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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2231

Chloe pretended to be filled with righteous indignation as she spoke. Then, she pointed at Ava angrily and faced the cameras.

“As you can see, this is Ava Long. She came to trouble my friend Naya again today. How can there be such a vicious woman in this world? She bullies others time and again. She’s still as proud as ever. Does having a rich mother mean she can do whatever she wants?” Chloe turned back and pulled Naya to her side.

“Naya, tell everyone how this vixen robbed you of your fiancé and splashed you with hot coffee. You should expose her and let her be popular!”

After Chloe said that, Naya shook her head in a pretentious manner. “Forget it, Chloe. Let’s just forget about it. I don’t want to embarrass everyone, let alone Dan. I just hope that Miss Long can truly love Dan because I don’t want to fight anymore. Chloe, let’s go in.”

Naya was saying all those pitiful words and looking so vulnerable that she was almost in tears. It was really distressing to watch, and it also made the netizens on the internet even more disgusted with Ava. The abuse hurled at Ava became more and more vicious. However, Ava and Madeline were not bothered by that. The two of them were watching Chloe and Naya perform in a very calm manner.

Seeing that Ava was not speaking and only looking at her and Naya with a shallow smile, Chloe felt dissatisfied and a little anxious. She really wanted to provoke Ava like she did that day so that Ava would lash out. That way, they could further confirm that she was a shrewish and barbarous woman.

Unfortunately, Ava was very calm at the moment.

“Chloe, let’s go back, I really don’t want to see those things be exposed on the internet.” Naya looked distressed. “Let’s go.”

“Naya, you’re too kind.” Chloe looked as if she felt sorry for Naya. “How can you let that woman bully you like this? This matter must not…”

“Hello, Miss Mendez. I’m Ava’s friend. My name is Eveline.” Madeline interrupted Chloe suddenly.

When Chloe heard that, she immediately answered, “Eveline, I know you. You’re the wife of Mr. Whitman, the young master of Whitman Group. Although we really can’t afford to offend you because of your status, I want to tell you in front of all the media personnel right now that we’re not afraid of power!”

“Miss Tawney, you seem to be overthinking. I’m not an authority, and I’m standing here on the same level as you,” Madeline explained calmly.

Chloe was confused. ‘On the same level?’

“What do you mean, Mrs. Whitman?”

“I mean, I’m here to fight and get justice for my good friend,” Madeline explained with a smile.

“What?” Chloe scoffed. “Do you still think it’s necessary to get justice for Ava after everything she’s done? She stole Chloe’s fiancé and even splashed hot coffee on her. Does she still have the nerve to ask for justice after doing such vile things?”

“That’s right. You’re correct,” Madeline replied, agreeing to what was being said.

Then, her answer confused Chloe, Naya, and also the media personnel around them.

Eveline was agreeing with Chloe?

Did she not want to seek justice for Ava?

What was going on?

When she saw the look of surprise and confusion on everyone’s face, Madeline walked elegantly to Chloe and Naya.

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2232

“You’re right, and the netizens on the internet are also right. People who steal the fiances of others and scald others with hot coffee are really not worthy of sympathy. They deserve it even if they’re exposed on the internet, but I want to emphasize that it wasn’t my friend Ava who did those things, Chloe. It’s your good friend Naya.”

Madeline said. Her eyes suddenly flickered to Naya’s surprised face.

Naya opened her mouth like she was about to say something, but she was worried that she would offend Madeline by saying something wrong. Hence, she just bit her lip while pretending to be at a loss and aggrieved.

“Mrs. Whitman, I didn’t do the things you said. Dan and I have been childhood sweethearts since we were young, and our relationship has always been very good. The Grahams were also very happy about my and Dan’s relationship. I had no idea that Grandpa Graham was pretending to be sick. I only found out later.” Naya explained aggrievedly, her eyes quickly filling with tears.

“Also, regarding the coffee spilling, I believe you must have seen the video on the internet. The video is real without any editing. It’s not fake. If you don’ t believe me, you can ask a professional to verify it. I, Naya Mendez, will never do anything that goes against my conscience.”

Naya swore, seemingly having a clear conscience.

