"Got it. Thank you for reminding me, Avery," Moore said over the phone, a faint smile on his face. "But I have already picked up some suits for tonight. Anyway, thank you. I know you're busy, Avery. You're a superstar! I won't bother you any more. Work before play! I'll let you go now. See you later when I pick you up, okay?"
"Well.. Okay!" Avery said reluctantly. Actually, she had already asked for a break from work and wanted to spend the afternoon with Moore. Realizing he didn't want her company, she decided not to tell Moore.
"Okay. See you later, Avery. Bye." Moore hung up as soon as he finished the last word.
Avery, hearing the call's disconnect tone, stared blankly at her phone. She felt terribly disappointed.
"I'm all set. Let's go, Avery! Let me get you to the Qi Mansion," Adolf said as he walked out of the sound stage. His voice rang nicely through the room due to the good acoustic design of the room. Audio recording equipment was strewn about as Adolf walked passed.
"I've changed my mind. I won't visit Moore anymore, Adolf. I know you were planning to visit your brother at the hospital. Just go there instead! I'll just head back to the hotel and have a little shut-eye before Moore and I meet later tonight,"
Avery said as she turned to Adolf. She looked breathtaking. But underneath, Adolf noticed she wasn't pleased about something.
"What happened? You were so excited to see him a while ago. What made you change your mind? You seem upset. Did Moore do something?" Adolf asked with creased brows. He shot Avery a worried look.
"No, it's not like that. Moore's been really busy with the dinner preparations tonight. I thought maybe I shouldn't bother him right now. Don't worry about me, Adolf," Avery softly said as she shook her head.
"Even if he was busy, as your boyfriend, he should spare some time to be with you! What a boyfriend he is!" Deep inside, Adolf felt sorry for Avery. He examined her face under the bright corridor lights. Even when looking at her tender face, her rosy cheeks and beautiful eyes, Adolf could tell she was really upset by this. He continued, "Look at yourself, Avery. I'm really worried about you! I can't leave you alone like this! How about, I drop you off at the hotel before I go to the hospital?"
The two made their way to the car that was parked in front of the building. Adolf opened the door and assisted Avery into the car before she could protest further.
Adolf got into the driver's seat and pressed the button to start the car. A while later, Avery took a deep breath and said, "Adolf, I'm not okay and it's really bad."
"Avery, you know you can tell me anything," Adolf said as he turned to Avery with a look of concern before turning his eyes back towards the road.
"Thank you, Adolf. I know the dinner party tonight is really important to Moore, so I asked one of my designer friends to buy a lounge suit for him from Italy. But when I surprised him with it a while ago, he turned it down so quickly. I'm so upset by this. We're both in a committed relationship now. It's normal that I buy him a suit as a present, but why did he outright refuse it?"
Avery asked in a hurt tone and looked at Adolf.
"Jesus. Is that why you're upset?" Adolf's brows shot up as he asked in a surprised look. He couldn't have known the reason was so simple.
"Yeah," Avery replied with a sad tone. Her eyes were downcast as she nodded slowly.
"You've changed, Avery. I can't believe you would be upset just because Moore didn't accept your gift. You're not the old you anymore, Avery! As I recall, you were free, strong and independent! No matter what came your way, you could overcome it easily.
Now, look at yourself, Avery. You're upset over such a small thing. Are you even the Avery that I know? You were so smart before, now you just look stupid. Like you said, tonight's party is incredibly important to Moore, right? Of course he would have prepared everything beforehand, including what he would wear tonight. The party is today, a mere few hours away. You just told him that you prepared a suit for him. Now if you were him, who would prepare every meticulous detail for attending tonight's dinner, how would you react? Don't you think you'd refuse as well?"
Adolf explained in an attempt to reassure her.
"Well, I..." After hearing what Adolf said, she realized her mistake and smiled, and continued, "You're right. Actually, Moore did say that he had already prepared some suits for tonight. I guess that's the reason why he refused my gift.."
Telling herself this, her mood did a complete one-eighty degree turn. Her sincere signature smile crept up her face.
Adolf sighed as he noticed Avery's immediate mood change. He told himself in the safety of his mind, 'Being in love just makes women stupid!
Such a small thing can make them laugh, and cry at the same moment!'
"Thank you, Adolf. I feel so much better now," Avery said, looking at Adolf with a big, fat smile on her face. And she blurted out, "Drop me off right here! I can't wait to see Moore now."
Just the mention of her boyfriend's name turned her face pink.
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