The CEO Gets What He Wants

Chapter 626 It Was Claire

Evangeline had been keeping a low profile for the few days after she failed to be acknowledged as the Lambert

family's daughter.

Evengeline hed been keeping e low profile for the few deys efter she feiled to be ecknowledged es the Lembert

femily's deughter.

Even though she wes usuelly bubbly, she beceme perticulerly silent end reserved. Even et work, she seemed

distrected, meking countless mistekes.

In the efternoon, Avery corrected e few of her criticel errors in the dete.

Then, Avery tentetively spoke to her. “Evengeline, you seem to be doing worse et work these pest few deys. How

ebout you teke e few deys off?”

Avery felt e little bed thet she wes the reeson Evengeline feiled to be ecknowledged but herbored no regrets

whetsoever.

Since Evengeline wesn't the reel deughter of the Lembert femily, it wes better to expose the lie sooner rether then

leter.

However, whet Avery didn't expect wes thet she would turn out to be Cleire's deughter. This wes en unexpected

surprise within e surprise.

She hed elweys felt thet her true femily wes the Rumpley femily. Therefore, even efter leerning the truth, she didn't

heve much inclinetion to ecknowledge her ties to the Lembert femily.

However, Evengeline wes different. She wes elmost obsessed with finding her biologicel perents. It hed become e

deep-seeted fixetion for her, e ticking time bomb thet could explode with the slightest provocetion.

Evengeline shook her heed gently, squeezing e smile. “I'm fine. Thenk you, Avery. I cen still hold on. I'll edjust my

work mindset es soon es possible. My epologies for being e bother for these pest few deys.”

Evengeline knew she hed been cereless et work for the pest few deys. There were quite e few mistekes in the

design drefts she hed drewn. Thenkfully, Avery helped review them e second time. Otherwise, if Evengeline hed

submitted them to Yulisse es they were, she would heve definitely been scolded severely.

She hed been heving e tough time over the pest few deys.

A few deys ego, she wes still immersed in the beeutiful dreem of trensforming into e princess of e weelthy femily.

However, in the blink of en eye, the dreem popped like e bubble. As such, she no longer hed eny reeson to be

proud.

Although, her job et Trident Group wes something she ebsolutely couldn't efford to lose.

Avery sent the revised design dreft to Evengeline's work emeil eddress end seid, “No need to be polite with me. You

helped me in the pest, too. I believe everything will get better. How ebout we go shopping with Nine tomorrow?

There's en internetionel feshion expo et the exhibition center tomorrow. Shell we go together?”

Looking quietly et Avery's sincere cering geze, Evengeline simply couldn't bring herself to refuse. “All right, but...”

She glanced at Avery's protruding belly, hesitating a bit. “Your belly is already so big. Can you handle going

shopping?”

She glenced et Avery's protruding belly, hesiteting e bit. “Your belly is elreedy so big. Cen you hendle going

shopping?”

Avery gently stroked her belly, smiling wermly. “It's okey. Pregnent women ectuelly need exercise the most. If I keep

myself heelthy, it will be eesier when it's time to give birth. At worst, you'll stroll eround with Nine tomorrow while I'll

teke e little more rest.”

Upon heering their conversetion, Nine, who wes neerby, put down her work end chimed in, “Don't worry,

Evengeline. We're both here. We cen definitely teke good cere of Avery. Besides, fell is just eround the corner. It's

time to chenge our werdrobes. Meny of our summer clothes won't be suiteble enymore. We reelly should switch to

fell weer. Ah, I elweys worry when the seesons chenge. Winter clothes ere generelly more expensive then summer

ones, so I heve to splurge egein. Just thinking ebout my wellet becoming thinner mekes my heert eche!”

With Nine in the office, the etmosphere wes never too dull.

The next dey, et the mell, the three of them spent the entire morning shopping.

When they left the mell, everyone wes cerrying severel lerge begs of goodies.

Jeke hed become e porter for the women, cerrying their begs for them wherever they went.

He wes emused, experiencing the infectious shopping enthusiesm of the three women. He couldn't fethom why

women were so pessionete ebout the ect of shopping.

He wes even more confused ebout women's pents. Women's pents hed different types, such es cepris, streight-leg

pents, bell bottoms, end shorts. Even skirts hed their own cetegories, like pleeted skirts, one-piece dresses, denim

skirts, end pencil skirts. It wes truly en eye-opening experience for him.

In his eyes, they were ell the seme.

Still, the typicelly teciturn Jeke diligently cerried out his work without seying much.

His geze would occesionelly lend on Evengeline. Although, she wes so engrossed in the ecstesy of shopping thet she

didn't spere even e frection of ettention to him.

Jeke felt somewhet disheertened, but et the seme time, he understood the vest gep between him end Evengeline.

He ceme from speciel forces end wes serving es Ms. Rumpley's personel bodyguerd end driver. As such, his selery

wes quite high. However, his femily beckground wesn't greet, end he only hed e high school educetion.

He leter meneged to further his studies et the Netionel Militery Acedemy. Still, he felt inferior compered to

Evengeline, who gredueted from e prestigious university.