Chloe also chimed in from the side, “Mrs. Whitman, I know you really want to clear your good friend’s name, but what we’re saying is all facts and we have evidence. Do you know how hot the coffee was? Even if it wasn’t 100 degrees, it was still at least 90 degrees. Naya’s flesh is still red after being scalded by such hot coffee. The doctor said that it’ll take a while for her to recover.”

“If it’s a real burn, of course, it’ll take a while to recover. But I want to say that even if Naya’s burn doesn’t heal, she only has herself to blame,” Madeline said in a cold tone.

Everyone who heard this was greatly surprised. “Damn, Eveline actually said such a vicious statement to help her friend.”

“She’s using her power to bully others.”

“How despicable!”

The bystanders started to criticize her.

Chloe chimed in as well, “Eveline, don’t think you’re all that because you’re the young mistress of a wealthy family. You can’t bully others like this!”

“Naya and you are the bullies.” Madeline interrupted her directly. “Chloe, I know you’ re an influencer and you’ve always wanted to become popular, right? Since you have the chance today, I, Eveline Montgomery, will make you the trending topic.”

As Madeline said that, her eyes became more and more piercing.

Chloe looked into Madeline’s eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.

“Chloe, you said that Ava came here to cause trouble for Naya, but I’m sorry to tell you that I have a voice recording of you calling Ava to come over half an hour ago. Plus, your tone on the phone was completely different from your tone right now.”

“…” When Chloe heard this, her expression changed. “W-What are you talking about? When did I call Ava? Ava was the one who deliberately came here to cause trouble…”

“I’m not done.” Madeline said coldly. Then, she lifted her arrogant and charming eyes.

“Not long ago, I ran into a kind-hearted person in this residential area and they showed me a video. What’s interesting about this video is that it’s the same as the video you posted online but the angle is different. Also, the length of the video is double the length of the video you guys posted.”

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2233

Madeline’s words caused Chloe’s and Naya’s expressions to freeze at the same time. The media personnel around them also got excited after hearing it.

“Mrs. Whitman, did you just say that you have the full video of the coffee incident that day?” One of the reporters asked.

Both Chloe and Naya widened their eyes as they looked at Madeline with uneasy expressions.

Meanwhile, Madeline pursed her lips and smiled calmly. “Yes, I have the complete video of what happened.”

Madeline’s answer caused Chloe’s and Naya’s complexions to suddenly change again. The two looked at each other at the same time. They had the same look of anxiety and tension in their eyes.

How was this possible?

The only people at the scene that day were them and a servant who was running errands. The servant was also the one who shot the video. Did the servant give the video to Madeline?

No, that was impossible.

At that time, after the servant was done filming, Naya took the phone back as soon as possible. The servant should not have had the time to do anything else.

Eveline must be lying.

After thinking for a moment, Naya regained her composure. There was a pitiful look on her face again. “Mrs. Whitman, I don’t know why you’re saying that, but no matter how long the video in your hands is, it still can’t change the facts.”

“Naya is right!”

Chloe chimed in. However, her heart was not as calm as how Naya looked on the outside. After all, she knew very well what exactly happened. Even so, she had to pretend like she had a clear conscience no matter what. “Ava, don’t think that your name will be cleared because you asked your rich friend to say something like that. Stop daydreaming! Show us the video if you have the guts. If not, stop trying to act mysterious and confuse others!”

Ava slowly curled the corners of her lips. “Since you want to watch it, then I’ll ask my good friend to fulfill your wish.”

As she said that, she turned her head to look at Madeline. “Madeline, show everyone the piping hot evidence that you just obtained. Show them how good a performance these poor victims are giving us.”

“Alright, I’ll let everyone see the performance of Miss Mendez and this little miss influencer.”

Madeline took out the tablet she brought along. Then, she quickly unlocked the screen and found the video she received not long ago. Before she played the video, Chloe and Naya saw the thumbnail of the video. The two women on the thumbnail were clearly them!

Was this real?

Naya was panicking right now. If they had the complete video, then did it mean the scene of her provoking Ava was also recorded?

Naya panicked. She did not want the media personnel and netizens to see her real self.

When Naya saw that Madeline was about to press play, she immediately pretended like she was about to pass out. She leaned against Chloe like she was exhausted and sluggish.

Chloe did not know what was going on. However, since they were in front of so many people, of course, she had to pretend like she was concerned. Therefore, she immediately grabbed Naya. “Naya, what’s wrong?”

“I feel so dizzy all of a sudden,” Naya answered weakly.

