Adopted to Biological? Keep Your Golden Child Scapegoat Out novel Chapter 37

Chapter 1

After 999th sex with Ethan Miller, he’s still just as crazy as ever.

The next morning. Avery Collins woke up covered in hickeys, wincing at every move.

The room was filled with an air of tension. Ethan’s arms wrapped around her, enjoying her warmth as he casually said. “Wear

something proper tomorrow. Come to my parents’ with me.”

Avery looked up in shock, hope flooding her voice.

“So we’re finally… going public?”

Ethan cocked an eyebrow with a smirk. “Public? What? No. I’ve got a date at my family’s dinner party. Need you there to keep things from getting awkward.”

His words hit like a truck.

Her heart stopped, mind blank. “A date? Then what the hell am I?”

Already dressing, Ethan gave her a lazy glance. “You? You’re my buddy. Food buddy, gaming buddy… and fuck buddy.”

A chill ran through Avery’s body, all color draining from her face.

Seeing her expression, Ethan’s smile faded as he leaned in. “Wait… Avery, don’t tell me you thought I was your boyfriend all this time?”

His amused tone cut straight through her heart.

Fighting back tears, her voice cracked, “No!. I’m gonna shower.”

Avery stumbled to the bathroom on shaky legs.

The second the door closed, she collapsed to the floor.

His words echoing, she stared at the marks all over her body. Tears poured down her face.

Twenty years of dating Growing up together. Sharing everything.

Then that drunken night at eighteen when they first slept together,

Once became twice, became countless times…

Nights of passion, days filled with couple like intimacy.

Holding hands in crowds, New Year’s kisses with promises for the future, hour long phone calls just because…

Avery always thought they were together-just keeping it secret.

Now than was saying they were just friends?

The pain was unbearable. She cranked the shower to drown out her sobs.

Eventually, the tears stopped, and she pulled herself together. Ethan already dressed, was sitting on the couch, talking on the phone

“A big private room, yeah lots of people coming, she likes lighter food, so Continental works. Black Forest cake for dessert. Pink and white roses-send me pics of the setup. Oh, prepare a dozen or so black suits. Sophia only likes black.”

That name froze Avery in place.

She glanced over to see a sweet smile on his lips.

Sophia? His blind date was Sophia Grant?

It was pouring, but she seemed oblivious to it, stumbling her way back home.

Her parents rushed over with towels, worried: “Jesus, why didn’t you take an Uber?”

Avery looked at them with dead eyes, voice hoarse.

“Dad, Mom, you’ve been talking about moving Spain for work, right? Let’s do it. Let’s move and never come back.”

After months of trying to convince her, they were shocked.” Are you sure? Did you break up with that boyfriend?”

Remembering Ethan’s words, Avery breathed a bitter laugh.

“There was never a boyfriend. I made him up to get you off about dating.”

Though suspicious, her parents were thrilled, rushing to prepare paperwork while telling her to pack.

Avery nodded and went to her room, trashing everything related to Ethan.

Photo albums kept for years, jewelry, clothes, handmade gifts…

All in the garbage.

“Miss? you’re really throwing them away?” the housekeeper asked, looking shocked.

Avery nodded softly, her voice hollow.

“I don’t need them anymore.”

Not just those things, but this relationship and Ethan-she didn’t want any of it.