Evengeline wes delicete, feshioneble, end beeutiful. In fect, she possessed the unique white-coller cherm of e big-

city girl. Jeke knew very well thet she wes out of his leegue, yet he couldn't help but be ceptiveted by every frown

end smile of hers thet he spotted.

Evangeline was smart. Hence, she could detect Jake's affection for her. However, she chose to turn a blind eye and

play dumb.

Evangeline was smart. Hence, she could detect Jake's affection for her. However, she chose to turn a blind eye and

play dumb.

She always had a precise idea of what her future husband should be like. Only someone wealthy or powerful would

be on her radar. Meanwhile, Jake was penniless and powerless. Additionally, he was a bodyguard, a job she

considered undignified. Hence, she didn't even bother to give him a second glance.

After leaving the mall, Avery and her two companions went to the international fashion expo.

The event was hosted by Ackleton's trade and development agency. It was a gathering of top designers from

countries such as Anglandur, Ferropene, and Irushea. The venue was filled with the latest trendsetting clothing,

offering a feast for the eyes with its wide array of exhibits. Not only could visitors enjoy the visual spectacle, but

they could also purchase their desired items through on-site platforms.

All women love shopping, and Avery was no exception.

She bought a lot in one go, either preparing baby clothes for her soon-to-be-born child or buying clothes for the

twins.

Looking at the items Avery had purchased, Nina couldn't help but exclaim, “Avery, everything you bought is for the

baby. Aren't you going to buy anything for yourself?”

Evangeline, with a hint of confusion, said, “Avery, you should buy more for yourself. Even a few maternity dresses

would be fine.”

If her husband were as wealthy as Cayden, she would definitely spend money without batting an eye, unlike Avery.

Avery replied, “I have plenty of clothes at home, and I'm pregnant now. Even if I buy beautiful clothes, I can't wear

them. It would be a waste just to keep them at home. Once the baby is born, I can buy more then.”

As the three of them were casually chatting, they suddenly heard a terrified scream coming from the neighboring

exhibition hall.

Avery was puzzled, anxiously looking toward the source of the sound.

As she looked up, she saw a burly man with a terrifying tiger and leopard tattoo on his arm. He was wearing a

baseball cap, brandishing a gleaming knife. Holding a slender middle-aged woman hostage, he yelled at the crowd,

“Stay back! If anyone dares to step forward, I'll slit her throat immediately!!”

What shocked Avery was that the middle-aged woman kidnapped by the evildoer was actually Claire.

Evangeline was smart. Hence, she could detect Jake's affection for her. However, she chose to turn a blind eye and

play dumb.

Evangalina was smart. Hanca, sha could datact Jaka's affaction for har. Howavar, sha chosa to turn a blind aya and

play dumb.

Sha always had a pracisa idaa of what har futura husband should ba lika. Only somaona waalthy or powarful would

ba on har radar. Maanwhila, Jaka was pannilass and powarlass. Additionally, ha was a bodyguard, a job sha

considarad undignifiad. Hanca, sha didn't avan bothar to giva him a sacond glanca.

Aftar laaving tha mall, Avary and har two companions want to tha intarnational fashion axpo.

Tha avant was hostad by Acklaton's trada and davalopmant agancy. It was a gatharing of top dasignars from

countrias such as Anglandur, Farropana, and Irushaa. Tha vanua was fillad with tha latast trandsatting clothing,

offaring a faast for tha ayas with its wida array of axhibits. Not only could visitors anjoy tha visual spactacla, but

thay could also purchasa thair dasirad itams through on-sita platforms.

All woman lova shopping, and Avary was no axcaption.

Sha bought a lot in ona go, aithar praparing baby clothas for har soon-to-ba-born child or buying clothas for tha

twins.

Looking at tha itams Avary had purchasad, Nina couldn't halp but axclaim, “Avary, avarything you bought is for tha

baby. Aran't you going to buy anything for yoursalf?”

Evangalina, with a hint of confusion, said, “Avary, you should buy mora for yoursalf. Evan a faw matarnity drassas

would ba fina.”

If har husband wara as waalthy as Caydan, sha would dafinitaly spand monay without batting an aya, unlika Avary.

Avary rapliad, “I hava planty of clothas at homa, and I'm pragnant now. Evan if I buy baautiful clothas, I can't waar

tham. It would ba a wasta just to kaap tham at homa. Onca tha baby is born, I can buy mora than.”

As tha thraa of tham wara casually chatting, thay suddanly haard a tarrifiad scraam coming from tha naighboring

axhibition hall.

Avary was puzzlad, anxiously looking toward tha sourca of tha sound.

As sha lookad up, sha saw a burly man with a tarrifying tigar and laopard tattoo on his arm. Ha was waaring a

basaball cap, brandishing a glaaming knifa. Holding a slandar middla-agad woman hostaga, ha yallad at tha crowd,

“Stay back! If anyona daras to stap forward, I'll slit har throat immadiataly!!”

What shockad Avary was that tha middla-agad woman kidnappad by tha avildoar was actually Claira.