“How did this happen?” Chloe looked confused, then she glared at Madeline and Ava in dissatisfaction. “You must be so angered by those two and that’s why you’re feeling dizzy now. You’ve always been weak.”

Chloe held Naya while feeling distressed. “I’ll bring you inside so you can sit down.”

Naya nodded weakly. “Okay…”

She was feeling pleased in secret. Right now, she only wanted to flee this scene.

“Wait.” Madeline directly called out to the two who were about to turn around and flee.

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2234

“Miss Mendez, you’re being naive if you think you can escape the truth.”

Madeline’s calm voice entered Naya’s ears faintly. Naya suddenly opened her eyes that were pretending to be tired. Her expression became more and more unpleasant.

“Naya, you don’t have to face this video now, but I can still show it to everyone here. Once they’ve seen it, I’ll upload it online for all the netizens to watch.”

Naya and Chloe stopped in their tracks at the same time. Before they could come back to their senses and look back, they heard a mean and provocative voice of a woman coming from the tablet.

Naya was all too familiar with this voice because that was her voice!

“Gosh…”

Those reporters who witnessed the truth could not help but sigh.

“It turned out that Naya was the one who took action first.”

“If I were Ava, I would definitely fight back too! Who told her to splash coffee first?”

“Tsk, you’re not 100 percent in the right even if you’re the one who released videographic evidence first. I told you, how could there be such a coincidence that someone just happened to have a video of Ava bullying Naya? It turned out that these two were deliberately provocative.”

“I think that influencer wants to be popular so badly that she’s gone mad. She even decided to stir up such drama.”

After hearing these words that were coming from behind her, Naya could not hold herself back anymore. She stood up straight and gone was her weak appearance from a moment before. She turned around and looked back at the tablet in Madeline’s hand.

Madeline saw Naya looking back at her, so she pulled the progress bar to the beginning again calmly, letting Naya watch the video from beginning to end. Naya was stunned. The angle of this video seemed to be shot from the door, which was completely different from the angle they asked the servant to shoot at.

In other words, there was someone at the door at that time and everything that happened on that day was filmed.

Who was this person?

Was it Eveline?

“Weren’t you dizzy just now, Miss Mendez? Why aren’t you dizzy now?” Madeline asked with a smile. “I wonder if you’re feeling better after watching this full video?”

“…”

Naya’s face turned pale for a while, and her eyes were fixed on the tablet. She did not know how to refute anymore.

Chloe was also stunned when she saw this video. Unexpectedly, when she asked someone to shoot the video, there was also someone shooting this scene from the outside. When she saw how she and Ava were aggressive toward Ava in the video, she could not bear to look at it anymore.

The image of the weak victim she had before was gone now. However, she still did not want to admit it as she did not want her reputation to suffer because of it.

“T-This video is not real! It must have been edited!” Chloe quibbled.

Madeline smiled when she heard that, but the smile quickly dissipated and there was a sharp edge in the depths of her eyes.

“You know best in your heart whether the video is edited or not.”

“Naya, I know that you’re very dissatisfied that the person Daniel loves is Ava, so you thought of joining forces with your so-called good friend to make a fool out of Ava. But I guess heaven isn’t blind. When you were planning to frame Ava, someone just so happened to film the whole truth on video.”

Madeline said and shifted her sharp eyes to Chloe’s face.

“Miss Influencer, can you guess who’s the person who recorded the complete video?”

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2235

When she saw the deep smile on Madeline’s face, Chloe’s expression gradually became rigid. She had a feeling that the person Madeline was going to mention might be someone she knew. However, Chloe still refused to admit that the incident was real.

“This video must’ve been edited and the person you mentioned doesn’t exist!”

Chloe was still insisting and quibbling. She turned her head and saw Naya looking like she was in a trance, so she took Naya’s hand.

“Naya, let’s go. Don’t waste your breath on these people. They came prepared!”

Right now, Naya just wanted to get rid of the problems in front of her so she wanted to take advantage of the situation and go with Chloe. However, the media would not let this happen now.

“Aren’t you going to explain this, Miss Mendez?”

“The two women in this video are clearly both of you and it doesn’t look like it was edited. Don’t you have any explanation for this?”

“What explanation? I just told you that this video is edited! It’s fake!” Chloe was shamed into anger. She wanted to flee the scene quickly after she said that angrily.

