Chapter 23

Book:That Cold Keeps Me Warm Published:2024-5-1

“Thank you, miss Avery.”Seeing that her trick worked, Elizabeth couldn’t help but feel happy secretly. She pretended to be grateful and kept crying.
Perhaps she was really grateful to Leon for falling in love with a stupid woman and for his excellent acting skill.
“Although we have only met a few times, I can see that you are a reasonable and gentle person, so I plucked up the courage to ask you out. If you are willing to help us, please don’t tell Leon that I have come to you. Otherwise, I’m afraid he will blame me for kidnapping him with my child and hating me for the rest of my life.”
In the end, she didn’t forget to find a way to cover Avery’s mouth, lest she spread the pregnancy to Leon, which would expose the lie and make things fall short of success.
In a corner at the other end of the cafe.
“Well, that woman looks familiar. She seems to be… Isn’t she your brother’s fiancee?”A well-dressed and beautiful woman was rubbing against the man’s arms.
“You have a good eyesight. I’ll remember it as soon as I meet you in my house.”The man’s big hands were wandering on the woman’s body, touching her curvaceous figure.
Needless to say, the couple were Thomas and his star girlfriend Mary.
“I have such a good memory, of course I remember.”Mary said coquettishly.
Of course she remembered. She liked rich people, so she couldn’t forget the appearance of these rich ladies and gentlemen.
“Okay, I’ll test you again.”Thomas asked, “who is the crying woman in front of her?”
“That’s…” she soon had an answer in her heart. “She is Mr. Leon’s girlfriend! But… ”
Mary felt something was wrong. “Why is she crying so sadly?”
“Didn’t you hear that?”He put his hand into her dress and said, “she said she was pregnant.”
Although the two tables were far away, when Avery shouted excitedly just now, he vaguely heard the two words “pregnant”.
“Pregnant? Isn’t that good? “Mary began, “she’ll be Mrs. Leon soon. Why are you still crying?”
Why did Elizabeth cry?
Interesting!
Mr. Leon’s girlfriend found his brother’s fiancee and complained that she was pregnant.
What did it mean?
A strange light flashed through Thomas’s eyes.
He wouldn’t forget the look on Leon’s face. He quickly thought of what was going on between him and Avery.
“Did you find out something? Tell me now! “Mary was flirted by him, panting, but she kept asking, because she liked to listen to the gossip between the rich.
“I only see that you are about to…” he smiled evilly and sped up his fingers.
He didn’t want to expose the love entanglement in his family for the time being, so he had to hide it from the big mouthed Mary. And he always knew how to distract women’s attention.
“You…” Mary’s eyes were blurred and she couldn’t say anything.
Leon sat in the office with a gloomy face, staring at the card in his hand.
The card said, “after careful consideration, I don’t think we are suitable for each other.
inappropriate?
‘damn it! How could Avery send me such a piece of paper after she promised me to be my girlfriend? She just wanted to get rid of me and disassociate herself from me with a few words! ‘?!
No wonder he couldn’t find her these two days. It seemed that she deliberately avoided him.
What the hell was this woman doing?
Although he was angry, he felt disappointed.
For the first time in his life, he was refused by a woman, and it was the woman he liked.
damn! damn! damn!
He was so angry that he crumpled the card in his hand into a ball and threw it into the trash can. Then he stood up and was about to rush to Avery’s house to pull Avery out and ask her clearly. But at this moment, the door of the CEO’s office was suddenly pushed open.
Which bastard rushed in without notice?
He was so angry that he almost broke out into curses.
“I have a big good news for you. Kevin and Avery are getting married next month.”Thomas leaned against the door and looked at him with a smile.
Leon’s face darkened.
What the hell was wrong with her? Why was she in such a hurry to marry a man she didn’t like!
“What are you doing here?”Unable to hide his anger, Leon said angrily, “have you sent your brother an invitation card?”
“Of course not.”Thomas smiled mysteriously”I’m here to help you win back your lover’s heart. ”
Get her lover back?
Leon looked at him suspiciously, as if he wanted to see through him.
Even if Thomas knew what had happened between him and Avery, there was no reason for him to help him against his own brother.
“What the hell are you thinking about?”Leon asked.
“Do you want to know why miss Avery is in such a hurry to get married?”Thomas took out a stack of white paper from his pocket and walked towards him. “As long as you sign this contract, I will tell you the reason, okay?”
Leon stared at the contract in his hand and asked, “are you threatening me?”
“Why do you say that?”Thomas smiled and said, “this is a condition, not a threat.”
Leon snorted, “can’t I ask her myself?”
“You can have a try and see if she will tell you the truth.”Thomas said confidently.
“You!”Leon gnashed his teeth in anger.
Leon knew that Avery didn’t want to say anything more. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have deliberately avoided him and used the three words “inappropriate” as a perfunctory reason.
“What do you think? Have you made up your mind? “Thomas smiled evilly.
Leon wished he could pull off his smile. “You even ignored your brother’s happiness for the sake of the contract.”
Thomas shrugged. “Marrying a woman who doesn’t love him won’t do him any good, right?”
“Give it to me!”Taking over the contract, Leon signed it without hesitation.
Thomas stood aside proudly, happy that his plan had succeeded.
“Tell me now!”Leon urged after he dropped his pen.
“A few days ago, I saw Elizabeth and Avery chatting in a cafe.”
Elizabeth and Avery?
Hearing the names of the two women who were close to him, Leon couldn’t help frowning.
“And then?”He asked again.
“That’s it.”
That’s it.
This was the only sentence he could get from a contract!
“THOMAS!”Leon roared angrily. Thomas had never seen him lose control of his emotions, so he wanted to watch more of such a wonderful scene”Elizabeth cried, and then Avery suddenly decided to marry Kevin. What do you think is the reason? ”
Leon suddenly understood.
Elizabeth must have said something to Avery that made Avery change her mind.
Staring at Thomas’s infuriating smile, he asked impatiently, “what on earth did you hear?”
“Alas, I can’t hear anything clearly sitting so far away, but…” Thomas deliberately tantalized him. After all, he was so unwilling to sign a contract.
“Say it!”He was about to lose his patience.
“I heard the word ‘pregnant’.”
Pregnant?
Leon was stunned.
“That’s all I know. It’s up to you.”Before Leon could say anything, Thomas picked up the contract and walked out.
When they arrived at the door, Thomas suddenly remembered something and turned around. “Look at me. I’m so careless. I’ve made so much money, but I forgot to thank you.”
Worried that Leon wouldn’t be angry enough, he shook the contract in his hand on purpose. “Thank you, my good friend.”