My Nemesis who became my lover

Chapter 7

Avery woke up to the ringing of her phone. She turned around and stood up to look for the phone.

She saw the name, Eugene.

“Eugene, it's too early this morning,” she said.

“Boss another dead body has been found, sorry dead bodies, with the Black Heart symbol on their body,” Eugene said.

“What”? Avery shouted, but later reduced her voice.

Black heart symbol. It turns out that Andrew Richardson hasn't been entirely quiet.

“OK Eugene, I will call you later once it's morning, take the body to the warehouse, do some examination on it first and go home. I will come and meet you at the warehouse before going to work tomorrow,” Avery said.

“Yes Boss,” Eugene said and ended the call.

Avery sighed. It's been four days since she heard from Andrew Richardson. It turns out he really wasn't quiet, he was just waiting for the right time.

She put on her slippers and opened her door and went downstairs. She looked around, there were a lot of doors everywhere. Where can one find the kitchen? She walked to the dinner room, but found nothing there. She sighed and turned around and was heading back to her room when she hit a hard wall.

Wait she passed through there not long and there was no wall there.

She raised her head and met the cold green eyes of Mr Eric MacMillies, and her hand was on his chest.

She coughed and moved her hand away from his chest.

“I— I'm sorry I didn't see you there,” she stammered.

Eric didn't say anything, just walked past her and went to the sitting room. Wait…. When did he return?

She looked at the time; it was 4;50am. She decided to ask him for directions in his big house.

“Excuse me, Mr MacMillies, I'm sorry to disturb you, but I'm really thirsty,I don't really know where the kitchen is.” Avery said. When Eric didn't give her any response,she raised her head and looked at him. She saw his eyes staring at her, no not at her but at her chest. She tilted her head to the corner and looked down at her chest and found that almost half of her breast was out from her night wear, she quickly covered it with her hands, not looking at him.

“Dress properly when next you are around me, I won't condone this next time” Eric said coldly and walked away towards the kitchen.

“What?” Avery said, looking down at her chest and immediately ran an update.

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Eric entered the kitchen and quickly grabbed water and drank it all, not leaving a drop. What just happened, he lost concentration. It must be because he was thirsty. He sighed. She has a very fair glass skin. He wants nothing but to touch her skin, to know how soft it is. He sighed again. She will be the death of him.

He walked back upstairs to his room. Check the time 4:55am, he went to his study, he knows he won't be able to sleep again after what he saw.

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“Did I just let that pervert look at my body?” Avery asked immediately as she entered her room. She sat down on the bed and sighed. This is her life now.

When she excused herself from her wedding reception, the driver brought her here directly. She was welcomed warmly by an older woman by name Mrs Maryanne the cook and two other young ladies who introduced themselves as cleaners.

She smiled at them and struggled to carry herself with her wedding dress to the living room. She was so tired, who knew the wedding would be this straining.

“Your room is arranged and in order” madame Maryanne said

Avery looked at her in surprise.

“Mr MacMillies told us you will be coming today, so we got your room arranged, and some new set of clothes”

“Oh” Avery said and stood you.

“Let me help you ma'am” Maryanne said and rushed to her side.

They go to the room, Avery was surprised, the room was big, and it was painted with her best colors blue and white. She looked around the room and struggled to sit on the chair

“Ma'am do you need help taking that off?” Madam Maryanne asked her.

She turned her head and looked at her. “I would love that,” Avery said.

Madam Maryanne helped her remove her wedding dress.

“I will set up a hot bath for you ma'am” she said.

“Please don't,” Avery said. “I would be able to set it myself. Thanks”

“It's a pleasure ma'am”

“Avery,” she said. “Please call me Avery”.

“Yes ma'am….Avery” Madame Maryanne said and left.

Avery went to the bathroom and soaked herself in the bathtub. After a few minutes she came out only to realize that her clothes were not here, she went to the closet and saw lots of Ladies clothes, she took one night wear.. Too short but she had to manage it till she got her clothes.

She put it on, and lay on the bed thinking about how her day went, from being single to now she's married now. She looked at her fingers and saw the diamond ring sitting in it. She sighed. It's a marriage of convenience. After 1 year they will have to divorce.

She's not going to sleep anymore, so she brought out her laptop and started working. If Andrew Richardson killed someone today and their body was found along the road, it means he's around. But where is he? Who is he? What does he look like?. She breathed out that it's going to be a long night.