"Mid-month is my cousin’s birthday, you need to come with me." Ava Sterling was waiting for Poe Vaughn to speak up, but she didn’t expect it to be about something . Her cousin’s birthday? Is it that important? Doesn’t seem important to her, right? Because Ava Sterling doesn’t really celebrate birthdays, in her understanding, many young people don’t really celebrate birthdays either, only older people do. Poe Vaughn mentioned his cousin, so she should be older than him. He’s already thirty-three, isn’t his cousin also in her thirties? Generally, women of this age probably don’t want to celebrate birthdays, right? After all, aging a year with each birthday, who would want to celebrate? However, that’s her opinion, not necessarily others’. And since he personally came to tell her, it indicates that this is quite important. Ava Sterling thought of a very serious issue, frowning at the man whose eyes seemed to hold abysses, and said, "Are you sure?" "The more people know about our relationship, the worse it is, right?" "Your grandmother is different, she’s very important to you, but if I go for your cousin’s birthday, doesn’t that mean more people will know about us?" Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novèlfire.net "Your family will be there on your cousin’s birthday, right?" Speaking of this, Ava Sterling’s expression turned serious: "I don’t think it’s a good idea for me to go..." After saying this, she hurriedly added: "Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t me refusing. You said you wanted me to go with you, so I definitely will. It’s just that our relationship is fake, and if too many people know, I’m afraid it’ll make things difficult for you later on." These words were sincere, without any selfish motives. Fake is fake, it can’t become real. The more realistic a fake relationship is made to appear, the more troublesome it will become later. She always lives true to herself and doesn’t care what others say, but a big family like The Vaughn Family might not be the same, right? If their situation gets exposed, it won’t be simple. She’s really thinking of him with this. Poe Vaughn looked at her sincere gaze, almost as if she was directly telling him that they could divorce at any moment and go their separate ways. His gaze deepened, and he spoke: "I know what I’m doing." "As long as you know what you’re doing, that’s fine, then I won’t worry." Ava Sterling clearly felt a change in his demeanor, unsure of which of her words once again upset him. But he really is unpredictable, his temper hasn’t changed at all. "Then it’s settled, mid-month... let me check the dates, not sure if I’ll be out of the hospital by then." This sounded like she was finding an excuse. Poe Vaughn remained silent. And Ava Sterling took out her phone to check the date, only to realize it’s already August without her noticing, and mid-month is just a few days away. Ava Sterling suddenly looked at him: "What specific day? I asked Dr. Zhou today, and he said if I recover quickly, I can be discharged in ten days, then we can go, but if it’s before ten days, it’ll be a hassle." These words still sounded like she was rejecting, finding reasons to refuse, as if she was afraid of being associated with him. Poe Vaughn’s eyes grew increasingly emotionless, and they seemed to penetrate deeply. Ava Sterling was stunned. What kind of look is that? She just asked a few questions, how could he look at her like that, as if she owed him the world. Ava Sterling instinctively wanted to speak up, but suddenly, she remembered how he looked at her that night on the yacht. This made Ava Sterling unable to stay calm, and immediately she said: "Oh right, there’s something I’ve been meaning to ask you."