Chapter 25
Avro
put down my fork after finishing the last bite of my cheese and ham pasta salad. “Quite a meal,” I started. Thanks, Dad.”
“You’re welcome, son
Nothing else followed and I just grabbed the serviette to clean my mouth. I appreciate him, and his efforts in making us have a great time while reliving old memories.
This dish is kind of sacred cause it’s the last one mom made before her death and ever since then, we come together to have it once in a while without saying anything directly about it.
“No life outside work?” He asked again and I turned my attention to him. His brows arched like he was waiting for something and I just shook my head faintly,
I look a lot like my father – I’ve been told his genes are stronger and somehow, I hope my child whenever I have one, will look exactly like me.
Too busy with high–profile cases,” I told him. “But someone here should. What’s your life outside school like I asked Jenner,
“What?” She asks mid–chewing, Jenner isn’t done eating her chicken and bacon sandwich. She watches me as she chews, with a glint of anger
Our with it, I said looking right into her
“Out with what!?
“It’s obvious you want to say something but you’re biting
ig your tongue so it doesn’t slip.
Do you want to say something” Dad asked
“Whenever Jenner lies, there’s a wrinkle on her forehead. There, I pointed. Proof of dishonesty?
“Go on,” Dad stimulated. “Tell us what you want to say
“It’s nothing,” she said and seniffed. “All I did was ask Avro a simple question and he responded like-
“Like what?” I asked with a frown.
I don’t know. Your response was just o
I really have no idea what Jenner is talking about. What did she expect me to say Laugh and chackle over her bringing up my ex–wife’s name!
Tanswered your question. Jenner, I am not in contact with her
“I just miss her— that’s all ”
Aluma formed in my throat. My family did try to contact Eleanor after I told them what happened and despite all the stories I cooked up to not be the villain, they still wanted to hear from her,
Well, there was no damn means in Trach ber and even when my Dad tried, he got no response and allowed it lay. After all, he had his belief. “What will be will be, jenner.”
“You heard that. I muttered and dropped the serviette on the table. “Now tell us what’s going on in Harvard.”
“What else should be going on in a university?” She frowned, still not pleased with how I handled the matter, and gave ambiguous responses
My phone pinged again and when I saw her name again, I cleared my throat. “I need to take this excuse me
Nor Brown
Text You have an email. Mr. Levendor
I read that and went straight to my mailbox, wondering what was seat. The moment I read the mail, a small smile threatened to tug on my lips but I brushed it off and just walked to the patio
I dialed her number at that moment, waiting for her to pick up.
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Chapter 25
“Nor Brown speaking, she answered and my heart tingled in the most euphoric way ever
“Do you always answer the phone this way. Elea-” I paused to look around before finishing “Eleanor
“How I respond to my phone calls doesn’t seem like your business, Mr. Levendor.”
DE
course not. Was just letting you know it makes you appear uh–rigid. You should try loosening up, the job is already tedious enough.”
She said nothing in response to that and I elenched my jaw, heating myself for a joke that didn’t make her laugh
I got your mail. I announced.
Im sure you did.”
You have information about my case but you’ll only hand it to me when I request for your service professionally,” Although I was paraphrasing il www exactly what the content of her mail was saying.
“I skimmed through and I’m in. I mean, I wouldn’t want to miss a shot at seeing how great of a help you can br.”
“Sounds amazing, she answered neutrally.
Til send a representative to finish up the paperwork and we can start working professionally of course.
“Dis Cover will be expectant. With that, the call beeped and I swallowed hard. Just like that!
Honestly. Eleanor should do better and become less rigid. Who ends a call just like that!
I agree that we’re not friends or lovers to exchange anything other than what we juq did but we’ve been there. We’ve been a couple, we’ve made love and dunnit – Eleanor has always been a lover and not vote cold–ass womun
I shoved the phone into any jacket and pinched my nose as I thought of it. All I needed to do was send the representative although I wish she had requested my presence misteai
“That’s just silly, I whispered. “Pretty much silly“
Eleanor is showing every damm sign of a woman who doesn’t really care about me anymore and yet I’m here—
“Jenner called from behind me and I umed to catch her beaming with smiles.
“You won’t believe what I just got!
“What’s that?” I asked quite curious to know what could be making my sister dus delighted
“I got tickets for the God–nan coner. We’re going to be rocking this
“Oh.” I blurted. I remember that, Concerts something Jenner loves and even influenced Eleanor on
I remember driving us all to the God–man tickets in the first year of our mamage anil damn it, the thoughts of another one without her was beginning in seem like a lot.
“You can’t reject it,” she blurted. I bought these tickets way early so you know how to plan your damn work schedules”
“Damm, I muttered at both the rifari and how much it seemed like I didn’t har a choice
“It’s just the two of us this time, she said with a fake smile. Two can enjoy a concen.”
“Maybe”
Or maybe not.
