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 who bought my

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

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 hand. We walked together off the stage and

I folded my arms across my chest and pouted, fully aware that I was acting like a brat, but I didn't care. I needed my husband to talk to me and not act coldly towards

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, we need to

else was in this dressing room. I turned to look at him. As

to have softened some and he sighed as he leaned against

"Abou the other night..."

need to talk about it," he said,

my lips in a firm line

what happened," I told him, narrowing my

ran his fingers

go on," he said. "I'll let you

nodded and took a deep

take advantage of you,"

He scoffed.

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

asking you," I told him, unable to keep

let Shirley take me into a hotel room