Chapter 167: Her Gift to Him

Suddenly, Evan turns away from her and picks up the knife. Wordlessly, he chops the ingredient. When they finish cooking, they sit down to eat breakfast. It takes almost two hours for them to eat, and the entire meal is silent. Avery gets up to finish preparing for her departure.

"Wait for a moment," Evan suddenly says.

Avery turns around. She doesn't know what he wants. There is nothing left unsaid between them. Evan whispers something to Robert, and the butler walks to Avery's suitcase.

"Mrs. Howel, we have to check your suitcase as a precaution," Robert explains.

Avery frowns with dissatisfaction.

"We're just making sure that you don't take anything that doesn't belong to you," Robert continues.

"I didn't take anything apart from my clothes," Avery answers, offended.

"It's just standard procedure," Robert says.