However, Madeline naturally would not give her such a chance. “Naya, you don’t seriously think this will be over just because you’re running away from it, right? You created rumors, slandered Ava, and incited netizens who don’t know the truth to expose Ava online. I can’t let the matter rest just like that.”

Madeline‘s tone suddenly became a lot more serious.

“You made this matter known to everyone and made it impossible for Ava to live a normal life. Now that the truth has surfaced, you’ll soon know how uncomfortable it is to be exposed on the internet and have your normal life affected.”

Madeline did not seem to be joking at all as she solemnly emphasized.

“Chloe, you may not have thought that this video was accidentally shot by one of your fans.”

“…”

‘What?’ Chloe was completely stunned. This video was actually recorded by her fan?

“This fan of yours really liked the persona you created for yourself on the internet, but after this incident, she saw that your cute and innocent image was all a disguise. She was very disappointed in you…”

After listening to Madeline’s explanation, Chloe felt her chest getting heavier. It turned out that she had a true fan, but now, it seemed that she had messed everything up.

Did she just set up a trap for herself?

“Your fan is also a resident here. She happened to run into you that day, so she was incredibly happy and excited. She wanted to record a video so she could tell her friends that she met her idol here. It just so happened that she filmed the video of you and your good friend Naya teaming up against Ava.” Madeline revealed the whole story.

Chloe and Naya were speechless by now. However, when Chloe thought that the persona she created was going to be destroyed just like this, she did not want to admit to it no matter what.

“What fan? What do you mean by it being a coincidence? Eveline, this is a lie you made up yourself! I swear that no such thing happened! Ava stole Naya’s fiancé and it was her who splashed Naya with hot coffee. Everything was done by Ava and Naya is the real victim!”

Chloe stressed while feeling flustered and exasperated, but at this moment, a figure walked over from the crowd.

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2236

“Naya isn’t the victim. She’s the perpetrator who joined forces with another party to frame Miss Long.” A woman’s voice came through the crowd.

Naya and Chloe were stunned for a moment. The others also looked over and saw a petite girl who seemed like a college student walking over with a serious expression.

“Who are you? How dare you lie about us like this? Did Eveline hire you to put on an act here?” Chloe looked at the girl questioningly.

When the girl heard what Chloe said, her eyes became more desolate and disappointed. However, soon after, the girl took a deep breath to adjust her emotions.

“I don’t know who Eveline is at all. I only know that I became a huge fan of you this year. No, I should say that I became a fan of the persona you created for the internet. I really regret it. How could I like a person like you?”

“…”

After the girl finished talking, Chloe seemed to freeze in an instant. She was completely dumbfounded. It turned out that the girl in front of her was the fan that Eveline mentioned. Chloe suddenly felt as if she had shot herself in the foot.

“I can vouch that the video I filmed is the whole truth, and I can also be a witness. I saw everything that happened at that time.” The girl emphasized, “Everything I said is true, if someone doubts me, I can go to the police station and let the police verify whether the video I captured is real.”

The girl was just and righteous. Every word she said was decisive, rendering Chloe with no way to refute. This scene was also spread to the internet through the live broadcasts of the media personnel.

The image Chloe created for the internet completely collapsed at this moment, and the image of Naya being the pitiful victim also came crumbling apart. The group of netizens who heckled and abused Ava back then quickly switched their targets.

More and more people went into Chloe’s homepage but her number of followers kept dropping. The true fans who really liked her and supported her in the past also started unfollowing her one after another.

Naya was not doing any better. All her personal and private information was exposed on the in ternet just like how she previously instigated netizens to expose Ava’s information.

All her private information from details about her family background to how arrogant and rude she used to be in school were all exposed.

Naya was boiling with rage!

She originally set a trap for Ava, but she did not expect to fall into that trap herself!

After Naya left the scene in a hurry, her face turned red in anger as she looked through the remarks about herself on the internet. Chloe sat next to her and slammed her hand down on the table angrily. “Damn it! I didn‘t expect Ava to be able to prove her innocence!”

“It’s all your fault! It was fine before a fan of yours showed up to accuse us. Your fan screwed up all of our original plans!”

