Are you ok?" He asked in a soft voice. She nodded in agreement. The two looked very romantic together. Alex made her stand up properly. But still his both hands were on her waist. All eyes were on the two at the time. Clara was dancing with a student but still, her full attention was on Alex and Avery. 

When properly erected, Avery was completely in Alex's arms. Seeing Avery and Alex together, most of the people in that hall felt jealous. Alex starts dancing with her. While most people in that hall were jealous when they see them, but some people like their pair very much. 

"Together they are just like a breathtaking beautiful angel and heartbreaking handsome devil." One of the female student from final year commented them.

The light of the spotlight was adding to the beauty of the two of them. After a while, they started to be appreciated in the whole hall. Even those who were jealous of them began to appreciate them. The three-person was watching this all from a short distance and they were very happy for Alex and Avery. They were none other than Max, Raina and Emily.

But seeing Avery very close to Alex Lucas felt a very sharp pain in his heart. He started thinking of making her his own as soon as possible. In that first time, he was fully involved in Avery. But he did not know that the person he was dreaming was already married.

When all the couples were dancing, suddenly the light went off and darkness fell upon the whole hall.

Avery was about to say something but suddenly Alex crashed his lips on her red lips.

Her soft lips were between his hot lips. He started kissing her. She was trying to save herself, she was afraid, what anyone would think about her if they saw them in such a state. But the more she tried to free herself, the more his grip tightened on her delicate waist. Eventually, she gave up trying and gave herself over to him. Everyone in that hall was talking about how the light suddenly went off and in the midst of it, Alex was kissing his wife as he wished.

The kiss made it difficult for her to breathe. After a while, her legs became numb. If Alex hadn't held her, she would have collapsed. She felt as if someone was separating her soul from her body.

After leaving her lips, Alex hugged her completely. Her small face was on his strong chest. One of Alex's hands was on her bare waist through her hair. And another was rolling over her back.

"Breathe little wife, breathe." These words he was saying over and over again. Avery's eyes were closed and she fully leaned on Alex, the full weight of her body was on Alex.

When she became completely normal, she moved her body away from Alex. But within a second Alex grabbed her hand and pulled her back to him.

"Come out in ten minutes, we're going home." He whispered in her ear. But the hair on her whole body stood up because there was a kind of threat in his voice.

With that, the light came back, but Alex was not in front of her. As usual, he had left her and she was standing there alone.

After telling Max, Raina, Emily and David she left. In the corridor, Alex was walking front and Avery was behind him, but the distance between the two was too much.

Don't know but from somewhere Clara came and stood beside Alex. She turned Alex around in such a way that Avery could see them both clearly. Clara intentionally hugged Alex in front of Avery and kissed him on the lips.

When Avery saw it, unknowingly she touched her lips with fingertips. The lips that had kissed her a moment ago were now kissing Clara. Seeing this, tears started flowing from her eyes. It always happened with her because whenever she tried to strengthen herself every time Clara did something like this which caused Avery to break completely.

It was eight o'clock at night. Avery and Alex were sitting on the back seat of the car. But there was a different kind of peace in the car because the husband and wife were sitting quietly at both ends of the seat. Didn't know what Alex was thinking but Avery was thinking about Alex and Clara.

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It was eight o'clock at night so the program was over and all the students were back. Max took Raina on a log drive to spend time with her. Far from the noise of the city, they were sitting on the shores of the sea. Leaning against Max's chest, Raina was sitting in the middle of his legs.

The cold wind of the night was blowing on their bodies. Max's chin was on her shoulder and he was holding her from behind. His jacket was completely covered her front body. Max in the back and his jacket in the front which kept her warm in that cold night.

They both sat like that for a long time. Breaking the peace, Max asked her. "Darling tell me what happened in college that day." He asked Raina about the day when Avery fainted in the hotel.

She started talking but there was saddened in her sweet voice. 

Raina told max everything. She started to cry when she told about in which state they saw Avery outside Alex's cabin.

Hearing this, Max's blood started boiling. He needed to calm down. He grabbed Raina in his arms to suppress his anger. Raina's small face pressed into his warm chest. She was listening to his heartbeats. After remaining silent for a while, she spoke again.

"Max, somehow I am also responsible for what happened that day with Avery."

"..." Max didn't understand what to say. Who can Raina be responsible for what happened with Avery?

Raina understands the meaning of his silence and answered the question Max did not ask.

"Max that day I told Avery to give some times and all will be fine. Max, I always see something about Avery in Alex Sir's eyes. I thought he would love her. And she was in a very miserable condition that day. And when I told her to give little time and everything would be fine. At that time, there was a different gleam in her eyes. But I was wrong. If I had given her courage instead of false hope, it probably wouldn't have happened. I could not fulfil my duty as a friend. I'm sorry Max. I could not..." With that, she began crying again.

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Note:- From this chapter I have changed the name of Clora to Clara. And I will edit the previous chapters for changing Alex's girlfriend name from Clora to Clara.

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