Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle

Silver's POV

"You were the anonymous buyer?!" I blurted, staring at Elliot in disbelief.

"Yes," He answered.

"Wow, that's such a kind gesture!" Merida announced and the audience erupted into cheers, making me blush at the sentiment.

Elliot continued and said, "The painting has extraordinary commemorative significance for us, and I wanted to remember it for a lifetime." He paused for a moment and then glanced at me and said, "It reminds me of what happened the day she painted-"

"Okay, that's enough!" I blurted, my face red with mortification. "We aren't going to discuss that in front of everybody," I scolded, narrowing my eyes at him.

Elliot gave me a boyish grin which made my heart flip in my chest. Merida just laughed and some members of the audience chuckled, understanding exactly where Elliot was going with that.

I folded my arms across my chest and forced a smile, hoping the redness in my cheeks would soon go away.

"No need to be embarrassed," Merida.

I continued to stare at Elliot, not even realizing that Merida had ended the broadcast.

said, shaking my hand. I was still so stunned that

home," I asked him, my brows furrowed in confusion. I was pretending he didn't just embarrass me in front of a live broadcast. "My

made a lot of sense. But I was still in disbelief that he actually bought my painting. He just shrugged casually and took hold of my

at me. I folded my arms across my chest and pouted, fully aware that I was acting like a brat, but I didn't

the door behind him, I stopped it with my foot. When he didn't hear the door click in place, he turned and frowned at me. "Can I help you with something?" He asked, his voice sounding a bit strained. I knew he was trying to maintain his cold demeanor like he did earlier, but there was something else in his voice, it was pain. "Yes,

nobody else was in this dressing room. I turned to look at him.

to have softened some and he sighed as he

"Abou the other night..."

it," he said, cutting me off. "Just forget

pressed my lips in a

him, narrowing

ran his fingers through

go on," he said.

and took a

told me that I let someone take advantage of you," I said, meeting his eyes. "What did you mean by

He scoffed.

you think I meant?" He asked, shaking his head at me

I'm asking you," I told him, unable to keep the

to see me, you let Shirley take me into a