The CEO Gets What He Wants novel Chapter 147

“The head of the design department told me that they have a new colleague named Avery Rumpley, who just so happened to be a local of the small developing town. I wanted her to join the meeting so that we could pick her brain, but it turned out that she didn't come to work.” One of the executives observed Cayden's reaction after reporting.

He was surprised when the man smiled slightly instead of getting upset.

The expression did not last long, though.

The executive had worked at Trident Group for many years, but that was his first time seeing Cayden smile. Why would he smile when one of his employees is absent for no reason?

Cayden's sharp gaze then landed on the sketch of the town's design.

He was not surprised that Avery did not come to work.

Meanwhile, at the subway station, Avery had already purchased tickets.

Not too far away from Avery were Lindsay and the children, waiting for their ride to arrive.

With a deadpan expression, Avery remembered how Lindsay followed Xavier to the top floor back at the company. She could only watch at the lobby since she dared not go up there herself.

Without authorization, no regular employees were allowed to go up to the floor where Cayden's office resided.

While Avery waited for Lindsay to come back down, questions began to pop up in her head. Lindsay knows Cayden? What sort of relationship do they have?

Recalling the distant past, Avery remembered that Lindsay was the Moores' housekeeper and was in charge of almost everything related to the household.

Ever since Avery saw the bald, middle-aged businessman on the television behind Nina before she went overseas, she refused to think about the past for fear of remembering the disgusting experience she had had to endure that fateful night five years ago.

However, after seeing Lindsay go to Trident Group to meet Cayden, Avery had no choice but to dig into the past.

Night after night, her employer would force himself on her. As he rammed her forcefully, his intoxicating cologne would fill her nostrils.

Every detail told Avery that the man was Cayden, but she had no idea back then.

When Lindsay came back down with Zachary and Rory in tow, Avery froze like a statue.

The kids just called Lindsay Mrs. Hayward. For a reason Avery was unaware of, the five-year-olds seemed very close with Lindsay.

Avery could not help but wonder if she was the mother of the children but then remembered Lindsay telling her that she had given birth to a girl, not twins.

Standing behind Lindsay and the kids, Avery spent quite a while trying to answer burning questions in her mind. Did Lindsay purposely lie to me? Was she trying to hide the twins from me by telling me that I only gave birth to a girl?

Even if Avery could remember the size of her belly, her lack of experience made it impossible for her to know if she had conceived twins.

After all, she was only eighteen then.

Moreover, Avery did not think what the doctors told her about her pregnancy was trustworthy either since they had to follow their employer's orders, which raised another question. If their employer was also Cayden, what's his reason for hiding the truth?

Back then, Avery was requested to be blindfolded and stripped naked, so even though she was as close as she could be to her employer, she could not see his face.

On the other hand, the man knew exactly what her face and body were like.

The more Avery thought about it, the more unsure she was whether her employer was Cayden.

When the subway finally arrived, Lindsay led the children inside.

Avery, who regained her senses shortly after, quickly grabbed her laptop and followed the trio.

After the subway started moving, Avery squeezed her way through the crowd and saw a young man give up his seat for Lindsay.

“There are so many people here,” commented Zachary while looking around.

Avery made sure the boy could not see her.

“Zach, maybe you should be a subway operator when you grow up. That way, I can ride it every single day!” suggested Rory in all seriousness.

Amused, Lindsay smiled warmly at the children.

The number of people on the subway slowly decreased as they passed through different stations.

While entertaining the kids, Lindsay would look around from time to time to ensure that no danger would come to them.

After all, Zachary and Rory were no ordinary kids. Bringing the children of Trident Group's CEO out was risky business if nothing else.

Lindsay dared not let her guard down. The fact that Mr. Moore just allowed his children to take the subway is almost unbelievable. If Old Mr. Moore were to hear about this, he would undoubtedly give Mr. Moore a piece of his mind.

Since the crowd was getting thinner, Avery decided to move to another car, where she could still steal glances at Lindsay, Zachary, and Rory from time to time.

When there were many passengers around, Zachary and Rory did as their father instructed and stood still, fearing they would cause Lindsay trouble.

However, when only a handful of passengers were left, the children began to play around.

Lindsay lived in a remote area, so few passengers were bound for the same destination.

“This entire car is mine now!” declared Zachary in the middle of the almost empty car.

“No, it's mine! You're supposed to be driving it, Zach. I'm the passenger,” protested Rory with a pout. “Oh, how I wish Daddy would get us a subway car of our own.”

“That's not how it works. You can't...” Zachary was in the middle of his sentence when he suddenly noticed someone familiar in the other car. “Ms. Ery?” The boy managed to recognize Avery from her silhouette alone.

When Rory heard her brother, she quickly followed his gaze.

At that moment, the subway had reached another station and was only a station away from Lindsay's home.

Avery immediately stood up when she noticed Zachary coming toward her. After meeting the boy's gaze, the woman looked at the consternated Lindsay.

From Lindsay's expression, Avery could tell that the woman recognized her.

“Get back here, you two!” As if Avery would steal the children away, Lindsay hurriedly pulled the children back to her.

“What are you doing here, Ms. Ery?” Zachary ignored Lindsay's effort to keep him away from Avery and talked to the woman anyway.

“I'm on my way to work,” explained Avery at the door before glancing at Lindsay again.

“Hi,” greeted Avery when her eyes and Lindsay's locked.

However, Lindsay did not respond. She simply knitted her eyebrows, wondering how Zachary and Rory knew the woman. Do the kids know that she's their mother? Does Mr. Moore know that they've met the woman?

When the subway reached the next station, Avery smiled at the children before getting off.

Zachary and Rory called out to Avery, intending to follow the woman, but Lindsay held them back until the doors closed.

After the subway left, Avery sat on a bench and spent quite a long time there trying to recompose herself but to no avail. How would I have been able to give birth to two healthy children if Cayden was my stepbrother? That's impossible. Then how do I make sense of it all? Were Zach and Rory born to another woman?

Shaking her head, Avery preferred to think that Allie had lied to her about Cayden being her stepbrother.

The children were given names that mirrored mine! That can't be a coincidence. Their father must've come up with those names for a reason. With that thought in mind, Avery rushed back onto the subway, intending to return to the office to question Cayden.