Chapter 215: Big Sister
"What?!" Avery got up from her chair in shock, her eyes wide as she stared at Evelyn, waiting for her to explain more. She sat again and held onto Evelyn’s hand. "What exactly happened, Evy?"
Evelyn took a few seconds to respond, her eyes lowered to her belly. Her expression was a mix of frustration and sadness, her slumped shoulders reflecting the turmoil inside her. She sighed and began to brief Avery about their fight.
"You know I have wanted to go out for a couple of days now, right?" Evelyn started slowly.
Avery nodded, recalling Evelyn’s cravings to eat from a famous dining house. Since she wished to go out with Zevian, she didn’t bother to tag along.
"So I asked him this morning if he got any time today. He checked his schedule and said he would take me tomorrow. But that’s like the 10th ’tomorrow’ already in a row." Evelyn ranted, her voice filled with irritation. She took a deep breath to calm herself down and continued, "He keeps giving excuses every day. I mean, I know he has an entire empire to manage, but he should give at least a little amount of time in his day for us."
Avery nodded in agreement. "So you fought over it?" Avery murmured in response, trying to analyze the situation.
Evelyn nodded and continued, "We argued for a while, things escalated and I shouted at him. I told him to just divorce me since he was so in love with his work. And you know how he replied?" Taking a deep breath, she added, "He said fine and shut the door on my face."
"What?" Avery frowned in response. Her anger shot up as Evelyn fell silent. "How dare he?!" She growled with a scowl. Yeah, Evelyn shouldn’t have brought up the divorce, but that didn’t mean Zevian would treat her best friend like this.
Avery took out her phone and grumbled, "Tell me to teach that moron a lesson!" She dialed her cousin’s number and walked out of the room.
Evelyn watched as Avery walked out, another sigh escaping her lips. She knew she was being petty, but the way Zevian acted this morning kept irking her. It was also making her hyper-emotional and she couldn’t help but tear up recalling the way he had reacted harshly.
Almost an hour later, Zevian rushed inside the cabin, followed by his assistant, Brandon. Avery and Evelyn got up from their chairs at his arrival. He closed the gap between them with a few long strides and reached Evelyn.