Her Safety Guard

Oliver moved his arm and Ava held it naturally. Their every move was so harmonious that it looked very natural.

"Oliver, you look very handsome." Ava couldn't help but say it out loud.

This was the first time Ava ever complimented him so Oliver felt overjoyed, however, he kept his face indifferent and said "Well, I am always handsome, did you just noticed?"

Ava laughed out loud at his narcissism. Ava unconsciously touched the wound of her wrist and her eyes fell on it, her wound was still covered with white gauze. The blood had stopped, but the wound hasn't healed yet. She looked at it and thought the white gauze looked really ugly with their looks, she should probably hide it with something.

Oliver followed her line of sight and immediately understood what was on her mind. He turned Ava to look at him, Oliver held her left hand and touched the wound gently then he said in a very low voice which was full of grief, "Ava, don't ever do such stupid things in the future, no matter what never give up on your life, do you hear me?" Oliver's eyes were full of heartache.

Oliver felt very guilty, that night he was so angry that he wanted to do something to hurt Ava. He just never expected this result. Fortunately, nothing happened to her but since that night this incident has been killing him from inside. He even realized clearly Ava's place in his heart. A place that was also unshakable. He will never do something again that will push her away from him. He will always keep her by his side, no matter what.

They both fell in love with each other just like normal people but they were too ignorant to noticed the love for each other.

Looking at Oliver Ava was dumbfounded. She had never seen so much emotion in Oliver's eyes before, for a moment she thought she was dreaming, his sudden caring words were making her uncomfortable. Still, she nodded her head stupidly.

At that time, Ms. Shen came with a dark blue lace bracelet in her hand. She noticed Ava's wrist when she was doing her make-up but didn't ask anything about it, after all that's something very private. But she was a perfectionist and she couldn't let Ava go to the party showing that gauze. It would ruin her look so she found this bracelet which would perfectly hide her gauze and also will give her an elegant look.

"Miss Green, try this one." Ms. Shen said with a smile, holding up the dark blue band which had embroidered three-dimensional lace flowers in it.

Ava gave her a smile of gratitude, she didn't expect Ms. Shen would find a bracelet for her to hide the gauze.

Oliver took it before Ava could and helped her tie it on her wrist, it looked beautiful and with the dress, it became a unique accessory. No one would be able to guess that, its original purpose was to cover her wound.

They got out of the fashion house hand in hand and Oliver led Ava to his car.

"Oliver, I'm a little hungry," Ava said when she got into the car.

"What? Are you a pig? Didn't you just have egg tart in the afternoon? Why are you hungry again now?" Although Oliver's words were indifferent but he was smiling. People say it's a blessing to be able to eat. It was also rare for Ava to want to eat something willingly.

"Actually I didn't have lunch today. That's why I am a bit hungry." Ava said embarrassingly.

"You didn't have lunch? What's wrong with Mrs. Lee?" Oliver frowned.

"No, it's not Mrs. Lee's fault. She cooked everything I like to eat but I wasn't feeling like eating at the noon." Ava quickly explained, she didn't want Oliver to scold Mrs. Lee for no reason. She was upset at the noon and didn't have any appetite to eat.

Oliver thought she was really kind, she would not let anyone take the blame for her. Her personality was not vicious or calculative at all. That's why she had been suffering. Even though she was strong and would not accept any wrongdoing but she was very forgiving. Oliver wondered if one day she found out everything, would she forgive him?

The commercial wine party was held in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Normally every year around 800 to 1000 people were invited to this party but this year the organizers narrowed down the list and only invited 500 people. Although the initiator of the event was Conner Knight, but after his retirement, Conner and Ella Knight stopped attending these events. As for Oliver, it always depended on his mood whether he would attend or not.

At the reception, a pair of handsome men and beautiful women were talking and laughing, they were wearing masks. Ava stood in front of the hall holding Oliver's arm. She was very nervous.

Oliver obviously felt Ava's anxiety, he smiled and patted her hand gently to reassure her. Under the mask, there was a pair of dark eyes, which looked at Ava directly but no one could guess what was going on in his mind.

"Don't be nervous. I'm here."

Listening to his pleasant voice, Ava calmed down slowly. She took a deep breath, nodded her head, and walked inside confidently. She thought as long as Oliver was beside her and holding her hand she would be safe. Ava didn't even know herself when she had started to depend on Oliver to this extent that she found a sense of security when he was around her.

Inside the hall, the symphony orchestra was playing a lyrical "Blue Danube Waltz". The moment the door of the hall opened, everyone looked at the door and fell silent. Only the melodious music continued to play. Even though Oliver had put on a mask but his noble and extraordinary temperament couldn't be hidden through his mask.

Ava was still holding Oliver's arm. She could sense that everyone's eyes were on them. She started to get nervous again thinking if anyone would recognize her. Ava looked around but she didn't know any of them and it was difficult to distinguish through the mask. She felt relieved.

Arvin looked very handsome in his white suit. He didn't bring his fiancée Jessica Murphy today at the event. He and Jessica were in a commercial marriage and Arvin had no feelings for her. They had a simple engagement ceremony six months ago. As for the wedding, Arvin had no desire to get married so he kept dragging on.

"Rika, who is the woman beside your brother?" Arvin's eyes were fixed on Ava.

He couldn't help but wonder who was that beautiful woman with his best friend? How come he had never seen her before? Was she not from their circle? No, how was it possible, Oliver would not just bring any women as his companion to an event like this.

"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Erica had a mysterious smile on her face.

Interesting! Her cousin brought Ava to the dinner party, seems like their relationship was getting more serious. Erica felt happy for her cousin.