Chapter 17

The car sped past Avery, leaving a trail of dust.

She lifted her head and saw the blurry tail lights of the Rolls-Roice in the darkness.

Was that Elliot’s car?

She wiped the tears off her face, calmed herself down, and walked toward the house.

She saw the car parked in the courtyard when she arrived.

She waited outside in hopes of going in after Elliot had gone to his room.

Her eyes stung. She looked up at the stars shining brightly in the night sky.

It was a beautiful spring night.

Before she knew it, she had been standing outside for an hour.

The driver had already moved the car into the garage.

The lights in the living room were still on, but there was nobody in sight.

Avery felt normal, so she walked slowly into the house.

On the veranda on the second floor, Elliot, dressed in a grey robe, was sitting in his wheelchair. The last dregs of wine sat at the bottom of his wine glass.

He had watched Avery the entire hour that she had stood outside in the cold.

He could not figure out the thoughts that would lead her to spend an entire hour out in the cold. She was so still that she could have easily blended in with the trees that stood next to her.

Elliot had met countless intelligent minds in his lifetime because they were the only people worthy enough to stand by his side.

However, Avery was an exception.

He did not consider her bright because she had provoked him despite knowing what kind of man he was.

She was an extremely foolish woman.

Seeing her miserable, however, affected his mood in a peculiar way.

It was a feeling that he had never felt before.

……

was because of the cold wind, but Avery’s head felt heavy by the time she

wrapped herself in it, and fell into a

all night, ridding herself of the chill from the

up the next morning, aside from feeling a

into clean clothes, and

to the dining room,

he had breakfast?”

Master Elliot hasn’t come down

of milk and a piece of toast, then began to wolf down

was done eating in

afraid of him,

Avery said, then

fine after spending a little more time together,” said Mrs. Cooper. “Will

something to do on campus today, so I won’t be having

you there,” Mrs. Cooper said. She

said, “It’s fine. I’ll just

for the odd jobs. I’ll

not

and said, “Thank you. You can head back now. I’ll find my own

drove off, a young woman ran up to Avery, tapped her on

in her best friend Tammy Lynch to be at the campus

to you,” Avery said as they walked into campus together. “Tammy, I don’t think I can go to graduate school with

of your family? I heard about your

and said, “Actually, I never really wanted

after graduation, right?” Tammy said. “When are you going to introduce me to

Avery was taken aback.

mother of what

was dating someone

you know what it feels like to have someone completely destroy your trust? I thought he was the best man in the world, but he was nothing

about that, Avery. We’re still young. Just think

better off depending on myself than a man,” Avery

grow,” Tammy sighed. “You were completely love-struck before summer break, but look at the mature young lady you’ve turned into

just hope I can

You’re the only double major I know who’s at top of the class in both majors. The sky’s

cheeks flushed at

the evening, Avery and Tammy left the campus together. They had planned to

at the campus gates, Tammy instantly pointed at the

who dropped you off this morning? Is he here to pick you

still remembered the

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