“What?! You’re blaming me now?” Chloe glared at Naya unwillingly. “Do you think I would end up in this state if I hadn’t helped you? I’ve lost hundreds of thousands of fans in such a short period! Those true fans who were originally devoted to me have all fled and you’re still blaming me?”

“Why can’t I blame you? Your fans mean nothing. Didn’t you make up a persona online for money? I have all the money in the world! But do you know that my background has been exposed now?”

Naya was extremely distressed.

“My socialite image is all destroyed. Dan will definitely feel more sorry for Ava too. I will never be able to make Dan side with me anymore, do you understand?”

Chloe knew that her ability and financial resources were not as powerful as Naya’s, so she could only pout. Seeing that Naya was so angry that her chest was still heaving violently, Chloe rolled her scheming eyes and said, “Since things have already come so far, why don’t we just go all out and do something big?”

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2237

A wicked cold light flashed across Chloe’s eyes.

Naya was stunned for a moment. She wanted to say something but stopped herself. Then, she picked up the coffee cup in front of her and took a sip. In the blink of an eye, she seemed to have made up her mind.

After the truth of this incident was completely exposed, Ava also returned to her normal life. Upon learning the situation, Reagan could breathe a sigh of relief as well. She wanted to comfort Ava too, but she did not dare to approach Ava recklessly.

On that note, Chloe and Naya made Ava suffer so many grievances and caused others to doubt her. Raegan took these personally. She got someone to shut out Chloe, and as for Naya, Raegan naturally would not allow her to continue to be so free and easy.

Naya originally thought that this incident would slowly pass and no one would remember how she and Chloe had teamed up to frame Ava. After all, the netizens were very forgetful. However, she did not expect that as soon as she went out to shop, everyone looked at her with strange eyes.

She would go to this particular luxury store every once in a while, but now, for some reason, the things she had her eyes on would always be out of stock. Judging from the gazes of the salespeople, they must be aware of the conflict between her and Ava. Naya felt ashamed and left the luxury store with a gloomy expression. She picked up her phone and called Chloe. She asked to meet in her private apartment.

After they saw each other, Chloe said to Naya in a mocking tone, “Do you know who I saw on the way here?”

Naya was not stupid either and could hear the clue from Chloe’s mysterious tone.

“Did you see Ava?”

Chloe sneered, “Not just Ava but also Dan whom you’re always thinking of.”

Upon hearing this, Naya’s initially unpleasant expression became even gloomier. “What were they doing together?”

“They got into the car hand in hand while carrying shopping bags. The two of them looked so sweet. Judging from the direction they drove off to, they must be going to Daniel’s house. It seems that Dan was bringing Ava to meet his parents.”

After Chloe said that, Naya clenched her fists as her face turned red with anger.

“That b*tch Ava caused me to be criticized even when I go out to shop while she’s shopping with Dan so carefreely? Why?!” Naya cursed in anger.

“It’s because she’s good at seducing others.” Chloe hurriedly added fuel to the flames. “Naya, I really feel sorry for you. You and Daniel were childhood sweethearts. Plus, your relatives and friends were optimistic that you’d get married to each other, but unexpectedly, Ava appeared all of a sudden.”

Chloe sighed again and said, “I understand this feeling the most. It’s a treasure that you had your eye on for many years and it was going to be yours soon, but all of a sudden, a robber suddenly showed up and snatched your treasure. Tell me, how could you take this lying down?”

After what Chloe said, Naya became angrier the more she thought about it.

Yes, Daniel was about to be her man but Ava’s appearance shattered her beautiful future. She was nearly engaged to Daniel and was only one step away from being Mrs. Graham. However, not only was all this destroyed by Ava but she also became a target of scorn.

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2238

How could she swallow this anger?

When Chloe saw that Naya’s emotions had been triggered, she started to incite her, though it was seemingly done out of kindness.

“Naya, we’re good friends, after all. You’ve always taken care of me so much. I really can’t stand seeing you be bullied like this. Do you remember what I told you the last time in the cafe? Do you really want to watch the man who originally belonged to you marry and have children with another woman?”

“Of course, I don’t want such a day to come!” Naya almost roared, her eyes widening viciously as her breathing grew heavy.

“You were right last time. When a person‘s existence hinders one’s life, then that person is better off disappearing from this world.”

Naya’s eyes became sinister and vicious for a moment. After a while, she stabilized her emotions and seemed to ask calmly.

“Will your plan work?”

