Chapter 431
It was all part of the plan. Aubree quickly paid for the flowers and turned to hand them to Bowen. “Hey, flowers?”
Bowen, the so-called ‘pretty boy,’ was momentarily stunned. He looked at the carefully arranged bouquet before him, finding it rather novel. He reached out to take it. “Call me that again?”
Aubree realized he was talking about the “pretty boy” part.
“Call you what? Pretty boy…” Aubree played along with a grin, her voice lilting and sweet, full of playful charm.
Even though she was obviously putting on an act to tease him, Bowen found it quite amusing. He grinned. “How’d you know I like being called that?”
He never told her about his birthday, and one couldn’t even find it online.
“I asked Ollie,” Aubree admitted.
“Should’ve known,” Bowen chuckled.
He gave her a smile, watching Aubree stand there a little nervously. With a sigh, he held the bouquet in one hand and pulled her tightly into his arms with the other, like he wanted to hold her so close she’d become a part of him.
Bowen said, “I’m not mad or blaming you. I just don’t celebrate my birthday. I used to have a hard time letting go, but it’s been so long now, I’m not a kid anymore. I’ve moved on. I just don’t want my brother to be alone on this day, so I go to the cemetery to spend some time with him, like I always do. Besides, I’m not a kid anymore. Birthdays, for me, are just business events in disguise. There’s no need.”
Aubree popped her head out of his embrace, beaming up at him. “Well, your birthdays won’t be about business anymore from now on.”
“If your brother were still here, I bet he’d want to see you actually enjoy every single birthday,” she said softly.
Bowen’s eyes softened. “So, you’ll take charge of my birthdays from now on?”
“Deal,” Aubree replied, wrapping her arms around his neck, rising up on tiptoe, and kissing him.
At that moment, fireworks burst into bloom behind them, painting the night with dazzling colors.
Not far away, a cameraman caught the whole scene on film.
Aubree threw herself back into work and school after Bowen’s birthday. Meanwhile, after Trevor and Sophia got their marriage licenses, Sophia finally married into the Wilson family. But as soon as she got what she wanted, she showed Aubree exactly what it meant to be used and tossed aside.
Sophia sent Aubree a message saying their partnership was over, then blocked and deleted her in one go.
Aubree couldn’t care less. Sophia was no longer of any use to her. Honestly, if they’d stayed allies, Aubree might’ve even felt a little bad when it came time to make her move against Trevor.
With Trevor and Sophia’s marriage, the online drama around Trevor had finally died down. The whole mess hadn’t hit him hard. Sure, he had to cough up a ton in breach-of-contract fees and lost a bunch of high-end endorsements. He could kiss this year’s Best Actor award goodbye, but that was about it.
After laying low for a while, once the storm had completely passed, Trevor made his comeback by showing up on a variety show.
As long as Trevor kept his handsome face and didn’t make any major mistakes, his fans would always have his back. Looks were everything in this business, after all.
A real scandal, huh… Aubree mused, a faint smile tugging at her lips.
Chapter 411
Trevor and Sophia getting married has its ups and downs, she thought. It might have solved Trevor’s crisis for now, but it also meant the two would be publicly tied together until they divorced.
“Trevor can keep himself out of trouble, but can he keep Sophia from stirring up a scandal of her own?”
The abortion pill Aubree gave Sophia was imported from overseas. It was safe and wouldn’t cause any extra harm to pregnant women. Sophia even had it checked by a doctor before taking it.
However, what Aubree didn’t mention was that when Sophia went for her medical tests during pregnancy, Aubree had Sophia’s reports reviewed by a specialist. If Sophia lost the baby, it’d be nearly impossible for her to get pregnant again.