Chapter 367

S31 110. Jeremy and Ava’s Closeness

Grimacing, Ava looked up. Seeing a man’s fierce face, her pain was immediately replaced by shock. “Jeremy?”

Gritting his teeth, the man bent down, helping Ava to her feet. After that, his laser gaze pierced the rude woman.

“What right do you have to push Ava like that? She was kind enough. to see you. Instead, you pushed her away? You’re an ungrateful little sister, apparently?”

Eva’s jaw throbbed at the insinuation. “I’m not her little sister. She threw me away herself.”

“Half an hour ago, Ava was still lying in the hospital bed. The doctor hadn’t even allowed her to leave, but she didn’t want to listen. She was more worried about your condition than herself.”

Eva moved her head as if she didn’t care. “Please don’t believe her

charade, Mr. Harper. She’s not the kind girl you think she is.”

“Is that so?” Taking a deep breath, Jeremy turned his head to the le “You should have listened to my advice. There was no point i sacrificing your health to come here”

“Well, well.” Eva glanced at her staffs. “Look at this couple. Aren’t th very romantic? No wonder Ava chose to save him. He is more profitable than me.”

Instantly, the sales girls whispered.

“I never thought Ava would be someone like that. How could she choose other people over her own family? If I were her, I would definitely save my sister.”

“Yeah, what else can she do? The temptation is too great. If she

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saves her sister, she’ll lose her source of income. She’s not ready to go back to living hard.”

“But I don’t think the man is her significant other. Maybe they are involved in an affair. Is Ava his mistress? It’s hard to believe that a girl who looks innocent like her actually likes playing in his beds.”

Ava blinked sadly. However, she didn’t want to argue. After looking at Eva from head to toe, she let out a small sigh. “Are you really okay?”

Eva flinched a little, not expecting the question. “Don’t pretend you care.”

“Good then.” Ava nodded before turning to Jeremy. “My business is finished. Let’s get out of here.”

Without saying anything, Jeremy stretched out one hand, inviting Aval to pass the door. Witnessing that polite attitude, the corners of Eva’s lips twitched in disgust.

“How annoying.”

After that, she turned around, entering the private room. There, she fiddled with the phone she had just gotten yesterday.

“They came to my boutique. I was putting on a little show. I don think they suspected anything.”

Seconds after the message was sent, a reply came in. “Good. Stick the plan.”

Eva smiled cynically. “Hypocrites will never be happy in the end. Just

see.”

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“Are you okay?” Jeremy whispered as he walked towards the car.

Ava glanced briefly. “Yeah, I’m used to it.”

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“Are you hurt? You fell quite hard earlier.”

Ava took a deep breath. “She’s been pushing me a lot. But usually, I don’t fall. I should have listened to you about eating more.”

“So, you okay?”

Ava stopped walking. She faced Jeremy, looking at him closely.” Don’t worry. I’m not as weak as you look. I’m a little shaky today, but

I’m fine.”

Meanwhile, in the car, Louis’s jaw dropped wide. “Emily, look at that!”

The little girl grumbled, “Don’t disturb me, Louis. I’m thinking.”

“Uncle and Ava are holding hands!”

Emily hurriedly left her book and leaned closer to the window. Seeing Jeremy and Ava’s closeness, she was stunned.

“Can we call her Auntie yet?”

“We shouldn’t rush, Emily. Just wait for Uncle’s instructions.” Louis nodded firmly.

“Are we going to have a little cousin soon?”

Louis shrugged. “Maybe, from Auntie Barbara and Philip first Jeremy and Ava later.”

With sparkling eyes, Emily smiled faintly. “Our family will get bigg

Apparently, it wasn’t just the twins who were enthusiastic about the closeness of the two people, but also Vivian. The woman was willing to postpone her work to welcome Ava’s return.

“Oh, my sweet girl,” Vivian hugged Ava, patting her back. “I’m sorry you had to go through everything alone. It must have been hard.”

Instead of feeling uncomfortable, Ava smiled slightly. She imagined

that if her mother hugged her like that, she would be

even happier.

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“Thank you, Mrs. Bell.” Her arms enveloped the woman. “I’m sorry I had the intention of harming your son.”

Vivian let go of the hug and shook her head faintly. “You don’t need to apologize. You didn’t do anything wrong. Jeremy was the one who was at fault. He should have been more sensitive. If only he knew you. were under pressure, you wouldn’t have fainted.”

Ava smiled wryly. She felt strange getting a defense like that.

“Next time,” Vivian stroked Ava’s cheek, “don’t keep your problems to yourself. You’re not alone. We’re always ready to help, especially Jeremy.”

This time, Jeremy was no longer awkward. He nodded. “Thanks for convincing her, Mom. If I say it, she won’t listen. I also don’t want her to get into trouble.”

Ava glanced at Jeremy with a sour expression. However, considering that he had pulled her out of trouble several times, she didn’t dare to argue.

“So, what are your plans next, Mr. Jeremy? Patricia Moore can’t just stop like that.”

Vivian’s cheerfulness suddenly dimmed. “Is there any proof of what happened to Eva?”

Jeremy checked his surroundings. Feeling safe, he explained in a low voice. “My people have checked the CCTV. They haven’t found Eva’s trace for the last two days. There were no taxis passing near her house that night and she didn’t come to the boutique yesterday.”

“She was really kidnapped?” Vivian widened her eyes.

After a deep breath, Jeremy nodded. “At first, it was still fifty-fifty. But after I saw her, I was more convinced.”

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“Why?”

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Jeremy looked at Ava gently. “Based on the information I got, Eva prefers to dress openly. But earlier, she was wearing jeans and a long shirt. Possibly, to cover the wound from the rope binding.”

Ava let out a faint gasp. Her eyes trembled. “But her nails are complete. Her hands look beautiful, as usual.”

“We’ve researched Patricia’s shipment. There are fake nails. It’s possible that she deliberately looked for ones that were similar to Eva’s nails. That can only happen if they agree to work together.”

“They intend to attack us via Eva?” Ava gripped Jeremy’s arm with a serious expression.

“We have to watch her every move.”

Ava let out a quick sigh. Beneath her furrowed brows, her gaze dropped.

“If this is the case, I think,” Ava glanced at Vivian and Jeremy alternately, “My mother doesn’t need to be treated here anymore. That way, Eva has no reason to come here.”

Before Vivian had time to protest, Jeremy shook his head. “No, that’s not a solution. That’s suicide.”

“They are targeting your family, not mine. There’s no point in them. hurting me and my mother.”

“Attacking head-on is not the Moore’s style. They always target the enemy’s weaknesses.”

Ava furrowed her brows, not understanding. “What does it have to do

with me?”

“You have become my weakness, so I have to protect you. And I think Patricia already knows that. This is proven by the way Eva insinuates

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