“It’ll definitely work. Even if something happens, it’ll have nothing to do with us,” Chloe swore, but Naya still had some concerns.

“Do you really have someone you can trust to execute this?”

“Naya, don’t worry so much. As long as money is involved, anything is possible for people who do those kinds of things. You should transfer the money to me first and then I’ll transfer it to that person. You’ll have no contact with that person, so even if something happens, you won’t be involved.”

Chloe calmed Naya’s emotions and then told her the plan again.

“After that person gets the money, he’ll find a suitable time to go to tamper with Ava’s car. After this matter is done, I think it won’t be long before we see on the news that a female driver suffered from an accidental death due to brake failure.”

Accidental death. Naya was very happy with those two words.

She pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile. “Ava, you shouldn’t have laid a hand on me. What I hate most in my life is someone fighting over something with me. Since you’re seeking death, who am I to stop you?” Naya chuckled in disdain and quickly transferred 100,000 bucks to Chloe.

“Give the money to that person. After the job is done, I’ll give you another 100,000 bucks,” Naya said in an arrogant tone, “I won’t treat the people who help me badly.”

Chloe only flattered Naya so much and always curried favor with her because of Naya’s wealth. This time, it was also for money. However, Chloe was lying to Naya. She was just going to put on an act. After all, if the police started investigating this murder case, it would be difficult for her to get rid of the suspicions on her. If she was caught because of this, she would not have the chance to enjoy whatever money she got. Hence, Chloe had already plotted everything from the start. She was not going to help Naya and was just doing this for her own interests. However, Chloe still had to do something in case Naya thought that she was lying to her.

On the weekend, Chloe brought a man along to find Ava’s car in the parking lot of her apartment. Then, using some tools, they opened Ava’s door without leaving a trace. That man went inside and pretended to do something. Chloe hid at one side and secretly took a photo of this scene to send to Naya.

She told Naya that the job was done.

When she saw Naya’s satisfied reply, Chloe then asked the person to leave. However, not long after Chloe left, a figure appeared behind a pillar not far away. After that person looked around them cautiously, they quickly approached Ava’s car…

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2239

At this moment, Ava was nestled in Daniel’s arms in her apartment. They were watching a movie that was playing on the projector screen in front of them. They rarely had the weekend together so they originally planned to go out and have a stroll to relax, but it happened to be raining lightly today.

In addition to it being the transition period from late winter to early spring, it was extremely cold and humid outside. Hence, they chose to seek warmth from each other and watch a movie in the apartment instead. They had also asked Madeline and Jeremy to come over for dinner in the evening. The timing would be just right if they started cooking after finishing the movie. However, as Ava was watching the movie, her mind wandered slightly.

She went to Graham Manor with Daniel two days ago, and once again, she could clearly feel the change in Daniel‘s mother’s attitude toward herself. In the past, she would ignore Ava and roll her eyes at her with disgust. Now, she would greet Ava warmly and have a smile on her face the entire time. Plus, she even lowered herself and apologized to Ava for what happened in the past.

Ava knew that the change in her attitude was because of her wealthy mother and not because Daniel’s mother was really willing to accept her.

Ava also told herself not to think too much about it. As long as she and Daniel could be together peacefully, she would not ask for anything more. As she was thinking of this, she felt a surge of sweetness in her heart and hugged Daniel’s arm tightly with a smile.

Daniel also felt the change in Ava’s mood, so a surge of sweetness also flowed through his heart. He hugged Ava even harder.

After the movie, Daniel and Ava went to the kitchen together and started preparing dinner. Since they had invited Madeline and Jeremy to come over, the dishes they were preparing were very sumptuous.

Daniel and Ava chatted and laughed as they cooked. The atmosphere looked very harmonious.

“Speaking of which, the four of us are all alumni, Danny. You and Jeremy are seniors to Maddie and me. You guys are one year older than us. Back then, Maddie liked Jeremy very much. I only noticed you in the years Maddie was pursuing Jeremy. Now that I think about it, maybe some things were meant to be.”

Ava lamented with a smile, but she felt very blessed and happy.

Daniel also lamented with a grin. “Yeah, this must be fate.”

“Yeah…” Ava nodded with a smile and put away the washed ingredients one by one.

When she looked at the time and was about to start cooking the first dish, she realized that she had run out of tomato paste.

