"He probably won't come," Avery lowered her head.
Unlike Harrison and Victoria Wells ,Alexis didn't blame her sister. Instead, she comforted her, "It's okay. Even if he doesn't come, it's not your fault. I'll talk to Dad about it. He won't blame you with me around."
"As for the company, let it be. Even if it really goes bankrupt, it's not your fault. It's all Big Brother's fault, and it's Dad and Mom's fault for not managing him well. It has nothing to do with you, understand, little sis?"
Alexis' words made Avery's eyes turn red again.
In this family, besides Grandpa and Grandma, only her sister truly cared for her.
...
At the entrance of the old house, Avery saw Sandra from afar.
The three of them entered the gate together. By this time, most of the guests had arrived.
Wells family old house was a relatively old mansion. The banquet was set up in the front and back of the hall, and the seats were arranged according to the guests' status in New York.
The wealthy and powerful were seated in the center of the hall, while those who were slightly weaker were seated around them. Other wealthy businessmen were seated in different areas. After entering, Victoria looked around and didn't see Ethan Blackwood by Avery's side. Her face immediately fell. "We invited so many guests today just for Third Master Blackwood to come. Now that he's not here, I'm really pissed."
Harrison's calm demeanor also fell immediately.
Even if Third Master Blackwood didn't come, this wicked girl knew it was Grandpa's birthday banquet today, and so many important guests were here. She didn't even bother to wear a nice dress.
With that appearance, how can they face people? They are really losing face!
Avery saw the dissatisfaction of the couple. She didn't want to deal with them, so she took the opportunity when her sister was entertaining guests to go to the back hall to see her grandparents.
She immediately received a text message from Harrison: "Remember, if something bad happens to those old folks , it's your fault."
Avery's heart was stabbed, but she calmly replied to the message.
"I have saved all the messages that you sent sent me. If something happens to my grandparents, I will give these messages to the police as evidence. You can deal with it yourselves."
After sending the message, she turned off her phone and put it in her pocket.
The couple were so angry that their faces turned pale when they saw Avery leave directly.
"This little brat really makes me angry!"
Avey could almost imagine how angry her parents were. The angrier they were, the happier she was.
When she went to the back hall to see her grandparents, except for the fact that they needed to be taken care of in a wheelchair, their bodies were strong and they could eat and drink.
She cherished every moment with her grandparents and held her grandmother's hand tightly every second.
But after a few minutes of this warm scene, Harrison came over and pushed her to the hall to meet the guests. At this point, the banquet had already begun.
Harrison and Victoria thanked everyone in front of the guests, and after playing the role of a good daughter-in-law and son-in-law, Avery and Alexis , as the daughters of the Wells family, also appeared by their grandfather's side.
As soon as the sisters appeared, the reactions of the crowd were quite different.
"Miss Wells is really beautiful. She is both beautiful and elegant. Look at the white evening dress she's wearing. It perfectly highlights her great figure."
"Both sisters are from the Wells family, why is there such a big difference? Mr. Wells is celebrating his 70th birthday, but she's dressed so casually..." Indeed, Avery's casual attire looked out of place next to the evening dress that Alexis had put on
Everyone who came to the banquet, whether young or middle-aged, came in beautiful dresses. Even Sandra was dressed nicely, but only Avery was in plain clothes.
However, She didn't mind. As long as her grandparents were well, she didn't care what others said about her.
A few minutes later, Harrison and Victoria pushed the elderly couple's wheelchairs to toast the guests, and Alexis was also busy.
Avery wasn't in a good mood and was ready to find a place to sit down and eat. She looked around and suddenly remembered her friend Sandra .
Since she came in, she hadn't seen her . Thinking of her purpose for coming here and worried that she might encounter some troublemakers, Avery didn't care about anything else and hurriedly ran around looking for her.
As soon as she ran out, she bumped into someone.
She bumped into the person directly, but because she was looking for Sandra, she didn't even look up and just hurriedly said "sorry" before running past the person.
After searching around, she finally found her in the parking area.
Sandra seemed to be looking for someone and when she saw her, she said anxiously, "Avery I just saw a man wearing a mask, he's really good-looking. Have you seen him?"
A man wearing a mask? Could it be Ethan?
The first thing that came to Avery's mind was the blue patterned mask in her memory. But after thinking about it, Ethan was on a business trip out of town, how could it be him?
"Forget it, I guess you haven't seen him. I'll go inside and look for him, he must have gone in." Ssndra let go of her hand and hurried inside.
"Ssndra, come back, don't go." With so many people inside, it would be difficult to find someone.
Avery shouted a few times, but Sandra ignored her and ran away.
Forget it, if she wanted to chase after her, she would. The guests at the banquet were either rich or powerful, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find someone.
Thinking this way, Avery didn't bother to chase after her.
What if her good friend really found true love? If she chased after her, she might just get in the way.
Besides, she didn't want to see the faces of Harrison and Victoria , not even for a moment.
She sat on the stone steps in the garden, bored and flipping through her phone.
Unconsciously, the screen repeatedly stopped at Ethan's phone number.
...
"Third Master, Miss Wells doesn't seem to have noticed it's you." As soon as Avery left, Chad, who was following behind Ethan Blackwood, looked up and said, "I'll go get Miss Wells ,Third Master, what do you think..."
"No need, I'll just go in and say hello and leave. It won't take long," Ethan interrupted Chad , looking back at the direction where Avery had left.
"Let her go, I'll call her when we leave later."
"Alright, Third Master."
Chad followed respectfully, holding a delicate gift box in his hand.
This time, Third Master came here without telling Miss Wells, one of the reasons being to celebrate with Grandpa Wells. The other reason was about Miss Wells, and Third Master needed to personally inquire with Harrison Wells.
Before entering, someone asked Harrison, "Mr. Wells, isn't Third Master Blackwood supposed to come? Why haven't we seen him yet?"
As more and more people asked, Harrison couldn't pretend anymore. He could only answer, gritting his teeth and hating his youngest daughter, Avery in his heart.
"He'll be here soon, very soon."
He whispered to Victoria .
"Go find Avery and ask her to invite Third Master Blackwood over quickly."
Victoria was also anxious and prepared to go out to find Avery.
At this moment, a master and a servant entered the hall. When Victoria saw who it was, she was overjoyed, "Husband, isn't that Third Master Blackwood? He's here!"