Chapter 670

In a flash, Elsie felt as if her throat had closed up, her breathing hitting a sudden pause button!

Elvis furrowed his brows, scrutinizing the woman’s flushed face with a disdainful sneer silently forming in his heart.

He thought, “Will I be killed by Avery or by you? I haven’t forgotten that night, your cunning attempt to get close to me, along with that seemingly decorative hairpin concealing a deadly poison in your hair. Oh, the intrigue. You and your boss Avery are quite the duo, one playing the good cop, the other the bad cop, all in cahoots, right?

Tonight’s just another act in your little play, isn’t it? Snaky Avery using you to play damsel in distress, hoping to bait the hero in me? Do you think I’m the fool, or just haven’t been around the block enough to see through a woman? Even if I was a lech driven by lust, the sight of your face would turn the devil inside me into a saint.”

The smirk hovering on Elvis‘ lips sent a shiver down Elsie’s spine. She bit her red lip, her back pressed against the cold metal rack.

“Oh? I’m curious, Ms. Archer, who do you reckon will be my end?”

“You need to leave, now.”

“And risk running into snake, who’s as deceitful as he come?”

Elvis was on the verge of bursting out Avery’s name, his expression dripping with scorn, “Then let him come at me, I’d like to see what he’s got.

Elsie’s glossy eyes were stretched wide with tension, the internal strings of her mind on the verge of snapping, her voice trembling, “When did you know?”

“The moment we first crossed paths at the bar. I saw you get into Avery’s car with my own eyes.”

A playful smile played on Elvis‘ lips as his cold fingers pinched her chin, “But don’t be scared. Even though I know you’re one of Avery’s, I wouldn’t lay a finger on you. You are different from Avery”

A ripple stirred in Elsie’s otherwise still heart, warmth trickling through her.

But the man’s next words made her heart plummet.

“Besides, with your face, I could never bring myself to harm you,” Elvis whispered huskily, leaning close to her ear.

A sting of pain in her heart, Elsie pushed against his chest, “I know I look like your sister, but Evadne is Evadne, and I am me.”

Elvis could feel the shift in her emotions and scoffed coldly.

Avery’s favor. You’re the ultimate beneficiary of that face. I haven’t made a fuss, and yet, here you are, getting all worked up about it. Isn’t that a bit hypocritica!?”

don’t care about your purpose, but I’m telling you, you can make your move anywhere else, but not here! Once you step in, no matter

Then I

don’t you care about yourself, or Ms.

panic, clutched at his shirt, “I may not have a family, but even I understand that feeling! If something happens to you, won’t your family grieve? Won’t Ms. Evadne be heartbroken? Isn’t your

instant, their noses were nearly

sweet scent of red wine, wafted around Elvis‘ chiseled jaw, his

of her act too?

going to play the game, might as well play it to

this where Matthew

realization dawned on Elsie, “You’re here

you truly have the sharpest wit. Staying here to

for revenge. Not only that, you even know it’s about my

flush of heat crept up Elsie’s cheeks.

was, in front of this man, her mind

Avery’s side; I

breath hitched as

of two

I hear voices?”

paused near the storage rack.

with sweat, her breaths quick with anxiety,

his strong hand to the back of

Elsie’s entire being

the intruder caught in the trap was

the exhaustion talking. Let’s head to the foyer; Mr. Avery will be

footsteps hurried away.

kept his embrace, their breaths intertwining, neither of

Haven’s goons, even with your skills, you might be at

scent, “If your goal is to get back at Matthew, I have a more reliable

at her, “What’s that?”

“Follow me.”

avoided all the cameras, leading Elvis into her

safest place in the Velvet Haven.

Elsie rushed into

his professional caution scanning every

held court: a pink bunny, a tender yellow lab, and

hide his

would’ve pegged her as the type to be drowning in a sea of luxury brands, not cuddly stuffed animals. It was a stark contrast to

envelope from the bottom drawer of

a puzzled look, “What’s this?”

asked me to dig up. It’s evidence

didn’t just strong–arm them into submission to the powerful–he’s personally responsible for

with fury, “Another monster! The Chambers Group is breeding vermin!”

he’s gonna wish I hadn’t caught him. I’ll neuter the dog

the devil in disguise, hiding behind charity and public service, paving his road to hell with the blood and tears of those

frustration, forgetting she was in heels, and almost toppled to the side.

saved her from a fall as he caught her around

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