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.

Silver," Merida said, shaking my hand. I was still so

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

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

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

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,

me for a short while before sighing and stepping aside for me to enter his room. I shut the door behind me, glad to see nobody else was in this dressing room. I turned to look at him. As soon as our eyes met, I completely forgot what I

have softened some and he sighed as he leaned against the vanity

"Abou the other night..."

it," he said, cutting

a firm

discuss what happened," I told him, narrowing my eyes at

and ran his fingers through his

go on," he said. "I'll

took a

earlier 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 aggravation out of my

you and you came to see me, you let Shirley take me into a hotel room and