Chapter 7

The computer was not password protected, and it started up in no time.

It was so quick that Avery’s heart skipped a couple of beats.

She took a deep breath, plugged in the USB drive, then logged into her email.

Once she was logged in, she quickly sent the file to her classmate.

It was strange how smoothly everything went.

She managed to successfully send off the file before noon.

Avery did not dare linger another moment in the study. While she was about to shut down the computer, her hand trembled and she accidentally opened up a file.

The file suddenly popped up on the screen, and she stared curiously at the contents with wide eyes.

……

Avery emerged from the study five minutes later.

Mrs. Cooper let out a sigh of relief and said, “See? Didn’t I tell you that Master Elliot wouldn’t be back anytime soon?”

Avery was a mess of emotions. It felt like she had discovered Elliot’s dark secret.

She should not have used his computer in the first place.

“Are there surveillance cameras in the study, Mrs. Cooper?” Avery asked.

“There’s one outside the study,” replied Mrs. Cooper.

Avery’s face turned pale.

“Then he’s sure to find out that I was in his study.”

“Just tell him about it yourself when he gets back later. You took less than ten minutes. I don’t think he’ll be mad,” consoled Mrs. Cooper.

Avery’s phone beeped, and she pulled it out to see a notification for a wire transfer.

Her classmate banked in three hundred and twenty dollars to her account.

did not expect the pay to be that high. It only took her two hours,

the anxiety in her

to use Elliot’s computer, and she did not mean

he gets home and pray that

to the divorce, anyway. Once that was over, their

would have nothing to do

room after lunch and shut

flat belly, and whispered softly, “I don’t want to get rid of you either, little one,

to the drowsiness that came with the pregnancy, but before long

jolted Avery up from her

she could pull herself together, the

her

heart was

Is he home?

you touched something else. He’s throwing a fit in the study right now! I really don’t

anxious that her heart

was only one thought on her

need the divorce because Elliot was probably going

welled up

mess with his stuff. My hands were shaking when I tried to shut it down, and

but there was nothing

blew up at me just now. I might not even be able to keep this job for much

willing to accept her punishment, but she

the room and decided to explain

the elevator doors opened on the first floor, and a bodyguard

had three floors, but they

Elliot. His expression was dark and terrifying, and there was a

be mad about what happened,

stopped working this morning, so I used your computer without permission. This had nothing to do with Mrs. Cooper. She

all of the blame

Elliot’s chair when they reached the living

looked like she really

when she spoke

said in a low and deep voice that chilled

together, seemingly relaxed, but

not stuck to the wheelchair at

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