Chapter 187

Ava threw herself onto the couch as soon as she got home. Her eyes caught the red invitation on the table, and she stretched her arm to grab it. "Who's getting hitched now?" As she opened it and saw Lucas' name, her brows slightly raised. Right, UL's VP. "See that? One of the Ellis brothers is married, the other's engaged. And you? Not even a shadow of a plan," Mrs. Reed poked her daughter's forehead and leaned down to take the invitation from her. But just then, she noticed the mark on Ava's neck and grabbed her collar. "Whoa, hold up-what's this?" "Huh?" Ava blinked, genuinely confused. She couldn't see her own neck and had no clue what her mom was freaking out about. Mrs. Reed practically dragged her in front of the mirror. "Be straight with me. You go out for five minutes and come back with hickeys? Who's the guy? Where's he from? Age? Name? How long you've been seeing each other?" Ava stared at the reddish mark, grinding her teeth together. She already knew who was to blame-Edgar,