“I’ll go buy it. I’ll get some fresh fruits too while I’m at it.” Daniel packed up and prepared to go out.

“Danny, buy some ingredients for dessert too. I’ll send you a message in a while. You can decide what to buy.” Ava followed Daniel to the entrance.

Daniel nodded with a smile. Then, he changed his shoes, picked up the car keys on the cabinet at the entrance, and turned to open the door.

When the door opened, a cool breeze came in. Suddenly, Daniel turned around again.

“Go in. It’s cold outside.” He reminded Ava with a soft smile.

Ava looked at Daniel’s gentle gaze and nodded obediently.

“Yeah, come back soon. I’ll wait for you. I don’t know how to make some of the dishes. I need you to come back to make them.”

“I got it, Miss Long. I’ll come back soon.” Daniel promised. Suddenly, he went in front of Ava and lowered his head to give her a soft peck on the cheek before turning around.

For some reason, Ava felt an intense emptiness in her heart the moment she watched the door close. She stood on the same spot.

This was something normal. This was not the first time Daniel had gone out to buy something, but for some reason, she felt abnormally reluctant today. Also, Daniel seemed to be reluctant to part from her as well. Ava stood there for a while before going back to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

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Married by Mistake – Chapter 2240

About half an hour later, Madeline and Jeremy arrived.

Seeing that Madeline had brought fruits and her homemade dessert, Ava pretended to be depressed. “Maddie, If I knew you would bring fruits and desserts, I wouldn’t have asked Danny to go out to buy them.”

“What? Do you feel bad that your future husband is outside in such cold weather?” Madeline teased while helping Ava prepare dinner.

Ava was used to it and she admitted, saying, “Yes, of course. I feel bad since it’s so cold out there. You’d feel the same way if it was your man.”

It was an open concept kitchen, so Madeline glanced at Jeremy, who was sitting on the sofa watching the projector screen while eating fruits. She said indifferently, “He and I have been married for so long. How would we be as sentimental as you two?”

“Married for so long, huh? You’re not any less sweet than those young couples fresh in love,” Ava replied with a smile and subconsciously looked at the time. “I’ll give Danny a call.”

Ava wiped her hands and picked up the phone. However, no one answered the call even though it got through. For some reason, Ava’s heartbeat suddenly became very unstable.

She tried calling again but still, no one answered.

Madeline noticed Ava’s worried expression and stopped doing what she was doing at the moment.

“What’s wrong? Is Dan not answering the phone?”

“Yeah, he’s not. ” A look of worry appeared in Ava‘s eyes as her heartbeat became uneasy. “Nothing had happened to him, right?”

“No way. Maybe he’s not paying attention to his phone because he’s driving or his phone is on silent mode,” Madeline guessed aloud. It helped relieve Ava a little.

“That’s possible. We’ll just wait, then.” Ava held her phone, but it seemed to be getting more difficult for her to breathe. She felt as if something was stuck in her throat and she could not get it out. Ava walked back to the kitchen but she was absent-minded.

Madeline also noticed Ava’s inattentiveness and knew that she was worried about Daniel.

It had been more than an hour since Daniel went out. There was a supermarket near the apartment, and it only took ten minutes to drive there. Ava did not think that Daniel would take so long when she took time to make a round trip and shop into account. Daniel had not responded to the message she sent him after he went out either.

The more she thought about it, the more restless her heart became. She could not wait any longer, so she took off her apron and was about to go out.

Jeremy, who was sitting in the living room, raised his eyes when he heard the commotion. When he saw Ava‘s nervous expression, he felt a little strange. “What‘s wrong? What happened?”

“Dan has been out for a long time and he’s not back yet. Ava is a little worried and wants to go to the supermarket nearby to take a look,” Madeline explained. “Jeremy, you should stay here. I’ll accompany Ava out to take a look at things.”

“I’ll drive you,” Jeremy said and got up.

Madeline and Ava did not reject his offer. They went out together.

On the way to the supermarket, Ava clenched her fists. Cold sweat started appearing in the palms of her hands unknowingly. She kept having a bad feeling. This feeling seemed to be confirmed when she saw a crowd gathering at the crossroad not far away from the supermarket.

“Stop the car!” Ava yelled those three words, unable to control herself.

Jeremy quickly stopped the car, and Ava opened the door to quickly run over.