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.

you, Silver," Merida said, shaking my hand. I was still so stunned that it was Elliot

don't remember seeing it at 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 office," he replied. "At

bought my painting. He just shrugged casually and took hold of my hand. We walked together off the stage and into the backroom. As soon as we were away from everyone else, I could feel

my chest and pouted, fully aware that I was acting like a brat, but I didn't

he had the chance of shutting 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?"

for me to enter his room. I shut the door behind me, glad to see nobody else was

seemed to have softened some and he sighed as he leaned

"Abou the other night..."

need to talk about it," he said,

my lips in a

told him, narrowing my eyes at him. "Or this argument will never

and ran his fingers through his

he said.

and took a deep

that confused me. You told me that I let someone take advantage of you," I

He scoffed.

He asked, shaking his head at me with disgust

you," I told him, unable to keep the

let Shirley take me into a